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Animated News
Animation Meat
Animation Podcast
Archive - ASIFA
Archive - Disney
Blog - AM Tips & Tricks
Blog - Animation Blogspot
Blog - Animation Jam
Blog - ASIFA
Blog - Cartoon Brew
Blog - Disney
Blog - Disney History
Blog - Michael Barrier Thoughts
Blog - Spline Doctors
Blog - Temple of the Seven Golden Camels
Blog - The Living Animation Festival
Blog - The Thief
Blog - Thinking Animation
Forum - Animation Nation
Forum - Animation World Network
Forum - Animwatch
Forum - CG Channel
Forum - CG Society
Forum - CGChar, Animation Forum
Forum - Cold Hard Flash
Forum - Strut Your Reel
Forum - Women in Animation
Pixar Planet
Video - James Baxter's Rough Animation
Video - Little Mermaid Live Panel
Video - Pixar-A Human Story of Computer Animation
Video - Richard Williams-I Drew Roger Rabbit
Video - Richard Williams-The Thief Who Never Gave Up
Video - Ward Kimball - Disney Family Album
Video - Who Framed Roger Rabbit - behind scenes

Animators

2D - Frank and Ollie
2D - Glen Keane
2D - James Baxter
2D - Joanna Quinn
2D - Maël Gourmelen
2D - Michael Sporn
2D - Morrow
2D - Rainplace
2D - Rod Guen
2D - Sergio Pablos
2D - Tex Avery
A.film - Stefan Pruss
Academy of Art - Robin Luera
Academy of Art - Tony Maki
Alan Cook - DreamWorks
AM Founder - Bobby "Boom" Beck
AM Founder and Pixar - Carlos Baena
AM Mentor - Kenny Roy
AM Student - Alexiss Dawn
AM Student - Alli Sadegiani
AM Student - Atle Maeland
AM Student - Bobby Pontillas
AM Student - Danny Garnett
AM Student - Donna Gough
AM Student - Eduardo Gutierrez
AM Student - Eleanor A Dayton
AM Student - Eric Brody
AM Student - Esli Stopato
AM Student - Gary Wee
AM Student - Ghaydaa Saleem
AM Student - Glen Hernandez
AM Student - Jason Van Niekerk
AM Student - Jim Hatibarua
AM Student - Joost Van Schaik
AM Student - Juan Pablo Sans
AM Student - Jules Jammal
AM Student - Malcon Pierce
AM Student - Richard Fournier
AM Student - Sheldon Kruger
AM Student - Steve Adamson
AM Student - Steven Hughes
AM Student - Tobias Von Burkersroda
AM Tutor - David Martinez
Avalanche - Shahbaaz Shah
Blue Sky - Aaron Hartline
Blue Sky - Eric Luhta
Blue Sky - Melvin Tan
Blue Sky - Michael Thurmeier
Blue Sky - Mike Walling
Blue Sky - Nick Bruno
Blue Sky - Scott Carroll
BottleRocket - James Hanpa-etc
CalArts - Jenny Lerew
Calarts - Kris Anka
Calarts - Wattana Khommarath
Calarts - Will Cuna
Clean-up - Richard Smitheman
Das Benz
David Nethery
Disney - Jason Ryan
Disney - Matt Williames
Disney - Rebecca Perez
Disney Interactive - Cameron Flelding
Don Bluth
Donnachada
Dony Permedi
DreamWorks - Alessandro Carloni
DreamWorks - Dane Stogner
DreamWorks - Deter Brown
DreamWorks - Gabrielle Pennacchioli
DreamWorks - Jason Schleifer
DreamWorks - Kevin Koch
DreamWorks - Mike Stern
DreamWorks - Morgan Kelly
DreamWorks - Ron Pucherelli
DreamWorks - Simon Otto
Flash - Brandon Kenney
Flash - Pascal Campion
Gobelins - Bruno Dequer
Gobelins - Julien Le Rolland
High Moon - Opinder Chaggar
Instructor - Brad Bradbury
Instructor - Daniel Martinez Lara
Instructor - Frank Spalteholz
Instructor - Mark Mayerson
Jeff Gabor
Justin Kupka
Keith Lango
Lucasarts - Noah Bordner
Moving Picture Company - Manfred Ragossnig
Paul Van Gaans
Pixar - Cameron Miyasaki
Pixar - Chris Chua
Pixar - Nickolas Rosario
Pixar - Victor Navone
Plymptoons - Bill Plympton
Prima Screen - Ward Jenkins
Reel FX - Aja Bogdanoff
Reel FX - Justin Barrett
Rune Bennicke
Ryan Tannascoli
Sharvonique Renee Fortune
Shaun Freeman
Sheridan - Boris Maras
Special FX - Nicolas Gueroux
Tom Saville

Illustrators

Adam Hughes (Comic Artist)
Al Hirschfeld (Pen and Ink Drawings)
Alex Ross (Comic Artist)
Anna Chambers
Awdballz (Video Demo)
Celia Calle (Comic Artist/Character Design)
Christian Stellner (Caricature Artist)
Claudio Acciari
Clio Chiang (Studio B Productions)
David Malan (Avalanche/Disney Interactive)
Denis Goulet
Djet
Drawn! The Illustration Blog
Ed Wexler (Caricature Artist)
Eirik Paye (Mike Young Productions)
El Pacifico
Eva Vazquez Dibujos
Fabien
Feric
Frank Cho
Frank Rocco
Gabe Leonard
Gene Blakefield
Gris Grimly
Heri
Hermann Mejia
Israel Sanchez
Jan Op De Beeck (Caricature Artist)
Jason Seiler (Caricature Artist)
Jeff Harter (American Greetings)
Jefferey Timmins
Jelle Gijsberts
Jennifer M. Lee
Jenny Lerew (CalArts)
Jim Lee (Comic Artist)
Jose Parpan (CalArts)
Joselgnacio Molano
Julie Rocheleau
Justin Ridge
Katie McDee
Le Corbeau Studio
Leighton Hickman (Art Center)
Mad Creator Productions
Marcelo Braga
Martin Wittig
Matt Cruickshank
Michael Daley
Mike Mattesi
Mike Posis
Monica Armino
Monsieur Z
Olivier Derouetteau
Oriol Roca
Paul Abadilla (Intern at Disney/Pixar)
Paul Watling
Rob Sheridan
Robin Joseph
Rodney Bills
Scott Benefiel
Scott Morse
Steward Lee
The Butcher
Thomas Charra (Gobelins)
Vincent Dutrait

Concept Artists

A. Riabovitchev
Alexis Liddell (Gobelins)
Angie Lai (Crystal Dynamics/Eidos)
Anthony Fransisco
Armand Serrano (Sony Pictures Animation)
Asa Enochs (Instructor)
Ben Fiquet
Billy George (Disney)
Cedric Hohnstadt (Disney)
Charlie Wen (Disney)
Christophe Vacher
Christopher P. Legaspi
Dave Wilkins (BottleRocket)
Derick Tsai
Enrique Fernandez
Entertainment Art Academy Student Work
Erik D. Martin
Erwin Madrid (PDI/DreamWorks)
Evan Shipard
Feng Zhu
Fred Gago
Gabriele Pennacchioli (DreamWorks)
Grace Lee (Instructor)
Hethe Srodawa (Rockstar Games)
J.D Turley
Jackie Marroquin
Jeff Purves
Jonathan Wayshak
Justin Sweet
Kazama Raita
Marcos Mateu
Mark Behm
Mark Covell
Mark McDonnell
Nate Dollarhite
Paul Lasaine ( Sony Pictures Animation)
Philip Dimitriadis
Renato Roldan
Ryan Wood (Avalanche/Disney Interactive)
Samuel Michlap
Shahen Jordan
Sketch Crawl
Starchie Spudnoggen
Steve Hui
Tyree Dillihay

Character Artists

Alberto Ruiz
Alex Deligiannis
Alina Urusov
Amir Avni
Andrew Shek
Art Vogt
Avalanche Art Blog (Group Blog)
Ben Balistreri
Brent Gordon
Brett Jubinville
Character Design Blog
Chris and Robyn Palmer
Chris Sanders
Claire Lenth
Claire Wendling
Craig Mullins
Creature Box
Daniel Peixe
Das Benz
Dave Pimentel
Dave Sherburne (Family Guy)
David Colman
David Cowles
Dean Yeagle
Denis Goulet
Derek Becker
Derrick J. Wyatt (Transformers Animated)
Dice Tsutsumi
Eduardo Schaal
Ernie Gilbert (Nickelodeon)
Erwin Haya
Gary Ham
Gavin Rich (inXile Entertainment)
Herval
Jaclyn Favro
Jake Parker
Jamal Bradley (animator)
Jasen Strong
Jay Fabares (Disney Interactive)
Jen Fong
Jessica Borutski (Fuel)
Joe Bluhm
Jon Diesta (Avalanche Studios)
Jonny Duddle
Jose Lopez
Josh Gridley (Sony Pictures Imageworks)
Justin Ridge (Lucasfilm)
Lenord Robinson (IDT Animation)
Louie Del Carmen (Disney TV)
Lynne Naylor
Marcelo Vignali
Mark McDonnell
Maroto
Martin Wittig
Miah Alcorn
Michael Greenholt (DisneyToon Studios)
Michel Gagne (Gary Kurtz / Bella Jazz Pictures)
Mike Mattesi
Mike Murrill
Neil Graf
Octavio E. Rodriguez
Oli Josman
Ovi Nedelcu (Comic Artist)
Pat Vogtli
Patrick Ballesteros
Patrick Morgan
Paul Wee (Simpsons)
Richard Pose (Comic/Storyboard Artist)
Rob (animator)
Rod Guen
Ronnie Del Carmen (Pixar)
Sarah Mensigna
Schoolism Blog
Sean Galloway "Cheeks"
Shane Corn (Cartoon Network)
Shizue Harrison
Sho Murase
Sketch Club East
Skottie Young
Stephen Silver (TV Character Designer)
Sylvain Marc (Cartoon Network Europe)
Taesoo Kim
Thomas Perkins (TV Character Designer)
Tony Maki
Willie Real (Blue Sky Studios)
Windup Robot (Group Blog)
Zoiinks! (Group Blog)

FX Artist

Keith Guerrette

Character td/Modelers

Chad Campbell
Frank Ramirez
Gavin Rich
Hsuan-Wei Liang
Lukas Wadya
Marek Schneider
Victor Vinyals

Story Artists

Alex Woo
Cal Brunker
Elliot M. Bour
Jenny Lerew

Storyboard Artists

Armand Serrano
Enrico Casarosa
Fred Cline
Karen J Lloyd
Mark Koetsier
Massy Vincent
Story Boredom
Ted M - Pixar
Tim Hodge

Good sites to check out

Cinema Gaslight - Film News
Life Hack
Ted - Ideas Worth Spreading
This American Life
Tree Hugger

Animal Anatomy Books

Life Drawing/Anatomy Books

Character Design/Concept Books

Animation Books

Animation/Reference Books

Animals in Motion
Book Recommendations - Carlos Baena
Entertainment/The Art of Thumbnailing
Facial Expressions
The Human Figure in Motion
Walt Stanchfield's Notes

Demo Reel Tips

A Demo Reel Primer - Zero Dean
Inspiring Reels
Tips and Suggestions - Jeremy Cantor
What makes for a good show reel?

Fine Art Reference

Art Morgue
aRTnatomy
Character Design Pose Sets
Getty Images
Movie Photos
MYPL Digital Gallery
Pose Maniacs
stockxpert
Vehicle Blueprints

Animation Reference

Animation Archive
BBC Motion Gallery
Bio Motion Lab
Construction/Model Sheets
Disney Collection
Disney Drawings
DreamWorks Model Sheets
Hi-Tech Electronics Images
Killer Clips
Learn Animation
Motion Libraries for Character Animation
Movie Archive
Pixar Exhibition
Stills from Old Films
The Art of Disney Animation

Art Forums/Communities

Cartoon Brew
Character Design Blog
Conceptart.org
Creative Uncut
Deviant Art
Drawing Board
Lines and Colors
Sergio Pablos Interview
Sketchophrenia

Art Learning

Article - How to Draw Shoulder Motion, Christopher Hart
Articles - Glen Vilppu
Blog - Schmlog-Art Smarts
Blog - Ten Minute Drawing Techniques
Classes - Glen Vilppu
Classes - Gnass Studios
Classes - Marshall Vandruff
DVD - Learn to Draw the Human Figure
School - Entertainment Art Academy
School - Schoolism Imaginism School of Art
School - Studo 2nd Street
School - Watts Atelier
Video - Digital Painting with Bobby Chiu

Good Places to Find Audio Clips/Sound Tracks

Listen to a Movie
Moby Gratis
Movie Sound Clips

Festivals & Competitions

11 Second Club
48 Hour Film Project
Animex
Blue Sky Studio Challenge
Bradfort Animation Festival
Comic-con
Project Twenty1
Siggraph
Spike & Mike
The Animation Show
The Annie Awards

Animation Studios

Aardman Animation
Atomic Cartoons
Bibo Films
Blizzard
Blur Studios
CafeFX
Curious Pictures
Digital Domain
Duncan Studio
Film - Animation Lab
Film - Big Idea
Film - Blue Sky Studios
Film - Disney
Film - Dreamworks
Film - Exodus Film Group
Film - Munich Animation
Film - Omation
Film - Pixar
Film - The Bakery
House of Cool
Industrial Light & Magic
Laika Entertainment House
Madatoms
Moo Studios
Platige Image
Primal Screen
ReelFX
Rhythm & Hues
Satzinger & Hardenberg Features
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Sqare Footage Films (Independent)
Starz Animation
Tippet Studio
TV - Nickelodeon
Uli Meyer Studios
Universal Studios
Valve
Vanguard Animation
Video Game - Avalanche
WB
Weta Digital

Free Rigs

Animation Buffet
Animation Lounge
Flour Sac Rig
Matt Ornstein

Favorite Shorts

2D - 4pm
2D - 60% Cotton
2D - All the Cats Join In
2D - Dreams and Desires: Family Ties
2D - Herobear and Kid
2D - How to Cope with Death
2D - Juranessic (Gobelins)
2D - Lazy Sunday Afternoon
2D - Le Building (Gobelins)
2D - Le Building (Gobelins)
2D - Manipulation
2D - Music and Life
2D - My Little Obsessive Compulsive Friend
2D - Prowlies at the River
2D - Pyrats
2D - Sebastien (Gobelins)
2D - Sein-imation, The Big Race
2D - Sisyphus
2D - Waterlollies
3D - Boundin' (Pixar)
3D - Burning Safari (Gobelins)
3D - Changes
3D - clickclak
3D - Equi.lib.ri.um
3D - For the Birds (Pixar)
3D - Geri's Game (Pixar)
3D - Hearts a Mess
3D - Humans!
3D - Kiwi
3D - Lifted (Pixar)
3D - One Man Band (Pixar)
3D - Pepe Sorenson
3D - Ratatoullie Rough Animation Test: Emile's Magis Trick
3D - Samurai
3D - The Pearce Sisters
3D - Tim Tom
3D - Woody Plays Ball
Crazy Squirrel
Huge
Stop Motion - Emilie Simon, Flowers
Stop Motion - Flatworld Clip
Stop Motion - L'Animateur
Stop Motion - The Animals Save the Planet
Stop Motion - Vincent (Tim Burton)

Animation Learning

'Bride' Stripped Bare - Robin Rowe
10 Commandments of Clean-up
28 Principles of Animation
3 Speeds - Victor Navone
4-Legged Animals - Glene Keane
Acting in Animation: A BATS Workshop
Animating a Facial Take - Victor Navone
Animation 101 - Mike Brown
Animation Material - Carlos Baena
Animation Notes from Ollie Johnston
Animation Production Notes
Applying 12 Principles to 3D Animation
Character Animation Exercises
Character Animation: What it Takes - Zero Dean
Clean-Up Hints
Confidence in blocking - Keith Lango
Disney Animation Archive
Don Bluth Academy
Drawing for Classical Animation
Ed Hooks Acting Class
Ed Hooks Acting Class Notes - Angie Jones
Eric Goldberg Timing Notes
Exaggeration - Victor Navone
Ferngully Fairy Flying Effects
Frank & Ollie Animation Tips
Glen Keane Lectures
Hints and Tips - Shaun Freeman< How do you animate really, really fast? - Kevin Koch
How to Succeed in Animation
Jason Ryan Tutorials
Key Elements of Successful Character Animation - Steph Greenberg
Learning to Walk - George Maestri
Life After Pose to Pose - Keith Lango
Mike Brown Collection of Tutorials
Ollie's List - Ollie Johnston
Perfect Inbetween - Hooper & Gagne
Principles Applied to 3D - John Lasseter
Principles of Animation
Richard Williams Animation Master Class Notes
Rotational Limits of Human Joints
Scene-Planning - David Steinberg
School - Animation Mentor
School - CalArts
School - Gobelins
School - The Animation Guild
Spline Hygiene - Victor Navone
Stick Figure Fundamentals - Keith Lango
Stop Motion Animation How-To
Stystem for Planning and Timing - Glen Keane
The Animation Process
Thoughts on making a short film - Kevin Koch
Tips & Tricks - Carlos Baena
Tool Time at Pixar - Ellen Wolff
Tricks to Animating Characters with a Comp - John Lasseter
WALK! A Tutorial
Workflow - Mike Walling
Keith Lango Tutorials
Moolt Flash Tutorials
Drawing and Animating a Character in Flash

Animation Articles

Advice for Students
Corpse Bride - from start to finish
Dealing with Crunch Time
Demo Reels & Starting Over - Angie Jones
Director Torill Kove on The Danish Poet
Eye Direction and Lying
Finding the Promised Land: For 3D Enthusiasts
How a Puppet Master Bring Life...
Interview with Gini
Jim Hill - Pixar, why for?
Making your film make sense
Orgin of the Species - Ray Harryhausen
Preparing for a Career in Animation
Saccadic Eye Movements
Secret of Pixar Storytelling - Greg Singer
So you want to be a 3d Animator?
Talent vs. Practice
Talent, important?
The Pixar Story
The Uncanny Valley
Top 10 Things I Needed to Know...
Unoffical Truth About the Industry

Draftsmen

Bridgman
Burne Hogarth
Glen Vilppu

Fine Artists

Angie Jones
Dzu Nguyen
Mark Cummings

Sculpture Artists

Bernini

Photographers

Eduardo Acosta
Jonathan Sauders
Sidarta Tanu

Designers

Baz Pringle
James Powell
Patricia Zapata
Rachel Czarnecki

Music

Angie Evans
Beth Hart
Brett Dennen
Greg Friedman
Jane Lui
Madeline Peyroux
Regina Spektor
SD Indi Music Festival
Sonya Kitchell
Summerfest
Teresa Storch
Tristan Prettyman

Fun stuff!

Fail Dogs
Funny Pictures
Homeless James Bond
Lazy Cat
Mario 2 Drums
Paintjam Dan Dunn
Star Wars Girl
Wonderful World Shadow Puppet