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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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NEXTOONS: DAY #3

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

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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 …

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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 …

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OTTAWA ESSAY CONTEST

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

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DISNEY’S CINDERELLA

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

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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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Happy 80th, Oscar Peterson

I couldn’t let this pass by without making some mention of it: here’s a belated happy birthday to legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, …

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Frank Espinosa Talks Rocketo

There’s a good article about Frank Espinosa, creator of the new comic book ROCKETO, at Comic Book Resources. The article includes some of …

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I AM 8-BIT: THE BOOK

Chronicle Books is going to be making a lot of people happy in April 2006. Not only is my 50s design book coming out then, but my friend …

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Saul Bass

Here is a terrific interactive gallery of Saul Bass title sequences. It’s by no means every film title he did, but the majority of his …

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Hopeless Pictures

I hadn’t heard of the new animated series, HOPELESS PICTURES, which premiered last Friday on IFC. After watching (or more appropriately, …

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