Heya folks! As I mentioned earlier, the Animator Friendly Rigging instructional series will no longer be available through Autodesk. It’s been a great run with Autodesk, and they have done a wonderful job selling the series. However, they decided that they will no longer be selling the DVD online. I have received such great feedback […]
Heya folks! A lot of people have asked me over the years where they can find the js_greasePencil script for Maya that I wrote a while ago. This is a handy script that lets you draw on top of your Maya scene. You can use it for thumbnails, roughing out timing, drawing arcs, etc. It’s […]
heya folks! I’ve received a few emails from people saying they’re having troubles with some of the scripts from the Animator Friendly Rigging series. I’d like to get all those issues solved, so if you are having trouble, please comment in this post so we can get it all sorted out! It looks like Autodesk […]
Animation Insiders is a new series of books dedicated to animation, put together by Patrick Beaulieu. I’m really excited to be a part of this series. It’s a whole bunch of interviews with a number of incredibly talented animators all talking about various parts of animation. This first book is on Workflow and contains total […]
C.O.R.E. Digital Shut Down This Afternoon | Cartoon Brew: Leading the Animation Conversation. Ugh, another studio shutting down.. just a few days after IMD closes it’s doors. I just wanted to send out my heartfelt well wishes to those affected by the closure of both studios.. looks like it’s about 600 artists out of work […]
Hey folks! Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve updated, life has been busy and exciting. I’m now going full tilt in production on MegaMind and our animation department is completely staffed up. We’re cranking away on shots and it’s keeping me quite busy. Exhausting, but really exciting and fun. Being a head of character […]
Speaking of Animation. A few animators from Dreamworks have started their own animation blog and so far it looks pretty cool! Go check it out! Woo! 🙂
A number of people have asked what specifially is covered in my two DVDs – Integrating a Creature Rig Withing a Production Pipeline and Fast Animation Rigs, so here ya go! Integrating a Creature Rig Into a Production Pipeline Definition of a “Pipeline” Examples: Film, Modeling, Shot Determining how animation rig itself fits into the […]
Heya folks! Just found out that I’ve got some google wave invites available.. please comment here if you want one! First Come First Serve! Update: 0 invites left! All gone!
Jeffrey Katzenberg Plans on Living Happily Ever After | Fast Company. This is a nice interview with JK, our main head honcho at Dreamworks Animation. The first time I ever spoke to Jeffrey was when I was applying for a job at Dreamworks. I was actually still living in New Zealand finishing up on The […]