RIP: Edward Levitt, 96, Disney Background Painter and Cartoon Modern Designer
Edward Levitt, an unsung hero of the Golden Age of animation, has died. He was 96. Levitt died on Tuesday, April 2, in Palmdale, …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Did Disney Steal “Alice in Wonderland” Artwork from A College Student?
Artist Katie Woodger is claiming on her Tumblr this morning that Disney’s Consumer Products division has been reproducing her Alice in …
Step-By-Step: Creating Kid-Friendly Educational Animation
Indian animator Prosenjit Biswas walks us through his process of using Cartoon Animator 5 to create his animation projects.
Artist of the Day: Colin Howard
Colin Howard is working as a character designer on Steven Universe, the new show in production created by Rebecca Sugar. You can see …
“Shave It” by 3dar
Shave It comes from directors Fernando Maldonado and Jorge Tereso of Bueno Aires, Argentina-based 3dar. The monkey at the center of the …
Cartoon Brew Launches New Animation Oscar Tracker
Our new Animation Oscar Tracker is the industry’s first and only resource devoted to year-round coverage of contending films.
Turkish TV Show Forgets To Add Visual Effects Into Scene [UPDATED]
One of the memes that has gained popularity during the recent visual effects industry turmoil is asking, What would Hollywood films look …
New Animation from Iran by Moin Samadi and Mehdi Alibeygi
These two pieces of Iranian animation caught me by surprise because they are so stylistically different from other recent animation I’ve …
“An Oversimplification of Her Beauty” Trailer
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty is the feature directorial debut of Terence Nance. The film mixes live-action with a wide array of …
Artist of the Day: Debora Cruchon
Debora Cruchon is studying animation at Gobelins, and keeps her portfolio work online here. She also has a blog, supersalmon, …
Exclusive Preview of “It’s the shizNICK” Group Art Show Celebrating Nickelodeon
The group art show will open Friday, April 19, at the iam8bit gallery in Los Angeles.
Artist of the Day: Ryan Quincy
Ryan Quincy worked for well over a decade as part of the South Park production crew as an animator, animation director and supervisor. On …
Anifilm Festival Announces In-Competition Films and UPA Tribute
The 4th edition of Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films will take place in Třeboň, Czech Republic from May 3 to 8. The …
Disney Will Lay Off People in the Animation Division
More workforce cuts are coming to Disney. Following the closure of LucasArts, Reuters news service reported yesterday that Disney will …
Japanese Filmmaker Mirai Mizue Needs Your Help To Complete “Wonder 365 Animation Project”
As most Cartoon Brew readers are aware by now, we’ve had a “no crowdfunding” policy in place for a long time. But times change, and as …
This Weekend in NYC: MoCCA Arts Festival
The annual MoCCA Arts Festival, presented by the Society of Illustrators and Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art, takes place this weekend …
“Carrot and Stick” by Derek Iversen and Miles Hindman
Derek Iversen, a writer on SpongeBob SquarePants, writes with some news: Today Nickelodeon released Carrot & Stick, a short that I …
Artist of the Day: Joanna Quinn
Millions of people are likely to be familiar with the colorful cartoon bears that savor wiping their butts with softer than average …
BREAKING: Disney Shuts Down LucasArts; 150 Staffers Laid Off
The shake-out from Disney’s $4 billion acquisition of Lucasfilm continues. This morning, Disney shut down LucasArts, the 31-year-old …
Artist of the Day: Joe Pitt
Joe Pitt, a designer on Wreck-It Ralph and director on the Disney show Gravity Falls, posts personal and professional work on his blog, …
Exclusive: Unseen Home Movie Footage of Walt Disney
This rarely seen footage of Walt Disney trying out a scale railroad was filmed 65 years ago.
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