George Lucas Is Opening An Illustration, Comic and Animation Art Museum [UPDATED]
George Lucas’s next big project is thrilling: a museum dedicated to the popular arts such as illustration, comics, film design and …
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What’s That Crazy Drawing, or How I Came To Know and Love Animation Smears
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, …
Tenerife: A Thriving International Animation Hub In Spain’s Canary Islands
Tenerife’s animation and vfx industries are booming thanks to highly competitive tax incentives and an influx of talented artists.
Artist of the Day: Geoff McFetridge
Geoff McFetridge creates images that land on billboards, skateboards, sneakers, wallpapers, and move on screens. Often his work features …
Watch Bill Plympton’s New Film Noir-Inspired “Simpsons” Couch Gag
Bill Plympton made a new Simpsons couch gag, titled “Film Noir,” that will premiere on this Sunday’s episode of the perennial TV series. …
“Beavis and Butt-head” Turned 20 Years Old Today
I wanted to take a moment and acknowledge that the TV series Beavis and Butt-head premiered twenty years ago today—March 8, 1993—on …
Artist of the Day: Elle Michalka
Elle Michalka is an artist from Texas who attended CalArts for a couple of years before leaving school to work in animation on …
“Jazz That Nobody Asked For” by Rune and Esben Fisker
Sometimes a little good, simple cartoon fun hits the spot. Danish brothers Rune and Esben Fisker (aka Benny Box) begin Jazz That Nobody …
Jonathan Djob Nkondo
Jonathan Djob Nkondo is the rare artist who excels as a draftsman, animator and designer of graphics. His sketchbook drawings and …
How Disney Bought Lucasfilm
Good long-read in Businessweek about how Disney bought the Star Wars franchise and Lucasfilm. The article is short on major revelations, …
Daniela Strijleva
Daniela Strijleva is a character art director for Pixar. Her blog is where you can find more of her personal projects like the …
Dallas Opera to Hold the World’s Largest Screening of “What’s Opera, Doc?”
After drawing a crowd of 15,000 attendees to Cowboys Stadium for a live simulcast of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, the Dallas Opera aims …
The Big Question: How To Make Money From Short Films
New perspectives and ideas on the age-old question.
Gina Thorstensen
Take a look at Gina Thorstensen’s work on her blog and website. She creates illustrations, puppets and animation with a variety of …
The Tactile, Physical Labor of Classic Cartoonmaking
Every step of animation production used to require physical exertion or interaction with a physical object. Not so anymore.
Regina Pessoa’s Flipbook Puts Other Flipbooks To Shame
Filmmaker Regina Pessoa (Tragic Story With Happy Ending) has put out a flipbook for her latest short Kali, the Little Vampire. This is …
Inside Spain’s Grangel Studio
Carlos Grangel has had a long career in animation, working on DreamWorks features from The Prince of Egypt through Kung Fu Panda, and …
CartoonBrew.com Hires Four New Writers
Cartoon Brew is expanding its editorial staff. Today we welcome four contributing writers to the website. The new contributors each …
Talking Cartoon Brew on the Frenzer Foreman Podcast
I have rarely—if ever—participated in any podcasts, which is why I have to point out that I recently put in an appearance on the …
Disney Releases “Planes” Trailer
The trailer announces “From above the world of Cars…Disney’s Planes.” Now that Disney owns Pixar, the calculated blending of brand …
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the “Bob’s Burger” Gag on “Family Guy”
“Family Guy” producer Alex Carter explains the backstory of the gag.
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