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Tag Archives: animation
Loving Vincent: A Painted Life
I was recently reading about the soon-to-be released feature-length animated film, Loving Vincent, that follows the life and death of Vincent Van Gogh. I was struck by both the artistic vision of the producers and the complicated process of its … Continue reading
Design Exercise: Flip Book Animation
Last week I talked about early animation techniques. So here is your chance to try one of these forms of animation while also exploring some of the design concepts covered in Design: A Beginner’s Handbook. A flip book may seem … Continue reading
Posted in Elements and Principles, How-To
Tagged animation, design elements and principles, design exercise, flip book, motion
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From Still to Moving Image
Kineographs, phenakistoscopes, mutoscopes, zoetropes, zoopraxiscopes, thaumatropes, even flip books – quite a mouthful. What all these devices have in common is that they take a series of still images and create the illusion of motion. They are all precursors to … Continue reading
Posted in Artists and Designers, Elements and Principles
Tagged animation, flip book, phenakistoscope, zoetrope
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A Brash Beauty: Jennifer Steinkamp Animates the World
Working with the same software used by film companies such as Dreamworks and Pixar, Jennifer Steinkamp creates complex animations that are then projected onto an architectural space using multiple projectors run by a bank of computers. According to Steinkamp’s bio … Continue reading
Evolution of the Drawn Image: Animations by Jake Fried
Sick Leave from Jake Fried on Vimeo. Jake Fried is a Boston-based artist known for his handmade experimental animations. These animations are time lapse records of his very personal drawing/painting process – from preliminary layout to densely finished product. Using … Continue reading