It seems that just when I find a website with lots of great 2D animation model sheets, it vanishes from sight, either from a Rights-holder expressing there rights to the material, or from lack of web storage to hold the images of a high quality. But then there is one of my favorites: AnimationMeat.com.
The site […]

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Ever want to make some spooky decorations for Halloween, or how about some spooky decorations for Christmas. It’s all good at Doom Buggy* Productions, where they use their fandom for a certain ride and theme park in Anaheim, CA to maker there own at-home Imagineering* projects. Just click on the At-Home-Imagineering button when you […]

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It seems the Hitch Hiking Ghosts from Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion attraction are looking for a ride back to the famous theme park. They were seen around many famous LA landmarks. Would you give them a ride?

More photos can be seen HERE at Laughingplace.com
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production art for my comic book, Beyond the Great […]

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The web is wonderfull for getting people talking as things spread over the Information Highway. Here is another article on the “Uncanny Valley” theory that I linked too a few posts back, but in regards to PIXAR. Check it out: HERE http://www.robotjohnny.com/archives/2004/10/pixar_and_the_u.php
Make sure to check out the fonts as well HERE. All the fonts […]

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Here’s a heads up for you all. Artist/Cartoonist Alex Fajardo will be participating in the artist in residence program at the Cartoon Art Museum on October 23. I had the pleasure of sitting next to Alex Fajardo in Wondercon’s Artist Alley. He is an incredible talent and a hell of a nice guy. I recommend […]

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I recently read the article on the blog by imomus, Click Opera. There is an interesting article on the “uncanny valley” theory of robotics, and how it relates to CGI* animated humans.

‘This principle states that as a robot is made more humanlike in its appearance and motion, the emotional response of a human being […]

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I just received my new issue of the E-Ticket Magazine in the mail and I couldn’t be happier. The E-Ticket is a Disneyland fan magazine that deals with the parks history as well as behind the scenes on attractions, past and present. If you are an armchair Imagineer, this magazine is for you. (cont.)

cover to […]

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Visit http://www.enricocasarosa.com/sketchcrawl.html in which Artist/Cartoonist Enrico Casarosa spent a day in San Francisco drawing the whole time. Enrico does the comic book: the adventures of Mia. I am a big fan of these types of art games/experiments. Anything to challenge an artist to create something new is good.
Enrico writes:

SketchCrawl is a little experiment […]

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