Animation is hard. Ask any non-animator and they’ll tell you it must be nice to “make cartoons for a living” while anyone who IS an animator stares, unblinking, with a gaze that could turn someone to stone. The truth is…
An unfortunate stereotype is that “Cartoons are for kids.” This point of view certainly exists in the United States, but thankfully many other countries do not share the same perspective. Enter Arrugas, from Spanish Perro Verde Films and Cromosoma, based…
Tales of the Night is a shadow-puppet/cutout style animated film from the esteemed artist Michel Ocelot. It combines classic storytelling and style with a modern animation quality. Is it worth tracking down at an independent theater near you? Read on…
Animator Island is celebrating it’s First Year Anniversary by giving YOU presents! We’re handing out a copy of Disney’s Archive Series: Animation to a reader and it very well could be you!
Coupled with Wreck-It Ralph, Disney’s Paperman is the latest animated short from the House that Mickey Built. Combining the life and soul of 2D drawings with 3D models rendered in stylish black and white, does the short inspire confidence in…
After seeing a lot of responses and some questions, Joshua Taback returns with more tips for drawing hands! Check out these tricks with even more details on curved fingers, drawing from odd angles, and how to give round shapes definitive…
Sony Picture Animation’s Hotel Transylvania is in theaters now and Animator Island had a chance to check out the Art and Making Of book released by Titan Books. Check out the full review here!
Often times people will ask “What can I do to be better at animating/drawing/art?” The most obvious (and one of the most true) responses is “Practice.” Practice indeed gets you farther faster than any other method. There’s another secret technique,…
Today’s 10 Second Animation tip comes from the Twitter account of Dreamworks animator Kevan Shorey. It’s a good reminder and tip on keeping that spark of life you often find in your animatic or blocking, all the way to the…
Today’s secret of animation comes from none other than the master Glen Keane. He advises that if you have an action to animate, see whether or not you can save some of it for “when you get there.”
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