Books

Producing Animation, 2nd Edition Now Available In Print & E-Book Formats

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Producing Animation, 2nd Edition is a one-of-a-kind reference book that stands as the entertainment industry’s go-to information source for the many “how to” questions involved with television and feature animation production.

Cook Your Own Krabby Patties with SpongeBob Cookbook

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There's a cooking contest in Bikini Bottom, and SpongeBob and friends are ready to compete with their favorite recipes!

!Women Art Revolution - A Valuable Educational Resource

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Both the award winning documentary !Women Art Revolution and the associated booklet should have pride of place in libraries that collect resources on American art history.

Vaughn, Millar, Gibbons Team on Secret Service Comic

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Director Matthew Vaughn, comic book writer Mark Millar and WATCHMAN artist Dave Gibbons are teaming up for the comic THE SECRET SERVICE, reports Heat Vision.

Tricky Women: Women In Animation

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A compilation of essays on women in animation, Tricky Women: Women In Animation is a very welcome addition to current critical writing on the subject.

Dice Tsutsumi’s Sketchtravel Art Project is Auctioning a Masterpiece of Art History

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Recently, I had an opportunity to talk to Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi, whom many of you know as a driving force behind the Totoro Forest Project and most recently, the Sketchtravel charity art project. An accomplished artist who spends his days applying his formidable skills as an art director at Pixar Animation Studios, Dice gave me an inside look at the unprecedented Sketchtravel sketch book, a historic collection of sketches which is being auctioned off this coming October 17th.

Teach Yourself Animation - The Art of Timing

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How do I learn animation? For those with a school nearby and some time on their hands, it’s no problem. But for those with limited options, here are some resources to help teach yourself animation. This post covers the art of timing.

HIT Ent. Appoints Bonnier Group as Publishing Partner for Angelina Ballerina

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HIT Entertainment, one of the world’s leading independent children’s entertainment producers and rights owner, today announced it has appointed The Bonnier Publishing Group, the UK based subsidiary of Bonnier Books, a division of the Swedish media giant Bonnier AB, as the first UK and Australia CGI publishing partner for popular pre-school brand, ‘Angelina Ballerina’.

Ballistic Publishing Releases EXOTIQUE 7

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Every year Ballistic Publishing invites digital artists to contribute their best character creations to its EXOTIQUE series.

Fantagraphics to Publish Gene Deitch's Roll The Credits!

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Gene Deitch has announced that Fantagraphics will be publishing his Roll The Credits! blog as a book.