A small gallery of Chuck Jones sketches from some of his short films or otherwise. I love the kind of tension going on between lines and volumes. He is always trying for the "Unusual", making what might seem ordinary look extraordinary. And personality is the key, as well as entertainment. The energy found in his work just floors me.
There is something to be learned from every Chuck Jones drawing, which makes him a master draughtsman in a classical sense.
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Chuck Jones was way ahead his time. His shorts still modern, fresh and entertaining today.
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It's weird how a lot of my friends 'sided' with either Warner Bros. or Disney. Can't we just love both? Great post, Andreas!
ReplyDeleteChuck Jones is pretty much my favorite Looney Tunes artist, just as you were always one of my favorite Disney artists.
ReplyDeleteSo great drawings! He surely had somehow "edgier" style than others. Like Tex Avery, have you any his drawings?
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