Here's another one of AdrianBlack's that I thought was really cool: John-François

Funny, isn't it? Poor woman....

http://videosift.com/video/Michelle-Obama-talks-about-choosing-a-hubby-and-a-friend

Can I share? I am so proud....

In reply to this comment by taranimator:
Nice profile pic!!

http://videosift.com/video/Warped-Kid-Shares-Thoughts-On-Hairspray

Charcoal drawing animation ftw:
http://videosift.com/video/Tim-Knol-Sam

http://videosift.com/video/70-s-Sissy-Boy-Experiment-exposed

This will break your heart.....

You might like this one, it's a guy dressed in a lion suit singing... and it has a short section of the Monty Python "SPAM SPAM SPAM" song...

http://videosift.com/video/Too-much-too-much-much-too-much-too-much-Bonaparte

http://videosift.com/video/Watch-blocked-videos

Probably won't work on an ipad, but worth going to the PC for
http://videosift.com/video/Dinosaur-Battle-Town

No worries Here's one my children have made me watch about 10 times - http://videosift.com/video/Sun-Guy

It must be all right, I'm not sick of it yet!
In reply to this comment by taranimator:
Weird! Keep sending me stuff! Love your picks!

In reply to this comment by oritteropo:
I think you would like this one:

http://videosift.com/video/Bless

I think you would like this one:

http://videosift.com/video/Bless

Why thank you, I think it suits me

In reply to this comment by taranimator:
You got a sparkly, shiny BRONZE STAR!! I salute you, senior sifter!

>> ^siftbot:

Congratulations on reaching new heights on VideoSift. You have earned yourself 25 stars, earning you status of Bronze Star member. You have been awarded 1 Power Point for achieving this level. Thanks for all your contributions.

http://videosift.com/video/Sign-Language-a-short-film

I spent points qualitying this puppy to no avail. I think it is so lovely and only needs two votes to get published...

@Lann and Tara, care to take a look?

I love this little gem. And it just isn't getting any attention. This is me yawping...

I was never the one who had to draw all the time, and although I do go through phases of drawing more, I'd have to say no. I think I prefer the theory to the actual practice!

As for people painting the Sistine Chapel on phones, well some people manage to get good results even from Microsoft Paint, or the humble Etch-a-sketch... that would be people with far too much time on their hands if you ask me!

I did see a video of someone doing a really cool piece on an ipad, and now I wish I'd kept the link to sift (although it might be here already).In reply to this comment by taranimator:
Digital finger painting is strangely both more liberating and more restrictive. I'm still messing about with about 5 different apps trying to find one I could call 'user friendly'. On my home computer I have a lovely Cintiq -- you can see the image and draw on it with a stylus. I quite dig that. On my phone and my Ipad I can draw with my finger or a stylus. The finger painting is more awkward in some ways but to get the ipad/pod to pick up the motions of the stylus you have to press really hard! It's a bit weird. There's no real touch-sensitivity like on the Cintiq -- various apps try to simulate the look of it with tapering and speed = line width contols. So far not so good for me. But OTHER people are painting the freaking Sistine Chapel on their phones.. so the problem is probably not the tools but the user, ahem - me!
Still, I persevere! I swear, had I never seen the beautiful artwork people make on their phones, I never would have considered it possible. But I am intrigued.. and it IS fast! I can then upload those sketches to polish in a proper graphic program or just enjoy their speed-painting loosensess.
Are you a doodler?

I forgot you were a noobie and couldn't help in my campaign!

That vid has given me endless amusement. Although it does disturb me, it has morphed into something else entirely that I rather adore.

In reply to this comment by taranimator:
Would downvote if I were priviledged...
on account of the dark knee socks at the very least.
I'm sure those gals must be super smart with all the blood rushing to their heads.

Well that sounds like fun Speculating wildly, since I totally lack the experience for an informed comment, I would expect that the ipad might be a little like water colour painting, in that a looser approach and taking what you get might work well but if you try to get every pixel exactly right you would be better off with another medium... and also that a few stray splotches or rough edges might not hurt the final product. Do you use a big touch pad on your main computer?

As for what they were smoking in the 70s, well in my parts it was only a few extremely mellow hippies in the hills, smoking so much weed that they hadn't realised the 60s were over In terms of animation though, I wonder if the 70s were the result of digesting the trippy LSD inspired experiments of the 60s and reacting to them, without perhaps actually being chemically enhanced. I wasn't yet 10 when the 70s ended though, so it's yet more wild speculation on my part.
In reply to this comment by taranimator:
Hey thanks! What a blast from the past (what were they smoking in the 70's?!) This reminds me of another whacky animator chick, Janet Perlman. Fun stuff.

I've been away from my computer way more than usual -- still checking in to watch sone of the new stuff now & then. I got an IPad 2, which I've been trying to learn digital painting on... It's fun but a little tricky so far.