Floyd shares a photograph of animator Retta Davidson and relates what it was like working with her on the Disney feature, The Sword in the Stone. I love how dark her room looks; just the glow from the light table and a single lamp illuminating those beautiful drawings.
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Richard Williams is insane.
In an effort to scale up the hype for what I believe is the forthcoming release of his masterclass series on DVD, he went and animated the cover for his invaluable tome.
On ones.
I’m guessing he did it all by himself. And by the looks of it he had the most fun animating the sexy girl character. My favorite is the bouncy fox character that appears right before the CG blob.
Regardless, it’s heartwarming to see the familiar backlit glow of an old timey 2D pencil test.
This is probably the coolest thing I’ve seen in years.
Not only do you get to see what the studio lot looked like before the Frank G. Wells building took over, but you also get to see Tim Burton serving a volleyball! In addition, you get studio head Ron Miller looking ultra-serious about a “friendly” game, Chris Buck’s short shorts, and John Musker giving a great color commentary.
Thank you so much to whoever put this up - it’s a great look back at a time when animation wasn’t such a serious business.
An example of LeBrun’s action-analysis work for Bambi. I have had a copy of this book for several years and hoped to post it someday here. I don’t think I will now as my version is nowhere near as clear as this one. Several more pages from his beautiful work can be found here.
Several more after the jump.
No. You do something like that for forty years and you get to the point where you feel like you've said everything you had to say.
Answering a question from Will Finn on whether or not he missed being at the drawing board.
Disney Animation in the 1930s
Now this is an animation studio!
I flipped through the preview available on the book’s online store and while it does seem rather small, the chance to see some behind the shots of the original feature animators has got to be well worth it.
Luckily, Jenny Lerew has already ordered it, so we can wait to hear if she likes it or not.
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Mounting A Cintiq to Your Animation Desk
Just heard about this today at work - a cool way to mount that Cintiq tablet to your 2D animation desk. The price seems reasonable considering the sturdy construction of the device. And it looks like you’d be able to easily switch between the two (or maybe not, considering the backlight placement).
This would’ve been perfect for me if I hadn’t thrown away my own monstrous 2D desk way back when I thought 2D was “dead.” Oh, and it would’ve been perfect if I actually had a Cintiq. But I know there are artists around here who love it and have complained about finding the perfect setup to work with the tablet. The TurnTablet looks like a good solution.
