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Twenty Years Later

Apr 8, 2013

So in a bit of a nostalgic moment I went through some of my earlier artwork and drawings while I was young and pursuing my addiction of feature animation. I came across a letter that I had almost forgot about. When I was in the 8th grade I wrote a short and poorly composed letter […]

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You made it, so now what?

Feb 26, 2013

I had the idea for this post before all the craziness of the last few weeks, but it seemed to fit the subject of this post in an eerie way. I admit that my goal through my journey of studying animation, was alway to become a feature animator. I never thought of what would happen […]

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The Perfect Reel

Dec 17, 2012

Doesn’t exist. This November I was lucky enough to attend CTN Animation eXpo with many other animation addicts. Other than the many talented artists there, that were sharing their artwork with everyone, there were a number of studios going over people’s reels and sometime even give feedback. I was helping to man the iAnimate.net booth […]

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Making it

Sep 17, 2012

During my last class review at iAnimate my students showed their frustration with their progression and how slow it is. It struck me as odd how much pressure is put on animation students of today. There are a few online schools (I myself teach at the above mentioned one) and the many CG/Animation colleges and […]

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The Grief of Animation Critique

Aug 27, 2012

I am taking a little bit of a break from the heavy issues of our addiction and touching on something that we all go through, whether you are a student or a pro – you still have to deal with critique. I admit that early on my addiction always got the better of me and I […]

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