04 Dec To Infinity And Beyond: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios
Upcoming On Thursday and Friday I'll be posting a two-part series with tips for beginning freelancers on how to bid out a project. Keep an eye out. Now, on to today's post...
Animation Tag
06 Nov Animation Lovers Rejoice!
Today several new animated DVDs are hitting the store shelves. Time to add to your collections: Pixar Short Films Collection - Volume 1. This looks super cool! 13 short films with audio commentary plus at least one behind-the-scenes featurette. Ratatouille. Not nearly a good as The Incedibles, but a reasonably entertaining movie with stunning visuals. Unfortunately the DVD is light on special...
31 Oct Putting Life In Your Poses
I recently purchased the special edition DVD of Disney's Jungle Book. It is widely regarded as one of the all-time classics of animation. Not because of the story. The plot is so simple that the movie should be a total bore. The movie is revered because of the characters. They are so incredibly entertaining and delightful to watch that you can't help but get caught up in the fun.
That is no small feat.
22 Oct Concept Sketches for “3-2-1 Penguins!”
As I mentioned in Friday’s post, I’ve spent the last few months designing characters and props for the TV series 3-2-1 Penguins! which airs Saturday mornings on NBC. Last weekend the first episode I actually worked on (”Green-Eyed Monster”) was broadcast. My name was in the credits, which means that for two seconds on Saturday I was ignored by millions...
19 Oct Shamelesss Plug
I spent most of the summer and fall doing character design work for 3-2-1 Penguins!, a new animated series on NBC from the creators of VeggieTales. It's a fun adventure comedy with lots of goofball humor. The first episode I worked on, "The Green-Eyed Monster", airs tomorrow morning on the peacock network (10:30am central time, check your local listings). The...
12 Oct Stuff I Recommend
I'm a huge collector of reference books. Among the dozens and dozens of books in my studio, there are a select few that I would highly recommend for any professional illustrator/character designer/animator to own. If you make your living drawing, this stuff can inspire you, boost your skills, maybe help advance your career or even increase your income. As part...