Joshua Pinker on joining the animation industry
Joshua Pinker is a 2D animation artist, originally from New Jersey. He graduated from Lesley University in 2014. Since then he has contributed as an animator on numerous projects with studios across Canada and the United States. In his spare time Joshua self-published and released an e-book, Your Animated Journey,…Read More
Beep & Tweet features robots, lasers, explosions and heart
Beep & Tweet is an ambitious animated short produced by Iron Feather Studios, a team of third-year students at Sheridan College in Ontario, Canada. Their film follows a robot who takes a small bird under its wing, but must come to terms with the meaning of love and letting go.…Read More
Quinn Taketa on making a splash with Part of Your World
When Quinn Taketa began sharing her thesis film Part of Your World on social media, she didn’t expect it to go viral. Within a few days, the short film has garnered over 78k views on Twitter, and gained acclaim on LinkedIn and NewGrounds as well. Taketa is an American animator…Read More
Tony Ross on teaching beginners Toon Boom Harmony Premium
Tony Ross (also known as TonyTeach) is an animator and instructor who has taught courses for the Atlanta College of Art, Lynda.com and LinkedIn Learning. He has also worked with Toon Boom to get artists and animators comfortable with working in Harmony Premium — professional animation software used at animation…Read More
Germán Acuña delves into Chilean sorcery in Nahuel and The Magic Book
What is your greatest fear? Animator Germán Acuña helps us overcome our phobias in his beautifully-imagined directorial debut, Nahuel y el libro mágico (Nahuel and the Magic Book). The feature follows a protagonist held back in life by an overwhelming fear of the ocean, who faces stormy seas and sorcerous…Read More
Joe Sutherland on animating with miniature sets in Cows Come Home
From Independence Day to A Grand Day Out, tales of the extra-terrestrial have always captured our imagination. While alien life-forms and encounters with distant civilizations provide great inspiration for animated films, they also pose unique challenges for their animators. Joe Sutherland and his team have risen to that task with…Read More
Pinot on reaching audiences with 6-second videos
To show animators and independent artists possibilities for their work in Toon Boom Harmony 20, we invited seven artists and teams to produce a demo video, each contributing scenes inspired by a short prompt. These artists were drawn from both the Toon Boom Ambassador Program and our international community, and…Read More
Arthell Isom on storytelling through background design
To celebrate the release of Toon Boom Harmony 20, we approached artists and teams around the world to contribute to a demo video highlighting the features and capabilities of our new animation software. These teams were drawn from our international community of artists, who were given total creative freedom to…Read More
Greg Doble digs up classic animation techniques in Don’t Die
Greg Doble is a Montreal-based animator and illustrator who specializes in 2D animation. His shorts have been shown at Encounters, Third Culture, and the Toronto Animated Arts Festival. Greg teamed up with the all-women, doom-pop band, NOBRO — along with videographer Bobby León — to create a morbidly playful music…Read More
Why is everybody talking about adult animation?
As live-action productions ground to a halt at the beginning of lockdown, animated projects around the world remain on track for their deadlines. This is largely due to animators being able to work remotely thanks to digital pipelines and tools (read our profile of five animators working from home). Adult…Read More
Mark Borgions offers perspective on animating illustrations in Harmony
For the launch of Toon Boom Harmony 20, we hired seven artists and teams around the world to participate in a demo video highlighting the features and capabilities of our new animation software. These artists were drawn from both the Toon Boom Ambassador Program and our international community of artists,…Read More
Diving into animation and live-action with Gonzalo Azpiri
To show our community what is possible in Toon Boom Harmony 20, we invited seven artists and teams to produce the official demo video, each contributing scenes inspired by a short prompt. These teams were drawn from both the Toon Boom Ambassador Program and our international community of artists, and…Read More
Anja Shu on animating with watercolour effects and textures
To showcase all of the features in Toon Boom Harmony 20, we invited seven artists and teams to produce a demo video, each contributing scenes inspired by a short prompt. These teams were drawn from both the Toon Boom Ambassador Program and our international community, and were given total creative…Read More