Comments on John K Stuff: Animation School 7 - When Generic is a Good Thing

Thanks a load for this post and many others! This ...

2007-10-11T22:29:00.000-07:00

Thanks a load for this post and many others! This is a great thing to hear because I love the 1940s overall, and I love those particular animations. What a joy it will be learning from what I consider to be the best :D

John,Just discovered your blog and I have done som...

2007-08-27T23:39:00.000-07:00

John,Just discovered your blog and I have done something that would make you proud. I have pissed away the better part of a whole night reading it instead of doing my paying job. I'm really glad you brought up Barbary Coast Bunny as one of your personal favorites, because it has been mine for nearly 25 years. It is the closest thing to being the perfect cartoon. It has absolutely everything going

Im not a cartoonist yet but I do hope to eventuall...

2007-07-21T12:02:00.000-07:00

Im not a cartoonist yet but I do hope to eventually become one in the very near future.And I gotta say this stuff is really great and probably saved me from making horrible cartoons in the future!

Preston Blair's book can be found here:http://www....

2007-07-21T06:19:00.000-07:00

Preston Blair's book can be found here:http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/05/media-preston-blairs-animation-1st.htmlIt can also be bought on Amazon

Some good words to live by, let’s hope that the fi...

2007-07-20T22:15:00.000-07:00

Some good words to live by, let’s hope that the financial theatrical model returnsto actually do good animation again.

This is a balls-out EXCELLENT post! I only want to...

2007-07-20T17:55:00.000-07:00

This is a balls-out EXCELLENT post! I only want to add that you'll learn even more from Tom & Jerry if you animate these characters. They're an example of sound industrial design without the distraction of creativity or style.They are designed to be quick to draw & slippery to the eye when they're in motion, (i.e. they accommodate the viewer's persistence of vision & won't strobe like more

After reading Lesson 7, I realized that at AIFL, A...

2006-06-14T15:39:00.000-07:00

After reading Lesson 7, I realized that at AIFL, ALL the students learning to animate used their own characters to do walk cycles, lip synching, every animation assignment was done using created characters. They never taught us anything close to what you have said here, John. Some students tried to animate simple characters but the vast majority were trying to animate the most complex character

this entry is a little while back but I must thank...

2006-06-13T15:27:00.000-07:00

this entry is a little while back but I must thank you for this! Wonderful Lesson, I'll wake up a bit earlier so I can watch these cartoons again :)

Hey, John:Please elaborate on this:"...today's ang...

2006-06-11T07:22:00.000-07:00

Hey, John:Please elaborate on this:"...today's angular cartoons that have arbitrary and inconsistent designs that don't work well for animation. -think MULAN."

Emmy said: >> I'm enjoying these lessons SO MUCH.W...

2006-06-06T22:33:00.000-07:00

Emmy said: >> I'm enjoying these lessons SO MUCH.Which I find strange; a glance through your deviantart gallery clearly shows that you know all this stuff already. I recommend scoffing and heckling John instead. :)

hey John,should we study jim tyer? <
2006-06-06T21:18:00.000-07:00
hey John,should we study jim tyer? <

John,Thanks so much for this. Thanks for everythin...

2006-06-06T20:28:00.000-07:00
John,Thanks so much for this. Thanks for everything.

Hey John, do you like Hayao Miyazaki movies?-Ollie...

2006-06-06T19:05:00.000-07:00
Hey John, do you like Hayao Miyazaki movies?-Ollie

jeez, you would think John K thinks he's the only ...

2006-06-06T18:29:00.000-07:00
jeez, you would think John K thinks he's the only one who's ever seen cartoons judging by these posts.

I'm enjoying these lessons SO MUCH.Question: What ...

2006-06-06T17:59:00.000-07:00
I'm enjoying these lessons SO MUCH.Question: What is a good age to be to get your first job involving art and animation?I panic alot that i'm not good enough for my age :|Also, what are some of YOUR favorite animated movies? Not shows, but movies. And you can't just pick the old stuff :PDid you like Cat's Don't Dance? I have to know!

i have been practicing when I can. It is hard thou...

2006-06-06T16:39:00.000-07:00
i have been practicing when I can. It is hard though when school is almost out. Every time though, my Tom and Jerry drawings turn out like crap. And also coming from my sister (who is turning 9 on the 14th) she says my characters look better when I'm drawing them than my drawings of the classics. I need to be above that.

>> hey John, should we study jim tyer? <
2006-06-06T15:34:00.000-07:00
>> hey John, should we study jim tyer? <

another best.post.ever. notice john has more of th...

2006-06-06T14:45:00.000-07:00
another best.post.ever. notice john has more of these than msot bloggers?when i finish i'll start these lessons. one day i'm gonna animate for spumco... or better yet, i'll start another animationc company that'll rival spumco...competition breeds execellence, after all. it'll be like marvel comics to John's DC comcics...

hey John,should we study jim tyer?

2006-06-06T13:44:00.000-07:00
hey John,should we study jim tyer?

. . .(or a geezer who wants to improve his skills)...

2006-06-06T12:14:00.000-07:00
. . .(or a geezer who wants to improve his skills). . .WOW! It's like John K's talking right to me!Great advice, once again.But everyone knew that already, right?– Corbett

Thank you, another great thoughtful post.

2006-06-06T11:23:00.000-07:00
Thank you, another great thoughtful post.

It forgot some questions Mr. John K.: I understan...

2006-06-06T11:16:00.000-07:00
It forgot some questions Mr. John K.: I understand that to a great extent of Latin America the series of TV “Ren and Stimpy” was to listened with the Mexican voices. Personally I think that this point is very important, since in the DVD “Incut”, they were not considered nor the subtitles, there is no option of languages, and I believe that we are many who we remembered the voices in Mexican

It forgot some questions Mr. John K.: I understan...

2006-06-06T11:14:00.000-07:00
It forgot some questions Mr. John K.: I understand that to a great extent of Latin America the series of TV “Ren and Stimpy” was to listened with the Mexican voices. Personally I think that this point is very important, since in the DVD “Incut”, they were not considered nor the subtitles, there is no option of languages, and I believe that we are many who we remembered the voices in Mexican

"Where can I get the Preston Blair book? Is it sti...

2006-06-06T10:25:00.000-07:00
"Where can I get the Preston Blair book? Is it still in print? I think Itried looking for it on Amazon, but couldn't find the one John K mentioned specifically."It is now called Animation 1 by Preston Blair. It has that yellow cover inside the new cover.

Thanks for sharing your knowledges and for these v...

2006-06-06T10:14:00.000-07:00
Thanks for sharing your knowledges and for these very hot analysis !