“ParaNorman” Posters
These striking illustrated posters promoting Laika’s latest film ParaNorman are being displayed around various US cities. I saw them in …
Illustration
Double Felix T-Shirt
Science and silent animation finally come together in this T-shirt design by Ryder Doty currently up for votes at Threadless. …
“The Croods” Print By Chris Sanders
A few thousand copies of this Croods print drawn by Chris Sanders and painted by Arthur Fong were handed out at Comic-Con last week. The …
Web Roundup: J. P. Miller, Gravity Falls And Classic Illustration
J. P. Miller created brilliant drawings for the “Baby Weems” sequence of The Reluctant Dragon, and Andreas Deja has posted a nice …
Let Frank Tashlin Teach You His “SCOT Art” Cartooning Method
Frank Tashlin’s extremely rare 1952 cartooning booklet How to Draw Cartoons has been posted online in its entirety. In the book, Tashlin …
Mary Blair’s Golden Books are Being Reprinted
As if yesterday’s news of the Nine Old Men flipbook set wasn’t tantalizing enough, there’s also the Mary Blair Treasury of Golden Books …
Jean “Moebius” Giraud, RIP (1938-2012)
RIP, French comic artist and illustrator Jean “Moebius” Giraud, who has passed away from cancer at the age of 73. This is a good …
Stephen Colbert’s Must-See Interview with Maurice Sendak
Stephen Colbert’s two-part interview with Where the Wild Things Are author/illustrator Maurice Sendak easily ranks as the most …
My Friend, Ronald Searle
[Editor’s Note: In memory of Ronald Searle’s passing, we present this tribute by Matt Jones. Besides working as a story artist at Pixar, …
Snow White Painting At Auction
This appealing, exquisitely colored 1952 magazine illustration of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by children’s book illustrator Gyo …
Chronicle’s Fall 2011 Animation Books
My favorite publisher Chronicle Books recently announced their fall publishing line-up and it includes three books that may be of …
SPHDZ illustrated by Shane Prigmore
Shane Prigmore, whose character design talents have graced Coraline and How to Train Your Dragon, has illustrated his first book …
Ray Bradbury by Lou Romano
Animation artist Lou Romano (The Incredibles, Up) makes a strong case for using illustrations on magazine covers with this attractive …
Picasso the Cartoonist
The idea that Picasso was as much a cartoonist as fine artist is certainly not original, but it’s never been more evident to me than at …
Monday Morning Inspiration: Ronald Searle Lecture
Ronald Searle has not only inspired countless cartoonists and illustrators, his work has had a profound impact on animation artistry …
BOOK REVIEW: Studio Cards
One of my recent book purchases is Studio Cards: Funny Greeting Cards and People Who Created Them (2004). I needed the book for research …
Frank Frazetta (1928-2010)
His involvement with the animation world was relatively brief, but his inspiration to artists, animators and cartoonists, world over, …
Monday Morning Inspiration
Beautiful cartoon covers from 1930s Vanity Fair. Courtesy of illustrator Stephen Kroninger whose blog is filled with inspiring cartoon …
Happy 90th Birthday, Ronald Searle!
Ronald Searle with Walt Disney. Click for bigger version Happy birthday to Ronald Searle, one of the true legends of 20th (and now …
David Levine 1926-2009
David Levine was one of the great caricaturists of the 20th Century. He was best known for his work for the The New York Review of Books. …
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