Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

ByJ.K. Riki December 23, 2013December 19, 2013

The holidays have arrived again, which means the Animator Island crew is dedicating time to family and friends for a few weeks. Don’t worry, though, we’ll be back in action with 7 Easy Steps to More Free Time for Art Part 2 on Monday January 6th.

Have a terrific end of the year and a brilliant start to 2014! A toast to blessings in the coming year and a plethora of great new articles and videos to keep you motivated and running down that path to animation mastery!

Until then, keep animating,

-J.K, Ferdinand, Josh, and the entire Animator Island bunch

10 Second Tips

10 Second Animation Tip: Challenge Yourself!

ByJ.K. Riki March 4, 2013

Save Many times animation, and art in general, can feel tedious. When you’re working on a single scene or clip for weeks at a time, it isn’t hard to become tired of the same old same old. The key becomes…

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10 Second Tip: Giving Thanks

ByJ.K. Riki November 25, 2013November 25, 2013

Save This week marks the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, and to celebrate we’re going to dive further into the “life” end of tips and tricks. But it still relates to animation so read on! Share via:

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10 Second Tip: Turn It Off

ByJ.K. Riki July 9, 2012July 9, 2012

Save Sound plays an integral part in animation. In most cases the art follows the path of the music or dialogue, not the other way around. Sometimes, though, this can be a detriment as you work and the best thing…

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Observing Life: A soccer situation

ByFerdinand Engländer July 2, 2012July 2, 2012

Save As an animator you better be observing your fellow humans, their behavior and gestures all the time. You will find things, you would never have thought of, that can bring your animation to a whole new level of quality. Have a…

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10 Second Tip: The #animtip Hashtag

ByJ.K. Riki June 10, 2013June 6, 2013

Save Looking for a wealth of animation knowledge in bite-sized form? In case you’ve not heard, there’s a Twitter hashtag specifically for what you crave. Share via:

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10 Second Tip: Always Anticipate

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

Save AnticipationPreparing a motion by first going into the opposite direction to build up momentum is called anticipationPreparing a motion by first going into the opposite direction to build up momentum is called anticipation. The anticipat... More. The anticipat… More is one of the Principles of Animation, but where and when should it be used? Does every action need…