Analyzing the appeal of tartakovskymccracken art by naveryw on. Some of his sources of inspiration are japanese anime, super friends 1973, peewees playhouse 1986 and little golden books. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Its natural for artists to look at things they like and copy attributes of that art in their own, but if the imitator doesnt really analyze why ve likes. The best result we found for your search is craig d mccracken age 50s in powell, oh. Oh my god, the famous cartoonist himself is on deviantart. Craig mccracken has been interested in drawing and animation since the age of three.
Craig douglas mccracken born march 31, 1971 is the creator and one of the animators of the powerpuff girls, fosters home for imaginary friends, wander over yonder, and kid cosmic. Feb 16, 2017 mccrackens the powerpuff girls whoopass stews new name was later on aired by cartoon networks whatacartoon show in 1995, but the name and style of animation was changed and updated. Born march 31, 1971 in charleroi, pennsylvania, craig mccracken developed an interest in animation and fantasy at an early age, inspired in part by the iconic belgian comic series tintin and tvs batman abc 19661968, among other sources. The powerpuff girls is an american animated television series and a reboot of the television series of the same name created by craig mccracken.
This was a major turning point in tartakovskys career. While his personal drawing style hasnt changed much over the years, his preferred animation techniques have. Craig mccracken born march 31, 1971 is an american animator, director and producer. Craig mccracken, creator of the new animated comedy series, wander over yonder, recently posted the style guide for the show to his tumblr page. Im constantly doing studies of shows that inspired me to figure out what kind of art choices and visual language.
Hes created many shows that cartoon lovers would recognize from the early 21st century like the powerpuff girls and fosters home for imaginary friends. He is also married to lauren faust who also worked with craig on all three of his shows. How to create your own art style for visual development. The upa entertainment cartoons were to me, the least entertaining form of stylized cartoons because they were designed blandly and didnt animate very well. Craig mccracken acquired an art director job at hannabarbera for the show 2 stupid dogs and recommended hiring rob renzetti and tartakovsky as well. Creator craig mccracken on the visual inventiveness of.
Craig mccracken born march 31, 1971 is an american animator, writer, and cartoonist. Except for the art and that little animated misfit in the credits department. He is best known for creating the emmywinning animated series the powerpuff girls and fosters home for imaginary friends for cartoon network, as well as writing and storyboarding for dexters laboratory. In 2015, they announced that the new series would feature new voice actors for the three main. Emmy winning animator, director and producer craig mccracken was an instrumental figure in the rise of cartoon network as a dominant force in television animation thanks to his clever, alternativeminded programs like the powerpuff girls 19982005 and fosters home for imaginary friends cartoon networkkids wbboomerang 20042009. The powerpuff girls 2016 tv series powerpuff girls. Craig mccracken talks about the laborintensive story process. Sep 20, 20 craig mccracken, creator of the new animated comedy series, wander over yonder, recently posted the style guide for the show to his tumblr page. I mean there are good cartoons in that calarts style such as chowder, the marvelous misadventures of flapjack, adventure time.
Artist websites crafted by faso mobile site iphone site regular site. Creator craig mccracken on the visual inventiveness of wander over yonder wander over yonder is deceptively simple. Wander over yonder style guide posted to the web animation. I mean there are good cartoons in that calarts style such as chowder, the marvelous misadventures of flapjack, adventure time, gravity falls, and over the. Firstly, craig mccracken is an american animator, producer, writer, and director. Im going to gamble and say i dont think thats what really bothers you about it. Feb 14, 2020 why do some people generalize the hate on this too much saying, if it has the calarts style they already assume that its a horrible cartoon.
Thats the news circling around cartoon networks reboot of the powerpuff girls today, with prolific voice actor tara strong tweeting that the recasting of the title characters feels like a stab in the heart. Craig mccracken bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Share your thoughts, experiences and the tales behind the art. Though more recently craig has been riding herd on disney xds acclaimed animated adventure, wander over yonder. You mess with the wrong jojos by misterzei on deviantart. He is considered one the best writers and cartoonist. All of his cartoons follow a similar art style and theyre very clean. The powerpuff girls will return to cartoon network in 2016, the cabler announced monday. Powerpuff girls in particular features a lot of 50s style architecture. His newest series, wander over yonder, premiered on disney channel on august 16, 20. Sep 14, 20 using my models as a basis our brilliant art director alex kirwan put together these informative and beautiful dos and donts sheets for the artists working on the show. In the 1950s i watched television shows such as roy rogers, the lone ranger, and hopalong cassidy every saturday morning. But making your own art style doesnt happen overnight. Maybe thats what partly what influenced me to create this blog.
Taking that further, i dont think many people anywhere influenced by genndy tartakovskys and craig mccracken s art really understand on an analytical level what makes the art appealing. Its hard to believe that craig mccrackens powerpuff girls turn fifteen years old this month. Aug 15, 2017 analyzing the appeal of tartakovskymccracken art by naveryw on. You should definitely follow the esteemed craig mccracken, but while youre at it, alex kirwan is also on tumblr. Again, stay tuned on july 2020 for more of svtfoe in craig mccracken s style.
He started working for cartoon network in 1992 on 2 stupid dogs and dexters laboratory, and created the powerpuff girls, which was previously a college short named whoopass stew. Born in charleroi, pennsylvania his family moved to whitter, california after mccracken s father died when he was seven. Craig mccracken has said that he is entirely opposed to it and kindly requests that you please stop asking him about it on twitter. The animation style and character design looks drastically different this time around, and i was wondering if you were in any way an influence to these decisions. Analyzing the appeal of tartakovskymccracken art by naveryw. Fangirlish scream im such a huge fan of your shows, if only i would.
Samurai jack, powerpuff girls, and dexters laboratory were all staples of my childhood. Fosters home for imaginary friends the cartoon network. Craig mccracken phone, address, background info whitepages. Creator craig mccracken on the visual inventiveness of wander. He started working for cartoon network in 1992 on 2 stupid dogs and dexters laboratory, and created the. The powerpuff girls to return with new series in 2016. Craig mccracken is the creator of wander over yonder.
During recent years ive continued to participate in art workshops. He is set to create and executive produce kid cosmic, an animated ser. The whole process requires tons of practice, hard work, and mastery of the fundamental principles of art. Series creator craig mccracken share the style guide for disney. Craig mccracken is an american animator with a long career working for cartoon network. The line of action is a key ingredient to making your characters poses look more dynamic. Cartoonist draws himself in 100 different cartoon styles, and the. Its as different from tartakovskys and mccracken s art as their art is different from earlier thicklined, simpleshaped hannabarbera cartoons. The show premiered on august, 2004, and ended on may 3, 2009. Analyzing the appeal of tartakovskymccracken art by. Using my models as a basis our brilliant art director alex kirwan put together these informative and beautiful dos and donts sheets for the artists working on the show. Anyway i like stylized stuff thats fun and animated, that isnt bland and stuffy. Craig mccracken is an american animator, director, and producer who is best known for creating the cartoon network animated shows. He has been married to fellow animator lauren faust since 2004.
Animator craig mccracken, creator of the animated television series the. Prior to the series reveal, many articles described it as being based on the dance pantsed specials artstyle. See more ideas about wander, craig mccracken and wonder over yonder. After he graduated from california high school in whittier, california, he. So says craig mccracken, the talent behind those emmyaward winning cartoon network series, the powerpuff girls and fosters home for imaginary friends. Craig mccracken and alex kirwans artists style guide. Select this result to view craig d mccrackens phone number, address, and more. I feel like craig mccracken s original concept for wander was much more mello than the hyperactive character hes become and frankly, i love him for it.
I have been motivated by the many talented artists at the banning center for the arts, the desert art center in palm springs, and the redlands art association. For disney, he is the creator and executive producer of the disney channel animated series wander over. Craig mccracken is an american animator, writer, and cartoonist. He voiced the sock in the episode the epic quest of unfathomable difficulty. The reboot will include a new television series and a. Find a list of greatest artworks associated with light and space at the best visual art database. Craig douglas mccracken born march 31, 1971 is an american animator, responsible for the cartoon network cartoons, the powerpuff girls, as well as fosters home for imaginary friends. Jan 21, 2014 ppg reboot style similarities speedpaint. You mess with the wrong jojos by misterzei on deviantart in. Why do some people generalize the hate on this too much saying, if it has the calarts style they already assume that its a horrible cartoon. While his personal drawing style hasnt changed much over the. Born in charleroi, pennsylvania his family moved to whitter, california after mccrackens father died when he was seven. Im constantly doing studies of shows that inspired me to figure out what kind of art choices and visual language they used.
The powerpuff girls and fosters home for imaginary friends. Heres some sketches from fosters home for imaginary friends. He created the cartoon network animated television series the powerpuff girls and fosters home for imaginary friends, as well as wander over yonder for the disney channel. When the series premiered on cartoon network on november 18. He also created fosters home for imaginary friends and the powerpuff girls for cartoon network. Craig douglas mccracken born march 31, 1971 is an american animator. Craig is related to loren n mccracken and matthew kelly mccracken as well as 3 additional people. He was first hired by hannabarbera cartoons to serve as art director on 2 stupid dogs on tbs. Mccracken has previously served as an art director and storyboard artist for 2 stupid dogs and dexters laboratory respectively.
He missed the decade by a year but a lot of his works are heavily influenced by it. Based off of models created by mccracken, the guide was compiled by wander over yonder art director alex kirwan to guide artists as they work on new episodes. Wander over yonder style guides by craig mccracken. After moving to beaumont, california in 2005 i found a new art community. Select this result to view craig d mccracken s phone number, address, and more.
So we wanted to come up with a design style that was fun and cool to look at. Jul 25, 2005 original comic art titled craig mccracken. The series was constantly aired on boomerang, airing twelve episodes every weekday and four episodes every weekend, making a total of 17 hours every week. Mccracken got involved with drawing at an early age. Craig mccracken creator of the powerpuff girls, fosters home for imaginary friends, samurai jack how do you feel about the upcoming reboot of the ppg franchise. Hot shirtless body and hairstyle pics on newest tv shows movies. Development of the cast of fosters home for imaginary friends, posted on craig mccrackens deviantart page. Craig mccracker, creator of wander over yonder, explains the. He is best known for his emmy award winning original, animated series, the powerpuff girls 19982005 and fosters home for imaginary friends. Creator craig mccracken on the visual inventiveness of wander over yonder. Scroll down to check out kevins cool selfportraits in 100 cartoon art styles for yourself, you might find your favorite, too. As you get started, be sure to keep in mind the below tips on how to create your own art style. I am an advertising student in my 3rd year at edge hill university, i have a passion for drawing an all things creative from cake decorating to package design, but my true love has always been with advertising, specifically the art direction of adverts although in the last year i have found a deep appreciation for copy writing and i am enjoying solving the creative challenge that come with it. Taking that further, i dont think many people anywhere influenced by genndy tartakovskys and craig mccrackens art really understand on an analytical level what makes the art appealing.
Cartoon network extremely hyped up the series, releasing many episodes and shorts before it even premiered, and made, a. Mojo jojo, san diego 2005, located in stevens powerpuff girls art by craig mccracken, lauren faust et al. He was born on march 31, 1977 in charleroi, pennsylvania, u. The bubbly animated series, which began airing on disney xd in 20, follows wander voiced by wreckit ralph star jack mcbrayer, a sunny intergalactic traveler with a floppy hat who travels across the universe with his trusty. A lot of this is concept art, but the actual frames from the shows arent that far off. Throughout its run, fosters earned a bevy of awards and nominations, including seven emmy awards and five annie awards out of 35 total nominations. Join facebook to connect with craig mccracken and others you may know. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. They have also lived in bowling green, oh and columbus, oh plus 2 other locations. For disney, he is the creator and executive producer of the disney channel animated series wander over yonder. Oct 02, 2019 but making your own art style doesnt happen overnight. Upload your creations for people to see, favourite and share.
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