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We recently delivered an Animation Workshop at a school, where students got a behind-the-scenes look at the animation industry and how it actually works. The session covered: -How animation is made -Industry roles and career paths -Tools used by professionals -How students can start learning animation right now Our goal was to show students that animation isn’t just something to watch, it’s something they can create, explore, and grow into from an early stage. Seeing their excitement and curiosity reminded us why creative education matters. Every big career starts with a first spark workshop given by Amal Bin kuwair

8 Animation Free Courses This is the best free pack! 1. Complete Free Blender Course for Beginners - 2025 ↳ This is a fantastic course of how to master Blender! 2. The Basics of the 3D Animation ↳ Learn how to create animations in Maya 3. Basic Animation in After Effects ↳ Learn the basics of animation in After Effects 4. How to Make an Animated Movie ↳ The process of how to create an animated short film 5. Logo Animation Fundamentals ↳ The cool process of animating a logo 6. Creating Cartoon scene in Adobe Animate ↳ Learn about the basics of Adobe Animate 7. 2D Cartoon Animation Course: Create Stories & Rhymes Videos ↳ The perfect course if you want to create cartoon stories 8. Logo Animation in Adobe After for Beginners ↳ How to create logo animation in After Effects. That’s it! These courses are on Udemy! Which course is your favorite?

What happens when raw talent meets real-world access? This video showcases AJ, a 13-year-old animator thriving in a professional production environment. It's not a demo; it's a glimpse into Cued Animations' approach to education—inviting young creators into real workflows with high expectations. We're renewing the belief that age doesn't define potential; opportunity does. By investing in young people properly, we unlock confidence and growth, helping them realize, "I belong in this space." #Animation #Education #YouthDevelopment #CreativeOpportunity #CuedAnimations

Animation on your iPad just got a whole lot easier, more fun, and more entertaining thanks to Skillshare Top Teacher Peggy Dean and our friends at Procreate Dreams. ICYMI, Procreate Dreams launched a brand new update with all the features you’ve been asking for. Think improved workflows, Timeline mode to better track your work, and a fresh Flipbook feature. Best yet, Peggy Dean is on hand to walk you through everything you need to know to go from static illustration to full-blown animation. Procreate Dreams 2: Playful Animation for Artists: https://lnkd.in/eridPFkG #ProcreateDreams2 #ProcreateApp #Skillshare #AnimationClass #DigitalArt #MotionGraphics #LearnToAnimate

🎬 Teaching Motion to Tell a Story In animation, movement isn’t decoration — it’s language. A tilt of the head, a pause before a step, the way a character leans into a run — these are the choices that tell the audience how someone feels before a single word is spoken. At Fun Academy, we spend a lot of time in this rough, exploratory stage. It’s where characters learn how to exist in their world, how to relate to each other, and how emotion becomes physical. This part of the process is messy, playful, and deeply creative — and it’s where story and performance first meet. Long before polish, animation is about performance.

I’ve been working in Toon Boom for almost 10 years, and somehow this year is the first time I’ve really dug into the Node View. For most of my career, I’ve focused heavily on frame-by-frame animation, so the node system was something I’d only touched lightly, just enough to get by. Recently though, I’ve been working on a project with much more puppeted animation, which pushed me to finally slow down, open the Node View, and actually learn it. It’s been a great reminder that no matter how long you’ve been in this industry, there’s always more to explore. If you’re also diving into puppeted animation in Toon Boom, these creators have been incredibly helpful for me: �� ZeBirdBrain https://lnkd.in/d4YBFK9M She has hundreds of hours of tutorials covering pretty much every corner of Toon Boom. An amazing resource. 🎥 DrawSean https://lnkd.in/d-M-s4rZ Fantastic step-by-step walkthroughs on building and animating characters from start to finish. Super clear and practical. I’d also recommend the official Toon Boom YouTube channel. The tutorials are a bit drier, but very clear and well structured. Keep learning, keep refining the craft. If you’ve got other Toon Boom resources you swear by, I’d love to hear them 👀

After a weeks’ worth of what I thought was dazzling animation... My mentor didn't give me the feedback I was expecting. I was in shock...and later in despair... but this became a turning point in my career. It was exactly what I needed to hear. From this point on, I committed myself and went from being mediocre to getting paid as an animator a year later. In this series, I'm going to walk you through every detail and notes my Pixar mentor gave me. In this video we're covering stronger spacing. Check out the 21-Day Beyond Beginner Animation Challenge in my bio. The 21-Day challenge is designed to take an absolute Day 1 beginner and give you the skills to become the kind of animator who's capable and on the fast track to going pro in tv, movies, or games. #animation #3danimation #animator #animacion #blender #tutorial #cgi #animationart #mentor #animatorsoninstagram #educational #art #artist #anime

What happens when talent meets access? This video features AJ, a 13-year-old animator being taught real production—workflows, expectations, discipline. It's not a demo or hobby project, but a glimpse into Cued Animations' mission: to create pathways for young talent. Growth isn't just skill development, it's realizing "I belong in this space." How can we invest in young people properly? #Animation #Education #YouthDevelopment #CreativeCareers

Netflix just made a move that could change animation forever… They’re officially backing Blender 🧡 Open source. Studio-grade. No licenses. This is bigger than it sounds 👇 https://lnkd.in/dUgRyeHG

Netflix just made a move that could change animation forever… They’re officially backing Blender 🧡 Open source. Studio-grade. No licenses. This is bigger than it sounds 👇 https://lnkd.in/dcVmBS6j