APW grad Graham Finley up for Incredibles 2 Oscar

APW Grad Graham Finley

We’re proud of the work done by APW grads.  After learning drawing fundamentals at APW, these young artists go on to hone their abilities in other schools and programs and then on to the animation biz here in Toronto and internationally.  The 2019 Oscars are an opportunity for Animation Portfolio Workshop to salute Graham Finley […]

Spider-Verse an antidote to boredom with current animated feature-film fare

spiderman antidote animation

Is it possible that the look and feel of current animation feature films has hit a wall?  Is creativity still alive in feature film animation? Consider the current response to the Sony Pictures block-buster, Oscar nominated “Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse” in this article from Animation World Network entitled “Art Triumphs Over Everything.  Animation geeks and […]

APW Grad Patrick O’Keefe – “Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse” Art Director

patrick okeefe former animation portfolio student

  Award winning “Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse” Art Director Patrick O’Keefe talks abut his roots as an Animation Portfolio Workshop student.  Patrick cites his APW experience as seminal in forming a passion for drawing that motivates him to constantly aim high in his work as a professional. Moving into films and working digitally, even building […]