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February 27th, 2022

Discord Discussion: February 27th Japan Project Update

SORRY! YOU MISSED IT.

Animation Resources is hosting monthly events on its Discord server. Join us the last Sunday of every month to participate in discussions and network with fellow artists from all over the world. The doors open at 4:30 pm (PDT) and the program begins at 5:30 pm.

THIS MONTH’S PROGRAM

Our schedule of monthly programs under the banner Discord Discussions continues Sunday February 27th!

What most people know about animation history is what’s written in the books. They know about Winsor McCay, Harman and Ising, and Disney, but what about the artists who inspired these pioneers? The art of cartooning has a long history that predates animation by several hundred years&mdah; not just in America, but across the globe. Hokusai, known by many to be the "Father of Manga", was illustrating cartoons as far back as the 1700s, and that is only the tip of the iceberg. Much of this story is yet to be discovered by the animation community.

Join Animation Resources Programming Director Davey Jarrell and President Stephen Worth on Sunday, February 27th on Discord as they discuss the work of Hokusai and other Japanese artists, and find out how it fits into the history of cartooning on a grander scale. We’ll also be talking about upcoming offerings in Animation Resources’ Reference Packs, so you won’t want to miss it! Doors open at 4:30pm PST and the program starts at 5:30 PST.

JAPAN PROJECT UPDATE

At The Animation Resources Discord Server
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 27th, 2021 5:30 pm (PDT)
HOSTED BY DAVEY JARELL WITH STEPHEN WORTH

Animation Resources is one of the best kept secrets in the world of cartooning. Every month, we sponsor a program of interest to artists, and every other month, we share a book and up to an hour of rare animation with our members. If you are a creative person interested in the fields of animation, cartooning or illustration, you should be a member of Animation Resources!

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS

Davey Jarell is a member of the Board of Directors of Animation Resources. He is a professional storyboard artist for television and acts as our Director of Programs.

Stephen Worth has been producing animation for over 35 years. He is the President of Animation Resources.

ABOUT DISCORD

Discord is a free chat app that supports video, voice chat and text chat. Discord servers are divided into channels, which all have their own subject or theme of discussion. Members are assigned roles which helps everyone keep track of who’s who. The Animation Resources Discord channel is a virtual meeting place for our supporters. You can meet other Animation Resources members, talk with the people behind the scenes at our organization, and attend lectures and screenings— all without leaving your home. It’s free and open to everyone in the creative community. If you’d like more info on how Discord works, see this article: What is Discord?

Here’s how to install the Discord app and login to the Animation Resources Discord Server:

1. INSTALL DISCORD

iPhone or Android: Download the app from the App Store or Google Play Store and install.
Desktop: You can access Discord for your Mac or PC from discordapp.com. You can choose to download and install the free Discord app, or enter our channel directly using your web browser. https://discord.gg/cuvNvsMNQP

2. CREATE AN ACCOUNT

Just follow the prompts to create your own login account.

3. JOIN THE ANIMATION RESOURCES CHANNEL

Click the plus sign to the right of the app and select "JOIN A SERVER".
Enter this invite code: vES5YsV

4. YOU’RE THERE!

Take a moment to look around, read the rules and introduce yourself.

The Animation Resources Discord Server is open to the public right now. Pop in and look around, and make a point to visit on Sunday!

It’s Members Appreciation Time again at Animation Resources, and for the next 30 days we will be sharing reasons why you should be a member of our important project. For more information on the benefits of membership, see the Member Appreciation Page. It’s easy to join. Just click on this link and you can sign up right now online…

JOIN TODAY!
https://animationresources.org/membership/levels/

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Posted by Stephen Worth @ 2:09 pm

February 19th, 2022

SUNDAY, FEB 20th: Animation Analysis Discord Discussion

During Members Appreciation Month, Animation Resources is hosting weekly events on its Discord server. Join us every Sunday during Members Appreciation Month to participate in discussions and network with fellow artists from all over the world. The doors open at 4:30 pm (PDT) and the get together begins at 5:30 pm.

This week, Board Member David Eisman will be talking about animation analysis- breaking down examples of morphs, depiction of weight and perspective turns. There will be lots of solid info you can use in your own animation.

DISCORD SUNDAY HANGOUT:

ANIMATION BREAKDOWN ANALYSIS

JOIN US At The Animation Resources Discord Server
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 20th, 2022 5:30 pm (PDT)
HOSTED BY DAVID EISMAN AND STEPHEN WORTH

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS

David Eisman is a member of the Board of Directors of Animation Resources and manages our Pinterest account and curates for the Reference Packs

Stephen Worth is the President of Animation Resources and has been an animation producer for over 35 years.

ABOUT DISCORD

Here’s how to install the Discord app and login to the Animation Resources Discord Server:

1. INSTALL DISCORD

iPhone or Android: Download the app from the App Store or Google Play Store and install.
Desktop: You can access Discord for your Mac or PC from discordapp.com. You can choose to download and install the free Discord app, or enter our channel directly using your web browser. https://discord.gg/cuvNvsMNQP

2. CREATE AN ACCOUNT

Just follow the prompts to create your own login account.

3. JOIN THE ANIMATION RESOURCES CHANNEL

Click the plus sign to the right of the app and select "JOIN A SERVER".
Enter this invite code: vES5YsV

4. YOU’RE THERE!

Take a moment to look around, read the rules and introduce yourself.

The Animation Resources Discord Server is open to the public right now. Pop in and look around, and make a point to visit on Sunday!

JOIN TODAY!
https://animationresources.org/membership/levels/

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Posted by Stephen Worth @ 6:39 pm

February 15th, 2022

Background Layout Seminar: JOIN Animation Resources TODAY!

When you join Animation Resources, you get a lot more than just what you see daily on Facebook. Every other month, members get access to a downloadable reference pack- a PDF e-book filled with rare artwork and DVD quality animated films. In addition, we produce an audio podcast series, and seminars and lectures on video.

Here is an example of a video “show and tell” we recently shared with our member. It’s two solid hours of insight into the process that goes into designing backgrounds for an animated television series.

In honor of Members Appreciation Month, we are sharing this with everyone. Hopefully, you will get excited about what we are doing and JOIN US. But don’t delay. When Member Appreciation Month is over, we will be making this video “members only” again, so watch it while you can… and JOIN Animation Resources so you won’t miss any of our future video seminars.

VIDEO SEMINAR 001:

BG Layouts By Nestor Redondo

Aired 07/21/17 / YouTube / 720p HD / 2:00:00

Animation Resources is proud to present a two hour video seminar on background layout featuring the work of Nestor Redondo. The video contains hundreds of incredible drawings illustrating every conceivable environment from Amazon rain forests to urban cityscapes to cartoon towns to outer space. Redondo was a brilliant artist and his work will show you how a professional background layout artist thinks.

BIOGRAPHY

Nestor Redondo was born in Canton, Locos Sur, Philippines on May 4, 1928. He began drawing at an early age influenced vt European old masters such as Michelangelo, DaVinci and Rembrandt, as well as American illustrators Dean Cornwell, Virgil Finlay, J. C. Leyendecker and Norman Rockwell. He was an admirer of the graphic story work of Caniff, Foster, Raymond, Fine and Kirby.

Nestor and his brother Virgillo were encouraged to pursue an artistic career by their father, who attended Ohio State University with Milton Caniff. He would proudly show Caniff’s strips to his two sons. Nestor drew day and night as a youngster. At night, the only illumination was a flickering candle. When his mother would call a halt by taking the candle away, Nestor would continue to draw by the light of the moon.

After high school, Redondo studied architecture. His elder brother Virgillo, already an artist and writer for comics, encouraged him to take up that trade. Virgillo was the writer and Nestor the artist on many of the Philippine comics industry’s all-time classics. Several of these efforts were made into movies by the Philippine movie industry. Nestor was also active creating posters and ads for these and other Phillipine movies.

Nestor Redondo’s comics were among the most popular in the Philippines from their first appearance in the late Forties. Among the major characters he created was “Ga Ga Mba” (“The Spider”) who was a superhero with the trappings of a spider, which preceded (and differed somewhat) from the U.S. version. Another was “Palos”, a James Bond style detective/adventure strip (written with Virgillo).

Redondo eventually became a comics publisher himself. Two of the weekly and bi-weekly books he published were “Cras Pubs” and “Ares Pubs” These were notable for two reasons, aside from Nestor’s beautiful art. One is that Nestor used these books to give experience to many of the students of the fine arts who would come to Redondo for training in basic drawing and storytelling techniques, which were unavailable in art school curriculums. The other was the free hand he gave to the legendary experimental and wildly imaginative Philippine artists: Renato Lemos, Joel Maggayo, Alex Nino, Roz Matienzo and Tony DeZuniga.

In the early 1970s, Nestor’s work came to the attention of DC Comics. They saw the potential his work contained and hired him. His first solo book for DC, “Rima” stands as a magnificently rendered comic. He took over art chores on the popular “Swamp Thing” comics, replacing Berni Wrightson. He also did a noteworthy treasury sized adaptation of the Bible for DC.

Nestor is also an accomplished oil and watercolor painter. He is one of the few fine artists working in the comics His paintings are purchased by art collectors in the Philippines and Japan, including Imelda Marcos, first lady of the Philippines. To this day, sculptors will often consult with Nestor regarding their basic drawings. American audiences got their first look at Redondo’s painting style in 1979 with two covers for Marvel Comics’ “Savage Sword of Conan”. It’s interesting to note that Nestor Redondo does not use models in his work. Nestor plans to keep busy in the coming years with a variety of projects, as well as continuing to develop new artists at his studio in Manilla. Already younger brother Francisco (“Quico”) has done illustrations for DC.

Nestor’s attitude toward his art can be summed up in this quoter from Philippine archivist Orly Jundis…

“He takes fine art away from the confines of the museum or the home of a private collector and draws specifically for the entertainment of the masses”