Case of the Missing Pencil

A cartoon I started in 2015 and didn't pick up on again until maybe a couple years ago, and then finally again this past week. Glad to finally have it done.

[@GoulashJosh]

Love the style, man! You're the one cartoonists who's reviving the Rocky and Bullwinkle days!

[@dylanmcartoonell1536]

Rocky and Bullwinkle mixed with Hanna Barbera is the vibe I’m getting

[@YouToonsNetwork]

with a hint of Dexter.

[@Hur1caneAaron]

I love this Hannah Barbara animation style lol

[@kooarchived]

More like Jay Ward.

[@garfeldi_gaming]

Or UPA

[@Fatih_M177]

OH MAN the UPA influence mixed with Hanna Barbara character designs is AWESOME i love the animation

[@JohnSkellington]

Funny cartoon! Reminds me of Late 1950’s cartoons like Rocky and Bullwinkle and Yogi Bear!

[@marocomarocodoidos]

Yogi Bear is early 1960s, not late 1950s, yet he appeared as a secondary character in Hucklebound Show.

[@MidCentury43]

Love the Dexter’s Lab background design and random art style change at the end

[@pokcow01]

You've gotten really good at imitating the Rocky and Bullwinkle style.

[@hyperpowerfulform5132]

Definitely getting Jay Ward vibes from this. Only thing it's missing is the announcer telling us the two punny titles of the next episode. Something like: _"Straight To The Point, Or, Pencil Pushed!"_

[@wuffalo]

That last pose though XD I love it!

[@mergieismoronic]

This video is excellent. This feels like something that a big animation studio would make.

[@stupidoptical]

Oh my god that ending shot

[@Dayonder]

Good to see another full-length animation from ya. Great stuff.

[@javianwilliams7463]

0:10 “Well, don’t look at me, I’m not physic!”

[@Flopthecat1942]

J-Just watch the cartoon for yourself!!

[@tyhillbroussard4924]

Amazing!

[@noahbaker1946]

I wish most modern cartoons could have kept the same style from the 50s

[@royalfoil5413]

If only there was a laugh track.

[@jamesborlan2850]

Upa art style with jay ward styled humor This rocks

[@t00nedd00d]

I love it!!

[@YouToonsNetwork]

4 years later...

[@mylesmoss1477]

Wow, that's cool.

[@xXSpongeBroBrownPantzXx]

Awesome style!

[@CharlesMoss091]

Hilarious!

[@thegodwiwi]

Bro that last shot was hilarious

[@lotusbandicoot]

Yeah, hilarious

[@draykiedrayker2279]

This looks really great! You really nailed the 50s/60s limited animation style and Jay Ward’s writing style very well; I would also say that the way you move your characters in this style is incredible. When I see other animated shows with this style before Dexter’s Laboratory, they mostly moves stiff and rarely moves fluid; but the way you do it is the opposite of that and even some of the stiff movements you did are surprisingly fluid to me. I love that and it also leads me to a question I want to ask. So, I’m animating something that’s in a middle of a deadline and I think it’s at point where I probably don’t have much time; so I've been trying out limited animation but in a smooth and fluid way. I think I’ve succeeded in animating like this but I feel like it kinda looks weird in some places and I feel like I need to learn more about this style; and I was wondering if you know anything about animating limited animation combining with full animation in it?

[@lotusbandicoot]

First of all, thank you! :o Secondly, I'd say studying anything animated by Carbunkle Cartoons is a good place to look. The animation is layered and limited, but the timing and spacing of everything makes it look a lot more fluid.

[@draykiedrayker2279]

Thanks for the tip! :)

[@BurgertubeFounder]

I think you should take the audio into audacity and add some equalization, or maybe a hi-pass filter onto the track to give it a more authentic 1960s sound.

[@drdegutrez8458]

Well done, finishing this long project. I'm typically just drawing characters, and building things on my own, i can barely animate, yet.

[@NunofYerbizness]

If I'd have to guess, all the scenes that were completed after 2015 are the ones where the characters don't have a cel-like drop shadow.

[@rrrailroad6888]

Did you upload the walk cycle before you scrapped it or after?

[@lotusbandicoot]

I always intended to finish it, I was just busy with a lot of other things for a while. XD But the walk cycle was pretty early into production

[@kingtheo1049]

UPA is based

[@bradygreensides6495]

How did you do it cel animation

[@PeacockGuy12]

I'm pretty sure he animated it frame by frame and then added a animation cel flair to it.

[@bradygreensides6495]

@@PeacockGuy12 OH Ok