tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post114187941371465854..comments2024-03-27T11:18:53.456-07:00Comments on Temple of the Seven Golden Camels: And Again...mark kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11953166248647413142noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-35818755628650567702014-08-01T04:26:33.216-07:002014-08-01T04:26:33.216-07:00Dear Mark: Thank you for your blog. I want to be a...Dear Mark: Thank you for your blog. I want to be a 2d animation artist but never got the right studies and neger got into the industry. I am 32 years old and many times I feel there is nowhere to go to learn, or that I am too old. I tell you this for you to know how deeply I appreciate your blog. Not for Keane`s anecdotes(which of course I love) but for the fact that you share the right focus with those who arrive at your blog. So...<br /><br />THANKS INFINITE (and if you need anything, please just ask, I am gonna be reading allll your blog).Alenz Atmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336781801141469763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-15180781800009937482011-05-25T19:40:15.991-07:002011-05-25T19:40:15.991-07:00Great blog, i entered two times counting this, and...Great blog, i entered two times counting this, and both times, while reading your posts (i´d say..articles) i learned or refreshed very important stuff. I do more 3d than 2d, but since a while.. when modeling something, i make the subject black (by turning the lights off) to check the silhouette, and it really helps me to detect errors and to develop the model. Is really important (as you emphasize)..since with a good silhouette you can add details with great confidence that the thing is working already.<br /> Well, Mark, thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences through the blog! <br /> Forgive my english please.D32D-signhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08696626357487200033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-1141986195880358662006-03-10T02:23:00.000-08:002006-03-10T02:23:00.000-08:00I'm a staunch practitioner of the silhouette rule ...I'm a staunch practitioner of the silhouette rule in storyboarding. It just reads better. But I do have to say that it tends to flatten out the boards. How do i get more dimension? Do I need to apply the BG/MG/FG technique you talked about in the Carl Barks post? Help!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07985132183438922332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-1141964231548483652006-03-09T20:17:00.000-08:002006-03-09T20:17:00.000-08:00sean-well put! That's going to be a recurring them...sean-<BR/><BR/>well put! That's going to be a recurring theme of my blog, for sure.mark kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11953166248647413142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-1141961186670627522006-03-09T19:26:00.000-08:002006-03-09T19:26:00.000-08:00Great blog mark! It always seems that the simplie...Great blog mark! It always seems that the simpliest of answers are often the ones most easily forgotten. Thanks for the reminder!<BR/>-seanSean Szeleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01984854407280911972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-1141932512296640622006-03-09T11:28:00.000-08:002006-03-09T11:28:00.000-08:00No kidding count. Dan Hansen once said some people...No kidding count. Dan Hansen once said some people hear it once and know it. And some people have to hear it over and over and over.<BR/><BR/>Well, I'm the second kind, for sure.mark kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11953166248647413142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-1141926004949673192006-03-09T09:40:00.000-08:002006-03-09T09:40:00.000-08:00Amen Mark, Amen! I know I am guilty as charged of ...Amen Mark, Amen! I know I am guilty as charged of forgetting about clear silhouette on occasion. I'm sure you know it too. That feeling of "why isn't this damn panel working?" You redraw the character, then clarify the BG, and then bam!, it hits you. The silhouette. Suddenly it works. God, that drawing from "Deduce, You Say", that right there is why I got into animation. I'm of the old school WB style, way more than Disney. If only I did it that well though. Although much love to Disney.Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07014878648683435308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-1141915623911621322006-03-09T06:47:00.000-08:002006-03-09T06:47:00.000-08:00Welcome Benjamin! You are right. It is amazing how...Welcome Benjamin! You are right. It is amazing how the internet has made so much stuff accessible that was never out there before.<BR/>Maybe I can get a Keane life drawing. I might have a xerox of one somewhere. I'll keep it in mind. If someone else has one, post it and let us know!mark kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11953166248647413142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-1141899154879771382006-03-09T02:12:00.000-08:002006-03-09T02:12:00.000-08:00Great blog! As someone who's dream is to work in f...Great blog! As someone who's dream is to work in feature animation - and still preferably Disney - it's fantastic how more and more of you are starting blogs. I'm learning my animation skills in the "oldskool" handdrawn way at AnimationMentor.com, but there's not many resources for the "2D" part of 2D animation, so especially these kinds of blogs are great. Really inspiring stuff.<BR/>And I'd love to see a Glen Keane life drawing for once. A lot of people (including me) are always raving about his rough animation, but I'd love to be able to study some of the work he did NOT for animation, and how much style differs, etc. Great to hear he throws a lot of stuff away as well... I'm just new to animation, and only got into drawing again for a while now, yet I always want to make a "Glen Keane-level" drawing right of the bat. It's silly how easy it is to forget that he's got 30 years of experience and still throws stuff away!<BR/><BR/>Great blog, I'll definitly keep on reading this!Benjamin De Schrijverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113326323094548928noreply@blogger.com