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Blocking and Storytelling From "It's a Wondeful Life" 30 Jul 2013 | 07:41 pm
Here's a great scene from the film "It's a Wonderful Life" that has great blocking, staging and camera work that all contribute to the telling of the story (see my previous discussion on blocking and ...
"The Lone Ranger" Poster, Conception and Composition 17 Jul 2013 | 10:56 am
When I first saw the poster for "The Lone Ranger", I was struck by the was it was composed and I felt like it could be the basis for a little discussion about composition. This is the main poster tha...
Blocking and Storytelling 15 Jun 2013 | 11:13 am
The term "blocking" means the same thing whether you're talking about film or theater. Basically, the term refers to how the characters move through the scene and how they interact with their environm...
Transformation, Emotion, SitComs and Comic Book Storytelling 30 May 2013 | 10:54 am
I am no expert on comic books, so bear with me on this topic. You may think I'm way, way off, and maybe I am. But when I heard that DC comics killed one of their major characters today (slight NSFW la...
Detail Helps Draw the Eye 20 May 2013 | 04:57 am
This is a panel from the "Prince Valiant" comic book that was available on Free Comic Book Day. It caught my eye because it's a good example of the way I like to use detail in drawing. There's a good...
Create The Thing You Want To Exist In The World 13 May 2013 | 09:55 pm
So I've been working on my own project outside of Disney for quite a while. In July, I will have put three years into it already. I've been thinking a bit about personal projects and what I think are ...
Expanding Your Mental Toolbox 2 May 2013 | 10:24 am
I apologize for letting so much time pass since my last post. I've been spending all my meager spare time working on my own project, as well as writing and re-writing long-winded blog posts that aren'...
Drawing Tips From Comic Book Artists (Part Two) 11 Apr 2013 | 09:36 am
All these examples come from the same two sources as last time: "The Mighty Thor, Vol.1", artwork by John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson, and "Jonah Hex #30", artwork by Jordi Bernet. Surface Lines Rom...
Drawing Tips From Comic Books (Part One) 2 Apr 2013 | 11:57 pm
Lately I've been using the Comixology app on my iPad to buy and read comics. I still like buying comics on paper too (and I want to support comic book stores), but one of the best things about the ap...
"Out of the Question" 29 Mar 2013 | 07:48 pm
Veteran Disney animator and storyboard artist Marc Smith has created a new interactive storybook app called "Out of the Question". It's now available for the iPad and kindle fire. Here's the link to c...
