Complete Guide To Animatics
5 Steps to Creating Animatics for Your Next Project
Animatics: What Are They?
The next step after you’ve created a storyboard is to turn it into an animatic. But what exactly are animatics? Animatics are videos that play...
The Big Picture: Portfolio Submissions & Omissions
There was once a time when you had to explain what a storyboard artist was. This was back in the pre-digital days of paper and markers when most assignments were performed in-house. Fax machines...
6 Tips for Pitching Portfolios To Talent Agencies
Pitching Your Portfolio? Here are 6 Tips To Help You Pitch Your Portfolios To Talent Agencies
So, congratulations are certainly in order if you have made it this far. You have completed your book, and it is...
7 In-Demand Job Opportunities in Animation
With the popularity rise of animation, graphics effects and animation have permeated far more than movies. We're witnessing an incredible demand for skilled animators in gaming, online learning,...
4 Polite Ways to Say “No” to a Client Request
4 Ways To Politely Say "No" To Your Clients
As a client, has anyone ever told you "No." If so, how did it make you feel? Did it disappoint you? There are times when we need to tell our clients "no"...
How to Land a Storyboard Artist Job with No Experience
Even Without Experience, You Can Get A Job As A Storyboard Artist
If you're a storyboard artist, then you already know that you have the talent and skill necessary to tell a story with pictures....
Back to the Drawing Table with Renee Reeser Zelnick
Freelance Finance and Solving the Self-Employed Mortgage Mystery - Part One
Several of our freelance storyboard and artist colleagues have asked me how I solved the freelancer’s mortgage mystery. In an ever-evolving economy, is the...
How to Become a Top Animation Artist
HOW TO START A CAREER IN ANIMATION
Networks such as Disney and Cartoon Network, countless other animation companies, video game designers and advertising agencies are nothing without their teams of professional animation artists. Animation...
4 Steps to Becoming a Storyboard Artist
Television shows, video games, advertisements, and movies all use vivid and visually impactful stories to engage their audience. To develop effective visual content, production companies employ storyboard artists at the beginning phases of the...