Simple As Pie Progress

Simple As Pie Progress from Eric Chou on Vimeo.

The Legend of Tembo - Various Tests

So good!!

The Legend of Tembo - Various Tests from John Textor on Vimeo.

Sean Mack July 2015 demo reel

Sean Mack July 2015 demo reel from Sean Mack on Vimeo.
"Get Off The Phone" from AnimSquad Expert Workshop
Jack and Jill rigs courtesy of AnimSquad.com

Excerpt from Scout's introduction in "Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved" by Harmonix Music Systems and Disney Interactive

"Hundred-and-Ten Percent" from AnimSquad Expert Workshop
Jack rig courtesy of AnimSquad.com

Kevin Andrus Animation Demo Reel - 2015

So good!

Frozen - "Do you want to build the snowman" animation breakdown

Devil - cool playblast

devil anim playblast from sonohilo on Vimeo.

Dudes fighting - Stephen Vyas

Love it!

More here.

The illusion of life

Nicely done!

The illusion of life from cento lodigiani on Vimeo.

AnimGesture

I remember Jimmy from work, good guy, give this a try!

Animgesture.com has all the information you need, including this video:

Animation basics: The art of timing and spacing - TED-Ed

So essential!

Improving Your Animation 101

Daniel Gonzales has a great list of animation exercises that I highly recommend.

It's something I talk about frequently in my classes and I can't repeat it enough. Don't just focus on a shot in terms of demo reel qualities. It's okay and important to just animate shots for practice.

Get A Horse! CG Animation Test - Mickey Mouse & Horace Horsecollar

Love that test. So good!

Keith Lango Animation Training Videos

Keith Lango is having an insane sale going on right now. Get 60+ hours of animation training for $29!! Buy it, don't torrent it! Head over here to get this crazy sweet deal!

Alberto Martínez Arce - Animation DemoReel 2013

Alberto Martínez Arce - Animation DemoReel 2013 from Alberto Martinez Arce on Vimeo.

Art tips by Aaron Blaise

My latest animation: "I'm walking here!"

I'm helping out with a short called "Curpigeon" at the Academy of Art and this clip is a rig test to see what works and what doesn't work with the current rig version. It was a lot of fun though to combine creature work with an audio performance (and it's good to have that on your reel for variety).

I'm walking here! from Jean-Denis Haas on Vimeo.

There's also a youtube and quicktime version as always. And for the technical questions people always ask, the first shot took 8 hours and the second one 9 hours, all in Maya, with real world reference to figure you flight mechanics (to a point). The audio in the 2nd shot is from "Midnight Cowboy".

Hope you guys like it!

JD

Prince de Lu

Found via @JamaalBradley

Prince de Lu - Le Vol du Dragon from Cube Creative on Vimeo.

Capsule Barry 2013 VF from Cube Creative on Vimeo.

Capsule Zig & Zag 2013 VF from Cube Creative on Vimeo.

Capsule Moustachio 2013 VF from Cube Creative on Vimeo.

Capsule Joe 2013 VF from Cube Creative on Vimeo.

Capsule Lily 2013 VF from Cube Creative on Vimeo.

Capsule Rick 2013 VF from Cube Creative on Vimeo.

AnimSchool Animation Student Showcase Fall 2013

Very nice work!

51 Great Animation Exercises to Master

There's a great list of animation exercises at animatorisland.com. Very thorough, with a nice progression. And the post starts out with a simple yet very true statement. "Quickest way to improvement? Practice."

Frame by Frame Tumblr

Very cool collection over at framexframe.tumblr.com! You get a frame by frame sequence and then the animated GIF of it.