Improve Your Art with Better Shadows
LecturesEditor’s note: This video is a CTN “Best of the Web” pick originally posted on Oct 5, 2019. This video is all about shadows. Making better shadow shapes, simplifyin...
Inside the Animator's Studio, Top 10 Qualities of a Good Animator
Inside the Animators StudioOriginally recorded from a LIVE Zoom Meeting: August 20, 2020, 11 am - 1 pm PDT James Lopez is a veteran Disney animator, working as a professional in the animation industry for ...
Storyboard Portfolio Review with Brian Mainolfi
CTNX 2020Brian Mainolfi gives some storyboard advice based on portfolios submitted by you!...
Beginning Graphic Design: Typography
LecturesEditor’s note: This video is a CTN “Best of the Web” pick originally posted on August 10, 2016. This video goes over the basics of incorporating typography effectiv...
Primary Sources, Animation as Social Commentary
Primary SourcesOriginally recorded from a LIVE Zoom Meeting: April 6, 11 am - 12:30 pm PDT The journey of book to animated film. With compassion and careful skill, Writer Laurence Ralph uncover...
A Deep Dive into CG, Being a Generalist and What the Heck Does that Mean?
A Deep Dive into and Around the Edges of CGOriginally recorded from a LIVE Zoom Meeting: September 9, 2020, 4 pm - 6 pm PDT In this session, Jim Hillin will discuss exactly what being a generalist in CG means, and the var...
CTNX Vlogs
The catalyst for talent and the annual meeting of the Creative Talent Network membership is open to the public. CTN is located in Burbank CA, the only city on the planet with more animation s...
CTNX 2021
Celebrating 13 years in Burbank and annually attracting more than 10,000 animation professionals, fans, and entertainment studios, CTNX 2021 is was a post COVID-19 weekend in-person, onl...
Breaking Through
BRIAN MAINOLFI has been working in Hollywood for 28 years, for nearly every studio in town. He started as assistant to legendary director Chuck Jones, and has worked at Walt D...
CTN
Conceived and launched in 2004 by 30-year animation professional and award winning animator Tina Price. CTN stands as the seminal international community for the worlds leadin...
CTNX 2020
Join the international CTN community as they come together during Animation Week live from the Animation Capital of the World, Burbank CA. Originally recorded Nov 16-22, 20...
Inside the Animators Studio
With Legenday Animator and Director James Lopez Artists learn from artists and animators learn from other animators. And animator is different than a development artist, o...