Wednesday, October 19th, 2005, The Brampton Guardian
Keith Moreau, Special to the Guardian

Animex (Animation Exploration) returns to Visual Arts Brampton Mondays from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

The first session with Tony Tarantinni continues until the end of January. Tarantinni is an accomplished artist whose 17-year animation career includes both series and feature work. Some of the productions he has worked on include Care Bears, Dog City, Beetle-Juice, Rupert and features like Babar, Pippi Longstocking and much more.

He is in his fifth year of teaching in the Sheridan College Animation Program. Tarantinni's workshops will explore perspective for backgrounds, drawing objects/props (linear and tonal), composition, light and shade/moods, and using storyboards.

Starting in February, Natalie Turner will continue the Animex workshops with the animation section. Like Tarantinni, Turner also teaches in the Sheridan College Animation Program. She has also taught for Maxx the Mutt Animation School.

Turner has worked in the field since she was special effects assistant for Sulivan Bluth Studios on A Troll in Central Park and Rockadoodle from 1989 to '91. She was a character assistant for Nelvana for Rupert and the Cloud Pilot.

She was also character assistant on the feature film Titan AE. Tuner was effect assistant on Looney Tunes Back in Action, Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas and Space Jam.

Tarantinni and Turner will be at the Visual Arts Brampton booth at Shoppers World on Thursday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. for anyone interested in signing up for the animation workshops.

This is a good opportunity to increase your knowledge and improve your portfolio for possible entrance to a college animation course.

Visual Arts Brampton president Keith Moreau will be at the booth during the day on Thursday and on Friday evening to answer any questions. He will also be teaching his youth classes on Saturday.

The exhibit booth is located in front of Sunrise Records. For more information, visit visualartsbrampton.com.