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5 Great Apps for Animators

The majority of animation work is being done on a big strong computer with heavy serious software such as Maya or After Effects. But as an independent animator, there are certain smaller apps that make my life a bit easier and …

Nine Old Men – Disney’s Greatest Animators Honored in this Flip Book Box Set Collection

Once in a while I run into something cool that I just gotta share with you guys. Disney, in honor of their nine greatest animators from the golden age of animation, has released a box set collection with 9 flip …

How to Install a Wordpress Theme for your Portfolio Site

I have recently posted an article showing how to create a portfolio website using Wordpress. I have also curated a list of my favorite portfolio themes to choose from, and in this post I will show you, step by step, how …

Visual Development (Making an Animated Movie)

Rendering a Test Shot After finishing the previz and making sure that the story works, the next step is usually animating. However, there’s another step that is highly recommended, and it is finishing an entire shot from beginning to end, including …

Stick Figure Animation: An Animation Test

Last week I wrote about taking up the challenge and just start animating. I then realized that since work has been busy lately I forgot to do it myself. Just sit and animate something short and fun for my reel. …

Start Animating Now with Less than a $100

A few weeks ago I wrote a beginners guide for new animators who are just starting out. The guide breaks down many of the steps of becoming an animator, but I wanted to push our readers even further and challenge them …

Animation for Beginners (Where do I start?)

Animation for Beginners Where do I start?One of the most common questions I get (almost on a daily basis) is: “I want to get into animation. Where do I start?” In this massive guide I try to cover (almost) everything …

Previsualization (Making an Animated Movie)

In this post I will breakdown the process of creating a previsualization (previz), by going over the previz I made for my own short film LIFT UP. I also included the finished previz for you to watch. What is Previsualization …

Best Wordpress Portfolio Themes (For Animators and Visual Artists)

Having your own website to show off your work is extremely important. One of the easiest ways to set up a portfolio website is using Wordpress. For this article we dug up a few gems from the ocean of themes out …