We got this in an email blast recently (April,2009) from Animation Mentor and wanted to pass it on in case you're not on their email list.

New Free Ebook
Announcing the new and improved version of Animation Tips & Tricks Volume II. Animation Mentor cofounder Shawn Kelly is back with new and improved tips for improving your animation. This year, cofounder Carlos Baena joins him as do our mentors Keith Sintay, Aaron Gilman and Shawn's mentor Wayne Gilbert.

Get it free now!
http://www.animationmentor.com/tipsandtricks2/download/TipsAndTricksVolume2.pdf

We got ours and it's 70 PDF pages of - a wealth of animation golden nuggets - as stated on the cover. Inside we found chapters on Animation Career Advice, The Working Life of an Animator, Making a Scene - which advice on setting up an animation scene, Actin", Bringing Characters to Life, Workflow - and more.

Also there's a New Free Webinar
Meet two of the authors of the new ebook, and hear about the Planning and Workflow Tips they use to make their animation even better. You can see them online live and participate in the Q and A if you sign up before April 18th.

Visit: http://www.animationmentor.com/webinar to sign up.

Can't make it on the 18th? Then view the webinar replay on our site after April 22nd.