Author Archives: Rodney

Embracing computer animation, legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki has emerged out of retirement.   A documentary is forthcoming that chronicles his journey into the realm of CG.  Here’s the trailer: And here’s some additional footage with insights into Miyazaki’s new production: … Continue reading →

This is a wonderful interview with the late Tissa David.   It’s a rather long video (approx. 1 hour 45 minutes) but large portions of are of playbacks from her animated commercial work.  The real gems in my estimation are … Continue reading →

Thought I’d try to see what some of the random characters doodled before might look like in three dimensions. Works in Progress thus far:  Loosh (Luis), 110 and Captain Koiby

      A sketch and paint doodle thrown together out of my imagination. When drawing I often don’t ‘see’ what I’m after but rather work my way through the feel of the subject matter with additional emphasis on what … Continue reading →

Or is that CatBat?

Fans of anime (and animation in general) should check this site out. The site is in Japanese but there are a lot of English titles and subtitling. The movies are collected into categories such as アクション (Action), キャラクター(character), etc. and further … Continue reading →

Great Stuff!

Haven’t used Mischief in a very long time so cracked it open and doodled a little. For those interested there are free and paid versions. The primary difference (although there are others) is that the paid version has layers. The … Continue reading →