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About Rodney

Cartoonist and Animator! I'd tell you more but then I'll have to debrief you.

Reviews of the Wacom Inkling Begin

More on this later but for now… a comparison of sorts. Some visual cues have been removed/mixed to alter two images from a fairly harsh review via The Verge. Don’t get me wrong, I’m enjoying the review and hope to … Continue reading →

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Site of the Day: TV Paint/Animation Ramblings

This site is not recommended to you for the software: Although TV Paint is a great program! It is recommended because of the excellent insight into the process of animation you will find there. https://www.tumblr.com/tvpaintanimation/12549832049/this-is-really-cool-i-love-this-one-thing-about Read Chelea’s post on how … Continue reading →

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23 Nov 2011 Don’s Club Seminar

You should have been there.

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Don Bluth… Not yet captured!

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Don Bluth’s Weekly Seminar

I grabbed a bunch of screen shots from this week’s seminar to illustrate some of what is covered during these hour long seminars. These are seminars where you get to personally interact with the legendary Don Bluth. Think about that … Continue reading →

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Wacom Inkling – Drawing on paper and the computer simultaneously (What’s the big deal?)

After posting on the subject in both the Don Bluth and Animation:Master forums I’ve been involved in ongoing discussions on the usefulness of this technology in both places. To my way of thinking this allows me to better understand views … Continue reading →

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100 years ago and today – a century of animation chalk talk performers

The more things change the more they remain the same.  – attributed to Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr  who coincidentally was born just over 200 years ago in 1808 and died just as Winsor McCay was arriving on the scene. 100 years … Continue reading →

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Leonardo DaVinci the Animator? (Everything new is old again)

Over the years I’ve seen a lot of references to various precursors to animation: Suggestions the Pharaohs had reliefs painted on columns so that visitors could be amazed at the ‘living beings’ that danced as they whisked through the causeways … Continue reading →

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