Archive for May, 2008

May 21 2008

Illustrating a Children’s Story, Part 4

Posted by: Dani in Process

Three Pigs Part 4

Here is the latest work behind the Three Little Pigs project. Sketches are close to done, and I’m starting to think about how the book is going to be put together.

Here are the previous posts for this project: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

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May 09 2008

Book of the Month: The Art of Kung Fu Panda

Posted by: Dani in Resources

Artofkungfupanda

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.

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“Prepare for awesomeness!”

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May 02 2008

My New Modbook

Posted by: Dani in Hardware

Modbook

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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