Friday, December 24, 2010
Saturday, December 18, 2010
The Illusionist: Pencil Tests... click the pic

Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Deleted scene "The Black Cauldron" 1985
Monday, December 6, 2010
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Mickey's Christmas Carol: Pencil Tests
Mickey's Christmas Carol: Pencil Tests from Jamaal Bradley on Vimeo.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Vlad from Tangled: Pencil Test
Vlad from Tangled: Pencil Test from Jamaal Bradley on Vimeo.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Sandro Cleuzo: Asterix and The Vikings clips!!!
Axterix and the Vikings 3 from sandro lucio on Vimeo.
Axterix and the Vikings from sandro lucio on Vimeo.
Axterix and the Vikings 2 from sandro lucio on Vimeo.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Milt Kahl & Ollie Johnston
This is animation at its best....at its best!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Matt Willames: HTTYD
HTTYD PT 6 from handdrawn on Vimeo.
HTTYD PT 5 from handdrawn on Vimeo.
HTTYD PT 4 from handdrawn on Vimeo.
HTTYD PT 3 from handdrawn on Vimeo.
HTTYD Gobber Level from handdrawn on Vimeo.
HTTYD PT 2 from handdrawn on Vimeo.
Monday, November 1, 2010
PTD Ranked number 10 as a Resource for Online Computer Animation
Top 50 Resources for Students Attending Online Computer Animation Schools
I received and email with some good news. The Pencil Test Depot has been ranked number 10 as a top resource for students wanting to get an online education in art and animation. I want to send a very big thanks to Shawn Fisher for informing me about his site. I hope that we can continue to provide some great eye candy and inspiration to students and professionals. The site would not be going with out all of the great finds on the internet and donations from some good people. Thanks again to everyoneJamaal
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Alex Kupershmidt: Reel Part 1
So I finally got a chance to go through the work that was donated from a few people. The first person I got to condense was Alex Kupershmidt. I have had the pleasure of working with Alex on Tangled and hopefully I will get to continue working with him. Some of you may know Alex as the lead animator on Stitch for Disney's Lilo and Stitch. He has had a long career as a 2D animator and it is really cool to have someone like him around.
thanks for the donation Alex....
Monday, October 18, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Some good stuff to hold you over: Golden Street Animation Productions
Jamaal
Saturday, September 25, 2010
UPDATE: New Pencil Tests Coming Soon!

Hey Guys,
First I will say thank you for all the emails that I have received. I have a few to answer this weekend but be assured that I will. Just to let everyone know, I got a big chunk of pencil tests from two co-workers that are from their reels and it is going to take some time to dissect and upload them. Thanks for your patience and I will do my best to get things up as soon as I can.
All the best
Jamaal B
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Funnypages Productions: Tom Bancroft & Rob Corley
So I was over at Cartoon Brew and came across a post in the comments section by Tom Bancroft. I have heard his and his brother Tony's name, floating around when I was working in Georgia but never saw his work. Tom gladly forwarded me his company reel which has a great body of pencil tests that are sure to please. The large body of pencil tests start around 1:10.
Tom Bancroft and Rob Corley are former Disney animators who have formed a company called Funnypages Productions located in Franklin, TN. (click the name and visit their site!). They specialize in all aspects of animation and have a proven track record. Thanks Tom and Rob for allowing us to post your work at the Pencil Test Depot.
-Jamaal
Sunday, September 19, 2010
...Hey future BIG shot animators!...
I know many students use the site as a resource just as I do. I would love to hear from you guys directly. We have had a few students pass through Disney and many of them were familiar with Pencil Test Depot. The conversations were pretty inspiring and a lot of guys have emailed me from my personal site as well as through the Depot. While I was in school I know I tired to reach out to many professionals with varying results. Some were open to speaking with me and some were not as nice. I appreciate all the guys who gave me kind words to help me on my career path.
With that being said, it would be great to hear from the guys and pick your brains a little bit.
You can contact me here: admin@penciltestdepot.com
I look forward to talking to you guys and thanks again for the support
Jamaal B
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Bruce Ferriz....long time coming!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Subway: William "BJ" Crawford
thanks BJ!
Subway from bj crawford on Vimeo.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
...SURVEY!...what is this crap?...
So some of you may have seen the survey on the right hand side. The reasoning behind it is pretty simple...I want to gauge who is coming to the site and see if I can offer things that will be helpful to different groups. I would really appreciate everyone taking one sec to click the button that pertains to you. Thanks again for all the support and new things will be coming soon.
All the best
Jamaal B
oh yeah... the logo image is going to change again. I am experimenting with different characters. stay tuned
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Family Guy Disneyfied: Sandro Cleuzo
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Plight of the Bumble Bee
-Enjoy
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Mark Pudleiner: Rhapsody in Blue
Tao Lung vs. Shifu by Rodolphe Guenoden
I got an email from Patrick Stannard who timed out this animation from the Art of Kung Fu Panda book. That was pretty good of him to take the task on and trying to time it. Good job Patrick
Tai Lung Reference from Patrick Stannard on Vimeo.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
No More Illusionist on the Depot... for now...maybe..
I want to apologize to everyone for this minor pinch on the site and I appreciate the ongoing support. I will be posting new tests as soon as possible
"keep animating"
Jamaal
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Sandro Cleuzo: Enchanted Pencil Tests
Enchanted pencil test 01 from sandro lucio on Vimeo.
Enchanted pencil test 02 from sandro lucio on Vimeo.
Untitled from sandro lucio on Vimeo.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Mark Pudleiner: Home on the Range
Monday, June 7, 2010
Mark Pudleiner: Rhapsody in Blue from Fantasia 2000
-enjoy
Friday, June 4, 2010
UPDATE! New Pencil Tests Coming....PRES AID TODAY!
Sorry for the slow down in posts. I will be posting some new Pencil Tests this weekend. I received a rare donation from Fantasia 2000 and I cant wait to share it.
Also I am to say that PRES AID begins today. If you have not heard about animator Pres Romanillos, you can read about his condition and the auction here: http://www.pres-aid.com/ and at the Animation Guild Blog. Please check it out!
all the best
Jamaal B
Sunday, May 23, 2010
AKIRA: Pencil Tests!
-enjoy
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Bruce Smith on Creating Dr Facilier
-enjoy
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Sandro Cleuzo: Kung Fu Panda, The Secrets of the Furious Five.
Untitled from sandro lucio on Vimeo.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
WHOA..our first Warner Brothers Tests!!
Ken Harris
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Translation???...作画の夕べ :
作画の夕べ
I am a fan of animation.! I enjoy looking at all types of work. Anime is no exception. There are many Japanese animated movies in my collection and I really appreciate their control of the human form, cinematography, mech animation, and storytelling. Someone sent me this link and I really enjoyed watching the small tease of process in this clip. If anyone has some really nice Japanese pencil tests.... send them over!-JB
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Thank You!
Again I want to say thank you very much to the followers and the people who donate.
All the best
Jamaal
more Princess and the Frog
PFROG Pencil Test 07 from handdrawn on Vimeo.
PFROG Pencil Test 04 from handdrawn on Vimeo.
PFROG Pencil Test 06 from handdrawn on Vimeo.
PFROG Pencil Test 05 from handdrawn on Vimeo.
PFROG Pencil Test 011 from handdrawn on Vimeo.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Princess and the Frog: FIRST UNSEEN PENCIL TESTS
Thank you again
PFROG Pencil Test 01 from handdrawn on Vimeo.
PFROG Pencil Test 02 from handdrawn on Vimeo.
Matt Williames: LawrenceBruce Smith: Facilier
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Frank Thomas: Hook from Peter Pan
-Enjoy
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Rune Bennicke: Asterix and the Vikings Reel
any of the animators who worked on this film... I would love to show your work here!
-Enjoy.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Eric Goldberg speaks on Frog...
...the wonderful thing about Tiggers...this pencil test is a wonderful thing (Milt Kahl)
-jb
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Tarzan: Early Rough Pencil Test (Glen Keane...CONFIRMED)
-Enjoy
Tarzan rough Pencil-Test from Victor Ens on Vimeo.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Sorry for the Lack of Posts
all the best
Jamaal
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
Rune Bennicke: Tug & Coda's Mom from Brother Bear
Brother Bear Tug Reel from Rune Bennicke on Vimeo.
Brother Bear Koda's Mom Reel from Rune Bennicke on Vimeo.