This video was SO much fun to make!! I worked super hard on it and tried a bunch of things I haven’t done before - and I feels like it’s been years since I’ve just let myself learn something new for the sake of being creative. If you want to see every step from the brainstorming stage, this...
2023-08-01 17:16:44 +0000 UTC View Post
My first full animation classes! I'm excited to try this out; I've taught Maya workshops and I've done animation talks / seminars, but I've never taught a class before.
The June class starts this Sunday, so sign up quick if you want in! The July one is still a WIP so finger...
2023-06-07 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hear the story of how it failed, and why I shut it down after a year. This is what I've been doing for the last year or so, and it's finally time to tell you wat went down!
Also, if you're one of the crazy people who want to start your own animation studio, watch this and learn from my expe...
2023-04-23 22:28:38 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been wanting to make this video for literal YEARS, and I finally decided to do it! Great advice for everyone to refresh themselves on, especially if you have a teacher or a mentor. They will thank you later for watching this, so please learn from my years of screw-ups and do better!
Al...
2023-04-16 13:36:45 +0000 UTC View Post
There aren't a ton, but there are a few really good ones in there!
Check them out :)
2023-04-03 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
This is one of the most confusing things to happen to so many animation students during their shots - no one really understands it because no one ever explains why it happens... Until now!
Today we demystify the secrets of why the viewport and the graph editor have been conspiring against y...
2023-03-28 14:37:59 +0000 UTC View Post
There are questions every animator asks, and things we've all wondered - let's save you some time, shall we?
Maya for Animators 2023 - https://bit.ly/mayaworkshop2023
And here's a...
2023-03-20 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the full RTX 30 Series Comparison!!! I included the RTX 4090 / 3090 / 3080 / 3070 / A6000 (Quadro Card) to get a super comprehensive test.
Enjoy!! :)
And in case you missed the unboxing video: https://youtu.be/Ac...
2022-10-12 22:22:26 +0000 UTC View Post
The kind people over at animBot have granted us access to Educational Licenses :D
I did a video awhile back with some of my favorite features at the time, but this video barely scratches the surface of what's possible with this ins...
2022-08-27 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Graph editor workflow tips and tricks! Stuff that'll change the way you work in the graph editor if you don't know it all already! And I'll bet there's at least 1 you don't already know :)
First video in like 3 months so I hope you enjoy!
2022-08-10 14:09:37 +0000 UTC
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This video ended up taking 7 months to make, but it was SO worth it!
Easily one of the most valuable videos on my channel, this is an interview with 10 different students and alumni animators from the AM Student Showcase 2021, many of whom now have jobs in the industry at Pixar, Sony, Illum...
2022-05-09 15:34:17 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm excited to announce my first workshop in over 2 years! :D
I want to share more about it, specifically here on Patreon, but here are 3 things everyone on Patreon needs to know:
This one was difficult! I've never tried mocap before, so it was a brand new experience for me. But I loved experimenting with different ideas and workflows.
I hope you enjoy it! And if you have any mocap-related video ideas you'd like to see, please let me know! :D
2022-03-21 16:34:23 +0000 UTC View Post
I think I'm one of the first people to get to test and talk about the new RTX 3080Ti in a laptop!! Maybe even before LTT!
So let's see how Maya, Blender, Houdini, UE4, and Omniverse handle with this much GPU power!
Benchmarks, workflow examples, demos, so many goodies! Enjoy the 1st t...
2022-01-24 18:28:37 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a phrase I used to believe; here's why it's not true!
Also, Happy New Year!! :D
2022-01-06 19:09:49 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been a million years since I posted a video but I've been very excited to make this one
for a long time.
Please enjoy Benjamin the Sponsor Frog - I spent SOOOOOOO many hours figuring him out!
Also, I've got some GREAT animation-focused / Maya videos coming soon so my little ...
2021-12-09 22:34:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone!
I recently worked with MSI to participate in their Industrial Design Challenge. My goal was to create a new PC design that I'd like to see.
I went for this PC gaming backpack, complete with a stool, peripherals, and a visor-monitor!
2021-11-19 20:53:04 +0000 UTC
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Next time you're animating something super fast, consider adding animated smear frames or duplicate limbs to your shot! :)
Fun fact: This is the second version of this video I made - we literally made an entirely different first version of this one, which was way more cinematic but much les...
2021-08-02 15:15:59 +0000 UTC View Post
These Previs Workflows will let you adapt any concept art or 2D image to a full 3D scene with very little 3D Modeling, sculpting, or texturing, or lighting!
I learned these tips from a modeler at DreamWorks. Enjoy!
2021-07-21 12:06:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Today is a super fun video, sponsored by NVIDIA. They're really great to work with, by the way. Extremely flexible and super interested in letting me do my thing to make a fun video. One of my favorite brand partners.
We're using NVIDIA Canvas to draw realistic images in SECONDS with litera...
2021-06-23 13:16:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This is my 5-stage guide to animating lip sync dialogue shots! Starting with finding the audio and going all the way to polish, with full sections on workflow, dialogue sound + animation breakdowns, and a bunch of super fun examples I animated just for this video.
This is pretty much everyt...
2021-06-08 14:23:30 +0000 UTC View Post
This one took me about 3 weeks to make, and it was a super fun challenge!
I think it turned out really well!
Enjoy :D
2021-05-01 20:09:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Also in case you missed 11 Lessons I Learned at DreamWorks:
https://youtu.be/Lb-pMheduZA :)
I'm working on some super fun new videos for this week so I hope you enjoy everything!
2021-04-25 16:01:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are some in-depth examples of how you can utilize new animation workflows into your next shots!
We start off a bit basic, but this video FOR SURE has something for everyone.
These are some of the best workflows I've come across in the past few years! :)
2021-02-17 14:15:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Today I rank EVERY animated feature film from Snow White to Soul, from the 3 biggest Animation Studios .. We've got a lot to cover :)
This video gave me a TON of other video ideas, but I hop you have as much fun watching as I had ranking! :D
2021-01-18 14:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy New Year!! :)
This is my first Maya x Blender Hybrid Tutorial! This one shows how to take animation from Maya and bring it into Blender to render in Cycles or Eevee - including how to deal with textures and light the scene quickly for easy output.
There's also lots of comparison...
2021-01-12 14:10:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Who wants to see how long it takes for the RTX 3090 to render 2K / 4K / 16K images in Maya's Arnold or in Blender's Cycles? I have some benchmarks to share and some examples to compare! :)
2020-12-17 14:15:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 6 of the "How to Become an Animator" series is back, after 3 years! Let it play all the way through, give it a thumbs up, all that good stuff!
Hope you enjoy the update :)
2020-12-14 14:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Looking for some tips to build your online presence and get your work seen? Here you go!
This one is sponsored by Artstation, so expect some pro strats involving their website builder and other perks of using their site in conjunction with other socials :)
2020-12-10 19:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Looking for some Pixar characters to animate and add to your demo reel? Today is your lucky day! This video is a little tips and guide on how to use these characters for 3D character animation!
Download link in the video description :)
2020-12-02 19:36:39 +0000 UTC
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