Graphic tribute to the

cornerstones Of the animated world

LITE  ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF    ANIMATORS,  CARTOONISTS  AND  CHARACTER  DESIGNERS  

BY  ERVEY  HERNANDEZ  TORRES  ®  2011  UNIVERSIDAD  AUTÓNOMA  DE  BAJA  CALIFORNIA  

SKETCHBOOK  PROJECT  2011  |  BROOKLYN  ART  LIBRARY  

WE NEVER READ THE CREDITS

This   Sketchbook   is   a   graphic   tribute   to   the   men   behind   the   scenes   -­‐   the   men   who  imagined  the  most  important  characters  of  the  animated  world  of  our  childhood.      Each   one   of   them,   in   their   own   era   and   place,   tried   to   push   to   the   edge   the   known  techniques   for  making  cartoons.  Some  of   them  revolutionized  drawing   in   the  U.S.,  Asia,  and   Latin   America.   Some   others   changed   the   way   characters   are   created   using   new  styles,  shapes,  and  colors.  Some  of  these  people  created  the  most  famous  characters  that  we  know  today.      I  do  not  intend  to  speak  extensively  about  their   lives  and  their  speci[ic  contributions  to  the  animated  world.   I   just  want  you   to   see   their   smiles   and   their   faces  when  you  hear  their   names,   because   I’m   sure   that,   like  me,   you   never   read   the   credits   after  watching  Woody,  Astroboy,  Felix,  Betty  and  Popeye.      The  images  of  the  people  an  characters  used  in  this  project  are  their  artists’  proprietary  work.  The  Sketchbook  Project  is  not  a  lucrative  one.  This  book  will  never  be  reproduced  or   sold.  The  characters  are  used  solely   for  educational  purposes,   and   this  book  will  be  exhibited  to  the  public  as  part  of  the  permanent  collection  of  the  Brooklyn  Art  Library.      Some  of   the   characters  were  not   entirely   created  by   the   artists   associated  with   them   -­‐  some  artists  worked  with  other  contributors.  Here  we  will  list  the  artists  that,  from  our  point  of  view,  contributed  the  most  towards  the  relevant  version  of  a  speci[ic  character.      For  example,  Mickey  Mouse  was  created  by  Ub  Iwerks,  but  the  Walt  Disney  performance  gave  us  the  character  that  we  know  today.  Quino  designed  Mafalda’s  character,  but  Juan  Padron  made  the  cartoon  and  an  animated  revolution  in  Latin  America  with  that  version.  Bugs  Bunny  and  Daffy  Duck  were  drawn  by  some  popular  guys  like  Chuck  Jones  and  Friz  Freleng,  but  Tex  Avery  won  the  Oscar  for  their  rabbit  character  creation.      The  animated  world  extends  far  beyond  the  [ifteen  characters  in  this  project,  but  in  my  opinion,   these   [ifteen   people   form   the   cornerstone   for   the  world   of   cartoons.   There   is  only  limited  space,  so  many  other  signi[icant  contributors  to  animation  weren’t  able  to  be  included  in  this  edition.        Most  of  all,  I  hope  that  you  enjoy  these  images  as  they  give  you  a  window  into  the  happy  animated  world  of  our  childhood.  

   Ervey  L.  Hernandez  Torres    

Coordinator  of  Technology  at  Graphic  Design  Valle  de  las  Palmas  Engineering  and  Technology  Center  

Autonomus  University  of  Baja  California,  Mexico,  December  2011  

The  images  of  the  people  and  characters  used  in  this  project  are  their  artists’  proprietary  work.  The  Sketchbook  Project  is  not  a  lucrative  one.  This  book  will  never  be  reproduced  or  sold.  The  characters  are  used  solely  for  educational  purposes,  and  this  book  will  be  exhibited  to  the  public  as  part  of  the  permanent  collection  of  the  Brooklyn  Art  Library.    

Book  designed  by  ERVEY  HERNANDEZ  TORRES  ®    for  SKETCHBOOK  PROJECT  2011  |  BROOKLYN  ART  LIBRARY  

Valle  de  las  Palmas  Engineering  and  Technology  Center    Autonomus  University  of  Baja  California,  Mexico,  December  2011  

ervey.hernandez@uabc.edu.mx