by Nick Butler | Jan 19, 2022 | Tutorial
The thing to keep in mind when creating animation ready designs is how difficult is it going to be to move things around. You are going to want to focus on simplicity of shape, line weight, and density of details. My name is Nick Butler and in this Turtledust tutorial...
by Nick Butler | Jan 15, 2022 | Black Animation Matters
2022 Preview Blacksands Entertainment, owned and operated by Geiszel and Manuel Godoy, started off the new year with an appearance on Shark Tank where they secured a 500,000 dollar investment from Mark Cuban and Kevin Hart. Blacksands is partnered with Teunis de Raat,...
by Nick Butler | Dec 9, 2021 | Black Animation Matters
Episode 5 Lynnell Jones Jr., known as Felleanimated on tiktok is a black animator with over 1.5 million followers. In November Jones received a $50,000 dollar grant to develop a project under the guidance of Macro, a multiplatform media company that represents the...
by Nick Butler | Dec 7, 2021 | Black Animation Matters
Episode 4 This week we are talking about Tiktok. King Science – is the largest black animation creator on tiktok with over 12 million followers. He creates abstract comedic skits, vlogs, and narrative shorts. In an influencer fashion his animations center around...
by Nick Butler | Dec 2, 2021 | Black Animation Matters
Episode 3 Creator – Director Chaz Bottoms has teamed up with Academy award winning director Matthew Cherry of Hair Love to produce Battu. “Battu” will follow Chicago teens Otis and Jada who are gifted dancers but free spirits who find themselves outcasts in the...
