We’re so excited to introduce you to our new rig, Quinn! Creating a rig is a detailed process, but we got in touch with the Quinn team to break it down for us. Read on to learn about the process of bringing this friendly newbie to life, from design, to modelling, to rigging, and finally, animation.
Introducing Snip, a new animated short film by Animation Mentor Alumni. Read the Q&A to learn how they brought out Stella and Stand rigs to life!
Our new blog series focuses on Animating the Six Basic Emotions, and we’re covering them one emotion at a time. Fundamental emotion number 5 is…? DISGUST. Jay Davis shares his take on this disgusting emotion 😉
Our new blog series focuses on Animating the Six Basic Emotions, and we’re covering them one emotion at a time!
Master your Fear with Keith Sintay as he shares tips to help your animation shine!
Framestore animator Natalia Falowksa chats about her work on The Lion King, her time at two large VFX studios, and her school experience!
First up is DreamWorks animator Tim Ingersoll with tips on animating Sadness! 🙁
Blue Sky Studios Animators and AM alumni Travis Tohill and Dan Segarra share animation tips and career advice. Check out their awesome stories below!
All animators have different tastes and directions we’d like to take our animation careers. Some of us may prefer wild cartoony action, others may prefer subtle realism. But even if you don’t imagine yourself specializing in cartoony animation, studying it will add important tools to your foundation and make you a better overall animator. Cartoony animation isn’t just for cartoony animators—and here’s why!
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Lead Animator at Industrial Light & Magic, Shawn Kelly shares why you need more creature animation in YOUR demo reel, regardless of the studios you are applying to. Read along and then go polish your demo reel!
Ever wonder what it’s like to work at Pixar? Of course your do! That’s why we chatted with Nate Wall, mentor and animator for The Good Dinosaur, Inside Out, and Finding Dory!
Animation Mentor alumnus and YouTuber Sir Wade shares his student experience and talks about his journey to become an animator.
Liron Topaz, Lead Animator at DreamWorks Animation, shares character animation tips and the best advice he’s ever gotten.
Animation Mentor sat down with alumnus and Sony animator Nick Kondo to hear about his work on the Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
For answers to these and other important questions, read 5 Reasons Why 3D Animators Should Know Autodesk Maya.
Why do Animation Mentor students use Autodesk Maya? Is this animation software really that important? Can I learn it on my own?
For answers to these and other important questions, read 5 Reasons Why 3D Animators Should Know Autodesk Maya.
Hey kids and kids at heart! Ever wonder what happened to your favorite Saturday morning cartoons? Anne Choi takes a nostalgic look back at the evolution of classic cartoon favorites.
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