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It's also something more. It has the graphic qualities of \"Gerald McBoing Boing\" and \"Fudget's Budget\", but without abandoning its cartoony roots. It's similar to T. Hee's style, but with a lot more verve.Technically, Harvey has a lot of obvious great qualities but above and beyond them all is his ability to balance them graphically to convey a "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/1074534861380771347"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/1074534861380771347"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/cartoony-graphic-and-directly-to-point.html","title":"Cartoony, Graphic and Directly to the Point: Kurtzman's Hey Look"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/TPSHggT7YRI\/AAAAAAAAt2E\/2Ba7sEDaGqg\/s72-c\/heylookgraphic.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-6396668307158015757"},"published":{"$t":"2010-07-06T09:33:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-07-06T10:47:55.267-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hierarchy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Howie Post"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Swipe File"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"trees"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Howie Post Trees, Cottages and Outdoor Scenes"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Howie's details - like the leaves and bark on the trees are swell, but they are subservient to the larger shapes in the composition. Post makes sure he arranges the biggest shapes in relationship to each other first: Tree, sky house, character, ground - all these balance really nicely against each other. Once he has that balance, he wraps the details around the larger shapes.In that big fat solid"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/6396668307158015757"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/6396668307158015757"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2010\/07\/howie-post-trees-cottages-and-outdoor.html","title":"Howie Post Trees, Cottages and Outdoor Scenes"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/TDNgEcOEKDI\/AAAAAAAAqbk\/Rm8210dwa5g\/s72-c\/1a.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-2830501031699771784"},"published":{"$t":"2010-05-15T11:22:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-05-15T08:41:07.426-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"appeal"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"opposing poses"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Walt Kelly"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Walt Kelly Principles and Skills"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"It's easy to get distracted by Walt Kelly's beautiful linework and crosshatching and not see all the underlying principles that are part of his style.He has a lot of attributes underneath the lines that are equally impressive: Like cuteness and appeal.He draws very appealing eyes.He is good at compositions. I love the contrasts in the buildings below. Very tall against very thin.Strong lines of "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/2830501031699771784"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/2830501031699771784"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/walt-kelly-principles-and-skills.html","title":"Walt Kelly Principles and Skills"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/S-688lXcIlI\/AAAAAAAAoS0\/BNvuRS2DFoc\/s72-c\/1detail.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-2758419710170544691"},"published":{"$t":"2010-05-02T09:13:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-05-02T18:10:07.544-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1956"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barbary Coast Bunny"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bugs bunny"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gribbroek"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jones"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Barbary Coast Bunny 2"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"The setup is over and now the actual story starts. First Chuck establishes the mood and location. Robert Gribbroek drew these beautiful layouts and Phil De Guard painted them. Nice clear compositions and unusual color schemes.I love this establishing shot of the interior of the casino. It shows how huge it is in comparison with Nasty way over on the right. The BG is full of design contrasts: The "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/2758419710170544691"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/2758419710170544691"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/barbary-coast-bunny-2.html","title":"Barbary Coast Bunny 2"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/S92ljo9UR2I\/AAAAAAAAn2c\/Jtuc9oSH_cE\/s72-c\/1SF.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-3267897554083036150"},"published":{"$t":"2010-04-13T00:16:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-04-13T18:29:41.292-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"LICHTY"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Perspective"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Style"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Composition 13: Dick Shaw"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Here are some beautiful cartoon panels drawn by Dick Shaw.They have a unique combination of dynamic perspective, loose line style and intelligent composition.He looks partly influenced by George Lichty - not only in the loose line style, but in the tricky angles the cartoons are staged with.He might also be influenced by Toonerville Trolley. The staging is very similar.These are from a newspaper "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/3267897554083036150"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/3267897554083036150"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/composition-13-dick-shaw.html","title":"Composition 13: Dick Shaw"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/S8QdeW3NuGI\/AAAAAAAAnNY\/P8iUF44vSDE\/s72-c\/18.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-2007930754289732770"},"published":{"$t":"2010-03-25T10:26:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-03-25T18:09:07.654-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bud Blake"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bud Blake"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Bud Blake's style and characters look deceptively simple.But he can obviously draw really well. Try to take those simply designed characters and draw them on a down shot, walking! I always hated drawing down shots in cartoons-and they are impossible to animate. Bud makes at least the drawing part look easy. He draws great perspective and composition and would make a killer layout artist if he "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/2007930754289732770"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/2007930754289732770"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/bud-blake.html","title":"Bud Blake"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/S6ueIlNV-iI\/AAAAAAAAmkc\/0Zvu-MgXBc8\/s72-c\/kidcop.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-5365921754069133295"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-02T22:24:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-12T09:41:12.900-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Oreb"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Composition 12 - Clutter VS Composition"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":""},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/5365921754069133295"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/5365921754069133295"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/clutter-vs-composition.html","title":"Composition 12 - Clutter VS Composition"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SuxuN4VBcfI\/AAAAAAAAjAQ\/H-d7QtK0_z0\/s72-c\/goldenslippers-lg.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-3662715397291053774"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-31T21:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-12T09:42:07.473-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Oreb"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Composition 14 - More Toot On Other Blogs"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"You can see the same hierarchical principles in these frames as what I talked about in the last Toot post.Even this assumed jumble of a broken horn is very carefully arranged to frame the character's head. All the negative spaces in the jumble are varied shapes and clear.All important elements of the picture are separated. The blueish colors of the owl contrast against the reddish BG elements so "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/3662715397291053774"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/3662715397291053774"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/more-toot-on-other-blogs.html","title":"Composition 14 - More Toot On Other Blogs"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SuxfmBIwbYI\/AAAAAAAAi_o\/6hh8X9ASop0\/s72-c\/drums1indian-lg.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-2360872874448572020"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-13T13:46:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-12T09:42:50.076-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jim Smith"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Composition 15 - Jim Smith Treats"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Here's a Jim layout drawn in the style of N.C. Wyeth, beautifully painted by Bill Wray.While collecting up art for the Spumco book, Jim and I came up with a lot of rare stuff.Jim's studies for Space Madness...Here's a character we created for a new Mighty Mouse pitch around 1994. He is the head of the crime syndicate in Catville and his name is \"The Big Puss\". Jim is great at drawing mass and "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/2360872874448572020"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/2360872874448572020"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/jim-smith-treats.html","title":"Composition 15 - Jim Smith Treats"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/StksLOrILhI\/AAAAAAAAiWY\/NEYwPiHO_qY\/s72-c\/bgwyeth.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-550868484439934499"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-10T16:15:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-12T09:41:33.733-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Eisenberg"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HB"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Composition 13 - Harvey Eisenberg Compositions"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"This last one is another artist. It has no composition. Why?These all came from Barbie again. 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Then it is filled with a beautiful grouping of flowing organic yet constructed charactersHis poses all work together. 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Then the smallest details do the same.http:\/\/"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/3399398816615089744"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/3399398816615089744"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/trees.html","title":"Trees"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SFlrns7bQ8I\/AAAAAAAAOsg\/gxsNNYAtewM\/s72-c\/posttree8.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-5650963212971761852"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-31T20:56:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-01T09:19:47.610-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"doodles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Heartaches"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hierarchy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kaspar"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"pitches"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Doodles cont."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I have some of you that are almost ready for the cartoon college. 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He combined those 2 elements with style and design ability.Here we have a cute kid Indian fella.And here we have some really fun designy grown up first nations. I love the groupings of them!Here's a cool designy trick: the nose continues its curve right into the upper lip without a break.Here's the whole story from "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/1806544230457227150"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/1806544230457227150"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/spooky-and-first-nations.html","title":"Spooky and The First Nations"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SnMj_VnuQLI\/AAAAAAAAges\/bLpah-ej_Uc\/s72-c\/spookyandIndian.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-8297900786096835415"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-20T17:02:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-20T19:03:33.277-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Eisenberg"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hierarchy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wyeth"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Good Compositions Take Self Control"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"People who are good at composition have to exercise a lot of self-control.Instead of starting a picture with small details, they instead have to plan a big visual statement that reads clearly and simply. I've picked a couple simple Eisenberg images to demonstrate this.The overall image above is broken into 4 basic shapes. 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They are masterpieces of design and layout.Ist of all the whole page is layed out well, each panel fits and contrasts well with all the other panels.1st of all Ketham has a very \"modern\" style. 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Here's more art that the average Joe wouldn't think was easy to do.This guy could sure draw. These old Eisenberg comics are great to study good principles from.You can see his style change over the years - getting simpler and more angular - like animated cartoons did from the 40s to the 50s.But his basics remain the same despite the superficial stylistic "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/4299891889237911487"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/4299891889237911487"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/eisenberg-principles-tom-and-jerry.html","title":"Eisenberg Principles - Tom and Jerry Cover Art"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SeV9l_GCuuI\/AAAAAAAAdaE\/-tMmjKI13tU\/s72-c\/70-1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-8931110659179075172"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-24T21:23:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-12T09:46:29.732-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gross"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"More Rare Milt Gross! That's My Pop!- composition 20"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"http:\/\/comicrazys.com\/2008\/06\/19\/thats-my-pop-moon-mullins-2-1948-milt-gross\/Milt Gross: Best cartoon compositions ever.http:\/\/allthingsger.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/gross-negligence-monday-cartoon-day.html"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/8931110659179075172"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/8931110659179075172"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/more-rare-milt-gross-thats-my-pop.html","title":"More Rare Milt Gross! 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Everything in his images fits so perfectly together that it's  almost unnatural - even though he is using guidance from a great observation of nature.His images read instantly. I shrunk these down to show how the whole big picture is a blatant graphic design. If you "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/7541815722159772155"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/7541815722159772155"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/frazetta-caricatures-composition.html","title":"Frazetta Caricatures Composition 18"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SXDzh9cwkCI\/AAAAAAAAagU\/sW34KAwksYI\/s72-c\/QMan_FF_Legacy_612_Mrs_Pollifax-Spy.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-2924864063825259515"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-15T18:50:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-15T19:07:28.789-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hierarchy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hierarchy - Who Understands it Yet?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Here's a nice cover by Carl Barks that really demonstrates the concept. It works from the big picture (the composition) to the second level (its next biggest parts) and on through each successive level until the final details. Well, maybe the final details get a little less controlled. Some artists are better at composition than they are at details. 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A lot of 1940s comic books were drawn by professional animation artists who knew their principles well. 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If there is an obvious shape to the overall page, and you can still see what the composition is focusing on, then you probably have good staging."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/3393799129455074216"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/3393799129455074216"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2008\/12\/how-to-tell-if-your-staging-and.html","title":"How to tell if your staging and composition is clear"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SVvq0K1SBxI\/AAAAAAAAZt0\/Oa1flpFt6Yc\/s72-c\/a8bffc08-92af-442e-b6b1-00f609ad5e92.jpeg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-8698823101621908462"},"published":{"$t":"2008-12-28T14:31:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-26T08:17:54.364-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"clear staging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Disney principles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Flintstone"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Disney Principles 6a - Staging 2 - examples to compare and contrast"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"What's the difference between these 2 approaches?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/8698823101621908462"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/8698823101621908462"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2008\/12\/staging-2-examples-to-compare-and.html","title":"Disney Principles 6a - Staging 2 - examples to compare and contrast"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SVcfU9RG8xI\/AAAAAAAAZio\/Op4Umz8Pr3g\/s72-c\/bam09.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-3746114936559331586"},"published":{"$t":"2008-12-27T09:29:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-26T08:17:20.202-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"clear staging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Disney principles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"storyboard"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Disney Principles 6 - Staging -1 - Clarity"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"This establishing shot of Mickey lets us know what is happening in the whole scene. All the elements of the scene are carefully arranged so we can see each important point in one shot.Main point: They are playing pin the tail on the donkey (Pluto).2nd point: Mickey is blindbolding a clone. This is the focus of the scene. Everything else is framed around this acton.3rd point: More clones are "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/3746114936559331586"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/3746114936559331586"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2008\/12\/disney-principles-staging-clarity.html","title":"Disney Principles 6 - Staging -1 - Clarity"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SVZo0w6ArvI\/AAAAAAAAZhA\/rJB1aX6dwJc\/s72-c\/plutosparty_26MickeyAndKids.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-768622065777306996"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-01T08:04:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-15T15:54:54.573-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"contrasts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hierarchy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kurtzman"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"negative space"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"spector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"More Handsome Cartoon Compositions - helpful to layout artists"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Ger Apeldoorn is a great resource for rare cartoon  art. He collects all the stuff that I would love to have.http:\/\/allthingsger.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/not-only-did-i-miss-posting-this-week-i.htmlHere's another Kurtzman above. The whole spread is fun, but take a gander at the first splash panel. It uses all the same compositional tools as the last one I dissected for you. 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I used to draw Beetle Bailey all the time when I was a kid.Here's an "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/4003394693045124443"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/4003394693045124443"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2008\/07\/johnny-hart-and-more.html","title":"Johnny Hart and more!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_P5-KXUCbsI8\/SDF58L8oWhI\/AAAAAAAAAdc\/9bJKS-f5xOg\/s72-c\/PR-Blake-June-12-1960.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-8981970786361277188"},"published":{"$t":"2008-07-05T16:36:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-12-09T15:05:19.640-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"BG Design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"BGs Layout Style"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Organizing BG layout elements"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Rob Richards has made a great blog where he restores old animation BGs. This makes it very handy for me to study them and pass on some observations to you.http:\/\/animationbackgrounds.blogspot.com\/ORGANIZING ALL THE ELEMENTS INTO A WHOLE VISUAL STATEMENT Composition and Hierarchy of forms are 2 major fundamental tools of good artists. 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Why?Because he doesn't use a lot of detail in his scenes. It's all about the overall statement and clarity.He uses plenty of empty space in between more filled areas.He doesn't compose anything directly in the middle.Nothing is evenly spaced.He uses a combination of controlled framing devices and intersection. Nothing is placed in"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/2302545843252726221"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/2302545843252726221"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2008\/07\/layout-composition-big-picture-designed.html","title":"Layout-Composition 16 , the Big Picture Designed Owen Fitzgerald"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SGw9DqfoDmI\/AAAAAAAAPWE\/DsJYgH10kjA\/s72-c\/owencomp21.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-2132773038493769110"},"published":{"$t":"2008-06-18T13:07:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-12-09T15:06:00.049-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"BG Design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"BGs Layout Style"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Harvey comics"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hierarchy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Howie Post"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Howie Post, Tree King"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Nate, pay attention!I love Howie Post's backgrounds. 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You notice right away how interesting the details  are-the shapes of the trees, the creative bark textures, the clever and stylish shapes of the leaves.But details don't make a good picture!LARGE NEGATIVE SHAPESDRAW YOUR EYE TO THEPOSITIVE SHAPES THEY SURROUND.SPACE AROUND THE MAIN "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/2132773038493769110"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/2132773038493769110"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2008\/06\/howie-post-tree-king.html","title":"Howie Post, Tree King"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SFlsjO0K8KI\/AAAAAAAAOtA\/Kzh-T5XZu4U\/s72-c\/postBGComp1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-946645173388865229"},"published":{"$t":"2008-06-11T08:25:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-12-09T15:06:17.954-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"BG Design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"BGs Layout Style"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gribbroek"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"noble"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"BG Layout tips for  Nate - talent, style plus thought"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Here are some layouts by Maurice Noble that illustrate all the concepts I talk about in my BG design posts.The layouts are not merely stylish, they are functional and carefully, intelligently planned out and organized.Distortion-DO NOT DISTORT EVERYTHING, use careful decisionsThese  boxes have backwards perspective. We are looking up at them, yet the vertical lines converge downwards. It makes no"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/946645173388865229"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/946645173388865229"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2008\/06\/bg-layout-tips-for-nate.html","title":"BG Layout tips for  Nate - talent, style plus thought"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SE_-P5S5XEI\/AAAAAAAAOjA\/OimKRPhe-Og\/s72-c\/04BGlayoutJonesNoble.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1953781311839747518"},"published":{"$t":"2008-05-23T07:49:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-12-09T15:06:57.667-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"BG Design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"BGs Layout Style"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Eisenberg"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gross"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hierarchy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mel Crawford"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"milt stein"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"owen fitzgerald"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"pogo"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"More BG Layout Notes - HIERARCHY of Form and Composition"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"BG Layout artists, or the persons who will help me design the main scenes and setups will have to be able to draw a variety of types of forms, and use some basic principles of design and composition to make the scenes compose well with the characters.The BGs should provide an instantly readable organic environment for  characters to play out their stories.Hopefully some of these qualities below "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/1953781311839747518"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/1953781311839747518"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2008\/05\/more-bg-layout-note-hierarchy-of-form.html","title":"More BG Layout Notes - HIERARCHY of Form and Composition"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SDb0VbXJIxI\/AAAAAAAAOBk\/gA4giwGQuro\/s72-c\/total.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-116283783958457090"},"published":{"$t":"2008-05-07T11:59:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-07T09:16:07.975-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gross"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Layout"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"COMPOSITION 1 - For Layout and BG artists - part 1 - Framing"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Mary Blair is not only great at color, she is great at composition. A lot of young (and old) artists who say they love Mary Blair's work think they like it because it is simple and stylized. They miss what's really important in her work-fantastic art principles-like composition, the way she arranges the parts of her pictures into a clear and beautiful, functional statement.Her art is completely "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/116283783958457090"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/116283783958457090"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2006\/11\/composition-for-layout-and-bg-artists.html","title":"COMPOSITION 1 - For Layout and BG artists - part 1 - Framing"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-116292168568740387"},"published":{"$t":"2008-05-07T11:47:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-05-07T12:21:44.753-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Layout"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Composition 2 - Intersection"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":""},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/116292168568740387"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/116292168568740387"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2006\/11\/composition-2-intersection.html","title":"Composition 2 - Intersection"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-116284179290744580"},"published":{"$t":"2008-05-07T11:28:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-05-07T12:22:33.630-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Layout"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"COMPOSITION 3 For Layout and BG artists - Clear Staging"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"By the way, the reason I put all this information and advice up here, is partly because I'm willing to  save people the decades of time I've spent uncovering some secrets of the past and learning from trial and error, but also in the hopes that in a couple or a few years I might have a small army ready to help me make the kinds of cartoons I can direct with skilled and willing cartoonists.I sure "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/116284179290744580"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/116284179290744580"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2006\/11\/composition-3-for-layout-and-bg.html","title":"COMPOSITION 3 For Layout and BG artists - Clear Staging"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-116323084183574976"},"published":{"$t":"2008-05-07T11:15:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-05-07T18:37:40.588-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Layout"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Composition 4 - Staging Groups Of Characters"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Every animator's nightmare is the crowd scene. Every cartoon \"writer\"'s favorite word is \"crowd\". It takes half a second and no creativity to type the word and at least an hour or two to draw one frame of one crowd - let alone having the horror of animating 12 0r 24 frames of crowds for every second of film.If you HAVE to  draw a crowd, here are some tips on how to make one read clearly and look "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/116323084183574976"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/116323084183574976"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2006\/11\/composition-4-staging-groups-of.html","title":"Composition 4 - Staging Groups Of Characters"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-116323096224172627"},"published":{"$t":"2008-05-07T10:42:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-12T13:40:53.009-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"jack black"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Layout"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"negative space"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tenacious D"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Composition 5 - EXTREMELY IMPORTANT CONCEPT! 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It's a broad gag and the broad pose helps to drive it home and make it as funny and ridiculous as it can be.A bland pose would weaken the effect of the gag.Use this tool to make your characters come alive, to seem as if they are real and "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/116465042494913404"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/116465042494913404"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2006\/11\/composition-7-compose-your-poses.html","title":"Composition 7 - compose your poses together - also very important!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-116284272312779008"},"published":{"$t":"2008-05-07T10:30:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-05-07T12:29:16.302-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Layout"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"COMPOSITION 8 For Layout and BG artists - form over detail, lettering, study other artists"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":""},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/116284272312779008"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/116284272312779008"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2006\/12\/composition-8-for-layout-and-bg.html","title":"COMPOSITION 8 For Layout and BG artists - form over detail, lettering, study other artists"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-116286197994883565"},"published":{"$t":"2008-05-07T09:07:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-05-07T12:31:17.264-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gross"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ketcham"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kirby"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kurtzman"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Layout"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"COMPOSITION 9 For Layout and BG artists - study other artists"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"OR I'LL EAT YOUMILT GROSSCLICK HERE TO GO TO SHANE GLINES' SITE!!!everyone sign up at Cartoon Retro to see tons of great cartoon compositions!HARVEY KURTZMANHANK KETCHAMFRANK FRAZETTAOWEN FITZGERALD"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/116286197994883565"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/116286197994883565"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2006\/12\/composition-9-for-layout-and-bg.html","title":"COMPOSITION 9 For Layout and BG artists - study other artists"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-4535169091773806176"},"published":{"$t":"2008-04-09T17:29:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-12-09T15:08:09.924-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bickenbach"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"functional drawing"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"principles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tom and jerry"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Tom and Jerry Layouts - functional and elegant"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I found these beautiful layouts from a Tom and Jerry cartoon. They are probably drawn by Dick Bickenbach. Dick was an animator before he became a layout artist so he knew how to make his poses functional for the animators.These drawings have everything I always talk about in my lessons.They not only  have all the principles of good cartoon drawings, they do the job they are supposed to. 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A really studied designer thinks of the whole canvas.These characters look superficially a lot like UPA characters or even modern flattish characters.The characters are good, but to me the design is in how "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/3116516649217525795"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/3116516649217525795"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/ballantine-2.html","title":"Ballantine 2"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/R4UQZTSQtTI\/AAAAAAAALEg\/5xW6lESh8go\/s72-c\/Ballantine.001.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-2940983810557256511"},"published":{"$t":"2007-08-14T09:17:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-12-09T15:19:15.340-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Illustration"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"neutral colors"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"organic"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"principles"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Illustrator Joy Ang"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Here's a discovery- a modern artist who still uses classic principles, the same ones I always talk about.She has style on top of all the good solid stuff.http:\/\/www.joyang.ca\/If you click any of the labels below, you can find out some of what's behind her artistic controls."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/2940983810557256511"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/2940983810557256511"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2007\/08\/illustrator-joy-ang.html","title":"Illustrator Joy Ang"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/Rruv6s4MSBI\/AAAAAAAAG2g\/B4-V6mtyRwg\/s72-c\/img_decor.gif","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-5741239553778189446"},"published":{"$t":"2007-07-03T07:22:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-12T09:48:38.519-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"BGs Layout Style"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Layout Question - Composition 21"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I'm just curious, Is anyone using the BG manual I posted? I'm wondering if the concepts are sinking in.I wonder if anyone would  care to analyze the concepts of design, layout, composition you find in these frame grabs?1234567891011121314http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/WhyPlayL1949"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/5741239553778189446"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/5741239553778189446"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/is-anyone-using-bg-manual-i-posted-im.html","title":"Layout Question - Composition 21"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/Ropgi60PV8I\/AAAAAAAAFmI\/2UcbAoF5aTE\/s72-c\/LeapFrog001.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-116010998920986145"},"published":{"$t":"2006-10-05T21:44:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-12T09:40:06.038-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"BGs Layout Style"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"composition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jones"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Composition 11 -The Eager Beaver (1946) - functional \u0026 beautiful layouts"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Chuck Jones staging-using the backgrounds and characters as a composition.Here's a cool concept: Designing your BG layouts and character poses so that they compose artistically together.Chuck Jones always thought about how his cartoons would look as graphics-even at an early stage of his career.He worked closely with his layout artists-John McGrew and Robert Gribbroek in the 1940s to design each "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/116010998920986145"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22406604\/posts\/default\/116010998920986145"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/johnkstuff.blogspot.com\/2006\/10\/eager-beaver-1946-functional-beautiful.html","title":"Composition 11 -The Eager Beaver (1946) - functional \u0026 beautiful layouts"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JohnK"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14033480276168015590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k\/SgsO7BUkyKI\/AAAAAAAAeVw\/Dr8XLbMrgS8\/S220\/johnsmallest.jpg"}}]}]}});