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The Oily Animation of ‘Loving Vincent’

October 12, 2017May 9, 2019 The Dot and LineComments Off

How do you make paintings into cartoons? Lots of elbow grease and lots of love. John Maher and Amelia Kidd discuss.*

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The Oily Animation of ‘Loving Vincent’

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