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Disney Artists During WWII
Hans Perk has posted a fascinating historical document on his blog: a list of Disney artists serving in uniform during WWII. The …
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Ratatouille Featurette
If this doesn’t get you excited about Ratatouille, then nothing will. This is part of a new Ratatouille podcast series that can be …
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.
US Screenings of Tekkon Kinkreet
Michael Arias, director of Studio4°C’s Tekkon Kinkreet, recently commented on a Cartoon Brew post about upcoming theatrical …
Classic Seventies Advertising
Chris Padilla recently hipped me to some visually striking animated spots from the 1970s. Chris actually showed some of these commercials …
Vintage Cartoon Articles
Charles Shopsin has been semi-regularly posting old articles on early cartoon production, from 1920s-1930s science and mechanics …
Disney Tiki Sculpture
I can’t decide if these are cool—or really creepy. These tiki garden statues are being sold through the Disney Stores …
Guitar Hero II spot by Pete Candeland
Gorillaz animation director Pete Candeland of Passion Pictures has turned out a visually stunning spot for the videogame Guitar Hero II. …
This Tuesday in LA: I Am 8-Bit
I Am 8-Bit, the yearly artistic celebration of retro-video games, returns tomorrow night, April 17, to Gallery 1988 (7020 Melrose Ave, …
Animation Artist Autobiographies
Inspired by Michael Sporn’s recent series of posts about his favorite animation books, I wanted to share this list I’d compiled a while …
Page d’ecriture
Student films have come along way since my day. Our friend “DeK” has just posted this little gem by three students of the CSC, Italy’s …
Frédéric Back’s New Website
Animation legend Frédéric Back (Crac, The Man Who Planted Trees, The Mighty River), who turned 83 this week, has launched a …
Eric Pigors
Eric Pigors has worked at Disney Feature animation for fifteen years. He’s also contributed his art to Family Dog, Ed, Edd and Eddy and …
Friday Morning Inspiration: Hardie Gramatky
Hardie Gramatky (1907-1979), one of the great American watercolorists, actually started in animation working at Disney from 1929-1936. …
Geppi’s Entertainment Museum
No, this isn’t a frame from the forthcoming digital restoration of the Max Fleischer Popeye cartoons. It’s an actual production cel and …
This Weekend in Ohio: Women in Animation
Starting today and continuing through Monday, there’s an interesting event happening in Ohio: “Women In Animation: A Columbus College of …
This Weekend in LA: Andrew Brandou Show
This Saturday the Corey Helford Gallery (8522 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA) is opening a new solo show by the phenomenally …
Awesome Cartoon Brew parody
Regular readers of Cartoon Brew will get a kick out of this. Bob “BobServo” Mackey of SomethingAwful.com has concocted a thorough and …
Platform Selections Announced
Yesterday the Platform International Animation Festival announced their competition selections for films and installations. Film …
Look Who’s Driving
Look Who’s Driving: A super-rare UPA educational film from 1954 directed by Bill Hurtz (The Unicorn in the Garden) and designed by Bob …
Woody Woodpecker on DVD
Guess Who? I’m very happy to announce that Universal is releasing The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection on July …
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