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This month’s recommendation is The Art of Kung Fu Panda because I am so excited to see the movie this summer. I don’t really have a lot more to say except nerdy stuff like the character design is really cool and the animation looks awesome - two good reasons to look into getting this book, which is set to be released on May 13.

The movie itself comes out on June 6, and you can be sure I will be there opening weekend - hopefully in an IMAX theater. I haven’t been a fan of some of the recent Dreamworks movies, but my hopes were kindled by early praise from animation expert Jerry Beck, who shares some of my opinions.

Links:

• Official movie site

• Trailer at Apple.com

• Jerry Beck’s informal review

• Great pictures from the movie

• Also check out: The Art of WALL.E

“Prepare for awesomeness!”

I recently bought a Modbook. Since a lot of you readers are digital painters, I have decided to post my review here. Here is everything you need to know, and probably more than you want to know, about this device.

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This is part three in my series of posts about illustrating the Three Little Pigs. Please also read:

• Illustrating a Children’s Story, part 1

• Illustrating a Children’s Story, part 2

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A really bad case of plagiarism and an awful copyright law has made me very uneasy over the past few weeks.

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In a previous post, I wrote about the importance of color studies. Here’s a little more specific info about making color studies and the thought process that I go through.

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