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Out of Practice? Start Here

ByJ.K. Riki January 29, 2018January 29, 2018

Right to the point: If you haven’t practiced animation in a while, you will be worse at it now than when you last animated something. How can you fix this? Read on.

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Why You Should Try Art Commissions
Art and Design | Drawing Tips

Why You Should Try Art Commissions

ByJ.K. Riki August 28, 2017

Commissions are a great way to improve your skill, build an audience, and share your talent with others. Today we’ll take a look at art commissions and why (plus how) you should consider giving them a shot!

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Character Design Practice: Shapes
Art and Design | Drawing Tips

Character Design Practice: Shapes

ByJ.K. Riki July 31, 2017August 1, 2017

Designing characters around base shapes for contrast and appeal is a time-tested tradition among animators. Today we’ll go over that process and then leave you with a free worksheet of shapes to transform into characters, improving your art and design…

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Are You Using Reference Correctly?
Acting | Art and Design | Drawing Tips

Are You Using Reference Correctly?

ByJ.K. Riki July 3, 2017June 28, 2017

Artists work to capture the magic of life and transpose it onto a canvass. Whether the medium is animation, digital illustration, charcoal drawings, or any number of other art styles, reference is key. But many animators are using reference incorrectly….

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51 Great Animation Loops to Practice
Animation Advice | Art and Design

51 Great Animation Loops to Practice

ByJ.K. Riki June 5, 2017June 5, 2017

Thousands of animators have discovered our post 51 Great Animation Exercises to Master. It’s time to get to practicing once again with this sequel, all about animated loops!

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How to Deal With Feedback as an Artist
Animation Advice | Drawing Tips

How to Deal With Feedback as an Artist

ByJ.K. Riki March 23, 2017January 26, 2018

Any time you put a piece of creative work out into the world you open yourself up to feedback from others. Feedback of all kinds. Today we take a look at several different types of feedback and how best to…

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What is MerMay?
Drawing Tips | test

What is MerMay?

ByJ.K. Riki May 2, 2016June 21, 2016

The legendary animator Tom Bancroft has a challenge for you this month! Come check it out and join in.

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Animation Exercise: Judy Hopps Keyframe
Animation Advice | Drawing Tips

Animation Exercise: Judy Hopps Keyframe

ByJ.K. Riki March 21, 2016June 20, 2016

Keeping with the Lessons From Zootopia theme from last week’s update, today we’ve got an exercise for you to tackle! After all, practice makes perfect.

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10 Second Tip: Always Anticipate
10 Second Tips | Animation Advice

10 Second Tip: Always Anticipate

ByJ.K. Riki February 1, 2016June 20, 2016

Anticipation is one of the Principles of Animation, but where and when should it be used? Does every action need an anticipation? Does it really make a difference?

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Animation Thumbnails Aren’t Optional
Animation Advice | Workflow and Production

Animation Thumbnails Aren’t Optional

ByJ.K. Riki January 11, 2016January 10, 2016

Animation takes time. A lot of time. More time than many sane people might dedicate to the production of a few seconds of something moving across a screen. Why, then, do so many young animators gamble when it comes to…

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