Birfday card

Medium: Ink wash

Lecture Journal

Here are a few pages from the "lecture journal" milestone hand-in. These are accurate descriptions of the weekly lectures. Originals given yesterday to respective instructors, it made them so happy =)

Classtime doodles

Life Drawing TREASURES

Today was my last official Life Drawing class at Sheridan. I have been very fortunate to be taught by the league of extraordinary gentlemen: Gerry Zeldin and Mark Thurman (Mark can be seen in the background of the "Lyrical pose" parody drawing I did back in first year).

Haute Couture Debbie

From my final Sheridan Life Drawing portfolio =D

RWTF Drawings

Here are some aminals drawn at the Royal Win Ter Fair

Awwww..... :)

Dulcie in Wonderland

© Amir Avni 2009

It's official

I joined the Cartoonists Who Doodle Nude Women On Post-It Notes Society.
"CWDNWOPINS" for short, try to say that 6 times fast!

Things that make you go "OIAF"

Attended Ottawa International Animation Festival this weekend,
To Catch Up with old friends, and meet some new ones, T'was fun!
The caricatures of Mitch and Steffi are inspired by my new hero Floyd Gottfredson.

Parker Lewis on DVD!

Parker Lewis Can't Lose 3x07 Beauty and The Kube

This cult classic has been off the air since 1993 and has never even had a video release!
There's been petitions running for years, and finally this June, SHOUT! Factory has released a box set of the entire first season!

If you'd like to see the episode above and more like it in DVD quality, make sure you buy Parker Lewis first season box set from SHOUT! Factory
To show that there's a market for it, this way they may release seasons 2 and 3!



HOLY SHLAMOLY! Ben just sent me this link! Season 2 DVD is in the works and Amazon is taking pre-orders!

Update: I just got my Series 1 DVD! Highly recommended!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Life drawing model

It's not fair

When your brother gets any attention

Are there GUUUURRRLLLSSS on it?!

Storyboard panel from my film.
More to come

2009 Highlights #2: All About the Annie Awards

During the past summers, when on break from college, I've made it a habit to come volunteer at the ASIFA-Hollywood Archive, Since it was so much fun, It didn't cross my mind to get anything in return for it...until this year's Annie Awards!
I was awarded with a Certificate of Merit,
There were 3 other winners in this cathegory: Alex Vassilev (Computer genius, Ace volunteer and roomate =] ) Kathy Turner and Mike Fontanelli.

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2752219648/rg4173502976

In this picture, ASIFA-Hollywood president and geniuinly wonderful guy Antran Manoogian presents us to the audience at UCLA'S Royce Hall. We had the Honor of going on stage after Nick Park, who got his Winsor McCay Life Time Achievement Award. He also won an Annie for Best Animated Short : Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death, well deserved!

Picture by Claudio Riba

Wallace and Gromit have always been among my favorite cartoons, Upon meeting Mr. Park I said "Your Lordship! This IS an honor!" we shook hands and he laughed with delight. For such a highly acclaimed creative genius, I could not believe how humble he was! We ended up chatting about mutual TV favorite "Doctor Who"

Picture by Dan Riba

Hero of all independent Animators: Bill Plympton

Mr. Lawrence: Great cartoonist and super nice guy, perhaps best known as the voice of the evil Plankton on "Spongebob"! He directed "The Huanted World of El Superbeasto", soon available DVD

I'm still inspired by all the people I got to chat with back stage and at the cocktail party: Vincent Waller, Dan Riba, Shawn Patterson, Jorge Guttierez, Henry Selick, Matt Groening, Peter Avanzino, Tom Minton, James Baxter...It was such a fun night, there's nothing quite like a Hollywood award show.

Kalicature

Went to a party at John K's house last night, despite the hangover I can still draw a caricature of Kali from memory :)

New inks for John Kricfalusi

Pencil art by John K.
Digital Inking by me

Digital coloring by John
http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2009/05/amir-inked-jinks.html
http://funkyhb.blogspot.com/2009/05/pixie-and-dixie-and-mr-jinks.html