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Category Archives: Educational

Mickey from Pluto's Judgement Day

Animators

Fred Moore and the
Moving Silhouette

Among the most important things an animator must keep in mind when
animating is making sure that drawings read clearly to the viewer. …

cutecharacters-header

Educational

Why Is It So Difficult to Make Cute Cartoon Characters?
by Chappell Ellison   Wednesday April 24, 2013   9:04 am
Audiences can instantly recognize a cute cartoon character when they see one, but why are memorable cute characters so …
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dumbo-pitt

Educational

Joe Pitt Shares the Artwork That Inspires Him
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday April 23, 2013   12:06 am
Industry artist Joe Pitt has started a new Tumblr called
Straights Against Curves to share “a collection of animation …
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richardwilliams-ipadapp

Educational

Richard Williams Releases “Animator’s Survival Kit” iPad App
by Amid Amidi   Thursday April 18, 2013   10:33 am
The Richard Williams Animator’s Survival Kit iPad app that we
announced a couple months ago is out today. It’s available for …
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miltkahlswagglehead

Animators

The Milt Kahl Head Swaggle
by Michael Ruocco   Tuesday April 16, 2013   4:57 pm
Like a signature, each animator has their own little quirks or
trademarks that distinguish their animation from others. Some …
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Title_Sequence_ParaNorman

Educational

What Every Animation Student Should Know About Title Sequence Design
by Chappell Ellison   Tuesday April 2, 2013   9:10 am
Art of the Title, an addicting resource with dozens of high-def
clips, recently posted their Title Design Finalists for the …
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tiggerbounce

Animators

Analyzing My Favorite Piece of Animation: Tigger by Milt Kahl
by Michael Ruocco   Monday March 25, 2013   11:28 am
Sometimes when I’m animating, I recharge my creative batteries
by watching some of my favorite scenes or pieces of animation. …
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externalworld-rigs

CGI

David OReilly Is Giving Away His “External World” Character Rigs
by Amid Amidi   Thursday March 21, 2013   1:13 pm
In what may be a first for a major award-winning animated short,
filmmaker David OReilly has released all of the character …
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doversmear

Educational

What’s That Crazy Drawing, or How I Came To Know and Love Animation Smears
by Michael Ruocco   Saturday March 9, 2013   12:55 pm
I didn’t really know about animation smears until college. It
was a time when my passion for animation had just kicked into …
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williamsapp

Educational

Get Ready for the App Version of Richard Williams’ “Animator’s Survival Kit”
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday February 19, 2013   5:02 pm
Coming soon: the iPad app version of Richard Williams’
indispensable The Animator’s Survival Kit. The publisher, …
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letterz-winston

Educational

JibJab’s StoryBots Learns Its ABCs
by Amid Amidi   Thursday February 14, 2013   11:25 am
JibJab has completed the series of ABC videos that is part of
their new children’s learning project StoryBots. The last video …
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cartoonmodernprimer

Cartoon Modern

A Cartoon Modern Primer
by Amid Amidi   Thursday November 15, 2012   10:03 pm
I pity the fool who doesn’t watch this primer about the “cartoon
modern” era. The cheeky but informative piece was created for …
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Screen Shot 2012-10-10 at 12.31.45 AM

Educational

UMIGO – Wild Brain’s New Educational Videos
by Jerry Beck   Sunday October 7, 2012   12:05 am
I wish I could have seen stuff like this when I was in school.
Check out this sample of Wild Brain’s new series of animated …
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Educational

“Electronics At Work” (1943) by Famous Studios
by Jerry Beck   Wednesday September 19, 2012   12:05 am
Here’s a rarity: an industrial film from 1943 with animation by
Paramount’s Famous Studios. We’ve long known of several …
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Tom Bancroft

Educational

Tomorrow: Tom Bancroft Online Workshop
by Amid Amidi   Wednesday September 5, 2012   11:57 am
On Thursday, September 6, at 8pm (Central), former Disney
animator Tom Bancroft will host a live online drawing workshop. …
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