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Cartoon Animation with Preston Blair Returns with a new revised edition!

Preston Blair began his career in the early 1930s at the Universal studio under Walter Lantz and Bill Nolan. He went on later to work for all the major animation studios from Walt Disney to The Flintstones at Hanna-Barbera for over 50 years. You will recognize his footprint in animation through the halcyon days of animation. However, he is better known for his book, Cartoon Animation with Preston Blair, published in 1948. A brand-new edition of Cartoon Animation with Preston Blair is available by Walter Foster Publishing, an imprint of The Quarto Group.

Hair Today Gone Tomorrow

Within 100 years hair has evolved very fast in the 20th century. Hair is a statement of individuality. What you do with your hair will…

The Happy Prince

There was a time in my youth when things were simpler. The Happy Prince animation based on Oscar Wilde’s short story is one of those…

Musical Charlie Brown Christmas Tree

Misery loves company. Now you can be like good ol’ Charlie Brown and buy a shitty Christmas tree at Home Depot. This paltry puny tree…

Mickey Mouse Watch

The Mickey Mouse Watch was introduced in August 3rd, 1933 at a cost of $3.25. It was later lowered to $2.95. By 1949 over 5…

Hal Lasko: The Pixel Painter

Earlier versions of Windows boasted Microsoft Paint. Photoshop was too expensive, so it was a free tool we all used.  97 year old  Hal Lasko…

Azúl

This is as close as you will get to a sequel of Lost.  Cute animation has Lost elements of a mysterious island.  Azúl was created…

The Matrix in 60 Seconds

To the non-geeks out there who have not seen The Matrix, this 60 seconds animation will satisfy your curiosity.

The ACME Corporation

The ACME Corporation poster has garnered significant attention on Kickstarter, piquing interest due to the nuanced legal considerations surrounding intellectual property. A question that lingers…

When Pigs Fly

What are you going to do now? Pigs do fly!

CGI Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown is going CGI for his 65th anniversary on November 25, 2015. That date will mark the 65th anniversary of the comic strip, and…

Cartoon Network Celebrates 20 Years

20 years of Cartoon Network and counting. Ted Turner’s vision still growing and kids still smiling. Many thought Ted Turner’s idea to start the network…