Recent Posts Tagged With '2D'

• Example Animation Review

  Posted on Monday October 26th, 2009 at 16:03 in learning, resources, cg, 2D, animators, visual fx, stop mo

  I heard your requests for an example review to be posted to the blog.Below, is a review I completed for a submission to my $50 review post.No need to reveal who the animator is.This is just to illustrate what a basic review would entail.General Notes...

• $50 Demo Reel Review

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 00:55 in learning, cg, 2D, animators, stop mo

  It seems there are plenty of young character animator reels out there that need help.I will provide $50 Reel Reviews for the rest of this month. What will your $50 get you?personal review with meemail with bulleted notessketches or drawings, if need...

• The Beatles: Rock Band Short Film

  Posted on Sunday September 27th, 2009 at 15:42 in inspiration, 2D, animators, animated shorts

  I know I am late on this, but this is just so awesome I had to post for posterity....

• Luke Jackson: Goodbye London

  Posted on Sunday August 16th, 2009 at 11:00 in funny, Music Videos, 2D

  cute!...

• Drawing with Rhonda - Whoah!

  Posted on Sunday August 9th, 2009 at 13:40 in design, inspiration, cg, 2D

  James Paterson drawing in a 3D tool called Rhonda. The program, created by Amit Pitaru, allows for the creation of sculptural wireframe models....

• Princess and the Frog Pencil Test

  Posted on Sunday August 9th, 2009 at 13:35 in disney, 2D, animated features

  Princess and the Frog Pencil Test...

• Chalkboard Animation

  Posted on Tuesday April 28th, 2009 at 20:01 in Music Videos, 2D, animators, animated shorts

  Firekites - AUTUMN STORY - chalk animation from Lucinda Schreiber on Vimeo.I love this......

• Joel Trussell

  Posted on Friday April 17th, 2009 at 20:20 in inspiration, 2D, character designers, concept artists

  Joel TrussellI love this guy's work...

• Amautalab

  Posted on Thursday April 16th, 2009 at 14:10 in inspiration, Music Videos, cg, 2D, visual fx, animated shorts, stop mo, animated commercials

  Awesome!!!The timing of the reactions made me giggle...Client: Nat GeoProduct: Ecology messagesConcept, Production, Animation and Direction: Amautalab Music Clip for Anne LaplantineClient: Angelika Kohlerman RecordsConcept, Production and Direction: ...

• Be Nice to Cartoonists

  Posted on Friday March 27th, 2009 at 13:21 in funny, flash, 2D, animated shorts

  Ha ha ha...Thanks Christian!...

• Evolution of the Batman Logo

  Posted on Wednesday March 25th, 2009 at 01:49 in design, movie trailers, comic books, 2D, animation history, character designers

  Watch Batman Logo EvolutionMore: History of the Batman logofrom 1939 to present by Todd KleinSomething about the modern version for Nightfall 1993 is really interesting to me...Which one is YOUR favorite!...

• Zoologic

  Posted on Wednesday March 25th, 2009 at 01:43 in 2D, animated shorts

  So cute!Dir. Nicole Mitchell / USA / 2007A penguin and gorilla team up to lead the other animals in a comedic revolution against a zoo keeper who just wont leave them alone.http://www.calarts.edu/aboutcalarts...

• John K - Power of Inbetweens and Accents

  Posted on Thursday March 19th, 2009 at 14:39 in learning, blogs, 2D, animators

  One of the biggest problems I see in newbie animator's work is never savoring the moment. It's all moving all of the time, never resting on any particular idea. You have to stay in the moment of the scene and never reveal what is coming next. The ...

• Figures In Space

  Posted on Friday March 13th, 2009 at 14:45 in inspiration, 2D, animators

  The simplicity is lovely...

• Working In Flash

  Posted on Friday March 13th, 2009 at 14:19 in flash, artists, 2D, animators

  Undead Cyclops Boss from The Behemoth on Vimeo.Frost King from The Behemoth on Vimeo.Necromancer from The Behemoth on Vimeo.Watch Dan Paladin work in Flash creatingcharacters for the game Castle Crashers...

• Babies in Color

  Posted on Friday March 6th, 2009 at 15:07 in inspiration, blogs, artists, sketches, 2D, animators

  Micheal Sporn posted on his blog a reconstructed board for the sequence eliminated from Fantasia. Baby Ballet was to be set to Chopin’s Berceuse. Sylvia Moberly-Holland was the principal designer of this piece and Mary Blair worked with her in ma...

• Draw Like A Monkey

  Posted on Friday February 27th, 2009 at 17:34 in sketches, 2D

  Episode 2. Blanca García, Blancucha fromDraw Like A Monkey on Vimeo....

• Nike Spots by Curious

  Posted on Friday February 27th, 2009 at 15:30 in cg, 2D, animated commercials

  Curious Picturesdirector Rohitash RaoAgency: AKQA,production: Curious Pictures.Watch the all of the spots here...

• Viva Calaca!

  Posted on Wednesday February 18th, 2009 at 17:32 in design, inspiration, artists, 2D, illustrators, animators, animated shorts

  Viva Calaca!...

• The battery Menace

  Posted on Monday February 16th, 2009 at 16:58 in funny, 2D, animated shorts, animated commercials

  The Battery Menace from Mysh Mashko on Vimeo.This made me giggle......

• Ralph Bakshi Podcast

  Posted on Monday February 16th, 2009 at 16:44 in inspiration, artists, 2D, animators, animation history

  Bakshi says "Talent matters!"...it's a great listen and reinforces much of whatJamie and I tried to convey in our book. "We are but fleas standing on the shoulders of giants."Listen to the Podcast...

• Quest For G

  Posted on Monday February 16th, 2009 at 15:02 in funny, cg, 2D, visual fx, animated commercials

  Stupidly Funny......

• Margarita

  Posted on Wednesday January 28th, 2009 at 14:50 in 2D, animated shorts, overseas production

  Primer plano de "Margarita" from Kat Miaw on Vimeo.Check out the hard work HAMPA STUDIO is putting in to their new traditionally animated feature - Margarita! Super cute characters!Margarita Animated Short Production Blog...

• Tex Avery

  Posted on Friday January 23rd, 2009 at 19:37 in inspiration, 2D, animation history, animated shorts

  Tex Averyby TexwolfSo much fun!...

• Disney’s ‘The Country Cousin’ (1936)

  Posted on Friday January 23rd, 2009 at 19:24 in inspiration, disney, 2D, animation history

  Old School......

• Strange Invaders

  Posted on Friday January 23rd, 2009 at 17:38 in 2D, animated shorts

  Peanut!!!!...

• Lisa Evans

  Posted on Friday January 23rd, 2009 at 17:15 in artists, 2D, illustrators

  I love her work...it's like it's already moving and I could make up a story to explain what is going on in my head.Lisa Evans - "Bellamy" www.firefluff.blogspot.com www.firefluff.co.uk...

• Sucking on Yellow Snow

  Posted on Friday January 23rd, 2009 at 15:34 in 2D

  Sucking on Yellow SnowJamie, you are going to love this one....

• Princess Frog New Artwork

  Posted on Friday January 23rd, 2009 at 15:16 in disney, 2D, animated features

  The Princess and The Frog releases Christmas 2009. Download a higher resolution version of this here....

• ASIFA Animation Archives

  Posted on Friday January 23rd, 2009 at 14:42 in inspiration, blogs, artists, resources, sketches, 2D, animated shorts, animated features, animated television, animated commercials

  If you do not know about this blog/website - you should. The ASIFA Animation Archives has one of the largest online archives of hand draw animation I have seen. They just posted a bunch of amazing scans of drawings from MGM productions. I love Tom...