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http://johnkdesign.blogspot.com/Hey folksI am putting together a new blog site just for my design work - mostly from commercials and short spots.That image above is a layout from Rex Hackelberg's fancy designs.Take a gander if you are interested...

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MORE ABOUT THE PRECIOUS TALES OF CHILDHOOD INNOCENCE

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Are People always asking you to "friend" them on a million social media sites that promise you rewards of eternal life, love and great jobs? Someone got me to sign up for "Linked In" about 4 years ago and it has not ever gotten me any work. All the work I get is from people who are already familiar with my stuff and they call or email me directly. I think my job description is too simple: "I make

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I found a bunch of old model sheets from Stimpy's Pregnant. I thought about spinningoff Dr. Mr. Horse in his own soap opera series....supported by his faithful love interest, Nurse Sheep who worships the stable he trods in. Tears and laughs abound.Girls would eat this shit up, I tell ya.

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The Fire of Christ burst into Keegan McFly's breast last night and impelled him to create this glorious message of peace to share with cartoonists and lesser folk everywhere.Merry Christmas!(thanks to Keegan, Christ, Zeus, Zoroaster, Jehova, Buddha, Clampett, Allah and the rest of the pantheon of immortals)

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Obviously, Popeye cartoons use many ingredients to make them so special. Throbbing is one of them.Personality is another, but those are secondary qualities of cartoons. Well, actually maybe throbbing is pretty important since it is hard to imagine live action being able to throb to the beat.But the one creative quality that is unique to animated cartoons is demonstrated artfully in this here

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IT'S MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE MEAT

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Here's Oswald and his gang doing stuff that works only in cartoons.Here's another common ingredient from all early cartoons, not necessarily essential though:From a Lantz cartoon called "Carnival Capers" I think. Around 1932?

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The essential ingredient of cartoon animation is not on this list.I had a great clip reel that Kedz made for me but I no longer can post clips on my blog for some mysterious reason. It used to be easy, but Internet Jesus has changed everything without telling me so the same steps I used to use no longer satisfy Him.You'll have to use your imagination and pretend all these pictures are moving.

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Toby & Skip: Smells like trouble from Harmke Pasterkamp on Vimeo.Here's my pal Harmke's cartoon she made in cute school. She did it all in ToonBoom Animate (which works the same way as Harmony, only is a lot cheaper)and you can find some of her PRODUCTION ART here:and of course there has to bethe TOBY AND SKIP OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGEHarmke has also done excellent inking for me.We would work

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some cute reliefa film by my pal, Harmke coming up...

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It's too bad Eddie isn't here to provide his brilliant play by play caricature commentary.While I'm drawing, he stands behind me and stares at the poor victim in front of me and describes how funny looking they are in vivid picturesque terms.Eddie is a genius verbaturist. His literary descriptions are a million times more pictorial than the cartoons that result from script writer stories.Maybe

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There were a lot of mustaches running around Bristol last week, so I asked this one why. It turns out that in Britain, many people celebrate national prostate cancer month by growing a bush under their nose. True!Emma is not celebrating national prostate destruction.Simon's prostate doesn't seem to be causing him any problems.These 2 lovebirds waited forever in line to get a drawing but were

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That's Bonnie who is a tour director at the zoo and she gave me a swell tour -and a Pink Panther Bendy toy. More zoo pics coming...

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These lovely ladies are volunteers at the Bristol festival. They are all animators and stop motion enthusiasts.This is Abby who was helping me color today. Unlike me, she can stay inside the lines, so I fired myself.That's Rebecca who is helping me find lumpy jeans with holes in them and patiently listening to me complain about the modern world.This is Claire and I will get her to pose with her

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Here's another Bristol article. It looks the same as Design Week and has some overlap but also has some other questions.John Kricfalusi: Animator

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Design Week Interview

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There's magnificent Magnus who (along with John Kedzie) helped organize all my film clips and crap.On my way to Bristol tomorrow...

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This is one of the pics we'll be raffling off after today's 4:00 screening.Here's yesterday's winner, Christian.

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That fuzzy picture is of Trond, me and Anna in front of the concrete slab of fame.There's Anna and Magnus Robot Fighter.Trond and Anna.Bathroom with no tub.Money with holes shot in it.Familiar money.

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http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2011/10/fredrikstad-animation-festival-norway.htmlHope to see some of you there!

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Here's what Shawn Dickinson is wearing tonight, so when he says "Trick or Treat" make him draw you a cartoon for his sugar.It's ok to offer him a cigarette because his costume isHere's demonic voice actor Auralynn swathed in the sweet blood of her latest victim.Here's some really scary costumes thanks to Mike Fontanelli.Here's a mask actually of him.Nothing is scarier than a duck wearing a

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One of the subjects I'm going to talk about is taking advantage of what animation can do that you can't do as well in other media.You can do abstracted designs...You can do extreme exaggeration. This type of gag would just look grotesque in live action.Like this:Although both Jerry Lewis and the 3 Stooges did some similar things, but not anywhere near as exaggerated.People are much more eager to

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Hey Dad, remember when you looked like a movie star?I love how these 50s Kodachrome photos look. I always wanted to make a cartoon using this type of color and lighting.Here's Dad in the air force. He'll tell you that every kid needs to spend at least 2 years in the service "That way, you'll learn some Goddamn DISCIPLINE!"Here's that hot chick he snagged with his rugged looks and manly jaw.My Mom

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John K./Spumco Cartoon Screening and Signing Thursday Nov 17 2 PMCome and hang out, shake hands and watch some of my cartoons. I think I will show a nice clean uncut "Boo Boo Runs Wild" that Cartoon Network has graciously given me...and some other rare things..During the signing, you can bring me t shirts or whatever to sign, or you can have me draw you a caricature for a measly 12 LBs! 12 lbs of

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The man is a genius.

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At both upcoming animation festivals, they asked me to do a seminar and talk about and show some of my influences. Obviously I'm really influenced by classic cartoons and I love cartooniness and magic - the stuff that the cartoon medium does most naturally and better than other media.But maybe the one thing I do differently than most cartoons is the acting. I'm not that influenced by cartoon

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Here's my welcoming committee.Highlights:Don Hahn on the 80s-90s Disney RenaissanceDon was production manager and producer at Disney's in the late 80s and through the 90s and will talk about the behind the scenes stories that went on during the making of their animated films. Many cartoonists and animators who are friends of mine or who I have worked with help make these films and I'm sure Don

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AN UNFINISHED LOAFI can't seem to find a single drawing program that has all the fundamental tools you need to do good clean finished drawings in it.I have to use at least 2 programs to get a clean drawing done and then I have to spend a ton of time fixing up details. - There oughta be quick and easy clean up tools in the drawing programs.The way I'm doing it now is I import my rough drawing into

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Slab 'n' Ernie are real little buggers.They crave trouble and terrorize the other kids in the neighborhood and are a bad influence on all small things.Their uncle George Liquor loves the little buggers and thinks they are the greatest kids in the world. Wet clay that he can mold into God-fearing decent Americans.He steeps them in superstition because he believes that only a big dose of fear of

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CHARACTER MODELSSo I did some character models to give them an idea of how I would draw the characters as caricatures of the Simpsons and then explained that even drawing them that way wouldn’t be enough to achieve what I wanted to do.I’m even bored with the pose to pose style animation we did at Spumco where the only control we had over the look of the cartoon characters’ acting was in the held

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Look what they made. Nice job! That'll sure attract the ghouls for some free candy.

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Does anyone live there that can tell me where to find some historic sights, buildings etc?

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AMID: 1.) First things first, what's the backstory here? How did you end up animating a Simpsons opening?Matt Groening and Al Jean asked me to do it. They showed me an opening that Banksy did that satirized the animation production assembly line system in Korea and told me it was really popular, so they wanted to do something similar with me.StoryboardAt first they just wanted me to do a

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Click the pic to see the flickassisted by:Jojo BaptistaTommy TannerGeneva HodgsonCG Moon, Stars, FX: Paul GriswoldCamera and tech help: Alex VassilevEnglish voice by Auralynn When, Japanese voice by Hitomi GriswoldThanks to Jason DeMarco and Mike Lazzo...and the helpful folks at Toonboom, Karina, J.R. Ron, BernardI hope I spelled everyone's name right...

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Hey if you've bought any of the colorful t shirts in the store and wanna be a model in my next ad, send me a photo of you wearing one.Thank Alex for his wonderful 3d store magic. And thank Ella below, Dad just above and Layla at the top of the page.Here is what we have in stock ready to go:Blen and Kubercheebie womens: 6-M 2-XLBlen and Kubercheebie mens: 1-S, 5-M, 3-XL, 5-XXLGeorge Liquor

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I'll put some more production art and rough animation tests later in the week.Meanwhile here's an interview about t with Amid on Cartoon Brew:http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/exclusive-john-k-talks-about-his-simpsons-opening.html#more-50701I also have a longer version of the same interview that I can put up.

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Hi folksI wrote the forward to a book about Bob, Tom and Chuck McKimson.Does anybody have any original art from their cartoons, storyboards, comics, backgrounds, coloring books etc that you could scan to be printed in the book?You would get an acknowledgment and the world of cartoon fans would owe you everlastingly.

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HOWIE POST DOES STARLET OHARA STYLEBTW, something fun is happening tomorrow. I'll tell you about it after it happens. Maybe you'll find it on your own.

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to tide you overI haven't posted much lately because I have been working on a short secret projectwatch for it soonassistant animation by Tommy and JojoSlick camera moves by AlexStory by Tom Minton and meDesign and animation by meFurry voices by Steve and Auralynn*Explanation of techniques:Adult Swim asked me to do a few short shorts in completely different styles using different characters.So I

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Here is my totally mainstream family oriented kid's movie idea. G rated. I just pitched it again and everyone laughed like crazy but then worried that it's too edgy, which it's not. We live in a strange world where no one in business seems to want to make money.PROFESSOR MOLE AND HIS EVIL INSECT BMF THREATEN ARMAGEDDON!THE BRAIN THAT PUNISHED A PLANETThis is the brain that almost wrecked a planet

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In an industry that is always looking for cost cutting ways to produce entertaining but efficient product I am happy to show off my latest money saving trick. One eye is half the price of 2, right? Think of the savings! Of course, sometimes you need a realistic believable expression and only 2 eyes will do so you can't be stingy on every single frame.

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Keegan McFly sent me this nice card he made. And Scott sent this remarkable piece of street art.I don't know if he made it or maybe his Dad did.

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It's the zombie from the primeval algae swamp.Made of loosely compacted ooze, he emits carbon dioxide from his staring false eyes, hypnotizing his prey into a state of benumbed flaccid torpor.The Nightmare From Before Time then sheds his waxy membrane and spews out its hellish living contents. The gleaming poisonous mass engulphs his victim, stinging every nerve ending with tiny dancing

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It's not this

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Whose craw is this?

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Late 20s, early 30s: Characters are made of simple torso shapes. Limbs are tubes that have no pliability. They are even widths from one end to the other. When they bend, they bend mechanically in the middle, not towards one end or the other.The macaronis can stretch but generally stay the same widths from end to end.They gradually start to loosen up and get more organic.Mid 30s - Getting more

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I have some new theories about animating eyes but someone else is going to tell you about them soon.SALE ON TOON BOOM ANIMATION PROGRAMSI'd recommend the second product on that page "Toon Boom Animate" for $699 if you are just starting. It has great ink and paint tools and it's pretty easy to animate in.

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http://allthingsger.blogspot.com/search/label/Will-Yum

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Layouts by Eric Wiese, Vincent Waller and me.Painted by Richard Ziehler-Martin

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If this had been painted in the 80s, it would have been a lot harder to read. Each major object (Rocks,Wall, Lockers, Furs, Benches) would have been painted harsh and clashing primary and secondary colors.Colors straight out of the Cartoon Color cel paint tubes. - like the paintings I posted a couple days ago.This BG uses more control to guide the eye and focus the viewer on what is important.It

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READ THE STORY

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Here is a color key painted by the very talented Vicki Jensen in 1984 or so.It's from a layout I drew for a cartoon show presentation called "Rockin' At The Rim". It was a show concept created by some rich guy's kid and his swarthy lawyer. These two guys ran into cartoon writer Charlie Howell at a bar and told them their idea for the greatest show in the world and asked if he would develop it. He

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I'm a little out of practice but I just had to comment on the ever changing standards of beauty in American culture.Have you noticed that low hairlines, beetling brows, thunder thighs and balloony buttocks have become the latest fashion in female beauty? It's like the cavewoman is back in style.Of course there is the alternate beauty ideal: the grizzled beef jerky look.Standards in male charisma

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Imagine my delight when Adult Swim approached me and asked if I could create a talking eyeball for them.I was experimenting with animating various ways in Harmony, sometimes using keyframing and digital tricks but it was more fun drawing the animation straight ahead like this.Once I had my rough layout poses registered in Harmony, I just went ahead and drew each animation drawing one at a time.I

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Not me, but George Liquor who represents the highest pinnacle of iconic Americanism.George is my tribute to the American spirit and culture that I think was at its most influential and impressive in the mid-2oth century.He is an ultra conservative that enjoys the freedom, innovations, easy living and cultural achievements of a nation forged and built upon by generations of radical thinkers,

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http://johnk60stoyblog.blogspot.com/

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Don Martin has to be in the top 5 most original cartoonists in history.One of the reasons I started my blog was because it was depressing to see how inbred modern cartoons had become and I figured if I started posting a wide variety of cartoon styles that had life, individuality, humor and skill that maybe the next generation of cartoonists would have a wider assortment of inspirations that just

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Detective Story is my favorite movie , I think because Kirk reminds me so much of my Dad. Full of morals, worry, stress and manliness all in the hard act of trying to do the right thing against the evil forces of weakness all around him.Happy Father's Day Dad!Love,John

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Here's the kind of crap I do.full of sap and pathos and subplotsHey thereif you are good at using computer programs, building websites etc and want some part time work on a current project, let me know in the comments. I need someone who is organized and detail oriented.PhotoshopIllustratorHarmonyFinal CutSound RecordingWordpress/BloggerMayaetc.Gimme a clickable link in the comments to your wares

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Here's an Irv Spector treat.Spector is the same guy who draws the beautiful Coogy comics.He blends appealing traits from a lot of different styles all into one.http://irvspector.blogspot.com/2009/12/comic-book-interlude-farmers-daughter-1.html

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I'm Jim 's biggest fan. He has a way of drawing funny and solid at the same time.I have tons of his rough sketches and caricatures and thought I would attempt cleaning one up in illustrator.It's very tricky trying to pick just the right lines to make thick and thin. I try to make every line mean something, not just float around inside the silhouette of the forms.So for each line I ink, I look for

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Do you remember when mustaches grew above the nostrils?Have you seen "Puppy With Bee"? There was a whole "with bee" line of toys in the 60s. Puppy without Bee is no fun at all.I wish Woody would be with bee. With penguin is ok though.Flintstone with melted crotch shreds. He must have sat on a piping hot pizza.These are a few of my favorite things...Beatings used to be regular happenings in the

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From :"Drooler's Delight":Ed Love is great at varying how he connects his bold and clear poses. Here's a real simple general way:STRETCH WOODY'S NECKHere are the 2 poses we see and feel in the animation. They are holds. They are drawn with perfectly clear negative spaces, contrasts and lines of action. The action happening between them is visually obvious. Buzz stretches Woody up. The action is

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My pal Jojo is a young whippersnapper who is constantly improving his skills.I suggested he study some Tom and Jerry animation and copy some of the basic actions.I have noticed over the past few years that students who study and even copy old animation do not in turn always apply what they studied to their own work.So I suggested to Jojo to animate another character doing the same action as a Tom

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Look at this great drawing and technique.LOTS MORE LICHTY at the ANIMATION ARCHIVE

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This is some really important shit. Stop drawing and study animation mimes instead.You'll want your cartoon characters to act like this if you want true believability.Ask Eddie what it all means.Clips:MEET MYSTERY ANIMATION ACTING MAN, ED HOOKSTHE MIMESIMPROVE YOUR CARTOON ACTING WITH "DABBING"

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And buy some of his cartoon art! He likes man hugs by the way.FACEBOOK ANNOUNCEMENT MYSTERY PAGE

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There are some characters that have such an inherent iconic quality that regardless of whether their cartoons are hilarious or not, they just look good in rubber.Doesn't this Peabody toy make you imagine it must be from a fantastic cartoon?This Tom looks good too, but is not quite so distinct or iconic as the Jay Ward characters - even though the cartoons he's in are much more animated.Some fans

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Cartoons and dinosaurs: 2 eternally cool things.Here's some more amazing Milt Stein cartoon art.He's obviously an animator but also influenced by the graphic looks of such comic strip artists as Herriman and Sterret.So cute and so stylish at the same time. A rare combination.And great backgrounds too!Milt understood the graphic power of stars.Not only did he draw nice star shapes (not easy to do!

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Here's a cartoonist I like a lot. He's a drawing textbook for all the cartoon skills and techniques I promote.His basic style is generic 40s animation funny animal. He has all the principles that add up to that look almost perfectly. On top of that he has his own unique stylistic finish.His most amazing skill is his ability to organize all the principles and design elements with a scene and

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aI like this style. It's sort of a cross between Jimmy Hatlo and Chic Young.Compared to animation of the same time period it's a bit stiff, but it has other attributes:Great linework, interesting detail and a gritty man-on-the-street sort of outlook.I like the perception of the world that many strip cartoonists had ( as opposed to Disney-influenced animation designers). They pictured everyone

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Here is my favorite run cycle from a Clampett cartoon:I think it's Scribner. It's interesting how awkward (and sloppy) the individual frames are as opposed to how magnificently smooth and powerful the motion is.There are 6 drawings on ones for each step.The rest of the scene is great too. Such amazing force!Full ClipYou can buy this set of rare Snafu cartoons on Amazon. This is the best set there

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