Rise and Spline is a weekly masterclass hosted by David Gibson and featuring a bunch of amazing animators. Tune in on Twitch every Saturday morning!
Rise and Spline
Animstate – Discord
The Animstate Discord is a great place to meet and chat with some friendly animators. Whether you are looking for veterans or students, this is the place to be!
AnimLvlUp
AnimLvlUp is a facebook page hosted by animator, Jason Shum that has a bunch of great videos and interviews with industry veterans that share their stories of getting into the animation / games industry.
Keith Lango: Checklist
Keith Lango has a great checklist full of tips on how to polish and finalize an animation. You can also download it as a PDF from HERE
Darkstalkers – 12 Principles
Darkstalkers – 12 Principles is an article that explains the 12 principles of animation through the pixel animation of Darkstalkers
Storyboarder
Storyboarder is a free open-source piece of storyboarding software that makes it easy to visualize a story as fast you can draw stick figures.
Riot Creative Contest 2017
Riot Creative Contest 2017 is a competition by Riot Games and hosted by Polycount that artists, animators and other disciplines can enter. Expect killer prizes, amazing art, and stiff competition.
Akeytsu
Akeytsu is a piece of 3D animation software and is a lighter, faster and cheaper alternative to Maya. It also has a free educational version.
Rocket Girl Rig (FREE)
Rocket Girl Rig is a free Maya rig from the VMComix animation blog.
Animator's Resource Kit 