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A couple years ago I launched Cartoonists in Cahoots.  This attempt at creating an online community where animators could come together, collaborate, get help and showcase their works was short lived and the project was abandoned.  The idea itself never died, as I still wanted to create a place for animators to come together and communicate. [...]

On January 19th, I presented a webinar that was hosted by Smith Micro on the benefits of Anime Studio for Flash Users.  The hour long webinar compared features of Anime Studio and Flash along with a host of other issues.  The video has been made public courtesy of Smith Micro and can be viewed right here:

This weekend my YouTube channel crossed the four million accumulative views mark.  This is an incredible moment for me, knowing that my videos have been played so many times.  I just want to thank you all for your continued support, it really means a lot. And now… it’s time to set the target to five [...]

Are you a Flash user who is curious about Anime Studio? Join me next week Thursday for this free 1 hour webinar covering the topic of going from Flash to Anime Studio. I will be going over the different features and workflow scenarios that each software provides. A Q&A session will be done at the [...]

Hey Guys, I have redirected the homepage to go to my blog for the time being.  I am having some issues with the site.  My guess is after I updated WordPress to the new version, something went wrong with the compatibility of the theme.  So, until I resolve the issue, you will be redirected here. [...]

This week saw the return of my video tutorials, with Anime Studio being the focus of the lessons.  Also, Chad Chat is back this week, ushering in the new year of chats with Chad (hey, that’s me!)  While I strive to release a video each weekday, only four were made public this week.  But considering [...]

Hey Guys! I hope you had a terrific holiday season.  I am back and ready to deliver my strongest year yet in terms of digital content.  To start off, I have released a new tutorial for Anime Studio.  My plan is to continue a similar schedule like I did last fall, with trying to release [...]