tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post9193902548344169908..comments2024-01-01T21:31:27.654-08:00Comments on UNCLE EDDIE'S THEORY CORNER: DO YOU PLAY WITH YOUR NOSE WHILE THINKING?Eddie Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729949238666234774noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-87884367620600180172007-02-08T01:05:00.000-08:002007-02-08T01:05:00.000-08:00i think that's all i cartoon about. in fact i once...i think that's all i cartoon about. in fact i once did a highly detailed 6-page full-color comic about me trying to put my contacts in.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17020145920932782176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-77094028489221381932007-02-05T10:30:00.000-08:002007-02-05T10:30:00.000-08:00Do you pick your nose while thinking, Eddie? Or do...Do you pick your nose while thinking, Eddie? Or do you pick your nose when you <i>don't </i>want to think?<br /><br />That movie was great- especially your grandfather...fool!<br /><br />Ahahahaha!Kali Fontecchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11203562437910689569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-88648333681876380872007-02-04T23:55:00.000-08:002007-02-04T23:55:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kali Fontecchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11203562437910689569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-20833319225187998862007-02-04T19:56:00.000-08:002007-02-04T19:56:00.000-08:00Yes Eddie. Its the subtle things that make a good...Yes Eddie. Its the subtle things that make a good story.Ryan G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13765952388770815626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-5747698640017296632007-02-04T19:51:00.000-08:002007-02-04T19:51:00.000-08:00I know what you mean, Eddie. I had to set my littl...I know what you mean, Eddie. I had to set my little sister on fire to keep warm this winter. She didn't put off much heat. But, boy! Did she every get mad at me. I sold our house (which was our car) to buy her an ice cream, she fells much better now. I fell bad though. It's supposed to be colder tomorrow. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-58313477496200459802007-02-04T18:39:00.000-08:002007-02-04T18:39:00.000-08:00ahhahha these are great. i wish people would take ...ahhahha these are great. i wish people would take cartoons seriously again. maybe one day it will happen. I am gonna try to help.davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116038847004705651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-67247439575891420112007-02-04T17:18:00.000-08:002007-02-04T17:18:00.000-08:00Are there any cartoonists working anywhere for tha...Are there any cartoonists working anywhere for that matter? The whole Fantagraphics Chris Ware Art Spiegelmann scene is fucking pretentious bullshit, the funny pages are terrible, animation is all flat and stylized, Mad Magazine is irrelevant, that about covers itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-1105573541711105832007-02-04T17:14:00.000-08:002007-02-04T17:14:00.000-08:00is there any "cartooning" going on outside of John...is there any "cartooning" going on outside of John k's stuff in animation today? I havent seen any. especially on teletoon in Canada where I live. Has any Canadians in the animation industry had to deal with Madeleine Levesque? Shes a complete fucking bitch who is the epitome of the braindead animation exec John K describes in his postsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-55237922726093578542007-02-04T16:05:00.000-08:002007-02-04T16:05:00.000-08:00No, I'm a cartoonist at heart. At least, I think ...No, I'm a cartoonist at heart. At least, <i>I</i> think so. Most "illustrators" bore me--there's an element of pomposity and Art that just bugs. <br /><br />But then, who defines the absolute terms? Perhaps as you would define it I am an illustrator.<br /><br />I didn't see the earlier post. I'll look it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-55234900349559079152007-02-04T13:00:00.000-08:002007-02-04T13:00:00.000-08:00Anonymous: I don't think I was very clear about it...Anonymous: I don't think I was very clear about it but the illustrators I was referring to are illustrators who do character designs, storyboards and layouts in the animation industry. Sorry, I was building on a previous post I did on the subject and I didn't mention that. <br /><br />Norman Rockwell did indeed do a great job of capturing life's little moments and I wish he'd had a bigger influence on his fellow magazine illustrators. The problem is that doing a painting like Rockwell does, actually 2 or 3 paintings if you count the studies together with the model photo session, research for costumes and props, preliminary sketches, etc., is like mounting a military campaign. Cartooning takes less time. If we had to rely on painters to cover the small events we'd end up with a woefully small number of pictures.<br /><br />True, a lot of cartoonists don't show an interest in the things I describe. An article like this has the dual purpose of needling animation illustrators and provoking cartoonists to wake up to the kind of subject matter their craft does best.<br /><br />I can tell you're an illustrator at heart and that's fine. Good animation illustrators have my deepest respect. The thing is that illustrators and designers dominate comedic animation and don't need my help. Cartoonists on the other hand are shivering orphans with threadbare blankets wandering shoeless in the snow. It would be nice if they could find a home again in the cartoon industry.Eddie Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729949238666234774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-22645744737492849562007-02-04T12:04:00.000-08:002007-02-04T12:04:00.000-08:00It is perfectly normal to make expressions when on...It is perfectly normal to make expressions when one draws cartoons. It would be abnormal if one did not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-48077001600895768702007-02-04T11:54:00.000-08:002007-02-04T11:54:00.000-08:00most of my day consists of waiting while old ladie...<i>most of my day consists of waiting while old ladies argue with the cashier, trying to eat while driving, complaining about the state of the world, oogling girls, trying to find a pen that works, etc. Illustrators like super hero artists aren't interested in stuff like this. If cartoonists didn't draw it then it would go completely unrecorded by artists.</i>"<br /><br />Norman Rockwell did exactly what you describe--moment for moment. People gossiping, waiting in line, oogling girls, saying grace at dinner. Playing. <br />Arguing. etc. So did many others, but Rockwell's the best known. <i>They</i> were all illustrators. <br />OTOH a lot of cartoonists don't bother with the little things you mention at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-17928957233866051932007-02-04T09:19:00.000-08:002007-02-04T09:19:00.000-08:00I stare at my fork when waiting for my food, and s...I stare at my fork when waiting for my food, and struggle to get my cell phone out of my pocket while I am driving.Max Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301632532479439366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-49634754112702030732007-02-04T07:59:00.000-08:002007-02-04T07:59:00.000-08:00I play with my mustache.I play with my mustache.Ricardo Cantoralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518171797365794688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-73679329536069331502007-02-04T04:26:00.000-08:002007-02-04T04:26:00.000-08:00I noticed i have a horrid uncontrolable habit of m...I noticed i have a horrid uncontrolable habit of making faces while i draw. They match the character's expressions, of course. If they're angry, my face is angry too. I can't help it!<br /><br />About the drawings: i love your blog, Eddie, but if there's a problem here it's the lack of more of your stuff!Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15814977074214570389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-1393930418318094572007-02-04T03:04:00.000-08:002007-02-04T03:04:00.000-08:00I play with my beard...I play with my beard...LĂȘA Holubiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18325999275733169613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-56454933771136796152007-02-04T02:26:00.000-08:002007-02-04T02:26:00.000-08:00I don't play with my nose, but I play with my hair...I don't play with my nose, but I play with my hair a lot. And I don't really have long hair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-40648523347867756542007-02-04T02:08:00.000-08:002007-02-04T02:08:00.000-08:00Good point Eddie,
We need short cartoons like the...Good point Eddie,<br /><br />We need short cartoons like the Looney Tunes, Aardman and Ren and Stimpy to record such events. I was a bit surprised that a broad animated movie like Cars where it's about "how special mundane Americana life could be if we slowed down a little" contained such little animation which shows the car characters personalitly traits and nuances a little deeper. If this movie was about slowing down why didn't it slow down to show such nuances? I guess the world will never know. Maybe in future movies? We can only hope.<br /><br />Or maybe it's because cars don't have noses? ;D hahahha just kidding.Sean Worshamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02847304253885335658noreply@blogger.com