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‘The Last Fiction,’ Promising Animated Feature from Iran
It’s been a while since I’ve written about animation produced in Iran–specifically, April 2004 when I interviewed director Amir …
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More Looney Tunes character designs
The photo above is one I snapped of the wall of the Warner Bros. booth at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas last week. The hype for the new …
Award-Winning 2D Animation Tips From The 2024 Cartoon Animator Contest
Learn nine pro techniques from 2024 Cartoon Animator contest winners to boost your 2D animation skills with creative rigs and smart motion tools.
THIS FRIDAY IN NYC: The Twisted Animation of Patrick Smith
This Friday, June 18, NY indie Pat Smith will be presenting a screening of his short films including the world premiere of his latest …
Craig Yoe’s Krazy Kool Kids Komics
Another week, another amazing book from Craig Yoe. And another enthusiastic plug from me, because these are truly great books. This time …
Quirino Cristiani documentary
A 2008 documentary about pioneer Argentine animator Quirino Cristiani (1896-1984) has just been released on DVD. Cristiani made the first …
Picasso the Cartoonist
The idea that Picasso was as much a cartoonist as fine artist is certainly not original, but it’s never been more evident to me than at …
The Sunday Funnies (6/13/10)
This week’s crop: The Argyle Sweater (6/7) by Scott Hilburn; Reynolds Unwrapped (6/9) by Dan Reyonolds; Rubes (6/12) by Leigh Rubin; …
Guy Wants Animation Like ‘Coraline’–Whatever That Was
Check out this request on Elance where somebody needs 60 to 90 seconds of animation in the style of Coraline for a thousand bucks. The …
‘Fester Fish’ by Aaron Long
Fester Fish must watch his bratty nephew, on the same day he’s supposed to have a date with his girlfriend! This may not be everyone’s …
The Devastator #1
In this era of the websites, blogs and apps, Geoffrey Golden and Amanda Meadows are going against the trends and have started up a new …
“Baby I’m Yours” by Irina Dakeva
Run-of-the-mill roto is elevated to something post-worthy through beautiful colors and creative scene transitions in this video for …
Ghibli’s The Borrower Arrietty
Here’s a sneak peek (taped off a Japanese talk show) at Studio Ghibli’s next animated feature, The Borrower Arrietty. Based on Mary …
Rubiks by Tom Bunker
A creepy film by Tom Bunker that revolves around a Rubik’s cube. The mixed media short was made at Kingston University in the UK. Another …
Futurama characters as X-Men
New episodes of Futurama start airing on Comedy Central beginning in two weeks, on June 24th. But artist GottaBeCarl has started the fun …
Spotted A Few Things at the Licensing Show…
…and wanted to share them with you. As I said in a previous post, I attended the 2010 Licensing Expo in Las Vegas yesterday. Here are …
Rango teaser
Don’t ask me to explain it. It’s for Gore Verbinski’s animated film, Rango. All I know is the film features Johnny Depp as “a chameleon …
The CalArts Story
Fascinating 1964 promotional film created by Walt Disney that lays out his vision for CalArts. Sadly, Walt’s dream never came to …
Hanged by Pat Dorian
A stop-motion viral by illustrator/animator Patrick Dorian, created to promote the Hangman word game App for Apple iPhones and iPads; …
Another Pic from The Looney Tunes Show
Collider.com has posted this image from the new CG Road Runner and Coyote shorts being produced for the new Looney Tunes Show coming to …
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