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Mind Your Business: Comic-Con Alter Egos – Part 1

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Mind Your Business | Site Categories: Art, Books, Business, Cartoons, Events, Illustration, People, Places
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Part 1 of Mark's epic journey to get his geek on and dive headfirst into Comic-Con.

Rare Animation Art up for Auction

Posted In | News Categories: Art, Cartoons, Events, Films | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Art, Cartoons, Events, Films
Now on exhibit at Comic Con 2012, Snow White and Pinocchio art are among the highlights of the Profiles in History animation collection, which goes up for auction on July 29.

Changes Ahead for MoCCA

Posted In | News Categories: Art, Cartoons, Places | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Art, Cartoons, Places
The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art is closing its physical location; future arrangements will be announced by the end of July.

The Head is Born, Part 2

Posted In | Site Categories: 2D, Art, Short Films, Television
I’ve never been very good at math but there is one equation that I do understand: creativity + ambition + timing + a little luck = success.

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR FEATURE OUTLINE IS DONE?

Posted In | Blog Categories: Writing Tech | Site Categories: Art, Cartoons, Education and Training, Illustration, Television, Visual Effects, Writing
Emmy-winning writer Jeffrey Scott gives some insight into when to stop with your outline and start your screenplay.

Book Review-Character Mentor: Learn by Example to Use Expressions, Poses, and Staging to Bring Your Characters to Life

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: 2D, Art, Books, Cartoons, Education and Training
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Tom Bancroft’s new book shows animators how to bring their characters to life.

Disney Releases Paperman Pics

Posted In | News Categories: Art, CG, Short Films | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: 2D, Art, CG, Short Films
Disney Animation has released a first look at Paperman, the short film by John Kahrs and Kristina Reed that fuses CG and hand-drawn animation techniques.

Crash Landing – Encounter with Reality Part 1

Posted In | Blog Categories: Power of Imagination, Global Perspective, Creativity | Site Categories: Art, Education and Training
Spending time, living in and discovering a foreign country is exciting and enlightening to me. So, on this particular occasion returning to the “New World” proved to be more of a sobering experience than usual. As you read on, you will realize that it actually tested and contested my own tolerance and open mindedness.

It all started…

Posted In | Site Categories: 2D, Art, Stop-Motion
Eric Fogel, creator of MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch, starts blogging on AWN with a little background on a youth spent at his drafting table creating comic books.

Bottom of the Ninth Released for iPad

Posted In | News Categories: Art, Internet and Interactive, Mobile and Wireless, People | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Art, Internet and Interactive, Mobile and Wireless, People
Veteran animator and storyboard artist Ryan Woodward goes indie again with "Bottom of the Ninth," a unique animated graphic novel app designed specifically for iPad