Tim Ingersoll
Tim Ingersoll has been a professional animator since 1987 and is currently an animator at DreamWorks Animation. He is a classically trained 2D animator and has worked on films including The Little Mermaid and The Road to El Dorado. A fun fact about Tim is that he went on the Newlywed Game and won the grand prize! He currently teaches Animation Basics, the first Core Character Animation Course at Animation Mentor.
Tim’s Credits
How to Train your Dragon 2
How to Train your Dragon
The Little Mermaid
The Road to El Dorado
Recent Films
- How to Train your Dragon 2
- How to Train your Dragon
- Enchanted
- Over the Hedge
- Shark Tale
- Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
- Spirit
- The Road to El Dorado
- The Tigger Movie
Films
- Prince of Egypt
- Cats Don’t Dance
- The PageMaster
- Once Upon a Forest
- Tom and Jerry: The Movie
- Rover Dangerfield
- Prince and Pauper
- The Little Mermaid
- Roger Rabbit
Short Films
- Mushka ( short 2D film currently in production) by Disney legend
- Andreas Deja
- First Flight
- Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
- Prince and Pauper
Television / Video
- Garfield: Holiday Celebrations
- Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit
- The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
- The Sissy Duckling
What Tim’s Students are Saying
Professional Information, Precious Insights, and Pure Animation Fun
I am very grateful to Tim Ingersoll for his enthusiasm in teaching animation basics and for his generous willingness to share his professional tips and tricks in approaching fundamental animation principles. His eCritiques are very helpful and detailed, and his class is a sparkling combination of professional information, precious insights into the industry and pure animation fun.
He’s Funny, His Positivity is Wonderful and He Motivates You a Lot
Tim is the best mentor I could have on my first AM term!! He is funny, his positivity is wonderful and he motivates you a lot. His eCritiques are very clear and he ALWAYS helps you. It has been a pleasure to start this path with him!
Really Supportive in His Feedback
Tim not only shares the secrets to making our animations better, but also gives a lot of insight into the industry to help us throughout our future careers. Tim’s really supportive in his feedback, giving helpful notes in a way that helps you to feel more confident.
Truly Committed to Student Growth and Learning
Tim’s classes are great. He is friendly and super helpful. He is truly committed to student growth and learning. His classes are fun, relaxed and instructive, and he makes the students feel free to ask questions and make suggestions, and it is awesome. His feedback is clear and consistent and really helped me to grow as a 3D animator.
He Makes the Q&As Really Interesting
I love the enthusiasm that Tim has for animation. His critiques are super helpful and he makes the Q&As really interesting. I enjoy his talks about the industry and life lessons. His tips not only improve our animation but our mindset on how to be better animators and overall successful people. I would love to have him as a mentor again if the opportunity arises!
An Excellent Mentor in Every Way Possible
Tim is an excellent mentor in every way possible. Not only is he extremely skilled and knowledgeable, but he’s also a great motivator. His tips are truly helpful, and it’s so interesting hearing about his suggestions and experiences.
Very Engaging During the Q&As
He is very engaging during the Q&As with sharing information, tips, his own maya demos and anything else, to help and give every student in his class the best chance to improve and succeed. And to add, allows us to do anything we want to do for the assignments, but also making sure we don’t go overboard so that we focus on understanding the principles. I also love the time he takes to go through the eCritiques on where one needs to improve, which I’ve personally found very helpful.
Really Energetic and Passionate About Animation
My mentor is really energetic and passionate about animation. I found his passion really contagious and inspiring. I loved that he continuously shared some of his experiences working in the industry and his welcoming personality.
Professional Information, Precious Insights, and Pure Animation Fun
I am very grateful to Tim Ingersoll for his enthusiasm in teaching animation basics and for his generous willingness to share his professional tips and tricks in approaching fundamental animation principles. His eCritiques are very helpful and detailed, and his class is a sparkling combination of professional information, precious insights into the industry and pure animation fun.
He’s Funny, His Positivity is Wonderful and He Motivates You a Lot
Tim is the best mentor I could have on my first AM term!! He is funny, his positivity is wonderful and he motivates you a lot. His eCritiques are very clear and he ALWAYS helps you. It has been a pleasure to start this path with him!
Really Supportive in His Feedback
Tim not only shares the secrets to making our animations better, but also gives a lot of insight into the industry to help us throughout our future careers. Tim’s really supportive in his feedback, giving helpful notes in a way that helps you to feel more confident.
Truly Committed to Student Growth and Learning
Tim’s classes are great. He is friendly and super helpful. He is truly committed to student growth and learning. His classes are fun, relaxed and instructive, and he makes the students feel free to ask questions and make suggestions, and it is awesome. His feedback is clear and consistent and really helped me to grow as a 3D animator.
He Makes the Q&As Really Interesting
I love the enthusiasm that Tim has for animation. His critiques are super helpful and he makes the Q&As really interesting. I enjoy his talks about the industry and life lessons. His tips not only improve our animation but our mindset on how to be better animators and overall successful people. I would love to have him as a mentor again if the opportunity arises!
An Excellent Mentor in Every Way Possible
Tim is an excellent mentor in every way possible. Not only is he extremely skilled and knowledgeable, but he’s also a great motivator. His tips are truly helpful, and it’s so interesting hearing about his suggestions and experiences.
Very Engaging During the Q&As
He is very engaging during the Q&As with sharing information, tips, his own maya demos and anything else, to help and give every student in his class the best chance to improve and succeed. And to add, allows us to do anything we want to do for the assignments, but also making sure we don’t go overboard so that we focus on understanding the principles. I also love the time he takes to go through the eCritiques on where one needs to improve, which I’ve personally found very helpful.
Really Energetic and Passionate About Animation
My mentor is really energetic and passionate about animation. I found his passion really contagious and inspiring. I loved that he continuously shared some of his experiences working in the industry and his welcoming personality.
Courses Taught By Tim
Courses may vary from term to term.
Animation
Basics
12-Week Course
Begin your character animation journey and master the basics.