Learning 2D Animation

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Featured 2D Animation Article

Acting and Animation

"An animator is an actor with a pencil", goes the oldest and truest animation cliché. Not "a draftsman that acts", but first and foremost - an actor. If you're trying to tell a story through a character, inevitably you're an actor. The only question is whether you are a good actor or a bad one.

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2D Animation Article

The 28 Principles of animation
(by Mark Kennedy)

Becoming an animator
(by Shanna Smith)

Acting and Animation
(by Doron A. Meir)

Choosing an 2D Animation School

Character Animation Books
(by Harold Whitaker and John Halas)

Concept Artist:
Aaron St. Goddard

Brokensaints.com Character Designer:
Andrew West

Top ranked Traditional Animation schools in the country

ITT Tech
(game design)

DeVry University
(game design)

DMAC
(Special Effects) & (3d Animation)

Full Sail
(video game) &
(3d Animation)

The Art Institute Online

Westwood College (game design & animation)

Collins College
IADT-Tampa (CG animation)

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