10 Second Tip: The Pupil Drop
Kevan Shorey was kind enough to send along a terrific tip regarding pupil movements during blinks. By allowing the pupil to drop and resolve along WITH the lid, you can add a subtle bit of animation...
View Article10 Second Tip: The extra Push for your Poses
During my research for the big posing series I found the following pictures that illustrate perfectly how close a good pose is to a great pose. It’s amazing how much more energetic and powerful they...
View Article10 Second Tip: Giving Thanks
This week marks the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, and to celebrate we’re going to dive further into the “life” end of tips and tricks. But it still relates to animation so read on! When you make...
View ArticleMerry Christmas and Happy New Year!
The holidays have arrived again, which means the Animator Island crew is dedicating time to family and friends for a few weeks. Don’t worry, though, we’ll be back in action with 7 Easy Steps to More...
View Article10 Second Tip: Think Beyond the Adjective
Today’s 10 Second Tip sounds so simple but is often done wrong. Thinking about emotions or a character’s state of mind we tend to rely on adjectives (somebody is happy, angry, sad, etc). But this alone...
View ArticleBeyond the bouncing tail
I bet almost every animator has practiced the follow through and overlapping action principle with tails, bunny ears and/or cloth. These exercises are actually relatively easy and fun and might...
View ArticleInfographic: Animator Employment
Today we’ve got a quick and visual way to check out the latest data on Animation jobs in the US! (If you find some of the stats rather scary, don’t fret: It’s just an opportunity in disguise. Most of...
View Article10 Second Tip: 100,000 Bad Drawings
An old adage claims we have 100,000 bad drawings in us that we must get out before we can get to the good ones. Today we take a deeper look at that quote. Sometimes it’s said to be 10,000 instead, but...
View Article10 Second Tip: Avoiding Movie Trailers
In the animation community the release of trailers for upcoming films is big news! On any given trailer release day Twitter is overwhelmed by posts about the video, and it’s harder to avoid spoilers...
View Article10 Second Tip: Always Anticipate
Anticipation is one of the Principles of Animation, but where and when should it be used? Does every action need an anticipation? Does it really make a difference? To answer that last question first:...
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