Becoming Creative: The Idea Walk
Last time we touched on the idea of “Pitiful Idea Prison” and how you might be stuck within it and not even realize. Today we begin to make our great escape and dig the tunnel to creative freedom that has…
Last time we touched on the idea of “Pitiful Idea Prison” and how you might be stuck within it and not even realize. Today we begin to make our great escape and dig the tunnel to creative freedom that has…
We’re giving away a free copy of The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History this week, so read on to find out how you can enter!
Coming up with creative ideas can be one of the trickiest aspects of our job. It’s possible to over inflate concepts we dream up so that they seem terrific (and oh-so-clever) in our own minds, but fall flat once they…
We do our best at Animator Island to provide you with weekly (and often twice weekly now!) updates. Sometimes, though, life has other plans. Unfortunately due to some medical emergencies and family needs we’re going to have to take a…
As animators who also happen to be human beings, we make mistakes. And over the course of hundreds of frames with thousands of unique movements and subtle actions, we make a LOT of mistakes. It’s part of the job, and…
Anime. Chances are good you either love it or you hate it. And if you’re an animation teacher, very often you fall into the hatred category for the simple fact that young, starry-eyed animators refuse to work in any other…
Great (or even decent) composition can make or break your animation, because composition and layout are the first thing an audience views even before any movement takes place. Today we take a closer look at “breathing room” in composition. What…
Starting right now you can sign up for the new Animator Island newsletter! Every two to three weeks we’ll send out a single email straight to your inbox that features a few of the recent articles (plus some “Classic Tips”)…
In the animation community the release of trailers for upcoming films is big news! On any given trailer release day Twitter is overwhelmed by posts about the video, and it’s harder to avoid spoilers than to learn practically everything about…
A while back we reviewed the animated feature “Arrugas.” It comes highly recommended, and today we’re happy to give away a free digital copy of the film in its English translation!
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