A couple years ago, our pals at the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive scanned in this "how-to-draw" book by animation pioneer William C. Nolan: "Cartooning Self-Taught" Update: seems like all the old links to the Archive site are broken, so I'm posting all the images right here until they return to the Asifa Archive blog. Bill Nolan is one of the hugest unsung heroes and animation -- is often credited with creating the rubber hose style of cartoons. It was Bill Nolan that helped Otto Messmer refine Felix the Cat into the bouncy, round, cartoony character that he became in the mid-20s. I just love the giant hands on all these characters, reminding me of Bud Fisher's Mutt& Jeff, Elzie C. Segar's Thimble Theater (Popeye) and George Herriman's Stumble Inn. It's kinda strange how different decades have different cartooning styles. I wouldn't mind at all if this old-timey "bigfoot" style started to make a comeback! This book is a quick survey of the most basic building blocks of how to draw cartoon characters: There are different mini lessons on how to draw the head, hands, feet, full figures, action poses, animals and kids. Like a lot of books of this type, it doesn't go into great detail, but it's fun for what it is!

Put on your magic hat & get ready to push your animation skills to the next level cuz in this course we’ll reveal the secrets behind smooth walk cycles.

Roy Lichtenstein was a prominent American pop artist who favored old fashioned comic strips as a subject matter.

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Schlaubi Schlumpf (original französischer Name Schtroumpf à Lunettes) ist eine der Hauptfiguren in der Schlümpfe Comic-Serie und der Schlümpfe Zeichentrickserie. Er ist eine Nervensäge und er hält seinen Mitschlümpfen gerne Moralpredigten und zitiert aus den "Gesammelten Werken von Schlaubi Schlumpf". Außerdem weiß er immer alles besser, und was immer Papa Schlumpf sagt, ist ihm heilig. Er ist sein Assistent, und wenn Papa einmal nicht im Dorf ist, übernimmt Schlaubi gerne die Verantwortung für