Tips to Beat those Back to School Blues

There are two types of students, those who can’t wait to rush back to school for the new semester and those who have a serious case of the back-to-school blues. If you’re part of the latter group, here are 5 tips that will help you get ready for the next school year. Continue reading “Tips to Beat those Back to School Blues”

#AD4EVER Back to Basics: #Throwback

This week, we want to take the opportunity to look back at some great works from #AD4EVER Back to Basics.

Here are the highlights of some creative and inspiring works solicited from the event. It is rewarding to see how our users leverage from our tutorials and apply the skills to  their own work!  Check our blog if you missed the quick tips that will enhance your animations! Continue reading “#AD4EVER Back to Basics: #Throwback”

#AD4EVER Back-To-Basic: The Final – All Good Things Must Come To An End

This is our final post of #AD4EVER Back-to-Basic series. We hope this series could serve as your future reference guide. Besides just teaching you some classic animation techniques, we hope that we have also inspired you to be even more creative and make your own animation. Continue reading “#AD4EVER Back-To-Basic: The Final – All Good Things Must Come To An End”

#AD4EVER Back to Basics V: It’s Time for Stop Motion Animation

You must have come across a flip book when you were younger and find yourself unable to resist flicking it over and over again once you have started. And after each time it leaves you with a feeling of amazement, as you see static images come to life in front of your eyes.

In this edition of #AD4EVER Back to Basics, we will introduce to you stop motion animation, an animation technique that shares some basic principles as flip books. As one of the oldest techniques in the history of animation creation, stop-motion is a timeless and essential animation skill to add to your knowledge base. Continue reading “#AD4EVER Back to Basics V: It’s Time for Stop Motion Animation”

#AD4EVER Back to Basics IV: Cutout Animation – A Technique Evolving with Time

(Featured image from the famous South Park TV series)

This week we are taking you on a trip back down history lane, teaching you one of the oldest and simplest animation techniques that has evolved with time. Cutout animation has witnessed the change in society and embraced the ease of making animations using the latest technology without losing its fundamental principle. Continue reading “#AD4EVER Back to Basics IV: Cutout Animation – A Technique Evolving with Time”