You've set a beautiful table my fair, Senorita

we ordered pizza and under special instructions wrote: dance for me and he’s not...

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:13:29 -0400

we ordered pizza and under special instructions wrote: dance for me and he’s not...

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Sun, 19 May 2013 23:06:06 -0400

I don’t like bubblegum flavored stuff but the color was so...

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:20:30 -0400

I don’t like bubblegum flavored stuff but the color was so pretty!!

Leeman belongs to Tabloo

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:45:00 -0400

Leeman belongs to Tabloo

sketches

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:57:40 -0400

sketches

anthonyholden: My family stayed on vacation in Washington...

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:18:57 -0400

anthonyholden:

My family stayed on vacation in Washington without me. I miss them. Especially at dinner time. The most interesting things happen at our dinner table.

-Anthony Holden

kouotsu: anthonyholden: What are studios looking for? How can...

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:50:21 -0400

kouotsu:

anthonyholden:

What are studios looking for? How can I get into a good animation school? What should I be studying?

I get a lot of these types of questions now and again, and I never know how to answer them. I can’t be sure of what studios are looking for, I don’t control admissions policies to schools, and I have little idea what makes for a current and relevant curriculum. There are a lot of variables in your bid for a career in animation, and it’s kind of impossible to control most of them. You must be crazy to want this job!

I find it helpful to focus on the things I can control. Among those things are your study habits and how you spend your personal time. It’s good to work hard and have goals—without them we would get nowhere. Study hard and make decisive strides towards achieving your art goals. But in the heat of that pursuit, don’t forget to go out and live your life!

If you spend any amount of time looking at artists online, you’ve probably figured out by now that there are about a million dudes and dudettes in internetville who draw better than you (I relive this realization daily). Once your have done your best to rise to their level, the only tool you have to compete with these crazy talents is your background, your personal character—is you!

Consider developing your whole self with the same raw focus and intensity that you develop a particular skill set. Get focused. Go out, have adventures. Run, jump, skin your knee, fall in love, root loudly for the away team at a baseball game, barely escape a crash of stampeding rhinos, live to see another day. Experience things big and small. Go for a walk. The world is full of wonders.

I know this advice is not particularly animation-specific, but maybe that’s for the best. At any rate, it is something I feel strongly about. Animation is great, and there are few things that I enjoy doing more than drawing and storytelling. But in order to have stories to tell, first you have to live them.

Be good, and see you soon!

PS, if you were looking for advice on draftsmanship you should probably be reading this.

This is great. Especially with the currently huge cost of college that kids out of high school can’t really comprehend the consequences of, I say take a few years to grow up and experience the real world before you bet your entire financial future on a school. Get your own place, or just bum around the country, or join the peace corps. There are limitless possibilities out of high school that become impossibilities when you have 100k student loan debt. Rack up a 5k credit card having fun before college and as you struggle to pay it back you’ll probably realize a cheaper college would be a better idea.

teafromneverland: My favorite Pixar quote :)

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:54:49 -0400

teafromneverland:

My favorite Pixar quote :)

youreverydayheyarnold: Reblog if he’s been in your childhood...

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:19:41 -0400

youreverydayheyarnold:

Reblog if he’s been in your childhood too!

WOW, I just lost a bunch of weight using the OFFICIAL TUMBLR DIET!! Are u using it as well? Tumblr won't let me post links but check it out at TumblrHealthDiet[d0t]com

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:47:00 -0400

yes

shewashonestanddonuts said: my roommate had a teacher that was similar… enough people complained...

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:48:38 -0400

shewashonestanddonuts said: my roommate had a teacher that was similar… enough people complained...

It’s 8:31 and the professor isn’t here. He’s always late??? Did he forget to get...

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:37:00 -0400

It’s 8:31 and the professor isn’t here. He’s always late??? Did he forget to get...

shelbyscoloringbook: The Anne Frank wax figurine now on display...

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:06:23 -0400

shelbyscoloringbook:

The Anne Frank wax figurine now on display at Madame Tussaud’s Museum. In addition to the figure, her room has partially rebuilt in the museum, and you can hears noises outside her window if you listen close, noises ranging from planes and shouts to birds and gentle talking. A truly remarkable figurine, as normally the artists work with live people whom they can get accurate measurements on. With Anne, the artists only had photos, but she turns out so real looking you can’t help but smile back at her.

WOW, I just lost a bunch of weight using the OFFICIAL TUMBLR DIET!! Are u using it as well? check it out at TumblrHealthDiet[d0t]com

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:18:00 -0400

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Mon, 13 May 2013 11:19:48 -0400

arkhane: From the artbook The Art of Kiki’s Delivery...

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:50:22 -0400

arkhane:

From the artbook The Art of Kiki’s Delivery Service, Studio Ghibli (1989), written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

Hey Arnold postcard designs! Please read for more info~

Sat, 11 May 2013 19:47:00 -0400

Hey Arnold postcard designs! Please read for more info~

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Sat, 11 May 2013 04:00:28 -0400

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Fri, 10 May 2013 21:53:42 -0400

yadamon doodles…noodles

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:14:00 -0400

yadamon doodles…noodles