Through his education in fine arts and his impressive career in the American animation industry, Glenn Vilppu has developed a deep understanding of drawing the human figure; uniting the constructive approach of the classical art with the lightness in movement of animation.

For more than 60 years, he has been teaching; focusing on explaining the logic and practical application of drawing. Rather than teaching a style, Glenn Vilppu teaches tools of communication and guides the students in acquiring knowledge with the motto:
＂There are no rules, just tools.＂

At the age of 40 Vilppu brought his approach to traditional figure drawing and composition to bear in the Animation industry where he worked for over 20 years on both feature and shorts for all of the major studios, as well as teaching at all of the major studios and many of the game and special effects studios.

Vilppu has earned BFA and MFA degrees from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena where he was an instructor for thirteen years. Following this Vilppu ran his own school for five years where he taught all subjects relating to art.
Vilppu taught Figure Drawing and served as Director of the Character Animation Dept. at California Institute of Art.
He taught drawing at UCLA in the Masters Degree program in the School of Film, Video and Digital Media Department for 20 years, at the American Animation Institute and Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art.
He is a founding member of New Masters Academy.

Currently Glenn Vilppu teaches Drawing and Painting classes online at vilppuacademy.com