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The backgrounds are really impressive. Right after hand-drawn animation stopped being common. He never topped this effort in the rest of his work. He's been taking animation shortcuts ever since.
The backgrounds are really impressive. Right after hand-drawn animation stopped being common. He never topped this effort in the rest of his work. He's been taking animation shortcuts ever since.
The backgrounds in Primal were stunning. Phenomenal hand drawn animation too, especially the creatures. No shortcuts there.
Glad to see Primal mentioned in the comments, still waiting for season 3! https://www.joblo.com/genndy-tartakovsky-primal-season-3/
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The episode with the three blind archers guarding the well that grants wishes is a master class in gesticulates at everything Whenever I think of Tartakovsky I also think of his clone wars micro series he did for Cartoon Network. The episode with the special forces clone troopers that has no dialogue after the first 30-60 seconds or show is just so unbelievably good. So much tension.
> Whenever I think of Tartakovsky I also think of his clone wars micro series he did for Cartoon Network. the episode with mace windu taking on an entire droid army - by himself - is what opened my imagination to the true potential that a jedi master has. it's a shame that neither the movies, nor any other tv show, have come close to conveying "why" everyone fears and respects force users.
“There is always hope.” - SJ
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That was the first episode I ever saw of Samurai Jack. I had never seen anything like it. I had tuned in after the initial exposition so I experienced zero dialogue until the very end. It was spellbinding. When he dons the blindfold and everything goes black and silent for what feels like eternity...
It's hard to understate what a revelation the relative thematic maturity of Cartoon Network's offerings was. Between shows like SJ and RAoJQ and Toonami-aired anime like SM and GW, you go from a period dominated by toy commercials to one filled with political and philosophical meditations masquerading as toy commercials. It's hard to imagine the popularity of today's prestige TV (which is probably the closest you're…
- RAoJQ: The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
- SM: Sailor Moon
- GW: Gundam Wing
Tangential: does anyone know if there is a site that collects backgrounds from cartoons? Those would be gorgeous wallpapers.
After reading the article I googled for “samurai jack art style guide” and found this (it has a bunch of backgrounds part way down): https://characterdesignreferences.com/art-of-animation-8/art...
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It's hard to understate what a revelation the relative thematic maturity of Cartoon Network's offerings was. Between shows like SJ and RAoJQ and Toonami-aired anime like SM and GW, you go from a period dominated by toy commercials to one filled with political and philosophical meditations masquerading as toy commercials. It's hard to imagine the popularity of today's prestige TV (which is probably the closest you're…
In case others might not be aware of what the acronyms used in this post refer to (they weren’t immediately obvious to me, even as someone who watched Cartoon Network/Toonami/Adult Swim): - RAoJQ: The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest - SM: Sailor Moon - GW: Gundam Wing