Lines in Motion

A more in depth look at animation with a focus on traditional

[animationdesk]

Adobe Animate is shutting down next month

Many creators still use Adobe Animate.

Hey everyone - I just heard the news that Adobe is ending Adobe Animate next month. This is just jaw dropping, as I remember this software from the Macromedia Flash days.

If you know anyone that uses Animate, please inform them of the recent developments.

Thank you.

[animationdesk]

Moho Animation is having a discount on their software. Sharing this information here.

[linesinmotion]

This is the software used by Cartoon Saloon! They offer a debut version for $60 (one time payment!!) that has more limited features but is a great way to test he waters or for hobby. It also has a free 30 day trial. I've not used the software myself, but this is certainly something I'd try for rigged 2D animation.

[scurviesdisneyblog]

Backgrounds for Pinocchio (1940) by Claude Coats

[azertip]

Paul Felix

[debaoki]

Gosh, I love Lilo & Stitch…

[faitherinhicks]

So gorgeous. I love a room with well-designed props.

[charleshuettner]

Background art I made for SCAVENGERS REIGN

[arirna]

[marichromatic]

This is the product of Master Animator Yoko Kuno.

She did each and every frame with watercolor.

[X]

[yanoharuhito]

this coraline concept art is AWESOME

Art of Coraline

While exploring her new home, a girl named Coraline discovers a secret door, behind which lies an alternate world that closely mirrors her o

[howlsmovingcastleblog-deactivat]

Hayao Miyazaki’s Anime Blueprint Layouts - Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)

[linesinmotion]

Netflix Has Released A 350-Page Multi-Media Art Of Book For 'Nimona' - Exclusive

Production designer Aidan Sugano spoke with us about the film's bumpy development, his role on the film, and putting together the book.

'Nimona' interactive art book + interview with production designer Aidan Sugano!

View artbook through article or here

[cetitanhasmoved]

Books by Joe Murray

Creating Animated Cartoons with Character, Who Asked the Moon to Dinner, The Enormous Mister Schmupsle!

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[cetitanhasmoved]

I'm fucking doing laps around my house about this

[macleod]

Visual effects crews at Walt Disney Studios have taken a significant step to unionize after filing with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for an election to unionize.

A supermajority (over 80%) of the 18 in-house VFX crew members at Walt Disney Pictures signed authorization cards signaling their desire to unionize.

The historical move is the second time in history that VFX professionals have joined together to demand the same protections and rights as their colleagues. Earlier this month, VFX crews at Marvel Studios voted to unionize beginning Aug. 21. Ballots are due on Sept. 11, and the vote count will take place on Sept. 12.

Unions Work, Unionize.

Source: Variety, August 28th 2023

[scurviesdisneyblog]

Background art for Cinderella (1950) from the Walt Disney Animation Research Library

“Cinderella’s background paintings remind me of grand stage sets for a Viennese Operetta by Johann Strauss. Everything is exaggerated in order to enhance a dreamlike, sentimental mood. The movie was made on a shoestring budget, yet its visual presentation is opulent and luscious. You combine that with rich storytelling, and you get a classic for the ages.” - Andreas Deja

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(Partial) pencil test for the Ed, Edd n' Eddy intro (Found on Paleycenter)

[scurviesdisneyblog]

The Emperor’s New Groove visual development by Paul Felix (x)

[thememedaddy]

[marcanimation]

Katsuya Kondo, correction Yoshifumi Kondo

Image from an old mandarake auction

[scurviesdisneyblog]

Concept art by Paul Felix and Hans Bacher for Mulan (1998)

[marcanimation]

Something I was looking into a while back was the rise of the cintiq(or just tablet monitors in general) and also how/when digitally painted BGs overtook physical BGs. (not the first digital elements, but when did they replace the main BG workflow) Flat graphics tablets had been around for a long time, and 2 of the guys I work with said that they were shown an early version of a tablet monitor at Fox/Bluth in the late 90's, but it was not really viable yet. They said it was a big CRT mounted in an animation desk, the glass was really thick and the brush lag made it unusable.

On the Wacom website, the earliest consumer version I could find is from 2001. The biggest one, at 15 inches, was $4000 at the time.

Here in the Lilo & Stitch extras, you can see Dean Deblois working on a CRT version in 2001. Looks like the wacom logo on the top corner or the monitor too.

As I understand it, the Disney sequel studio in Australia had replaced physical BGs with digitally painted BGs in around 2003-4 before Disney feature animation. Honestly it looks pretty good! The brushes at the time lacked texture, so some of the softer stuff looks a little airbrushy, parts of the image that should be more defined (the plane where the characters are), look a little too soft at times. Overall pretty good though, I would be proud if I painted stuff like this anyway.

WDFA were still using physical BGs for Home on the Range

And once they came back for the Princess and the Frog, they were using Photoshop. Some animation and cleanup was also done digitally at this time.

The cintiq 21UX was $2500 at this time. Accessible to some professionals but not most. This version was widely used in the flash era, and it's the first version I ever saw. Now I use a 500eur Huion tablet at home and don't even think about the difference between it and the cintiq I use in work. Anyway I just wanted to do a little look back at these things that are now ubiquitous in the industry and how they ended up covering every desk

(even the empty desks have em)