I am doing an opening for our new online animation course….Animation FUNdamentals .

The course will be directed at junior high and high school students…and anyone, at any level can participate.

This partial sequence features Ty B. Bear in his most extensive animated appearance to date.

The pencil test is drawn in pencil and then shot with a mini DV camera into Flipbook by Digicel …the easiest animation software out there…

more tests of Ty B. Bear in the future…

Always Animated

This student animated music video is the by-product of a 6 session animation workshop for the FEFC Home School organization.
We combined weeks of 2D, stop-motion, pixilation… using paper, pencils, clay, people, objects and pasta.

Many thanks to the students for their hard work and animated “play”. Special thanks to my daughter-in-law, Michelle Armstrong Lauria for her inspiration, music, and voice…and her performance! She is also truly amazing!

More Thanks to the FEFC and Janey Miley for their tireless work and support.

I enjoy teaching these kinds of classes because the joy, passion and energy reflected by these folks is simply wonderful.
They love what they are doing and are unafraid to try new ideas.

Thanks Everyone!

Here is a short lecture demo on line of action as it pertains to thumbnails and posing.

Always thumbnail out your key poses before you lay down your keys- no matter what kind of animation you do : 2D, 3D, stopmotion.

Happy Animation Day!

Today animators will gather to celebrate the world’s best artform…

I pay tribute to all those here… and in the here after, that made my animation journey wonderful!

Some recent photos of my studio….my animation environment…

The walls of my studio are adorned with animation artwork….thats an original Mickey by Freddy Moore and a Chuck Jones drawing

More art from my artistic brother,Graham Toms and Glenn Vilppu and Squash

Ye old animation disc- a Richardson Magnabar with 12 and 16 fields

My shrine to my family, art and films and other fun stuff

Here is a current project Mr. Bagley, a color key set-up drawing

Have a great day!