cartoons
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“Creativity is like breathing”
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1 min read
A friend once told me that creativity is like breathing. When you make stuff, you’re exhaling. But you can’t exhale forever. Eventually, you have to breathe in. Or you’ll be dead. Matthew Inman, Cartoonist The more you make, the more you have to play with. But the creativity flame burns out too. Don’t be afraid…
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Voice acting with Tara Strong
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1 min read
Tara Strong is a voice actor for cartoons like “The Powerpuff Girls,” “Rugrats” and “The Fairly OddParents.” In this video, she talks about her process in coming up with the character voices for babies, villains, and teens. It’s absolutely fascinating how she can convert the director’s body language into actionable sounds such as a character…
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Drawing with the weak hand
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2 min read
Artist Liza Donnelly broke her right arm, her default drawing arm, but decided to make cartoons with her left. I broke my drawing arm. For the first time in my life I was not able to use my right hand to make art. It slowly dawned on her in recovery how reusing her left arm made…