DIY Disk Burning Tower

Of course I wisely waited until optical disk technology was waning before building one of these.  But I still have lots of call for burning multiple disks at once, and the drives started to come my way.  Once again, the goal was to spend as little as possible and use old and used parts. The […]

DIY Cintiq Build

Apparently a Cintiq is a fairly straightforward device.  It’s basically a Wacom tablet (which operates on a principle of magnetic resonance) with an LCD in-between.  The digitizer consists of a large plate with circuitry that somehow creates an electrical field. It’s the interaction with the pen that not only powers the pen, but follows it. […]

San Diego Comic-Con 2009

Yes, you should come to see me while I’m signing the Get Animated! Book. Come talk to me about Comics and Cartoons. Seriously. SUNDAY July 26th – 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM San Diego Comic-Con – at the Watson-Guptill Table – Booth 1128

Get Animated!

I think it’s OK to tell you now that I’ve been writing a book.   Amazon says: “This book shows aspiring animators how to create studio-grade animation on simple home equipment.” I’m pretty sure I wrote that in the introduction. No intended to replace any book by past masters, this one will give you some […]