Illustration Of Greta Garbo By Miguel Covarrubias, 1932

Lou Romano’s early character ideas for Mirage (and/or a Mirage-like character) from Pixar’s The Incredibles.

The Last Man On Earth (1964)

Not LAIKA Studios news, but recently pictures from Henry Selick (director of Coraline), with character designs, concept art and animation by people who work for LAIKA have been surfacing from the abandoned film The Shadow King. Which looks like it would have been amazing.

Should I post some more, or keep this blog exclusively LAIKA?

From a tourist site for Rauris Valley, in Salzburger Land:

“Schnabelperchten are figures with long beaks, knitted jackets, patched women’s smocks and straw slippers, and are equipped with a basket on their backs, large scissors, needle and thread, along with a broom. The beak is artistically and elaborately bound from large sticks of wood and farmhouse linen. The Schnabelperchten make their way through town on the 5th of January, on the eve of Epiphany.”

By the way, they cut you open with their giant scissors if your house isn’t tidy. Better clean up before they come.

Emilio Pettoruti (Argentinian 1892-1971), Ragazza (Carolita), 1922. Oil on panel, 23.3 x 27.94 cm.

Sisyphus by Marcell Jankovics (1974).  If you ever needed an example as to how line weight effects mood and intent, just watch this.  Jankovics also did Hungary’s first animated feature Janos Vitez (johnny corncob) for Pannonia, the largest animation studio in Hungary.

Pablo Lobato

(Previously on Portnawak : Caricature)