How to Create a Portfolio WebsiteA Detailed Guide In this simple step-by-step guide I’ll take you through the entire process of creating a compelling personal portfolio website to display your best work, and eventually get you hired. The process includes four …
5 Reasons You Should Learn Animation with Online Courses
Online courses have become insanely popular in recent years, and they keep getting better and better. We’ve come a long way since the days of random YouTube tutorials. Online video courses are now highly-produced, and a very effective alternative to …
Best Animation Film Festivals for Submitting Your Animated Short Film
After finishing our third animated short film Tasteful, we knew we wanted to go all in on festival submission. I’ve had some experience with free or cheap festivals when I submitted Lift Up in 2014, but with Tasteful I wanted …
How to Become an Animation Director
Many of the questions I get are about how to become an animation director. But unlike most jobs, there’s no clear path to becoming a director. Going to film school does not guarantee a directing job after, and there’s rarely …
Making Your Animation Reel Stand out – A Detailed Guide
This is a guest contribution by Rusty Gray. When you drool over someone’s AMAZING demo reel – what are your first thoughts? “Man! How could I ever make a reel that good…” “I wish I had animations that everyone was blown …
Lighting and Rendering your Animation Demo Reel
As an animator trying to find work, a good demo reel is one of the most important assets you can have. Some animators though, mostly those who are less of a generalist and more of a purist, don’t really like …
How to Install a Wordpress Theme for your Portfolio Site
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 …
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 …
Creating an Animation Demo Reel – The Complete Guide
It’s All About the Reel For many professions, having a good resume or cover letter is the most important factor in getting a job. For animators and visual effects people it’s all about the demo reel. Over the years I …