Now that classic Mickey is getting more attention, i think it's about time to talk about one very annoying design misunderstanding
Has anyone noticed how Mickey Mouse eyes are COMPLETELY misinterpreted in coloured version? 👀
He has a mono eye like Sonic, which was changed into two small eyes inside his pupils
Also for example, notice the placement of Minnie's eyelashes that went from her eyelids to the top of her pupils
Yet Goofy retained normal eyes for some reason
Does anyone know why it's the case? 🤔
The steamboat Willie version is simply the one everyone knows, and the tiny ovals were used to magnify his expressions. It was more or less a direct adaptation of that to color, in order to make him rounder, "cuter" and more curious looking while not sacrificing too much. Minnie is basically a female mick in design so she basically followed suit.
For Goofy, I think the bigger eyes were kept because not much about him changed. He wasn't the Mascot, he was the goofy, kindhearted and laid back screwball he was when he first appeared as Dippy Dawg (the only real thing they changed was his age). It why his has been the most consistent.
He's not here, but I believe Donald is sort of an in between. His eyes were always separated, and that is easy to make his temper come across, but he is much more active as a little angry guy, so most things about his design were "compacted" to convey whirls of movement better without say, his og beak sticking out. Daisy is probably the laziest design they made because of it, cause she stared out with a more "dame" body type before she became "female Donald, probably for ease of movement.
Again, this is just how I've interpreted the changes, aside from mickeys, which is from the online Disney Museum page.
Secret Santa animation I did for @siamews !!
Today’s animated film is: “Gay Purr-ee” (1962)
“Mouser Jaune Tom and house cat Mewsette are living in the French countryside, but Mewsette wants to experience the refinement and excitement of the Paris living. But upon arrival she falls into the clutches of Meowrice. Jaune Tom and his friend Robespierre set off to Paris to find her.”
Theatrical 2D animated movies need more love and support! We only got a few these past modern years
84 projects for potential new TV series will be presented at this year’s Cartoon Forum event. A few are listed here. The entire selection can be found here: http://www.cartoon-media.eu/cartoon-forum/cartoon-forum-2021/discover-the-projects-2021.htm#
- VORO (France) Lily is a talented young novice who dreams of becoming a master thief. During one of her quests, Lily finds herself at the centre of a battle between several ancient cults, worshipping entities who have been long forgotten…
- UNDER THE SCHOOL (France) Welcome to St Joseph’s, a school known for welcoming into its ranks all kinds of “unperfoming“ children. Anywhere else these “offset“ students would be at the back of the classroom. But not at St Joseph’s.
- THE LAST OF THE PEBBLES (France) Firmin Pebble has just lost his parents, two famous explorers who died at sea. Hosted by his aunt Anna in Normandy, he encounters a huge, lost sea creature.
- THE CHIMERAS KEEPERS (France) What if the dreams that fill children’s nights were actually sent to them by fantastic creatures called…Chimera?
- IVY’S BOOKSHOP (Ireland) is about a 6-year-old dragon who lives in a sleepy coastal village and dreams of adventure. The only adventures to be found nearby, however, are those in the books in Ivy’s Bookshop – where Ivy lives with her two dads.
- HADIDO AND THE RED FLOWER (France), is the adventures of Maya, an intrepid and waggish 8-year-old girl, fond of technology, and Hadido, a shy and clumsy giant robot.
- A'AI MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF POLYNESIA (France) follows the travels of two children guided by a magic Tiki. With them, the whole family can travel to the South Pacific and discover or rediscover the myths and legends of Polynesia.
- THE MONSTERS VALLEY (Spain) Ellis is a common teenager who, accidentally, touches a magic orb and acquires a power that allows him to control fire. At that moment, he starts being chased by strange creatures who want to take advantage of his power.
- BOOKWORMS (Belgium) Pam, Elikya and Lola, three 18-years-old girlfriends, run a book club at their university dedicated to the discovery of unknown female authors.
- THE SCAVENGERS (Ireland) Humans have been forced into Space and Earth as we know it is gone. But when Arrow and his best-bud-robot are dragged back to post apocalyptic Earth, they form part of The Scavenger crew. Their task? A super important mission: find supplies and determine if humans can ever return to their home planet.
Today’s animated film is: “Ted Sieger’s Molly Monster” (2016)
“Molly Monster spends her days at home playing with Edison, her clockwork best friend, but when her mother gives birth to an egg, Molly must set out on a journey far away from home to find her new place in the family.”
Illustrations for all six episodes of DC Nation’s “Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld” directed by @briannedrouhard.
Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Trailer
Don Bluth’s The Secret of NIMH was first released on July 2, 1982.
Don Bluth, John Pomeroy and Gary Goldman all left Disney to pursue this project, which had originally been rejected by their former employer as “too dark” to be a commercial success. They were followed soon after by 20 other Disney animators, dubbed “The Disney Defectors” by the trade press. (x)
This ad says it takes place in Oregon? Is this a Gravity Falls AU?
I forgot who it was, but it seemed like some of the fans wanted some armor reference for Jim
link (x)
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