Author Archives: Rodney

The animation community has lost a dear friend. On 19 January 2014 Michael Sporn lost his three year battle with pancreatic cancer. I am greatly saddened by this news. Michael Barrier has a short bio and write up on Michael … Continue reading →

Andreas Deja continues to post outstanding works over at his blog. This short sequence of drawings comes from images he posted and I spent time putting together and investingating.  The drawings are by Ollie Johnston.  The color is not from … Continue reading →

I always enjoy ‘behind the scenes’ looks into production and I especially enjoy finding roughs and preparatory sketches that proceeded the final professional presentation. What it reminds us of is that these talented folks drew crude drawings, struggled to bring … Continue reading →

Hans Perk has been posting the drafts from Peter Pan over at his blog. If you don’t visit his blog on a regular basis… you are missing out. Gaining insight into animation production alone will be well worth your effort. … Continue reading →

I’ve joined in the support of Michel Gagne’s short film which is to be a four minute hand drawn animated film.  I recommend you do the same. Saga of Rex Kickstarter As the project has already reached it’s first goal … Continue reading →

It’s no secret that the Disney film ‘Robin Hood’ is a favorite of mine. Every time I see it, or artwork from the movie, I’m reminded why. Andreas Deja has recently been posting artwork and animation from the film on … Continue reading →

This seems fitting for my first posting with a focus on comics.  It’s such a treasure trove of material that I have five titles that this could have fallen under. It’s hard to talk about comics without mentioning a few … Continue reading →

The last post was about tapping and this is an extension of the theme.  I want to call your mind to it via two recommendations; one another blog and one a video lecture course. Last month, Ferdinand Englander posted on … Continue reading →

Today is 18 Jan (in Japan)… do your kids have Toom Boom Doodle yet? Only 13 days to go before you gonna haffa pay . Today I reinstalled TBDoodle (because for some strange reason it disappeared off my computer!)  Recommendation: … Continue reading →

I’ve been sitting on this for a few days while thinking how best to suggest it to everyone. Most who are into animation already have something capable of animating similarly. In conjunction with CES 2012 Toon Boom is releasing their … Continue reading →