EMPRESS CHUNG

Who says traditional animation is dead?Not Nelson Shin – the Walt Disney of Korea. His epic labor-of-love, EMPRESS CHUNG, has finally …

Marcelo Braga’s blog

Brazilian cartoonist Marcelo Braga (of the Macacolandia Studio) has started a blog, which is loaded with his, and some of his friends, …

THE NEW GUMBY

The current owners of National Lampoon have partnered with Art Clokey Productions to recraft the original Gumby TV series into an “edgy, …

OTTAWA CONTEST WINNERS!

It was a very tough decision – but the Brewmasters have spoken!The winning entries came from

Harald Siepermann Blog

Our friend Harald Siepermann, a mighty talented character designer who lives in Germany, has started his own blog HERE. Just a few of the …

Ruben Apodaca, RIP

I was saddened to hear that Ruben Apodaca passed away last month at age 73. I didn’t know him well, but met him a few times to work on a …

ENTERTAINMENT ART ACADEMY

Mike Mattesi is opening a new art school in Pasadena, ENTERTAINMENT ART ACADEMY. Stephen Silver will be there doing a lecture on Charater …

COMIC CON 2006

I don’t know about you, but I just booked a hotel room for July 20-23 in downtown San Diego. Eleven months in advance.&#149 San Diego …

London Bloggers

A couple days ago, I mentioned a couple new bloggers who work in the London animation scene: Gerben Steenks and Stephane Kardos. Now, two …

BEHIND “CORPSE BRIDE”

We will be having a contest the week of September 12th relating to Tim Burton’s CORPSE BRIDE. Warner Bros. will be giving us prizes and …

VALIANT

My expectations were so low for VALIANT, that I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed the film at an Asifa-Hollywood screening last …

CANEMAKER’S WINSOR MCCAY

John Canemaker’s Winsor McCay – His Life and Art, his 1987 biography of the great newspaper cartoonist and pioneer animator, will be …

RENEGADE COCOA PUFFS

Wanna see what Renegade Animation does when it isn’t working on PUFFY AMI YUMI?This spot for Cocoa Puffs combines cel animation and …

NEXTOONS: DAY #3

My pick from last night’s competition: A SIXTY SECOND TRAGEDY by Dane Webster.&#149 Nextoons site

Stephen Silver’s Blog

“Since everyone else draws hot women, I want to be the guy that draws fat men.” – Stephen Silver, in the comments section of his …

Eurovision Art Contest

The Eurovision Art Contest is a monthly drawing contest where artists create an illustration based on a specific theme. The contest is …

OTTAWA ESSAY CONTEST

We’re giving away two full passes to North America’s most prestigious animation event, the Ottawa International Animation Festival …

DISNEY’S CINDERELLA

CINDERELLA (1950) played an important role in setting the Disney feature animation style of the 1950s, it inspired key attractions at …

NEXTOONS: DAY #2

I missed Day #1.But my vote on Day #2 goes to Jessica Borutski’s I LIKE PANDAS.&#149 Nextoons site

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