


Sure, there are tons of amazing artists out there, but it takes a lot more than great technical skills to create a character that can make an audience "feel." So (transition to blog topic), since I'm constantly trying to help students find ways to flesh out seemingly ordinary characters, I thought, why not do the same with this blog? Why not write about seemingly ordinary objects that have special significance to my career in animation? Thus began my excavation through the "boxes of stuff" that have survived my countless office moves from studio to studio.

And whether I teach beginning animation or character design, the thing I always stress is character. Since 1995, I've been teaching an animation class off and on at Loyola Marymount University.
