tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238524202024-03-18T05:38:52.443-07:00The Animation AcademyExcellence in Art Education for Animation since 1998Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.comBlogger396125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-79466550008029405632023-04-28T01:09:00.001-07:002023-04-28T01:14:35.907-07:00Academy's Aaron Horvath - Director - Super Mario Bros Movie <p style="text-align: justify;">I've posted many times on the Academy's blog over the years showcasing our fantastic students and their amazing accomplishments. This is by far the greatest of them all.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Aaron Horvath. He was a student enrolled in 2002 - 2003. He was a standout and eventually became an instructor. He got his break with Comedy Central in 2003. He went on to become the producer / director / writer / executive producer of Teen Titans Go!. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Now we're celebrating him as a director on the blockbuster animated feature Super Mario Bros Movie. The top movie in the world for over three weeks. Critically acclaimed as well.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/academys-aaron-82109448" target="_blank">Click on this link</a> to see Aaron's student work.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'm making a prediction. A year from now the Super Mario Bros Movie will have won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature and our own Aaron Horvath will be an Academy Award winner.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9azM_XEll0Ei7xd_eZCTjrxX-S9csRMxu2LKMGotSfi5xNSAoRu40lteO2UVbIWBnl3kPtInWQDGDdOZTPGjHGGH0IldCcAKOXboTWd8OOlJQ_NZZsQ96L49GkGR6B4yiwnWyswzGzpfA2jwyv9RDdQMRsuWXzzPfo9PVcxbB95w5RH5kBg/s800/Aaron_Horvath_SuperMarioBrosMovie_1c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9azM_XEll0Ei7xd_eZCTjrxX-S9csRMxu2LKMGotSfi5xNSAoRu40lteO2UVbIWBnl3kPtInWQDGDdOZTPGjHGGH0IldCcAKOXboTWd8OOlJQ_NZZsQ96L49GkGR6B4yiwnWyswzGzpfA2jwyv9RDdQMRsuWXzzPfo9PVcxbB95w5RH5kBg/w384-h640/Aaron_Horvath_SuperMarioBrosMovie_1c.jpg" width="384" /></a></div>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-24034403265091812312020-09-18T03:18:00.001-07:002020-09-18T03:18:09.629-07:00Anna Duck's "Sammy Summers Space Marine" semi-finalist at OIAF Pitch THIS! <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7oFREXZiAjTpoqDUOxRf1SGp0clr4u2iZEgzemt3rurAqWz8lmvd7a8E_XzABrem1zuPO9vk7_A_44TjFd0pJiDQ8hmsTDMOI3HKrBm4QC5pGKBdHkNpe7tJUmGaiRqTSTpK/s602/Anna_Lee_Duck_Sammy_Summers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="602" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7oFREXZiAjTpoqDUOxRf1SGp0clr4u2iZEgzemt3rurAqWz8lmvd7a8E_XzABrem1zuPO9vk7_A_44TjFd0pJiDQ8hmsTDMOI3HKrBm4QC5pGKBdHkNpe7tJUmGaiRqTSTpK/w400-h226/Anna_Lee_Duck_Sammy_Summers.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Another one of our talented students has achieved something we're all celebrating.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">
Anna Duck is developing a personal project and decided to enter it into
the "Pitch THIS!" contest at the Ottawa International Animation
Festival. Pitch THIS! is a competition that aims to kickstart a new
animated series concept. The event has been part of the OIAF lineup for
over 15 years and has helped launch many projects.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> I'm happy to report that Anna's "Sammy Summers Space Marine" has made <span class="text_exposed_show">it to the semi-final stage and will now be vying for the attention of industry professionals.<span class="_47e3 _5mfr" title="smile emoticon"><span aria-hidden="true" class="_7oe"></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> <a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="async" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsammysummersspacemarine%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1egFhTcgTrucyrcm-qtdho8oBSsi_XHWOyNEmbPB9Lrxywy3y9OqKcCGs&h=AT2VohwjyKMHRGPRFLAC5G45k6BFzhrhyuBrgMDPpoblVc43AO2i3eJfvSOUIvtdvnbvHOsQpDJA-_yGWJivkAsAOjDvnRX9ube_9QQESa00uTvG22C6BTMH6oitqsPlouwl45IfTpWT5AcpLcp0UJlds8c_ZvHUJK5UWj23ewxs936eV8N-5-fA7NsSmgcTLXCe5Wz1lCU7tapAeZjo3WMxqyyZ6Jxuot-mjO0XNfYcooJboV1uM_Gfu5lOMYjNClgc9pbbesMgC38eIC60xEjyZctSA6uBP9e3ivhYz_zs-9RomHdbcrNuT0e3cGNm8S3whyasdG3mcsdDIW-k8Nq5vOHbWBqpE2TVuAbjLvtVjx4ClbhoFEjK_wyAnvBNcYUy4aqscPezg4JWc2dZRVNfaFU9CEIM10BUhOpFeyMjj6lYVZQo8yLpvCWkNwd7mwJUrqkrA9v9Px_XC7Fkwx9w8CXzXm7tZUoShdDqN7k495ZDg0Dym5jW7TwDNh2jGHGxwkA6zoc72JiE4EBR_NX716lKlc3d5fMuxtPVzDKuQ2kzAIWvYdV1TjBCTYbwyQVr-e-3VOOb-7Mw94o1SB7KvcUM1s1s-f8iyJuK8Bfa5SiC3g-MNoQZK4E" href="https://www.instagram.com/sammysummersspacemarine/?fbclid=IwAR1egFhTcgTrucyrcm-qtdho8oBSsi_XHWOyNEmbPB9Lrxywy3y9OqKcCGs" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sammysummersspacemarine/</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
Winning Pitch THIS! sparks key creative dialogues with the nation’s
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initiating negotiations for a development deal.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> The annual OIAF
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significant animation festivals in the world. We're very excited for
Anna and are wishing her all the best as she enters into the final phase
of the contest next week. Good luck Anna!!<br /></div>Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-43226077969899764572020-09-13T02:58:00.002-07:002020-09-13T02:58:20.792-07:00Understanding Color Theory For Animated Characters by Jacob Lipman<p style="text-align: justify;">Jacob Lipman is one of our many talented students. In his latest video he helps describe the color
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Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-21532992201097413792019-12-24T02:15:00.001-08:002019-12-24T02:15:40.794-08:00Merry Christmas 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Greetings to our current and former students and to everyone associated with The Animation Academy in Burbank over these many years! Wishing you and yours a Happy and Creative Christmas and a joyous Holiday Season! </div>
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Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-29759677428266502482019-06-29T05:55:00.002-07:002019-06-29T05:56:01.365-07:00Tyler Mahn's "Pumpkin Man" - Digital Time Lapse Painting <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-28103146063622760602019-06-19T14:51:00.001-07:002019-06-19T14:51:06.296-07:00Shine On ArtShark<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Our mascot character ArtShark has been representing the Academy since 1998. He has an interesting history and is always fun to draw and illustrate. Here's his latest manifestation. To see the creative progress behind the image follow <a href="https://zembillas.blogspot.com/2019/05/let-it-shine-artshark.html" target="_blank">this link</a>.</div>
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He was a local high school student when he enrolled at the Academy in our early years. Today he is a director at Warner Bros Animation in Burbank heading up the revival of the New Looney Tunes animated series. </div>
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I'm happy and proud to share the news of David Gemmill's great accomplishments as he emerges as one of the leading talents in the industry. Not only has he established himself as a creative force he is also a mover and shaker in efforts to fight for the concerns of studio artists through his activities with the animation union.</div>
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Take a look at this video released yesterday by Warner Bros Animation. It's a teaser trailer for the new series entitled "Dynamite Dance" featuring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. Written, storyboarded and directed by David Gemmill.</div>
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I first met Chris Collins in a class I was teaching even before I started the Academy in 1998. Chris is a unique artist. A very talented designer with a distinct design sense. Yet he works in animation at a local studio in Burbank as a Line Producer (which is similar to a Production Manager) and he's a good one at that.</div>
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Chris used to be a student here in our early days. Now he attends class twice a week as an assistant instructor giving demonstrations in both Character Design and Visual Development. Here's a series of quick sketch material he came up with recently. His medium was Procreate software on an iPad Pro.</div>
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Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-34012284868689658252019-04-16T19:33:00.003-07:002019-05-06T11:59:51.282-07:00Luke Kim's Art<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Luke Kim has been a dedicated ongoing student at the Academy and always comes up with unique and interesting concepts and designs. Over time he's developed his own style and is distinguishing himself by virtue of the unusual art he creates. Here's a sampling of some of his impressive work...</div>
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Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-69148277956066405262019-04-06T15:21:00.002-07:002019-04-06T15:23:33.768-07:00Hannah Smith's "Seasons" film is complete<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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For several months Academy student Hannah Smith would set up in class to work on her film. Hannah is an excellent character animator and she'd use ToonBoom to create her scenes and sequences.</div>
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Yesterday she publicly released her completed film "Seasons" after premiering it on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebluewolfstudios" target="_blank">Patreon</a> for her supporters. Seasons showcases the friendship between two characters. One is a bird and the other a plant dog whose time is limited. It's a touching story. </div>
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Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-64781867681433179962019-03-26T15:43:00.001-07:002019-03-26T15:53:02.986-07:00The Art of Renee Vance<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Of the many outstanding students we've had at the Academy one of our most recent is Renee Vance. She enrolled with us through our online program and took classes from her home in Pennsylvania. The following samples are assignments she came up with while taking Visual Development.</div>
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In addition to being a remarkable artist her creative productivity is astounding. Renee would come up with fantastic art that went beyond what the assignment called for in terms of quantity while maintaining an excellent standard of quality.</div>
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Renee is currently developing a fun and exciting project for a client in Los Angeles. Everyone that works with her is amazed at her creativity and the volume of content she's able to come up with.</div>
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Renee recently launched a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6qfd6Npq7rVfNBZpv9SXhg" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a> which features some of her process videos. She's also on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/Kittren" target="_blank">Patreon</a> if you'd like to subscribe and have access to her upcoming content.</div>
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Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-90689003663316733742019-03-18T14:26:00.001-07:002019-03-18T16:08:11.243-07:00A visit from Don Sheean<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Normally one wouldn't attach a talented artist with the demanding profession of a cross country truck driver. That said I challenge anyone to find a cross country truck driver who is as talented an artist as Don Sheean.</div>
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Don's history with us goes way back to the earliest days of the Academy when he was first taking classes. Nowadays we enjoy the pleasure of his company when he's in town and available. We had that opportunity last week when Don was in class and came up with the beautiful mermaid sketch below.</div>
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You can see more of <a href="https://www.artstation.com/shed57" target="_blank">Don's great work at his ArtStation site</a>. Much of what he exhibits are compositions he came up with in class. As an added bonus I've dug up some of Don's work that was posted here on the Academy's blog in the past to revisit and appreciate...</div>
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Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-63458306062845362122019-03-14T17:32:00.001-07:002019-03-14T19:24:25.010-07:00Emily Choi - A Rising Star<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Another of our recent students who's making a mark is Emily Choi. She started with us last August and has been steadily growing in her skills which were impressive to begin with. Here's a few samples of what she's done from Character Design 1 and into Visual Development.<br />
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Rotations are a basic professional requirement when it comes to Character Design. They're the bridge between concept and the production pipeline. Emily did a fine job on her first attempts at this challenging assignment.</div>
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Next up is her facial expression assignment. Now that she's established the look of her character it's time to explore how that character behaves...</div>
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Getting your character moving about is another important priority in the emergence of the design. Here are a few samples of her action / attitude posing...</div>
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This is where Emily makes the transition from concentrating on the form of her designs to rendering. These are samples of her first attempts at tonal illustration using gray scale markers...</div>
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Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-31742676940932698272019-03-09T15:28:00.000-08:002019-03-09T15:30:49.919-08:00The Progress of Alexander Ponce<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Late last summer in August 2018 a new student enrolled with us in Character Design 1. Alex had talent but as with many of our incoming artists he was raw in certain areas. Drawing from one's imagination can be a challenge and he applied himself diligently. The results of his efforts can be seen below as we follow his progress in reverse from his latest work to his earliest.</div>
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This is what distinguishes The Animation Academy in Burbank. Our students make remarkable leaps in their skill levels as can be seen in the impressive samples of Alex Ponce.</div>
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Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-41854875035531258942019-03-07T12:48:00.000-08:002019-03-07T12:48:00.846-08:00Background Painting Demo by Joel Valdez<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Joel Valdez is a former student of the Academy and a very talented artist in many areas especially as a character designer and in visual development / production design. At one point he was with us as an instructor. He's taking his artistic expertise in new directions as he builds his YouTube channel with excellent videos in landscape and background painting.</div>
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This is his latest demo as he paints Jackson Square in New Orleans. Subscribe to Joel's channel to catch all of his upcoming videos. Click on the bell for notifications.</div>
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Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-58828209714309578712019-03-04T13:15:00.001-08:002019-03-04T13:15:48.923-08:00Alyssa Ayson's fingertip art<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Among our innovative students is a newcomer to the Academy. Alyssa Ayson is completing our entry class of Character Design 1. In the process she took a sketch she created and photographed it with her smart phone. Then she used an illustration app called ibis Paint X to color it. She did this with her fingertip...</div>
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Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-24007575843269480742019-02-21T14:56:00.003-08:002019-02-21T15:15:44.514-08:00Tyler Mahn's Art<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A relatively new student who's been with us as of late is Tyler Mahn. He's a talented artist who was looking to gain experience in the area of character design so he enrolled with us and has been doing an impressive job since. You can see more of Tyler's work at <a href="https://mahnsterart.myportfolio.com/" target="_blank">this link</a>. He also has a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/mahnsterart" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a> that has thousands of followers.<br />
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Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-45743508284263329222019-02-18T15:57:00.002-08:002019-02-18T15:57:41.258-08:00Kya Cabunoc's Art<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We've had the pleasure of Kya Cabunoc's participation at the Academy for the better part of 2 years as she works her way through high school. This spring she'll be graduating with her skill levels at a high point. Last summer Kya attended a special program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she wowed everyone with her talent. Here's a sampling of some recent work she's come up with focusing on Character Design and Visual Development.</div>
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Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-72889938707429348552019-02-14T15:13:00.001-08:002019-02-14T15:13:26.532-08:00"What is a Storyboard Artist?"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Animation Guild in Burbank is our industry's union. This week they've been featured in an animated video showcasing the benefits of being a union member highlighted from the Storyboard Artists' perspective. The video was created by <a href="http://animationguild.org/" target="_blank">Animation Guild</a> Member <a href="https://www.louiezong.com/" target="_blank">Louie Zong</a>.</div>
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Joel Valdez is an excellent character designer. Recently he's expanded his skillset by delving into landscape painting in acrylics. He's launched a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7QbaTokh-9u4EkfZc5WPWw/featured" target="_blank">dedicated YouTube channel</a> featuring videos of his creative process. Here's the latest video by which he features his painting process to capture the beauty, magic and allure of the area around his hometown of Tucson Arizona. You're welcome to like the video and subscribe to his developing channel...</div>
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Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-82949468237184602592019-01-19T15:06:00.001-08:002019-01-19T15:32:05.381-08:00Happy Birthday To Us! 21 Years and a New Place!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello everyone! I'm happy to share the joy of celebrating the 21st anniversary of The Animation Academy in Burbank California! It was on this day January 19 1998 that we held our first class in the back room of a local restaurant. And for 21 years since we have kept it going!</div>
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Here's some additional good news for this special occasion. We're moving from our location on Magnolia Boulevard to a splendid facility on Hollywood Way. Still in the Magnolia Park region. Still in the same zip code. And just a few blocks away from the Warner Bros Studio main lot plus just 2 blocks away from Warner Bros TV Animation and just 1 block from the Animation Guild which is the union for our industry.</div>
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Some great additional news is that we'll be located in the same building as Center Stage Gallery which is a dedicated showplace for animation art and is owned by CTN (the Creative Talent Network) which is a major artist oriented organization and which sponsors a huge expo every year just down the road in November.</div>
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We'll be conducting our first class session at our new location (847 N Hollywood Way Suite 204) this coming Monday evening January 21. Here's a first look at where we're moving to. </div>
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This is the building we're moving to on Hollywood Way. Our new home!</div>
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Our main classroom. Very spacious! Much more room than before.</div>
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Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-27013533309345441652019-01-03T15:40:00.000-08:002019-01-03T16:04:18.990-08:00Happy New Year 2019 !!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Greetings to our friends and followers here on the Academy's blog! We've been maintaining this blog since 2006 and it's great to be continuing with you as we enter into a very exciting upcoming year. I have some special news to share with everyone about some positive developments and I'll do doing soon.</div>
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Meanwhile here's something to spread some joy and happiness and to give a face to the Academy and all the wonderful people associated with us this past year. If you were with us in 2018 you'll likely see your self in the class portrait below. </div>
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Have a terrific 2019 everyone and Keep Creating!!</div>
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Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-6438170489566617992018-07-28T18:05:00.002-07:002018-07-28T18:24:48.202-07:00When John Nevarez Was Here<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Many times when students inquire or enroll with us they're amazed when they find out the incredible artists who once attended the Academy as students. Recently I dug up some treasure from our archives and discovered a trove of art from the great John Nevarez when he was here as a student. John eventually became an instructor with us. After several wonderful years enjoying his presence and generous enthusiastic creativity he eventually made it to Pixar where he's enjoyed a fabulous career with his most current credits on "Coco".</div>
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Here are some samples of original art that John created in the early 2000's. This is a small sample of a large quantity of work he left us to remember him by from his days at the Academy.</div>
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Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23852420.post-60798435369590860662018-05-31T13:31:00.001-07:002018-05-31T13:31:30.690-07:00Hannah Smith on Patreon - Process animation video<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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She's been a fantastic student and now she's showcasing her animation expertise on Patreon. This is Hannah Smith's latest video where she features her animation process from the initial rough footage to the final color version. Hannah is proficient in Toonboom which is industry standard software for traditional hand drawn animation. Hannah has also started a Patreon account to help move her production along. Take a look at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebluewolfstudios" target="_blank">The Blue Wolf Studios on Patreon</a> and consider supporting this emerging talent and her outstanding work. You can also follow <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/Thebluewolfstudios/videos" target="_blank">Hannah Smith's Blue Wolf Studios on YouTube</a>.</div>
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