Traditional Drawing Rigor vs. Digital Animation Portfolio Fixes
By Gerard Sternik, AOCA & Vince Peets | Former Sheridan College Classical Animation Professors The educational background of an instructor directly shapes the quality and methodology of the instruction they provide. For students preparing portfolios for competitive animation programs such as Sheridan Animation, CalArts, Gobelins, Ringling College, and other leading schools, the choice often comes […]
Evaluating an Animation Portfolio Tutor: Be Wary of Credential Inflation
By Gerard Sternik, AOCA & Vince Peets | Former Sheridan College Classical Animation Professors When searching for the right animation portfolio tutor to guide a student through competitive admissions, it is remarkably easy to encounter what can best be described as credential inflation. As interest in animation portfolio preparation continues to grow, so too does […]
Animation Portfolio Prep: Accredited Professors vs. Online Tutors
By Gerard Sternik, AOCA & Vince Peets | Former Sheridan College Classical Animation Professors If you are a student or parent researching animation portfolio preparation for competitive schools such as Sheridan College, CalArts, Gobelins, Ringling College, or other leading animation programs, you have likely discovered a growing number of private animation portfolio tutors, online coaching […]
The Founders of APW: The Story Behind the Animation Portfolio Workshop
Discover the story of Gerard Sternik and Vince Peets, the founders of Animation Portfolio Workshop (APW), and learn how their 45+ year partnership transformed animation education. The Directors Cut Signature Series Program Who Are the Founders and Directors of APW? APW Founders and Directors Gerard Sternik and Vince Peets go back a long way. Having […]
Sheridan Art Fundamentals and Animation Portfolio Workshop – What’s the Difference?
Guest post by Bernadette Peets AOCA I am in the unique position of having taught in the Sheridan College Art Fundamental’s Program for over 10 years, worked on the original committee that developed the Sheridan College VCA Program, taught Life Drawing For Animation in the APW program and am currently the acting Administrative Director […]
APW Celebrates 20 years with a Scholarship!
On Friday, September 27th at Hashtag Gallery in Toronto the Animation Portfolio Workshop community was out in full force to celebrate 20 years with a bash and an art show. Drawings and artwork by past and present instructors and TA’s who have taught at APW over the years were on display. APW grads who have […]
Drawing is Back.
Actually, it never really went anywhere. We know because at Animation Portfolio Workshop drawing is all we do. Artists and animators have never stopped learning and using the immense heft and power of visual language that is revealed in drawing. Ask any animator. Drawing has been the chosen method for developing ideas, building worlds, telling […]
APW grad – stop-motion storyteller – Dani Elizondo
Originally from Monterey Mexico, Dani Elizondo is pursuing her animation dream. At the time of this post, Dani is working toward getting her BAA in animation at Sheridan College. Adding a thorough knowlege of traditional animation to her own love of stop-motion animation, puppet building, characters, stories and comic writing/illustration. Dani’s refreshing and personal sense […]
APW grad Patrick O’Keefe – Academy Award winner
The entire Animation Portfolio Workshop team is over-the-moon excited for the 2019 Best Animated Feature film Oscar success of APW grad Patrick O’Keefe and his wonderful Art Direction on Sony Pictures Animation’s ground-breaking Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse. Sony’s take on the Marvel Spider-Man story is creative twist signalling a very clear break from the […]
Brilliant article on artist and Seneca professor Werner Zimmermann
Werner Zimmermann’s central role in the training of young animation students in figure drawing and artistic anatomy for decades is well known by anyone in animation circles in Canada, USA and abroad.