@bizarrebeast

Teaching the next generation of animators in Northwest Arkansas! 🎬 I recently taught two back-to-back animation workshops at the 16th Annual Ozark Media Arts Festival (OMAF 2026) at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale, AR! The room was packed with high school media and arts students from across Northwest Arkansas asking incredible questions about drawing, digital rigging, and building a creative career. Part 1: Drawing to Motion I broke down how a hand-drawn illustration becomes a moving character in Character Studio without losing that hand-crafted feel. We walked through character hierarchy, pivot points, clipping masks, and how I use AI as a coding co-pilot to build custom animation tools for my artwork. This is the same process and technology I am using to create the BizarreBeasts ($BB) animated series, coming soon to DCP+ (@dcpfoundation). Part 2: The Creator’s Playbook I covered the 5 pillars guiding my development of the BizarreBeasts project: Make, Anchor, Play, Spread, and Belong, and even mapped out a live blueprint for a student wanting to create their own animated series! Watch the full workshop recap video and read the complete breakdown on the blog! 👇 https://youtu.be/_wS6XfcAIyw?si=CfeaGKfs93Dq_ayA https://paragraph.com/@bizarrebeasts/teaching-animation-at-omaf-2026-drawing-to-motion-the

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