Bill Nolan's "Cartooning Self-Taught" on eBay!

Cartooning collector alert!  Bill Nolan 's ultra-rare book,  "Cartooning Self-Taught" is up for bid on eBay ! Ebay Listing:  ...

How to Draw Cartoons the "Old-School Way" by animator Bill Nolan

Another one to file under, "How in the world did I miss this?" Our pals at the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive scanned in this ...

Staging and Design – Storyboard Commentary Video

Today's storyboarding commentary video talks about staging and composition ; planning out your drawings to leave room for characters an...

Storyboard Commentary: Drawing Pans (Panorama Shots)

In today's storyboard commentary, the topic is Pans. " Pan " is short for " Panorama Shot ," a camera move in which...

How to Draw Cartoons the Old-Time Way! Instructional Cartooning Book from 1920's

Take a look at this wonderful little book on cartooning techniques by cartoonist B. "Tack" Knight. Tack's Cartoon Tips for t...

Charlton Guide to Making Comics - Super-Rare 1973 Premium is now Scanned

The Groovy Agent at Diversions of the Groovy Kind comic book blog has generously shared his scans from the impossible-to-find, 1973 "...

Draw Comics - Here's How! A Complete Book on Cartooning by George Leonard Carlson

Old-School Cartoonist George Carlson shares the wealth of his cartooning skills! Here are the first few pages of his 1933 cartooning cours...

Storyboard Documentary Tells it Like it Is

David Nethery has posted a great little documentary on the use of storyboards in animation for story development and live action filmmaking...

Funny Cartoon Inking - A Look at Various Styles

In the comments section of the last post about Michael Cho's lessons on Thoughtful Inking , Chris Allison brings up a good question: ...