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Not-Quite-Animation Books
A roundup of recent non-animation books that have caught my attention: I don’t know how Lane Smith does it, but every one of his …
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THE LOOKING BOX
Here’s some fresh talent. Two young Dutch animators, Joost van den Bosch and Erik Verkerk (Ka-Ching Cartoons), have posted a test section …
Grillo’s Inspiration
Master animator and artist Oscar Grillo has started a new blog devoted specifically to drawings, paintings and other things that have …
Dedini, Arriola and Ketcham Speak
Here’s the best thing I’ve found online this week: a three-part video interview from 2001 with all-star cartoonists living in Carmel, …
Craig Yoe’s ARF
MODERN ARF (Fantagraphics) is one of the most inspiring collections of cartoon artwork I’ve run across in a long time. I bought the book …
ANIMATOR ANALYSIS
Over at Jaime Weinman’s Something Old, Nothing New blog, he’s posted a scene-by-scene analysis of which animators did what on the classic …
Rex Hackelberg’s Blog
I wasn’t familiar with the work of Canadian cartoonist Rex Hackelberg until he submitted a terrific entry for our Ottawa Animation …
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 …
MONDAY AFTERNOON INSPIRATION: Random 50s Design
Here’s some random art from 1950s cartoons which appeal to me for different reasons. To start things off, below are four details from UPA …
John K. Does More of Hollywood
Following up on the first round of caricatures from a couple days ago, Fred Osmond has posted more amazing caricatures by John Kricfalusi …
Szeles and Mora Blogs
First it was Fred Osmond and Katie Rice who started blogs. Now, two more talented folks who recently worked on DISNEY’S THE BUZZ ON …
The Blogging Osmond
Fred Osmond (the charming fellow on the left) was the LA layout supervisor on REN & STIMPY: ADULT PARTY CARTOON, a difficult position …
Shadow Puppets on Nick
Who would have thought: Michel Gagné and Nickelodeon? Michel has been contracted by Nick to produce eleven short animated pieces …
REVIEW: MIND GAME
It’s not often that I get excited about an animated feature, particularly a Japanese animated feature, but I’m really eager to check out …
Monday Morning Inspiration: Dave Wasson
Check out Dave Wasson’s reel at the Acme Filmworks website. There’s a lot of good stuff on it, but best of all, the final item on the …
Australian Blair Rip
Giuseppe Pantaleo, an eagle-eyed Brew reader from Melbourne, Australia spotted the following Preston Blair rip-off from down under. He …
John Hubley’s Navy Films
After posts about Flora, Blair and Kimball, how could I resist posting about another cartoon design genius, John Hubley (1914-1977), the …
GRIZZLY GOLFER
Tee Bosustow is tweaking his UPA website again. It’s worth dropping by for the temporary animated main page featuring original Art Babbit …
OSBORN’S DILBERT
I’d never heard of cartoonist Robert Osborn before today.Cartoonist Paul Giambarba has started a new weblog devoted to cartoonists past …
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