Rigging 101
Guest Blogger: Raffaele Fragapane What is Rigging? Rigging, for the uninitiated, isn’t all that hard to frame. Every puppet goes from the wood carving to […]
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Pro Tips: Character Effects & Simulation
Article by: Brian Crawford I love watching Looney Tunes. When I was a kid, I used to pause our DVD collection just to savor the […]
Pro Tips: How to approach building a score for a film
By: Amir Hedayah Falling in Love I usually start with spending time with the picture, knowing it inside out, which allows me to get more […]
Pro Tips: Surfacing best practices
Article by: Michelle Wibowo What is Surfacing? Surfacing in animated films is a process to create texture and materials of an object that mimics how […]
Pro Tips: 3D Modeling best practices
Article by: Jacob Ovrick What is Modeling? Modeling is the process of creating a three dimensional representation of any object, from humans and animals to machines […]
We’re going to Siggraph!
Next week we’re headed down to Los Angeles to Siggraph. Below is a list of events we’ll be speaking at as well as some we’re just […]
Behind the scenes of Lily & Snout – VR Project
With film being my primary background I was looking for a way to get introduced to VR but without having to go all in via […]
Artist Spotlight: Amy Ash
Artella: Tell us a little bit about your background as you do a lot of disciplines really well. Amy: I’ve spent most of my career […]
Virtual Reality Spotlight: ANNY
Animation Nights New York (ANNY) is a curated monthly animation screening and networking event held in the South Street Seaport area of NYC. Admission is […]
The Importance of Audio: 3 tips to maximize sound in your animation
By: Andreas Russo Artella Projects: Cat and Moth, DUEL, Manufacturer Barring the bone shaking subwoofer of your favorite cineplex, a film is a journey of two […]