Our Legacy Lives In Our Students
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*Online - October 2024 - Celebrating 26 Years
The talented Hannah Smith - student and assistant Character Design instructor at the Academy - has updated her latest animation showreel highlighting a big leap forward with her skill level. Hannah is proficient in ToonBoom which is an industry standard software for creating traditional hand drawn animation. Take a look at her wonderful work and visit her YouTube channel for more.
Molly is a talented artist in Europe who has the distinction of being our very first signup on Patreon. She's a freelance artist who creates video game apps and is active in the art scene in the Netherlands. Molly's been taking classes online and always conjures up highly imaginative content. She has unusual design sensibilities when it comes to her original and unique concepts. In this episode of Share the Lesson we take a look at one of her characters and find ways of enhancing the design appeal through fundamental analysis.
In the summer of 1996 about 1 1/2 years before The Animation Academy I had a student by the name of Jose Lopez. He was fresh out of high school and employed part time at an art supply store. I could see he had talent and I worked with him to develop his fundamental skills. In January 1998 when the Academy began Jose was a student in our very first class. He stayed with us for several years and eventually became an instructor. His experience at the Academy lead to his break in the industry. Today he is one of the most accomplished character designers in animation. He is currently at Disney working on the "Big Hero 6" TV series. He's also completed a huge mural in East Los Angeles that celebrates his family's mariachi heritage. Watch the Disney XD video below to see what Jose has to say about his great accomplishments. You can follow Jose Lopez on Instagram and see more of his art on his blog.
Fundamentals are very important when it comes to designing characters for animation. In this latest episode of Share The Lesson we take a look at how a fundamental approach to character design affects the quality and appeal of the image. Sign up with The Animation Academy on Patreon and be among the first to see video lessons that can help move you forward with your animation art.
We're happy and excited to share the news that The Animation Academy in Burbank is now on Patreon! Patreon is a popular crowdfunding site that gives creative individals and groups a resource for developing content and revenue generation. We're bringing our program to Patreon and welcomeour community to join us in this new adfventure! Follow this link to the The Animation Academy on Patreon.
Among our up and coming talent at The Animation Academy is Hannah Smith. She's been a stellar student in the time she's been with us and functions as a teacher's assistant in our Character Design 1 class. Hannah is a self starter and has become proficient in ToonBoom Harmony which is an industry standard software for creating traditional animation. Hannah has also been developing her YouTube channel and as of this writing she has more than 4,700 subscribers. She's developing her client base and has been accepting commissions. A great beginning to her career! You can follow Hannah on YouTube through The Blue Wolf Studios channel. The video below showcases her animation demo reel for 2016.
Back around 2006 - 2007 we had the pleasure of Evan Burse as a student in Character Design at the Academy. Since then Evan has developed a YouTube empire with his CartoonBlock Channel. As of this writing he has more than 236,000 subscribers who enjoy his demonstrations and lessons. Below is a recent video of Evan drawing Batman's arch nemesis the Joker. Click here to access the CartoonBlock website. You can also learn from and support Evan on Patreon.
He was a local teenager when he first enrolled at the Academy. Today as an adult David Gemmill is one of the most sought after storyboard artists in animation. A veteran of Nickelodeon, Disney, Cartoon Network and currently employed at Warner Bros he's established himself as a leader in the industry. The quirky and offbeat animated shorts David creates on his own are a hit on YouTube. Here's something from his channel entitled General Helmet...
Another of our many talented students who did very well in the animation business is Aaron Horvath. He is currently the producer of the popular series "Teen Titans Go!" at Warner Bros TV Animation for Cartoon Network. Aaron diligently applied himself to excellence in his art and went on to lofty heights. Click here to see samples of his work while he was a student with us way back in 2002. You can see more of Aaron's work at the Academy's blog. Check out the video below for a quick sketch demo of Robin that Aaron created recently.
