Animation

Animation, cue recruitment, Visual cues

Visual cues and animation

Humans rely on visual cues (form, scale, color, value, etc.) when interpreting sensory visual data from the environment. Our environment is regular and predictable enough for us (through ‘survival-of-fittest’ we adapted specifically to this environment and not some other one) that over time we have become accustomed to successfully attributing certain meanings/outcomes to certain cues.

Animation, Art

Degas as an animation influence

Edgar Degas’ artistic methods, expression, and subject matter align his work and process closely with that of contemporary 2D animators. Primarily interested in painting figurative scenes that capture contemporary Parisian life, Degas kept notebooks containing studies of hands, architectural features, mise-en-scene, ballet dancers, horses etc. that he would use as references for his paintings. According

Animation

Thoughts on the work of Tyrus Wong, Disney artist

Chinese-American painter, visual development artist, and illustrator, Tyrus Wong created a novel visual style for Disney’s stunning animated feature film, Bambi. The contribution of his unique artistic vision led directly to the success of the film, and helped expand the perception of animation as an art form. His watercolors and pastels combine an impressionistic vision

Animation, Bambi, Disney

Thoughts on the work of Tyrus Wong, Disney artist

Chinese-American painter, visual development artist, and illustrator, Tyrus Wong created a novel visual style for Disney’s stunning animated feature film, Bambi. The contribution of his unique artistic vision led directly to the success of the film, and helped expand the perception of animation as an art form. His watercolors and pastels combine an impressionistic vision

Animation

The influence of filmmaker/animator Miyazaki

Japanese director and animator Hayao Miyazaki’s films are inspiring illustrators and animators around the world. The importance of Miyazaki’s animation lies in his unparalleled ability to capture all the ephemeral qualities of life–whether illustrating the subtle atmospheric shift of fog rolling into a bay, or a heroine’s transformation in a moment of discovery and delight. 

Animation, Miyazaki

The influence of filmmaker/animator Miyazaki

Japanese director and animator Hayao Miyazaki’s films are inspiring illustrators and animators around the world. The importance of Miyazaki’s animation lies in his unparalleled ability to capture all the ephemeral qualities of life–whether illustrating the subtle atmospheric shift of fog rolling into a bay, or a heroine’s transformation in a moment of discovery and delight. 

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