Animator Island https://www.animatorisland.com Become a better animator Sun, 15 Jan 2023 12:08:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.4 https://www.animatorisland.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AnimatorIsland_JustIsland_transp-100x100.png Animator Island https://www.animatorisland.com 32 32 Better character drawings with basic 3D perspective https://www.animatorisland.com/better-character-drawings-with-basic-3d-perspective/ https://www.animatorisland.com/better-character-drawings-with-basic-3d-perspective/#respond Sun, 15 Jan 2023 12:08:51 +0000 https://www.animatorisland.com/?p=22574 Do the drawings of your characters look flat? Find out how to draw characters with depth and volume. In this tutorial for beginner artists we will use 2-point perspective as a guide to take 2D shapes and turn them into...

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]]> https://www.animatorisland.com/better-character-drawings-with-basic-3d-perspective/feed/ 0 [Live] Animating a head turn with eye blink https://www.animatorisland.com/live-animating-a-head-turn-with-eye-blink/ https://www.animatorisland.com/live-animating-a-head-turn-with-eye-blink/#respond Sun, 20 Nov 2022 17:07:54 +0000 https://www.animatorisland.com/?p=22563 A character turning their head is one of the 51 animation exercises for beginners. In this live stream we will go through the animation workflow step by step showing you how to animate a head turn.

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]]> https://www.animatorisland.com/live-animating-a-head-turn-with-eye-blink/feed/ 0 Magical Lightning VFX – How to make better magic effects than Hocus Pocus 2 https://www.animatorisland.com/magical-lightning-vfx-how-to-make-better-magic-effects-than-hocus-pocus-2/ https://www.animatorisland.com/magical-lightning-vfx-how-to-make-better-magic-effects-than-hocus-pocus-2/#respond Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:22:11 +0000 https://www.animatorisland.com/?p=22551 How to make magical lightning effects really fun and memorable? Stray lines and a good choreography seem to be the most important ingredients. We compare the lightning ray VFX in Hocus Pocus 2 with the original 2D animated effects from...

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]]> https://www.animatorisland.com/magical-lightning-vfx-how-to-make-better-magic-effects-than-hocus-pocus-2/feed/ 0 More Animation Critiques & Animating Live https://www.animatorisland.com/more-animation-critiques-animating-live/ https://www.animatorisland.com/more-animation-critiques-animating-live/#respond Sun, 17 Apr 2022 16:51:48 +0000 https://www.animatorisland.com/?p=22442 In today’s live stream we have a look at the top entries for the March competition of the 11SecondClub. We also continue the 2D frame by frame animation of Wizard Kitty and dive into the topics of timing and spacing...

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]]> https://www.animatorisland.com/more-animation-critiques-animating-live/feed/ 0 Animation Critiques 11 SecondClub February 2022 https://www.animatorisland.com/animation-critiques-11-secondclub-february-2022/ https://www.animatorisland.com/animation-critiques-11-secondclub-february-2022/#respond Fri, 04 Mar 2022 11:48:22 +0000 https://www.animatorisland.com/?p=22430 In this live stream we rate and analyze short character animation clips submitted to the 11SecondClub.com competition from February 2022. There is lots to learn about strong posing, holding tension and an interesting time jump between cuts. FREE 2D animation...

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]]> https://www.animatorisland.com/animation-critiques-11-secondclub-february-2022/feed/ 0 [Live] Animation Analysis – The Bad Guys trailer https://www.animatorisland.com/live-animation-analysis-the-bad-guys-trailer/ https://www.animatorisland.com/live-animation-analysis-the-bad-guys-trailer/#comments Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:50:17 +0000 https://www.animatorisland.com/?p=22110 In this video JK and Ferdinand go frame by frame through some amazing character animation in the trailer for Dreamwork’s The Bad Guys. We expect to find out more about snappy animation timing, awesome posing and design and some fun...

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]]> https://www.animatorisland.com/live-animation-analysis-the-bad-guys-trailer/feed/ 1 Will you look at that? Animator Island is 10 years old! https://www.animatorisland.com/will-you-look-at-that-animator-island-is-10-years-old/ https://www.animatorisland.com/will-you-look-at-that-animator-island-is-10-years-old/#respond Tue, 30 Nov 2021 21:44:36 +0000 https://www.animatorisland.com/?p=22060 This month marks the day in 2011 when JK and Ferdinand began this online adventure to share all their animation knowledge. We hope you’ve enjoyed the ride! There’s plenty more to see and share, so we’re looking forward to continuing...

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]]> https://www.animatorisland.com/will-you-look-at-that-animator-island-is-10-years-old/feed/ 0 Create better art – build your art intuition https://www.animatorisland.com/create-better-art-using-art-intuition/ https://www.animatorisland.com/create-better-art-using-art-intuition/#respond Sat, 13 Nov 2021 20:24:24 +0000 https://www.animatorisland.com/?p=22051 With the right intuition artists and animators can create beautiful designs and character animation poses quicker. For example, once you practiced creating appealing shapes countless times, it will be easier to design something appealing on the spot. Appeal is one...

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]]> https://www.animatorisland.com/create-better-art-using-art-intuition/feed/ 0 Live Stream: Kid Cosmic – Animation Analysis https://www.animatorisland.com/live-stream-kid-cosmic-animation-analysis/ https://www.animatorisland.com/live-stream-kid-cosmic-animation-analysis/#respond Sun, 29 Aug 2021 20:40:41 +0000 https://www.animatorisland.com/?p=22038 The animation style of the new Netflix series Kid Cosmic is quite unique. Ferdinand has a closer look at the snappy pose to pose animation in this new series by legendary animator and show creator Craig McCracken.

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]]> https://www.animatorisland.com/live-stream-kid-cosmic-animation-analysis/feed/ 0 Animation Analysis – The Mitchells vs. the Machines – Frame by Frame https://www.animatorisland.com/animation-analysis-the-mitchells-vs-the-machines-frame-by-frame/ https://www.animatorisland.com/animation-analysis-the-mitchells-vs-the-machines-frame-by-frame/#respond Wed, 12 May 2021 21:40:04 +0000 https://www.animatorisland.com/?p=21825 We scrub through The Mitchells vs the Machines frame by frame to see how they managed to pull of such fun and crazy animation: strong poses, goofy follow-through, clear staging and succession of poses. This is a must watch analysis...

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