Tutorial: How to Animate Convincing Character Reactions

https://youtu.be/A2bhVR_gXM8 Animating character reactions is at the heart of believable storytelling. In this tutorial, professional animator Natasha Krinsky reviews student clips and shares her top advice for animating authentic character responses to events. Meet...

Free Workshop: Rigging for Animators

https://youtu.be/L3w4zx4yC1c Creating believable animation starts with understanding how characters move—and that means understanding rigging. In this free workshop, Chris Nelder, Founder and CEO of Twisted Mountain Animation, breaks down the essentials of character...

Tutorial: How to Animate Believable Lip Sync for Dialogue Scenes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yqfpQ_G65c Animating convincing lip sync is one of the most challenging, and rewarding, skills for any character animator. In this focused tutorial, animator Carlo Loffredo shares his approach to animating dialogue in Maya, drawing on...

Tutorial: How to Animate a Quadruped Walk Cycle

Learn how to animate a realistic quadruped walk cycle in Maya. Follow step-by-step tips for blocking, refining, and polishing four-legged animation, from research to splining.

Free Workshop: Acting for Animators

https://youtu.be/ZCJnM2iWo4w Character animators are actors who perform with their pencil or mouse instead of on stage. Join Animator and Series Director Don Kim for this free online workshop to help you create compelling and believable animated character...

Free Workshop: Rigging for Animators

https://youtu.be/L3w4zx4yC1c Creating believable animation starts with understanding how characters move—and that means understanding rigging. In this free workshop, Chris Nelder, Founder and CEO of Twisted Mountain Animation, breaks down the essentials of character...

Free Workshop: Acting for Animators

https://youtu.be/ZCJnM2iWo4w Character animators are actors who perform with their pencil or mouse instead of on stage. Join Animator and Series Director Don Kim for this free online workshop to help you create compelling and believable animated character...

Free Workshop: Creating a Standout Animation Demo Reel

https://youtu.be/Hh_rgOsFMwM You’ve spent countless hours animating your best shots but translating them into a demo reel that will make your work shine above the rest isn’t always a clear task.  In this free workshop, Disney Animation Supervisor Ere Santos gives...

Free Workshop: Storyboarding for Animators

https://youtu.be/25sVDgl-Jug?si=mHoL4g8-nzSUHbdi Great animation starts with great planning. Join Eisner and Annie Award-winning cartoonist Mike Kunkel for this free workshop to help you build your storytelling knowledge and inspiration using an animator’s point of...

Free Workshop: Maya for Blender Animators

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHxxBtXEXpo Know how to animate in Blender but don’t know where to start with Autodesk Maya? In this free workshop, Animator Myles Jackson shows some simple steps on how to get started using Maya for the first time, with the skills you...