“There goes four years of schooling”: Animators across the industry react to Adobe Animate shutting down (UPDATED)

The announcement, posted on the Adobe forums, spread quickly as 2D animators made their frustration with the company known.
Los Angeles Times

‘Elemental’ animators keep the emotions burning bright without dousing the fun

Never mind Elvis and Priscilla, two of the year’s most captivating movie hairstyles belong to Ember and Wade, the animated heroes of “Elemental.” In Pixar’s anthropomorphic rom-com, these star-crossed ...
Yahoo

Variety Announces 10 Animators to Watch and Domee Shi as Honoree for Annual Animators Event

This year’s class of trailblazing storytellers includes: Fawn Veerasunthorn, director, “Wish” (Walt Disney Animation Studios, 2023); Karissa Valencia, creator and showrunner, “Spirit Rangers”; Juston ...
East Valley Tribune

Talking with the animators of 'The Princess and the Frog’

Leaving computers behind, “The Princess and the Frog” is a return to the traditional, hand-drawn animation process that formed the foundation of the Walt Disney company with the release of the first ...
Inc

6 Steps Animators Can Follow to Succeed in Entrepreneurship

John A. Davis is an animator, animation filmmaker, and the co-creator of Nickelodeon’s popular Jimmy Neutron franchise. Based on my correspondence with these widely successful animators, I have ...