This is from a Little Golden Book called "Never Pat a Bear - A Book About Signs" with illustrations by Art Seiden. It was published in 1971 and the whole thing has been scanned and featured on the wonderful blog, Golden Gems.
It isn't often that I laugh out loud while reading comics, but this comic jam (drawn on 39 Post-It notes) from cartoonists Chris Allison and Ryan Kramer is just too good to be missed!
Fantastically unhinged cartoon one-upsmanship, and just plain drop-dead fun!
...and these are just two random drawings out of the sequence of 39!
I got to know Chris and Ryan when I was at Nickelodeon last year drawing storyboards for The Mighty B!'s first season. If these guys are the future of animation, we're all in for a treat.
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Storyboard Artist Kelly Brine has created a really in-depth guide to understanding and drawing folds and clothing. According to the introduction,
"I'm a storyboard artist. When I couldn't find a good book on drawing folds, I decided to analyze folds myself, and I'm sharing what I've learned.Well drawn folds in clothing can help make a drawing look dynamic and alive. But usually folds just seem lumpy and unconvincing--especially when drawing from your imagination.
The reason clothing is usually badly drawn is that you can't draw folds unless you understand them.
In this document I’ll explain why folds look and behave the way they do. The information in this document will help you get started learning how to create convincing-looking folds from your imagination, so you’re not limited to drawing only what you see in front of you. "
Kelly's guide is unlike anything else I've seen on the subject of folds. After 20 pages of demonstrating how folds are formed, Kelly includes a chapter on how to draw folds in people's hands and skin. The last six pages deal with the way clothing is tailored to deal with the range of human motion. VERY interesting stuff!
The tone of the writing is very conversational and the drawings are lively and clear. The best part is that you can read it online for FREE!
I haven't figured out how to download this document, but I was able to PRINT it out beautifully by clicking on the "print" command in the Scribd toolbar. See example below...
Kelly Brine has also shared some of his storyboards on this same website. Kelly has done tons of live-action storyboards for TV and movies and commercials, including Tommy Boy, Harriet the Spy, Bride of Chucky and Hollywoodland. Here's an example:
Ger Appledorn from Those Fabuleous Fifties just posted a whole slew of "Captain Tootsie" comic book scans. These were Tootsie Roll advertisements in comic book format from the pen of C.C. Beck and the same crew that brought us the classic Captain Marvel comics from Fawcett in the 1940's and 50's.
They're like those Hostess Twinkies and Fruit Pie ads from the seventies, but with their own original super-hero.
Go check 'em out -- they're chock-full of cartoony goodness!
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