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 …
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 …
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 …
Jul 04
Happy 4th of July
Today we celebrate the Independence of the USA! I hope my fellow Americans all have a wonderful day with their friends and family. Why not check out the Disney and More blog to see original artwork from Disneyland’s ‘America on Parade’ show from the bicentennial. I have faint memories of seeing the show when I …
Jul 03
‘Operation Shine’ poster
This is a poster design I did for one of my co-workers at the Youth Center I work at for ‘Operation Shine’. The poster is to promote a group of people hiking across the country to promote the issues of GLBT homeless youth. www.pridewalk2009.org/ “Estimates are that 40% of homeless youth identity as gay, lesbian, …
Jun 29
The CAM needs artist for the Sketch-A-Thon at the SDCC09
Hey all, I will be in San Diego for the Comic-Con this summer working with the Cartoon Art Museum again. If you are an artist and are at the con and want to help out…. The Cartoon Art Museum Sketch-A-Thon at San Diego Comic-Con needs your help! San Diego Comic-Con International is fast approaching, and …
Jun 26
Cartoon Boot Camp: Story Board to Animatic follow up.
Today was the last day of Cartoon Boot Camp: Storyboard to Animatic at the Cartoon Art Museum. I had a class of 10 kids who all work hard to create storyboard drawings which I then made into an animatic. An animatic (or Lycra Reel or Pre-Visualization) is a technique that was first used by animation …
Jun 25
Follow me on Twitter
Everyone seems to be Twittering. Maybe even your mom is Twittering. You can follow me on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/AtomicBearPress I post updates on classes and events that I am part of. Also I have just installed a plug-in on my site that will (hopfully) Tweet when I post a blog post here.
