tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post1464329974031086073..comments2024-02-21T15:58:33.841-08:00Comments on Charles Zembillas: Halloween art - Hallmark Cards - 1981 & 1982Charles Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-1302212538663583882015-11-10T22:59:59.027-08:002015-11-10T22:59:59.027-08:00Amazing that you remember the poster and bought it...Amazing that you remember the poster and bought it when it was out. Thanks for checking in John and sharing that! I've got a lot of work accomplished on the book but taking a break from it at the moment. Will be getting back to it soon. Charles Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-85973650899101294932015-11-07T00:43:30.746-08:002015-11-07T00:43:30.746-08:00Hey Charles, I remember that Frankenstein poster! ...Hey Charles, I remember that Frankenstein poster! I bought it and hung it in my room back in the day! I always loved that poster! Thanks for posting some of your Hallmark stuff!....I really like the poster below Frankenstein too!.....Looking forward to hearing more about your new Charater Design book!fanimationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17650703330276155359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-85876151763633437342015-11-01T19:12:55.162-08:002015-11-01T19:12:55.162-08:00Thank you for your comments G & S.
Gouache wa...Thank you for your comments G & S.<br /><br />Gouache was probably the main / favorite medium for painting at Hallmark at that time. Everyone used it especially the top artists. It was easier to fix if you made a mistake or if the card was published the artwork could be revamped and used for another card a few years later. The artists there were masters. It was an amazing educational experience working at the place plus a lot of fun. <br /><br />I was accepted into a training program at Disney's in early 1982. I was scheduled to start later in the year. When summer came and I got to Burbank an industry wide strike went into effect. It lasted for more than 2 months. When it finally ended the entire animation business had changed and I wasn't able to reconnect with the people at the studio. I wound up finding employment at Filmation Studios instead and was on the development team for the He-Man series by late 1982. That's how I got my start.<br /><br />Before that I was developing projects that went on to become Saturday morning cartoons while at Hallmark. I launched an entirely new department for the company. That was in 1981. Plus I was also one of the official Disney artists at Hallmark along with the Muppets and the Pink Panther. So I was getting some exposure to animation even before my move out west. <br /><br />Charles Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05167263458388832364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-33239935441555588892015-10-31T18:27:58.387-07:002015-10-31T18:27:58.387-07:00Wow, these are amazing!
They look really refined a...Wow, these are amazing!<br />They look really refined and super professional!<br />I would love if this style of promotion was more prevalent.<br />It looks really nice! And it proves that gouache really can<br />be an amazing medium to work with, despite what everybody says about it.<br /><br />Also, you did an animation program in Disney? :O<br />During its hey-days??Sinnamon Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536991613643374725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23145486.post-25101400435722124592015-10-31T04:01:16.379-07:002015-10-31T04:01:16.379-07:00Oh yes an old work!
Nice Colors!Oh yes an old work!<br />Nice Colors!Mister Gribouillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07845077110257851676noreply@blogger.com