A few weeks ago I wrote a beginners guide for new animators who are just starting out. The guide breaks down many of the steps of becoming an animator, but I wanted to push our readers even further and challenge them …
Animation for Beginners (Where do I start?)
Animation for Beginners Where do I start?One of the most common questions I get (almost on a daily basis) is: “I want to get into animation. Where do I start?” In this massive guide I try to cover (almost) everything …
Previsualization (Making an Animated Movie)
In this post I will breakdown the process of creating a previsualization (previz), by going over the previz I made for my own short film LIFT UP. I also included the finished previz for you to watch. What is Previsualization …
Best Wordpress Portfolio Themes (For Animators and Visual Artists)
Having your own website to show off your work is extremely important. One of the easiest ways to set up a portfolio website is using Wordpress. For this article we dug up a few gems from the ocean of themes out …
Happy Holidays from Bloop Animation!
Hey everyone, This has been a great year for Bloop Animation (more like half a year), and it’s all thanks to you. Thank you for following the blog and watching the videos on YouTube. Your feedback is what keeps me going when …
Best Free Maya Rigs
Bloop Animation greatly encourages the “rebel” approach in creating cool things. That’s why we are completely transparent with our Making an Animated Movie series and that’s also why we love great free resources. Using free rigs is great for animation …
SVA Graduate Sari Rodrig Talks About Her Upcoming Animated Short “Essence”
In 2012 Sari Rodrig has released the award-winning animated short film “Brother”. An SVA graduate and former Pixar intern, Sari is currently working on a new ambitious animated film – “Essence”. What is your 3D background? My background is in …
3D Animation Pipeline (Making an Animated Movie)
In this part of our Making an Animated Movie series I’m going to go over the 3D animation pipeline I follow when working on my films. Having a simple and unified structure is extremely important when working of such a …
Ultimate Ball Rig: A Free Squash and Stretch Scalable Bouncing Ball Rig (For Maya)
I created this ball rig for my upcoming animated short, but it could be used for some basic bouncing ball animation exercises as well. It can do pretty much everything a bouncing ball rig should do, and a bit more: …
