Richard Williams Spline Cast

Andrew Gordon has posted a great interview with Richard Williams on the Spline Doctor's website. Richard talks about working with Warner Bros. anim legend Ken Harris and his history in industry.

listen here:

Richard Williams Spline Cast

Veterans Day

Both of my Grandfathers fought in WWII and my Great Grandfather fought in WWI. Today is a day of remembrance. A day to honor the brave men and women who have served and who are serving our country. God Bless America!











WWII Memorial

Burn-E (animated short on WALL-E DVD)

Richard Williams Lecture in SF

Last Sunday I got to attend a sold out lecture given by master animator Richard Williams. It was a great talk! He covered a lot of basic anim material (plugging his new DVD series) but also wove in a good hour or so of Q&A which was awesome!

The Animator's Survival Kit - promotional animation

Sketchbooks of French Masters

This gallery has posted six sketchbooks ranging from Ingras to Degas. It's really nice to be able to see how these masters sketched and worked out their ideas. I love the rough lines and being able to see how they constructed their pieces -- warts and all.

here's the link:
The Essence of Line - French Drawing from Ingras to Degas


here are a few samples: