HOW TO DRAW CARTOONS FOR BEGINNERS

HOW TO DRAW CARTOONS FOR BEGINNERS from Wayne Carlisi on Vimeo.

Veteran animator Wayne Carlisi shares his valuable knowledge on drawing cartoon characters. Check it out!

Digital Emily 2

Here is a great reference for study. You can download Digital Emily 2 by Digital Human League for free.

Previous archive by Image Metrix Digital Emily.

Making Of / Lilyhammer - Tiger

Making Of / Lilyhammer - Tiger from Panoptiqm on Vimeo.

Some nice reference and making of CG tiger.

My Iris Wobbles! - Eye In Slow Motion

WoW! This is amazing. A reference footage we came across during our training session. Thanks to my student Damien for sharing :)

morphing scans

morphing scans from Selena on Vimeo.

Morphing scans replicates realistic facial expression. Useful resources.

Röntgenfilm III / X-Ray Film III

Röntgenfilm III / X-Ray Film III from Fleischarchive on Vimeo.

Old but a great resource for anatomy and deformation.

The Digital Emily Project: Achieving a Photoreal Digital Actor

All about creating digital Emily! Check it out here.

The Passions and Techniques of Steven Spielberg

A short analysis of Steven Spielberg's films by Steven Benedict. This is very motivational and inspiring being educational at the same time.

Jeff Brodsky's trunk rig demo

Jeff Brodsky showcases the variable FK rig for controlling the trunk of an elephant very intuitively, keeping it simple for the animators.

Moving anatomy reference- shoulders

Check out the reference footage of Human shoulder movement (rolls, flexes) by Paul smith.

Filmmaking Techniques

Filmmaking Techniques by demonstrating a variety of camera and editing techniques. Included: camera shots, angles, framing, movement, focus, white balance, composition, lighting, animation, blue/green screen, keying, colour adjusting, cloning, slow-motion, image effects, transitions and sound editing by Curtis Brownjohn.

Resourceful!

Personal Project - Marco Giordano Character TD

Personal Project - Marco Giordano. Tons of resources and tips & tricks on character rigging and tools! Check it out.

Torso Anatomy

Good reference for anatomy study of Human Torso!

More reference images @ Anatomy 4 sculptors

Puppeteer Lounge sponsering ReferenceReference.com

 

It is a great pleasure for us at Puppeteer Lounge to sponsor such a resourceful site "ReferenceReference.com".  They have been doing a great job to the community by providing tons of free reference materials for character animation. We at Puppeteer Lounge with them the very best!

Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling

Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling by Emma Coates, Pixar’s Story Artist!

Removal of Student Version File Pop-UP Dialog Box

 
Fed up of the constant Pop-Up "Student Version File"! Well here is a quick way to get rid of it all together.

1. Save your Maya file as Maya Ascii file (.ma)
2. Open the file with a text editor (I prefer Notepad ++). 
3. Search and delete fileInfo "license" "student";
4. Save the file and open it!

10 MAXIMS TO MAXIMIZE YOUR SCREENPLAY

SHOW IT, DON’T SAY IT

Film is a visual medium. Anything that can be revealed through action or visuals should be. I once had a producer who told me to have the character say what he was going to do, then do it, then say he had done it. Don’t do this. Just show it!

A really good read! Click here for more over at AWN...

Anatomy 4 sculptors

Recently stumbled upon a Facebook page in-titled Anatomy 4 sculptors. Nice site with tons of reference for all CG artists for human anatomy! Check it out here.

CGI Talking Animals - Babe to Life of Pi - Rhythm & Hues Studios

Pretty impressive!

Watch more Making of, Behind the Scenes, Vfx Breakdown Videos here.

Paperman and the Future of 2D Animation

See how animator's from Disney transforms 3D into 2D animation for their latest short "Paperman".