
New Animator’s Survival Kit 20th Anniversary Mini-Guides
Say hello to four new short guides featuring essential chapters from the international best-seller The Animator’s Survival Kit. Celebrating the 20th anniversary, this series of short guides are small, easy-to-carry and easy-to-study editions. We here at Traditional Animation was contacted by Mr. Williams widow, and she was kind enough to

Now Playing in Theaters! Space Jam: A New Legacy
Space Jam: A New Legacy is now in theaters! The original animated Space Jam featuring Michael Jordan was all hand-drawn, this time around they are mixing hand-drawn and CG in the film. Below are both trailers for the film. Trailer 1: Trailer 2: Join the Forum discussion on this post

Kevin Smith’s Masters of the Universe: Revelation First Trailer
HE-MAN! I HAVE THE POWER! The long awaited Kevin Smith’s Masters of the Universe: Revelation is almost here! From Executive Producer Kevin Smith, comes an epic story that picks up where the 80’s series left off and brings the power of Grayskull back to the world. Part 1 of Masters

TOONTOBER – ART CHALLENGE – WIN PRIZES!
Happy TOONTOBER Everyone! We are happy to announce that we here at TraditionalAnimation.com are hosting TOONTOBER!! Many prizes including animation cels, animation cards, and more! Special thanks to Don Bluth Studios for their donation to this years prizes! To find out the rules and how to enter join our discord

Come Follow Our Editor’s Youtube Page – Lavalle Lee
We just updated our Youtube Channel with tons of new pencil tests, concept art videos, Up to date news and animation interviews! We plan to keep adding to our Youtube channel so keep checking back! Come follow us and check it out!

Tiki Trouble by Dominic Carola
The long awaited Tiki Trouble book is now available created by Disney Veteran Dominic Carola. It was my honor to be part of this book during the Kickstarter campaign and now seeing it come to fruition. Tiki Trouble is definitely a must for any fan of great art and story.

Interview with the Creators of Galaxy Gas
The internet was taken by storm last week when Craig Peck released the pitch/sizzle reel of GALAXY GAS on Youtube. The pitch has now become a viral hit. GALAXY GAS is a 2d hand-drawn animated film idea that had some of the top animators and artists at the helm. We

Subscribe To Our New Youtube Channel!
We have updated our Youtube channel to include episodes of The Traditional Animation Show. Also including upcoming News, Reviews, Interviews, Pencil Tests, Behind The Scenes Videos and so much more! We plan on building up our Youtube page up, so get in early so you don’t miss a thing!

Basketball Legend “Kobe Bryant” Dies in Tragic Helicopter Crash
The NBA lost a basketball legend this week. Kobe Bryant, 41, was in a fatal helicopter crash yesterday morning in Calabasas, California. His daughter, Gianna, was also lost in the crash as well as seven other passengers. As we honor and remember Kobe’s life and his accomplishments, we wanted to

Rock & Rule – Now FREE To Watch on Youtube
Fans of the classic Nelvana film, “Rock & Rule” REJOICE! You can now watch the full length feature film in it’s entirety on Youtube (Embedded here on Traditional Animation!) Thanks Retro Rerun! Description on Youtube: Rock & Rule is an acclaimed, animated rock & roll feature about an aging superstar,

“Green Eggs and Ham” on Netflix November 8th
“This fall, the Seuss hits the pan.” Netflix has really turned the tables for 2d animation this year. We have seen beloved animated series from the 90’s return such as Rocko’s Modern Life and Invader Zim. Adding on to that, we have “Klaus” coming out the same day as “Green

Official Trailer For “Klaus” Released – Opening November 8th
The time has come! The long awaited traditionally animated film “Klaus” is to be released November 8th, 2019 in theaters and November 15th, 2019 on Netflix. As most animation fans can tell you, it has been a long time coming. We have seen Klaus imagery (screen grabs), pencil tests and

Disney+ Launch Day Shows and Movies List
There has been a lot of rumors and speculation on what Disney will release on their new streaming service Disney+ on the first day. Disney+ is now being testing in the Netherlands ahead of its November. Disney is still working out the bugs and testing so this catalog could change

Rest In Peace Richard Williams (RIP)
Today the animation world mourns the loss of a great man. Director, animator, teacher and friend Richard Williams. Richard passed away at his home in Bristol on Friday, his family announced. Richard Williams was born on March 19, 1933 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as Richard Edmund Williams. He is known

“The Cuphead Show” Coming to Netflix
Developer Studio MDHR just announced their first animated cartoon series, The Cuphead Show. Hand drawn animation fans are rejoicing around the world to this news. I being one of them! The show is currently in development at Netflix, and it’s being handled by the company’s in-house animation team, according to