Drinking and Drawing

Let’s Get This Party Started!

There is no one that can start a party like our very own Eric Robles. It’s probably no surprise that the creator of Fanboy and Chum Chum has a LOT of energy. We’re looking forward to him bringin’ it to the table when he helps us kick off next Wednesday as a part of our first round of animators! We have tons of exciting people filing our first group. Make sure you check back every day to see who else we’ve got up our sleeve!!

Drinking & Drawing Hollywood
Wednesday, September 21st @ 7pm
Dillon’s Irish Pub & Grill
6263 Hollywood Blvd @ Vine

This is the result of the last Drinking & Drawing event we did in NYC in June of 2009. As you can probably tell from the film, a good time was had by all! Make sure you come out to our Hollywood Drinking & Drawing next week!

Drinking & Drawing Hollywood
Wednesday, September 21st @ 7pm
Dillon’s Irish Pub & Grill
6263 Hollywood Blvd @ Vine

Drinking and Drawing is an animated jam where animators and animation fans get together to draw, mingle, and make a short cartoon.

Those who join in the drawing fun participate in the creation of a film in just one night! Here’s how it happens: Groups of animators are called up to the drawing area, 10 at a time. Each animator receives 8 blank note cards, as well as the last card from the animator that drew before them. They have exactly 10 minutes (that’s 75 seconds a card) to continue the animation on each card. At the end of that 10 minutes, all of the animators are kicked out of their seats (really, no lollygaging) and a new batch is called to the table.

It ends up being a high-paced musical chairs way of doing an animation (think Exquisite Corpse, or Anijam), and it’s loads of fun! Plus, by the end of the night, we have a short film (about 1 - 2 minutes long), created by dozens of animators!

DRINKING AND DRAWING
Sept 21st 7PM 
Admission: FREE!
Dillon’s Irish Pub & Grill 
6263 Hollwood Blvd (@ Vine)
Hollywood, CA 

After the festivities, we take these cards back to the studio, scan them, and bridge them together. You’re then able to check the film out a few days later at DrinkingAndDrawing.org and show it off to your friends.

Remember - While we welcome absolutely EVERYBODY to draw, you don’t have to! This is designed to be a minglin’, fun-havin’, networkin’ kind of event, and we hope to see you there!

- Carrie

The completed cartoon: D&D #7, New York. Thanks everyone!

Thanks to all the awesome animators who worked on the Bikini Zombies Drinking & Drawing episode. We’ll see you again soon! - Carrie