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Following our Sand and Paint Animation Presentation, we had the class participate in a Paint Animation Demo. We animated the Seasons, starting with Summer.

Here is the Video:::
PaintAnimation.mov

SAND ANIMATION:::
--Uses your HANDS to draw in sand on a lit glass surface, called a light table.
--Artists use positive and negative space to make objects.
--Artist perform in front of an audience and the performances usually have a story line.
--Brought to the stage by Hungarian artist Ferenc Cako.





Artists to Check Out:::

Ferenc Cako - Famous for "Four Seasons" animation.
                    "Four Seasons" on YouTube
                  
Ilana Yahav -  Her video "Let's Get Together" is widely known.
                    "Let's Get Together" on YouTube


Paint Animation Examples:::

Cako's "Old Castle"
                     "Old Castle" on YouTube

Alexander Petrov - Paint on Glass film "The Old Man and the Sea"
                       "The Old Man and The Sea" on YouTube

Other Links:::
(Awesome!!!! - Check them out!)

http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Performing-Arts-Sand-Animation

http://animated-art.suite101.com/article.cfm/art_or_painting_called_sand_animation


http://www.google.com/search?q=history+of+sand+animation&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&tbs=tl:1&tbo=u&ei=jB68StPyKsnd8QbWi_WSDg&sa=X&oi=timeline_result&ct=title&resnum=11

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81990


http://minyos.its.rmit.edu.au/aim/a_notes/anim_paint.html