resources

This is my own personal list of art and animation links, which I visit on a regular base.  No particular system to it - not even in alphabetical order,  just a mix of ...resources, news, jobs...
I  try to keep this list up to date and keep on including relevant links. Most of these links will have more links also.  Please feel free to contact me if you notice any dead links or have exciting new ones for me.




general animation sites

asifa international animated film society, hollywood; Annie Awards, member log in ...
animation guild info about wages, insurance, all things animation, based in Burbank, California USA
tag blog, animation guild blog
animation europe  great resource for animation productions within the EC
animationsfilme.ch articles in german about animation
canadian animation resources  great resource for animation productions/ jobs within Canada
katoonk job resources,  mainly for the french speaking world of animation
animation meat news, resources for artists, templates...
animation podcast 31 great podcasts with living animation legends, not been updated anymore
cartoon brew blog and resources of all things animation
AWN - animation world network  has been around for a long time. includes job listings 
CG society, jobs, news, very active and professional animation  forum
animated views  general animation topics and news

speaking of animation blog about topics from the viewpoint of animators 
spline doctors topics blog about technical aspects of animation from the viewpoint of animators
11 second club formerly 10 second club, monthly animation competition, free to anyone 
creative heads recruiting site for animation artists worldwide. heavy on gaming jobs


animation resources
animation / visual reference 
reference free (visual) database for animators. fotos/ videos
ed hooks - acting for animators 
pencil test depot line tests

living lines library  more line tests 

   
2d animation software
pencil (free penciltest software) 
toonboom penciltest, storyboarding vectorbased, compositing.... 
TV paint  also known as USanimation, pixelbased
PAP plastic animation paper, pixelbased, latest version 4.0 free, windows only
FlipBook also known as x-sheet, pixelbased, penciltest
Toki pencil test

2d animation supplies
Cartoon supplies, supplies, USA
Cartoon Colour, supplies, USA
Chromacolour, supplies, UK
Shopman, supplies, Belgium
Quickdraw, supply coop, Canada
Toonbase, supplies, Germany


"2d" Studios
Cartoon Saloon Ireland
Folimage, Bourg-lès-Valence,France
Headless Production, Madrid, Spain 
Neomis Paris,  France
SPA Studios Sergio Pablos Studio, Madrid, Spain  

Titmouse Studios, LA/NY, USA 
Walt Disney Animation Studios  LA, USA
Walking the Dog Brussel, Belgium



more animation links and blogs
story boarding with kris head of story at sony imageworks 
Storyboard Secrets by Sherm Cohen 
storyboard central blog and sb artist links
Karen`s storyboard blog inteviews and articles about storyboarding for animation 

character design
characterdesignnotes
glen keane blog  a colection of art from master animator glen keane


andreas deja blog (deja view) andreas shares his extensive collection and knowledge of animation
hand-drawn-animation
x-sheet videos
the Thief and the Cobbler
animation expressions 
animation treasures (BG`s)
SOI Studioblog