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<\/a><\/p>\nThe folks at Animator Island <\/a><\/strong>have been posting some fun stuff. What specifically caught my attention recently was the post called 51 Great Animation Exercises To Master<\/strong><\/a>. A really enticing list of animation workouts that help you clock in some serious hours of practice on some potentially fun little clips, for you or your reel. And as a special bonus, animator Jason Campbell has been trying them ou<\/a>t, in 2D no less! Totally totally inspiring. I may need to find a window to play with a couple.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Another recently upgraded resource is SplineBomb.com<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0Not only do they do a great job of aggregating tons of inspiring and enlightening animator-y things that are flying around out there on the internets, but now they have a store<\/a>! It’s filled with lots of great animation related publications – some old standbys and some lesser known. Really great to have it all in one place.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n And my friend, Tal Shwarzman, is always writing from the heart over at animation-addicts.com<\/a><\/strong>. Recently he posted a letter he wrote as an 8th grader to Glen Keane<\/strong> (and got a reply!) – and of course, now he’s a feature film animator himself. A really nice reflection. So worth the read. And his “Pay it Forward<\/a>” campaign is a nice bonus addition. Go for it if you can. A great animator to have combing through your shot, if you are so fortunate.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n