INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN FOR BLOODWING ANGEL CHRONICLES!

 

My Bloodwing Angel Chronicles has just been launched on Indiegogo. This first 52-page full color printed issue contains the origin of Mychal the Bloodwing Angel. Check it out!

WHO WILL LIKE THIS SERIES?

Bloodwing Angel Chronicles is a full color mature action/adventure comic. Set in an alternative universe, this series will appeal to you if you like the following:

• Heavy Metal Magazine
• Speculative Fiction
• Supernatural Heroes
• Mature Stories
• Fantasy/Horror
• Dystopian Fiction
• Classic 2D Animation
  

 

Sept. 1st Indiegogo Launching: John the Animator Comics

 

https://igg.me/at/JohnTheAnimatorComics/x/22300073#/

JOHN THE ANIMATOR COMICS

Coming soon!

 

I'll be starting my line of All-Ages Comics!

 

 

My First Kickstarter Campaign Is Now Fully Funded!

 

Ruff Sketch!

An Animation & Comic Book Portfolio

Do you want full size copies of my animation drawings? I launched a Kickstarter campaign to publish a softcover book containing rare animation drawings and short accounts about being a young animator back in the 1970s & early 1980s.

Check out this link: http://kck.st/2nrqrnX

Telling A Story silently with Comic Panels and Storyboards

https://youtu.be/WYJ-TITnVhA

I've uploaded a video on YouTube which shows the panels of my web comic "Bloodwing Angel Chronicles" timed to music, and telling Mychal's origin story.

The following are some of the pages I used to create the video.

Launching My "Bloodwing Angel Chronicles" Webcomic Sunday, March 4th!

Hi, Discerning Reader!

My passion is to tell stories with both pictures and words. Over the years, I’ve animated characters and written stories with characters that were like myself and NOT! But in every case, I try to understand what drives those characters to behave the way they do and tell their truth.

My "Bloodwing Angel Chronicles" webcomic is an allegorical journey for me to explore characters and situations that mainstream comics, TV, and movies don’t attempt to tell stories about. I don’t believe that entertainment ONLY has to be reliant on simplistic formulas setting up the next forced wisecrack or two musclebound opponents having a blood-filled slugfest. Please don’t misunderstand me—I very much enjoy humor, solid wisecracks, and knock-down-drag-out battles; but the vast majority of new entertainment out there is overly-imitative of what has been done time and time again, without giving it a unique twist of its own.

So, that said, I’ll endeavor to make your time spent reading this webcomic series enjoyable and interesting…maybe give you a little food for thought.

I’ve launched this ongoing series with the first nine (9) pages of the story, giving you a decent starting point plot-wise and a taste of what’s to come. I’ll upload a new page or two every Sunday.

Cheers!

John

 

Bloodwing Angel Chronicles Webcomic Thumbnails

Here are the thumbnails for a six page sequence. These thumbnails measure 2 inches by 3 inches, which I blow up to fit in a 7.5 inch by 11.25 area for my original pencil pages. I then scan the cleaned up penciled pages as jpegs, adjusting the contrast to get the darkest line...which then gives my drawings an "inked" feeling.

Note that I lay out the caption boxes and dialog balloons at this earliest stage, so that I can incorporate them into the layout for posing. I'll put in the lettering per "A", "B", etc.

SNUFFY & ZOEY'S TOYBOX THEATER CARTOONS FOR KIDS! EPISODE 1

I'll be focusing my energies on creating more cartoons in this series. If you like this video, please leave a comment on YouTube. Thanks!

Star Wars Holiday Special Boba Fett Animation Roughs

Happy Holidays! Here's my Holiday Musical Extravaganza on YouTube!

How to Draw Batman - The Classic Version

I posted a tutorial on how to draw the classic Batman.

How To Draw Animation (Part 3): Overlapping Action! Secret Sauce of Animation!

In this tutorial, I show you advanced examples of overlapping action, a basic animation principle.

If you like this video, please leave a comment on YouTube...and if you like my channel and need a coffee mug or a T-shirt, check out: http://www.cafepress.com/johntheanimatorguy

How To Draw Animation-Squash and Stretch More Than Bouncing A Ball (Part 2)

My latest video. If you like it, please leave a comment on YouTube!

How To Draw Like An Animator

My latest YouTube video is now published! Hope you like it, and if you do, please leave a comment on YouTube!

Squash and Stretch More Than Bouncing A Ball (Part One)

The first full episode of my YouTube series is now live!
If you enjoy it, please subscribe and leave a comment on my YouTube channel.
I'm now editing the next video, and as I plan on maintaining a weekly schedule, it will be posted on my channel Saturday, October 28.

Introducing John the Animator Guy Celestri YouTube Trailer

I'm busy editing together the first episode...it should be ready next week!

Mission of My YouTube Channel

A young artist asked me, "What is the purpose of your YouTube channel?" My answer is simple...check out my channel's banner (seen below).

 

John the Animator Guy Celestri Animation

Check out my YouTube playlist of some of my favorite animation clips!
If you like what you see, please leave your thoughts in the comment section below the video.

Thanks!

Announcement: John the Animator Guy Store Opened at CafePress.com

The John the Animator Guy mug is perfect for coffee, tea, or pencils!

YES, I finally got my online store up and running at 

http://www.cafepress.com/johntheanimatorguy

I've kept my inventory basic, simple, and affordable. Besides mugs, you'll also find a wide variety of T-shirts for both women and men, tote bags, computer mousepads, and magnets.

Check it out...and if you've enjoyed (and found helpful) the information I've freely given you over the years here at my blog, please consider buying an item or two.

Thank you...and Keep Your Pencils Sharp!

Snuffy and Zoey Website

I've developed an independent animation-centric website (separate from this one); and created the first in a series of short whimsical 2D web cartoons starring my characters Snuffy and Zoey. The website (https://snuffyandzoey.com/) is now live. This "John The Animator Guy" blog will continue to be supported and I will be posting about the production process of my new cartoons.

The purpose of the new site is to freely share my knowledge and enthusiasm for classical 2D hand drawn animation with children ages 8 and under (and their young parents and/or grandparents); and, in so doing, present a positive way to express oneself creatively.

The limitations of Blogger forced me to launch a standalone website where I can have total control of the quality of the material I post...and also (perhaps) in the future have a small online store offering licensed merchandise of Snuffy and Zoey.

This is my contribution to helping keep the art of classical 2D animation alive. I guess I'm sort of an internet Johnny Appleseed of animation…you never where those scattered seeds will land or what kind of good fruit they will produce.