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The Ashley Wood Special (part 4) – Warning: NSFW

Australian comic artist and painter Ashley Wood has a more than fleeting interest in the female form…

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Terry Gilliam Animations

Terry Gilliam is of course known as film maker, but he was also the one responsible for the unique cut-out animations of the Monty Python series.

Learn more about the old Monty Python animations and how they were made at Monsieur Bandit Blogozine



Artist John Perry talks about life drawing and why display of skill shouldn’t be your main concern…(video)


There is a Secret Bookshop in New York City… (video)

If you can find the doorbell, they’ll surely let you in…

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A busy weekend at Monsieur Bandit – What have you missed?

Have you visited Monsieur Bandit Blogozine yet? If you are interested in Illustration, graphic design, comics, animation, art and storytelling you might want to consider stopping by.
This weekend was particularly busy… There was a post on Brian Dettmer, an artist who does amazing cut-ups of books (with 2 video interviews), a gallery of paintings still on the easel in the workplace of Ashley Wood, the prolific comic artist. Also a brilliant short animated film by Isaac King and an opening sequence for a documentary on opening sequences by Jurjen Versteeg. To top it off: an inspirational talk by graphic designer James Victore who hates perfection and claims that real people don’t care about letter spacing…

For all this and much more Visit Monsieur Bandit Blogozine

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Finally: The full version of “Jazzed” by Setola (animation)

The film has been touring the festivals, winning prices left and right, and therefor was never available as a full version online before.
Now it is. Enjoy!

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James Victore against perfection: Real people don’t care about letter spacing! (video)

Yes, perhaps this guy is sometimes just a little too much, but he does have some pretty sensible things to say, tho’…

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A History of the Title Sequence (video)


The Ashley Wood Special – Part 2: A glimpse in the painting studio

Scantly clad ladies and robots. Prolific comic artist Ashley Wood is also a hard working painter: a day without painting seems like a day lost…

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Check out the works still on the easel at Monsieur Bandit Blogozine

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Because it looks good is not a valid reason – Boring ideas about design (video)

Short video (series of interviews) in which designers are asked about the relation between functionality, beauty and design.
The answers you already know. Everything has to be easy and clean and logical.

Isn’t that getting on your nerves too?

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Denny Khurniawan – illustrator/animator (with video)


“A Study of Legs” – See how a Japanese photographer spends his lunch break (short film)

Direct, sensitive, funny and thought provoking.

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