"You're a gazelle"

clowning around

Richard Williams talked to us during the making of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit ?" about his theory of how the classic Disney and Warner Bros. characters were akin to circus Clowns in terms of the design of their costumes and "make up"  (the big noses, eyes, eyebrows, etc.)  That was his theory in designing Roger Rabbit .   I don't know if that's true or not, but I keep drawing these big nose characters and for me they're fun ...

(rough and clean up in TVPaint, drawn on Cintiq tablet.  Click on any image to see it larger. )

Inking tips

Here is a very interesting and useful piece from the Fleischer Studio.  I think I got this from Shane Gline's Cartoon Retro site .  Other than the references to "powdering your cells" (change that to "clean your tablet") this remains a very good guide to dynamic inking, especially as it applies to "inking" on the Intous or Cintiq tablet.   The best Fleischer cartoons always had outstanding inking , with lots of thick and thin line work for emphasis and texture . When I see that work and the great inking in the Disney features I'm just in awe of the artists who were able to produce that level of quality. (If you've ever tried inking on a cel with brush or quill pen you know what I mean)  The new Popeye DVD is coming out soon.  I can hardly wait !

(click on the image to see it larger)