The Intertidal Zone by Stephen Hillenburg is now up on the Internet Archive! Enjoy, SpongeBob fans!! archive.org/details/the-in…

Kids deserve children’s book art and text that challenge, inspire, and reflect the complexities of the world.

Use dot eyes! Subtle color palettes! Big words and complex storylines!

Do NOT get boxed in by the “kid-friendly” crowd. Here’s more: open.substack.com/pub/illustrati…

The greatest animated shorts series in history, the original Looney Tunes, allowed the same characters to be drawn differently from one cartoon to another depending on the director’s own art style. It’s only the dictates of TV that prevent SpongeBob from also having this variety

This is one remarkable Ichthyosaur painting by artist Sergey Krasovskiy. Incredible composition.

Appearing alongside an article about an equally remarkable fossil discovery by then 11-year-old Ruby Reynolds.

nytimes.com/2024/04/17/sci…

'The Little Prince and the Eight Headed Dragon' movie (1963) is on Youtube (english dub, 4/3).
>> youtube.com/watch?v=ng_yGT…
Directed by Yugo Serikawa at Toei Animation.
One the influence of 'Zelda: The Wind Waker'.
+ HD japanese trailers (16/9) on Catsuka >> catsuka.com/theater/wankap…

Donkey Kong artwork designed by Leslie Cabarga, the first to release a Fleischer book. He also designed a lot of Fleischer merch in the 90’s

A few sponges snuck onto this page of doodles /

I think about the similarities between these two kind of a lot.

The opposite to every 'rule' you learned about in art or drawing is also true.

There's a version of you out there following an opposite set of rules, and they're creating art too.

Spring has finally sprung! Welcome the new season with a tea party and a macaron or two. Banner by FableVision lead artist Christina Kelly. #firstdayofspring

Cartooning is all about things being technically wrong but feeling right.

How’s everyone doing?
Still watching and making cartoons?
Good!

'Unico in the Island of Magic' animated feature film is available for free on Youtube (Tezuka Production channel / english dub).
Directed by Moribi Murano in 1983. Based on Osamu Tezuka's manga.
>> youtube.com/watch?v=rMByjQ…