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
Bob McKimson Tribute at the Aero on Friday
Hey the Aero theater in Santa Monica is presenting a Bob McKimson retrospective Friday evening and you should go if you can.
MCKIMSON AS ANIMATOR:
Bob was one of the best animators ever. He drew better than just about anyone and had a completely unique way of moving his characters. He was the lead animator at WB in the 30s and early 40s and taught many of the other animators. He set the
Last Day To Join Us at CTN
see how we make this stuff and have a go at drawing in Toonboom. We'll show you how to be a top Hollywood cartoonist.
Meet The Cans Crew at CTN and Trade TB Secrets
We'll be at CTN in Burbank ion a couple weeks to show some of the progress on Cans and to demonstrate how we are using it.
How to Ink with thick and thin lines and hierarchy,
How to do lip synch
How to use separate layers
How to animate tricky character designs by using a construction layer
How to makea republican's eyes have weight.
How to eliminate pesky ex sheets and
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