News & UpdatesThe blogNotes on craft, career advice, and the occasional war story — pulled live from Jim's blog.Feb 6, 2026Animation Career Tips: Insights for SuccessEntering the animation industry can be both exciting and challenging. Whether you dream of working on blockbuster films, video games, or television series, understanding the path to success is crucialRead→Jan 13, 2026Top Animation places to Improve Your Skills and Learn more about animationAnimation is a powerful medium that brings stories, ideas, and characters to life. Whether you're a hobbyist or an aspiring professional, improving your animation skills can open up exciting creative Read→Dec 16, 2025The Truth About Animation: Why Fundamentals MatterAnimation Is Not Output. It’s Decision-Making.Animation has never been about producing frames. It’s about making critical decisions: • When something moves • How fast it moves • Where it accelerates •Read→Oct 9, 2025Best Animation Tips for BeginnersStarting your journey in animation can be exciting yet overwhelming. With so many tools, techniques, and styles available, knowing where to begin is crucial. This guide offers essential beginner animaRead→VDKJun 30, 2025Building Your Animation Career with iAnimate: A Comprehensive GuideIf you're serious about building a career as an animator, iAnimate stands out as one of the most trusted online animation schools. Their workshops connect you with top talent from studios like Pixar, Read→Jun 21, 2025The ONE Animation Mistake Beginners Must Avoid: Animation Spacing Made SimpleAnimation is a lot like music—smooth, clear rhythms keep your audience engaged, while stumbles pull them out of the experience. One of the most common mistakes new animators make is ignoring the imporRead→VDKMay 27, 2025The Journey of an Animator: Attila's Inspiring StoryInspiration doesn’t always arrive with fanfare. Sometimes, it shows up as a quiet Zoom conversation with someone on the edge of giving up—but hasn’t. That was Attila.He lives in Vienna now, by way of Read→Apr 20, 2025Level Up Your Animation: How Specific Acting Choices Transform Your Scenes from Average to Outstanding !Have you ever wondered how to make your animation truly captivating? It's more than just flashy movements and cool effects. One of the biggest things that separates great animation from mediocre work Read→Apr 5, 2025The Iron Giant: How One Movie Made Me Cry and Changed My LifeHave you ever watched a film that completely altered your perspective? For Jordan, that movie was The Iron Giant, Brad Bird's animated masterpiece. As a child, Jordan was so moved by the film, that heRead→Mar 19, 2025Unlock the Secrets of Animation: Reading the Graph Editor Like a ProEver feel lost staring at the graph editor in your animation software? Do you just move the curves around without really understanding what they mean? It's time to change that. The graph editor isn't Read→Mar 11, 2025Animate Like a Pro: Unlock the Magic with BreakdownsWant to make your animations pop with life and energy? The secret weapon is using dynamic breakdowns! Breakdowns are those in-between frames that bridge your key poses, and they're what separate stiffRead→Mar 5, 2025Unlock Animation Secrets: The Laziest Way to Master Spacing, Timing & Ease of Learning!Want to learn animation but feel intimidated? Spacing and timing got you scratching your head? Well, get ready for the easiest animation exercise you'll ever try! This simple technique will teach you Read→Feb 23, 2025Create An Animation Showreel That Recruiters Actually Want to WatchWhen it comes to applying for animation jobs, your showreel is your calling card. It's the first thing recruiters and supervisors see, and it's often the only thing they'll use to decide whether you'rRead→Aug 18, 2020ANIMBOT RESOURCES!!Heres a couple of youtube channels that go through the tools of animbot.. Enjoy!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G49wexNmQ-Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfdMTQnPReMRead→VDKMar 29, 2020Animawarriors Essence of Animation courseI am recommending this course to anyone who is interested in furthering their animation skills, specifically in the cartoony sense. To make sure that the course meets my standards and so far I think iRead→Sep 6, 2019New Horse rig! Looks pretty cool . Here's a review from Animation BuffetGorgeous GeorgeRead→Jan 18, 2019Whats the best Computer hardware for animation?Some good advice .. Click on the linkRead→Dec 6, 2018How to learn Snappy FAST AnimationI have been animating now for over 20 years -mostly semi realistic and kinda cartoony animation.. ( Kung Fu Panda, Over the Hedge, Rio 2 etc ) When I look at a Hotel Transylvania movie or a Chances ofRead→Dec 4, 2018Ex Student Gets job at UBISOFT !Hi Jim,How is going ? I don’t know if you remember me, i was one of your student at Ianimate, workshop 3 in 2013. I send you this message because, I’m from France but I leave in Montreal since almost Read→VDKDec 4, 2018Ex student gets a job at Ubisoft, MontrealHi Jim,How is going ? I don’t know if you remember me, i was one of your student at Ianimate, workshop 3 in 2013. I send you this message because, I’m from France but I leave in Montreal since almost Read→
