Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Richard Williams at Blue Sky!

I really can't believe it happened, but it's true! Yesterday Richard Williams came to visit and do at short Q & A. I got to shake his hand, and thank him for writing The Animator's Survival Kit! As I'm sure many of you can relate, his book changed my life.

The Ice Age 3 Animation Crew with Richard Williams

That's me! and him!

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Sunday, September 14, 2008

Victor Navone's Animation Thumbnails

I've been to Victor Navone's blog many times, but somehow I've missed this page, which he recently added to and posted about.

http://www.navone.org/Media/AnimationThumbs/index.htm

Thumbnailing ideas is a skill I'd like to develop further myself. I think video reference is good, but I feel that thumbnails can be a great way to caricature and build better composed, graphic poses. Drawing small is a big advantage, I think because it makes you think more about the pose and less about the drawing itself, but I'm still figuring that out ;)

Navone's drawing are quick and expressive, so I wanted to post and share them in case you've missed them too! I know I've benefited just by seeing how other people sketch their thumbnails.