Originally posted at the Academy of Art Animation Notes:

Here are links to collections of various hand-drawn animated films that I think will be of interest to readers of this blog:


TVPaint Animation on Vimeo (various short films made with TVPaint) 

TVPaint Animation blog

Cal Arts Character Animation Channel on Vimeo

Sheridan College Animation Channel on Vimeo

The Animation Workshop Channel on Vimeo

Gobelins Animation Channel on YouTube 

The Peg Bar and Grill on Vimeo

2D Animation Channel on Vimeo

Source: hand-drawn-animation.blogspot.com

Audience Perception & Animation

The Artist, Perception and Animation

Audience preferences & Tintin

These two blog posts discuss why they think 3D is becoming the more prominent animation medium in theaters, from the point of view of the audience, comparing the current 2D/3D animation situation to that of silent black & white films and color sound films. With that said, this debate should be taken with a grain of salt. It’s definitely an interesting read for animation enthusiasts.

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Disney’s The Emperor’s New Groove

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Zeus gives Pegasus wings, from Disney’s Hercules

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Muk and Luk from Amblimation’s Balto

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FX animation from Warner Bros. Animation’s Osmosis Jones

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Danny from Turner Entertainment’s Cats Don’t Dance

Look at that award winning smile.