Via inked-dreams, the well known 22 shortcuts by comic artist Wally Wood (a frequent contributor to ‘Mad Magazine‘). Wally hated to work needlessly, so developed many cheats and shortcuts to get the job done efficiently. David Apatoff has a great series of essays about Wally Wood, well worth reading. WW was a deeply unhappy man,…
Category: design
ANIMATION TIPS & TRICKS
Over the course of several years I created a weekly ‘Tips & Tricks’ course. Each week a new movie was posted – by the end we had about 16 hours of material! As you can imagine, there’s a lot of content there. Everything from the principles of the classical era, but over time the courses…
ANIMATION MASTERCLASSES
What is the best order in which to watch my courses? Some should be watched regardless of what software or method you choose: the universals, which are timeless. To keep up with my other tutorials subscribe to my youtube channel! Also, check out my patreon, there’s going to be a lot of animation resources…
BUY MY PRINTS & POSTERS
I’ve finally gotten around to creating a poster of my Foundations of Animation image! You can purchase it at REDBUBBLE, in vertical and horizontal formats. My bonkers map of ‘Fantastical Ireland’ is also available there. This map was based on a physical original that took 4 weeks to create (in a cold Portland alley), 4…
DAVID APATOFF’S BLOG
Occasionally I find a site that’s so well written that I read the entire catalog of posts. David Apatoff’s ‘Illustration Art’ is one of that very select club! Strongly recommended, it’s a great resource into the under-appreciated field of commercial art.
BLOOMS & BARNACLES
In addition to this site I also collaborate with my wife on her James Joyce / Ulysses blog & podcast ‘Blooms & Barnacles’. Kelly does the hard work, reading and writing about ‘Ulysses’, famed as one of the most challenging books in the English language. I draw the purdy pitchers that accompany each article. You…
21 FOUNDATIONS OF ANIMATION
My youtube video and essay ‘the 21 foundations of animation’ has been expanded into a 2-hour course on LinkedIn Learning (Sign up via the link and I get a commission). I’ve tried a few times over the years to organise my courses/classes into the old ’12 principles’ structure by Disney’s Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston….
21 FOUNDATIONS OF ANIMATION
If you want to follow my full courses and don’t already have a subscription to linkedin learning, the link below will give you a free 30 day trial, more than enough time to watch the course (I get a small commission if you sign up here:) LinkedIn Learning: Start your 30 day free trial I’ve…
MONSTERS & ALIENS
I had great fun creating this course: it’s a collection of monsters and aliens! The course shows different actions for each, some walks, some runs, sneaks, slithers and turns. LYNDA: Animate Monsters & Aliens LINKEDIN: Animate Monsters & Aliens Here are some sample images. First up the entire family of horrors (click all images for…
FLYING CREATURES
My course on flying creatures is short and useful. It shows how bird anatomy relates to human, and takes you through the different flights of small, medium and large birds, as well as insects (flies, butterflies), and ends with a fantasy creature, the every popular dragon. I’m particularly happy with the way the dragon turned…