@dasmarzipan
Chatter about things I find neat. Also photography and art. And maybe some marzipan. I draw cartoons, sometimes. Creator of #GrumpyFoxCartoon (.com) & #MinnieMoonMart (.com). Sometimes sharing as a M. Ed. Word Of The Day ‘blog’
Photo of the book The Animator's Survival Kit, by Richard Williams.
Essential animation books from my bookshelf part 4:
The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams. Pure nuts n' bolts, breaking down movements and really getting into the nitty gritty stuff. I attended Dick's Animation Masterclass in NYC (at Tribeca Film Center!) when he was doing a tour.
Photo of the book Cartoon Animation by Preston Blair.
Essential animation books from my bookshelf part 2:
Cartoon Animation by Preston Blair. This book is a combo of the two books from the Walter T. Foster series that Preston did and is in a more concise size for studying.
Photo of the big animation book, Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.
Essential animation books from my bookshelf part 1:
Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston. I also have the softcover version that happens to be signed by them.
Comic: #GrumpyFoxCartoon has new neighbors. #RuffledGooseCartoon (2 images, click to see).
www.tumblr.com/grumpyfoxcar...
Understanding one of the world's oldest civilizations can't be achieved through a single film or book. But recent works of literature, journalism, music and film by Iranians are a powerful starting point.
An article about Drones in war zones. open.substack.com/pub/laurelch...
I’m preparing for a flipbook animation workshop and I’m looking through resources on paper (no screens to share) and I’ve gotta say, I’m kind of done all of the sexy women figures. There is no way I’m sharing those in any class of mine.
It’s hard to share a resource (book) with that in it.
The song, ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (Knees and Toes)’ is truly an aerobic exercise. #MontessoriPrimary
(A short) Tips from KM Weiland for writers or those who would like to craft stories. youtube.com/shorts/5u3v_...
The film follows an Irish refugee girl and a Choctaw boy who meet in 1847 New York and journey across America together, drawing on the real historical bond between Ireland and the Choctaw Nation.
EXCLUSIVE: Watch the first teaser for Cartoon Saloon's 'Kindred Spirits,' the new animated feature in development from studio co-founder Tomm Moore ('The Secret of Kells,' 'Song of the Sea'). www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...
What?
A bird hangs upside down in the branch of a flowering cherry tree.
'Bird on Cherry Branch' - Utagawa Hiroshige.
#JapaneseArt #ukiyoe
I have a decent vocabulary but while I’m writing, I’d like to have more at my mind’s reach. I read and I have also found a fun vocabulary app.
I’m going to assume these are bots 🤖. I mean, the bird paintings are cute, but c’mon.
32 reshares and 69 hearts. Wow.
Woah, there’s a lot of shares of this going on tumblr. It’s because it’s warm out, right? : www.tumblr.com/meaganhealy/...
Comic: #GrumpyFoxCartoon #indiecomic - #OmiFoxCartoon didn’t feel right and got it all checked out. www.tumblr.com/grumpyfoxcar...
Comic: #GrumpyFoxCartoon #indiecomic www.tumblr.com/grumpyfoxcar...
The evening's second Winsor McKay Award went to:
Michaël Dudok de Wit
Why does a poop emoji novelty waffle iron exist? Seems like an odd statement to make, when eating your delicious waffles.
I just heard a song titled, ‘Stop and Smell the Horses’. 👃 🐎 💐
Well, that last week was hard. I think the Word of Last Week should be ‘discombobulating’. I look forward to better days. 🕊️
The world building and character building is impressive.
This includes the Pilot episode. It’s a full 30 minutes and it’s aimed at adults (language & blood & gore). www.cartoonbrew.com/series/dana-...
Comic: On #Webtoons and #Tumblr - What is going on in February? I see red everywhere! 🟥 www.tumblr.com/grumpyfoxcar... #GrumpyFoxCartoon
