aritheanna replied to your post“RISE OF THE DISNEYFACE: an illustrated essay”
To bad this essay is flawed beyond belief because you are not an Animator nor understand the Animation process... You barely understand the basics of cartooning... I might go as far as art in general. Maybe you should read up more on Animation, you will learn some basics like Squish and squash... If you really studied Animation History... You will know where each Generation of Disney Animation gets its influence. Your conclusion an absolute insult and baseless.
I mean no, I’m obviously not an animator, but I do actually understand much of the animation process. I’ve read up on animation and character design a great deal because of my love for art and animated films, and I’ve been an extensive collector of animated films for most of my life to the point that I’ve probably spent several thousand dollars on this hobby.
Admittedly, I don’t really get to watch or enjoy animated film as much as I used to because of the direction my life has gone in, but I still retain the knowledge I learned from years of being self taught as well as several classes that I took when I still wanted to be an animator for a living. Hell, I at this very moment have several books on film design sitting within spitting distance of me here in England, thousands of miles away from the majority of my collection. I dragged those motherfuckers all the way across an ocean simply because, despite my limited free time, I still love that shit.
So no, I’m not pretending to be some kind of expert, but this is a hobby of mine and I do actually know enough to be able to recognise lazy character design work when I see it. You don’t have to be an architect to know that a McMansion is an ugly piece of shit.
Anyway if you want to actually write a real argument for why I’m wrong instead of throwing out jargon and hoping it passes as a convincing rebuttal, feel free.
