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Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Inked Drawings
Posted by Sam Kressin in Animation, Comic Books
I’ve known artist and animator Franco Cespedes for several years now. He is a fantastic artist, and has been working with me on an incredible new Worlds Deadliest project that should showcase by the end of this year. In the meantime, Franco has put out an awesome 4 issue mini-series on ComiXology titled, “Asusto.”
Asusto is based on classic Costa Rican and Latin American folktales, stories that have been passed down for generations. Asusto quickly focuses in on Chito, a violent man with a quick temper who doesn’t for a second believe any of the local folklore, but soon finds himself battling for his life. Franco has put together a quickly paced, action packed, thriller / horror saga, showcasing his take on several legendary Latin American tales.
The cartooning and illustration work of Franco Cespedes is excellent. His characters are extremely animated, expressive, and filled with emotion. This is a fast and fun read, filled with Devil Dogs (El Cadjos), She Monsters (La Segua), Headless Priests (El Padre Sin Cabeza) and a host of craziness. Just 99 cents per a 26 pg issue, for a total of three dollars and ninety six cents for the entire series, you can’t go wrong. You can pick up all four issues right here on comiXology. Asusto is available in both English and Spanish pick up a copy here; https://www.comixology.com/Asusto-1/digital-comic/77059
Posted by Sam Kressin in Animation, Book Reviews
Making his first appearance in a 1942 MGM Tom and Jerry cartoon titled “Dog Trouble” Spike the Bulldog has traveled across multiple business and marketing platforms throughout the years. This all begins with a simple how to draw book published in the 1940s.
Spike’s most famous pose comes from a book titled, “Animation: Learn How to Draw Animated Cartoons” The picture below is from the second edition of the book. Blair did not create the character but he used Spike and several other Characters he had animated while working at MGM and Disney Studios to explain the finer points of animation.
After publication of the first edition of Preston Blair’s book, “Animation” the rights to use some of these characters were revoked and Blair was forced to go back and change his illustrations to make the characters “generic” and legal to use. Pictured is below are the original, “Spike the Bull Dog” drawings included in the first edition of Blair’s book .
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Posted by Sam Kressin in Animation, Story Boards
This is the same sequence I posted yesterday here revised. Stay tuned in the few day or so I will post the entire scene.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Animation, Story Boards
I’m currently learning how to do story boarding for animation. This is a scene from my first assignment that was cut due the fact that I needed to show the entire action in one take. Stay tuned as I will post this same scene re-done tomorrow.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Animation
Walter Peregoy is best known for his background paintings in a number of Disney feature-length animated films. Later became known for his grumpy deminer and speaking the uncensored truth about the old days working in animation. Peregoy passed way earlier this year.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Drawing and Illustration, Karate, Martial Arts
This is a cool Chuck Norris Karate Kammando Illustration by former Disney Animator Tom Bancroft. Tom did this illustration of Chuck in 2014 at my request during the time I was one of his supports on Patreon. Eventually I had to cancell my pledge in order to save money in an effort to allocate more funds towards making my own comics.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration
David Pimentel is a Story Artist at Walt Disney Feature Animation and a disciple of the late Walt Stanchfield
Here are a few of my drawings from one of the sessions I did in Pimental’s class hover over the photo to click through to the next slide…
