Shatner? Toon Boom? Another contest? Sabataage!?

Thats right, another Toon Boom contest!  This one isn’t run by me at all though, so I get to just sit back and bask in the Shatnerisms. The big prizes in this one are 10 copies of Animate Pro and 2 scholarships to an online university . Nope not CartoonSmart, a real online university.  Oh [...]

And the winner is…

The Princess Bride by Dan Shuta. Dan, c’mon down and pick up your prize! You’ve got a shiny new copy of Toon Boom Animate PRO waiting for ya. I’ll email you in just a moment. For second place, The Big Lebowski by Squishy. I’ll email you in a moment too to discuss your winnings. And [...]

There are too many great videos!

Okay, I’ve mulled over my top choices for the past few days and this afternoon, I’ll decide. It isn’t easy folks.  I’ll be in touch with the other judges today too, so we can have a grand prize winner tomorrow. I can’t possibly post a vimeo embed for each entry because this blog is already [...]

Three more great entries….

Alright, at the time of me writing this time is just about up for new contest entries. Judging will take place this week sometime, and we should have a grand prize winner by Friday. Lets spotlight some “just in” entries since hopefully many of you have already devoured whats been there in the past few [...]

A New Contest! Win a copy of Animate Pro 2!

Its back! This is now our 2nd Toon Boom Animate Pro Contest. The contest theme this time is (drum roll)…. “Recreate 15 Seconds of Your Favorite Non-Animated Movie” YES, only 15 seconds, so this time its even easier to win, and even if you don’t, you’ll be creating something for your portfolio that is (hopefully) [...]

Who wants a Flash caricature of themselves?

My friend Andy  is giving away a Flash caricature this Christmas, you know a drawing of yourself. Which you could use for email signatures, letterhead, vanity plates (both license and dining), Cafepress products, or you could just sit outside tattoo parlors and try to convince people you should be on their bodies. Here’s where to [...]

Win a copy of Animate Pro: CartoonSmart and ToonBoom contest!

Yes, the grand prize is a a free copy of Animate Pro ($1999 value)! THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED,  BELOW IS THE ORIGINAL POST. YOU CAN SEE THE WINNER BY CLICKING HERE Here’s what we have in mind to enter and win!… To Enter: Submit a short animation (30 seconds to 1 minute is plenty) [...]

2 Left! Free 250GB Hard drive with CartoonSmart Bulk Purchase

The title says it all doesn’t it? Well almost. I’ve got a couple hard drives loaded with lessons ready to ship out to the next two bulk buyers. You can still download after the order, but you’ll also get a Western Digital 250Gb Passport Hard drive shipped with every tutorial on it.  If you’re interested, [...]

Fox is looking for their next Matt Groening or Seth MacFarlane…

…Or Mike Judge. Better include him as Fox animation royalty since King of the Hill is somehow still in their Sunday animation block. Although I think this is the last season. As much as I like Mike Judge, I couldn’t get into that show. Anyway, now Fox wants to make you as rich as those guys. [...]