The Shrunkenheadman Library

Visit the Shrunkenheadman Library with our librarian, Iffy! The SHM Library is a great place for finding references, studying and hanging out in between classes! We have an amazing variety of books where you can check out for two weeks. There is also a tea corner, where you can have free fresh tea if you bring your own cup or tumbler! Come join for some cozy vibes!

Library hours for Spring 2024:
Tuesdays @ 3:15-5:15pm / Wednesdays @10:30am-1pm in room ART 245.

We’ve put together a list of online resources that student can use to continue their learning outside of library hours.

Here are some helpful animation blogs/ resources: 

• http://grizandnorm.squarespace.com/tuesday-tips - Griz and Norm are two storyboard artists at Disney Animation Studio. They have some of their famous ‘Tuesday tips’ for animation artists available at this website.

• http://sevencamels.blogspot.com/- Mark Kennedy ran this amazing blog about the art of storyboarding for a number of years. He doesn’t just talk about storyboarding, but also talks about surrounding subjects like figure drawing, comics, and more.

• https://characterdesignreferences.com/- Character Design References publishes and collates concept art and writing about concept art!

• https://film-grab.com/- This blog has a giant collection of high quality film stills ripe for study!

• https://www.catsuka.com/- Catsuka showcases a variety of interesting and indie films, including their characters line up and colorscripts.

  • https://catsuka.com/gengal/artworks/legendofhei

For digital painting tips, there are a lot of youtube channels that do amazing demos. You can find the links down below to Bobby Chiu and Tonko Tips.

• Bobby Chiu

  • https://www.youtube.com/user/digitalbobert

• Tonko Tips:

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpQHI16fjuU&list=PLx9e4r-O99Bxf1SYTWXsPKUqK0f_V6Adi

If you need help with 3D animation or with the 12 principles of animation, here are some links that might help you out!

• Animation Mentor

  • https://blog.animationmentor.com/category/animation-tips-and-tricks/

Maya Tips and tricks:

• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlDaTh9_IoIDjrPj16Jr-Q

• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR4oFFjKQKHj_fCOkBLH61w

If you’re just bored at home, but you really want to go to the museum, we have options!

• Norman Rockman Museum:

  • https://www.nrm.org/?fbclid=IwAR02zxjd0mQmk4hnI0z_ugx_mek47PHu5JQKP9E-1GJRiC-lXgl1u1szMz8

• Monterey Bay Aquarium:

• https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams

• If you want to get into compositing, Foundry is giving a 1 year student free license!

  • https://www.foundry.com/education/students (students 1 year free license)

• Adobe is offering a free month trial for students.

  • https://helpx.adobe.com/enterprise/kb/covid-19-education-labs.html (Adobe free trial)