QUOTE OF THE DAY

I came across an article on John K's blog where he talks about executive's beliefs in the animation biz. One comment hit home...


"Execs think that characters by themselves have inherent value. "This character is worth millions". They never get that the artist who is able to create great characters is the thing of value.

Bugs is a great character, right? Then why hasn't anyone been able to do a good cartoon with him in 50 years?

Because they don't have Clampett, Avery or Jones to direct him. These guys created scores of great characters.

This obvious fact of history that repeats itself over and over again is completely over the heads of executives."
-John K

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Today's throwback is a cereal throwback. Though I never ate Quisp cereal as a kid, I've always been a fan of the Jay Ward commercials. I didn't have much time to ink or color these, so I'm just posting the sketches for now.

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Ludwig, originally uploaded by saxtonmoore.

Ludwig Von Drake was Donald's uncle and Mother Goose's grandson, who only appeared on TV. He hosted 17 television featurettes. I remember him mostly from his accent and screwy know-it -all segments that surrounded the Sunday night Disney movie specials. My goal was to do this piece only with the wacom, totally digital. I really need to get the hang of drawing directly into the computer. This is my first real attempt to draw straight in photoshop. I hope to get better at it this year, although I'll still continue to use pencil and paper on the regular.

Here's an additional sketch I did using good ol' pencil and paper.

TRANSPLANT Carousel

IMG_1213, originally uploaded by saxtonmoore.

This past weekend me and 3 other atrists contructed a 7 foot carousel to promote our upcoming art show in March called "TRANSPLANT" The display is in the window of a vintage toy store called BIG FUN here in Cleveland. What a way to start off the new year.

Each artist picked another artist to paint riding on a human organ. My painting of Jorge Lacera is on the far left.

ELF TOSS GAME!

Heres a game I worked on for American Greetings. Tossing helpless elves is a great way to kick off the holidays!



WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? CLICK HERE! AND START TOSSING! When you're done, send it to a pal.

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SKETCHES OF ME

I'm falling a little behind on today's Throwback (sorry) But here's some sketches of me done by Carlos Villagra. He's a talented dude, swing by his blog for more of his illustrations.

A lil' help from Imaginary friends

Some of you may have seen this on Thanksgiving, But it's new to me. One of my favorite cartoons had a thanksgiving day float. Here's some Foster's with a little song and limited dance. DIG IT!




SWING BY THE COOLEST FOSTER'S FANSITE EVER HERE ATNEVER FORGOTTEN

MORE FOSTER'S FIX OVER AT BLOGregard Q. Kazoo

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In my childhood, popeye gave me confidence. He also made me believe that I could take out any bully at school. lol.


Below is one of my all time favorite episodes.



And let's not forget the black and white classics...


I also have to torture y'all with some of this...



I actually think that this is one of the best examples of the transition from cartoon to live action. If you don't agree, comment and give me a better example.

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FANGFACE
This show was one of my favorites as a kid. It aired on ABC/1978-79. Sherman "Fangs" Fangsworth who's a cowardly teenager turns into a werewolf ("Fangface") when the moon is full. Along with his three teenage friends (Biff, Kim & Puggsy), he investigates mysteries and handles the day-to-day troubles that confront him in high school. The funny thing is, that if he sees even a picture of the sun as a werewolf, he would change back to Sherman. The show later added a baby cousin who was dubbed "Baby Fangs" aka FANGPUSS. The opening narrative went like this....
Narrator: Fangface! Every 400 years, a baby werewolf is born into the Fangsworth family. And so when the moon shined on little Sherman Fangsworth, he changed into Fangface, a werewolf. Only the sun can change him back to normal. And so little Fangs grew up and teamed up with three daring teenagers: Kim, Biff, and Pugsy. And together they find danger, excitement, and adventure. Who can save the day? Who can wrong the rights, and right the wrongs? None other than Fangface!







If you're hungry for more, swing by this FANGFACE UNOFFICIAL SITE for tons of images and video clips like this...
SHOW INTRO CLIP

CLASS OF 3000 PREMIERE

Tonight marks the premiere of Andre 3000's cartoon "CLASS OF 3000". Tonight on Cartoon Network tune in for some Funky sounds and colorful characters at the red carpet premiere 7pm. I really like the loose wacky poses in the designs of the characters. I'm curious to see how the show plays. I'm also a huge fan of Outkast as well, so I know the music will be a hit. Watch the show and then come back and share your thoughts in the comments section.