In the final episode of Animoot, we tell our animation journeys through a collection of old art from the beginning up to today. Onion must choose between running a laser tag place and working on Dr. Who. Crowne tries to be practical and studies

Art Game

Sep 2nd, 2019 18m 26s

Two animators attempt an art game where you speed draw comics in real time. A silly penultimate Animoot episode before the finale special.

Lip Sync

Aug 12th, 2019 33m 49s

Casual intro: words in North America vs Australia, how to key and animate lip sync, what sets of mouths to make, lip sync on 2s or 1s, budget lip sync, critiquing animation in public, using animation to advertise, animation subscription service

Is 2D Dying?

Aug 5th, 2019 26m 5s

Is 2D animation dead? 2D animation in feature films. Why are there 2D pencil tests for 3D films? Film Genres and hybrid animation. Is 2D faster, easier, and cheaper than 3D these days? 2D vs 3D in video games. Disney remaking 2D movies as “live

Making Your Own Animated Series

Jul 29th, 2019 32m 32s

Making an animated series by yourself, automated components to animation, special effects automation, making pitch bibles, demos, and bumpers instead of full pilots yourself, 3D that looks like 2D, total automation coming to take our jobs, art

Procrastination is Anxiety

Jul 22nd, 2019 27m 16s

Is procrastination a form of anxiety, and how does that affect your art? Art fears driving procrastination. Avoiding big art projects. Disliking the sound of your own voice. Being in the right mindset to do a task. Fear of imperfection and bein

Working in Small Teams

Jul 8th, 2019 17m 55s

Animating in small teams vs big teams. Hot desking. Team politics and arguments, emotional attachments to characters. No room for mediocrity. I give it a solid 5/10. Separating personal opinion from what is best for a team.

Art Block and Staying Motivated

Jul 1st, 2019 25m 34s

What is Art Block? Is art block real? Methods to deal with lack of motivation and procrastination. Burnout. Willpower productivity game.

Production Pipeline

Jun 24th, 2019 24m 59s

What should be considered when building a pipeline, movement vs character design, pipeline for personal projects, the ultimate limiter: budget and schedule

Putting Out Fires

Jun 17th, 2019 30m 47s

Urgent task management, team management, spreadsheets and pipelines

Ideas VS Execution

Jun 3rd, 2019 25m 36s

Having good ideas does not make you special. Execution can make you special. How do you execute an idea in a way that it will actually happen and get finished? Explorative ideas versus Outlined ideas. What to do if you have an idea but no skil

Struggling with YouTube

May 27th, 2019 29m 34s

The shift in how YouTube works since 2019. Is success/failure completely random? Looking at YouTube data and statistics. Bad recommended videos on home pages. Everybody is being controlled by the YouTube robot algorithm without even knowing it.

Animation and Game Programming

May 20th, 2019 21m 37s

Discussion of programming art and animation into a game. WillPower tile building system, boss splicer machine and corner shadow combinations.

Synesthesia: Ways of Learning Animation

May 13th, 2019 23m 49s

Which way do you learn best? The Animator’s Survival Kit, the Illusion of Life, Alan Becker 12 Principles Series, being completely unable to visualize something in your mind, rare mind visualization superpowers, talent vs skill, Synesthesia, th

Drawing Like A Child

May 6th, 2019 23m 27s

Drawing as an adult vs drawing as a kid, keeping old art, remembering to draw for fun, drawing the same thing over and over, defining moments as a young artist, The Secret to Being A Great Artist by Stephen McCranie, organic effects

Dealing With Animation Critique

Apr 29th, 2019 24m 49s

Giving Critique. Is your critique meaningful or necessary? Critique when it’s your job, when to disagree, critique from clients, casual critique, getting your soul crushed

Animation Art Styles

Apr 22nd, 2019 21m 18s

How good are you at copying others’ styles? Specific art styles in animation. Animators who have very recognizable styles, recognizing an imitation of a style, seeing influences of other animators in a style, bootleg styles, anime, cartoon anat

Animation Addiction and Fun MAP Ideas

Apr 15th, 2019 23m 29s

Is animating an addiction? Psychology of chance, inventing new types of animation collaborations, reanimation projects, animation battle royale, fun drawing games with friends, a collab where everyone must use the same style

Planning a Freelance Day

Apr 8th, 2019 34m 53s

Morning routine, avoiding distractions, evening routine, writing down plans, setting alarms, accountability to others and deadlines, rebranding, tricks to get started and stay in practice, Seth Godin and “The Drip”

Frustrations with New Animation Programs

Mar 25th, 2019 24m 39s

What you battle against when you learn new animation or art software. DaVinci Resolve (a free video editing program). Nodes vs Layers, Krita, Moho Animation Studio, Shape tweens, TV Paint, Photoshop, choice anxiety, 3 second challenge

Inside the Onion Skin Rig

Mar 18th, 2019 22m 55s

Video version: https://youtu.be/ra2p62Vi6dQHow the Onion Skin puppet is rigged and programmed, rigging features in Toon Boom Premium, how master controllers work (animating with sliders), balancing technical rigging mindset with emotional stor

Inside the Scribbles Rig

Mar 11th, 2019 28m 24s

Video version: https://youtu.be/niAqIvscmH8The secret behind Season 3 Scribbles, symbols in Toon Boom vs Flash, methods of coloring in Toon Boom, recent new Harmony features, confusing things about Toon Boom for Flash animators, plugins in Too

When to Reveal & Hosting Collabs

Mar 4th, 2019 16m 59s

When to reveal your project and promote it, when to spoil things, organizing a Multi Animator Project, organizing animation community projects, how studios organize animations

When To Give Up

Feb 25th, 2019 27m 37s

When to give up on an ideaQuitting out of boredom or profit lossWorld Builder’s DiseaseDo good ideas arrive fast or slow?Shelving dead ideas for laterIf you talk about ideas do you lose interest in finishing them?Inconsistent world buildi