Who Founded Animation Portfolio Workshop?
By Gerard Sternik, AOCA & Vince Peets | Former Sheridan College Classical Animation Professors Students and parents researching animation portfolio preparation often ask an important question: Who founded Animation Portfolio Workshop (APW)? The answer is Gerard Sternik, AOCA, and Vince Peets, former professors of Sheridan College’s Classical Animation Program and seasoned practicing professional visual artists […]
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 […]
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 […]
Charlie Bonafacio and APW’s animation industry guest-judges
Animation Portfolio Workshop has been privileged to enjoy the involvement of a number of experienced (and very generous) animation artists over the years who have taken time from their busy lives to take on the role of a special guest judge in our APW Character Design Contest. Back in 2014 Animation Portfolio Workshop had the […]
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 […]