S&H NEWS AND LINKS JOURNAL

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TU.12.APR.2011
RETRO CAR ADS - Via 'Beautiful Life'.

 

SA.04.DEC.2010
ANIMATION WORKSHOP - In January 2011, Willie Real and Florian Satzinger will team up to host a character design programm at VIA University College's Animation Workshop Academy in Viborg, Denmark.

MI.29.SEP.2010
A WEEK WITH HANS BACHER
- Hans Bacher, Annie Award winner and art director of Disney's MULAN, will giving a talk and lectures at the University of Applied Sciences Salzburg. October 11th - 17th, 2010. More infos here.

 

FRI.20.AUG.2010
CARL HUBENTHAL - The master of the sports page.

SAT.14.AUG.2010
BIRDS AND PENCILS - Florian Satzinger's new art book is out now!

 

WED.21.APR.2010
ERICH SOKOL: PLAYBOY CARTOONS - This is news! The Karikatur Museum Krems in Austria shows from April 17th - November 11th 2010 over 130 original pieces, including 80 (!) original Playboy cartoons and about 50 early work studies, drafts and sketches.


© Playboy

SAT.06.MAR.2010
LINES AND COLORS - Recently, our work was featured on lines and colors, one of the most respected art blogs on the web. In tandem with that we want to share the news with you that the exhibition "Of Critters, Ducks And Dragons" will run till March 20th 2010 in the Ars Electronica Center in Linz, Austria.

WED.12.JAN.2010
THE FUTURE OF THE DISTANT PAST - Steven Worth's (ASFIA Hollywood) favorite post 2009, enjoy...

Florian 

TUE.07.OCT.2009
THE EPIC MICKEY - Smasher!

Pete (via cb)

SAT.04.JUL.2009
A KISS FROM TOKYO - Simply great...

Florian (via cb)

SAT.20.JUN.2009
HANS BACHER - Hans' blog is one of the most respected and profound blogs in the animation industry. Welcome to the Bacher campus...

J.T.

FRI.01.MAY.2009
NEMOLAND AWARD 2009 - This May, S&H's Florian Satzinger will receive the Nemoland Prize 2009 in Florence, Italy. Former Nemoland recipients were animation directors and animators such as Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, Alex Orrelle (Pixar) and J.P. Vine (Aardman Studios).

Pete

WED.18.MAR.2009
PEDRO BALDRIZ - Dear friend Pedro "Pit" Baldriz made some magic things with his characters and showed them at the Toll Gallery, Montevideo.

Florian

TUE.10.MAR.2009
ERWIN MADRID - Another one of those uber-talented wiz people... :)

Pete

FRI.27.FEB.2009
ROBIN JOSEPH - Robin's work is always a blast to look at.

Florian

TUE.10.FEB.2009
WALT DISNEY - ... interviewed by Fletcher Markle (30min).

Pete

SUN.01.FEB.2009
WALT KELLY'S POGO - ASIFA: Great article about Walt Kelly.

Pete

FRI.19.DEC.2008
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR! - That's what we wish for everyone though far or near.

Please note that the S&H office is closed from December 23th, 2008 to January 8th, 2009.

Pete

TUE.04.NOV.2008
PENCIL TEST: ART'S BEST SCENE - We just stumbled upon this great post at the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive.

Pete

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SAT.01.NOV.2008
PHOTOSTREAM - Maryam Laura Moazedi started a nice photostream at Flickr. Inspirational as always. The way the light is, the colours... 'hope she puts up more, soon.

J.T.

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MON.27.OCT.2008
THE SPIRIT OF '43 - Nice find on archive.org: A World War 2 propaganda short animated film, made by the Walt Disney Studios for the government of the U.S.A.

Pete

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WED.22.OCT.2008
WALT PEREGOY AND FERNAND LÉGER - A great post about Fernand Léger's influence on Walt Peregoy, the colour stylist/designer of Disney's 101 Dalmatians.

F.S. (via Cartoonbrew)

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THU.16.OCT.2008
WHO INVENTED THE THREE FINGERED HAND? - Answered by Grim Natwick - who, btw, studied in Vienna.

Pete

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MON.13.OCT.2008
WALT DISNEY ON WHAT'S MY LINE? - As Jerry Beck said, this is definitely priceless.

F.S. (via CartoonBrew)

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FRI.10.OCT.2008
STARDUCKS: RUTGER - Florian posted a new character prev and added some reference material on his weblog.

Pete

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FRI.19.SEP.2008
PIXEL 3.0 - We'll speak at this year's Pixel (which will take place from October 25 to 26, 2008 in Vienna, Austria) about our developmental work and next "missions" (such as StarDucks and Toby Skybuckle).

J.T.

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SUN.03.AUG.2008
RALPH BAKSHI - Oh dear! We love this man. Watch him, hear him 'n spread the word :)

Pete

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SAT.02.AUG.2008
COLOUR DESIGN IN 101 DALMATIONS - Sorry for the lack of posting, here. We are preoccupied by projects - mainly by StarDucks and Toby Skybuckle - and I haven't seen too many links I wanted to post. But this is a must-visit!

F.S.

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FRI.27.JUN.2008
WHERE THE HELL IS MATT? - 14 months in the making, 42 countries and a cast of thousands. By Matthew Harding. Epic!

F.S. [Thanks Richard]

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FRI.27.JUN.2008
SHANE PRIGMORE - What sort of an artist! Cracking talented and truly gifted.

Pete

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SUN.22.JUN.2008
BACKSTAGE - Florian Satzinger about the size of it... :)

J.T.

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THU.19.JUN.2008
HETHE SRODAWA - Brilliant concept design works and cracking great illustrations. [Hethe's blog]

Pete

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WED.18.JUN.2008
BATMAN THROUGH THE AGES - From the Raving Toy Maniac: The latest news from the world of toys.

Pete

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SUN.25.MAY.2008
COLOURLOVERS - Always good for inspiration. Always.

Pete

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SUN.18.MAY.2008
COMMANDSHIFT3 - First place! At least at the moment. Anyway, click over to all the other great sites there...

J.T.

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WED.14.MAY.2008
RYAN OTTLEY - A marvelous artist. MARVEL-ous.

Pete

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TUE.29.APR.2008
CREATUREBOX - Sma-sh-ing! Those boys rock.

F.S.

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SAT.26.APR.2008
SOURCE MATERIAL - Maryam Laura Moazedi uploaded some superb Iceland pics onto  her website. They're really jutting source materials for bgs. (Site content mainly in German)

THE SUPEREST - Alright, and this shining tip comes from Mark. Thanks again! A drawing game, mainly performed by the talented Kevin Cornell and Matthew Sutter!

Pete

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TUE.08.APR.2008
ROB RICHARDS' BLOG - Again, Rob's animation backgrounds blog is a blast. "Discovering the art behind the art". Backgrounds! Simply great.

Thanks for the reminder, Mark!

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TUE.25.MAR.2008
BOSTON MONSTER - This is not CGI, this is real. Well, a real machine: The Boston Dynamics Big Dog.

Pete

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Please note that the S&H office is closed from March 17th, 2008 to March 24th, 2008. We'll head back to our drawing desks and dust off our pencils on March the 25th.

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SAT.15.MAR.2008
BUTTER-LIKE STROKES - Jason Seiler, Marc Behm and Ryan Wood shared their digital painting processes on their blogs.

F.S.

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TUE.11.MAR.2008
#2 ROYAL STYRIAN DRAWING JAM - Next (2nd) installment: Friday, March 14, 2008, Forum Stadtpark, "Saloon Lounge", 2nd floor (1.Stock), Graz-Steiermark, Austria. Starting at 5:00 p.m. (17:00h). If you're in the area then you need to visit us there :) Just bring your pencils and paper and join us.

J.T.

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MON.03.MAR.2008
KURTH'S BAT - Masterpiece alert.

F.S.

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MON.03.MAR.2008
MIKE THOMAS - The great.

F.S. (via Flaviano)

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02.MAR.2008
FLIGHT: MISSILE MOUSE - This is Jake Parker's fab' cover illustration for Flight Explorer Volume 1. It will be released on March 25, 2008. (Jake's blog)

Pete

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28.FEB.2008
MOAZEDI.ORG - Dear colleague and StarDucks© project supervisor Maryam Laura Moazedi opened up her brandnew website (site content mainly in German).

F.S.

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25.FEB.2008
FROM CONCEPT TO FINAL - Round 2, Disney's Ursula.

Pete (via/on CDB)

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07.FEB.2008
RHAPSODY OF STEEL - John Sutherland's landmark industrial film.

Pete

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01.FEB.2008
JACK KIRBY - Jack Kirby in "Not Brand Echh"! SPYONG! Who says a comic book has to be good??

J.T.

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30.JAN.2008
#1 ROYAL STYRIAN DRAWING JAM - February 01, 2008, as from 17:00h to 21:00h, Kunsthaus Graz, Lendkai 1, A 8020 Graz, Café iKU, topic: friendly aliens.

J.T.

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20.JAN.2008
A PASSEL OF SOKOL - The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive on Austrian 'cartoon-uebervater' Erich Sokol (1933-2003).

Pete

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17.JAN.2008
DRAW FORCE - Jake, Mike, Peter, Vincent and Willie are/have the Draw Force!

F.S.

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11.JAN.2008
THIERRY MARTIN - The fabulous art of the 'ueber-talented' Thierry Martin.

Pete

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Please note that the S&H office is closed from December 21th, 2007 to January 7th, 2008. We'll head back to our drawing desks and dust off our pencils on January the 8th. 

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05.JAN.2008
ANIMA BOUTIQUE - Hello, Sister! Fellow animator Joonas Utti and associates startet their  own studio in Helsinki.

F.S.

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20.DEC.2007
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR! - That's what we wish for everyone though far or near :)

Please note that the S&H office is closed from December 21th, 2007 to January 7th, 2008.

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10.DEC.2007
KEN SOUTHWORTH (1918-2007) - Ray Pointer, who has been associated with Ken these last 10 years, wrote us: Ken was always upbeat about life, and his feelings about the business were: "I'm optimistic about the future of both 2D and 3D Animation, but the play's the thing (to quote Shakespeare)."

S&H

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04.DEC.2007
OLIVIER GONDRY - An animated homage to wine-making. (via enlarge)

F.S.

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29.NOV.2007
ANTHONY COFFEY - Great sculptures!

J.T.

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26.NOV.2007
RAYGUNS - Preorder your F.M.O.M. Industries Wave Disrupter Gun now! Or maybe the tiny Manmelter 3600ZX? That's a fine raygun for you!

J.T.

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17.NOV.2007
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT DISNEY? - We recommend to check out Michael Sporn's weblog. Simply great: "Birds Boards", "What Do You Know About Disney".

Pete

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15.NOV.2007
ANIMATION BACKGROUNDS - Welcome to animation enthusiasts worldwide! Mr. Richards, Sir, I guess we come in flocks...

Pete

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13.NOV.2007
MAGAZINE ART - A free visual database of magazine cover art from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Wow. I guess I could spend hours there - making up stories to fit the pictures...

F.S.

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11.NOV.2007
SAMUEL MICHLAP - Sam the Great aka Doc Vis Dev. (via John Nevarez)

J.T.

09.NOV.2007
THORSTEN BRINKMANN - Self portrait. Category inspiration.

J.T.

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08.NOV.2007
SAMURAI JACK BACKGROUNDS - "Scott also send along a few more of his BGs." Big, big thanks to Bill Wray!

Pete

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07.NOV.2007
RYAN WOOD'S BLOG - There is no denying, Doc Wood is a demon artist.

Pete

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05.NOV.2007
ULI MEYER IS BACK - Meyer's back blogging. Welcome, Sir! So, how's the monster family?

F.S.

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05.NOV.2007
MR.s FANTASY WORLD - "Mr." lives and works in Saitama, outside of Tokio. Category inspiration.

J.T.

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04.NOV.2007
SUTHERLAND PRODUCTIONS - So, here we are again. Today's link leads to some absolutely great vintage industry cartoons, such as the wonderfully retro-futuristc short "Your Safety First" or the classic "A is for Atom", made by John Sutherland Animation Studios.

Pete