Aaron Blaise Explains The Essentials Of Animal Drawing [Exclusive Video]
In an exclusive video, Oscar-nominated animation director Aaron Blaise gives essential tips for becoming a better animal artist.
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Filmmaker Sean Buckelew Reveals Detailed Process Of Creating ‘Lovestreams’ Short
How do you create an animated short from concept through completion? The process has rarely been as extensively documented as in this making-of piece by filmmaker Sean Buckelew.
Looking to Get Into Animation For Games? The Community Is Out There, And It’s Growing
There’s a lot to learn if you’re making the move to game animation, but some specialized community outlets have sprung up to help.
Aaron Blaise Reveals The Seven Steps to Great Character Design
Watch a free 45-minute video in which Oscar-nominated animation director Aaron Blaise reveals 7 essential steps to designing a character for animation.
TUTORIAL: How to Animate A Skip Cycle
The best explanation you’ll ever see of how to animate a character skipping.
Learn Three Storytelling Tricks From John Lasseter
In honor of his 60th birthday, we present rare insights into storytelling craft from Pixar and Disney chief John Lasseter.
Learn A Valuable Lesson About Storytelling From Hayao Miyazaki
In honor of his 76th birthday, we share a valuable lesson about idea creation from the master filmmaker.
Two Dozen Tips and Tricks to Improve Your Animation
Six game and cg animators share their tricks of the trade in a 35-minute panel.
Animator Kevin Parry Breaks Down A Shot On ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’
A Laika animator shares his process for bringing the Moon King to life.
Tips & Tricks for Creating Fantastic Beasts From the Artists of ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’
Behind the scenes of the film’s biggest beasts.
Unity Has Released Rigged Characters and Environment Art Assets from ‘Adam’
Assets, effects, and environments from the real-time rendered “Adam” demo short from Unity can now be downloaded for personal use.
7 Questions With ‘Ghostbusters’ VFX Supervisor Daniel Kramer
What does a visual effects supervisor do and how do you become one? We find out from a leading feature film vfx supe.
‘Song of the Sea’ Production Files Available on New Site Called Craft
The new subscription-site Craft aims to become an “ever-evolving interactive art-of book” for your favorite animation projects.
Watch ‘Courage the Cowardly Dog’ Creator John Dilworth Animate His New Film
He’s documenting the animation process of his new film through a weekly video series.
‘Shrek’ Production Designer Appointed Chair of Art Center’s Entertainment Design Department
Guillaume Aretos, the new head of Art Center’s entertainment design program, worked for 20 years at Dreamworks Animation.
6 Drawing Lessons That ‘Inside Out’ Story Artist Matt Jones Learned From Ronald Searle
Feature animation story artist Matt Jones shares some advice he picked up from one of the greatest illustrators of all time.
How Long Should It Take To Draw A Storyboard Panel?
A simple question with a surprisingly complex answer.
Watch: Five ‘Song of the Sea’ Animator Reels
A unique look at how different animators planned their scenes and animated the characters in the Oscar-nominated film “Song of the Sea.”
Can You Make A Career Out of Internet Animation? The Pegbarians Are Definitely Trying
We explore how the Pegbarians have built a career out of balancing commissioned and original work with (or around) YouTube’s monetization system.
Claude Cloutier: The Challenges of Making Cars Sing in ‘Carface’
Claude Cloutier explains the challenges of animating inanimate objects and shares never-before-seen drawings from throughout the filmmaking process.
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