iAnimate.net

iAnimate.net is an online animation school that provides high-quality education to aspiring and professional animators through comprehensive workshops tailored to feature animation, game animation, and creature animation.

Established in 2010 and headquartered in Los Angeles, the platform features industry-active instructors from renowned studios like Pixar, DreamWorks, and Disney who offer hands-on mentorship and personalized feedback.

As an Autodesk Authorized Training Center, iAnimate.net emphasizes real-world projects and professional-quality character rigs to help students build impressive demo reels and facilitate networking opportunities within the animation industry.

Leadership:

• Key People: Jason Ryan (Co-Founder), Ric Arce (Co-Founder)

Focus:

• Specialization: Online animation education and professional development
• Services: Animation workshops, feature animation training, game animation workshops, creature animation workshops, lighting and compositing workshops, and rigging workshops
• Tools: Autodesk Maya, Unreal Engine, and professional-quality character rigs

Vision:

• Mission: To provide high-quality, affordable animation education from industry professionals to help students reach their career goals
• Values: Hands-on mentorship, personalized feedback, industry-relevant curriculum, and fostering a professional networking community

Portfolio:

• Partners: Autodesk (Authorized Training Center)
• Key Projects: Student demo reels featuring work mentored by animators from Pixar, DreamWorks, Disney, Sony Pictures Imageworks, ILM, and Ubisoft
• Instructors: Industry veterans like Jason Ryan, Ted Ty, and Mike Safianuk