“So close” shot progression by Silvia Martelossi

"So close" shot progression from Silvia Martelossi on Vimeo.

Beautiful performance by Silvia Martelossi!

Overlapper: Animation workflow (diver)

Overlapper: Animation workflow (diver) from dmitrii.kolpakov on Vimeo.
Tool for creating overlapping action in animation by Dmitrii Kolpakov. You can purchase it here.

Frozen- Shot Progression

Frozen- Shot Progression from Bobby Pontillas on Vimeo.

Shot Progression for one of the many beautiful shots from FROZEN by Bobby Pontillas.

Animation for Development Nepal 1987

A workshop on traditional hand drawn animation in Nepal by UNESCO during the late 1980s!

How to modify a maya rig to add extra deformation : FOR ANIMATORS

How to modify a maya rig to add extra deformation : FOR ANIMATORS from Marco Giordano on Vimeo.

Ever wondered how to modify existing rigs and update them to match your animation need? Here is a nice little rig tip/tutorial for animators by Puppeteer Lounge's instructor and my long time buddy Marco Giordano on adding extra deformation control to a character rig. Check it out!

Epic Comparison Reel

Epic Comparison Reel from jeff gabor on Vimeo.

Great acting, great animation! Comparison reel by Jeff Gabor for "Epic".

Keith Lango Animation Training Videos "Super Sale!!!"

Get 60+ hours of animation training by Keith Lango for $29!!! Click here for this great deal.

Quadruped Walk Cycle Tutorial

Quadrupede Walk Cycle Tutorial from SamyOddjob on Vimeo.
Samy Fecih, Character Lead Animator at DreamWorks Animation, presents a video tutorial to get to a strong base for a walk cycle very fast using mainly mathematics in Maya.

Glen Keane talks about Animation and CTN

Glen Keane talks about Animation and CTN from Creative Talent Network on Vimeo.
For more information about Glen Keane click here!

The Animation of Disney's 'Frozen': Striving to Capture the Performance

AWN article on bringing performances to life with character animation on Disney's Frozen!

Animation Resource ~ Walk-Cycle

Some of the wonderful resources on  animating a Character Walk-Cycle. Feel free to browse through all of them before you get started! Great stuff :)

A real time demo of how to approach animating a basic 3D walk cycle using Maya!   
Walk-Cycle tutorial at Angry Animator:

In-depth Walk Cycle tutorial by Francis Jasmin:

First step guides on creating a Walk-Cycle emphasizing on walks, runs, animation principles like Anticipation, use of the right tools, work flow by Michael Berenstein:

Ice Age:Continental Drift Progression Reel

Great progress reel by Jeff Gabor, Ice Age:Continental Drift! Brilliant shot :)

Bill Broeckel's shares his opinion in facial animation polishing

Puppeteer Lounge animation instructor, Bill Broeckel shares his opinion on facial animation polishing:

"Often times when animator run into polishing the facial animation, it becomes intense and confusing! Keys get shuffled all around and you need to be able to keep track of them so to spot errors quickly, or when you have a hiccup and are wondering what's causing it. The curve editor will of course come into play as well, but not as much as for the body; it'll be more of like a rough pass to get some curves going and then the rest is just placing keys and not worrying too much of what the curves are doing."

Apply Now to learn character animation at Puppeteer Lounge!

Animating Art (Art Babbitt, Richard Williams)

Interesting video.

Keith Lango Animation: Going dark...

Recently I was doing my routine round up of animation blogs and websites. I came across a post by Keith Lango, who is a great animator and has been a blogger for a very long time, stating his blog post and all the online resources that he shares to the community will no longer be updated. So he mentions in his final post that he is retiring from animation blogging and online animation teaching.

I have been a great fan of Keith Lango and I thank him for all the hard work he have done, sharing his valuable knowledge to the online animation community. His blogs and videos will be a great resource for generation to come and remembered. I personally believe his online archive is an epic library!

I wish him all the best with his endeavors and thanking him for being a great animator :)

Check out his final blog post over here...

Back Flip thumbnail

Thumbnail drawings and illustration are very important in character animation. One of our student does a really beautiful sketch for his Back Flip assignment :) --- Do you want learn character animation? More Info : http://www.puppeteerlounge.com/animation-workshop

JoeBowers Interview

Joe Bowers an animator at Disney goes over some of his shots in this interview.

Rio Comparison Reel

Truly an inspirational reel by Jeff Gabor, a lead animator at Blue Sky Studio.

Progression of an Animated Shot: Gothel & Rapunzel Disney's Tangled

Educational progression reel of an Animated Shot: Gothel & Rapunzel Disney's Tangled by Jamaal Bradley. Great reference and resource on animation breakdowns.

Breaking down a scene

Breakdown of a scene from ' The Hunchback of Notre Dame.