Sharing what inspires and our desires.Tumblr (3.0; @echobridge)http://echobridge.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3f7db3b4e5bf1aa7bfe9c1fb38173ccc/tumblr_mnd3wioE751qj0foro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Here’s a series that I recommend. Written by my boys Keith Miller and artwork my Chuck Collins</p>http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/51309916969http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/51309916969Sat, 25 May 2013 12:17:06 -0400<a href="http://echo-bridge.blogspot.com/2013/05/simple-aint-easy.html">Script to Screen: Simple Ain't Easy</a>: <p>We’ve decided to change things up a bit.  If you really enjoy the articles we’ve been writing over the last couple years; I think you’ll really like what we have to say now. </p>http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/51242737143http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/51242737143Fri, 24 May 2013 15:33:54 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e6ac846f76eef600b7d986be2d904b91/tumblr_mmugzdxenL1rb1rgoo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8b5569231bc981cef3250eb69c851716/tumblr_mmugzdxenL1rb1rgoo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/baa9a61852f6f6ebb38ce0803c1b1dd2/tumblr_mmugzdxenL1rb1rgoo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e84aa8847140f90a93ad407b15321e4a/tumblr_mmugzdxenL1rb1rgoo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d6f8ee4af6090b58b2335b3c071c183d/tumblr_mmugzdxenL1rb1rgoo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3d5f8907b5328a44aa495aa2f72b0a3b/tumblr_mmugzdxenL1rb1rgoo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ab6ac502026ca450111071e0cd99be2b/tumblr_mmugzdxenL1rb1rgoo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/be554cd2129de8deba3833c4545de72e/tumblr_mmugzdxenL1rb1rgoo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6432471664e1b0b58c38fdbddca42848/tumblr_mmugzdxenL1rb1rgoo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c730143245895fd826b6b3b32db1fccc/tumblr_mmugzdxenL1rb1rgoo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bryankonietzko.tumblr.com/post/51208212115/ca-tsuka-artworks-of-kairos-studio-la">bryankonietzko</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ca-tsuka.tumblr.com/post/50497824060/artworks-of-kairos-studio-la-cachette">ca-tsuka</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Artworks of <a href="https://vimeo.com/64386008">Kairos</a> (<a href="http://www.studiolacachette.com/">Studio La Cachette</a>).</p> </blockquote> <p>AHHHHHH! This stuff is the coolest and most charming, simple, and elegant. Depressed and inspired simultaneously and in equal measure, like the first time I saw FLCL. The depression wears off though, and the inspiration stays.</p> </blockquote>http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/51228036268http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/51228036268Fri, 24 May 2013 11:15:20 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5a0dd825c388d698361ac9d25a939c1c/tumblr_mnakieIlK81qkxemjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://stephanieratt.tumblr.com/post/51211885839/practice-painting-decided-to-sketch-my-sister">stephanieratt</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Practice painting, decided to sketch my sister.</p> </blockquote>http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/51228017141http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/51228017141Fri, 24 May 2013 11:14:58 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/35c9f96d2cc3e55ca3b10a60eb784d55/tumblr_mnb67g8Bvg1qj0foro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>NOoooOoo!</p>http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/51227853756http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/51227853756Fri, 24 May 2013 11:11:39 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5229a1ef6ad3744d6744f3ca3a7e76e7/tumblr_misgzkpfgN1s056o4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dd722ae4329b62807828199bca160438/tumblr_misgzkpfgN1s056o4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bb3561c194efd8adb654a02e6c068cb2/tumblr_misgzkpfgN1s056o4o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c1892ccb9362373a8e0111eecb2652ee/tumblr_misgzkpfgN1s056o4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b98ab5d1231b4b0a64b84019ebae6bd1/tumblr_misgzkpfgN1s056o4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/82c97b8776ce320944b0d03ed6b49838/tumblr_misgzkpfgN1s056o4o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://rosiepalm.tumblr.com/post/49951866742/inspirational-artists-fcp-outstanding">rosiepalm</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <div> <div> <p><strong>Inspirational Artists - <a href="http://cellar-fcp.deviantart.com/">FCP</a></strong></p> </div> </div> </blockquote> <p>Outstanding</p> </blockquote> <p>Amazing!</p>http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/51180799387http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/51180799387Thu, 23 May 2013 19:00:35 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/66771375" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/66771375">teco-psa-fin.mov from </a><a href="http://vimeo.com/echobridge">Echo Bridge</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><blockquote></blockquote>http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/51167155906http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/51167155906Thu, 23 May 2013 15:54:34 -0400<a href="https://vine.co/v/b9lXLJb6vwO">My morning walk into the studio.</a>http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/51147308251http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/51147308251Thu, 23 May 2013 09:49:25 -0400<a href="http://echo-bridge.blogspot.com/2013/05/artistry-skill-and-draftsmanship.html">Script to Screen: Artistry, Skill and Draftsmanship</a>http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/51085397299http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/51085397299Wed, 22 May 2013 15:02:16 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/75124b9148e38f583f5455f0386dc4ce/tumblr_mn0hqhyPiH1r1eenfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://masterpiecedaily.tumblr.com/post/51009379098/eugene-de-blaas-two-venetian-women-1898">masterpiecedaily</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Eugene de Blaas</p> <p>Two Venetian Women</p> <p>1898</p> </blockquote>http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/51085318945http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/51085318945Wed, 22 May 2013 15:01:09 -0400<a href="http://echo-bridge.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-only-limitation-in-animation-is.html">Script to Screen</a>: <p>Been working 20 hour days for the last 4 days and needed something inspirational as I reach the finish.  Then I found this.</p>http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/50819791164http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/50819791164Sun, 19 May 2013 10:09:39 -04002D AnimationAnimationanimators<a href="http://echo-bridge.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-guide-to-stages-of-animation.html">Script to Screen: A Guide to the Stages of Animation</a>: <p><span>Since starting at Echo Bridge in November last year, I’ve come to realize that each phase of production is an art form all its own. From storyboarding to post production, all of these stages require a separate (yet similar) school of thought. I used to refer to myself simply as animator and nothing more, but, moving forward in my career, I’m starting to realize that I actually hate animating. That’s right, an animator working at an animation studio that hates animating…</span></p>http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/50579446329http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/50579446329Thu, 16 May 2013 11:06:32 -04002D animation<a href="http://echo-bridge.blogspot.com/2013/05/how-to-work-efficiently-with-freelancers.html">Script to Screen: How To Work Efficiently With Freelancers</a>: <div>Working with remote freelancers can be an incredibly tricky ordeal and sometimes a coordinator’s nightmare.  </div> <p><br/>Even with online collaboration tools like Basecamp, Google Docs, Office, Dropbox, Skydrive and SharePoint, something is bound to slip through the cracks, and then the cracks get bigger.  Working with freelancers is like herding stray cats.  They all operate on their own time, in their own way, and when deadlines approach it can be very hard to get those strays in the corral.<br/><br/></p> <div> <h3><a href="http://echo-bridge.blogspot.com/2013/05/how-to-work-efficiently-with-freelancers.html">Here’s what I’ve learned from our last two productions</a>…</h3> </div>http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/50365721738http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/50365721738Mon, 13 May 2013 17:01:00 -0400tutorials2D animationAnimators on Tumblr<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fbbe77419706adc13e4f7fdc80031925/tumblr_mmi5ymI7Tz1rx884lo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fa22f7aa51b26f373a02f2e2e38e7c79/tumblr_mmi5ymI7Tz1rx884lo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a85d515fed504d47efff39d5ca493fe5/tumblr_mmi5ymI7Tz1rx884lo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/03462c6c552d5d287e62f1f4ba558585/tumblr_mmi5ymI7Tz1rx884lo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ef356db6c8c1057fae11e1f8a17fa54a/tumblr_mmi5ymI7Tz1rx884lo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/380ce2fa5109c667432c6648d42efd18/tumblr_mmi5ymI7Tz1rx884lo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9d0e9e4b487b551cb84b14bf5f3d6769/tumblr_mmi5ymI7Tz1rx884lo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/52c1191354337a21e81fbfe04a31315f/tumblr_mmi5ymI7Tz1rx884lo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6d02c8d0b4031fd81c1ac6de6dc74bca/tumblr_mmi5ymI7Tz1rx884lo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1035e096441f8da5143416c65f6ac494/tumblr_mmi5ymI7Tz1rx884lo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://oeming.tumblr.com/post/49967520844/i-found-a-bunch-of-my-layouts-for-left-4-dead">oeming</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I found a bunch of my layouts for Left 4 Dead- here you can see how i used elements of sketchup and photos, and character screenshots, pasting in pre scanned grids and all sorts of stuff. These are online and collected in VALVE PRESENTS from Dark Horse Comics. But if you compare it to the finals, you’ll see reference is just like using a circle template, its just a starting point for a structure, if you dont build on it, you’ve just traced an empty hole:) I had a great time working on these with Jay Pinkerton and Erik Wolpaw at Valve, probably my best time there.</p> </blockquote>http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/50019367000http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/50019367000Thu, 09 May 2013 12:34:02 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d39f766b6ad56e849a26d1c02b799756/tumblr_mmi02hiPp31snb2xho1_r1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/50019332651http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/50019332651Thu, 09 May 2013 12:33:20 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3ab14983e723ceb6e12c6a1c01d407b5/tumblr_mm7zwoIWKD1qimkvqo9_r1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/adcebcb562013bc619fe31467e20b450/tumblr_mm7zwoIWKD1qimkvqo2_r1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/afb8915a1d9f3e4a511ce11fee074804/tumblr_mm7zwoIWKD1qimkvqo4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2aae453cd3a7e0c7c81e790832a12031/tumblr_mm7zwoIWKD1qimkvqo7_r1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a1519a96581a6d9c281088b703454a0b/tumblr_mm7zwoIWKD1qimkvqo5_r1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/02e67b3358d7913fe7dc294a388ab6a7/tumblr_mm7zwoIWKD1qimkvqo3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bb81d5f4b87234528649b65fd55b0fd8/tumblr_mm7zwoIWKD1qimkvqo6_r1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/60ec5919d550086f858c1b8e7861aad0/tumblr_mm7zwoIWKD1qimkvqo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4375f0f1f6ecf529a7abb37d18ebfd82/tumblr_mm7zwoIWKD1qimkvqo8_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/59fd0a1118aeb7757a3ab1b9cf5a4d9e/tumblr_mm7zwoIWKD1qimkvqo10_r1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><small><em>The art of Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue</em></small></p> </blockquote>http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/49927608618http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/49927608618Wed, 08 May 2013 07:35:54 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7dcb9ac1b1548c8745ea5de553b4bf4d/tumblr_mmgdz4sC2t1rpq0i8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nock-nock-nock.tumblr.com/post/49893112458/comme-des-garcons-x-otomo-katsuhiro">nock-nock-nock</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>COMME des GARCONS × OTOMO KATSUHIRO</p> </blockquote>http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/49927579979http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/49927579979Wed, 08 May 2013 07:35:04 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0e3ae7ea14d374dbc458993fe785bfef/tumblr_mm8eufSVnX1qlwb72o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a8c14ea34dddd465d68123a85257a182/tumblr_mm8eufSVnX1qlwb72o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/380352a09f98d60ef10016a55fd25608/tumblr_mm8eufSVnX1qlwb72o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4f2266e9f23386aadf7c755fd9d7798c/tumblr_mm8eufSVnX1qlwb72o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://oeming.tumblr.com/post/49922707229/bendiswordsforpictures-mike">oeming</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bendiswordsforpictures.tumblr.com/post/49918477847/mike-mignolas-sketchbook-pages-from">bendiswordsforpictures</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Mike Mignola’s sketchbook pages from the <em>Conqueror Worm</em> trade.</p> </blockquote> <p>Wow @artofmmignola</p> </blockquote>http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/49927554838http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/49927554838Wed, 08 May 2013 07:34:21 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/beb40fa88bdd36ad7dd1b7964af73e60/tumblr_mmdl7vfLRW1qhttpto1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7e3236d601f4b84daf73abd3c4b97c3d/tumblr_mmdl7vfLRW1qhttpto2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/760723b5fa5548002b122f266bd23ffd/tumblr_mmdl7vfLRW1qhttpto3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/365a17c4f39bd1d880a0a89215f9025d/tumblr_mmdl7vfLRW1qhttpto4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0e41f7f1421c46f699a884aec4f580d4/tumblr_mmdl7vfLRW1qhttpto5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theartofanimation.tumblr.com/post/49769020987">theartofanimation</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=830923">渡　太一</a></p> </blockquote>http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/49848901999http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/49848901999Tue, 07 May 2013 07:33:13 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/39780846" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bahijd.tumblr.com/post/20476342867/making-of-r-music-video-animator-list-this">bahijd</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Making of “R” Music Video (+Animator list)</p> <p>This is a music video project I worked on as animator.</p> <p>Directed by <a href="http://vimeo.com/hsgn">Takuya Hosogane</a></p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/39758142">finished version here</a></p> <p>Many talented animators are involved in this project like <a href="http://youtu.be/Wz9pDg9MRMg">Ryo-Chimo</a>, <a href="http://youtu.be/avfrwmGk8l8">Shingo Yamashita</a> and many others.</p> </blockquote>http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/49617630836http://echobridge.tumblr.com/post/49617630836Sat, 04 May 2013 16:01:38 -0400