Shaththan Rig Here at Bucks we're always on the lookout for great creature rigs that are capable of producing a full range of facial...

Canadian animator Norman Maclaren at work. Photo: Wikipedia Animation is a complex craft and it takes a long time to master.  I have b...

When Should You Use the World Control to Animate in Maya? The short answer is: "never". But, as with most rules, real life i...

Figure drawing - great training for animators Animation is a blend of creative and technical skills, and a good animator needs both to s...

Sal Khan - the man who flipped the classroom. Photo: Wikipedia Here at Bucks we believe in the power of online training - and in the ide...

What goes into a great demo reel? The answer is - only your very best work . Better a short reel with excellent work than a long one wit...

We're proud to be featured in the Course Focus section of this month's edition of 3D Artist - you can find a copy of the magaz...

The Animation Talent Award 2013, a short film competition with a focus on combining animation with music, has just launched. It takes pl...

literally dozens of listeners in the High Wycombe area Just five days left to listen to me chatting with Roberto Perrone on BBC 3 Count...

The Animator's Survival Kit came out around a decade ago as a book, and a few years later as a DVD set. Since then it has been the le...

Head of Animation at Framestore Kevin Spruce has signed off on our new course at Bucks. We're thrilled that Framstore have OK'ed...

A huge part of our mission at Bucks is to make our course industry-relevant. We want our students to have cutting-edge skills so that the...

Sir Ken Robinson is an educator who believes passionately in the importance of teaching creativity in our schools. In this fascinating (a...

Create a blog - it's free! Who needs a blog or a website? Only everyone who is a freelancer. And, in the entertainment industry, we...

This is an ident (that is to say, a "station identification") created for the SyFy channel by Krzysztof Michalski, now in his t...

What is Animation all about? For a general introduction to the medium, and a beginners guide to the language and basic principles of ani...

It is a cliche that practice makes perfect, but in his 2008 book Outliers author Malcolm Gladwell argues that in order for any person to ...

Our next Open Day at Bucks is April 27th. Open Days are all about meeting the tutors (for Animation & VFX - that's me and Dave)...

The secret of a great animation reel is simple - it must be completely free of mistakes . As Aardman animator Matt Rees puts it: "yo...

The Princess and the Frog - Disney's last 2D feature According to an article in yesterday's Guardian , 2D animation is official...