The increase in the capability of the Apple iPad and its library of apps led many artists to consider moving to the mobile device as their primary content creation tool. If you are an animator, FlipClip and ToonSquid are two apps that you might be considering as part of your animation workflow on iPad. In this post, we'll look at the differences between these programs to find the one that best suits your needs. In other words: ToonSquid vs. FlipaClip. Which one should you use? Contents: Use Cases Learning Curve Art Tools Animation Features Cost How to get started Use Cases ToonSquid ToonS ..read more

When you're ready to start writing a screenplay, the first thing you need to figure out is what tool you're going to use. You're going to be spending a lot of time with it, so you want to make sure you pick the right one. The biggest name in the screenwriting game is Final Draft. I'm sure you've heard of it. But there is one alternative I think is worth considering - Arc Studio Pro. While both programs, at the end of the day, do the same thing (let you write a screenplay), they do work in different ways that might appeal to different people. In this article, we're going to look at what those ..read more

When you're ready to start writing a screenplay, the first thing you need to figure out is what tool you're going to use. You're going to be spending a lot of time with it, so you want to make sure you pick the right one. The biggest name in the screenwriting game is Final Draft. I'm sure you've heard of it. But there is one alternative I think is worth considering - Arc Studio Pro. While both programs, at the end of the day, do the same thing (let you write a screenplay), they do work in different ways that might appeal to different people. In this article, we're going to look at what those ..read more

I wanted to let you know about ANOTHER new course that’s coming up the chain. It’s called iPad Animation, and it’s awesome. As you probably guessed from the title, this course focuses on the process of animating on an iPad. Why an iPad? Mostly because out of all the consumer tablets, the iPad (along with the Apple Pencil) offers the best drawing experience. But no worries. If you’re using a different tablet for drawing, you can still take away a ton from this course. So what is this course about? In a few words – this course covers EVERYTHING you need to animate on an iPad, for every skill lev ..read more

I wanted to share some exciting news with you about a project we’ve been working on behind the scenes. We know you love storytelling and have a passion for filmmaking, so we’ve created something just for you! A brand new course called Screenwriting Foundations! Screenwriting Foundations is a comprehensive online video course, that takes you, step-by-step, through the art and craft of screenwriting.  We’ll kick things off with basic screenwriting terms and concepts and go over both free and paid software options. Then we’ll dive deep into the anatomy of a screenplay, covering its structure ..read more

If you’re interested in pursuing a career in film or animation, you’ll quickly discover that storyboarding is an essential part of the process. But what exactly is storyboarding? What is a storyboard? Storyboarding is a preproduction tool consisting of a series of images, usually drawings, with descriptions that depict everything intended to happen, moment by moment over the course of a piece of visual media. It’s a tool used to reduce uncertainty in the filmmaking process, making it easier for everyone involved to work towards the same goal. The storyboard is not an end product in and of itse ..read more

The world of animation has come a long way since its early days. Animators of today have access to advanced technology and software tools that make the process easier and more efficient than ever before (learning animation is also easier than ever) However, despite these advancements, there are still certain core concepts that continue to be the foundation of any animation education. These concepts are known as the 12 principles of animation. Developed in the 1930s by animators at Walt Disney studios, the 12 principles of animation were a gradual process of discovery and refinement. As animato ..read more

Storyboarding is one of the most important steps of the creative process for filmmakers, animators, and anyone who's planning any kind of video project. This is why we created the best free storyboard template you can download right now. In this post you'll find 3 unique storyboard templates, each is designed for a different part of the process, or different working styles. Thumbnail Designed for quick sketches, a great way to get your initial ideas down on paper. We included many panels on each page to make it easier to get a feeling for the rhythm of your scene as you work. This templa ..read more

In the 9+ years Bloop Animation has been around, we have always created our own products and courses. Bloop was never meant to be a course marketplace, but rather a boutique learning platform with high-quality premium courses. That meant our rule was – we create and own all of our courses. Today, we break that rule. Today we announce a new course, created by our friends at Story Xperiential in partnership with Pixar Animation Studios. You can guess why we broke our rule for this one (: Story Xperiential was created by a team of former Pixar veterans with the purpose of reaching out to creative ..read more

Before writing this yearly review, I did what I do every time – I read through past reviews. I try to be as honest as I can with my intentions for future plans when I write these reviews, and I think that’s a good thing, but the down side is that they sometimes create an ironic narrative. For example, this year I have finished the first Snowlands graphic novel, but looking back at the yearly reviews shows the many incarnations of this project, starting at 2017 as a futuristic YA graphic novel, which was then discarded in 2018 in favor of writing a feature film, which was then written in 2019 w ..read more