Promotional illustration for my Cartoon Boot Camp class at the Cartoon Art Museum- Intro to Stop-Motion Animation.
The class runs the week of June 11 to 15, 2012.
Sign up at: cartoonart.org/2012/04/cartoon-boot-camp-summer-2012
May
09
2012
Promotional illustration for my Cartoon Boot Camp class at the Cartoon Art Museum- Intro to Stop-Motion Animation.
The class runs the week of June 11 to 15, 2012.
Sign up at: cartoonart.org/2012/04/cartoon-boot-camp-summer-2012
Apr
27
2012
I will be returning to the Cartoon Art Museum to teach another summer of Cartoon Boot Camp. Our third week is July 9th to 13th, 2012 – Comic Book Creation.
You can sign up for all 3 of the Cartoon Boot Camps at our GUEST LIST PAGE << click here
July 9–13, 2012: Comic Book Creation Time: 11am – 1pm – Ages: Intermediate Artists ages 10-14 This boot camp features the process of making a short comic book story (2 pages) through the classic technique of page layouts, character design, penciling, and inking. Skills featured: Basic drawing techniques, storytelling
Time: All sessions run Monday through Friday from 11:00AM to 1:00 PM at the Cartoon Art Museum (For past students: please note the time of these classes is different.)
Number of students: The class size is limited to no more than 14 students. The class is filled on a first come, first served basis.
Cost*: $100 per week for CAM members, $135 non-members – per student for each session. Fees must be paid in full to secure a seat in the class.
Sign up as a member and save! ( http://cartoonart.org/join-support/membership/ )
Supplies: Basic Drawing Materials will be provided. Students are welcome to bring in their personal sketchbooks and materials.
Please also fill out and submit the waiver and emergency contact form. This will be emailed to you when you sign up.
Mail, email, fax or hand-deliver the completed waiver and emergency form to: Cartoon Art Museum; 655 Mission Street; San Francisco, CA 94105 attn: Cartoon Boot Camp, email to: office@cartoonart.org or fax to: 415-243-8666. For any questions, please call: 415-227-8666 x300.*Cancellation: All participants must be pre-paid prior to the first day of the session. Full refunds given with 2 weeks cancellation notice prior to the first day of the session. 50% refund given within 7 to 13 days of the first day of the session. No refunds given within 6 days prior to the first day of the session.
Apr
27
2012

I will be returning to the Cartoon Art Museum to teach another summer of Cartoon Boot Camp. Our second week is June 11-15, 2012 – Introduction to Stop-Motion Animation.
You can sign up for all 3 of the Cartoon Boot Camps at our GUEST LIST PAGE << click here
June 11-15, 2012 – Introduction to Stop-Motion Animation Time: 11am – 1pm – Ages: Intermediate Artists ages 10-14 Stop-motion Animation is the technique in which objects are brought to life by filming them in a different position for each frame of film or video as seen in films like ‘Wallace and Grommet’ and the ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’. This boot camp will explore different variations of the technique as teams: live action/time-lapse, cut-outs, puppets/objects as well as the basics of telling a simple story. Skills featured: Teamwork, Frame by Frame Animation, Digital Video Editing, Storytelling.
Time: All sessions run Monday through Friday from 11:00AM to 1:00 PM at the Cartoon Art Museum (For past students: please note the time of these classes is different.)
Number of students: The class size is limited to no more than 14 students. The class is filled on a first come, first served basis.
Cost*: $100 per week for CAM members, $135 non-members – per student for each session. Fees must be paid in full to secure a seat in the class.
Sign up as a member and save! ( http://cartoonart.org/join-support/membership/ )
Supplies: Basic Drawing Materials will be provided. Students are welcome to bring in their personal sketchbooks and materials.
Please also fill out and submit the waiver and emergency contact form. This will be emailed to you when you sign up.
Mail, email, fax or hand-deliver the completed waiver and emergency form to: Cartoon Art Museum; 655 Mission Street; San Francisco, CA 94105 attn: Cartoon Boot Camp, email to: office@cartoonart.org or fax to: 415-243-8666. For any questions, please call: 415-227-8666 x300.*Cancellation: All participants must be pre-paid prior to the first day of the session. Full refunds given with 2 weeks cancellation notice prior to the first day of the session. 50% refund given within 7 to 13 days of the first day of the session. No refunds given within 6 days prior to the first day of the session.
Apr
27
2012
I will be returning to the Cartoon Art Museum to teach another summer of Cartoon Boot Camp. Our first week is June 4-8, 2012 – Character Creation: Superheroes.
You can sign up for all 3 of the Cartoon Boot Camps at our GUEST LIST PAGE << click here
June 4-8, 2012 – Character Creation: Superheroes Time: 11am – 1pm – Ages: Intermediate Artists ages 10-14 POW! BOOM! WOW! Learn how to create and draw your own superheroes. Includes: instruction on anatomy, action, costume, personality, back story, and rendering and finishing with a final illustration. Skills featured: character design, basic drawing techniques, storytelling.
Time: All sessions run Monday through Friday from 11:00AM to 1:00 PM at the Cartoon Art Museum (For past students: please note the time of these classes is different.)
Number of students: The class size is limited to no more than 14 students. The class is filled on a first come, first served basis.
Cost*: $100 per week for CAM members, $135 non-members – per student for each session. Fees must be paid in full to secure a seat in the class.
Sign up as a member and save! ( http://cartoonart.org/join-support/membership/ )
Supplies: Basic Drawing Materials will be provided. Students are welcome to bring in their personal sketchbooks and materials.
Please also fill out and submit the waiver and emergency contact form. This will be emailed to you when you sign up.
Mail, email, fax or hand-deliver the completed waiver and emergency form to: Cartoon Art Museum; 655 Mission Street; San Francisco, CA 94105 attn: Cartoon Boot Camp, email to: office@cartoonart.org or fax to: 415-243-8666. For any questions, please call: 415-227-8666 x300.*Cancellation: All participants must be pre-paid prior to the first day of the session. Full refunds given with 2 weeks cancellation notice prior to the first day of the session. 50% refund given within 7 to 13 days of the first day of the session. No refunds given within 6 days prior to the first day of the session.
Jan
12
2012
Last week I taught two classes at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, CA. The above video is the final result of the one day stop-motion class which we call “Stop and Go”.
Jun
17
2011
Week 1 of Cartoon Boot Camp is coming to a close today.
links to 2011 FINAL ANIMATION FROM THIS CLASS: “Alien Attack”, “I’m not going to Mars”, Cut-Out Animation, Action Figure Animation, “Danger Alley” and “Box Head’s new friend”
First off we have some of our group exercises… note: they are all silent since we did not have time to add sound.
Cut Out Stop-Motion and other stuff – Cartoon Boot Camp 2011 from Cartoon Art Museum on Vimeo.
Action-Figure Stop-Motion tests – Cartoon Boot Camp 2011 from Cartoon Art Museum on Vimeo.
“Danger Alley” stop-motion – Cartoon Boot Camp 2011 from Cartoon Art Museum on Vimeo.
And then the final projects from our three groups…
“Alien Attack: the Moon” stop-motion animation – Cartoon Boot Camp 2011 from Cartoon Art Museum on Vimeo.
“I’m not going to Mars” stop-motion animation – Cartoon Boot Camp 2011 from Cartoon Art Museum on Vimeo.
“Box Heads new friend” Stop-Motion – Cartoon Boot Camp 2011 from Cartoon Art Museum on Vimeo.
Feb
27
2011

Animation director Jamie Caliri has produced some stunning animation using 2D art, in 3D. But not in CGI 3D, but in stop motion. And since I am always interested in re-purposing 2D art into animation I thought I would share some oh his work.
The first piece of animation I saw from Mr. Caliri was ‘Dragon’ one of the unique commercials produced for United Airlines. Here a fathers trip becomes a flight of fancy for his young son. It’s made of 2D art, used with stop-motion animation in 3D. Beautiful and magical animation.
Interestingly, the software used to film the commercial is also called Dragon.
Another commercial for United Airlines is ‘Heart’ with a simple love story.
Mr. Caliri also has posted on-line a proof of concept test ‘The Escapist v.s. The Iron Gauntlet’ for a filmed version of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. This film might not be using stop-motion, but is has some unique ways to add motion to the superhero comic being drawn by the character.
I hope you enjoyed these fantastic animation pieces. Feel free to also check out his title segment for United States of Tara Titles, the titles for the movie version of an A Series of Unfortunate Events and the short The Sun and the Seed.
Aug
08
2010
Last week I had the treat to teach Lego Animation at the Schulz Museum as part of their summer program for kids. We had 7 groups of kids who all produced over 1 min of animation each.
I was impressed how the young students experimented to achieve different effects and work hard to do the best they could using the limitations of the Lego’s.
The videos of the final work will be on-line in the next week or two.
CONGRATULATIONS to all the students!