We’re giving Passion Animation Studios a lot of (much deserved) love today. Veteran Animator, Borja Montoro, has recently uploaded this gem to his Vimeo account, and shares insight with us on the project. He animated the entire short himself over …
Category: Pencil Tests

William Salazar Shares Prince of Egypt Pencil Tests
Veteran animator, William Salazar, shares three pre-production pencil tests from The Prince of Egypt via YouTube. William writes: The Character Designs were from Carter Goodrich & Pete de Seve. We had about 6 months to explore the animation style and …
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Ted Ty’s Disney Pencil Tests
Ted Ty shares his animation pencil tests from Mulan, John Henry, Brother Bear, and Lilo & Stitch.

‘Dipper Candle’ Pencil Test
James Baxter shares a pencil test in rough and tie-down form from the title sequence of Gravity Falls.

‘Dinner’s Ready’ by James Baxter
Another masterfully animated personality test (for the cancelled Croods sequel) by arguably the best in the world. Full of texture and appeal, James makes the fluidity of this animation look easy.

Lux: Binding Light
A young Demacian mage has a secret she must hide – not just from her family, but the entire kingdom. Animation by Glen Keane
‘Bill’s Paintings’ by Sarah Airriess
Sarah Airriess created the following piece in TV Paint as a demo for The Animation Workshop in Denmark. The audio is from, “The Worst Journey in the World,” a BBC 4 radio play about the Scott expedition. Sarah writes, “The character …

Ken Duncan – Treasure Planet Production Test
Ken Duncan shares an animation test he completed for Disney’s Treasure Planet combining both hand drawn and CG techniques.

James Baxter is on YouTube
Need I say more? Subscribe. Here’s what he’s posted so far.

Philippe le Brun – Animation Reels
Various show reels from a career in traditional and CG animation at Dreamworks. Inspiring work! Follow Philippe on Vimeo for more.