DISCOVERIES: Childhood Sketches by Bob McIntosh
Bob Schuldt was going through his grandfather’s possessions when he discovered an envelope addressed to his grandfather from Robert J. …
Bob Schuldt was going through his grandfather’s possessions when he discovered an envelope addressed to his grandfather from Robert J. …
Del Connell, who was a veteran Disney animation artist, Western Publishing editor, and comic strip/book writer, passed away on August 12 …
Manitoba-based indie animator Jason Doll makes modest little shorts between his higher paying professional gigs. His latest production, …
Experimental animator Robert Breer has passed away. Breer was a fine art painter who became interested in creating films as art in the …
The outpouring of love and affection after Corny Cole’s passing has been tremendous. In the past three days, over one hundred artists …
Beloved animator, graphic artist, book illustrator, painter and teacher Cornelius “Corny” Cole has passed away. His close friend, …
It’s Gene Deitch’s 87th birthday today – Happy Birthday, Gene! – and to celebrate, Deitch has started a new blog based around his latest …
Love this never-before-seen image of Walt Disney that popped up on-line recently. (via Disney History)
Still photos, shot on an iphone and edited together by Mike B. Anderson, showing a day in the life at Film Roman in Burbank and a crew …
Tod Polson (El Tigre, The Secret of Kells) announced recently that he’s putting together a book on Maurice Noble that will be published …
Run, don’t walk, to bookmark these new blogs from two respected animators: • Pat Ventura (Oh Yeah! Cartoons, Muppet Babies, …
Dozens of love letters belonging to director and animator Hugh Harman have turned up on eBay. For those who are unfamiliar with the name, …
I’m not sure where the stereotypical image of the pudgy, slovenly animation artist originated, but animators haven’t always been …
This comic from Tex Avery’s days at North Dallas High School (see larger version here) is currently up for auction on Howard Lowery’s …
Patrick McHale is a writer/board artist at Cartoon Network (Adventure Time, Flapjack, etc.). He’s been creating some funny little shorts …
The legendary Tyrus Wong, who art directed Bambi among countless other accomplishments and who is one hundred years young, was hanging …
If you have the slightest interest in classic Hollywood animation, do not miss this colossal 1991 interview with Fred Kopietz conducted …
New England independent filmmaker and Sesame Street animator Karen Aqua (b. 1954) passed away a couple days ago following a ten year …
Here’s a toast to British animation legend Bob Godfrey who turns ninety years old today. Read a tribute to Bob on the VanArts school …
The Korean-American director of Kung Fu Panda 2, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, is (I believe) the first female Asian director of a major animated …