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Why execs should refrain from being “creative”
This is an amusing anecdote from Rocky & Bullwinkle writer Bill Scott which took place back in the early-1950s while he was working at …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Brew Radio on Wednesday
Yours truly, Brewmaster Jerry Beck, will appear on a live Internet radio chat Wednesday afternoon (4/25) at 4pm. I will be joined by …
No AI, Perpetual License, Developed By Artists: Moho’s Free Side Quest Update Now Exports 2D Characters To Unity, Unreal, Godot, And Blender
Moho’s free 14.4 Side Quest update lets animators export full 2D rigs and animations to Unity, Unreal, Godot, and Blender using the glTF format.
Jim Thurman (1935-2007)
We must sadly note the passing of Jim Thurman, an Emmy-award winning children’s television writer, who died April 14 at age 72. I had …
Lots of Lou
Lou Romano (The Incredibles, Powerpuff Girls) recently had his own personal drawing jam where he made dozens of sketches and then painted …
Will Friedwald
Jerry Beck, Alan Greenfield, Will Friedwald, Mark Mayersonprobably inspecting the soundtrack of Bosko’s Picture Show(circa 1978) While …
101 Dalmatians Color Keys by Walt Peregoy
An update at the Cartoon Modern blog: a collection of color keys by Walt Peregoy from Disney’s 101 Dalmatians.
Animagination
Youth Opportunities United (aka YOU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of abused and neglected children in …
Iraqi Kurdistan by Ed Kashi
Today’s post about the pixilated shorts of Chuck Menville and Len Janson makes me want to point out a more recent short in a similar …
Diogo Kalil
Diogo Kalil, an art director and animator from Brazil, currently living in Santa Monica, California, is looking to change his …
Danny Antonucci Interview
Warning: The video below contains strong language. Seriously though, would you expect anything less from the guy who created Lupo? …
Three Classics by Chuck Menville and Len Janson
All praise the Internet for making available three difficult-to-find LA-produced indie animation classics—Vicious Cycles, …
Woody Woodpecker DVD: Bonus Materials
Universal Studios’ Woody Woodpecker & Friends Classic Cartoon Collection DVD is now available to
The Hanna-Barbera Workout
3400 Cahuenga Blvd. Thursday, 4.19.07, 2:40pm I was driving south on Cahuenga this afternoon and snapped this pic from my moving car …
Popeye lives!
…and you thought the early Disney character costumes were ugly? Popeye, Olive Oyl and Wimpy arrive for a performance of the Broadway …
The History of CGI
While I was double-checking facts for the Seventies advertising post a couple days ago, I discovered this useful resource—A …
Capt’n Sailorbird
Any Baby Boomers out there recall those odd foreign cartoons that ran on TV in the 1950s and 60s, packaged under the Capt’n Sailorbird or …
(Non-Animation) Visual Inspiration
We don’t do many links to non-animation websites but I wanted to share a few of my favorite visual blogs along with a couple other online …
Flickr Animation
Animator Dan Meth (of Hebrew Crunk fame) just completed an animation experiment. He animated his latest film while getting drunk in a …
21st Century Cartoon Chase
This is a fairly amusing promo for Cartoon Network Latin America. It was accepted into this year’s Cannes Lions advertising festival. …
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