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Best Wordpress Portfolio Themes (For Animators and Visual Artists)

Having your own website to show off your work is extremely important. One of the easiest ways to set up a portfolio website is using Wordpress. For this article we dug up a few gems from the ocean of themes out …

Happy Holidays from Bloop Animation!

Hey everyone, This has been a great year for Bloop Animation (more like half a year), and it’s all thanks to you. Thank you for following the blog and watching the videos on YouTube. Your feedback is what keeps me going when …

Best Free Maya Rigs

Bloop Animation greatly encourages the “rebel” approach in creating cool things. That’s why we are completely transparent with our Making an Animated Movie series and that’s also why we love great free resources. Using free rigs is great for animation …

SVA Graduate Sari Rodrig Talks About Her Upcoming Animated Short “Essence”

In 2012 Sari Rodrig has released the award-winning animated short film “Brother”. An SVA graduate and former Pixar intern, Sari is currently working on a new ambitious animated film – “Essence”. What is your 3D background? My background is in …

3D Animation Pipeline (Making an Animated Movie)

In this part of our Making an Animated Movie series I’m going to go over the 3D animation pipeline I follow when working on my films. Having a simple and unified structure is extremely important when working of such a …

Ultimate Ball Rig: A Free Squash and Stretch Scalable Bouncing Ball Rig (For Maya)

I created this ball rig for my upcoming animated short, but it could be used for some basic bouncing ball animation exercises as well. It can do pretty much everything a bouncing ball rig should do, and a bit more: …

Animation Software: Which One Should You Use?

Animation Software: Which One Should You Use?One of the most common questions I’m asked is “What software do you use?” Is it Maya? After Effects? Animate? In this article I break down the options you have when choosing your animation software. It’s …

Switching to a Wacom Tablet for 3D Animation: Why and How

Using a mouse There’s an industry tale about a guy interviewing for a VFX position and when asked to perform a certain task he reached for the mouse instead of the tablet pen. At that moment his verdict was determined. …

Creating an Animation Demo Reel – The Complete Guide

It’s All About the Reel For many professions, having a good resume or cover letter is the most important factor in getting a job. For animators and visual effects people it’s all about the demo reel. Over the years I …