[youtube_sc url=iblAFBcwWzI width=430] Thought I'd try something different. Just for fun I've recorded my own audio commentary on a classic public-domain Popeye cartoon ("A Date To Skate", 1938) focusing on pose drawing and animation. Let me know what you think. I'm also starting to build my own YouTube channel with misc. odds and ends related to drawing (demo videos, etc.). Not sure...
For the past couple of years VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer has been working on an ambitous new project called What's In The Bible? It's a 13-part DVD series that uses puppets, live action, and animation to educate children and adults alike about the contents of the best-selling book of all time. It's an entertaining blend of Bible stories, theology, church...
In case you haven't heard, today is National Cartoonists Day. It's been pretty hard to miss with all the National Cartoonists Day sales at the Mall. I think government workers get the day off too. Seriously, here's the scoop: The Yellow Kid, the very first color comic strip, was first published today (May 5) in 1895. Gradually the comics became a...
Kelly McNutt, a talented Minneapolis animator whom I mentioned in yesterday's post, has been working with Michael Jantze (creator of the comic strip The Norm) on some fun new animated shorts. The shorts are now viewable on the new Jantze Studios YouTube site: At Your Service is a cartoon created for a client in the hotel/hospitality industry. If only every hotel...
I just received the very first issue of Stay Tooned!, a brand-new magazine for cartoonists from editor John Read. Since the magazine Cartoonists PROfiles is no longer gracing newsstands, Stay Tooned! is stepping in to fill the void. The magazine is published quarterly, and you can order issues or subscribe online. A copy of issue #1 is $10, or you...
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...
