Here is some pencil tests for the upcoming Disney animated feature the Princess and the Frog. Very very very very cool.
Tag Archive: Disney
Aug
06
2009
Jul
15
2009
Once Upon a Dream: the Art of Sleeping Beauty at the Cartoon Art Museum
This is the postcard/banner design I did for the new Cartoon Art Museum exhibit that opens on Saturday. I have seen the show and it’s pretty amazing, particularly if you are a fan of Animation and the Disney Studio.
Mark your calendars for August 15. That’s the Sleeping Beauty opening reception with special guest Ron Dias. The exhibit features some non-Sleeping Beauty art by Ron including concept art from the Little Mermaid, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and the Secret of NIMH.
Jul
10
2009
Videos on animating a princess
(via blueskydisney.blogspot.com) A new video with Mark Henn talking about animating princess Tiana in the Princes and the Frog. It’s over at the AWN.
The Disney Channel recently had a ‘Top Secret Tour’ with behind the scenes on the Princess and the Frog. If you can avoid the perky kids at the beginning you can see a short scene from the movie. NOTE: The scene starts at :23.
I am excited to see how the final movie comes out.
Jul
04
2009
America Sings!
This show from Disneyland that originated in the carousel theater in Tomorrow land is one of favorite extinct attractions. You see this was the first attractions I was not afraid to see at the park. My parents all told me it was just animals singing and putting on the show, but I was convinced that it was something scary. Well, I was wrong. I loved show and later had the soundtrack on a cassette tape that I would listen too all the time. Later I would discover the work of the conceptual designer for the show, Marc Davis that greatly influenced my art.
So as we celebrate our nation here in the USA, I present a video I found on YouTube. I hope you enjoy it and even sing along. I know I will.
You can read a history of the show at 2719 Hyperion blog as well.
Jun
10
2009
Update 6-10-09
Hey all. Time for another update on whats happening with the ever tall Brian Kolm.
- I will be teaching an Adult level class on this weekend June 13-14, 200:
Defining the Project
Instructor: Brian Kolm
Level: Beginning/Intermediate – Adult
Days: June 13-14, 2009
Are you thinking about working on a personal comic or cartoon project? Do you need some motivation to get the ball rolling? Come to this hands-on workshop where like-minded creators can work on their projects together. We will go through exercises that will help you explore ideas for stories, settings, and characters for your projects. We will then learn how to take our projects to the next level. We will learn how to outline our stories, as well as design the characters and settings that will help bring the story and character ideas to life.
- The following week is my first Cartoon Boot Camp at the Cartoon Art Musuem in San Francisco. A second class and one in July follow:
Intermediate ages 10-14:
June 15-19: Designing Superheroes
Superheroes are a big part of American pop culture with characters as diverse as Batman, Wonder Woman, Mr. Incredible and Diaperman. Students will learn to draw these and their own brightly colored lads and ladies who fight crime. The class will teach the students how to draw humanoid heroes in pose, physique, personality, costume and presentation.
June 22-26: From Storyboard to Animatic
In this class students learn to draw storyboards just like the ones used in movies and television shows. Once the storyboards are created students will develop them into an animated piece. The class will explore drawing, camera moves and lighting, timing and communication, and applying simple animation and camera moves to give a simulation of what a final film would look like.
July 13-17: Storytelling for Comics
Students will explore the process of creating a story including writing an outline, developing the structure of the story, creating characters, and making rough layouts.
Beginner level ages 7-14:
August 3-7: Cartoon Craft
Young students will participate in a fun week of cartoon and crafts combined, including the creation of projects that explore collage, flipbooks, zoetrope, paper dolls, puppets, and robots.
- I am now AllAbouttheMouseketeer #857. ‘All About the Mouse’ is a Disney podcast I really enjoy listening too. Find out more at: www.allaboutthemouse.com
- I am also a fan of Window to the Magic, Mouse Station, and Mousetalgia!
- I have a few new freelance art gigs coming up and that makes me happy.
- I will be at the San Diego Comic-Con Thursday through Sunday at the Cartoon Art Museum booth or wondering the floor and networking.
May
10
2009
Disney’s Princess and the Frog and Ponyo
I am very much looking forward to this movie…
December 2009 in Theaters.
and this one too… (note the English trailer is not out yet)
August 14th in Theaters.
May
01
2009
The Story of the Haunted Mansion!
I am pleased to share with you a fan project that I had a small part in as part of Patrick Hurd’s “the Show with Patrick” video podcast.
Here is the official press:
The Story of the Haunted Mansion.
You’ll learn how the wish of one man to provide a loving home for his family, became the nightmare that destroyed one generation after the next.
The 32 minute story is visualized through the art work of over 40 talented artists.
Nearly 300 original pieces of artwork were created exclusively for the story!
The short films voice cast includes actor Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser MD, How I Met Your Mother), Corey Burton (The Haunted Mansion Holiday’s Ghost Host), Peter Renaday (The Ghost Host from the classic 1969 Haunted Mansion LP), and voice guy extraordinaire Brian Sommer!
Find out how your favorite characters came to live and die inside Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion…and the surprising way their stories intertwine.
Visit the Window to the Magic video feed on iTunes on May 1 to download the high quality video for free…
The WindowtotheMagic Videocast (Standard Definition)Or visit Patrick’s YouTube channel… http://www.youtube.com/user/Doombuggy
So you think you know all about the Haunted Mansion…You don’t know half the story!
The Story of the Haunted Mansion is a fan-fiction based on one of the great theme park attractions. The story is a 38:46 minute history of the famous house that now resides in Disneyland, Anaheim CA and contains the pictures of 40 artists. Mr. Hurd tapped the voices of Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser MD, How I Met Your Mother), Corey Burton (The Haunted Mansion Holiday’s Ghost Host, lots and lots of voices in all sorts of places), Peter Renaday (The Ghost Host from the classic 1969 Haunted Mansion LP, Henry from the Bear Country Jamboree), and Brian Sommer! The rest of the voice cast is made of fans of the attraction.
The story is based on the website Haunted Mansion Ghost Gallery Stories and fleshes out all our favorite spirits of the Haunted Mansion. Most the characters that appear in the animatronics, art, and effects from the ride are brought together to help give us a detailed history. The production is very slick with the music and voices along with the art. Fans of the ride will thoroughly enjoy the tale while some casual viewers might find it a bit long in detail, but inspiring by the spirit and energy that went into making it.
The art comes in multiple styles from artist who are also fans themselves and with ages that run from small children to grown adults. I am quite pleased with most of my work I produced, with the exception of a few pieces. Once in a while there will be descrpency in the work due to us not fully knowing how the art fit into the story (my drawings of Mary make her much older then the ones that came before it).
Congratulations to Patrick and everyone who worked on the project. I wonder what other fan projects might be inspired from this story.
Before the video podcast was ready, I made my own video of artwork to use last weekend at the Fremont Teen Comic and Anime Expo and have posted it on YouTube since it contains some art that was not used in Patrick’s production.
Here are some of my favorite art I donated to the project, but you have to watch the video to see it all.
- 7:55 Ronald overlooking the river (one of my favorites)
- 10:29 Ronald goes mad.
- 13:35 Mary knows that her husband is cheating on her.
- 17:52 Party Guests
- 22:43 Mary walks the tightrope over the river
- 31:45 George leaves the world of the living
Apr
21
2009
‘The Story of the Haunted Mansion’ video podcast on May 1st.
Hey all, as some of you may remember, I did some fan artwork (HERE) and (HERE) for a fan video podcast, well you will be able to see the final production on May first. The video is a fan history of the famous Disney theme park attraction the Haunted Mansion and will included the voices of Neil Patrick Harris, Corey Burton, Peter Renaday, and Brian Sommer. Patrick’s videos (SEE THEM HERE) are top notch and a lot of fun.
I can’t wait to see how it came out.
“On Friday May 1st, Patrick Hurd presents:
The Story of the Haunted Mansion.
You’ll learn how the wish of one man to provide a loving home for his family, became the nightmare that destroyed one generation after the next.
The 32 minute story is visualized through the art work of over 40 talented artists.
Nearly 300 original pieces of artwork were created exclusively for the story!
The short films voice cast includes actor Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser MD, How I Met Your Mother), Corey Burton (The Haunted Mansion Holiday’s Ghost Host), Peter Renaday (The Ghost Host from the classic 1969 Haunted Mansion LP), and voice guy extraordinaire Brian Sommer!
Find out how your favorite characters came to live and die inside Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion…and the surprising way their stories intertwine.
Visit the Window to the Magic video feed on iTunes on May 1 to download the high quality video for free…
The WindowtotheMagic Videocast (Standard Definition)
Or visit Patrick’s YouTube channel on May 1…
http://www.youtube.com/user/Doombuggy
So you think you know all about the Haunted Mansion…
You don’t know half the story!”
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Random favorites of Atomic Bear Press…
