The Animation Box

This is one of the best courses I've taken by far! Lectures are super well-organized, you get videos, presentations, maya demos, feedback...all in one class. Yuri is an awesome mentor who's guidance and feedback give you the necessary tools to explore your ideas and push them to the limit. Thank you so much for your time!

Just finished Yuri's awesome mentorship! It felt very personal and welcoming! Found a couple of new good friends and learnt a ton of new awesome tips and tricks! The feedback was invaluable! Just so happy that I took it! Huge thanks to Yuri for the endless support!

I am so happy that I came across this course. I have learnt more from Yuri in 2 months than from my uni in 3 years. Yuri has patience to answer all of the questions whether it is during the class or afterwards, to review each animation without rushing it and to explain his workflow in details. He has showed us many tips and tricks that he learnt while working in industry which was very helpful. Additionally, rigs are soo good, people that I have met are awesome, I spent 2 months doing what I love and at the same time learnt a lot!! Thank you!

I really recommend the mentorship, I learned a lot and had a lot of fun! I had never done cartoony before and this was just what I needed to understand it. Yuri is a great teacher and he is super helpful and attentive to his students.

Really happy I did the Mentorship. Yuri is an awesome mentor. The Demos and Lectures are detailed and he explains things with lots of examples. He also shared a lot of tips about workflows and showed us ways to approach different shots. He gives attention to everyone (sometimes opens your file to explain) and he is always trying to help improve your work with feedback and suggestions. He also talks about tools and software which are also very important to really stand out in presenting your work. Special mention to the character designs they are super appealing and rigs are really good. I really felt like part of a group where everyone is helpful, got a few good friends as well. Thank you so much Yuri for letting me be a part of the Mentorship.

Yuri is an extremely knowledgeable animator and mentor, and I can't overstate just how valuable a mentorship with him is. The weekly demos are full of great information, and you get to watch live as he goes into Maya to break down/demonstrate his workflow. He will even open your scene and show you how he would go about the shot if you want. The reviews were probably the best part of the mentorship in my opinion. Yuri takes the time to really analyze each shot and offer insightful notes in great detail. The notes given throughout our reviews were more eye opening than any feedback I have ever received. He does a great job of explaining how to approach a cartoony shot while continually emphasizing the most important things to keep in mind. If you have any interest in doing cartoony animation at all, I highly recommend this mentorship.

Definenely one of the best animation courses! Yuri is a great mentor, all the classes had tons of very useful information and also were super fun! I've learned so much and very happy with the progress I've made during this course. Thank you!

I loved the mentorship at The Animation Box. Each class, Yuri gave every student as much time as they needed as well as offering assistance by opening their maya files. He always has wonderful examples and gives great notes. The lectures and demo were also really informative. Yuri explains his workflows and techniques wonderfully and shows how they relate to his professional experience.

The Animation Box mentorship was so amazing I did it twice! Yuri's passion for animation permeates through the class, making it inspiring for all the students. He explains things in ways I have never heard before that made animation concepts click. Classes are relaxed and work is self-driven, Yuri is patient and thorough in giving feedback. It's an amazing experience I'd definitely recommend to anyone!

Yuri is an amazing artist as well as an amazing mentor! You can tell he really put a lot of time and thought into this class. The lectures give you all aspects of theoretical, practical and Yuri's personal tips and tricks for animation, and the review sessions provide you detailed critiques that are tailored to you and your shots. You will leave this class with so much more knowledge and love for animation, as well as a well polished personal shot that's demo reel worthy! I can't recommend this mentorship enough!

Yuri is an amazing teacher. he does his best to teach you whatever it is you need to achieve the goals you set for yourself whatever your experience level is. this course is TOTALLY worth it. Thank you Yuri!

I had such a great time during this mentorship that I want to take it all over again! Yuri is an unbelievably awesome and kind teacher/animator. His lectures are extremely inspiring and he gives amazing in-depth critique for each student. He covers every step of the animation process in such great detail that I left feeling so much more confident in my workflow and I learned so many tips and tricks that helped improve and speed up the animation process. The amount you will learn is incredible. It doesn't matter if you're a beginner or a professional in the industry, there is so much one can take away from this course. Before this class, I felt unsure of some aspects of polishing, but Yuri takes the time to actually animate right in front of you live and shows exactly what he does when working with the graph editor to help with the polishing process. On top of all of that, I got to meet so many great animators as well! You will not regret taking this course, so go for it! Thank you so much Yuri, what a great experience!