I have recently posted an article showing how to create a portfolio website using Wordpress. I have also curated a list of my favorite portfolio themes to choose from, and in this post I will show you, step by step, how …
Start Animating Now with Less than a $100
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 …
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 …
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: …
Animation Software: Which One Should You Use?
Animation Software: Which One Should You Use?One of the most common questions I’m asked is “What software do you use?” Is it Maya? After Effects? Animate? In this article I break down the options you have when choosing your animation software. It’s …
Switching to a Wacom Tablet for 3D Animation: Why and How
Using a mouse There’s an industry tale about a guy interviewing for a VFX position and when asked to perform a certain task he reached for the mouse instead of the tablet pen. At that moment his verdict was determined. …
3 Animation Books Every Animator Should Own
Different arguments could be made for which is the best book for learning animation, and the answer is simple: there isn’t one. There is a large variety of animation books for different uses such as 3D, 2D, stop motion and …
Why You Don’t Need to Know How to Draw to Be a 3D Animator
I wrote about the differences between 2D and 3D animation in the past, and one of the main points I made in that post is that while drawing skills are a must for 2D animation, you don’t need to know …
Lip Sync in After Effects: How to Build a Mouth Rig for 2D Animation
In this tutorial we’ll learn how to take mouth shapes drawn in Photoshop and bring them to After Effects to be used for 2D lip sync animation. This is not a complicated tutorial but you should have a basic understanding …
