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Lavalle Lee

Lavalle Lee has been creating animated cartoons online since 1999/2000 for his website flashcartoons.org. Many cartoons on the site have gained viral video status reaching millions of viewers online. In 2009, Lavalle started learning hand drawn animation from Don Bluth in his animation classes, as well as attending his Masterclasses in Arizona. He has also personally studied animation and visual effects from Veteran Disney animators in Orlando, FL.

Lavalle is widely known in the animation industry as the creator of the TraditionalAnimation.com website. After seeing that most animation sites were about all types of animation, not any specific to classical hand drawn animation, Lavalle knew Traditional Animation needed to be represented online. TraditionalAnimation.com has become the leading website and social media account for all things 2D. The website served as inspiration for “The Traditional Animation Show” in which Lavalle was both producer and host.

His partnership with Don Bluth began when he championed the Dragon's Lair Indiegogo campaign as lead project manager, editor, voice actor and in-betweener. The campaign reached $730,000 dollars to produce a 7-minute pitch video. In 2017, Lavalle brought the idea of creating a school to Don Bluth, and Don Bluth University was born. After a decade of learning from Don Bluth and working together on multiple pitches and business ventures, Lavalle accepted the position as Vice President of Don Bluth's new company Don Bluth Studios.

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HAPPY TOONTOBER 2024! This will be our 5th year here at TraditionalAnimation.com to host TOONTOBER! To celebrate, we have $2,000 dollars worth of animation prizes! WOW! The best prizes yet, including signed animation cels, a signed book, animation cards, and stickers! Special thanks to Don Bluth, Ralph Bakshi, Steve Anderson

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Don Bluth spent the summer directing the Broadway Musical, Anastasia, based on his beloved animated film in his theater. In the history of animation, Don Bluth will be the first ever animation director to direct a Broadway version of his own animated film, in his own theater, named after himself

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A brand new Donald Duck animation came as a pleasant surprise to all traditional animation fans out there. A live-action mix 2d animated Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse on a popular Youtube channel. Host Sean Evans asks different celebrities guests questions while they attempt to eat spicy chicken wings coated

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We had the honor of interviewing Disney Director and long time friend Stephen Anderson on his new book, “Disney In-Between: The Lost Years 1966-1986.” Being a fly on the wall when he invited Don Bluth and myself to Disney Animation Studio for a tour while he interviewed Mr. Bluth was

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Yuki – Star of the Sea The long awaited Don Bluth Fable, Yuki – Star of the Sea is now available on Amazon! Don Bluth’s first children’s book where he set out to write, draw and paint the whole story himself! Don Bluth painted fully traditional using gouche paint. Besides

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THE OFFICIAL TOONTOBER 2023 IS OPEN!! A brand new cartoon prompt list for everyone! Be sure to tag @toontober (Twitter) and @toontoberofficial (Instagram/Facebook) when you post your work and we will share all your art! You can also post in our Official Traditional Animation Discord Group! Good luck and don’t

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New trailer and poster for Tiny Toons Looniversity was just released! Tiny Toons Looniversity will debut on Max with ten episodes being available for streaming on September 8th. Tiny Toons Looniversity will also be on Cartoon Network on Saturday, September 9th at 9:00AM ET/PT with new episodes debuting every week

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The long awaited Blu-Ray release of the classic animated film “Cats Don’t Dance” is coming to Blu-Ray September 26th, 2023. The special features will include some classic Warner Bros., cartoons. However there is no “Making-of” included in the special features. Which many fans were hoping for. Coming to Blu-ray September

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Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, a Disney Veteran who spent 70 years working in the magic of Walt Disney Animation Studios, passed away today. February 27, at age 87. Disney studio’s longest-serving employee, Mattinson made his debut as an in-betweener on Lady and the Tramp (1955). Burny passed away at the

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Mike Judge and Greg Daniels are back to revive their animated series King of the Hill, this time for Hulu. The new season(s) will be produced by original co-creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, and incoming executive producer Saladin Patterson. Added to the mix is Michael Rotenberg and Howard Klein,

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The Nacelle Company recently announced its acquisition of the Biker Mice From Mars franchise. They also announced their plans for a new toy line and animated series. The original series’ first episode premiered September 19, 1993 (USA). The final episode of the original series ended February 24, 1996. Biker Mice

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Studio Ghibli and Star Wars studio Lucasfilm team up to make a 3 minute hand-drawn animated short including Grogu (The Mandalorian) and Dust Bunnies (My Neighbor Totoro) called “Zen – Grogu and Dust Bunnies”. Now streaming on Disney Plus. This new, original short will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on the

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IT’S TOONTOBER TIME 2022!! A brand new prompt list for everyone! You can post them here toontober-submissions or be sure to tag @toontober on Twitter. @officialtoontober on Facebook and Instagram when you post your work and we will retweet/share your art! Good luck and don’t forget to HAVE FUN! #ToonTober2022

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Just in time for this year’s Halloween! Looney Tunes has a brand new special coming out! Bugs Bunny’s Howl-O-Skreem Spooktacula! Starts streaming on HBO Max on September 29th. You can watch the trailer or check out some of the screen grabs below. TRAILER: Here are some screen grabs from Looney

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Don Bluth’s Autobiography is out today! Be sure to get your copy in stores or online! We absolutely love the title, “Somewhere Out There – My Animated Life.” Don Bluth has been working on this book for a few years and even narrated the book himself. Which is also available

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