Animators Animation Editor Jay Lawton, RIP by Amid Amidi Wednesday April 24, 2013 9:19 pm Animation editor Jay Lawton has died at age 51 after a battle with cancer.
Artist of the Day Artist of the Day: Marlo Meekins by Chris McDonnell Wednesday April 24, 2013 12:01 pm Marlo Meekins’s observational, drawing and painting skills areexceptional. She fantastically distorts specific shapes and …
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 …
Experimental “Stammer” by Shen Jie by Amid Amidi Wednesday April 24, 2013 1:04 am A man plus an ice cream cone is not the recipe fortension-filled drama unless the film is Stammer. This playful …
Disney Mickey Mouse Short “Get a Horse!” Will Debut at Annecy by C. Edwards Tuesday April 23, 2013 9:51 pm Disney announced today that they will release a ‘lost’ MickeyMouse short called Get A Horse! featuring Walt Disney himself …
Artist of the Day Artist of the Day: Michael DeForge by Chris McDonnell Tuesday April 23, 2013 10:41 am Michael DeForge produces a lot of work. He contributes designsand storyboards to Adventure Time and produces comics and …
Shorts “I Am Art” by David Stodolny by Amid Amidi Tuesday April 23, 2013 12:59 am DreamWorks animator by day, independent filmmaker bynight—David Stodolny keeps busy for sure. His pop culture …
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 calledStraights Against Curves to share “a collection of animation …
Business The Rise and Fall of 38 Studios by Amid Amidi Monday April 22, 2013 8:36 pm The NY Times offers an infuriating and detailed article aboutthe recklessly stupid Rhode Island politicians who gave $75 …
Cartoon Brew Podcasts Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum #1: Liz Artinian by Amid Amidi Monday April 22, 2013 12:10 pm Cartoon Brew’s new podcast Frenzer Foreman Animation Forumdebuts today with guest Liz Artinian. Liz is the owner of the …
Business Executive Pay at DreamWorks Animation Was Up in 2012 by Amid Amidi Monday April 22, 2013 11:58 am Whew, for a second there, we were worried that DreamWorksAnimation was struggling, but if their executive pay is any …
Shorts “Kairos” is the Most Exciting Hand-Drawn Animation You’ll See Today by Amid Amidi Monday April 22, 2013 10:44 am What’s that? You say that no one is making exciting 2D animation anymore? You say that you’d like to see some drawn …
Artist of the Day Artist of the Day: Mr. Doob by Chris McDonnell Monday April 22, 2013 3:04 am Ricardo “Mr. Doob” Cabello is an innovator in using WebGLtechnology in modern web browsers to create advanced …
Business DreamWorks Animation’s Chinese Arm Announces Live-Action Movie Franchise by Amid Amidi Sunday April 21, 2013 8:05 pm DreamWorks Animation is moving into live-action. At a Beijingnews conference last week, Jeffrey Katzenberg announced a …
Ideas/Commentary Amazon’s Animated Pilots Are A Big Disappointment by Amid Amidi Sunday April 21, 2013 6:10 pm Last Friday, Amazon released 14 pilots on their online streaming service in the latest bid by an Internet company to unseat …