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What every animation Student Should Know about Title Sequence Design

What every animation Student Should Know about Title Sequence Design

Art of the Title, an addicting resource with dozens of high-def clips, recently posted their Title Design Finalists for the SXSW 2013 Film Awards. Of ...

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Analyze my favorite animations: Tigger by Milt Kahl

Analyze my favorite animations: Tigger by Milt Kahl

Sometimes when I'm animating, I recharge my creative batteries by watching some of my favorite scenes or pieces of animation. There's a handful of ani...

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What is that crazy picture, or how did I get to know and love the animated smear

What is that crazy picture, or how did I get to know and love the animated smear

I didn't really know about animation smears until college. It was a time when my passion for animation had just kicked into high gear, and once I lear...

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Get ready for the app version of Richard Williams's "Animator's Survival Kit"

Get ready for the app version of Richard Williams's "Animator's Survival Kit"

Coming soon: the iPad app version of Richard Williams' indispensable The Animator's Survival Kit. The publisher, Faber and Faber, hasn't set a price o...

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Cartoon modern primer

Cartoon modern primer

I pity the fool who doesn't watch this primer about the “cartoon modern” era. The cheeky but informative piece was created for an animation histor...

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UMIGO-Wild Brain's New Educational Video

UMIGO-Wild Brain's New Educational Video

I wish I could have seen stuff like this when I was in school. Check out this sample of Wild Brain's new series of animated videos, aimed at kids, whi...

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