Tim Burton-Animator

Tim Burton is a well-known animator in the world today. His animations include some suspense, humor, and a lot of character. His animations include characters (mostly played by Johnny Depp). They include:
"Edward Scissorhands" (1990)
"The Fox and the Hound" (1981)
"Vincent" (1982)
"The Nightmare before Christmas" (1993)

To learn more about Tim Burton, click on the link below:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000318/bio

To see some of Tim Burton's work on YouTube click on the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1euQqXWUvE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IS0qSlJ-d8

Additional Sources

"Communitication Arts Magazine" July 2007. Issue 49 Number 2. pages 110-111.

Max Fleischer-Animator

Max Fleischer is a well-known animator who got started at a young age. He has a lot of popular animations that have been watched over the years by many people. Some of his well-known animation characters are: Betty Boop, Popeye the Sailor Man, and Gulliver's Travels. He got together with his brother in 1927 and co-founded Inkwell Studios and Red Sea Pictures Corporation.

To learn more about Max Fleischer click on the link below:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0281502/bio

To view some of Max Fleischer's work on YouTube, click on the link below:
"Betty Boop"- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbX_8HUR0Kk

"Popeye the Sailor Man"-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0LqfnA8FI8

Additional Sources

"Communitication Arts Magazine" July 2007. Issue 49 Number 2. pages 110-111.

Norman McLaren-Animator

Norman McLaren is a very well-known animator in the history of animation. Some of his pieces that he is well-known for are "Neighbours" (1952), and a "Chairy Tale" (1957). He got interested in animation at a young age after switching his major from interior design at Glasgow School of Art in Scotland.

To learn more about Norman McLaren, click on the link below:
http://www3.nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/filmmakers/Norman-McLaren/biography.php

To view some of Norman McLaren's work on YouTube, click on the links below:

"Neighbours" (1952): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YAYGi8rQag

"A Chairy Tale" (1957): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XIiWOuDuxc

Additional Sources

"Communitication Arts Magazine" July 2007. Issue 49 Number 2. pages 110-111.

Bob Singer-Animator

Bob Singer, is a well-known animator who is best known for his work at Hanna-Barbara. He helped create popular cartoon animations such as "The Jetsons", "The Flinstones, "Johnny Quest", and Scooby Doo.

To learn more about Bob Singer click on the link below
http://www.clampettstudio.com/bios/bob_singer.htm

To view a video of Bob Singer's work, click on the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vbqTMtt07U

Additional Sources
"Communitication Arts Magazine" July 2007. Issue 49 Number 2. pages 110-111.

Walt Disney-Animator

Walt Disney is one of the most beloved animators of all time. He was born in 1901 and got interested in animation/ art at a very young age. Some of his many popular animatations include Mickey Mose, Snow White, Pinocchio, Bambi, etc.

To view more about Walt Disney click on the link below:
http://www.disneyanimation.com/aboutus/history.html

To view a video of Walt Disney's animations click on the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBgghnQF6E4

Other References
"Communitication Arts Magazine" July 2007. Issue 49 Number 5. page 111

Nick Hilligoss-Animator

Nick Hilligoss is a well known animator, best known for his stop animation. He has worked at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for about 19 years. He first worked a model maker then transitioned into a scene artist as well as a designer. One of his well-known stop animations is known as, "L'Animateur" also called, "Adam and Eve"

To learn more about Nick Hilligoss, click on the link below:
http://www.abc.net.au/nature/nick_bio.htm

To view one of Nick Hilligoss's animations on YouTube click on the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJG9DdG6SNk

Additional Sources:
"Communication Arts Magazine" July 2007. Volume 49. Number 3. pg. 110-111.

Jules Engel-Animator

Jules Engel is a well-known animator that started out in the animation business in 1930, when he took over in Walt Disney studios to replace Oskar Fischinger. Jules Engel's popular work includes,  "Gerald McBoing-Boing", "Mr. Magoo", "The Alvin Show", and "Icarus Montgolfier Wright"

To learn more about Jules Engel, click on the link below to go to his website:
http://www.tobeycmossgallery.com/EXH-2007-engel.html

To view a clip about Jules Engel on YouTube click on the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYaf_a6y_WE

Other Sources:
"Communication Arts Magazine" July 2007. Volume 49. Number 3. pg. 110.

Tex Avery-Animator/Painter

 

Tex Avery at an early age was very interested in animation. He attended the Art Institute in Chicago and then after college he moved to California where he became a painter in the animation field for Walter Lantz. Tex Avery's famous work was the creation of Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, and the personality of Bugs Bunny.

To learn more about Tex Avery click on the link below to visit his website:
http://www.texavery.com/story/

To also learn more about Tex Avery and some of his work, you can view the YouTube link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4VIVryE4OI

Additional Sources-For Inspiration
"Communication Arts Magazine" July 2007. Volume 49. Number 3. pg. 110.

Cathie Bleck-Illustrator

Cathie Bleck is a very respected artist, and is very well-known for her distinctive inscratchboard and kaolin clay board. Her work is very similar to worldblock printing. Her work as been exhibited in over 50 exhibitions internationally and her work has been seen in the NY Times, The New Republic, and U.S. postage stamps.

To learn more about Cathie Bleck and her work click on the link below:
http://www.cathiebleck.com/

To view a video on YouTube of Cathie Bleck's work click on the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjQzZd6tvSA

Additional Resources:
"Communication Arts Magazine" July 2007. Volume 49. Number 3. page 112-113

John Hubley-Animator

John Hubley was born in 1914 in Wisconsin, he has worked on many animations and he is pretty well-know for his work. Some of his famous work was helping out with the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1939, and he also was the creator of "Mr.Magoo."

If you want to learn more about John Hubley click the link below to visit his website:
http://www.digitalmediafx.com/Features/johnhubley.html

Also to view a video of John Hubley on YouTube click on the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWro5JZPS-Q

Additional Information:
"Communication Arts Magazine" July 2007. Volume 49 Number 3. pg. 108

Chuck Jones-Animator

Chuck Jones is a very well-known animator that did work in his career for around 60 years. Some of his well-known work (popular) work was when he worked for Warner Bros. and brought to life characters like, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Pepe le Pew, and many others, he also wrote many screenplays for the Dr. Seuss stories. In a quote, Chuck Jones said these words about animation.....

"Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life."

To learn more about Chuck Jones, you can go to his website. To go to his website click on the link below..
http://www.chuckjones.com/

To view a documentary of Chuck Jones on YouTube, click on the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ca7iNqDTxs

Other resources:
"Communication Arts Magazine" July 2007. Volume 49 Number 3. pages 108-111

Lloyd Bagtas-Animator

Lloyd Bagtas is an an animator who originally started out as an interactive designer, designing Flash websites for clients such as Toshiba, Toyota, Nokia, Red Bull, and Sony. He is very passionate about the work that he does.

To learn more about Lloyd Bagtas, you can visit his website...To view his website click on the link below.
http://brobo.tv/about/

Other References
"Communitication Arts Magazine" July 2007. Issue 49 Number 3. page 111

Ilana Yahav-Illustrator/Animator

Ilana Yahav is an Illustrator/Animator who is a popular sand artist. She has done a number of performances in many different countries over the years and she dedicates her time doing different missions inspired by her work. A lot of her work has appeared in many different graphic design magazines, including "Communication Arts Magazine."

To view her website, click on the link below:
http://sandfantasy.com/about-me/

I also found a video on Youtube that focuses on who Ilana Yahav and the work that she creates. To view the video click on the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB3jX7XGBsE

More resources
"Communication Arts Magaine" July 2007. Volume 49 Number 3 pg. 111

Alberto Cerriteno-Illustrator/Animator

Alberto Cerriteno is a Mexican Illustrator and animator who has lived in Portland for four years. He is inspired by urban vinyl toys, alternative cartoons, and the pop surrealism movement. His art has been recognized by many popular progressive art institutions such as, Juxtapoz, Create, Drawn!, The Little Chimp Society, Computer Arts, Communication Arts, and IDN.

Above is a screenshot of Alberto Cerriteno's website. If you want to view his website click on the link below:
http://www.albertocerriteno.com/profile.html

Also I found a YouTube video on Alberto Cerriteno...If you wish to view the video, click on the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgbx-WENRuc

Other resources I used:

"Communication Arts Magazine" Volume 49 Issue 3. July 2007. page 108

Melinda Beck-Animator/Illustrator

Melinda Beck is an illustrator, graphic designer, and animator based out of Brooklyn, New York She got a BFA in Graphic Design from Rhode Island School of Design in 1989. Her work is found in many magazines including "Communication Arts Magazine."

(I tried to look for some YouTube videos regarding Melinda Beck and her work but was unable to find any). The screenshot above is of her website. You can view her site by clicking on the link below.

http://melindabeck.com/

Other resources that I used:

"Communication Arts Magazine" July 2007. Volume 49 Number 3. pg 108.

Stefan G. Bucher

Stefan G. Bucher is both a well-known animator/ illustrator. He is originally from Germany and is currently living in California where he earned his degree from the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles in 1996.

The image up above is a screenshot of his website, that shows a lot of his illustration pieces. Also, down below is a link of a video that I found on YouTube that deals with Stefan G. Bucher and some of the work he produces.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nigl39be3QU

Other resources that I used:

"Communication Arts Magazine"Volume 49, Number 3. July 2007. page 108