Cartooning Pretty Faces
It's harder to cartoon faces that aren't funny looking to begin with, but I'm trying it to see if I can then design some girl characters that aren't stock animation designs. There seems to be only a couple approved ways to design pretty girls in animation even though in real life there are countless pretty faces that all look different.SOME JINKS GAGS
The Entertainment Value Of Movement
One thing you see a lot of in cartoons from the 1930s and 40s is movement that is entertaining for its own sake.You can tell this animator had fun making this cat shadow box. The still drawings don't really convey the movement.Clampett encouraged his animators to make every bit of their work move in a fun way. He figured it was "animation" and that was the main thing audience watched cartoons for
Teeny Tinykins
These are some of the best mouth theories I have seen on toys.Some pretty appealing eyes too.We used to get these toys for free in Colgate toothpaste and Lipton's Tea. The tea would stain your teeth and the toothpaste would clean the stains. These tiny little toys would reward the never ending cycle of tooth destruction and renewal.They also sometimes sold huge bags stuffed full of Teeny Tinykins
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