Wikipedia defines rotoscoping as: Rotoscoping is an animation technique in which animators trace over live-action film movement, frame by frame, for use in animated films.  This technique is often used to avoid doing a motion test– which is, in my opinion, the most frustrating part of doing animation. A motion test is the process of testing […]

FontStruct lets you quickly and easily create fonts constructed out of geometrical shapes, which are arranged in a grid pattern, like tiles or bricks.  Shown above, Bodotty, by Owen Strain. I’m a big fan of stopmotion animation, and it seems like every other week, someone releases a new video that manages to blow my mind in a […]

[photo by Flip Cassidy] My dearest wifey, Agent Lover, made me the cutest hat I’ve ever laid my eyes on. She now has a limited stock for sale to the public, so you too can have one of her delicious hats for yourself! She even named the red model after me– how sweet of her! Head on […]

For this week’s podcast, we took a field trip to the US première of new animated documentary Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai at the San Francisco International Animation Festival.  This film was written by Mamoru Oshii, who you might recognize as the director of films like Ghost in the Shell and The Sky Crawlers. […]

Poor Mojo’s Almanac(k) I had the pleasure of going to the Alternative Press Expo a couple weeks ago, and I came back with a pile of really neat stuff. Here are a couple gems that I particularly liked: These folks were giving out really sweet screen printed & letterpress posters & zines FOR FREE. Some […]