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Anim8 Blog
3y ago
Overview Half a decade ago, I started building Anim8 with the goal of providing an alternative to YouTube with a less toxic user experience, more emphasis on the relationship between fans and creators and more fair ways to get paid for good content. Within a few months I was joined by some spectacular talent, including ..read more
Anim8 Blog
4y ago
Making a dynamic animation is easy if you know the tricks the pros use. Even you can become a great animator ..read more
Anim8 Blog
4y ago
Throughout the course of our lives, the animation industry has drastically changed thanks to those in the industry (especially now due to the current events of the world). Due to this change, the barrier of entry has vastly shifted, allowing fresh faces into the market. The birth of the internet created a new medium for ..read more
Anim8 Blog
4y ago
Review of 9tailedBrush’s “Red Rain” This is a new series of posts I wanted to start by reviewing some animations that I find interesting. A great start to this series is “Red Rain” animated by 9tailedBrush. A short action-packed animation set in a very interesting and unique environment, we follow an unnamed, crazed female character’s ..read more
Anim8 Blog
4y ago
When planning out a big animation project, a lot of animators tend to have an awesome general idea of it but don’t know how to actually plan it out and convert those ideas into a full finished project. A lot of people just start animating from a blank slate, but without some kind of organization ..read more
Anim8 Blog
4y ago
Quick Tips Before You Begin When I start to work, I gather the character’s personalities, setting, music (if applicable) and setting to formulate a story that can be concise. The storyboard helps keep track of all this and more. For one, the story/project idea does not get lost and messy as I complete the project ..read more
Anim8 Blog
4y ago
If you are an artist or an animator, then you probably know about the dreaded word: plagiarism. That terrible concept of taking someone’s idea and selling/advertising it as your own. Obviously, this is bad, because it is theft. It is literally stealing a creators’ hard work. Then, however, we have a problem. What about references ..read more
Anim8 Blog
4y ago
One of the things most digital animators need for them to begin the process is good software. Whether you’re doing traditional frame by frame or digital puppetry, but for most budding animators spending a large sum of money on software licenses can seem a bit daunting. Fortunately, with the miracle of open-sourcing, we need ..read more