This is a great question. First off, the market for artists was much smaller and the required skill sets very different. Artists worked traditionally and were just learning digital skills. Today, the capacity to produce at great speed has sometimes overshadowed genuine design....

This question should really be the other way around, that is, ‘what made you become a chef before you became an animator?’ I think fresh out of school, it was difficult for me to put in to words what I really wanted to do. I had an interest in animation and film making in gene...

Making films sure ain’t easy. Making films while working full time as an animator at feature animation studios? Less so. Tough production schedules haven’t stopped the filmmakers at Side Films from creating some truly dark, twisted and imaginative short films that explore them...

There is definitely an adjustment period as you shift from one style of film to the next. Usually what I do when I start on a show is I take a look at what the supervisors, leads and other animators have done to get an idea of the style they’re looking for, as well as what the...

With 10 years of experience under her belt, Bianca Draghici has been in the trenches as a a texture artist, a concept artist and an art director. We sat down with Draghici to talk about her stunning work on Massive Entertainment’s “The Division” as well as her transition betwe...

Creating worlds for animated feature films takes equal parts imagination and research. Having created some of the most memorable worlds in films like DreamWorks Animation’s “The Croods” and the “How to Train Your Dragon” series, visual development artist Nicolas Weis shares hi...

With years of experience at top studios around the world, Ben Rush knows a thing or two about making animated films. Currently an animator on Pixar’s “Finding Dory”, Rush most recently was at Google ATAP on the upcoming Spotlight Story “On Ice” and developed the Beast characte...

We’re continuing our spotlight series on the professional artists who have taken it upon themselves to tackle the monumental task of creating a personal short film outside of the studio system. This week we sit down with Director and veteran Story Artist Cinzia Angelini to tal...