Thursday, June 08, 2006
Media: A Tail Of Two Bulldogs (Avery and Hanna Barbera)
Today John Kricfalusi posted his latest lesson in the $100,000 Drawing Course, Lesson 8: Proportions Affect Design / Proportions. In it, he discusses what makes a drawing cartoony. As an example, he compares the bulldog used in the early 40s Tom & Jerry cartoons to the one used in Tex Avery's "Bad Luck Blackie". Please read John's post before looking at these cartoons.
As further illustration, I'm presenting two cartoons with similar themes to you for your reference... "The Bodyguard" and "Bad Luck Blackie". The difference in approach is striking. The first cartoon is an early Tom & Jerry cartoon.
The Bodyguard (1944)
Quicktime 7 / 16.6 megs
The second cartoon is a classic Tex Avery cartoon titled "Bad Luck Blackie"...
Bad Luck Blackie (1949)
Quicktime 7 / 15.8 megs
I hope you find this useful in your studies.
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4 Comments:
great cartoons. I love to share with great grandchildren when they visit here. charlie
I think the MGM sound tracks are some of the best of any cartoon.
That was really great! Thanks for sharing! I love the brick wall bit. The piano one was good too.
Fantastic Stephen!, thanks for putting these up, extremely useful.
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