NICE PUNKIN’ PUSS AND MUSHMOUSE BG
There’s not a whole lot to recommend about the 1964 Hanna-Barbera cartoon PUNKIN’ PUSS AND MUSHMOUSE, but this background pan that Brew …
Amid Amidi
MEGAN BRAIN’S PAPER SCULPTURES
For most artists, paper is an expendable material that one creates their art on, but Megan Brain’s paper sculptures show that the paper …
BEE MOVIE TRAILER
USA TODAY has an article in which Jerry Seinfeld discusses why he decided to make a live-action trailer for DreamWorks’s next CG feature …
FOUR-LETTER FILM
This Friday, November 10, marks the opening of F*CK: A DOCUMENTARY, which examines the origin and uses of a certain word. Besides …
John Korty’s Brock & Throck
It’s Election Day here in the US so it’s only fitting to mention a new politically-oriented Flash Webcartoon. The series, BROCK & THROCK …
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CARTOON NETWORK’S RE-ANIMATED
Yesterday, Cartoon Network released the trailer for their first original live-action production RE-ANIMATED. We’ve already discussed this …
The Less You Know…
Below is an excerpt from an ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE article about the new Cartoon Network series CLASS OF 3000. In it, the show’s …
BOOK REVIEW: I AM PLASTIC
The new book I AM PLASTIC: THE DESIGNER TOY EXPLOSION, by Kidrobot founder Paul Budnitz, is a handsomely designed and fun-to-flip-through …
Sketchtravel
Sketchtravel is an exciting new project initiated by Dice Tsutsumi (of Blue Sky fame) and French animation artist Gérald Guerlais. The …
Bill Wray’s New Cartoon Blog
Animation background painter Bill Wray decided to go legit a while back and become the fine artist William Wray, but thankfully for us, …
Evan Spiridellis Talks About Being Independent
JibJab co-founder Evan Spiridellis gave an inspiring talk at the Ottawa International Animation Festival last September titled “A Brave …
Blogging Modern
I had to take a bit of a break from the CARTOON MODERN blog last month but wanted to let everybody know that it’s starting up again and …
The Mystery of the Female Disney Animator
Wade Sampson at MousePlanet.com writes about the fascinating story of Retta Davidson, a female Disney animator who worked there between …
Vip Partch Cartooning Lessons
Virgil “VIP” Partch (1916-1984) is, in my humble opinion, the funniest print cartooniest ever. Besides creating laugh-out-loud-funny …
An Interview with Amid
Typically I prefer to be the one interviewing others instead of being the subject of the interview myself. Simon Sandall of …
MSNBC Article About This Year’s Animated Films
Meet my new friend, Dave White. In his commentary published on MSNBC.com today – titled “Talking-animal movies are ruining my life” – he …
Brian McEntee on Feature Art Direction
Following Keith Lango’s blog post about how clunky CG film production pipelines result in awkward looking features, Brian McEntee sent …
Neal Gabler Talks About Disney
Neal Gabler, author of the just-released book WALT DISNEY: THE TRIUMPH OF THE AMERICAN IMAGINATION, appeared on NPR’s FRESH AIR yesterday …
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
It’s Halloween and that can mean only one thing…
Happy Birthday, Ollie Johnston!
Today marks the 94th birthday of legendary animator Ollie Johnston, the last surviving member of Disney’s Nine Old Men. Let’s celebrate …
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