Here lies the residue of "The Animating Apothecary," a source of obscure ephemera and thoughts. Instagram? see - https://www.instagram.com/animating_apothecary/ also check out asifa.org and asifa.net - content (c) 2006-2026 Jim Middleton (一個古怪的老頭，總是揮舞著雙手，哈哈大笑。or -手を振りながらよく笑うクレイジーな老人 or 손을 흔들며 웃는 미친 노인 )
Tossing in some details and other experiments amid a November 2024 stack of sketches, representing several "works in progress" (I'll have to live forever).
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| (c) MMXXV - 2025 - Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary |
And a bit more play time -
And...
And now on to other doodles...more as this progresses...
In between sending out holiday newsletters... oh the joy of pen upon paper!
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| All images (c) 2024 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary |
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| No idea |
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| Ethereal moment |
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| Obedient inflatables |
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| Perspective/horizon/eye frame test |
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| No idea here - testing pencils |
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| Alternate to reel to reel tape? Reel to reel acetate strip? |
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| For Sfumato #5 background |
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| Benny pose for Sfumato #4 |
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| The perpetual ribbon sketch |
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| In a mood - or a need - for a smile |
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| Self-caffeinated |
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| Establishing shot for Sfumato #5 - "Toll Sud" - ongoing storyboard sketching |
Sfumato #1 - Flute Solo in SFUMATOSCOPE with SUBTITLES wiggles its way into the HVAF in State College, Pennsylvania. See what all the muttering is about - Here to Flute Solo
