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Justin Barrett: Maya's rotation tool and its Gimbal mode
In this clip from a class lecture of "Introduction to Maya," AnimSchool instructor Justin Barrett talks about rotation tool and how to effectively use its gimbal mode. For more helpful tips, come and...
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A Guide to Making Modeling Demo Reels with Brien Hindman
Brien Hindman is an environmental modeling supervisor at Disney Animation and an Instructor at one of the best 3D animation schools-- AnimSchool. Previously, he was a senior modeler at Blue Sky Studios...
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10 Quotes for the Aspiring Animator
“Animators can only draw from their own experiences of pain and shock and emotions.”-Hayao Miyazaki“The secret source to animation is truth.”– Pete Docter“The strength of animation is in its simplicity...
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5 websites to feel the magic of animation!
An animator always craves to make an animation shot that makes people go, "wow!" (with or without stepping back with surprised face but preferably with). One of the best moments of an animator's life...
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5 Common Modeling Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Mistake #1Too Many Subdivisions, Too EarlyUnnecessary geometry can get in the way in the beginning stages and it's sometimes hard to go back once you get too much. The higher the subdivisions, the...
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Texture and contrast with Jeremy Lazare
In AnimSchool's 3D animation class for body acting, animation instructor Jeremy Lazare talks about adding texture and contrast to a shot in order to make it stand out."Looking for top 3D animation...
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7 Questions You Should Be Asking Your Instructors
Sometimes it's hard/awkward to speak up and ask questions in class (I know this all too well, as I am guilty of it myself). However, the instructors are there to help you learn and grow. They want you...
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Sean Sullivan: Rule of Thirds in design
Most of the terms at AnimSchool.com have a complimentary free Art class, teaching students painting, design, character development or drawing.In this video, Sean Sullivan, who worked as a background...
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10 Quotes to Awaken Your Inner Storyteller
"The role of the storyteller is to awaken the storyteller in others."- Jack Zipes"No amount of great animation will save a bad story.”-John LasseterAnimSchool student Sarah Crepeau"Stories have an...
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5 Reasons to Shoot Video Reference
Finally, after spending hours on YouTube and audio clip sites, you have finally found an amazing audio byte that you think is perfect to make an awesome animated shot. You are excited. In your head...
View ArticleAnimSchool's Game Animation Student Showcase 2016
AnimSchool has released our new Game Animation Student Showcase for their work in 2015-2016!We would like to salute our game animation students, recognizing the amount of work each one of these...
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Rigging Eyebrows with Nico Sanghrajka
In AnimSchool's Advanced Rigging class, Nico Sanghrajka, Rigger at Atomic Fiction, shows how to take eyebrow blendshapes to the extreme in order to give the animators more flexibility.To learn more...
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Class Time with Hans Dastrup: Twinning
In this video clip of our online animation class, Hans Dastrup talks about twinning in a shot- when to do it and when not to do it.Come join us in our online animation school at http://www.animschool.com
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5 ZBrush Tools You Should Be Using
1. SpotlightWhile the Spotlight feature is primarily meant to be used to project textures, it's also great for setting up reference images. To do this: Go to the Texture menu. Import an image. Select...
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6 Bony Landmarks to Identify When Modeling
Finding bony landmarks in the beginning stages of modeling is essential even in the most stylized characters. They can help add structure and with judging proportions. No matter what body type your...
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5 things animators can do to improve without animating
Those of us who dream of landing the coveted animation job have become accustomed to sitting and staring at a computer monitor for hours on end as we struggle to master the craft of giving life to our...
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Pre-Planning Environments with Juan Pablo Chen
In AnimSchool's Environmental Modeling class, DreamWorks Modeler Juan Pablo Chen shows how to breakdown your environments and get a lot of mileage from modeling just a few variations of repeated...
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Dan Seggaro - Facial Asymmetry
In this video, AnimSchool's instructor Dan Segarra discusses asymmetry in facial expressions and how to use it to enhance appeal and personality of a rig.For more information of our online animation...
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8 AnimSchool Perks to Take Advantage of
At AnimSchool, you will learn industry-ready 3D skills from more than 30 instructors from top studios such as Blue Sky, DreamWorks, Disney and Pixar. The best part is that you are able to attend...
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Interview with June's 11 Secs club winner: Sergio Martin
Every month 11 Second Club holds an animation competition in which animators around the world participate by submitting their work. In June 2016, Sergio Martins took first place with his beautifully...
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