Hey Reader! First off, some animation news! I've shared the Animation Obsessive substack before, but they did a feature on one of my favourite animations — Ernest & Celestine by La Parti Productions (Belgium), Les Armateurs (France), and Mélusine Productions (Luxembourg)! Give this Substack a follow if you haven't already! DC Comics won’t support generative AI: ‘not now, not ever’ I cannot get enough of seeing these large companies make bold commitments like this to support their long legacy...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader! First off, some animation news! An Animation Obsessed substack called the Animation Obsessive! Check out the post above they did on Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli for an amazing place to start. I've been loving this Substack! Cinesite Is Staffing Up in Montreal & Vancouver for a New Animated Feature Production. Brad Bird has directed a new feature, called Ray Gunn! I'm excited to rewatch the old classic The Iron Giant soon. Win the Art of Hoppers! You just have to answer one trivia...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader! First off, some animation news! Canada's The Girl Who Cried Pearls wins an Oscar for Best Animated Short, and you can stream it for free on the National Film Board Website It's nice to see stop-motion animation getting some love! Bong Joon Ho Introduces ‘Ally,’ His Debut Animated Feature. He was the director who made Okja, and it looks like this will be another wonderful animal-friendly narrative. Big news, which I'm hoping continues a significant crackdown on generative AI...
3 months ago • 4 min read
Hey Reader, I just wanted to let you know that the first of our spring courses begins this Tuesday at 6:30 EST (but will be recorded for anyone who can't attend live). There's still time to join! I'm really looking forward to teach this course that merges was is often separated into two classes - character design and figure drawing. While attending Sheridan College, in year 3 we often began bringing more creative elements into our life drawing, such as making creatures, having costumed...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, I'm going to make this newsletter short and sweet — the three courses that we're launching this Spring are now open for enrollment on our website. You can enroll below for the classes individually or save some $ and enroll in all three. Some Upcoming Classes! Many of our students have taken our pre-recorded class Figure Drawing & Anatomy, but in the theme of restructuring, we are changing up the course content to also apply the figure drawing knowledge to our own imaginative...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, This time of the year is always a time of rest after the big storm of the end of the vast majority of our students' portfolio season. There are still applications due soon for The Animation Workshop in Denmark, as well as Gobelins in Paris, France, but otherwise, all portfolios have been submitted. I always spend the "calm after the storm" catching up on my own freelance work — more specifically, a project I've been working on for 3 years for a client is just about wrapping up,...
4 months ago • 11 min read
Hey Reader, Here's some news from the world of animation! New Moho animation software update makes a huge step towards using your animations to import directly into game engines! Here's a longer tutorial on how it works: LINK A beautiful new Canadian stop-motion animation in partnership with the NFB — read more about it here. It's been a while since our last newsletter, which is usually the telling sign that we are in the thick of our main yearly program, the Complete Animation Portfolio...
8 months ago • 5 min read
Hey Reader, Here's some news from the world of animation! First feature film by Pakistani studio debuts in English: The Glassworker The Making the Glassworker — the director is also the lead composer? Wow! I'm going to see the Glassworker this week! Excited to see a new studio's work. Our news! Complete Animation Portfolio Bundle I'm amazed to announced that we are almost entirely out of seats to our annual Bundle that runs from October to mid-February, encompassing the majority of College...
10 months ago • 5 min read
Hey Reader, Here's some news from the world of animation! Learn about the innovative and cutting-edge new Blender game DOGWALK Discover the unique application of inventive Blender techniques! Our news! Complete Animation Portfolio Bundle Coming up this October, were running our intensive portfolio training course for all things art and animation! We want to make that dream art school acceptance a reality, without the need for introductory schooling at a different institution. There will be...
10 months ago • 4 min read