Toonboom Programs on Sale - get 'em now at student discount prices!
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you already know I like using "Animate" to do my animation in.
In fact I've just designed a course and exercise that will teach someone who wants to learn some animation basics - and some Toonboom skills real fast.
We have been animating some Hanna Barbera characters walking and moving their heads. Here are some cycles Gabe and Alex and I
Spike N Mike Sick N Twisted Festival this Saturday (August 20th)
Hey folks!
Spike N Mike are having their infamous festival of cartoons that make you ashamed to be human this month and into next month.
I will be there this Saturday to enjoy the films and to hang out with fans and sign stuff.
I suspect IDW will be there with copies of the Spumco Comic Book collection so if you don't already have it, pick one up and I'll smear it for you.
I'm also
HB Doodles and Toonboom Study
We are upgrading our toonboom animation skills.
I have the guys doing some walk cycles, head actions and dialogue using some of these drawings.
I'll share them when we have made some advances.
Early Stimpy Doodles from Memory
When I first used to draw Stimpy, he had an odder design.
He was more retarded and he had more specific eyes.
He had a rubbery layer of eyelid skin with holes cut out for his peepers to peer through.
This is how I sort of remember him, but I think he might have been weirder.
Here's how he would look if drawn in a modern hipster style.
Happy Authority Figures Day
Happy Father's day Dad! You're the reason I am so obsessed with authority figures in cartoons. And here are a couple of your best lines.
Some of my favorite characters in cartoons are the foils, the ones that are driven crazy by the irresponsible stars.
Discipline and rules - tempered with generosity is the way to bring up kids.
Today is the day to obey your 'ol man everybody! (even
The Hardcover Spumco Comic Collection is Out!
Hey folks
here it is, a hard cover collection of some of the comic books the Spumco crew drew back in the golden cartoony era of the 90s.
You can order it through Amazon with the link above, or go check it out at the local comic book store.
We included the heartwarming unpublished and infamous "Nutty The Friendly Dump" story too.
Thanks to that great comic
CTN pics 3
Daniel is destined to be the next Frank Welker.
Alan is a happy go lucky Scotsman.
Tea was very talkative.
Here is world famous painter, Drake Brodahl with the fruit of his loins. Check out his own fancy-pants cartoon art:
My Mom is really going to be impressed that I drew Lee Aronsohn - the co-creator of 2 and a Half Men and Big Bang Theory.
And here is Chris - again with his
More CTN Pictures
This fella is my best likeness yet.
Here is the first man to successfully clone himself.
Luc here is not impressed.
Jesse collects snake ladies.
They needed an ad for their tanning salon.
Love is everywhere!
Dan is a web producer for the mouse factory. I told him to run the old ones and get rid of the new redubbed voices. He promised.
Good catch, Neil!
CTN Caricatures 1 April 2013
Here's my best friend, River who is the world's biggest cartoon fan.
These are my friends from the most creative animation studio.
Nico displays his soul-patch.
Kyra waited patiently and sat very quiet and didn't refuse to smile. Her sister will appear soon.
Here are two lovers brought together by their favorite cartoon couple.
Chris demanded this instead of a caricature.
some treasures for collectors
I am bringing some original animation drawings from my sentimental tribute to the great Ralph Bakshi. These are from "Firedogs 2" where Ralph plays the fire chief.
Ralph with shaving cream.
Ralph pinching one.
Ren and Stimpy unstick the great one's zipper.
Stimpy as Plungerman.
and more!!
HANG OUT WITH US AT CTN IN BURBANK THIS WEEKEND
Hey, wanna get a sneak preview of some clips from Cans Without Labels, meet the crew and maybe get some cool merchandise and drawings this weekend?
If you are in the LA area, come to Burbank for the arts festival this weekend and to the CTN area.
Information - CTNx Roadtrip
T SHIRTS FOR SALE
I have some rare T Shirts to sell. Some classic Ren and Stimpy shirts from
Fanboy Admission and Genetics
I was a super nerd growing up (still am).
All I wanted to do was watch cartoons and draw 'em.
I loved cartoons that were based on personalities - iconic characters, even if they weren't fully animated.
I was especially obsessed with the Flintstones and not only drew them but acted out stories about them in the back yard with my neighbors, Jeff and Phil. I actually got in trouble for
The Armenian Chipmunks and More
Here are some sketches I did of the Chipmunkians per Auralynn's direction
the show stars
Antaboblian Aglop
Theodoric
Simeonian
and their always stressed leader Damiliobe Sevillian - and his wives.
and she found this set of sensual sketches from talented animator Lenord Robinson:
www.bigdaddyanimation.com/demoreel/lenordreel.mov
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Maybe you could be the next Art Clokey!
Laguna College of Art and Design is proud to announce the Animation Master Class for Summer 2013 featuring Stephen Chiodo. This workshop will be held for 12 consecutive Saturdays at the Animation Department of LCAD in Laguna Beach, California from May 18th-August 3rd.Sixteen students will have the opportunity to work on all phases of a stop-motion
Ralph Kickstarter
In 1986 I was working for Ralph Bakshi developing pitches for TV shows. One of them was called "Ralph Playhoel" and here is a page of doodles of Ralph and a puppet character from the show. In the segment that Tom Minton and I wrote, Ralph would have sentimental moments talking to the puppet who he loved as if he were his own child. I forget the name of the puppet, maybe Tom remembers
but
Maintain Guts
By the way I have an idea on how to share some of these animation clips with you guys
to make some user-generated mashups of silly scenes to music lines
any music you like
all the animation is timed to beats and even the dialogue is rhythmic - it sounds as bouncy backwards as forwards
You could make some fun loops I'll bet
maybe I'll start a youtube channel if anyone's
Ernie Models To Print
These have some general tips that can apply to all characters...see the labels for general construction of faces and how to use space and organic forms.
Some of these drawings may look anarchic but they still have to obey some general drawing principles in order to be effective.
One of the hardest concepts my artists have to learn is to make funny asymmetrical drawings - that still
Inking Tips: UNDERSTAND the drawing before you ink it
Here's a swell pencil drawing of Ernie by Jim Smith. Jim is very good at suggesting form even with rough sketches. If the drawings aren't carefully cleaned up or inked, they can easily flatten out and lose their impact. So it's important to analyze a drawing before you start inking. The first thing is to note how the biggest forms are constructed and how they relate to each other in dimension
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