AUTO-Biography

We came across Rodney while searching for a photographer to handle an international project for one of our clients. During the review of many skilled photographers out there, we found Rodney's work and career experiences to be particularly interesting, enough so that we thought Artyears would find his view on the industry and the depth of his professional and personal work, inspiring. So lets spend a bit of time getting to know this heavyweight image maker....

Richard Bazley

Working in the creative business can help develop a layer of tough skin as you learn that every failure is just one step closer to success. The demanding schedules of Animators and their long working hours, is what creates a never-say-die attitude in the many artists, who make up the animation industry.

Jerry King Live!

Cartoonists take to the drawing board to share their sense of humor, sometimes to vent anger or as an outlet to turn their imagination loose. With a transcendental fusion of text and images, their purpose may be varied, such as entertainment, propaganda, literature or plain art.

Where Yeagles Dare!

Drawing with a real pencil on real paper is how ‘traditional’ animators like to describe themselves, in this modern era of computers. Working as effortlessly on his Macintosh G4 as he does on paper, Animator Dean Yeagle creates some of the most exquisite pinups and gag cartoons, many of which find their way into the pages of Playboy magazine. But there is more to him than what meets the eyes of his countless fans, who cannot take their glance from his Pinup Galleries.

Oliver Christianson

Touching emotions and conveying thoughts is what Card Designers know best. Hallmark artist Oliver Christianson adds a touch of humor to his work that appeals to men and women in all age groups. His efforts have earned him an annual award as the top greeting card cartoonist, by the National Cartoonist Society, at a ceremony in Cancun, Mexico.

Gerard Unger

Type design serves the reader not only in good legibility but also in recognising certain objects. Typefaces offer orientation and identification. When you see information spread around the globe it becomes almost a world in itself. You have to find your way in the information world and typefaces give identity to objects, books, magazines, record covers. It helps people orient themselves if books look like books.

Nancy Beiman

Animation involves creating convincing acting and emotion on screen where the medium is unimportant. It is the story and the characters, not the technique that helps to make animation successful. Whether hand drawn cels, stop motion or computer works, it is the efforts of the animators who make the films remarkable. Someone has to time it, design it and bring it to life.

Nine Old Men

Walt Disney the creator of the world-famous cartoon character Mickey Mouse, was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. The small animation company started in Hollywood, California by Disney and his brother Roy, has grown into one of the world's most powerful media conglomerates. Here are the original ‘Nine Old Men’ of the Walt Disney Company

Ron on Sundays

Dennis the Menace, celebrates his birthday in March each year. The much lovable and most syndicated comic panel created by Hank Ketcham in 1951, appears in more than 1,000 newspapers in 48 countries and 19 languages in the 51 years of its existence. Ketcham’s brainchild has been the subject of a hit TV series starring Jay North and the animate adventures produced for General Mills were immensely popular as well.

Cyber Viber

One of India’s favourite music icons REMO FERNANDES is a one man industry, literally. Besides entertaining sell-out audiences, this Goa based musician can play all instruments, write lyrics, sing in different voices, design album covers, engineer recordings, mixing and even shoot his own video!