Storyboarding is one of the most important steps of the creative process for filmmakers, animators, and anyone who’s planning any kind of video project. This is why we created the best free storyboard template you can download right now. In …
A New Course About How Pixar Creates Stories
In the 9+ years Bloop Animation has been around, we have always created our own products and courses. Bloop was never meant to be a course marketplace, but rather a boutique learning platform with high-quality premium courses. That meant our …
2021: A Year in Review
Before writing this yearly review, I did what I do every time – I read through past reviews. I try to be as honest as I can with my intentions for future plans when I write these reviews, and I …
Animation Career Options
There are a lot more career paths in animation than you might think. While aspiring animators often picture themselves working at one of the big studios, there are other lesser-known options you should know about. This will be important as you …
Why I Rewrote and Republished Our Guidebook “Animation for Beginners”
I wrote Animation for Beginners In 2014, shortly after graduating from SVA. That was the same year I launched a YouTube channel named Bloop Animation, which turned into the Bloop Animation learning platform. The book, until very recently, was sold …
2020: A Year in Review
When I finished writing the yearly review for 2019, I said “Not sure if 2020 can top that, but here’s to an amazing new year!” It’s amusingly sad reading it now, knowing what a challenging year 2020 turned out being …
Update to Our After Effects Animation Course
We are releasing a massive update to our After Effects Animation course next Friday (Black Friday). Here are all the details. Why update? Even though our After Effects course was great, I felt like it could use a refresh, and …
Moho vs. Animate CC (Which One Should You Use?)
If you’re looking into producing animated content, there’s a wide array of software and techniques to explore. Two popular 2D animation programs – Moho and Adobe Animate CC, have a lot in common, but differ in some key ways. In this …
Moho vs Toon Boom Harmony (Which One Should You Use?)
If you’re looking into producing animated content, there’s a wide array of software and techniques to explore. Two similar 2D animation programs – Moho and Toon Boom Harmony, have a lot in common, but differ in some key ways. In this …
