Sir Wade Neistadt

Animation Workshops

Follow the Journey

YouTube Videos

Anim & VFX Live Streams

Animation Podcast
(Coming Soon)

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YouTube Episodes

An educational advice channel centered around animation for professional and aspiring artists with industry-level knowledge!
From product reviews and tutorials, to explorations and breakdown of your favorite animated characters - and the craft that goes into creating them.

Here we go, part 2 of my 'Exploring Blender' adventure! Let's compare Blender's animation tools to Maya's animation tools, and I'll animate my very first sho...

If you're blocking animation and need to find the best key poses or golden poses, this workflow may help you push your reference and block out your shot more...

If Maya has ever been slow on your computer, this video will help speed up your animation workflow! From tools, tips, settings, display adjustments, and rigs...

To animate a dialogue shot, I work in 3 stages. I also start by blocking 3 mouth controls, but there's a difference. This is my lipsync animation workflow!

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Industry Interviews

A YouTube series in which talented and generous professionals in the animation industry share advice, stories, tips, and lessons from their lives and careers for those who aspire to be in their shoes and work alongside them one day.

Ever wonder what recruiters want to see on your demo reel or portfolio? Learn how to get and keep your DREAM job!! This panel of recruiters and animators will help you prepare your demo reel / portfolio. You'll learn interview skills, do's and don'ts, and essential job advice for your first animation industry job.

Huge thanks to Adobe for my first sponsored video! Artists from around the animation industry share advice, and I show you some awesome new Adobe tools to help you animate in new and exciting ways! Download and Try Adobe's Animation Tools Here: https://adobe.com/go/animation My Complete Maya 3D Workshop - 40% off until 2019!

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Twitch Live Streams

Averaging around 4 hours, these streams are an opportunity to join the conversation as I work on real-world animation and visual effects projects while teaching, answering questions, and building deeper relationships with my community!