“NoteLedge is my constant companion for capturing ideas for decorating and writing … [it] has allowed me the freedom to be more of a fearless writer”. This week in this edition of User Story, we are featuring our latest int erview with Errica Jones, a dedicated user...
#AD4EVER Back-To-Basic: The Final – All Good Things Must Come To An End
This is our final post of #AD4EVER Back-to-Basic series. We hope this series could serve as your future reference guide. Besides just teaching you some classic animation techniques, we hope that we have also inspired you to be even more creative and make your own...
#AD4EVER Back to Basics V: It’s Time for Stop Motion Animation
You must have come across a flip book when you were younger and find yourself unable to resist flicking it over and over again once you have started. And after each time it leaves you with a feeling of amazement, as you see static images come to life in front of your...
#AD4EVER Back to Basics IV: Cutout Animation – A Technique Evolving with Time
(Featured image from the famous South Park TV series) This week we are taking you on a trip back down history lane, teaching you one of the oldest and simplest animation techniques that has evolved with time. Cutout animation has witnessed the change in society and...
#AD4EVER Back to Basics III: Learn Inbetweening – Another Animation Skill in Your Bag
Building on the techniques we have covered in the two previous tutorials, this week we are going to introduce to you the inbetweening animation technique- an essential skill that can make a significant difference to your work. This technique is used in many types of...
Share Your Designs With the World
A design portfolio can be thought of as a design CV where images of your designs do all the talking for you. It’s an excellent opportunity for you to share your designs, sketches, videos, photos with others, especially employers and potential clients. And with these 8...
#AD4EVER Back To Basics II: Essential Animation Techniques From Disney Animation Pioneers
This tutorial focuses on three of the Twelve Basic Principles of Animation: Arc, Timing and Spacing, Slow In and Slow Out. Get to know what they are now!
#AD4EVER Back to Basics I: From Seed to Plant
As part of the series of #AD4EVER Back to Basics tutorials, we have released the first tutorial: From Seed to Plant, showing you how to animate a growing flower. This tutorial focuses on the frame duplication technique. It’s a great starting point for you to learn how...
#AD4EVER Back to Basics Event Now Live!
Here’s the first set of tutorial videos that you’ve been long waiting for. In the videos you will find a step-by-step guide to create animations, and everything that will get you started. We have sorted the videos that demonstrate different animation-making techniques...
An Invitation to Join the Other 60 Million
Back in 2014 we had this bold idea to move every single one of our packages to the Kdan Cloud services, with a commitment to serve our customers better. We envision a drastic change in the industry and we were among those that created the bandwagon. Tech Crunch saw...
Inside Story of the Winners of iAniMagic2015: Part III – Alejandro Garcia, A Companion in the Fast Paced Animation Industry
In response to all the great feedback received from you, we wanted to add something a little different to the final edition of the inside story. There will be 3 questions at the end of this article, regarding the stories of each winner. Send us your answers to:...
Inside Story of the Winners of iAniMagic2015 Part II: Bermudy Chen, Animation Desk in Filmmaking
In our first inside story of #iAniMagic2015, Daz Yang discussed how storyboard assisted her in conceptualizing her ideas, and shared some handy tips on the making of animation projects. We have since been overwhelmed by the positive feedback from you; it is...