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Analyze my favorite animations: Tigger by Milt Kahl

Analyze my favorite animations: Tigger by Milt Kahl

Sometimes when I'm animating, I recharge my creative batteries by watching some of my favorite scenes or pieces of animation. There's a handful of ani...

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What is that crazy picture, or how did I get to know and love the animated smear

What is that crazy picture, or how did I get to know and love the animated smear

I didn't really know about animation smears until college. It was a time when my passion for animation had just kicked into high gear, and once I lear...

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Get ready for the app version of Richard Williams's "Animator's Survival Kit"

Get ready for the app version of Richard Williams's "Animator's Survival Kit"

Coming soon: the iPad app version of Richard Williams' indispensable The Animator's Survival Kit. The publisher, Faber and Faber, hasn't set a price o...

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Cartoon modern primer

Cartoon modern primer

I pity the fool who doesn't watch this primer about the “cartoon modern” era. The cheeky but informative piece was created for an animation histor...

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UMIGO-Wild Brain's New Educational Video

UMIGO-Wild Brain's New Educational Video

I wish I could have seen stuff like this when I was in school. Check out this sample of Wild Brain's new series of animated videos, aimed at kids, whi...

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Tomorrow: Tom Bancroft Online Workshop

Tomorrow: Tom Bancroft Online Workshop

On Thursday, September 6, at 8pm (Central), former Disney animator Tom Bancroft will host a live online drawing workshop. He does these workshops ever...

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