Tag Archive 'animation'

Mar 13 2012


animation – sneak peek !

Filed under Grade 4 thru 6

The 4th thru 6th grade have been working on their flipbook projects for animation, and the competition is really  heating up. Here are some pictures of the art process being pursued by them. Enjoy !

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Dec 16 2011


Christmas Hedgehogs !!!

Filed under video

A friend of mine shared with me this super-cool animated film. Have some fun with it, you can select each hedgehog and something different happens. Just click the link below. Enjoy!   Hedgehogs

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Jul 15 2011


Secret of Kells

Filed under storytelling,summer,video

This cartoon is on Netflix, and for those of you that have Netflix, ask your parents if its ok and check it out this film. The Secret of Kells is a very stylish film, and I want you to see this preview to show you that not every drawing has to be super-detailed in order [...]

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Jul 13 2011


Video – Drawing Eeyore

Filed under summer,video

Another vid, this time on how to animate Eeyore. Enjoy! (Apologies for some of the audio issues with this one…)

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Jul 12 2011


Winnie the Pooh video

Filed under summer,video

Here’s another cool video from the Disney animators. How to draw Pooh bear. Please note how softly he draws, and how loose his arms are, while maintaining a tight grip on that pencil.  My guess is the type of pencil he was using is an ‘H’, but I could be wrong.

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May 20 2011


flipbook video

Filed under Grade 4 thru 6,video

Hey guys, here is a preview of coming attractions so-to-speak. I am interested in showing the upper grades how to make flipbooks next year. Flipbooks are an easy and fun way for us to explore the world of animation, as you make your own movie of whatever you want. A post-it note cube is good [...]

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Mar 29 2011


Tangled video

Filed under video

I have a video to share from Disney animator, Glen Keane. Tangled is out on dvd as of today. It’s awesome to watch how quickly his drawing comes together. It’s like the characters just fall out of his pencil! Enjoy! (Did you notice the ‘drawing desk’ that he is sitting at? That is a special [...]

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