tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11915253234869718942024-03-21T10:56:28.750-07:00ZorAnthologyOkay Mike, you were right....Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-44272706094764333212012-09-27T14:35:00.000-07:002012-09-27T19:43:24.943-07:00St. Vincent<br />
A quiet hum pervades every corner. You listen with your ear pressed against the cold titanium door. Deep in the canals of your mind there is a whirring machine, a thing possessing what feels like infinite knowledge, some of it profound, all of it potentially trivial. What could be missing? Something. Something <i>must</i> be missing. Why are you still here? You could be at home with your private library! You know things are different now. Why hold out hope for more? <br />
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You can only answer...."I don't know".<br />
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You are starting to feel very silly indeed, but then-"Your lips are red....My face is red from reading your red lips...."<br />
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THAT VOICE. <i>What</i> is that voice? Something about it...the door opens and without warning....<br />
A ballet studio. Precocious, poised young girls glare at each other from across the hall, pensive, breathing like stallions. In a single, undulating wave they begin to move, like liquid, like ribbon, they collide into a brilliant scarlet-tinted hurricane that unfolds itself in the form of a giant diorama - you see on the stage a younger version of yourself, face buried in a book. Greasy, glaring figures swirl about you, taunting you, making you strip off your clothes and laugh at their jokes. Violins stab your brain, reminding you that four times three makes twelve....<br />
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"My face is drawn....My face is drawn on with this #2 pencil...."<br />
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The slim, startling figure stands mere feet from your face. With her laser-like limestone eyes coolly beaming into yours, she drops the pencil into your open palm. Without explanation -with nothing more than pure instinct- you know exactly what to do next. <br />
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For endless, numberless days and nights you scribble furiously away at an infinite canvas, lines racing, scraping, bleeding into nothing and everything, eyeballs turning to dust, nose running with black tar, until you finally fall down on your sorry ass like an outgrown Beanie Baby in a Salvation Army thrift store. With hot little tears searing your greying cheeks, your parched throat clenched and quivering full of scoffs and allergies, a familiar hand slowly hovers outstretched into view from <i>just</i> within-without the wretched smog. Putting a finger to your lips, it silences your bitching. "Just like an amnesiac, trying to get my senses back...", coos a familiar voice, soft yet powerful, making a dozen rosy incisions every-which-where and slowly, delicately drawing out your smelly aluminum nerves, your microwaved spaghetti brain, your aching Jenga tower spine - <i>Truth!</i> Truth is beauty! She speaks again! OH, WHERE DID IT GO??!!!<br />
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Am I a supplicant? Am I lost in the scene? <i>Could you quit me??</i> OH, NO!!! What would the neighbours say?!<br />
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"Mouth connects to the teeth, and teeth to the lies and the curses....Honey, can you reach the spots that need oiling and fixing?"<br />
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YES! NO! MAYBE!! OH GOD, HOW I WISH I COULD!!! <br />
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"<i>H</i>-" You foam at the mouth...<br />
"<i>E</i>-" You fight your reflection...<br />
"<i>L</i>-" You're looking to finish a fight...<br />
"<i>P!</i>" You fuck with dynamite...<br />
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You are now running for the exit. She is running with you. All around you office towers collapse like moldy butter, huge round men made of cellulite and smoked ham play slip'n'slide in the streets with a sociopathic glint in their eyes, a handcuffed martyr with flesh the color of tough luck is tickled until he ejaculates money down the eaves of a sty, your grandmother slowly turns to plywood, channel fifteen tries to strangle channel three, Canada forces a laugh into the mirror with tears in its eyes and snot all over its ironic moustache, sushi starts making people grow noses on their taints, everything ever made is in your pocket and it's lowering your sperm count, discussions of what should rightfully be done to a vagina take place without a single one present, Walter Huston's character from <i>Treasure of the Sierra Madre</i> becomes the voice of reason, lipsticked pitbulls menacingly brandish aerosol cans atop gaily dancing horses, Wal-Mart sniffs a rose while Exxon shops for tupperware, so many voices, so much sound, so much noise, please don't cry....<br />
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With shattered glass all about her, eyes glistening with silvery tears, she softly projects through the small, narrow shaft of light - "They could take or leave you, so they took you and they left you - <i>how can they be so casually CRUEL???!!!!"</i><br />
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The hurt heals. You really stare at her. You are not a cheerleader anymore. You can cut her open. Your body is now ready, and though power may not care, you can still freeze out your own little ice age where the shivers won't find you and that funny lightning calls you the tiger. It may not be a perfect plan, but it's the one you've got. And how it is is how it ought to be.<br />
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Happy Birthday, Annie Erin Clark.<br />
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Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-77781771127667353332012-09-22T22:01:00.000-07:002012-09-22T22:01:52.596-07:00Magic TrixieStudies from a classic Oh Yeah! Cartoons segment. <a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkLcmb__Vjs>WATCH IT HERE!</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-47226701401104068302012-04-12T15:09:00.001-07:002012-04-12T15:10:52.195-07:00Just A Little Experiment<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78jeeSnTfTZK5DJZuMoMfHNeyKslJ9nrtxR3YJi2NxKIPC4YCVFvXIMv6MoNMPQ9cERLcWw7zvGbfOsIqW-OZFdXO2BHZZ_rCoKHeFPdubTpsynbLburzXF7XD-7QCyu_5KKCCw05Cnhz/s1600/DSC05343.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78jeeSnTfTZK5DJZuMoMfHNeyKslJ9nrtxR3YJi2NxKIPC4YCVFvXIMv6MoNMPQ9cERLcWw7zvGbfOsIqW-OZFdXO2BHZZ_rCoKHeFPdubTpsynbLburzXF7XD-7QCyu_5KKCCw05Cnhz/s400/DSC05343.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730640147816526002" /></a><br />'sall it is.Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-80429326881710546952012-04-04T23:44:00.003-07:002012-04-04T23:50:33.239-07:00Catherine O'Hara Would Be.....Proud...?Aah, stupid Blogger...oh well,<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paOPwl5GCvc">CLICK HERE</a> to see my most recent piece of animation work. Losta corrections needed for this to be really good, but I think it still does a decent job selling the line.Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-16144591822033817522012-04-04T21:44:00.002-07:002012-04-04T21:46:49.331-07:00Buncha Doodles From a Really Long Time Ago<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiloXGa74KfypWfEsA4o8I7PQ6sMwtKzy6EIG3DPRDP5_A4Am4UOreFGspMFpBFZDYcTggDzBzwZUY7jfwwS-1dQEhvUOsQbVYkNNtG6mD-jVN126XYQPFWRexBIrqXXrtoEoZPwQZZMjq/s1600/DSC05337.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiloXGa74KfypWfEsA4o8I7PQ6sMwtKzy6EIG3DPRDP5_A4Am4UOreFGspMFpBFZDYcTggDzBzwZUY7jfwwS-1dQEhvUOsQbVYkNNtG6mD-jVN126XYQPFWRexBIrqXXrtoEoZPwQZZMjq/s400/DSC05337.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727773413085735986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMJjNd3JiPkePgaZQTcZb9YI-DlNO-D2tK0Hun6FunNSSQ16TKQeGziX8FN6XFHZQkh7g5xRvUdSMzm-gQ9kJuumD02oYTggAHYsxNAyEQiy8oJLjwWryOUZxxo8Uh7eoLv0Ff5aR_ALY/s1600/DSC05338.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAktldxBsnXmE9sPTUwC5c5jh2qw0iE4hioRjEijDuE0JmoKomLT9hGXKIaGgIamy5Twd2hcwB6F0a2PTOsVdulqLScYsHQZIbul6DVKBk7cTtChuc0e8LTSOJbyGXlHGtM675mtIGajzU/s400/DSC05340.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727773383451722114" /></a>Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-47077969934330408442011-09-13T21:19:00.000-07:002011-09-13T21:33:00.214-07:00PB Pooches<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8UQDU4zHoniLN362OKvfIWso47rzeccGkb4S6hekOvK4iJUyFA7U1nyBIqqAgntuCTQ76mxqmw2v_CdMSRJQtlza2OQWPPT8u63aXFhJwNseFLrO8CUuK26VRhdJ1MHrUbKRltyPDTKa/s400/DSC04574.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652065538658274434" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTbgKFKkaqcUPHmfJ2_6PMAJ8kr-RVom6SUIz166RRLfvQLQ3Hr2A-fg7ebnPZwB7gdf-jRwgXDXGdnQfPCMPnWLhy7YZow183VECjzTIq_aWnOI197b6pP6fu3ASkdSF6VR7yuDBIJLj/s400/DSC04575.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652065969105246546" /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Arrow indicates where nose <i>should </i>be.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTcK38NyfLezGI-4oeDIDQDS-jdANApo4DcBuzyxfjwpKd3o0EE_h8GOs5ap4rss3GGdCmc2zDO49uI4zElv7jQSeDP-WLVxIK3hZOYLJjix9hwb0g_GzAOsppDTWZq74ln-I0kcmzTjG/s400/DSC04576.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652066398124753106" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwmdOSN52xJpa83NZS-mXnIgpnOE9aQislM7J5NbZ45-QkWC0NEZQwHb3MnzSOdIdkuKBBffaS0lw7jskMVwgOe-Rg_m3iiCUbpgmy7rDyzd7oyjRRK5L2-BlhAS7WsRKX2RheoXBq7tA/s400/DSC04577.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652066879080675826" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now here's my personal take on this dog:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lFyZqy2hvB_VmFMAFTa_QgV02hgeuVgxGg-z2stY6nEMIR3_NIZr-XNbpEsHJl5URS12zUnLRCWlXF5TNVX6RgzYUpodpa7rgyca3dy5Zdedq3sCL9Ag9E4-X2eaXewWEj0Efxl1NEdd/s1600/DSC04578.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lFyZqy2hvB_VmFMAFTa_QgV02hgeuVgxGg-z2stY6nEMIR3_NIZr-XNbpEsHJl5URS12zUnLRCWlXF5TNVX6RgzYUpodpa7rgyca3dy5Zdedq3sCL9Ag9E4-X2eaXewWEj0Efxl1NEdd/s400/DSC04578.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652067356647296626" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Remember my whingeing about linework the other day? Boy, did I ever get bold fast. Literally.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-89571287938910211632011-09-11T15:28:00.001-07:002011-09-11T16:24:22.421-07:00What I Was Whining About<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIq0JPxBkbxnwQ4XLbjKW6i56qUmE4cYmU85Jyctz6VICZUVpB9d8icVbhHkQDyLQRe791sr9iZMGMz_KXDFyJYzWlexNBn_bDEmn6LmlvQ5Z2uZHNxdcWhQ4zM6ilXKsXSuPLJaaketb/s1600/DSC04562.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIq0JPxBkbxnwQ4XLbjKW6i56qUmE4cYmU85Jyctz6VICZUVpB9d8icVbhHkQDyLQRe791sr9iZMGMz_KXDFyJYzWlexNBn_bDEmn6LmlvQ5Z2uZHNxdcWhQ4zM6ilXKsXSuPLJaaketb/s400/DSC04562.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651232671384446130" /></a>Yeeeaaahhh, sometimes I draw like.......this. Okay, so it's not <i>THAAAT </i>terrible. The feet are floating, the pencil really ought to be sharper, god I hate stopping to do that but so does everyone, yablayablaya.....Actually, the composition, lines of action and basic forms are all only slightly off. But to a truly serious cartoonist -which I obviously aspire to be- that's like saying, "Hell, my weakly stabilized basement apartment with crumbling drywall that's filled with Nitroglycerine bombs and priceless Chinese vases from the Ming Dyasty is really just<i> slightly </i>overlapping a massive fault line! I'll be <i>fine, </i>you'll see!"<div><br /></div><div> Yes, it's one hell of an unforgiving craft, and that's probably the way it ought to be - <i>most</i> of the time, anyway.</div>Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-41092397894192326152011-09-11T15:15:00.000-07:002011-09-11T16:20:14.093-07:00Is This The Best Cartooning Study I've Ever Done?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElIZmFmg9aPJWXFqqUZfaqr4jRIS6pzWuoLv7_NrZy3MqMMJxHqIxQeOnn8c8NkZxkiMANf7Yutz_TvF0Sy-x0ZkzE6RmZ3sTESXvc65-_yPuYp5306PR22OdaDjmWTOQAJacWLUGFoLf/s1600/DSC04561.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 393px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElIZmFmg9aPJWXFqqUZfaqr4jRIS6pzWuoLv7_NrZy3MqMMJxHqIxQeOnn8c8NkZxkiMANf7Yutz_TvF0Sy-x0ZkzE6RmZ3sTESXvc65-_yPuYp5306PR22OdaDjmWTOQAJacWLUGFoLf/s400/DSC04561.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651229442693368034" /></a>If not, it's damn close. One thing that's definitely different about it is that this time I <i>successfully </i>punched it up with voluminous thick-and-thin lines, following the original ones as closely as I could. Usually I'm too nervous to do that - one slip and it ruins the whole drawing. Which brings me to my single most irritating shortcoming as an artist - I'm prone to slipping. And digging, and fudging, and fidgeting....you name it. Fact is, I still have <i>terrible</i> motor control. I can't even snap my fingers. And being left-handed isn't a big deal in general, but sometimes it sure doesn't help.<div>Fortunately, though, I think my passion for the craft is already starting to fix those issues. Practice and personality are on my side. I work hard at it whenever I can, and everyone I know tells me I draw "funny" - in a good way. The great John Kricfalusi says that that's the one part of cartooning you're either born with or you aren't. I'm all too happy to take his word for it.<br /><br /></div>Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-65144143730621951192011-09-11T15:09:00.001-07:002011-09-11T15:13:57.065-07:00PB Puppies<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 352px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2lEEaA2v78ZmJ1GoFVVxo8P32nHL1AYgoDsp7w0cYDzIxgdPpmy8Ki-dEADU6xA17Ou265skPUK3IAC9B_H8uwao43tFoN-Z2Cv_wbeQdoavY2K7WU5qnXZ704BYb0O3ARZLZcRXDPEa/s400/DSC04567.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651228045534354466" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZu_dpjeexQDDgBt__lilaEtqt1j0Yj6MpdqA2a5x1OYErokdRbEO8ruwmOBkvgnJoHHDzLsSfL4Uf6YStxqufa3LBDwL00JKNzZTnXuTPHrYlECH_9yj0tmWk7G3t-P4ytLyOCZAFNa0/s400/DSC04566.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651228227139513506" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnKKtVwejH8IrxEf-QZpMqXFHuzS9C4r6F3Pp-4nUP1SHQQ4DAkvjOI9EElFHXDKw8XNnASQK3iMoumlzA4Tovu4efO1u0PEdLtNEprl7YgYSCqP__bgshn4mU9yzRIukR4qXsWfjRtjX/s400/DSC04568.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651228360535248514" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwk5W4TUzitOI9AVMqsQa5yzCLOAY_hjEfttXnLvc69wv0v1SwVltnW7wznoTH3y5F44ITujWilJDkPTh-LIZcdcN2jhE-Clr7tVyn1nUM9MyGAVyy77FKueZCQiToQZ1ypbfGi9dhJuG/s1600/DSC04565.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwk5W4TUzitOI9AVMqsQa5yzCLOAY_hjEfttXnLvc69wv0v1SwVltnW7wznoTH3y5F44ITujWilJDkPTh-LIZcdcN2jhE-Clr7tVyn1nUM9MyGAVyy77FKueZCQiToQZ1ypbfGi9dhJuG/s400/DSC04565.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651227895173920594" /></a>Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-580510601188694852011-09-11T15:07:00.000-07:002011-09-11T15:09:34.503-07:00PB Hands<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FMsVvo5-XPtAt9okKawAjiLxo8KwOKFNTVadQKq8AXRV8UTwLWhNIs4KKrEX3LwnHlNZcZdVx25k23kw_56ugHi1gaGgLR7y7SNsIex4HEmwmXYOg1Cy9pHv9TK7_ReoTR_ZjllTq1nX/s1600/DSC04573.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FMsVvo5-XPtAt9okKawAjiLxo8KwOKFNTVadQKq8AXRV8UTwLWhNIs4KKrEX3LwnHlNZcZdVx25k23kw_56ugHi1gaGgLR7y7SNsIex4HEmwmXYOg1Cy9pHv9TK7_ReoTR_ZjllTq1nX/s400/DSC04573.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651227572358188610" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kJFvZKNm0vdxJlk1XE7QWKmcOYtDcYg8z_J9DJfJvOPVcqWi-Zo2_DPSBvPD9CF7WfUSEFHjkX0dLQs_isbpthdWSyNWiI2sV47iDzsYc-STBj_RXSIbv_YjsqtuSsrfr6X7IUg3-SJj/s1600/DSC04571.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kJFvZKNm0vdxJlk1XE7QWKmcOYtDcYg8z_J9DJfJvOPVcqWi-Zo2_DPSBvPD9CF7WfUSEFHjkX0dLQs_isbpthdWSyNWiI2sV47iDzsYc-STBj_RXSIbv_YjsqtuSsrfr6X7IUg3-SJj/s400/DSC04571.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651227369339923266" /></a>Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-89432747851639930662011-09-11T14:59:00.000-07:002011-09-11T16:25:58.361-07:00Late-Forties McKimson Unit Bugs Pose Sheet<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2f32nidAPwYsnfPTnio8oUufSirvb2Q9Q9WmHUHkomOmE4ffQdA646Aapx2WZ6EKqeDX2qUeLlkl7lrcDaiqKdm_dR5hPQ8zWO2hbh9sD8UjL8qz-NQGpqGasWsHcDX8S5ZJuwGbmZz0/s1600/DSC04563.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2f32nidAPwYsnfPTnio8oUufSirvb2Q9Q9WmHUHkomOmE4ffQdA646Aapx2WZ6EKqeDX2qUeLlkl7lrcDaiqKdm_dR5hPQ8zWO2hbh9sD8UjL8qz-NQGpqGasWsHcDX8S5ZJuwGbmZz0/s400/DSC04563.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651225803768713506" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJW8NvfqTvzEwNSC8hSk1dJMO1Ge_ZqHJZN5z2Sp-ADIQtCuz0M_fGOl7EhR5hnfJ7qTTWOMYAhjWR8ppB663Hr3PtubyWe8tCw5lGo4AN3Eq7Pe-4oXURj-N9F1OXXrK-UO0RsEPJ3xAV/s1600/DSC04564.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJW8NvfqTvzEwNSC8hSk1dJMO1Ge_ZqHJZN5z2Sp-ADIQtCuz0M_fGOl7EhR5hnfJ7qTTWOMYAhjWR8ppB663Hr3PtubyWe8tCw5lGo4AN3Eq7Pe-4oXURj-N9F1OXXrK-UO0RsEPJ3xAV/s400/DSC04564.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651225678735953522" /></a>It just struck me - the part of Bugs' construction that makes it so hard to get a study of him right on the nose is the same part....that the, uh, NOSE....is....right.......on. Heh. Hemm..........WELL, <i>I</i> THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY, SO - - - <i>THERE!!!</i>Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-16704515605106905552011-09-11T14:53:00.000-07:002011-09-11T17:30:44.877-07:00WHAT is it....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1JhpXeiFaOSed9YS4EngiZgJzWVzex76kjtZkcd3n0re4tdjAD7f2n4jjvGIlALK-tVaFAGj66JF5hwfZocMDrXZPIKf4iPVMhI5yCbOTARqhI_nob7qolGNQ-gE8PZWt-vnifK4i51b/s1600/DSC04570.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1JhpXeiFaOSed9YS4EngiZgJzWVzex76kjtZkcd3n0re4tdjAD7f2n4jjvGIlALK-tVaFAGj66JF5hwfZocMDrXZPIKf4iPVMhI5yCbOTARqhI_nob7qolGNQ-gE8PZWt-vnifK4i51b/s400/DSC04570.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651224835450007474" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">....about the style of whichever animator laid out Daffy's dance in <i>Duck Soup to Nuts </i>that makes it so easy to turn him into an 80's Nelvana duck and not catch yourself doing it until it's too late?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip48F3w8XWDf0TSONGIQoG2rxl5u5iLiiuLgsizoHtlxPuigfP8WBzqQW7fUDmt_ECEzKkS_ojaYV6D2kLLbtA4X8DY9oZOilVAducKcXgXbZqCUgPZEwL4Bo8CgQwPlIzAdafmsAe_G33/s1600/DSC04569.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip48F3w8XWDf0TSONGIQoG2rxl5u5iLiiuLgsizoHtlxPuigfP8WBzqQW7fUDmt_ECEzKkS_ojaYV6D2kLLbtA4X8DY9oZOilVAducKcXgXbZqCUgPZEwL4Bo8CgQwPlIzAdafmsAe_G33/s400/DSC04569.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651224496069152002" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>AARGH!!!!</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-38567079050655767132011-09-11T14:51:00.000-07:002011-09-11T14:53:29.262-07:00Tom McKimson Tweety Sheet<div style="text-align: center;">Here comes the naked genius now....</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFG-iMZbPTo-t4TDC_Q_HgfVdlwdolnWxScwrLNU5c19zfkGdCNmusUkhtsNn9f6EDn7vYRwZOK6_W2Jce_vF_wwQt8drFGKy_FKrGnWIAn_jDVMAXMOnfq-OZ2W4aoaY0pvX5k_OquqX/s1600/DSC04560.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFG-iMZbPTo-t4TDC_Q_HgfVdlwdolnWxScwrLNU5c19zfkGdCNmusUkhtsNn9f6EDn7vYRwZOK6_W2Jce_vF_wwQt8drFGKy_FKrGnWIAn_jDVMAXMOnfq-OZ2W4aoaY0pvX5k_OquqX/s400/DSC04560.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651223326146615266" /></a>Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-45931552791867088042011-09-04T13:47:00.000-07:002011-09-11T17:27:33.007-07:00"Travis Pickle" Doodle<div style="text-align: center;">He means business....whatever that means......</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVzsxAQ2bzd1aOIFwdLxZOMemiouChOIuri0kVRGBwCK5twbJ3wh4whc3HHU9IxvR-FFXnjhkJ3sZYrKAWnTcD-4Z1-lZZ2rxUtmidk_yk_Q1mCSjcGlgmAwmo0zzsidOsOyUU9t0KMH-/s1600/DSC04551.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVzsxAQ2bzd1aOIFwdLxZOMemiouChOIuri0kVRGBwCK5twbJ3wh4whc3HHU9IxvR-FFXnjhkJ3sZYrKAWnTcD-4Z1-lZZ2rxUtmidk_yk_Q1mCSjcGlgmAwmo0zzsidOsOyUU9t0KMH-/s400/DSC04551.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648609386617628482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry this and other reproductions below look so hideous, I really gotta get that scanner hooked up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-57919527035916970122011-09-04T00:28:00.000-07:002011-09-04T11:57:00.438-07:00Evil Babies & Anal Bellhops<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58OsnCNnL5Y9lCSQIwqn_VTH70VXTEvAxsJCKOKvVQCtfwylNc2EHea4NQxrj_wxP7QFqF0j28D6L0M7piFtHFkMtWUvr0J8nxxi-XdPOtidcQTKo1p-nArMmnGIVAuteqMYt6e5Y3qt6/s400/DSC04549.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648403492322436002" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fmfhUhxbOKB9z0VhBfXxfVOquLzW7SQ6sxKTWhwRAm70aQBWx1hyphenhyphenw-1bJVi3d8Z0Q9jVJUN_NkOIfyvFrcbTOqi2PnkOctV2oOwNgFN0QQLSwCzsTlP48P3P6z-EUQ21-3khFrWRqgB-/s1600/DSC04548.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fmfhUhxbOKB9z0VhBfXxfVOquLzW7SQ6sxKTWhwRAm70aQBWx1hyphenhyphenw-1bJVi3d8Z0Q9jVJUN_NkOIfyvFrcbTOqi2PnkOctV2oOwNgFN0QQLSwCzsTlP48P3P6z-EUQ21-3khFrWRqgB-/s400/DSC04548.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648403637521264578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">*Yeah, I know he's not carrying any luggage and he's probably wearing the wrong hat. I decided what he was moments before posting this. Sue me, moosie.</div><div>
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<br /></div>Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-76826458359273452162011-04-11T11:29:00.000-07:002011-04-11T11:34:29.935-07:00Not To Be A PC Policeman, But....I think my Browser Cookies would appreciate it if you didn't mention their disability so often. After all, they are cookies too, just as much as you and me. Thank you for your attention.<div><br /></div><div>PS: can anyone explain to me what happened? I don't wanna scroll through all that elaborate nonsense, just tell me if someone is fucking with me and what I might be able to do about it, if you can, thanks.</div>Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-65618280336962128822011-04-11T10:58:00.000-07:002011-04-11T11:01:07.595-07:00Pedro The Existential Crisis-Prone Multi-Celled Organism<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuWz1vywvM1ngkgOK1Wkf8_HQ-TjmlmvZLi8FkDH0QLfNYs2idhcKlsc9nHsYoYVjF1ArJWs0Fjtr0pERyjVdGvWNEvqN5dcwpcFW8ZOu6Uwerg4gPRdNBYMxqgqDYthnz-YcC81xwLSk/s1600/DSC04227.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuWz1vywvM1ngkgOK1Wkf8_HQ-TjmlmvZLi8FkDH0QLfNYs2idhcKlsc9nHsYoYVjF1ArJWs0Fjtr0pERyjVdGvWNEvqN5dcwpcFW8ZOu6Uwerg4gPRdNBYMxqgqDYthnz-YcC81xwLSk/s400/DSC04227.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594387261822769042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">....and don't the kids just <i>love</i> 'im!</div>Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-21203838589511207102011-04-11T10:52:00.000-07:002011-04-11T10:58:06.567-07:00Have You Caught Onto The Santa-Crock Hat Craze Yet?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vPP3qO5TQXUcE-XLxdAI4bgjWoJZDUwcvUaPad1bhUYfSffoHq6S8yI22xxTulpwqqvYbpgvgungwr0Oz2joPP1SD2sx5E6ihdXIwoVbJBn4DZ5VYvQfxecm3sQG6HT367r6vA6iL5kP/s1600/DSC04228.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 171px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vPP3qO5TQXUcE-XLxdAI4bgjWoJZDUwcvUaPad1bhUYfSffoHq6S8yI22xxTulpwqqvYbpgvgungwr0Oz2joPP1SD2sx5E6ihdXIwoVbJBn4DZ5VYvQfxecm3sQG6HT367r6vA6iL5kP/s400/DSC04228.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594386087876907170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Another horrific doctor's office doodle.</div>Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-8457161980519419732011-04-04T18:01:00.000-07:002011-04-04T18:06:37.335-07:00Self-Portrait<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3yz7vArQhezYqOrbdRjSqydVJKrSITs1Be4bBJ5ix7nf05J4FeT6t125b96FAWk-2ja92_Whn8HupuGCxRoe2XfEUHOnkPiDW5hf26jlc3f_B8smA-DJ2V0BIjBbxxsH4814PT8r9IJq/s1600/DSC04216.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3yz7vArQhezYqOrbdRjSqydVJKrSITs1Be4bBJ5ix7nf05J4FeT6t125b96FAWk-2ja92_Whn8HupuGCxRoe2XfEUHOnkPiDW5hf26jlc3f_B8smA-DJ2V0BIjBbxxsH4814PT8r9IJq/s400/DSC04216.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591898678966525378" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Principles of Drawing culminating assignment. White (and some black) Conte chalk and vine charcoal on grey paper. Exact dimensions unknown due to laziness. March/April 2011.</div>Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-36739468465746619172011-03-29T20:07:00.000-07:002011-03-29T20:14:11.941-07:00"Say, That IS a Great Idea!"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtGS2wUFOaChaxa8Rc2lt7uA7Ar9GzD1FU4_yGFz_3sxqaJ2BhZiSayQ70k4wicQ9kZ5mBQ2I2-vcU4WZzNv21eTAzxJ0z_OsBsUVbi5INUVsqX8iwCkVpZRwLPjf7F4MYsgaz0JLhB0y/s1600/DSC04211.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtGS2wUFOaChaxa8Rc2lt7uA7Ar9GzD1FU4_yGFz_3sxqaJ2BhZiSayQ70k4wicQ9kZ5mBQ2I2-vcU4WZzNv21eTAzxJ0z_OsBsUVbi5INUVsqX8iwCkVpZRwLPjf7F4MYsgaz0JLhB0y/s400/DSC04211.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589705000896918130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">-Especially for those of us who don't wear clothes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A sketch of the mighty Renwick I whipped off in a doctor's office a little while back. Executed in that most sensitive and understanding medium.....ballpoint pen!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Uh oh, copyright violation in progress- caaaalll the pol-EEEEEESE.......</div>Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-31153213697376238202011-03-29T20:02:00.000-07:002011-09-04T13:58:12.436-07:00Loopy Lazy Lickin' Lizzerd Lou<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGv2syyWFYVncHqT82YZ7LsqwvRDc8_hSdDH_P24fsTJG7eKBOfdTUXQuzL0JHytLdk6adtXP9g1pddGR0c_Yih1WFzdtGCCiFdlRgQ3LNYcQTCScjJeRAvUT5u4wrPBZYkIYtu8ZPTB2W/s1600/DSC04210.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGv2syyWFYVncHqT82YZ7LsqwvRDc8_hSdDH_P24fsTJG7eKBOfdTUXQuzL0JHytLdk6adtXP9g1pddGR0c_Yih1WFzdtGCCiFdlRgQ3LNYcQTCScjJeRAvUT5u4wrPBZYkIYtu8ZPTB2W/s400/DSC04210.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589703491303031554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Colour & Water-Based Media assignment. Emphasis on warm/cool and light/dark value contrasts, complementary colours.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*BTW If it's of any interest I just remembered something about my process on this - I had actually meant to draw his eyes and the scales on his belly in correct perspective, unlike these flat ones that create the illusion of him leaning much more on his side than he's really supposed to be, but then I realized how much more difficult that is to paint without messy "line leakage", so I cheated it. Goes to show how mixing mediums at which one's skill levels differ from one to the other can have technical and even creative consequences. Anyway, I got a good mark. It wasn't about the drawing. I still kinda like it.</div>Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-39616567051831000562010-12-24T10:36:00.001-08:002010-12-24T22:48:24.121-08:00The Most Important Working Animator Today.....http://<a href="http://vimeo.com/13085676">vimeo.com/13085676</a>Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-28167022647780785982010-06-23T13:46:00.001-07:002010-06-23T17:18:13.743-07:00More on Calvin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGhXoqMeFvksV1pGhvHAejf5CqveAoBuN6l1aj-yWLZSFBDR5PgyW9oj4hTKOoSUquoM7XIxz8cICjcHolJQzq3c_vup9f-NakoSOOh8alLcyzjfbj6RGhrRHJlpDGPMp_cNkOgmJNH8g/s1600/ch890210.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 145px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGhXoqMeFvksV1pGhvHAejf5CqveAoBuN6l1aj-yWLZSFBDR5PgyW9oj4hTKOoSUquoM7XIxz8cICjcHolJQzq3c_vup9f-NakoSOOh8alLcyzjfbj6RGhrRHJlpDGPMp_cNkOgmJNH8g/s400/ch890210.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486126715420702626" /></a>Can you believe how much FEELING is in this drawing? And look how cleverly Watterson has reused the old "wheel feet" gag - instead of using it the way a lot of cartoonists do -in combination with a simple profile angle as an excuse to be lazy- he has drawn NON-REPRESENTATIONAL LEGS FROM BELOW IN PERSPECTIVE. I can't believe how clever that is!<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5J0ixXxN757bQkt5dEUoztu-0wBj0MnRhhdIGv9ttHac7pt4n93lfsrtm00VcvDcfLjlSzQslETzyCBoDbTuuYxu3QrxIrNWI2PNJDtqfcuQXDrbqGLReHlvt3pn3q1axDrm95mrety6l/s1600/ch921202.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 149px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5J0ixXxN757bQkt5dEUoztu-0wBj0MnRhhdIGv9ttHac7pt4n93lfsrtm00VcvDcfLjlSzQslETzyCBoDbTuuYxu3QrxIrNWI2PNJDtqfcuQXDrbqGLReHlvt3pn3q1axDrm95mrety6l/s400/ch921202.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486125491507461058" /></a>I love how Calvin's expression above makes his statement even MORE horrible.....<div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTrja5lvfkXAneWCwSsg7HktG702CeirWvj1Iaqvqm8F7bigewjwFwSfWXGyq9bfERSAfJvOwLFqjMeT8WqNIzaHPr6cQeZJHvRboEX9nCO7ry6_tiIgYS0NG0oyNXAVrRvneGVVeKQp_/s1600/ch900508.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTrja5lvfkXAneWCwSsg7HktG702CeirWvj1Iaqvqm8F7bigewjwFwSfWXGyq9bfERSAfJvOwLFqjMeT8WqNIzaHPr6cQeZJHvRboEX9nCO7ry6_tiIgYS0NG0oyNXAVrRvneGVVeKQp_/s400/ch900508.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486081488684194402" /></a>Can you see the interesting use use of movement in this drawing? How about the sillos/neg. spaces?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9wsR2n9HH635WjXC7Fo-NekYfGqezp31tdQwc45jwURMx0TH_zrA8FwYPP23OHQ-luQ7Am_qS2QiZwls93c8dxAJv8bI3jJkhfxJWUcdS3hi2AuTQwQ4-MNo9Mob6Hz6xq6Scxw7b2PE/s1600/ch920727.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 136px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9wsR2n9HH635WjXC7Fo-NekYfGqezp31tdQwc45jwURMx0TH_zrA8FwYPP23OHQ-luQ7Am_qS2QiZwls93c8dxAJv8bI3jJkhfxJWUcdS3hi2AuTQwQ4-MNo9Mob6Hz6xq6Scxw7b2PE/s400/ch920727.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486075335799138098" /></a>Look how well drawn this is! Everything has the appropriate amount of weight. The angle is tricky, yet the perspective is extremely well represented. We can see that Calvin's features are wrapped around a clear shape - there is a subtle corner where the face and the side of the head separate into different planes, although the general, all-around shape is still basically round. Like a human head, Calvin's head is much narrower at the bottom, yet he doesn't always have an ultra-defined chin - only when his expression needs to be devilish like it does here. There is also an EXTREMELY important negative area on the upper-side of his head. Without this the expression would be totally unreadable. Calvin's overall line of action not only dictates his torso but also compliments the angle of his head, the direction of his eyes, the push of his shoulder and his grip of the balloon. the shape of the far side of his shirt frames the balloon. Together they form a curl of negative space that makes the drawing less cluttered and helps us see what Calvin is doing. The lack of detail on the balloon also contrasts with everything around it. It is easy to spot both of his hands even tough you can only see the fingertips on one of them. CLARITY!<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQD92RYmur7m_oFFW_cDxMU_zbdPlm6A3bSU9KcUs5cA2h9neMyrVvd7VDRvHJSM-EpMJH-e3aKWy6i_GJI22CriYMfhBb7pS8atwUZHW1Z07AL15aeypXhBFMQnP4owim0S_I6TEzcKDu/s1600/ch940401.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 137px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQD92RYmur7m_oFFW_cDxMU_zbdPlm6A3bSU9KcUs5cA2h9neMyrVvd7VDRvHJSM-EpMJH-e3aKWy6i_GJI22CriYMfhBb7pS8atwUZHW1Z07AL15aeypXhBFMQnP4owim0S_I6TEzcKDu/s400/ch940401.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486074401825474882" /></a>Very subtle use of framing - look at the ball, the shape of his back, the direction of his eyes.<div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWu3HeOMBasooGE_yP4aPXJuKCBI7n869A5DcqiHmhjHc2nKZIZvu2V2_ySlj2lEiDTEOzYhM2f8-o7KbJQaSfB-QFdYS91zZ8VaHWEfaGnIy52SFIcy57hXBG9usYHjIKuGyNpThLBTT/s1600/ch920815.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 143px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWu3HeOMBasooGE_yP4aPXJuKCBI7n869A5DcqiHmhjHc2nKZIZvu2V2_ySlj2lEiDTEOzYhM2f8-o7KbJQaSfB-QFdYS91zZ8VaHWEfaGnIy52SFIcy57hXBG9usYHjIKuGyNpThLBTT/s400/ch920815.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486073397482776898" /></a>Opposing lines of action, clear use of space.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-83119173420165251312010-06-07T14:32:00.000-07:002010-06-23T08:45:20.715-07:00I love it when....When word verifications resemble (or are) real words. A real example: "flurti". (BTW, why is the internet symbol for any kind of security the same as for wheelchair accessibility?! Something about that just isn't right...)<div><br /></div><div>When I just keep refreshing the "post a comment" page on Vince Waller's blog and get a non-stop stream of randomly generated hilarious words. None have ever topped "pootomid", though.....</div>Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191525323486971894.post-32354357142428510612009-07-27T18:34:00.000-07:002009-07-27T18:36:21.144-07:00TOOOOO-ny!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHhy5KPN5W3zvV8yU0dGlxT-neJlU-Y-voVKqV3i9g_fBk1xOO1LMrZRU1nHQdtBYRvM9Jqd-zpcUCNvB4O7282K6FPgKlYzkgGmK0ZBDON_EklxVJinHgMMgL9LLVAQ4jrOKEDHmmOUB/s1600-h/Scan4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHhy5KPN5W3zvV8yU0dGlxT-neJlU-Y-voVKqV3i9g_fBk1xOO1LMrZRU1nHQdtBYRvM9Jqd-zpcUCNvB4O7282K6FPgKlYzkgGmK0ZBDON_EklxVJinHgMMgL9LLVAQ4jrOKEDHmmOUB/s400/Scan4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363318821769260274" /></a><br />Soprano, that is.Zoran Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257217002413486395noreply@blogger.com6