Must-See Paper Art and Animation

So I've always been a massive, massive fan of paper art. The level of craftsmanship that goes into it is just phenomenal. Take the following artists for example;

From the book 'Paper Illusions' by Isabelle de Borchgrave. All made from paper which was hand-painted...

Or these by Su Blackwell..

Or one of my personal favourites, Peter Callesen..

Eeheehee! It's a little apple core!

And then there are those that are just beyond belief, like these by Allan and Patty Eckman.

Now what if you took all of this skill and intricacy and turned it into an animation? BEHOLD! Amos Lee's 'Flower', a paper and clay animation. Holy mother of God, I LOVE THIS CLIP.
Ah Amos! A man of impeccable taste if ever I saw one... great song too.

Bean Bounce Exercise

Lecherous Lima Bean

G'day gooooorrrrgeousssss.... 'Owya goinnnnn....? *hic!*

Bouncy-bouncy...

Hooray, I animated in Maya without developing a headache!! EGAD.

Look at my hooooves!!!

Here's a progress shot of my 'I love animation' character. I AM A FAUN, WEEHEE!!!
:D

Inked Bodies

This afternoon we had our second life-drawing lesson, which I have to say I am enjoying very muchly. I'd always been too chicken to try a life drawing class on my own so I'm glad we're doing it at college now. I'd definitely consider taking classes outside of this course, I can tell it's going to be a very useful skill..
Anyway, today marked my first attempt with inks. I've always been a bit scared of watercolours and inks etc. Such wild, unruly mediums!! Or maybe that's just my inner control-freak coming out...
 :-P

Sketches from The Little Mermaid

Howdy-doody,

I was watching The Little Mermaid this afternoon, and found myself thinking over and over again, 'Aagh! I wish I could draw like that!!' So what the heck, I had a go..
All the reference images on the net were rubbish so I decided to pause the movie at some of my favourite moments and get my own screen captures.
I'm not used to drawing that really cartoony sort of style so it was a bit of a struggle at first, but I think I got the hang of it eventually. All good practise, eh what?

The crazy French chef, definitely my favourite character!

The Little Mermaid at the height of fashion in a charming hessian sack ensemble designed by Scuttle.

Scuttle; 'I can't find a pulse!'

Her Morning Elegance

A friend of mine sent me this clip today, which I think is gorgeous.. It reminds me of all those Target ads they had a while back (but this one's much better!). Especially love the sock fish.