Drawn

Animation director Gene Deitch (Kim’s father) talks about...

wardomatic — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:04:00 -0400

Animation director Gene Deitch (Kim’s father) talks about his collaboration with Maurice Sendak on the official animated version of Where The Wild Things Are (as well as In The Night Kitchen) that was produced by Weston Woods during the 1970s. Storyboards, notes, video clips, and correspondance from Maurice himself make for a fascinating read for both animators and illustrators alike.

Dustin has already mentioned this, but here it is again...

jaredchapman — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:14:27 -0400

Dustin has already mentioned this, but here it is again (including a couple pieces from the show):

If you’re in LA this Friday, swing by the iam8bit gallery and check out the opening of Jim Rugg’s new show, Notebook Nerd, which consists solely of work done on notebook paper with ballpoint pens.

More info can be found on the iam8bit website.

Today’s nightmarish mashup (by Justin White)

johnmartz — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:56:40 -0400

Today’s nightmarish mashup (by Justin White)

Chuck Jones shows how to draw Bugs Bunny

johnmartz — Mon, 21 May 2012 10:07:26 -0400

Chuck Jones shows how to draw Bugs Bunny

5-second animations from Ross Phillips

johnmartz — Mon, 21 May 2012 10:06:23 -0400

I like these 5-second animations from Ross Phillips, made as part of the Five Second Project.

Happy Food (by Yum Yum London)

johnmartz — Mon, 21 May 2012 09:53:45 -0400

Happy Food (by Yum Yum London)

I like what’s going here with Erin...

luclatulippe — Sun, 20 May 2012 19:44:51 -0400

I like what’s going here with Erin Hunting’s Muppets. Kermit’s wall-eyed stare works for me.

Marmaduke, like a lot of classic comic strips, gets a bad rap...

johnmartz — Sun, 20 May 2012 11:31:18 -0400

Marmaduke, like a lot of classic comic strips, gets a bad rap these days as an all-too-easy punchline (and sure, the recent movie didn’t help) for unfunny comics, which always strikes me as a bit unfair. Because isn’t it great that today’s world of comics has enough material to cater to such a variety of tastes? Marmaduke-lovers included.

Regardless, I don’t think I had ever seen the strip’s earlier incarnations. Its bold clean lines barely resemble the loose scribbly Great Dane we know today.

cartoonretro:

Very appealing simplicity in Brad Anderson’s early Marmaduke strips.

danhacker: Drive | Jim Rugg Another phenomenal peice by Jim...

dharbin — Sun, 20 May 2012 11:12:53 -0400

danhacker:

Drive | Jim Rugg

Another phenomenal peice by Jim Rugg, done only with ballpoint pens and spiral notebook paper. The Notebook Nerd exhibition by Jim Rugg is on display at iam8bit in Los Angeles, California.

Jim Rugg has been on some kind of wild tear lately. If you can’t get to the iam8bit show, there’s always this Flickr set of his bananas pen drawings. Plus his new podcast, Tell Me Something I Don’t Know, which he cohosts with artist Jason Lex.

deantrippe: heyoscarwilde: H.P. Lovecraft and Nikola Tesla:...

luclatulippe — Sat, 19 May 2012 23:31:59 -0400

deantrippe:

heyoscarwilde:

H.P. Lovecraft and Nikola Tesla: Paranormal Investigators

Illustration by Travis Pitts :: via zom-bot

Boom. This wins.

seokim: Here’s a metaphor for what happens typically when I...

johnmartz — Sat, 19 May 2012 12:18:09 -0400

seokim:

Here’s a metaphor for what happens typically when I have an art related epiphany. If you know me, you know that this describes my life.

:) :(

Comics Correspondence Course with Frank Santoro

dharbin — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:09:00 -0400

Cartoonist and Comics Journal columnist Frank Santoro is about to start the second of his correspondence courses, with a deadline for applications of May 30th. Complete details here. You might know Frank from his books Cold Heat and Storeyville, or more recent turns in Sammy Harkham’s anthology series Kramer’s Ergot. Frank’s approach to comics-making is one of the more unique ones I’ve seen, rooted in old school printing techniques and renaissance-era “golden ratio” -type harmonic compositions, and increasingly based less on black lines and more on building colors in layers.

It’s fascinating stuff, even though I only understand about a third of it, and am only half convinced of even that (another ratio!). But if I had the time and cheddar, I’d take his course in a hot minute. I’m probably not the only one out there who could stand to look at his own approach to drawing and mark-making and composition from a whole new angle (I’m looking at you, Everyone). For more on Frank, I recommend his series of Layout Workbook posts on tcj.com, which go through a lot of his ideas about grids and the harmonic points in compositions.

Also hello! This is my first post as a Drawn! contributor; first-time caller, long-time listener. If you don’t like it, I suggest you blame… Frank Santoro.

(The Illustrator by Julianna Brion)

johnmartz — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:31:27 -0400

(The Illustrator by Julianna Brion)

30 Things To Look For in an Illustration Rep

johnmartz — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:27:13 -0400

luclatulippe:

I recently had a very interesting exchange with a fellow illustrator about reps, so I thought I’d share some of what we talked about here.

I don’t think illustrators necessarily need representation. I’ve said before: An illustrator without a rep is STILL an illustrator. But a rep without illustrators is just someone with nice business cards. (I sound like a big jerk there, and I’m sorry. If you’re a rep I’m sure I’ll hear from you and that’s totally cool.)

Click the “read more” link to see the full list and read all my opinionated blathering:

Read More

Husband-&-wife team Sarah Labieniec and Ryan Meis form the...

luclatulippe — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:25:22 -0400

Husband-&-wife team Sarah Labieniec and Ryan Meis form the creative team Lab Partners in San Francisco. Clearly a talented team!

(via Lab Partners » Colors Are Magical, with a hat tip to Mia Hansen)

Rebecca Sugar writes some of the best songs for Adventure Time,...

davidhuyck — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:32:33 -0400

Rebecca Sugar writes some of the best songs for Adventure Time, and she also writes some of the best stories for the show. This is an earlier work of hers that demonstrates the further depth of her brilliance.

(via Cartoon Brew TV #21: Singles | Cartoon Brew)

What a beautiful way to spend 8 minutes! This stop-motion...

davidhuyck — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:26:54 -0400

What a beautiful way to spend 8 minutes! This stop-motion animation, carved out of foam and made entirely of highlights and shadows, follows the life (from pre-birth!) of a scientist obsessed with time. Gorgeous.

It has a ginormous list of (well-deserved) awards. And you can see some making-of shots here.

(via The Eagleman Stag: A BAFTA Winning Stop-Motion Short Film by Mikey Please | Colossal)

Jack Davis was born in Atlanta, Georgia on December 2nd 1924. He...

luclatulippe — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:55:00 -0400

Jack Davis was born in Atlanta, Georgia on December 2nd 1924. He had his first piece of work published in Tip Top comics at the age of twelve in December 1936. In his teens he carried on working for different pubications, then in 1952 he became one of the founders of the well-known American humour magazine ‘Mad’. (via Voices Of East Anglia & hat-tip to Kevin Church!)

Ah, Mad Magazine’s Jack Davis! :)

And if you’re under 35 you may not know that at one time, movie posters were allowed to have word bubbles on them. According to this post, Davis was once the highest paid illustrator in the world. I don’t have proof to back that up, but am checking with Professor Peng.

“I KNOW THAT VOICE” is a new documentary on...

luclatulippe — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:12:00 -0400

“I KNOW THAT VOICE” is a new documentary on voice-over acting by John Di Maggio.

While I’m generally in the “don’t show me how the magic trick work because then you ruin the magic” camp when it comes to seeing behind-the-scenes anything in animation, I admit I laughed pretty hard when I watched Billy West as Dr Zoidberg say: “Young lady, bring me a sandwich from the dumpster.”

Also, June Foray is still alive?!

explore-blog: Maurice Sendak’s unreleased drawings

johnmartz — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:36:22 -0400

explore-blog:

Maurice Sendak’s unreleased drawings