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Comment on 500th episode party. Sharing my favorite contribution to the show. The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled cut. Catholic Laboratory Podcast by Luis

Luis — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:41:08 +0000

I'll be happy to give a link to my social sites. In fact, they're kinda hidden away in my "About Me" page (http://www.luisescobarblog.com/about/) If you scroll down the page, right above my picture and underneath the annoying ad, you will find a the links to all my social sites. I hope this helps. If you'd rather I just put all the links here instead, let me know.

Comment on 500th episode party. Sharing my favorite contribution to the show. The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled cut. Catholic Laboratory Podcast by Ingeborg

Ingeborg — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:12:33 +0000

I usually do not drop a bunch of remarks, but i did some searching and wound up
here 500th episode party. Sharing my favorite contribution to the show.
The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled cut. Catholic
Laboratory Podcast | Luis’ Illustrated Blog. And I do have a couple of questions for you if you usually do not mind. Could it be just me or does it look as if like a few of these comments look like they are written by brain dead visitors? And, if you are posting on other online sites, I’d
like to keep up with anything fresh you have to post.
Would you list of the complete urls of all your communal
pages like your Facebook page, twitter feed, or linkedin profile?

Comment on Nephilim Skeletons again, Superhero geekness. by Jimmie

Jimmie — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:58:58 +0000

Aaron, your attention to detail is that of a prepubescent chimpanzee. The real photo (from Cornell) shows the soil underneath the skeleton is that light brown that was “photoshopped onto the corner to make it look photoshopped”. In the obviously photoshopped one, the dirt is dark under the remains to feign digging, but the transition to the soil in the corner, which is the same shade as in the original from cornell, was abrupt, showing obvious signs of tamper, and although I agree the truth is out there, ignorantly persisting that photos like these are true makes the rest of us truth seekers look as stupid as you

Comment on Artists! Here’s How You Get Your Art in a Book on Amazon. by Luis

Luis — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:08:24 +0000

Hi Zartok-35. Been a while. I’ve been meaning to talk about another show. This one sounds just as good as any. I’ll watch the show as soon as I can and see what I can write about it.

And yeah, I worked a lot with Ethan. He was such a fun guy to work with. I haven’t seen in YEARS but he’s been working on a lot of cool shows.

Comment on Artists! Here’s How You Get Your Art in a Book on Amazon. by Zartok-35

Zartok-35 — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:14:46 +0000

Hi, Mr. Escobar. We’ve started our weekly episode discussion again on NoHomers.net! For our second week, we’re looking at ‘Lisa the vegetarian’. Is there anything interesting you could make a blog post out of about that episode?

That would have been the first show you worked with Mark Kirkland! I was wondering if you animated the Meat Movie with Troy Mccleur and Billy visiting the kill floor. I can’t help but notice that you did allot of work with Ethan Spaulding in this era, aswell.

Comment on A Manga about Manga Creators: Bakuman by Luis

Luis — Thu, 30 May 2013 16:25:08 +0000

Oh man! I’m so happy to hear that Jon. I’m glad you like it as much as I do. It totally makes you want to create comics too.

Thanks for the feedback man.

Comment on A Manga about Manga Creators: Bakuman by Jon David Guerra

Jon David Guerra — Thu, 30 May 2013 16:17:20 +0000

Thanks for the manga recommendation. Not only was it great but I found it very inspiring. I’m hooked! Keep up the great work Luis.

Comment on Is 2D Feature Animation Truly Dead? by Luis

Luis — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:27:11 +0000

YUP! those are the ways independents can make money off their art. As long as what is done resonates with enough people, there’s money to be made. TV to feature is a good way to go. The Simpsons movie was a huge success. I think, if there was another one, it would be the exception to the rule. But the Simpsons is not effected by what goes on in the animation industry at all. It’s its own industry.

I think your suggestion is very reasonable. I think that other properties that become “their own industries” are the only ones that successfully break this anti 2D feature film mindset.

Comment on Is 2D Feature Animation Truly Dead? by Mike Garvey

Mike Garvey — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:05:52 +0000

Well I hope Bakshi makes both. Some art makes money. I thought the Beavis and Butthead movie did okay at the box office and maybe The Simpsons too. I’m not positive though. Maybe proving a concept at the TV level would make investors feel safer about a feature. As far as merchandising goes, I went to a design thing hosted at a local theater where local designers kind of did a show and tell of projects they’ve been working on over the past year. One guy spent the year drawing chibi type ninjas representing different professions and personalities and posted them to his blog. His following got so big that he’s now making a mint on merchandising and was approached by Nintendo to make a video game. I know that’s not animation, but why couldn’t it be? Why not create a following with your own 2D animation and then use merchandising to fund a feature? Years ago I think that was the plan of a guy who was doing an independent cg animation. Although I don’t think he ever finished: http://www.rustboy.com/rustweb.htm

Comment on Is 2D Feature Animation Truly Dead? by Luis

Luis — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:43:24 +0000

Bakshi wants to make art not money. That’s fine for him. Let him. And Robotech is an animated TV show, which is not part of my argument. 2D is alive and well on TV. But audiences don’t want to come out en mass to support a 2D movie. This makes it a bad investment for investors who would put money down to make one happen. No support, no merchandize money. If 2D movies don’t make a good return on investment then no studio will hire 2D animators to make them. To be a 2D animator therefore, you either move to Europe or Korea.