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My Monster Burrufu: A kids book by 2 Animators!

My Monster Burrufu is written by Alberto Corral an animator at Dreamworks and illustrated by Alessandra Sorrentino, one of the animators of the Secret of Kells (some of her work is posted here on the PTD).  The book is about a young girl named Olivia who has moved into a new house and befriends a monster named Burrufu who is hiding in the attic.  A story of friendship and adventure...and the artwork is just amazing.  I love the style and it just asks to be animated.  I wanted to get the book for my daughter so she could have it when she was old enough to take it on.  You can pick up a copy by clicking on the name and also take a look at the website of both artists...just click click click.

Dale Baer: Owl from Winnie the Pooh

Dale Baer is one of the great animators you don't hear much about. He is a quiet guy but is definitely one of the best animators on the planet. His skill set and attention to detail is magnificent. He is also one of the few living animators who got to work in production with some of the 9 Old Men on Disney's Robin Hood. If you dont know who he is ...go find out about him! 

Andreas Deja: Scar of The Lion King (Pencil Tests)

These are from Andreas' Blog once again... thanks for sharing these Andreas

Tramp Pencil Test by Milt Kahl (Posted by Andreas Deja)

This was posted on Andreas Deja's new blog....check it out!

Harrey Podder: Say the Magic Word by Dave Stodolny

This is a short that my friend and collegue Dave Stodolny created.  He is a fantastic animator and passionate about what he does.  Enjoy!

The Three Fairies: Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston (Posted by Andreas Deja)

This is a pencil test that Andreas Deja posed on his new blog: http://andreasdeja.blogspot.com/. You can read more about the pencil test at his blog and find out some of the history behind it. You can also find the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJvKeGg_0mU&feature=player_embedded

Bruce Smith: Facilier PATF #2

I love the simplicity of this test and how the timing is varied on all aspects of Facilier's body. Good Stuff

Ken Duncan: Megara from Disney's Hercules

So I got two emails one from Ken and one for Pedro Daniel Garcia at Sergio's studio about the wonderful Meg tests.  I think most people liked here character because she had a lot of attitude and wasnt a typical "Disney Woman".  These are great.. thanks to Ken for posting these.

the Archive: Animation Pencil Tests of Megara from ken duncan on Vimeo.

Milt Kahl : Medusa #2 from Disney's Rescuers.

Animation of Medusa from the Rescuers.  The Rescuers was released in 1977.  This was the last movie Milt worked on and is another great example of wonderful animation by the master.  You can see another test here that I posted earlier:

http://www.penciltestdepot.com/2010/11/milt-kahl-ollie-johnston.html