Episode 156: How Laurie Rowan Made His Unique Animation Style Super Sought-After

This episode features animator, artist, and director, Laurie Rowan, who is renowned for his quirky, loopy, and cute 3D animation style. Over the years clients like Google, the BBC, MTV, and others have commissioned custom pieces from Rowan. He’s also racked up numerous accolades including a Children’s Bafta win, a Lovie Award, and the super-coveted Vimeo Staff Pick. In this chat Rowan shares how he left his job to pursue is own animation style, which went viral on social media, launching his independent career. You'll also learn: *How to brand yourself as an independent artist to get noticed by big brands *What gave Rowan the courage to break away from mainstream animation and do his own thing *The post that made Rowan go viral (and how you can recreate it) ~[Sponsored Message]~ This episode is sponsored by Cloud Stop Motion who've created possibly the easiest way to start animating from your phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop in seconds. Simply go to www.cloudstopmotion.com and click "start animating". Their software works in any modern browser and your files are instantly saved to the cloud. The best part is that they are completely free to use up to 500mb of storage, which is actually quite a lot. They're especially useful if you're teaching a class since you can create an organization account which comes with 2GB of free storage as standard, and allows the creation of unlimited student groups and profiles, all of whose projects and work you can view for yourself from your admin account. ​ Go to www.cloudstopmotion.com to see how easy it is to get started now. ~ Social Links: *Check out Rowan’s website: https://www.laurierowan.com/ *Follow Rowan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurierowan