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Jul 19

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-19

Getting ready for my week long class I am teaching: Storytelling for Comics. # My post: Taste of Tooning at the Schulz Museum report ( ) # My post: ( ) # cartoonart says: Mark your calendars for August 15. That’s our Sleeping Beauty opening reception with special guest Ron Dias. # Day 3 of …

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Jul 18

Hand drawn dummies

OK, there really not dummies, but shirt busts I guess. When I finished my class I taught at the CAM yesterday I drew these. Really fun. Go by and say “Hi” to these fellows when you get a chance.

Jul 18

Graphics for ‘Once Upon a Dream: the Art of Sleeping Beauty’ at the CAM

Here are samples of the graphics I created for the new exhibit at the Cartoon Art Museum.

Jul 16

Link: Backgrounds from Samurai Jack

The Mad About Cartoons blog recently posted some backgrounds from the TV series Samurai Jack. I really love the work and I hope you will go over and take a look. Samurai Jack was an amazing series that was on Cartoon Network and featured cool styalized art.

Jul 15

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 …

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Jul 12

Taste of Tooning at the Schulz Museum report

I just want to give a shout out to all the students who made my class, a Taste of Tooning (July 6-10,2009) at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa CA a great time. I will look forward to returning next spring and/or summer. Thanks to thanks museum staff Jeff, Jessica, Cherie for making the class …

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Jul 10

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 …

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Jul 04

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 …

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