A couple of months ago, I did an interview with Jennifer Crittenden’s creative podcast "Books, Shows, Tunes and Mad Acts". (I probably fit into that last category!) It was a lot of fun and the podcast is well worth checking out. Enjoy! by

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When I was beginning to draft this series of articles, I remembered a folder of thumbnails that Grim Natwick’s family gave me. The folder was labelled "Valiant Tailor Gags". I thumbed through the drawings several times over the years, but I only looked at the drawings individually- I didn’t look at them as a group. […]

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Disney Studios If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably daydreamed about going back in time to be a "fly on the wall" at a golden age cartoon studio. Imagine getting the chance to witness how your favorite cartoons were written and see the twists and turns they took from initial idea to finished story. Unfortunately, […]

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Jiri Trnka was one of the greatest animators who ever worked with puppets. There is a wealth of information on his art and career on the web. Here is just a small sampling… PHOTOS FILMS ILLUSTRATION For more information on this great animator and illustrator, see… SPLOG: Jiri Trnka SearchONE1MORE2TIME3: Jiri Trnka Search DVD collections […]

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In the teens and twenties, cartooning was a burgeoning field. Every newspaper and magazine employed a crew of artists to fill their pages with topical one panel cartoons and comic strips. Schools were not yet teaching the trade, so several artists took it upon themselves to create mail order cartooning courses. Here a promotional brochure […]

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People who aren’t members of Animation Resources don’t understand how comprehensive our Reference Packs are. Today we are sharing the current Bonus Archive. If you are an annual member of Animation Resources, click on this post to go to the Bonus Archive page. If you aren’t a member yet, today is the perfect time to […]

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People who aren’t members of Animation Resources don’t understand how comprehensive our Reference Packs are. Over a couple of weeks, we are posting what each section of our current RefPack looks like. Today we are sharing the Early Anime section. If you are a member of Animation Resources, click on this post to go to […]

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Here is a gallery of comic book covers… The good, the bad and the ugly. Enjoy! by

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“The Astronomer’s Dream” 1896 at YouTube MELIES AND HIS STUDIO PUBLICITY IMAGES “A Trip To The Moon” 1902 at YouTube IMAGES FROM FILMS LINKS Wikipedia:Georges Melies Who’s Who of Victorian Cinema: Marie-Georges-Jean Melies Senses of Cinema: Georges Melies Georges Melies: First Wizard of Cinema 1896-1913 is a five DVD set collecting together all of the […]

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People who aren’t members of Animation Resources don’t understand how comprehensive our Reference Packs are. Over the next couple of weeks, we will be posting what each section of our current RefPack looks like. If you are a member of Animation Resources, click on this post to go to the Members Only page. If you […]

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Andreas Deja and Eric Larson An’ the dawn comes up like thunder outer China crast the bay! There may be no way of drawing a comparison, emotionally or in magnitude, between a spectacle of nature as painted in Mr. Kipling’s lines and Mickey Mouse’s performance in glorious black and white, as he bounced through Steamboat […]

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Craig Yoe’s Felix the Cat’s Greatest Comic Book Tails is great! Get it at Amazon… by

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Animation Resources is hosting regularly scheduled events LIVE on its Streaming Page. Join us every month to find out what’s happening at Animation Resources. THIS MONTH’S PROGRAM Animated Discussions 012: Steve Stanchfield Interview On The Animation Resources Live Stream Page https://animationresources.org/stream/ SATURDAY, August 19th, 2023 5:00 pm (PDT) HOSTED BY DAVEY JARELL, with STEVE STANCHFIELD […]

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We scanned Golden Books today… First up was Huckleberry Hound Builds A House. Published in 1959, this was one of the earliest Hanna Barbera books, and it’s one of the best. These H-B characters were beautifully designed and perfectly suited to the TV medium. This book was laid out by Harvey Eisenberg and painted by […]

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People who aren’t members of Animation Resources don’t understand how comprehensive our Reference Packs are. Over the next couple of weeks, we will be posting what each section of our current RefPack looks like, starting today with the Featured section. If you are a member of Animation Resources, click on this post to go to […]

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Today, we are featuring the work of two giants of cartooning… Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder. Harvey Kurtzman made a name for himself in his early years with the one page "Hey Look!" comics, as well as his work editing EC Comics’ war comics. His style was detailed and thorough. His layouts and continuity breakdowns […]

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Here’s a gallery of fantastic pulp magazine covers… by

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Every other month, Animation Resources shares a new Reference Pack with its members. They consist of e-books packed with high resolution scans video downloads of rare animated films set up for still frame study, as well as podcasts and documentaries— all designed to help you become a better artist. Make sure you download this Reference […]

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