Notes
Blob Character Concepts
This little guy makes me think of a bitter, washed up stand-up comedian who’s full of sarcasm and smokes too many cigarettes. Which sounds like a fun character, but since we were designing him for a kids’ show that might be a little too cynical. The character we ended up with is a bit more [...]
Character Concepts by Tim
Here are a few character concepts Tim drew earlier this year for a project we’re currently developing. This set of drawings was a break through point for us in figuring out how to approach design for the project. Enjoy!
Happy 4th of July!
Gary Lieb’s latest installment of Concrete Jumble celebrates the immigrant experience in honor of the 4th of July holiday. The way he packs these things with details, they’re always good for at least two watches— sometimes more! Watch it here, and enjoy your weekend!
Annecy 2009
Mike and Tim at Annecy
Hello all. June has been a very busy month for Mike and I, and it started off with a bang: the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. “Q&A” had it’s European premiere at this prestigious annual event which takes place in some of the most breathtaking scenery I can imagine. The festival [...]
Letting Character Lead the Way
We created the artwork above recently to pitch our idea for character design on a short spot. The script and the character we’re working with have changed entirely, but working on this snake was a fun challenge.
With such a basic character – essentially a tail with a face – you don’t have as [...]
Redesign of rauchbrothers.com
This week we finally started something we’ve been wanting to do for a long time— redesigning our website. It’s coming along quite well (click image above for full-size preview). We hope it will be more interesting, useful, and convenient for visitors. We still have lots of work to do before it’s done, so please let [...]
Life Drawing: an Essential or an Extra?
Observational drawings of a preschool girl at a research session by Tim Rauch.
As kids, one of me and Tim’s earliest animation heroes was Glen Keane. Tim wrote him a letter and included a photocopy of some of Keane’s Aladdin thumbnails asking for an autograph. The photocopy was returned with Glen Keane’s signature and a form [...]
Q&A Wins Best in Show at ASIFA-East Animation Festival
(l-r) Amie, Sarah, and Joshua Littman with Mike and Tim Rauch.
Sunday night was the 40th Annual ASIFA-East Animation Festival. There were two hours of animated films. Categories included student film, commercial and sponsored film, and independent film. It was exciting to see so much strong work on screen. You couldn’t help but feel some East [...]
