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Dax Norman

LOCATION: Austin, TX
PRIMARY MEDIA: Paint, pencil, ink, digital [Photoshop, Maya, Unity]
EDUCATION:
University of Texas at Austin [BS advertising, 2002]
Ringling College of Art and Design [BFA computer animation, 2008]
UT Dallas [MFA art and technology, 2015]
MAJOR PROJECTS:
Leptune animated feature, a collaboration with composer Neil Anderson-Himmelspach [director/animator, 2015]
Original animated GIF files posted every day for past three years on Tumblr
WHAT IS THE MOST VALUABLE PIECE OF ARTISTIC ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER RECEIVED, AND FROM WHO?
“A drawing is simply a line going for a walk.” -Paul Klee
MORE:Website/Tumblr/Vimeo/Twitter/Instagram/Leptune blog

 

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Chris McDonnell

Chris McDonnell’s recent animation productions include segments for Tour de Pharmacy (HBO), Lady Dynamite (Netflix), Comedy Bang Bang (IFC), Kroll Show (Comedy Central), Mike Tyson Mysteries (Adult Swim). Chris’s books include Steven Universe: Art & Origins and Adventure Time: The Art of Ooo, Sasquatch’s Big Hairy Drawing Book, and Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi. He works from his studio McD Workshop and teaches animation at The University of the Arts and Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia.