An interview with Pixar animators Chris Chua and Austin Madison.

an interview with Pixar animators Chris Chua and Austin Madison. Done by The Pixar Podcast.

- Part 1
- Part 2

Useful Tips for Animation Tips & Tricks with Peter Kelly

I would say this two tips were the best tip that I have learn in my early classes at Animation Mentor.
1. Animate in 3D space.
2. Really push your poses and performance and then tone it down till it looks great.
And then polish it to awesomeness :)
Click the link below for this months tip by Peter Kelly.

http://www.animationmentor.com/newsletter/1210/tipsandtricks.html

Will Smith Wisdom

Le Royaume and Boys Night Out

Le Royaume

"Boys Night Out" (2003) - Bert Klein & Teddy Newton

Mike Stern Tips on Animation Checklists

Mike Stern a AM alumni and now an animator at Dreamworks LA. Has to some tips on Animation Checklist.Some of his work can be seen in Bee Movie, Kung Fu Panda, Monsters Vs. Aliens and How to Train Your Dragon.
http://www.animationtipsandtricks.com/2010/12/can-you-tell-us-about-your-animation.html

An article by Cameron Fielding on inspiration.

I started this blog just after reading this great post by Cameron Fielding an amazing animator form Dreamworks. HE talks about the book
"Coaching the Artist Within" by Eric Maisel
http://fliponline.blogspot.com/2009/09/when-i-lived-in-vancouver-i-was-lucky.html

So this is a great inspiring video for now. I really enjoyed the following video cause all these guys work together to really amazing wall painting. Make me want to draw. :)

Painting Q Pop from Kevin's Worldwide Adventures on Vimeo.

Acting Choices

When Deciding on Acting Choices, What Factors Help You Decide on Poses?

A great post by Josh Riley

One thing I learned from one of my mentors (Mark Behm) while at Animation Mentor was that you should always write the emotions (or thoughts) out in words near your thumbnails while you are deciding on poses and planning your scene.

Read more..

http://www.animationtipsandtricks.com/2010/11/when-deciding-on-acting-choices-what.html