Pixar's new movie Wall•E opened this past weekend to big box office and rave reviews. I am really looking forward to seeing it. I had hoped to catch it on opening weekend but plans fell through. We had relatives come to visit and then my daughter broke her ankle (she's doing fine, thanks). However, I did download some little animated vignettes...
Yikes! It's been almost a week since my last post. My apologies. Things have been pretty crazy here. Earlier this week I even had to pull an all-nighter to meet a big deadline. (I must be getting older. Those all-nighters are getting a lot more grueling than they used to be.) Fans of VeggieTales might appreciate this: Phil Vischer, the creator...
Many animation fans will recognize the name Eric Goldberg. He's an accomplished animator and director with a long list of credits in advertising, television, and feature films. He is best known for animating the Genie in Disney's Alladin and for directing Pocahontas, and is one of the "top-drawer" animators currently working in the biz. Goldberg has just written a book on...
In a recent New York Times article Pixar announced its upcoming slate of animated films. (You have to register to read the article). The list includes: Wal-E (official site) — A film from writer/director Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo) that tells the story of a robot stranded on earth all-alone in distant future. Large chunks of the film will have no dialogue,...
United States copyright law currently goes a long way towards helping protect artists from those who would steal and publish their artwork for profit. (Unless Congress passes the Orphan Works Act, in which case American artists will be doing a lot of nail biting and hand wringing. But I digress.) Unfortunately once you leave American shores its another matter. Copyright laws...
This week's topic over at Illustration Friday is "Baby". This is an old doodle from my files, I just added a quick splash of color. It's part of a concept piece I did for a client project last year that never got off the ground. At the time our sweet, adorable daughter Anna was only four months old so I...
