About the Artist

Robert Valley is a 3 time Emmy® award-winning director and animator based in Vancouver, recognized for a distinctive style defined by angled line-work, sharp shadows, and a selective color palette. His career spans music videos, feature films, commercials, and independent animation, each marked by an unmistakable visual language.

Valley is known internationally for his work on Gorillaz music videos, character design for Disney’s Tron: Uprising, and commercials for brands like Nike, Levis, and Coke. His short film Pear Cider and Cigarettes, illustrated and animated independently earned an Annie Award and an Academy Award nomination. In 2019, he directed the acclaimed short film Zima Blue, Ice and 400 Boys as part of Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots anthology series.

Robert Valley continues to create short and long-form animated projects, bringing his signature style to new stories and audiences.

Robert Valley shares his tips and tricks as he takes you on a step by step process of making 2D Animation Layouts for his upcoming independent film. This tutorial requires some knowledge in Photoshop and drawing.

Features 3D animated simulation in 2D , includes drawing figures, cars, street scenes. There is a lot of variety in this tutorial.

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