Mike Wiesmeier
Owner, Instructor @Thesketchexperience
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WORK HISTORY
Owner, Instructor @Thesketchexperience
Florence, IT
Launched an online self-paced figure drawing course,\'Static To Dynamic\', in October 2025. • Developed engaging drawing demos filmed in the artistic backdrop of Florence, Italy. • Inspired by renowned figure drawing teachers Mike learned from while working at Disney Feature Animation • Founded thesketchEXPERIENCE to explore and share the artistic richness of Florence.
EDUCATION
Brandes Art Institute
Animation
Centre NAD
CG Animation
Florence Academy of Art
Realist Drawing and Painting
Gnomon
Maquette Sculpture
Film Design International at Pinewood Studios
Certificate in Drafting for Film, Art Direction, Set Design
University of California, Davis
BA, History
Walt Disney Feature Animation Artist Development Program
Figure and animal drawing, sculpture, composition, color theory, film theory
Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art
Color and composition for entertainment
Walt Disney Animation Australia Artist Development Program
Traditional Animation training program
SKILLS
ABOUT MIKE WIESMEIER
Offering both onsite and online sketching courses focused on Florence, Italy\'s artistic riches, and highly influence by my experience as a traditional animator at Walt Disney Animation. Workshops and courses are geared towards people with little or no previous sketching experience.I have been an Instructor of drawing and animation internationally since 1996. I worked for Disney Feature Animation as an animation artist from 1994 to on six feature films
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