Animation Mentor Workshop

Animation Mentor Workshop

I wanted to add a professional animation skillset to my portfolio and hope to create projects with the teams of Pixar, Disney, or DreamWorks someday. I thought Animation Mentor was the right place for me. I knew there were many options for learning the art of animation:
Animation Learning Choices
① 4-year Art Schools
② Traditional Universities
③ Other Online Schools. 
Animation Mentor focuses solely on the art of 3D character animation and trains students to create the kind of animation that entertainment studios are looking for. Instead of just discussing animation, you will create it using industry-standard tools and professional character rigs with professional animators currently working in the industry. 
Animation Mentor has the most studio-diverse mentors of any school, with animators from studios like Pixar, Disney, DreamWorks, ILM, and many others. While animating the latest films, TV shows, and video games, the instructors provide feedback and share real-world advice that helps students succeed.
The Core Animation Courses will prepare you for a career in animation in 1/4 of the time you’d spend at a four-year college. In 18 months, artists can go from animating basics like walk cycles to creating high-quality character performances and demo reels. 

Animation Mentor Profile Page

Animation Mentor Profile Page

MY FIRST ASSIGNMENT
A Squirrel needed a house, so I built one using Autodesk Maya for my Animation Mentor Assignment. 

Animation Mentor First Assignment

Square House 1
Square House 1
Square House 2
Square House 2
Square House 3
Square House 3
Square House

Square House

Square House 1
Square House 1
Square House 2
Square House 2
Square House Mailbox
Square House Mailbox
Square House 3
Square House 3
Bouncing Ball - Second Assignment
Squirrel Jumping - Third Assignment
POSE AND HEAD TURN ASSIGNMENT - 4th
Pose 1
Pose 1
Pose 2
Pose 2
Pose 3
Pose 3
Pose 4
Pose 4
Pose 5
Pose 5
Robot Arm Animation - 5th Assignment
The Courses Animation Mentor Provides
Animation Mentor
Animation Mentor
Maya Workshop: Animation Basics
Maya Workshop: Animation Basics
Animation BasicsAdvanced Body Mechnics
Animation BasicsAdvanced Body Mechnics
Advanced Body Mechnics
Advanced Body Mechnics
Body Mechanics
Body Mechanics
Game Animation: Combat Attacks
Game Animation: Combat Attacks
Game Animation Fundamentals
Game Animation Fundamentals
Introduction to Acting
Introduction to Acting
Creature Animation: Locomotion
Creature Animation: Locomotion
Advanced Acting
Advanced Acting
Previs
Previs
Cartoony Animation for #D Animators
Cartoony Animation for #D Animators
Feature Animation Acting & Polish
Feature Animation Acting & Polish
2D Animation
2D Animation
Walk Cycles & Character Movement
Walk Cycles & Character Movement
Fight & Flight
Fight & Flight
Anisa's Successful Journey Through the Animation Mentor Maya Workshop Course
Anisa successfully completed the Animation Mentor Maya Workshop Course. Animation Mentor, a renowned online animation school based in Emeryville, California, specializes in 3D character animation. Anisa was attracted to the focused approach of Animation Mentor as it equips students with the precise animation skills sought by leading entertainment studios.
♦ Anisa undertook numerous assignments during her course, including:
♦ Creating a house for a squirrel using Autodesk Maya.
♦ Animating a bouncing ball.
♦ Making a squirrel jump in an animated sequence.
♦ A pose and head-turn assignment.
♦ Animating a robot arm.
Throughout her course, Anisa learned from professional animators in top studios like Pixar, Disney, DreamWorks, and ILM. These mentors provided real-world advice, guidance, and valuable feedback on her assignments.
The Animation Mentor curriculum includes various topics, from Animation Basics to Advanced Body Mechanics, Game Animation Fundamentals to Advanced Acting, and Creature Animation: Locomotion to Feature Animation Acting & Polish. Anisa mastered these and many other topics during her course.
Upon completing the course, Anisa regularly updated her art website with new creations. Through her website, she offers commissions and shares her creative process via Speedpaint videos and more on her YouTube channel. She hopes to leverage her professional animation skillset, honed at Animation Mentor, to create projects with teams at Pixar, Disney, or DreamWorks someday.
COMMISSION 
I consistently update my art website with new pieces I create. You could contact me If you need to commission any project. You can also learn how I made some of my art by watching the Speedpaint videos and more on my YouTube channel
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