Kipp is an average teen with an average job, an average angry boss, and an average haircut. But all that is about to change! Well…maybe not the haircut. Voiced by the one and only, Drake Bell! 

More Burger Bros art!

Here’s a breakdown of a shot from the rough animation to the final picture.  Background By: Ellen Su Animated By: Karina Farek Color and Composite By: Kevin Li

Check out Burger Bros another one of our 2015 shorts.

First sneak peak screenshot of our @nickanimationstudio short, Space Mission: Danger! We are so excited!! Character designs by the amazing Matthieu Cousin ✨ backgrounds by the incredible Mackenzie Schubert ! ✨ Animation by Bardel Entertainment ✨ Created by Ed Skudder and I. #nickelodeon #nickanimatedshorts #animation #mackenzieschubert #matthieucousin #cartoon #sneakpeak

Check it out!! The first look at me and @lynnvwang‘s brand-new Nick Short that’s currently in the works; SPACE MISSION: DANGER! Keep your eyes peeled, we’ll be posted a lot more art and updates soon!

Check out SPACE MISSION: DANGER from Ed and Lynn.  

A sneaky peek behind the scenes of the short, Robo Wonder Kid, that I’m working on for Nickelodeon at Jam Filled. 

a nice lil screencap from the first cut of lazybones!!!!!!!!! lizz ( luzzhockey.tumblr.com ) drew the gross drawing as seen here.

Animation is starting to roll in!  Check out this screen grab from the Lazybones short.

meet Blanket, she is Pig’s trusty silent friend.

Character designs from Brendon’s short Pig and a Blanket!

@caseyalexander and i had a loving meeting with the Sunmin, the Korean studio who is hand-drawing our animated short 😍😍😍 that peace sign, tho.

Liz and Casey share a behind scenes peek as they work with the animation studio Sunmin. 

Some Squirrel special poses! Designed by Andrea Gerstmann

You’ve seen Dog now check out Squirrel from Andrea Gerstmann’s short Dog and Squirrel!

Here’s a screencap from a special part of Lazybones! Not gonna share the DEETS, but @jacksachs has been a 3-D genius all the way and we can’t be happier with the results. We can’t wait to show you the rest!!!!!!!! 

P.S We get animation back next week from Korea!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can’t wait to see the animation for @lazybonescartoon,  in the meantime check out this screencap for a special segment in the short.

Hey there, just for you, the SPX faithful, here’s a preview of tomorrow’s press release!

Small Press Expo and Nickelodeon Announce Results of SPX 2015 Nickelodeon Call For Submissions

SPX 2015 saw the very first Nickelodeon animation call for submission at an indie comics festival. The open call was an unprecedented opportunity for SPX creators to present their animation ideas and skills to members of the Nickelodeon team and become a part of its annual 2015 global Animated Shorts Program.

More than 70 members of the SPX community presented their pitches to the Nickelodeon staff during SPX last September to see if theirs would be chosen to be developed into an animated short as part of the program. Nickelodeon is pleased to announce that Max Wittert’s Best Baddies was selected and is in production. 

Mr. Wittert is an illustrator and cartoonist based out of Brooklyn NY, whose work has been published by The New York Times, Time Out New York. Additionally, web comic Jean & Scott, a take - off on The X-Men, led to it being published by Marvel Comics. Best Baddies is about four magical villainess girls who challenge the status quo of their dull city by trying to convince other girls to join them and become fellow villainesses.

The SPX 2015 call for submissions was part of Nickelodeon’s 2015 Animated Shorts Program, which this year chose 22 ideas from around the world to be developed into shorts that will either potentially air on Nickelodeon or be able to be viewed on its web site. 

The annual program, overseen by network development executives, accepts domestic and international pitches that will be developed into animated shorts for the Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. audiences. Designed to cultivate a new generation of creative talent, the Animated Shorts Program aids in Nickelodeon’s mission in making the best and funniest content for today’s kids.

Phil Rynda, Nickelodeon’s Vice President of Artist Development, says, “Animation and comics have been linked since the dawn of animation as an art form. Comics creators have been part of  the networks DNA for more than 5 years, with comics artists contributing to Ren and Stimpy, SpongeBob Square Pants, and the more recent Harvey Beaks and Pig Goat Banana Cricket to name a few. SPX is overflowing with some of the most talented, inspiring, and hilarious creators in independent comics.  Our involvement with SPX was a natural fit as a creator - driven animation studio partnering with the premiere creator - driven comics event.”

Nickelodeon found such a wellspring of creativity at SPX, that additional opportunities have been offered to SPX creators. Numerous pitches were put up for consideration in series and long - form development, freelance design work was offered to a few creators and an internship was offered and accepted. Other SPX creators are still in contact with Nickelodeon to shape full series pitches out of their shorts pitch.

Attending SPX 2016

SPX 2016 takes place this year September 17-18 at the Bethesda North Hotel and Conference Center. It will have the largest exhibitor presence in indie comics, with more than 650 creators, 280 exhibitor tables and 22 programming slots to entertain, enlighten and introduce attendees to the amazing world of independent and small press comics. SPX is also home to the prestigious Ignatz Awards, which is the only festival prize in indie comics, with nominees voted on by attendees at the show.

2016 Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program

The 2016 Nickelodeon Global Animated Shorts Program is now open for submissions through April 15.

Check out the announcement for the short Best Baddies by Max Wittert.  The SPX team was great to work with, and we had such an amazing time meeting with all of the artists who pitched at SPX.

Meet Dog!

Character design by Andrea Gerstmann

Dog is a happy big dummy stupid head. He likes to play and eat food. His favorite food is meat, but all human food is pretty good. Except if it looks like a ball cause that’s just confusing.

Check out Dog from Andrea Gerstmann’s Dog and Squirrel short.

Welcome to the Dog and Squirrel tumblr! I’m going to be posting art and stuff from the short so stay tuned!

Check out the tumblr for the short Dog and Squirrel!

A special pose from the Planet Panic short currently in production! This one is for Zeus Guy, the half-mech hero!

Character Designs by Doug Harvey Color Styling by Kasey Williams

Read the comic the short is based on! http://www.planet-panic.com/

Some of the characters between pitch to final design went under some changes. With some great guidance from Frank Rocco at Nickelodeon (see number 4 on each picture), I’m pleased with how these two came to be! The first drawing on both being the doodle used for the Pitch Packet, the last (marked Final!) being the final design.

Great look into Brendon’s character design process.