CG Spectrum animation school

Has it really been 4 years already? I recently got a few posts to my Linkedin page letting me know I have been teaching online at CG Spectrum for 4 years now.

Before CGS, I started teaching online animation for a sketchy online service with students who only would try it out for one or two sessions and then would not return. I was also paid a very small fee where most of the income went to the website. I was not very happy and did not trust this situation.

Eventually, a good friend of mine told me about CG Spectrum and I am so glad he did. It is a very professional outfit where Mentors teach online to a small group of students. At the time, I had about 4 at the most and usually it was more like 2 or occasionally only 1 student for the 12 week term.

Students learn from video instruction, given an educational license to ToonBoom Harmony, work on the weekly assignments and meet online with their Mentor for a 1 hour Q/A meeting every week. 

The best part in my opinion is that no grades given. The Mentor is there to give their feedback and help guide the student in their own way. It allows the student to learn from their mistakes and giving them more knowledge and experience than just watching a video tutorial.

Below is a recent advertisement for CG Spectrum. The first animation you will see was done by one of my students, Craig Morris Jr. I was so happy to see that 2 of his works made it into this video. Congrats Craig!!!

I am still a mentor at CG Spectrum and hoping to be there for another 4 years. If you are interested in learning more about CGS, click on this link to learn more.

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Spider-Man Beyond Amazing exhibit in Chicago

During a recent trip to Chicago, I stopped by the Museum of Science and Industry to see this new exhibit called "Spider-Man Beyond Amazing". Now if you have seen it or didn't know about it, I have included a few photos below as well as a short tour of what you will see.

Below is the beginning of a 20 page Spider-Man called "Electro" in script form which was given to the comic artists to turn into comic book form.

And below is the final version of the artwork complete with lettering and credits.

Here are a few more final artworks...

Enjoy the video...

So if you want to visit the exhibit, it will be at the museum until February 2026. It is very fan and family friendly.

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Arcane Q&A and new book reviewed

If you are a fan of the Netflix series "Arcane" or new to it like , I went to a Q&A with the creators of the show which was moderated by Amid Amidi, publisher and editor of Cartoon Brew. Please enjoy the videos below.

At this event at Netflix, they handed out  the Arcane the art and making book. Its a large book of art from the series. Here are a few pages.

 

Here is a video review of the book.

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