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READ MOREHelp! What do I buy?? I get this question all the time from people diving into the digital drawing realm. I’m not a viral Youtube reviewer, but here’s a quick guide to what’s what when you are looking for digital drawing equipment. Graphics tablet or Drawing tablet? A graphics tablet is something you plug into […]
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READ MORESchools have great resources for students, but actually getting to campus to use the labs and equipment isn’t always possible. Whether it’s a long commute, a snow day, or a COVID-19 pandemic, working remotely can sometimes be a necessity. Making a home shooting station: Animation is simply a series of photographs played in sequence at […]
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Animation Foundation / Blog / Lecture Notes February 1, 2020
READ MOREI talk about our brains and perception a lot in class. Animation is just a weird thing. It’s like real life, but twisted and distorted in a colorful wonderful way. That’s a lot for our brains to handle and when images are whipping by at 24fps, the more help we can give our audience, the […]
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Animation Foundation / Blog / Lecture Notes January 19, 2020
READ MORESifting through the intertwining principles of Anticipation, Follow Through, Overlapping Action, and Secondary Action
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READ MOREThere’s a time and a place to flip the classroom, and I think teaching the animation fundamentals is one of those times. First off, Alan Becker has created a series of videos that explain the classic 12 principles of animation very well in a non-Disney way. I have a whole 90 minute lecture on these […]
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Blog / Class activities / Handcrafted Techniques March 23, 2019
READ MOREA collaborative learning project at the beginning of the class can help manage a broad spectrum of student skill levels
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READ MOREHands-on ball-bouncing observation.
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READ MOREA lifetime of animating is only possible if you develop healthy habits early. Now is the time of the semester when students (and instructors) might start feeling the physical effects of hours upon hours of intense work. I think some of you can already attest to the fact that Repetitive Stress Injuries are a real […]
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Good sound design is all about layering and animators can get especially creative!
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READ MOREThe story spline helps tease out variations in a story by thinking about cause and effect.
