November 26 - Soak it in today by viewing inspiring work

Above picture is rust from my father's old lumberyard. Always look for small details. The Japanese love rust and they call this love of deteriorating things wabi sabi. As artists, you should constantly pay attention to detail.

So, let's look at detail in animation today. WRITE UP WHAT YOU NOTICE AS YOU WATCH EACH OF THESE VIDEOS. TURN IN.

Click here for Jenny Slate's amazing (nearly 20 million views)YouTube video. It is still funny if you have seen it multiple times before. What do you think the secret is to this video?

Click here for an animation that utilizes something we have seen multiple times.

Here is a different kind of animation with heavy use of photos. Thanks, Mr. Madaio, this is a very cool link.

Click here for a stop-motion embedded in another video.

Click here for a creepier animation.

How did they do this? Click here.

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md.

Below are photos of one of our felted creatures for stop-motion. Think about how your would voice this guy.