Hello everyone, meet our newsletter, IDEA Academy Dispatch! Whether you’re current students, alumni, seasoned artists, or simply a fan of entertainments art, we’re thrilled to have you here. Every two weeks, we’ll bring you a mix of inspiring stories, practical advice, and insights from the art world, which will include: Success Stories of working professionals, Insights on everything […]
We’re thrilled to announce our new partnership with The Character Design Challenge (CDChallenge) This collaboration brings together our shared passion for character art and will create exciting new opportunities for our students to learn, grow, and connect with a thriving international community of artists. Get ready for some amazing challenges! […]
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⚡ Hey there, we’re back with another Open Day ! ⚡ Digital geek, novice artist, aspiring art director, videogame art fanatic or compulsive sketcher: now we can meet you all. Don’t miss September’s appointment 👀! Click here to book your seat ! #ideaacademy #visdev #characterdesign #environmentdesign #2dAnimation #openday #visualdevelopment #visualarts […]
Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting our awesome friend Ellen Su, former Head of Artistic Recruiting at Titmouse! Each year we host several online events for our students, the Recruiter Talks, and Ellen Su as always made an invaluable contribution by giving an exclusive lecture for all our students! A huge Thank You to Ellen […]
⚡ Hey there, we’re back with another Open Day ! ⚡ Digital geek, novice artist, aspiring art director, videogame art fanatic or compulsive sketcher: now we can meet you all. Don’t miss July’s appointment 👀! Click here to book your seat ! #ideaacademy #visdev #characterdesign #environmentdesign #2dAnimation #openday #visualdevelopment #visualarts […]
Big news for all you aspiring animators! IDEA Academy is now an official Toon Boom Harmony Authorized Training Centre! Care to learn 2D animation on the industry-standard software directly from expert instructors? ✨ Check out our 2D Animation program and start your journey! -> COURSES #IDEAAcademyrome #ToonBoomHarmony #2DAnimation #AnimationSchool #ArtSchool #OfficialPartner #DigitalArt #FutureAnimators […]
We want to express our sincere gratitude for the second inspiring lecture that House Of Cool held yesterday for our students. Drew Ng, Storyboard Artist, Supervisor and Head of Recruiting, shared interesting views of writing, storyboarding and production processes! Many thanks to Drew for spending some time with our students, it was really precious and fun! […]
We want to express our sincere gratitude for the amazing online lecture that House Of Cool held yesterday for our students. Ricardo Curtis, Co-Founder and director, shared fascinating insights into the making of “Night of the Zoopocalypse” and narrated his inspiring career story, Many thanks to Ricardo for answering our students’ questions so thoroughly and […]
Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting our friend Ariel Goldberg – Director of Talent Acquisition for Skydance Animation – as a guest lecturer for our students! As every year it was a pleasure to host him and we would like to thank him for his unchanging kindness and friendliness towards IDEA! […]
Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting the amazing Barbara O’Connell from Boulder Media who held an exclusive lecture for our students, full of interesting information and insights on topics such as Production and Workflow, We want to thank Barbara very much and also our amazing students for their large and enthusiastic participation! […]
Due to high demand, we’re back with another Open Day, again! Digital geek, novice artist, aspiring art director, videogame art fanatic or compulsive sketcher: now we can meet you all. Don’t miss May’s appointment ! Reserve your seat -> https://www.idea-academy.eu/open-day/ #ideaacademy #visdev #characterdesign #environmentdesign #2dAnimation #openday #visualdevelopment #visualarts […]
Yesterday we had the honor of hosting, as we do every spring, the amazing Judy Lung, recruiter atTitmouse! Each year we host several online events for our students, the Recruiter Talks, and Judy Lung as always made an invaluable contribution by giving an exclusive lecture for all our students! A huge Thank You to Judy […]
Yesterday we had the pleasure to host the incredibly talented @gillian.comerford.art from @bouldermedia for an exclusive lecture for our students, packed with precious information and insights. Many thanks to Gillian and to our wonderful students who joined and responded enthusiastically! 💛 […]
Fire was the protagonist of the third extra lecture on special effects for 2D animation by Giacomo Rinaldi, 2D Lead Animator, FX Artist, and Director! In this exclusive lecture for our 2D Animation students we saw how to animate flames and fireballs, to deliver the movement and the direction of flames in the most effective […]
Yesterday we had the honour to host Emmanuelle Aubeau from the amazing Fortiche Prod. for an exclusive lecture, that allowed our students to meet one of their favourite and most celebrated studios of these times! Many thanks to Emmanuelle for her kindness and for her precious advices! […]
Once again this year, IDEA kicks off enrollments for the 2025/2026 academic year! Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from professionals at the top of their field and acquire the artistic skills that will make you competitive in the industry! […]
We got the chance to host a second extra lecture on special effects for 2D animation by Giacomo Rinaldi, 2D Lead Animator, FX Artist, and Director! In this exclusive lecture for our 2D Animation students we explored the various reactions of different liquids to explosions and splashes and the various tricks to animate them the […]
Read More… from VFX: Splashes and bubbles, with Giacomo Rinaldi
Yesterday we had the pleasure to host the amazing Jonathan Kuo @jonnadon1 for an exclusive lecture for our students, focused on animal anatomy for creature design! 🐯🐻 Jonathan Kuo is senior concept artist at Mountain Top Studios, and a veteran of the video game & illustration industry. His broad design skills range from environments, weapon design, animal/creature […]
The extra lectures on special effects for 2D animation by Giacomo Rinaldi, 2D Lead Animator, FX Artist, and Director have begun! In the first exclusive lecture for our 2D Animation students, he made a wonderful introduction to material and surface effects, and how they can add realism and emotion to scenes! […]
⚡ Hey there, we’re back with another Open Day ! ⚡
Don’t miss April’s appointment 👀!
Click here to book your seat !
#ideaacademy #visdev #characterdesign #environmentdesign #2dAnimation #openday #visualdevelopment #visualarts