I have posted before about artistic influences , artists who I did not work with personally, but had a strong influence on my o...

Yesterday's post on studio space seemed to resonate with readers.  FLIP heard from a couple of art department veterans.   Fred C...

Fan art.  Just saying it brings a bemused smile to the face of animation artists.  Seeing a fan art version of something you worked on is a...

By Brian McEntee Brian McEntee is the production designer for Ice Age and Cat's Don't Dance, and art director for Beauty and th...

Toaster Crew in Taipei, 1986.  From left: Joe Ranft, Sanvy from Cuckoo's Nest, Steve Moore, Randy Cartwright, Brian McEntee, Jerry Ree...

In the United States, unless your TV has been broken, your newspaper shut down, and your internet connection failed, you know all about ...

by Aurelio O'Brien Maybe it’s because I grew up in the 1950-60’s. I was 11 years old when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. I rod...

Brian McEntee  was production designer on  Ice Age , and  Cats Don't Dance , and art director on  Beauty and the Beast  and  The B...

by  Jerry Rees Back in the day, Rebecca and I were delighted to receive an invitation to attend a gathering at Ward Kimball' s hou...