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There’s something about this article and the collaboration it highlights that just makes me giddy. For centuries artists have found each other, discovered something magical when they combine forces, and created magnificent works of art…sometimes they’ve been unable to finish because they didn’t have the fame to get funding, or they had no audience. But today with the internet, artists can have instantaneous fame – and yes, even fortune. (Well, maybe not fortune…but the ability to raise enough money on Kickstarter to fund your project within one week due to...
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Jay O’Callahan is a powerful storyteller. He doesn’t have any props, he doesn’t have a script, he doesn’t really do voices or use costumes or hand puppets or anything else. What he does have is presence. Jay O’Callahan talks in this video at the 99% conference about storytelling and its powerful way of expressing that which cannot otherwise be told. I’ve known for a long time that storytelling can be a powerful way to express ideas; in my job as a multimedia instructional designer I’ve come across many a project where we believed the best way to get a...
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This is possibly the best 3D animated short I have seen in a very, very long time…its creativity and innovation is right up there with Pixar’s recent “Night and Day” short. If you couldn’t tell, I absolutely love watercolor and painterly effects in illustration. Especially when used in a medium that traditionally has very smooth, clean lines; the messy, grungy, artistic look of paint really appeals to me. I don’t know how they managed it for this 3D short, but it’s fantastic, and gives me so much inspiration to try it out myself one...
read moreHer Morning Elegance – Human Stop Motion
Another great example of animation, though a totally different type. Very creative and original! And of course,...
read moreBlue Hippy Cats
I think this video is brilliant on a few levels – the dry humor, the character, the counter-culture anti-Na’vi sentiment…but most especially the animation. I think it’s wonderful, and I desperately want to learn how to do this stuff. …Anyone know how to put together a home-made motion capture studio for less than $1k? ...
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This talk by Elizabeth Gilbert really spoke to me. As an aspiring artist who wishes I could find and focus my inspiration, I often blame myself for not being productive enough. I wonder what’s wrong with me when I don’t feel that driving and unstoppable need to create, like so many other artists seem to feel. According to Gilbert, maybe the problem is that I haven’t found my genius yet. I have to say…the idea that there is some unknowable spirit out there that helps drive creativity is quite comforting, much like finding religion in the face of death. But at a primal...
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