Animation Mentor alumnus and YouTuber Sir Wade shares his student experience and talks about his journey to become an animator.

Animation Mentor alumnus and YouTuber Sir Wade shares his student experience and talks about his journey to become an animator.
This tip is huge. Honestly. At least for me, and my workflow, it's massive. The concept is simple,...
We asked former student, current mentor, and Blue Sky Studios animator Dan Segarra, “Do you need...
What's contrast? Well, on your TV, your digital camera, or in Photoshop, it's the amount of...
Because of the overwhelming popularity of Storyboarding Fundamentals since it’s launch in 2015,...
As an animator, or animation student, you likely spend a LOT of your time at a desk of some...
We’re SO excited to announce that we’ll have not one, not two, but THREE new workshops starting...
You probably know by now that animal and creature animation are 100% essential for your demo reel...
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!
When you think of showing emotion in animation, what's the first thing that pops into your head....
Let’s face it—we will never know everything there is to know about animation. Animation is...
We asked Animation Mentor alumnus Sir Wade Neistadt to tell us all about his journey from...
A "moving hold” is basically just a way to have your character hold a key pose for a long time...
We asked Animation Mentor Grad, Pixar Animator, and current mentor Jane Cassidy to share the...
To help you get a head start on 2018, we’ve compiled our top animation posts of the past year!...
Few like to think of animation as a product to be processed like oil or an automobile. But given...
Animation is a time-consuming art form—there’s just no way around it. Something that many people...
We have big news! Animation Mentor is going to look and feel a lot different starting in the...
Ever wonder what it was like to be a 2D animator? How about what it was like to go from 2D to 3D...
With twinning—as with everything in the animation world—there’s always room to break the rules....
In animation, we want to believe that the character moved, not that someone moved the character....