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Animation schools: 1 / 2 (Top 50 USA) / 3 (Top 100 international)
Which animation school is right for you? (Ringling vs. CalArts)
Don’t want to/ can’t afford art school? you’ve got other options.
Animation Mentor: The online animation school
Art school exercises!!
51 Great Animation exercises
20 things you can expect as a traditional (2D) animation student that they never tell you
A Survivor’s Guide to Life Inside an Animation Studio
Animation basics: The art of timing and spacing
Animation Notes From Ollie Johnston
Animated chart of the basic principles of animation
10 Second tip: Always Anticipate
book: Animation: Learn How to Draw Animated Cartoons by Preston Blair
book: A System for Planning and Timing Animation by Glen Keane
book: Timing for animation by Harold Whitaker and John Halas
book: Gesture Drawing for animation by Walt Stanchfield
Basic 3D Animation Terminology
Digital pencil test!!
Keys to Emotion in Animation
Lessons from Disney’s Zootopia
Model Sheets central
The importance of Acting in Animation by Segio Pablos
Printable exposure/dope sheet
Phoneme Chart
Recommended reading for animation students and enthusiasts
The 5 Types of Animation
The Know-How of Cartooning
The Unofficial Truth about The Animation Industry
Why Disney Sends Its Animators To Life Drawing Classes
Walk/Run Cycles reference
What is Pixar looking for in Animators? (scroll down)
Portfolio Advice for The Disney Animation Internship
What is Rigging?
3D Rigging Terminology
3D Modeling Terminology
Animation for Beginners: Where do I start
Animation Physics (Video tutorials on physics for animation artists)
Animation tutorial part. 1 AKA “the secret of animation”
Appealing Poses in Animation
Background & Movement in TV
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Breakdown tutorial (middle frame between to keys)
Drawing & Composition for visual storytelling
Drawing for Animation
Drawing a Likeness
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Getting Shape Change
How to animate using photoshop
How to animate Characters in Perspective
How to Animate Head Turns
How to Draw Gesture
OpeenToonz tutorials masterpost
Overlapping Action and Drag
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Lyp Sync tutorial
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Basics of good cartooning 1-12 by Sherm Cohen
Squash & Stretch tutorial
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The Illusion of Life: 12 Principles of Animation
Tilt, Flow & Rhythm
Underlying Structure When Animating Expressions
TVPaint tutorial: Uploading and Coloring Scanned Animation
10 Essential Art Supplies for the Traditional Animator
How to Use a Light Table for Animation
Making a Simple Animation Lightbox
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Blender (3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline: modeling, rigging, animation,etc)
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Synfig (2d animation using a vector and bitmap artwork)
paid
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Mudbox (digital sculpting sw by Autodesk)
Cinema 4D (digital sculpting sw by Maxon)
TVPaint (2d animation)
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Contre Temps by the Contre Temps Team
Duet by Glen Keane
DOG ENVY by Olivia Huynh
Fallin Floyd by il Luster
French Roast
Gravity by Ailin Liu
In Between by Gobelins
Jinxy Jenkins and Lucky Lou by Michael Bidinger and Michelle Kwon
My Big Brother by Jason Rayner
Night Light by Qing Han
Nephtali by Glen Keane
Nocturne by Kari Casady
Historia de un Oso by Gabriel Osorio
Home Sweet Home by home sweet home the film
One Bright Dot by Clément Morin
Stickboy by Giant Ant
SOAR by Alyce Tzue
Tsunami by The Animation Workshop
Thought of You by Ryan Woodward
Vagabond by The Animation Workshop
5 Gobelins Shorts That Pay Tribute To Women Animation Pioneers
I stumbled upon a website that allows you to blend any colors evenly no matter how opposite on the spectrum they are.
sharing the knowledge
very helpful art resource
If your ask box is still open, what are some cheapish markers that are good for art? Copic is a bit outa my price range
Totally understandable! Copics are way overpriced so I have a couple of substitutes.
Tombow markers are dual sided brush and point tip. They are water soluble so instead of needing a blending marker you can just lightly brush the intended area to blend with water. The color is very bright and blends well, but be sure to use mixed media or thicker paper for them.
If you’re looking for something that won’t be affected by water then try Faber Castell pitt markers. The markers are filled with india ink so they don’t bleed and are archival. They don’t blend as easily though, but overlapping the colors lightly will get the job done.
Both markers run at around $3.60 a piece rather than copic’s insane $9 a piece. Both companies also sell really awesome color palette packs that are about $12.
I hope this helps!
I’m looking for a very specific image and I need some help
I know that the holy lantern advertisements featured two girls in this floating pose but I’ve only been able to find this singular image. The other was of the red color way in a dark gothic style room.
If anyone has it I’d really appreciate it because the magazine spread is so cool.
It might’ve been in a GLB or an angelic pretty collection preview.
Any help would be much appreciated!
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Nakamura’s First Style Book
“Monotone Coordinate”
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