Zachary Ward

I haven’t been on here for over a year. How is my animation family holding up on here lately?

Human cartoons for human kids!!! Spread the word about what’s at stake for animation and children’s programming!!! Post about you or your kids’ favorite cartoons with #NoAI You can also follow, repost, and #StayTooned for more!

@mattsackley Haha yeah dude, I just say I’m a game dev at this point

@canterochris dude! congrats Chris!

Anim Layers are the best thing on the gosh darn planet, lemme tell ya

Young Jim Hawkins Pencil Test - Will Someone Ever Find Treasure Planet.

@RobertAnim8er sickkkkk

Thanks for watching my progress on this animation

@Joshiepoo25 I appreciate this so much ❤️

@dagan1973 I dread when I have to do a cycle haha

@ThisisChags Just inspired me to pick these up :)

Testing out the New Maniquinn Rigs available on ramonarango.gumroad.com I dont think ill be done with these for a long time #CGI #animation #3danimaton #Maya #Animecampaign

I need a Guts rig to animate with y'all. #BERSERK

@aryliide No problem, we need to band together now more than ever!

@Animdudeee Thanks for letting us know!!

Hey Animator peeps, not really making an official post on here complete with links (I don't use Twitter a ton) but my studio Pipeworks is hiring animators! Head over to my linkedIn and check it out if interested, feel free to reach out!

George don't play 😤🇺🇸🫡

@ilovekeyframes stay healthy dude!

I took a mental health break from the job hunting this past month+ and I feel soooo refreshed!!! Highly recommended. Gonna start the hunt back up soon but I'm glad to step away for my own sanity. Don't burn out folks. #gamedev #animation

@ikhandle damn!

When instagram algorithm shows an animator plagiarize your work frame by frame and claim it’s his work! And when I confronted Pablo Guevara, he didn’t even apologize.. claimed he didn’t know. Close to 20 thousand people lost their jobs within a little over year in the game industry and we got someone stealing here to get ahead…. How many paid work has he gotten since and job opportunities because of “his shot” 🤦🏻‍♂️ 🤢

I have a really hard time beating myself up when I'm not creating on the weekends, like I'm doing something wrong. It's a battle I feel like I will never win.

@VanillaPuds @KielFiggins @AgoraCommunity_ sick!

Motorcycle attack #animation complete! Huge thanks to Nigel Style for overseeing this shot to completion. Rigs by @KielFiggins and @AgoraCommunity_ Geo by Androcom

Me shooting reference for my next demo reel, during the mass layoffs with $46 in my bank account.

If you're in this position, keep your head up. Stay inspired through your favorite work. Reach out to me personally if this is you and I will be more than happy to give any career advice or feedback on work when I am able. Still fresh myself but my heart just pulls me to help!

I was lucky enough during the pandemic to land my first job as an animator. Though I had to truck my whole family to Vancouver, it was a blessing. After that, I was able to move back home and keep this as a stable living. It's hard to imagine myself a student today. Continued ⬇️