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The Animation Academy
@TheAnimationAcademyTracked since May 2026
creating Art Education for Animation.
Observed Aug 14, 2026 · staleModeled revenue
Paid members
5
0% · 30-day rate from 13 observed days
Total audience
56
incl. free followers
Estimated monthly gross
$30
$15–$45 modeled range
Starting price
$3/mo
7 membership tiers
Pricing and benefits captured publicly
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$0/moFreePublic prices and benefits only
$3/moContributor Level$3 - This is our Contributor Tier. If you like the Academy and are looking for a way to support our educational efforts your monthly pledge will be greatly appreciated!
$5/moGraphics Level$5 - Access to our Graphics based notes and lessons that are frequently posted throughout the week. A great way to learn at a very affordable fee!
$10/moVideo Level$10 - Access to our Graphics based notes and lessons plus motivational and instructional Videos that are featured throughout the month.
$20/moMagic Wand$20* - Access to both our Graphics based notes and lessons, motivational Videos, and instructional and industry / business oriented Videos featured throughout the month plus live streams. The complete package! - *For our weekly Zoom session students must be approved and they must complete the Character Design 1 course.
$150/moOlympian$150 - OLYMPIAN - An hour long live session each month with Charles Zembillas the lead instructor and director of the Academy plus access to our graphics and video based lessons.
$250/moTouche !$250 - Congratulations! You're registered as an enrolled student. Live hour sessions will be scheduled monthly each week alternating between Charles Zembillas and an Academy teacher along with the Tier 3 - Club Academy level. Conditions apply.
Growth signals: The Animation Academy
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Membership5 paid members · 30-day rate from 13 observed days
565
May 202616 weeks trackedNow
The Animation Academy5 members · $30/mo
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Where The Animation Academy ranks
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Total audience in Recommended cohort
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Ranking data · includes stale rows| Rank | Creator and why included | Total audience | Gap vs The Animation Academy | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |  The Animation AcademyProfileArtTotal audience position in Recommended cohort | 56 | Reference | Aug 14, 2026Stale |
| #2 |  Davina Behin JonesArtCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | 39 | 17 fewer | Aug 14, 2026 |
| #3 |  George CoghillArtCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | 27 | 29 fewer | Aug 14, 2026 |
| #4 |  Blue-Paint-SeaArtCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | 20 | 36 fewer | Aug 14, 2026 |
| #5 |  Emily McAllanArtCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | 18 | 38 fewer | Aug 14, 2026 |
The rank uses the full fixed cohort. This table shows up to five creators around The Animation Academy; the coverage summary above still counts everyone.
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Article Latest postPublicJoel Valdez used AI to Animate his CharactersJuly 22
July 22 0 likes 1 commentCrash Plays SoccerIn 2014 while the World Cup was happening I created a little comic for the Crash Bandicoot fans. I've since revived it as a short video in honor of this year's World Cup competition. It was fun and easy to do. I hope you enjoy it. Keep Creating !! :)VideoJune 20Public 0 0Heading in a New DirectionThere are significant and astonishing changes happening in animation and it's happening very fast. There's a whole new way of doing things that will be very beneficial to creative individuals. Especially if you are a character designer.ArticleJune 10Public 0 0Latest DemosNo matter what is going on in your life strive to be productive and to Keep Creating !! :)ArticleMay 9Public 0 0Super Mario Galaxy Movie #1 Global Box Office - Academy's Aaron HorvathApril 6 View post In the news today ... "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" co-directed by our very own Aaron Horvath is #1 in the world with a $372.5 million global box office 5 day opening weekend. Here he is on April 3 2007 when we were honoring him at an Academy sponsored event.ArticleApril 6Public 0 0Aaron Horvath returns to direct "Super Mario Galaxy Movie" opening April 1 2026Of all the individual superstars who ever been with us as students the ultimate would be Aaron Horvath. Renowned for producing Teen Titans Go! and for directing the first Super Mario Bros Movie in 2023 he returns in that capacity for the follow up Super Mario Bros Galaxy Movie opening this week on April 1.ArticleApril 1Public 0 0Crash on XThere's a large community of Crash Bandicoot fans on X so I created this homage to them. The concept began as a digital sketch during a recent class session and I took it up to completion. I enjoy interacting with Crash and Spyro the Dragon fans as well as Jak and Daxter fans and I find X is the perfect platform for it. There's a high level of creative energy there and I see all sorts of very impressive artistic interpretations of the characters.ImageMarch 7Public 0 0Make the Most of your PowerYour power to create. It is totally within your control. All you have to do use that power.ArticleFebruary 28Public 0 0You Have the Power ...February 22ArticleFebruary 22Public 0 0Batman and Robin sez ...Stay productive friends. This is the season for you to get busy and to Keep Creating !! :)ArticleFebruary 14Public 0 0Spyro the Dragon Class DemoIt is Spyro the Dragon time and he's on fire! My class demo from this past week along with the conceptual sketch. Used only 1 Photoshop brush.ImageJanuary 17Public 0 0Blast from the Past - Original Logo Concept ArtHere's some Academy trivia. This month will mark our 28th anniversary. We started in the back room of a restaurant in Burbank. From there we moved 2 blocks down the street to our first office space in March 1998. This is the logo art I was planning at the time. It was before the wide use of Photoshop. I was still in the analog cut and paste era. You can see how the text was cut and used in the layout. I thought you'd enjoy seeing something from our pre-ArtShark days. Keep Creating !! :)ImageJanuary 10Public 0 0
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