screen grabs from YouTube

I started scanning my drawings and will post. Here are some lo-res images of my scenes.

Malcom and Melvin

So, I was at the CTN Animation Expo in Burbank, CA today and I spoke to an animator named Mark Kausler. As an animation nerd I have been reading about Mark, his work and his collection of 16 and 35mm movie prints for years so, it was nice to meet him and see a bit of his latest work.
He mentioned working for Ralph Bakshi on the Maybelline sequence in Heavy Traffic
(WARNING: adult content)



and the Malcom the Cocroach sequence in Coonskin



I told Mark about my short stint with Bakshi but, I how I believed the film had never been completed. He said it was completed and he had seen it (and he thought the work in it was all pretty good). So, I did a YouTube search and there it was! I finally got to see it and actually got screen credit. How about that?!!!15 years later I am finally getting to see my work. There's a bunch of my background paintings based on my layouts and a bunch of paintings by other artists based on my layouts. I'll have to dig out my Bakshi folder and post some of the work I did.

Rats!

My daughter is doing a report on rats and asked me to do a drawing for her. I hope these will do.

Cyber Garage Project

I'm still taking baby steps. Add a little more here, edit a little bit there...
Added a moving hold on the fox after he drops to ground. Don's response to the scene was...

"Two things come to mind immediately: The momma rabbits entrance is too mushy/slow. It lacks energy. Additionally, the moment the rabbit sees mamma fox and halts in her attempt to hit the fox, it does not have enough surprise in the action. It neets a good "Take." You need a special drawing to register the surprise on her (Momma Rabbit) face."

On the rabbit's entrance I had two drawings (4 frames) for the "squash" when she hits the ground and grabs the fox. The first one wasn't "squashy" enough and I felt her weight was still too far back so, i added another more exaggerated "squash" with a weight shift. I thought it worked better that way but, i see his point. I've removed the first drawing and it seems to hold up (though I may have to redo the entrance altogether).

I also noticed the fox's tail should continue to spin after she kicks him and catches him. I'm going to work on the tail and the "take."

that almost sounds Dickensian.

Cyber Garage Project

I have been working on learning how to animate the old fashioned way. Don Bluth has a website and is mentoring those of us who love the art form and are anxious to learn the nuts and bolts. The Cyber Garage Project is a virtual classroom packed into a 3 minute cartoon short written and directed by Don.
I am working on scene 32. Here is my latest work.

the Art of Disney Princess

Over a year in the making, The Art of Disney Princess is finally here. A collection of Interpretations of the Disney Princesses by artists from the Disney Consumer Products global creative team. It was a fun project to work on and exciting to see it slowly come together. Thanks especially to Soo Koo (VP Creative, DCP), Dorota Kotarba-Mendez (Snr Manager, Character Art DCP) and Jessie Ward (Editor, Disney Publishing) for their tireless devotion and creative leadership on this project.

Amazon has it for $26.40.

Some of the artists did a signing at D23 a couple weeks back and the signed prints are already on eBay.

caricature class at LAAFA

Tonight is the first night of my Caricature Class at LAAFA.