IN 2d animation, 3d animation, advice, animation, Business, creative writing, design, elearning, technical skills, visual storytelling

eLearning Course Authoring – Dos and Don’ts

As a media designer and animator. I often run into the issue of courses being written in ways that make it hard to understand visually what an author is implying. Sometimes with very technical subjects, like engineering and computer networking,

November 10, 2015

IN 2d animation, 3d animation, advice, animation, Business, elearning, interactive, storytelling, visual storytelling

eLearning Visual Essentials

Let’s talk eLearning. It’s a growing industry with a number of different approaches to Learning Management System (LMS) development and media design. I’ve been working in the industry consistently for two years now, and I’ve noticed some rules and guidelines

October 27, 2015

IN 2d animation, 3d animation, advice, animation, Business, freelancing, soft skills, work ethic

Why Outsourcing Animation Overseas is a Bad Idea

Big animation companies do it, large and small game studios do it, and it's something that has always baffled me with long term business planning for companies. Outsourcing is still a large issue in the animation industry, companies outsource for

October 20, 2015

IN 2d animation, 3d animation, advice, animation, artwork, personal projects

Personal Projects are a Marathon, Not a Sprint

One thing I have learned as a professional creative is that large personal projects tend to be better tackled as a long term, part time endeavor. Also that giving up on them is usually not in my blood and not

October 8, 2015

IN 2d animation, 3d animation, advice, animation, Business, equipment, freelancing, indie, Photoshop, Uncategorized

Essential Tools for Animators

So today I thought I'd write a post about some of the tools I use as an animator that I've really come to see as essential to doing my job well. Many of them are free resources, and others are

September 29, 2015

IN 2d animation, 3d animation, 3d Modeling, animation, character design, video

Funkey Frame – Animated Segment

Just a quick update this week on what I've been doing. Since May this year myself and a bunch of other Portland based animators have been putting together a short film set to some dance music.This is an original character

September 16, 2015

IN 2d animation, 3d animation, advice, animation, artwork, character design, concept art, design, digital illustration, freelancing, soft skills, work ethic

Lessons on Starting a Career in Animation

Today I thought I'd write about how I got started as an animator and what some of the things are I've learned about breaking into the industry as an artist, as well as some lessons I wish I had known

September 1, 2015

IN 3d animation, animation, artwork, character design, concept art, digital illustration, Illustration

NF Core 01- Finished Character Coloring

Just a quick update this week with some pretty concept art. Enjoy!

June 16, 2015

IN 3d animation, animation, artwork, character design, concept art, digital illustration

NF Core 01 – Girl Color Concepts

I've made some progress on figuring out the color concepts for my short's main character this week. I plan to do two more color studies to nail a final look for this character, but I like where this is going,

June 9, 2015

IN 2d animation, 3d animation, animation