For 82 years, Disney’s in-studio life drawing classes have helped evolve its animated characters. But as increasing reliance on computers lures young animators away from classical drawing, three ...

Zoe Seals art animation class at Edison High School. Ms. Seals checks in on students while they work on animation projects during the class period.

The Department of Art & Art History recently added a technical component for students to consider: Time-based animation. Christopher Lowther taught the first course this semester. All artists possess ...

When thousands of background characters were needed in "Wall-E," animators needed a solution other than individually drawing each robot. Of course, they didn't want to duplicate the same ...

Unlike its California counterpart (called the Animation Academy), this version puts an Animal Kingdom spin on the class. Many of the characters you’ll draw—like Simba, Scar, Timon, Dumbo, or ...

Courtesy DreamWorks Animation SKG But to truly understand how figures move (even the most abstracted representations) a good solid understanding of drawing is indispensable.