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Sketchtravel
Sketchtravel is an exciting new project initiated by Dice Tsutsumi (of Blue Sky fame) and French animation artist Gérald Guerlais. The …
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Bill Wray’s New Cartoon Blog
Animation background painter Bill Wray decided to go legit a while back and become the fine artist William Wray, but thankfully for us, …
TWO COOL LA STORES
Yesterday morning, after I attended the Stan Lee ribbon cutting ceremonies at the new Golden Apple Comics location on Melrose, I ran over …
Neal Gabler Talks About Disney
Neal Gabler, author of the just-released book WALT DISNEY: THE TRIUMPH OF THE AMERICAN IMAGINATION, appeared on NPR’s FRESH AIR yesterday …
Run Wrake Commercials
I saw the above spot for Triaminic on TV yesterday, and while not a classic by any means, I thought it had an appealing cut-out …
Sanjay Patel’s LITTLE BOOK OF HINDU DEITIES
Feeling a little rusty on your Vishnus, Shivas and Ganeshas? Look no further than Pixar animator Sanjay Patel’s new illustrated guide THE …
HARVEYTOONS CONTEST
Courtesy of Classic Media and Sony Wonder, this morning we had two advance copies of
John K. Discusses Color Theory
John Kricfalusi has an insightful POST on his blog where he discusses color theory in backgrounds. He uses early Hanna-Barbera TV …
Katzenberg Speaks About The Future Of CG
There’s plenty of scary Halloween events coming up over the next few days but I can’t think of any more frightening than this: next …
Preston Blair Swipes: Halloween Edition
Here’s a topic that never gets old: amateur illustrators who pilfer artwork from Preston Blair’s classic animation textbook and use it …
Traditional Concepts Driving 3D Rigging Ideas
Here’s a couple short must-see CG demos by animator Bernhard Haux. In the first video, Haux incorporates a dynamic wave principle into …
OLD JEWISH COMEDIANS
Nobody, but nobody, draws old Jewish comedians better than Drew Friedman. Drew will be making a one-time-only Los Angeles appearance, to …
The Mystery of the Third Planet
Animation artist Chris McDonnell discovers a bizarre ’80s Russian animated film, THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRD PLANET, on the Meathaus blog. …
COMMENTARY: To Pitch Or Not To Pitch?
A few weeks ago, I commended New York animator Pat Smith for making this comment in an ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE interview: “The …
HAIR HIGH PREMIERES IN NYC TONIGHT
At long last, Bill Plympton’s latest animated feature HAIR HIGH premieres tonight in New York City. It is screening for one week (Oct. …
THE NIGHTMARE IN 3-D
The other night I had a chance to screen the 3-D version of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. All things considered, the folks …
MERRITT & KAUFMAN’S SILLY SYMPHONIES BOOK
Here’s a book I can’t wait to have and hold (and read!). Russell Merritt and J.B. Kaufman have been researching the history of Disney’s …
TIMBERWOLF
In case you were wondering (like I was the other night) what ever happened to Chuck Jones’s final productions, the Thomas J. Timberwolf …
LOONEY TUNES MURAL IN HOLLYWOOD
I got some photos of the bizarre DRx Looney Tunes mural in Hollywood, which I mentioned in this post a few days ago. It fills an entire …
Virgil Widrich’s FAST FILM (2003)
FAST FILM (2003) by Virgil Widrich is one of those films that reminds me why I love animation in the first place: it’s a medium in which …
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