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An apology? I don’t expect an apology. But if I’m going to work for them I need to know the criteria for why they accept or reject work.
Design, Art, Technology, Animation, and… um… Society?
An apology? I don’t expect an apology. But if I’m going to work for them I need to know the criteria for why they accept or reject work.
Animation roughs don’t get any more beautiful than this.
Having seen this sequence, one thing that strikes me upon seeing these drawings is how primitive the tools with which they are created actually are. Notice that Bill Tytla seems to be using packing tape to reinforce the holes in his paper.
These are roughs and “clean up” drawings from Fantasia’s Night On Bald Mountain sequence.
In case you missed it because you were watching Ken Burns’ prohibition celebration, John K (of Ren and Stimpy fame) did something far more interesting. He animated the couch gag on The Simpsons. The gag appeared on last night’s episode.
(John K’s work starts at 0:50)
There will be a day when I tire of the “I did this odd thing every day for years” concept of an art project, but today is not that day. No, strike that. I will never tire of looking at that sort of project. And this is a particularly great one.
I’m not sure of this person’s name. The about page describes an “Austrian art director/illustrator” who has drawn a face every day for ten years. Excellent work.
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