Animation Articles: April 26th, 2020
Animation production in the US continues in contrast to other countries. Some European studios are completely…
Director Kris Pearn on Crafting the Wonderful World of ‘The Willoughby’s’
I really love the idea of a story that’s nonlinear. One of the things that really…
Animation Articles: April 19th, 2020
That said, if you’ve been a regular reader since the beginning, you probably know that besides…
20 Common Animation Terms #3
POLISHING / REFINE The final process for an animator is to polish AND REFINE the shot:…
20 Common Animation Terms #2
ATTITUDE FRAME RATE (FPS) BODY MECHANICS MOMENTUM PHONEMES HOOK UP or CONTINUITY ANIMATIC AMBIENT OCCLUSION BLEND…
Animation Articles: April 12, 2020
Lots of great #sixfanarts posts this week too! News A selection of the best animation articles…
CHARACTER TURN TIPS
👀BLINK! During a turn add a blink or an half blink! We blink every time we…
RUN CYCLE TIP#1
‼️In this run I slowed down the spacing when he’s in the air, this to have…
RUN CYCLE TIP#6
https://iwanttobeananimator.wordpress.com/2017/02/15/ref_run-cycle_02/amp/ Use references but always try to give something personal to your cycles, try different styles,…
RUN CYCLE TIP#5
(Except when the feet touches the ground, in that range they will have a straight line…
RUN CYCLE TIP#4
https://iwanttobeananimator.wordpress.com/2017/02/15/ref_run-cycle_02/amp/ ‼️Focus on volumes! I usually hide some parts of the body or use other tricks…
RUN CYCLE TIP#3
https://iwanttobeananimator.wordpress.com/2017/02/15/ref_run-cycle_02/amp/ ‼️Take care to the feet posing…just as in the walk cycles, animate the toes, the…
Animation Articles: April 5, 2020
Jim Korkis takes a look at the funeral scene of Marvin Acme that was cut from…