Geeks counter-protesting the WBC at Comic-Con yesterday:
Comments Off
A nasty group that calls itself the Westboro Baptist Church announced their intent to picket the San Diego Comic Con this Thursday, July 22nd.
Geeks have positive ways to counter this protest, however. The awesome Phelps-A-Thon has set up a fundraiser to benefit The Hero Initiative and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. For every minute the WBC protests Comic Con, another dollar will be raised for the Phelps-A-Thon.
Kelly Sue DeConnick has planned a similar fundraiser where participants donate directly to amfAR and the Human Rights Campaign.
Whether one uses Phelps-A-Thon or donates directly to a cause, these are all excellent ways to counter-protest the WBC. I’ve made a flat-rate donation to Phelps-A-Thon, and I hope others consider donating as well.
Comments Off
I compiled this list for a friend, but I would like to share it here.
ANIMATION INFORMATION
- Animation Archive – online archive of animation art
- Animation Meat – model sheets and notes from animation greats
- Animation Podcast – audio interviews with animation artists
- Bill Plympton: Advice to Students
- Bill Plympton: How to Survive
- Floyd Norman – gags and animation history
- Frank & Ollie – tips from two of the “Nine Old Men”‘
- Milt Kahl on animation – audio recording from another of the “Nine Old Men”
- Pencil Test Depot
- Richard Williams – video clips from The Animator’s Survival Kit – Animated
- SynchroLux – animation information and techniques
- TAG Blog – industry and art news
- Temple of the Seven Golden Camels – animation/storyboarding information
Another link worth visiting is the JohnKCurriculum, which features animation lessons from John Kricfalusi, creator of Ren & Stimpy. However, these animation lessons are not technically “free,” since John K asks for donations to fuel the site and content. If you use John K’s lessons, please make a donation.
It’s been some time since my last update. The past few months have kept me busy. I worked as a RealFlow artist on this commercial…
…and I fell behind on updating this site.
I will start posting pages from Lore #9-12 soon.
Comments Off
I’ll have a table at SPX 2009 later this month, and I will have manga-sized versions of Lore, Vol. 1 for sale. However, I do not know if I’ll have new material ready for the convention. The past year kept me busy.
My “day job” is visual effects. I wrapped up working as a character rigger on Animal Armageddon in April. This summer I worked mostly on commercials. I created this skull-shaped, symmetrical water splash for this Tanqueray commercial:
I used RealFlow, LightWave 3D, and a ton of Python scripting to create the skull-splash.
└ Tags: SPX
Comments Off
