Animation Artifacts 14 Jun 2006 07:19 am
Marty Taras/More Fritz
– No, these aren’t drawings from a Heckle & Jeckel cartoon; it’s a Marty Taras scene from Fritz The Cat. I thought I’d post some more bits from one of the scenes I have. It’ll give you an idea of the clean/roughs that Marty drew.
His work was always drawn this way, very clean leaving easy work for the assistant. A number of animators I worked with had a similar drawing style. Johnny Gentitlella and Earl James both had drawings very much like this. Nick Tafuri‘s style was broader, but most of the drawings had the same look. This was the look of the Terrytoons/Paramount material. If an animator drew too rough, then the assistants had to work harder, and it ended up costing the producers more money. The animators adapted.
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on 24 Jun 2006 at 12:09 am 1.Lew Taras said …
Do you have any drawings that Marty Taras signed? He was my uncle and I would like to give one to my cousin(his daughter)?
Thanks in advance,
Lew Taras
on 24 Jun 2006 at 7:43 am 2.Michael said …
Unfortunately I don’t think I have any signed drawings by him. If I do come upon any, I would be glad to give it to you. As you’ve, perhaps, seen, most of the drawings I have come from Fritz the Cat. You’re welcome to one of these, if you like. Let me know.