Education & explainersClass CreativesThe Duo That Changed Modern Animation | Robert Valley & Alberto Mielgo
The Duo That Changed Modern Animation | Robert Valley & Alberto Mielgo
Long-form10:21EducationPublished Oct 8, 2026, 5:00 PM · 2w ago
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Description
How did an indie creator go from facing festival rejections to becoming an Oscar-nominated director and a mastermind behind Love, Death + Robots and Invincible?
Dive deep into the genius of Robert Valley and learn how he revolutionized modern animation by blending raw 2D graphic workflows, live-action reference, and seamless 3D pipelines inside Photoshop, After Effects, and more.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:49 Early Career: Aeon Flux & Gorillaz
01:29 Working with Alberto Mielgo (Beatles Rock Band & Tron Uprising)
02:51 Counter Spy
03:02 Class Creatives Masterclass Access
04:16 Shinjuku & DC Nation Wonder Woman
04:52 Pear Cider and Cigarettes (Oscar Nomination)
05:30 Zima Blue
05:40 Blues Brothers
06:00 Ice
06:40 Apex Legends & Directing Invincible
07:14 Love, Death + Robots (400 Boys)
08:09 The Trouble with Peter
08:29 The Robert Valley Workflow
09:08 Conclusion
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This video features reference and work from the following artists & archives:
https://www.catsuka.com
https://www.passion-animation.com
https://www.instagram.com/andymccollmcpherson
https://www.instagram.com/eleonora.quario
https://www.instagram.com/martialcoulon
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/395550245/pear-cider-and-cigarettes
Articles & Technical Resources:
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/series-craft-director-robert-valley-explains-his-approach-to-adapting-marc-laidlaws-400-boys-for-love-death-robots-247689.html
https://www.trojan-unicorn.com/stories/exclusive-interview-artist-robert-valley
https://www.animationscoop.com/interview-creating-400-boys-for-love-death-robots/
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MayaAutodesk3d animation2d animationRobert ValleyAlberto MielgoLove Death and RobotsZima BlueIce400 BoysTron UprisingInvinciblePear Cider and CigarettesPassion PicturesGorillaz animationAeon Fluxcharacter designphotoshop animationTVPaintstylized animationanimation breakdownbehind the scenesmaking ofworkflowstoryboardgengaApex Legends SeerMetallica Murder OneWonder Woman DC Nationconcept art
Details
- Published
- Oct 8, 2026, 5:00 PM
- Length
- 10:21 (621 s)
- Format
- Long-form
- Category
- Education
- Audio language
- EN
- Quality
- HD
- Captions
- No
- Made for kids
- No
- Licensed content
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- Video ID
- wYEiPLv1eSE
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