The Ruffled Crow

Animation, Art, and Other Shiny Things

Frog – Christopher Conforti

RED – Little Red Riding Hood Retold

Star Wars Samurai – RetroFuture

Clinton Felker over at The Hand that Feeds has re-imagined Star Wars characters in a retro/futuristic feudal Japanese style to excellent effect.

Darth Vader

Imperial Storm Trooper

Boba Fett

Yoda

Mr Felker continues to create new art in this series (as of this writing) and sells larger prints at his website.

A Pair of Gorillaz

I’m not a fan of rap nor anime, so there’s a bit of irony in being a huge fan of Gorillaz and their music videos.

They have a big library of excellent animated music videos, so you not only get an extra video today, but can be sure you’ll see more of them in the future. The first two, 19-2000 and Dare are my all-time favorites.

Balance

Japanese Red Crowned Crane, Love Dance

As of today Aunt Bee and I have been married for 20 years. There are not enough electrons in the intertubes to allow me to list all the reasons she is my one and only and, truth be told, several of them are none of your business. Suffice it to say that I feel incredibly lucky that she still chooses to hang out with me even if that calls her sanity into question.

To celebrate I offer a dance – the dance of the Red Crowned Crane.

“A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year.” – Paul Sweeney

 

From the Big Bang to Tuesday Morning – Claude Cloutier

Being early Tuesday afternoon I think you can now consider yourself up to date

Propelled by Claude Cloutier’s signature drawing style and absurdist humour, this animated short offers an overview of the evolution of life on Earth from rock to human, with some surprising twists in between.

via The National Film Board of Canada (a most awesome institution)

The City – Five Years Older

Bastard the Cat and Friends: A Few from Nekomesha

I’m not generally a fan of this style of animation, but Nekomesha’s little twisted bits drew me in by animating conversations suspiciously like ones that go on in my head. (nsfw language)

You know that’s what your cat is saying…

When your teeth talk like this then it’s time to wash your mouth out…

I bet we all know one of these kinda kids…

More from Nekomesha

Take Your Medicine – Transfer