Artist and animator, Evan Burse shows how he uses his Hulk statue as reference to create an action pose when drawing on his Wacom Cintiq Pro 24.

Call for entries: Animation Dance-Off  We are thrilled to announce a call for entries for our Animation Dance-Off during LightBox Expo 2019, sponsored by Wacom and Toon Boom. The Animation Dance-Off […]

3d models can be a crutch that keeps you from learning basic skills, but they can also be a powerful tool to take your art above and beyond what would be traditionally possible. Concept artists have been using them for ages as an integral part of their workflow, but they’re still underutilized in other genres.

Wacom is very proud to have sponsored the first annual LightBox Expo this past weekend in Pasadena, CA. Hats off to creators Bobby Chiu and Jim Demonakos for dreaming up a brilliant event that brought artists across the globe together for the ultimate celebration of art. LightBox at […]

“Everything starts with story, and story starts with emotion and the visuals are really an embellishment on top of that. Your favorite movies, TV shows, comics, are memorable not for technical impressiveness of the CG or the linework, but “because they’ve emotionally marked themselves in your brain.” ~ Scott Morse

(Images in the feature above, from left to right: “Chameleon”, “Ice Cream Truck”, “Onna-bugeisha Helmet” Modeled by Kent Floris, “Greenie Genie” Modeled by Nina Tarasova, Illustration by Alli White) Lead […]

It’s the final chapter of Sarajean Chung’s (AKA TheOneWithBear) fantastic Clip Studio Paint tutorials. Who’s cutting onions?! :'( Speaking of onions, Sarajean covers all things animation including onion skin, timeline, frames, […]

Professional industry artists, Brent Noll and Maximus Pauson, of the popular YouTube channel BaM Animation break down good and bad character designs using the three fundamentals of clarity: silhouette, palette, and exaggeration.

BaM Animation has created the ultimate video that will guarantee that you’ll make headway on getting clean lines in Photoshop.

Coloring characters in Photoshop can be daunting at first, but we at BaM Animation made a cool video to show you how real industry artists color in Photoshop.

Header image from Lipscomb University Tom Bancroft is the creator of MerMay and the head judge of our end-of-the-month contest.  Many of our contributors this year have worked for Disney, […]

Animator Andrea Gerstmann works in TV animation. In this charming little playlist, she demonstrates the basics of animation as she draws and animates a fox.  Andrea is great at breaking […]

One of the things we miss the most about the pre COVID19 times is attending conventions and tradeshows. We miss tabling with our friends, eating cashews and red bulls at […]

Motion graphics são peças de animação ou filmagem digital que criam a ilusão de movimento ou rotação e geralmente são combinadas com áudio para uso em projetos multimídia. Hoje trazemos […]

Professional storyboard artist, Mike Morris, gives insights about the practice and underlying philosophy of acting and performance for gesture drawing.

This is the fifth in a series of interviews with hopefully, all eight artists who participated in the show we co-organized with Los Angeles’s Gallery Nucleus, then collaborated with each […]

Like every good teacher knows, people won’t learn if they’re disengaged. So… how do we engage people? Here is some of their best advice for capturing someone’s attention long enough to teach them something.

Our call for entries is now closed. Please click here for the latest on Cartoon Crunch.   The excitement of a new school year is just around the corner – […]

There is no other element in the creation of animation that is more important than thumbnailing before you animate.

It took me years to fully understand the concept of “being sincere” in your animation. In my mind, it means forgetting animation principles and feeling what your character is feeling. It’s only through that connection that your character will come to life and suspend the disbelief of the audience.

If you are going through erasers more than pencil lead, you’re erasing too much. Consider not trying to save a failing drawing but start over- you will start getting to a better result sooner.

De 2 a 5 de setembro, o evento internacional contará com 60 horas de conteúdo e mais de 30 influenciadores dos EUA e da América Latina O Wacom Academy, um […]

We’ve partnered with animation all-star Mike Morris to bring you a reality show-type mini-series about the process, pitfalls and breakthroughs of making cartoons, all in the course of one week. […]

Entre os dias 2 e 5 de setembro, o Wacom Academy trará grandes nomes do mercado criativo para auxiliar e incentivar estudantes e interessados em arte   Com grandes mentores […]

Header: The Desperate Bun, 1845, oil on canvas — Ashley Nichols doesn’t seem to know how she got here. Her early life certainly didn’t prepare her for popularity. Growing up […]

Nosso Inbox está cheio de mensagens de estudantes de animação iniciantes de todas as partes do mundo. Depois de analisar cuidadosamente cada inscrição, temos o prazer de anunciar que escolhemos […]

There’s no better time than now to ramp up your home office into that snazzy workspace you’ve always wanted. If you’re looking for recommendations for the latest and greatest gear, […]

For a limited time you can choose either 2 months of complimentary access to the Adobe Photography Plan CC (Photoshop & Lightroom) or Adobe Premiere Rush CC.     Use […]

A Wacom, a fabricante líder mundial de mesas digitalizadoras e monitores interativos, e parceiros do mundo todo sediarão o evento Connected Ink 2020. A ideia é trazer uma plataforma de […]

Moving a course that is designed for face-to-face delivery to a fully online remote teaching environment can be very challenging. Teaching animation relies heavily on collaboration and hands-on instruction, which […]

          Justin and Chris Copeland   It’s not often you get to chat with two incredibly inspiring artists from DreamWorks Animation (who also happen to be […]

As a student at Ringling, animation student Doug Alberts came up with this whimsical and charming animated short.