Pixelsmith Studios

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Writing on the craft

Reviews, interviews and practical notes for creatives and the studios who hire them.

Animator Mike Scott Interview – Honorable Mention
Interviews

Animator Mike Scott Interview – Honorable Mention

The first time I learned about Mike Scott was when I saw the Goldfish animated music …

February 10, 2014

Animation & VFX

Adventure Time Gifs – Just Because We Love The Show

Why? Because we love Adventure Time thats why! This is just a post on a …

January 29, 2014

Animation & VFX

Guide to Becoming an Animator in Video Game Industry

Video games are a multi-billion dollar industry driven by animators. Those animators make an excellent …

January 27, 2014

Beans – Short Animated Film by CineSite Visual Effects Company
Animation & VFX

Beans – Short Animated Film by CineSite Visual Effects Company

This short film animation by Cinesite about “Baked Beans” gave us the chuckles when we …

January 6, 2014

Legendary Chuck Norris Doing the Splits Between Two Aeroplanes – Delov Digital
Animation & VFX

Legendary Chuck Norris Doing the Splits Between Two Aeroplanes – Delov Digital

On the last page of the Guinness Book of World Records (in fine print) it …

December 20, 2013

Featured Film Animation Directors Roundtable Discussion
Animation & VFX

Featured Film Animation Directors Roundtable Discussion

Rebecca Keegan from the L.A Times has a fascinating and in depth conversation with a …

December 18, 2013

Michael Rauwerdink CG Artist For Snailboy
Animation & VFX

Michael Rauwerdink CG Artist For Snailboy

Michael Rauwerdink is a Computer Graphics artist from Cape Town we’ve recently met on twitter …

December 13, 2013

Using Pixel Art In Gaming – Dungeon Village
Game Development

Using Pixel Art In Gaming – Dungeon Village

I’ve somehow dropped on Dungeon Village in the Google play store when I was looking …

December 11, 2013

Waarvoor is Seerowers Bang – Interactive Story Book
Graphic Design

Waarvoor is Seerowers Bang – Interactive Story Book

Our friend Chris Venter helped illustrate “Waarvoor is Seerowers Bang?” which was written by Jaco …

December 2, 2013

League of Legends – Game Cinematics History
Animation & VFX

League of Legends – Game Cinematics History

League of Legends, i’m sure most of you have heard of this popular RTS and …

November 28, 2013