Our UAL Extended Diploma in Illustration and Animation students enjoyed a workshop with Concept Artist, Model Maker, Animator and Alumni Andy Bell. During his session Andy talked about working on productions such as Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio and with companies such as Mackinnon & Saunders who have worked on Productions such as Tim Burtons Corpse Bride and Fantastic Mr Fox! Andy also delivered a Q&A session with students as well as offering 121 tutorials with individual students about their work.

Speaking of the workshop lecturer Alan Vest said, “We had the pleasure of welcoming back Andy Bell to speak to our students of illustration and animation about his career as a model maker, animator, illustrator and concept artist. Andy studied illustration and animation (previously known as interactive design) at The Northern School of Art and has since worked in the stop motion animation industry making costumes and props for Mackinnon and Saunders and Factory Create. The students were blown away by the models and maquette’s from Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride and former alumni Curtis Jobling’s Bob the Builder.”

Workshops and lectures from Industry professionals like Andy underpin our courses at our Middlesbrough campus, Speaking of the session Andy said; “It was a pleasure to be invited to speak to the Illustration and Animation students. When I was a student at The Northern School of Art, I was always fascinated to hear guests speak about the animation industry and it was surreal all these years later to be the person doing the speaking. I spoke with several of the students and was blown away by the quality of work, I think there is a bright future for all these young creatives.”

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