Setting the Scene : The Art and Evolution of Animation Layout

This is a must-have book for anyone interested in hand-drawn animation. Let me rephrase that : this is a must-have book for anyone interest...

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A new Animation Pencil Test capture station: SIMPLICITY CAM 5e HD DOCUMENT SCANNER

As seen on the TVPaint Community User Forum : This relatively new image capture station , the S implicity Cam 5e HD Document Scanner by Re...

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The Lion King roars again

To mark the special occasion of the re-release of "The Lion King" to theaters (in "3D" ) master animator Andreas Deja ha...

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"The Little Boat" by Nelson Boles

Found via CartoonBrew (thanks Amid). Beautiful film by Nelson Boles.  It’s become a cliche reaction now, but I still feel compelled to say ...

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Where are all the Traditional Hand Drawn Animated films ? (and why study traditional animation?)

When people make the claim: "There are no traditional animation jobs" or "2D is dead" you should realize that what ...

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CTN Expo - Behind the Scenes with Independent Filmmaker Mike Nguyen

Here is another inspiring video from a presentation given at the CTN Animation Expo . If you haven't attended CTN Expo before it is high...

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New AAU Animation Dept. blog - "Animation School Daily"

Brand spanking new blog from the Traditional (2D) Animation Dept. at the Academy of Art University that you should check out : Animation Sch...

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More Animation from FRANCE - Gobelins 2011

Another crop of amazingly proficient grad student films from Gobelins . Google for the blogs of the individual students who worked on these ...

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THE RABBI'S CAT - LE CHAT DU RABBIN - animated feature film

Another hand-drawn feature length animated film from France ! LE CHAT DU RABBIN .  I'll say it again:  thank goodness the French did not...

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John Celestri animation blog

There's a new animation blog I want to recommend to you by a great animator, John Celestri. John the Animator Guy John started his ani...

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New animated feature film: "Moon Man"

Cartoon Saloon studio in Ireland -- makers of The Secret of Kells -- is starting a new hand-drawn animated feature based on the book ...

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New opportunities for Animators

Who's developing animation for the iPhone/iPad/Android market ? Fascinating to think about these marvelous new outlets animation. Articl...

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New blog: the DEJA VIEW by Andreas Deja

Here is some very good news for students and fans of classical hand-drawn animation.   Esteemed Disney animator Andreas Deja has started a b...

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"Rain Town" by Hiroyasu Inshida

"Rain Town" by Hiroyasu Inshida (if you click through to the YouTube page I suggest switching it to 720p HD mode for better image...

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"Alf Prøysen's Barnesanger" hand-drawn television series by Sandes Media

Saw this on CartoonBrew today: http://www.cartoonbrew.com/music-vid...wegian-tv.html And also on the TVP Animation Community Forum , where t...

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"How to Break Into Animation" - advice from Steve Hickner Dreamworks Director

Students, you must watch this inspirational talk by Dreamworks director/producer/storyboard artist Steve Hickner , on how to break into ani...

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Inspiration: Master Animators at Work - Disney Studio

Always interesting to see the process.  These behind-the-scenes movies  from the Disney Studio in the late 1930's /early 1940's show...

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Dailymation- Yoni Goodman

Students check this out: Dailymation Animator Yoni Goodman writes: "I decided to do a daily rough exercise in traditional animation, ju...

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"IMPERFECTION" IN ANIMATION is a good thing

Good article: IMPERFECTION IN ANIMATION by Tom Gasek - http://www.stopmotionworks.com/articles/imperftanim.htm Written with reference mainly...

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Friday Inspiration: Frédéric Back and others

Here are some videos to inspire you as we go into the weekend and next week's Spring Break .    I came across these inspirational videos...

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