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Book Review: “The Noble Approach: Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design”

“The Noble Approach: Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design” ranks among the most unique and delightful animation books in recent memory.

I still haven’t seen Andrew Stanton’s John Carter, but that didn’t lessen (and perhaps enhanced) my enjoyment of this nifty character …

If you were unable to attend the SIGGRAPH Keynote panel on Monday, featuring nine distinguished animation directors, you’re in luck …

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

Audiences can instantly recognize a cute cartoon character when they see one, but why are memorable cute characters so difficult to create?

Industry artist Joe Pitt has started a new Tumblr called Straights Against Curves to share “a collection of animation related art, …

The Richard Williams Animator’s Survival Kit iPad app that we announced a couple months ago is out today. It’s available for $34.99 on …

Like a signature, each animator has their own little quirks or trademarks that distinguish their animation from others. Some draw …

Art of the Title, an addicting resource with dozens of high-def clips, recently posted their Title Design Finalists for the SXSW 2013 …

Sometimes when I’m animating, I recharge my creative batteries by watching some of my favorite scenes or pieces of animation. There’s a …

In what may be a first for a major award-winning animated short, filmmaker David OReilly has released all of the character rigs from his …

I didn’t really know about animation smears until college. It was a time when my passion for animation had just kicked into high gear, …

Coming soon: the iPad app version of Richard Williams’ indispensable The Animator’s Survival Kit. The publisher, Faber and Faber, …

JibJab has completed the series of ABC videos that is part of their new children’s learning project StoryBots. The last video in the …

I pity the fool who doesn’t watch this primer about the “cartoon modern” era. The cheeky but informative piece was created for an …

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 videos, aimed …

Here’s a rarity: an industrial film from 1943 with animation by Paramount’s Famous Studios. We’ve long known of several non-theatrical …

On Thursday, September 6, at 8pm (Central), former Disney animator Tom Bancroft will host a live online drawing workshop. He does these …

It seems the more CG becomes the prevalent form of contemporary animation, the greater the desire that young artists have to rediscover …

The Animation Project is a New York City-area program that uses computer animation as an art therapy tool for court-involved teenagers. …