Computer Animation Arts

2016 was the year of the 'horror clown' - watch this documentary for a way back to simpler, less macabre incarnations.  Indeed, there is a sense of childlike wonder at work here, and for animators, character designers and environment people, there is a wealth of visual reference here. Enjoy. Working in the Theatre: Clowning from American Theatre Wing on Vimeo .

“Tonight’s December thirty-first, Something is about to burst. The clock is crouching, dark and small, Like a time bomb in the hall. Hark, it's midnight, children dear. Duck! Here comes another year!” Ogden Nash, 1929 Like a time bomb in the hall...   2017 does a feel a bit like that, doesn't it? Who knows what's coming next in these newly uncertain times.  2016 has been both absurd and a bit terrifying - a clown with a shotgun. I won't be alone tonight in my sense of satisfaction at showing it the door.  I don't know about you, but the whole Carrie Fisher thing was pretty much the last straw. How lucky I am to work within a community of young, aspiring artists whose ambition and creativity always make the future seem bright and a place worth visiting.  It's New Year's Eve and what better way to usher in 2017 than with an all-new pristine edition of the Computer Animation Arts Post With The Most and our monthly celebration of ta...