During these crazy times when we find ourselves stuck at home, it’s important to try and find ways to stay productive. This might be a good time to learn a new skill, and Bloop offers a wide variety of premium …
Why You Should Teach Your Kids Animation (Even If You Have Zero Animation Experience)
Learning new skills isn’t something children should only do at school. There’s a lot of fun interesting topics that aren’t taught at traditional (and even more modern) schools, and it’s often the parent’s job to expose their kids to new …
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 …
Why I Don’t Do Client Work
I worked for different productions studios (animation, VFX, film etc…), and noticed a few things about their business model. It’s mostly based on having minimal staff, getting clients, then hiring as many freelancers as possible to deliver the work to …
My Process for Choosing My Next Project
There are 2 major creative tragedies: Starting a project, and not finishing it. Doing something well that shouldn’t have been done at all. This is why, for me, choosing an idea to pursue is a BIG DEAL. It should be …
Goals vs. Milestones
There’s a lot of talk about setting goals. I’ve heard people define a yearly plan for their business with certain goals such as “reaching 5000 email subscribers before the end of the year” or “10% increase of traffic every month”, …
2 Things to Remember When Starting a New Project
I had lunch with a friend recently who told me he had a great idea for a small business. This friend has been stuck in a 9-5 job for a few years now and has been playing with the idea of starting a …
I Can’t Believe They Made Me Do Algebra
Warning! Rant ahead. When I look back at my days in high-school, I can’t not feel like I was cheated. Can someone tell me why, on earth, did I spend so many years trying to master Algebra? I wasn’t gently introduced …
Animator’s Block
Writers get a bad rap for being the only creative professionals to have their own unique illness. I’m referring to the “writer’s block”. Let me clarify something real quick: There’s no such thing as writer’s block. Writing is just like any other art …
