Animation World Network has posted an article on CGI on television. While I don’t agree with everything in the article (I don’t think that a 3D show HAS to cost more than a 2D show), I think it is a decent read.
My 4th victim ( I think my 4th) is Javier Guzman. I’ve been impressed with Javier’s work and I love his style and colors. Lately he does alot of girl illustrations which are absolutely amazing! I’m not exactly sure what programs he uses to make his illustrations, im thinking Flash and Photoshop. Whatever he does, you know its going to look great! Javier’s work has such nice curves, and always includes highlights either on the body or in the hair or in the eyes. Beautiful work and really an artist I look up to.
To check out more of Javier’s work, visit his blog here!
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Well, it’s Sunday again, so that means it’s time for religion in animation. This Sunday we’ll be looking at Veggietales.
What was once a somewhat underground animated series done from a modest home office in 1990 grew to be a huge force in home video sales, and even spawned a feature film. If you’ve been to a Wal Mart, odds are that you have seen the Veggietales in one form or another.
On his site, Veggietales creator Phil Vischer goes through the history of Big Idea, and recounts the triumphs and pitfalls of Veggietales from 1990 until now. It is a very interesting read.
Too religious for some, and not enough for others, the Veggietales have managed to become part of mainstream animation. They have recently been added to NBC’s Saturday Morning line up - a move that itself is not without controversy.
Perhaps the real lesson of Veggietales is “you’re damned if you [Read more…]
Adrian Molina is a 21-year-old CalArts student. This, Unicorn Vs. Narwhal, is Adrian’s Junior year project. Some of the horse animation is incredibly tight, and the overall animatic is well executed. Keep an eye out for fellow student Jen Hagar’s nicely animated cycle of the Unicorns galloping in the circle.
Just look - there are puffs of steam, raindrops, camera moves and blurs, and other minor effects that put some nice finishing touches on this animatic. If you want to be a board artist, this is a nice example to consider.
Visit Adrian’s blog HERE.
–Jake
Just in time for Halloween, here’s a link to the site of a young artist by the moniker of Serenity. Pity this person doesn’t have an About page, but what we do know is that Serenity was a character designer for Invader Zim, and is also a comic book artist and inker for “Avatar” and others, including original creations like a Rock Star Witch.
Check em out at HeartShapedSkull.com
–Jake
I grew up watching a lot of cartoons on Saturday mornings. One of the bits of animation that stands out in my memory is Timer.
After doing a bit of research, I found out the following (courtesy Toon Tracker):
The character Timer (voiced by Len Maxwell) originally appeared in “The Incredible, Indelible, Magical, Physical Mystery Trip”, an ABC Afterschool Special that combined live-action with animation. This 1973 DePatie-Freleng Enterprises Production, in association with ABC, was an educational and entertaining journey which took two youngsters, Joey (voiced by Peter Broderick) and Missy (voiced by Kathy Buch), through the mistreated body of their Uncle Carl, who has lived a hard life, failing to maintain his health. The kids are miniaturized prior to the trip by Timer. The special was later re-broadcast as a two-part ABC Weekend Special.
Timer (voiced by the late Lennie Weinrib) then took two miniaturized youngsters, Carol (voiced by Diane Murphy) [Read more…]
Once upon a time, Tim Biskup was Frederator’s One Man A-Team Go To Macguyver BG Guru before finding fame and popularity in the Art World.
Tim B. shared a few seconds w/ Channel Frederator.
I also wanted an excuse to show off his newer, darker art in preparation of Halloween closing in on us! (insert Maniacal Laughter here!)
CH.F: How long have you been animating/drawing/painting?
TB: I’ve been drawing since I was a little kid. Art school tried to break me of the habit, but animation brought me back.
Did you go to school for Animation or Painting? If so, Where?
I went to Otis/Parsons for fine art training. Dropped out after 2 years of hearing that I would never be taken seriously.
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Miles Thompson is a Frederator Alum who made a successful jump from the Animation Industry into the world of Art. In between freelancing and painting like a madman, he took the time to give us a few A’s to a few CH.FRED Q’s.
Click here to view Pt.1 & Pt.2!
CH.F: What are some of your hobbies outside the world of animation?
MT: I love hiking and surfing - cooking is pretty cool too - we have 4 dogs we love - I collect records and have more music than Napster ever will…
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This place is the only one I know of where you can get classic Casper, Heckel & Jeckle, Baby Huey, Felix, Fleischer’s Superman, and practically any other hard-to-find cartoon in the public Domain.
Also of note is the extensive WWII collection, including Warner Bros propoganda, as well as Private Snafu and something called “Capitalist Cartoons,” which, I must admit, I have not discovered in any previous research. Does anyone know what the heck this is ???
CLICK HERE to check the store out!
–Jake
Hey everyone, I just finished an audio interview with Claymation legend Will Vinton.
In the interview, Will talks about his favorite projects, his inspirations, some of his current projects, and has some advice for people just getting started in the animation industry. It’s a pretty good listen.
Download the MP3 file here.
approx: 27 minutes.
To see more of Will’s work, click here to visit his site.
Thanks to Will for doing the interview, and special thanks to Quintin Rice for setting it up.
