RESOURCES

We're here to help keep the creativity flowing and keeping those artistic saws sharp!

Read on for resources and guides to continue the Calibraska fun.

Animate at Home

There are a variety of ways to animate in the comfort of home! We have a few suggestions as well as links to the equipment you can purchase!

Software and Programs

Krita (FREE!)

Krita is a professional, free, and open source painting program. Learn how to animate in it from my pal Tahnee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp0DvgZ2k6k

Blender (FREE!)

Blender is a free and open source 3D creation suite. But if 3D isn't your thing a LOT of 2D animators use it to make 2D animations. Here's some great tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yc92Hp1MTc

Dragonframe

Dragonframe is a stop motion animation software. This program is on the more expensive side, but it's very popular in the industry. Some films that use the program are Coraline, Frankenweenie, The Boxtrolls, and Shaun the Sheep.

Stop Motion Studio Pro

This program is about $13 and has a lot of similar features to dragonframe. Works on mobile devices and laptops!

Adobe Suite

$19.99/month for a student subscription. Premiere pro for video editing, After Effects for Compositing and Motion Graphics, and Animate for designing vector graphics and animation.

Draw Pile (FREE!)

Draw with your friends online!!! (animation is possible too!) https://youtu.be/z9E_0SinIy4

Podcasts

The Bechdel Cast https://g.co/kgs/3qxv7H

Black n’ Animated https://www.blacknanimated.com/

Blank Check https://www.blankcheckpod.com/podcast

The Canon https://www.earwolf.com/show/the-canon/

How did this get made? (Fun but they still get into some research on the films)

https://www.earwolf.com/show/how-did-this-get-made

Retake with John Horn

https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1114674317/retake-with-john-horn

Press Play with Madeleine Brand https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand

Books

Ink & Paint: The Women of Walk Disney's Animation by Mindy Johnson

Good Girls and Wicked Witches: Women in Disney's Feature Animation by Amy M. Davis

The Animation Bible by Maureen Furniss (Furniss has written a lot of other great books on animation!)

Re-Imaging Animation: The Changing Face of the Moving Image by Paul Wells, Johnny Hardstaff, and Darryl Clifton (Wells writes a whole lot of great books about animation)

Your Career in Animation (2nd Edition): How to Survive and Thrive by David B. Levy

Autism: How to Work in the Animation Industry by Dr. Alisa Shawn

The Cultural Politics of Race and Ethnicity in Animation by Walter Santucci and Kelly Madison

Producing Animation 3e by Catherine Winder and Zahra Dowlatabadi

Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind (99U) by Jocelyn K. Glei

The Disney Revolt: The Great Labor War of Animation's Golden Age by Jake S. Friedman

Articles

Articles about inclusivity in the industry (or lack thereof)

feminist-disney-frozen-history

3 Examples of Racial Bias in Animation Storytelling:

https://medium.com/@galemalio/3-examples-of-racial-bias-in-animation-storytelling-4460863aebf5

Media Tests for Diversity and Representation: https://www.wideanglemedia.org/blog/media-tests

‘Mitchells’ Director Mike Rianda Releases His 2015 Manifesto For Making ‘The Greatest Animated Movie Of All Time’: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/how-to/mitchells-director-mike-rianda-releases-his-2015-manifesto-for-making-the-greatest-animated-movie-of-all-time-212506.html

Other Links and Websites

Drawing Characters:

https://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/howtodraw.html

Model Sheets:

https://www.traditionalanimation.com/animation-library/model-sheets/

https://animationresources.org/category/model-sheet/

Mitch Leuwe Character Design Tips:

https://www.instagram.com/mitchleeuwe/

Facial Expression References:

https://support.animationmentor.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/204018618-Facial-Expressions-Reference-Project

99U: https://www.behance.net/blog/ has a lot of great resources on their website

Rise up Animation: https://www.riseupanimation.org/

Women in Animation: https://womeninanimation.org/

Black Women Animate: https://www.bwastudios.com/

Loopdeloop Animation: www.loopdeloop.org (monthly loop animation prompts and highlights really awesome simple animated loops)

Glas Animation Festival: https://www.glasanimation.com

Eyeworks Festival of Experimental Animation: https://www.eyeworksfestival.com

Animation Guild: https://animationguild.org

Animation in Academia: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AnimationInAcademia/

Animation World Network: https://www.awn.com/

Animation Magazine: https://www.animationmagazine.net

Cartoon Brew: www.cartoonbrew.com

Exceptional Minds: https://exceptional-minds.org/

Electronic Countermeasures, LLC: https://www.ecminteractive.com (Animation friends who specialize in concert/live visuals)

Society for Animation Studies: https://www.animationstudies.org/v3/

Geena Davis Institute: https://seejane.org

TVtropes.org - https://tvtropes.org/

CalArts Showcases are available on their website: https://filmvideo.calarts.edu/showcase-2022/archive/showcase-2021/archive/film-selections-2011

Animation Student Portfolios: https://filmvideo.calarts.edu/animation-student-portfolios/2022

Calarts Character Animation Vimeo/YouTube: https://filmvideo.calarts.edu/showcase-2022/character-animation-vimeo-youtube

Experimental Animation Visiting Artist Series Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eavacalarts/

Supper Cool Inspiration!

I highly recommend following arts orgs/museums/galleries/etc that are not totally focused on Animation but can be super inspiring!

Here's some that we love:

Hi-Fructose Magazine: https://www.instagram.com/hifructosemag/

Juxtapoz Magazine: https://www.instagram.com/juxtapozmag/

Art News: https://www.artnews.com/

Postmasters Gallery: https://www.postmastersart.com/

Bitforms Gallery: https://bitforms.art/

New York Fashion Week Slideshows: https://nyfw.com/ Check out the Fashion weeks in New York for a lot of fun inspiration for color/shape/texture/pattern/character design/ etc. combos