I receive many wonderful emails asking me about animation. Most of the time, I can answer by pointing them towards my website’s FAQ. But once in awhile, when I’m feeling up to it, I dig deep and write a more thorough response. The following is a response (with some edits) Read more…
Objective Statements, Revisited. They say (and by they, I mean me) the best way to motivate yourself to do a difficult task is to have a solid reason for doing it. Also known as your “why”. Once again, I’ve been mulling over why I animate. What’s the point? In the Read more…
Ta-da! We’re switching gears big time: The next project is not going to be an animation, not going to have Gildedguy, and not going to be easy. I’m working on the pilot episode of a Falcomaster3000 visual novel series! Read all about it in this post. TV Openings Title sequences Read more…
The following guest post was written by Chey who has generously allowed me to feature it on Gildedguy.com: Chey Rasmussen is a full-time graphic designer by trade and an animator by passion. He’s currently working on his own animated series, Meager Quest, and sharing his experiences and insight online. For Read more…
My newest feature animation has been released! Watch it here: Gildedguy vs Bog Read my WIP post on this animation. At last! . I usually do a blog post like these to reflect on the project, for my own sake. I didn’t make one for INVINCIBILITY KNIGHT because I only spent a single Read more…
When it comes to animation, I’ve found “do it for fun” is not great advice. It’s probably because I’ve heard it many many times, and many many times it has not helped me. It’s incredibly vague, and describes the end goal, rather than the means to achieve it. One might as Read more…