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Super Punch

The Seattle Storm players are apparently spending the offseason stewing in their hatred for one another - Here's a write-up that I think has already fallen behind on the social media finger-pointing
58 minutes ago
The Art of Manliness

Podcast #1,040: Tribal Runners, Weekend Warriors, and Our Changing Relationship to Endurance Sports - Endurance activities, like distance running, have existed since ancient times. But humans’ relationship to those pursuits has changed, according to time ...
13 hours ago
Stepcase Lifehack

The Power of Extreme Ownership: Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom - The streets of Ramadi, Iraq, 2006. In the aftermath of a tragic friendly-fire incident that resulted in the death of an Iraqi soldier, Navy SEAL Task Uni...
2 days ago
lines and colors :: a blog about drawing, painting, illustration, comics, concept art and other visual arts

Eye Candy for Today: Kay Nielsen illustration for “East of the Sun and West of the Moon” - Kay (pronounced “kigh”, rhymes with “sky”) Nielsen was a Danish illustrator — active in the early 20th century — who was known in particular for his illust...
3 days ago
Yowp

President Huck - How long have animated cartoon characters been “running” for the U.S. presidency? Well, Popeye and Bluto did. So did Betty Boop (as the crowd chanted her ...
1 week ago
FreedomEducation.ca by Stephen Martile

The Next Two Months - You may be finding some old traumas you haven’t healed are coming to the surface this month, and it’s making you feel uncomfortable. It’s making you feel s...
1 week ago
The Beat

Interview: Wendy Martin on CASTLE SWIMMER Vol. 1 - [image: castle swimmer vol 1 cover feature]Two Chosen Ones. Two merboys whose fates have been tightly intertwined by a prophecy where one has been chosen t...
1 month ago
Diversions of the Groovy Kind

A Groovy Guest Post: HORRORS FOUND IN ATTIC WERE A HOAX! - *(Jasper Bark is a rascal. And a bit of a genius. He's also a long-time Groove-ophile, a top-notch author, historian, and a pal. Yerz trooly was in ...
5 months ago
FRONT – The funniest, sexiest magazine on earth.

Benefits of Braided Wigs: Why They’re the Perfect Style of Protection - As an avid hairstylist who enjoys experimenting with protective styles as well as artistic self-expression, I have discovered that Braided wigs offer unmat...
10 months ago
The Venture Bros. Blog

Dia De Los Dangerous – The Venture Bros Episode Recap of Season 1 Episode 1 - Key Takeaways from Dia De Los Dangerous ‘The Venture Bros’ is an animated series known for its eccentric and action-packed world. The pilot episode, titled...
1 year ago
Hire an illustrator! The Wonderful Staff Blog...

Skin Color Matters, but Skills Matter More - It’s challenging for me to speak objectively about children’s book opportunities (or the lack thereof) afforded to black illustrators within the industry...
1 year ago
Seth's Blog

The paradox of insular language - We often develop slang or codewords to keep the others from understanding what we’re saying. Here’s an example (thanks BK) of the lengths that some are goi...
1 year ago
John K Stuff

Adding Gradients Before Painting Shadows and Textures - Once I have all my shapes filled with flat color I will want to add some gradients to some of the shapes.I make my gradients subtle by using 2 colors that ...
1 year ago
Trout-a-verse

second half - Blue Sky & toe nail - .
1 year ago
Splash Page

Hocus Pocus 2 Resurrects The Sanderson Sisters For A New Generation - The Sanderson sisters are back for revenge! Watch the spooky teaser trailer for 'Hocus Pocus 2.'
2 years ago
Fulle Circle Productions

Simple Things: A Conversation with Amy Grant - Written by Jason Anders | Illustration by Kaelin Richardson *Last week, I was at the Illiad Bookshop in North Ho...
2 years ago
Character Design

The Art of Luca - The Art of Luca has 176 pages, with about 66 pages dedicated to 2d character designs which is great. The style of this film is probably one of the...
3 years ago
Art of Moyse

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! - Welcome 2020!! Here's a new post for the new year. I hope you've all had a great 2019!! Artistically, and personally, I feel like I've grown a lot. I look ...
4 years ago
Amir Avni's Cartoon Blog

Animation from Green Eggs and Ham s01e04 - Drop the flavour hammer! The reel starts with my roughs and continues to the final colour with animator ID; Blair Kitchen and Pascal Blais animated on t...
5 years ago
Cartoon SNAP

Frank Frazetta - Famous Funnies comic book covers from the 1950’s - [image: Frank Frazetta - Famous Funnies comic book covers from the 1950’s] All of the incredible artwork from *Frank Frazetta's Buck Rogers Famous Funnies c...
5 years ago
cartoondavid

bud e bear - your new pal!
5 years ago
Luis' Illustrated Blog

Using the Perspective Tool in Clip Studio Paint - VIDEOS-Using the Perspective Tool in Clip Studio Paint Perspective can be a bit time consuming when drawing. There are some ways to make it easier using...
5 years ago
TAG Blog

Employment and Gender Diversity - The Animation Guild now has approximately 4230 artists, writers and technicians under its jurisdiction at studios in and around Los Angeles. Of these, sli...
6 years ago
Storyboards & Comps dot Com

The Batman - Super quick Batman painting to shake off the rust of not doing any artwork in about 3 months.
6 years ago
UNCLE EDDIE'S THEORY CORNER!

TIME TO LEAVE LA! - MY KITTEN: "Go now. Saying goodbye is too hard!" EDDIE: " (Sob!) You're right, Kitten. It's better to make a clean break! The neighbors'll take good care ...
7 years ago
Strogulski Caricatures

Tankard - One's again i had the honor and pleasure to create the new album Cover "One foot in the grave", from the legendary band TANKARD, from Frankfurt/Main. F...
7 years ago
Ray Frenden, Illustrator

Some orcish character art and process. Highlighted areas being... - Some orcish character art and process. Highlighted areas being more saturated is not only the *generally* correct way to render form, it conserves yo...
7 years ago
The Art Center

Jan Op de Beeck - Caricature of master caricaturist Jan OpdeBeeck. This was my response to the caricature below he did of me.
7 years ago
Joe Quinones' interweb-log

Princess Leia: Royal Rebel - Hey gang! This week saw the release of Princess Leia: Royal Rebel, a new young reader Star Wars book from Scholastic, written by Calliope Glass, dr...
7 years ago
Animation Backgrounds

- new on Facebook - Tom and Jerry: CRUISE CAT (MGM, 1952) pop on by and have a look. Here's the link - if you haven't joined already, just ask! https://www...
8 years ago
THE ART OF HAND LETTERING

Whipped Cream - At top of the sketch examples is the clients sketch. Below in reverse are the preliminary sketches I sent for direction. The client picked the sketc...
8 years ago
Incoherent Thought

This was my togo box that contained.....you guessed it, Chicken. It was not a cryptic message to some crazy person. -
8 years ago
The Freelance Feed

Snapchat plans advertiser-supported ‘sponsored lenses’ - Snapchat has found a new way to monetize its service -- and this time it's not undermining the reason it's become such a popular social tool in the process...
9 years ago
Abstract City

Dante at the Beach - In the midway of this his summer life, he found himself on a sunny shore, astray.
9 years ago
Andy Updates

NEW BLOG UPDATE! ANOTHER 40 PAGE 11X17 COSMIC SCOUNDRELS/LIBERTY JUSTICE SUPER BOOK! - It's now been over a year since my last update; so it's fitting this would be my new post! You can pick up both books 1 AND 2 at our website that we update...
9 years ago
Urban Painter William Wray

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9 years ago
SHANE PRIGMORE

SILENT ART AUCTION for SIMON CHUNG - If you've been on FACEBOOK recently, and your in the animation industry, then you know that On Friday August 22nd, a SILENT AUCTION for SIMON CHUNG will ta...
10 years ago
John Nevarez

- Hi Folks. I'm sorry to say I've neglected to post on on my blog for sometime now. I'm now on Facebook and will be posting stuff there from now on, or unt...
10 years ago
STEPHEN SILVER

- Silver Drawing Academy open house link
10 years ago
Andrew Busey: My Musings

Microsoft Should Buy Nintendo - Microsoft has $60 billion in offshore cash that they aren’t likely to repatriate for tax reasons. They just spent $7 billion of it on Nokia. Now they shoul...
11 years ago
Publick Nuisance

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH ALL THESE GODDAMN HANKBUCKS?!? - Click it! This is a real thing. We are ridiculous. JP
11 years ago
Chuck Redux

A Little Taste of What You May Expect at the Blackwing Experience - The Blackwing Experience at the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity in Costa Mesa, California opens next Tuesday, June 25 for a three-day run. The exhibition...
11 years ago
Shannon Tindle

70s Justice League - Last year I got a call from Warner Bros. asking if I'd be interested in working with Bruce Timm on a Justice League video. I think I was in the car before ...
11 years ago
Funny Cute

Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey, and Strip Search - Yeesh, I'm seriously terrible about updating this blog. Lately I've just had a lot to do, which means not much time for drawing personal stuff. Hopefully...
11 years ago
HammersonLand

KittyLand - [image: KittyLand] *Meow!* Here's the last piece from the brief cat-themed series of artwork. This one was inspired by the amazing Katie Rice (who's celebrat...
14 years ago
LOU ROMANO

THE DEPUTY - 5" X 12" Gouache Preliminary sketches
18 years ago
Dumm Comics

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MadGods.com: Blog

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Dumm Comics - News

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Arschblog

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Tiny Kitten Teeth

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Anne Bush the blog

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CTN Animation Expo

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Evan "Doc" Shaner

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Shane Glines' Cartoon Retro

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

0001-Popeye Toy Turnaround