Month of Art: Day 18, Art of Yuki Urushibara 

    Many apologies for how long it took to write this. My mind has gone in too many directions lately. Yuki Urushibara, born in 1974, has won multiple awards for her manga series Mushishi (1999-2008) including the Excellence award at the Japan Media Arts Festival and the Kodansha Manga Award in 2006. Her art styleContinue reading “Month of Art: Day 18, Art of Yuki Urushibara “

Memorable Moments in Animation: Character Design 40-31

 (Concept art done by Kathy Zielinski, Frollo) Here are my next ten favorite character designs. Again, this is a list not about whether I like their personalities or emotional depth (though their design plays a heavy role in this). There are some characters I love in films, like Hiccup, but can’t stand the way they wereContinue reading “Memorable Moments in Animation: Character Design 40-31”