flickfreak:

theanimationarchive:

Early Hotel Transylvania character design by Fabien Mense.

Oddly enough I really love this bold design much more than the later execution. This seems more like Genndy’s gig

Oh man, these designs are amazing.

onehappykarla:

Ah! I understand these because I like drawing and Photoshop! This is FUNNY and CUTE! <3

tyote:

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OMG, this is a real thing…!

mikejwitz:

Advice Mondays, Weeks 7-12

It’s like all my favourite cartoonists are giving me advice. I would actually totally like to own pictures of my favourite cartoonists giving me advice. The guy who commisioned these had a good idea.

emmyc:

needed this today! Thank you, Marlo!!

drawnblog:

Joe Pitt has been sharing a bunch of his Wreck It Ralph concept art on his tumblr. I love seeing the evolution of the character. Nice balance of graphic and 3d shapes.

Tumblr

Blogspot (retired, but there’s lots of older work on there still)

craigarndt:

thedailywhat:

Letter Of Note of the Day: Pete Docter joined Pixar 22 years ago, and since then he’s had a major hand in hits including Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., and Up.

Middle school teacher Martin Kelsey wrote to Docter in 2009, asking for some advice to pass on to his students.

Docter’s reply was all encouragement:

What would I tell a class of Middle School students?

When I was in Middle School, I liked to make cartoons. I was not the best artist in my class — Chad Prins was way better — but I liked making comic strips and animated films, so after High school it was no surprise that I got into The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), a school that taught animation.

CalArts only accepts 25 students a year, and it attracts some of the best artists in the country. Suddenly I went from being one of the top artists in my class to being one of the absolute worst. Looking at the talented folks around me, I knew there was no way I would make it as a professional. Everyone else drew way better than I did. And I assumed the people who were the best artists would become the top animators.

But I loved animation, so I kept doing it. I made tons of films. I did animation for my friends’ films. I animated scenes just for the fun of it. Most of my stuff was bad, but I had fun, and I tried everything I knew to get better.

Meanwhile, many of the people who could draw really well kind of rested around and didn’t do a whole lot. It made me angry, because if I had their talent, man, the things I would do with it!

Years later, a lot of those guys who probably still draw really well don’t actually work in animation at all. I don’t know what happened to them. As for me, I got hired at Pixar Animation Studios, where I got to work on Toy Story 1 and 2, direct Monsters, Inc., and Up (due out May 29th this year).

So, Middle School Student, whatever you like doing, do it! And keep doing it. Work hard! In the end, passion and hard work beats out natural talent. (And anyway, if you love what you do, it’s not really “work” anyway.)

Good luck,

Pete Docter

[lettersofnote]

This is Fantastic advice.

I teach children 6-20years old cartooning, comics, manga, and a bunch of other after school classes. And every class I have the inevitable parent that comes up and asks “Is my (8) year old good enough to be professional?” and the answer I always give is “YES”. Because it’s true. Art is a very competitive field, but the people who succeed are the ones who try hard, and keep on trying. Success might not come to you in the first month, or the first year, but you never really fail until YOU decide to give up.

ktshy:

Some good art rules from Mr. Sam Alden, for me rule #3 is one I really need to hammer in. Also, it’s his b-day today, HAPPY Day of BEES SAM! 

argcomic:

Marceline! (Taken with Instagram)

I own this original drawing!

deantrippe:

by Faith Erin Hicks

OHHHHHHHHHHH.

(I’m guessing Stage 3 is this.)

ktshy:

#Fanartfriday for @boltcity Kazu Kibuishi’s “Amulet.” A fantastic adventure comic.

Check out the group fanartfriday tumblr for more goodies!

YES! I love it when one of my favourite artists draws one of my other favourite artist’s characters!

scottlava:

“You’re pretentious, this club sucks, I have beef. Let’s do it.”

My two favourite Scotts!