Again, not LAIKA, but here are sculpts of Hap (the protagonist) for The Shadow King (cancelled) by artist Damon Bard (Coraline), from designs by Heidi Smith (ParaNorman) and/or Tony Fucile.
The Big City
So I’ve been looking into the old animation showcase show called Liquid TV and thus far I have found this to be one of their best shorts
Well, like I say… Dave Feiss is a god.
I loved these back when they were on TV… I was a Cow & Chicken fan, so I had no trouble recognizing Dave Feiss’s style in this.
neighbours norman mclaren 1952 “i was inspired to make neighbours by a stay of almost a year in the people’s republic of china. although i only saw the beginnings of mao’s revolution, my faith in human nature was reinvigorated by it. then i came back to quebec and the korean war began. (…) i decided to make a really strong film about anti-militarism and against war.” — norman mclaren
this thing is over an hour long
holy shit yes thank you
Illustration of Greta Garbo by Miguel Covarrubias, 1932
Miguel Covarrubias ( José Miguel Covarrubias Duclaud ) - drawing - Mexican Artist
Pablo Lobato
(Previously on Portnawak : Caricature)
The Owl Who Married a Goose (1974) is based of an Inuit legend. The designs, bird sounds and dialogue were done by Inuits which the animator, Caroline Leaf, then animated with sand on a lightbox, a technique in which she pioneered.