“Principles of Animation Physics”
At SIGGRAPH 2012 Prof. Alej Garcia will present the course “Principles of Animation Physics” . I wish I could attend this one…
Old masters – huge image refs
The Morgan Library and Museum website is a great find. You can easily study the drawings and the way the masters approached line and tonal values because you can zoom way into the pictures.
Hans Bacher – Animation Treasures
My apologies for not having written a post on this earlier, although I have been a lurker on Mr.H.Bacher’s website for quite some time.
( This illustration belongs to him and not to me ).
I was familiar with his design work as a production designer ( remember Lumiere?, or Mulan? ). He even designed some fonts, in case you didn’t know – but I am sure many illustrators/animators/designers have followed his work for many years.
For the past 4 years Hans Bacher has been putting a lot of effort into posting tons of stills from a variety of animated feature films. Mostly Disney shows, but not only.
He has also been devoting time to re-creating backgrounds that can’t be seen anywhere else, as far as I know. His home in virtual space is friendly, go visit.
Little Redhead
More poses of this character on my Character Design reel.
More Kangaroos
Featherdale Zoo, Australia 
Mike Nguyen
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure to watch Mr. Nguyen talking about his independent film – ‘My Little World’. It is entirely hand-drawn and it is magical.
If you have any interest in 2D animation and if there’s any shred of hope left in you that this is not a dead medium, please watch this presentation. It will bring you joy, I swear.
But regardless of the medium the film is made in, every animator/filmmaker will find little treasures in this 50 min presentation. If you have the time and the curiosity, you can even follow the progress of this film here.
I have updated the link under Mike Nguyen’s name, as it initially pointed to July Films. It will permanently reside on this blog under the Get Inspired topic – for as long as he writes/teaches/shares his thoughts on traditional animation ( and other magical things ).
You will find his posts not only inspiring but also very informative. If you find any other virtual place where one can learn more about 2D animation ( and I’m not talking about the usual suspects’ blogs here ), please let me know.
The website is Rainplace. And I think it’s one of the best blogs out there.
Behind the Scenes with an independent 2D Filmmaker Hosted by The Creative Talent Network from Creative Talent Network on Vimeo.
A Very Friendly Beaver
More poses of this character on my Character Design Reel.
Deja View – a great, great blog
Andreas Deja has started blogging. Loads of original drawings and interesting articles. Go check it out !