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Betsy Bauer

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Vis dev artist, character designer, illustrator & educator. Past: Disney+, Dreamworks, Paramount, Sony, & more. Also - Ellorie’s mom. Betsy.Bauer.art@gmail.com, www.betsybauerART.com

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Friendship between titans!

07.03.2026 03:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I just learned that, canonically, AJ from the Gangrene Gang in Powerpuff Girls filled in for Murdoc of the Gorillaz while he was in prison. I love animated shared universes, and this is now my favorite one

07.03.2026 03:04 👍 18 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Picturing what my kid might look like one day

28.02.2026 05:08 👍 21 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Awesome!! Seems like they’re really staffing up right now! My boss for my teaching job totaled his car yesterday, so I’m gonna declare that juju cleared! (Everyone is fine btw!)

27.02.2026 21:18 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This talk is wonderful and so incredibly relatable. Thanks so much for sharing!!

27.02.2026 19:08 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Work-Life Balance for Animators Animation Director Megan Ferguson discusses mental health challenges for animators and what work-life balance actually looks like in the real world.

The talk I did last night is up!

I was super pumped to be able to chat about this topic because its important, but it can also come off as very 'self-help' and 'manage your way into efficiency'

Im not about that, instead I dig into why its so hard to find, what is in our agency and what isint.

27.02.2026 16:46 👍 49 🔁 18 💬 7 📌 0

I just realized that the previous 2 times I worked with Sony Pictures Animation I totaled my car. I'm working with them again for the next few weeks and I really hope that curse is broken because I cannot afford another car right now lol

25.02.2026 20:44 👍 18 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Finally got to do some cafe sketching for the first time since having a son. Snuck this in between bottles and wake windows. Not bad for a quick loose take on the barista. Feels good to be back.

20.02.2026 02:29 👍 526 🔁 39 💬 1 📌 1

I never understood the fascination with these things for the exact same reason. I'd rather have a small bluetooth keyboard.

17.02.2026 23:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Year of the Fire Horse

17.02.2026 17:20 👍 2381 🔁 801 💬 12 📌 10

I hate how dependent my self esteem is on being hired to make art for money but being wanted sure does make me feel better about myself!

17.02.2026 18:52 👍 21 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This is genius!

17.02.2026 00:42 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Goal setting punch card diy trend but make em SCRATCH OFFS

17.02.2026 00:28 👍 47 🔁 5 💬 5 📌 1

My subconscious is probably like this because unlike my husband, a responsible man who reads a physical book before bed, I lay and scroll and share memes with him until I pass out with my phone in my hand.

16.02.2026 05:09 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I had a dream that I saved someone’s life and to thank me he gave me his sketchbook. The first drawing in the sketchbook was a drawing of Mickey Mouse framed by fancy hand lettering that read “Joe Biden.”

16.02.2026 03:20 👍 25 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Was the last time she was in Culver City like... 2010? It was a little shifty back then but lol even Sony Animation moved to Hollywood instead of Culver I *assume* because it's cheaper!

13.02.2026 19:10 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Millennials may be cringe but introducing Galentine’s day is a huge boon to culture at large

13.02.2026 06:07 👍 18 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Like 13 years ago I had the mind-boggling opportunity to meet Buzz Aldrin and he said something along the lines of "GIVE IT 6 MONTHS AND THE CHINESE WILL BE MINING ON THE MOON" which at the time felt a bit like "Ok, Grandpa, let's get you to bed" but here we are.

12.02.2026 23:17 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

lol did he mean Akira…maybe??

12.02.2026 14:26 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

One was definitely a nice assist when recovering from the other lol

12.02.2026 14:21 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I give an environment design assignment every semester where students need to design the room of a fictional character and one of my students is doing the Kool Aid man as though he’s a giant Evangelion mech and the idea generation gets so much more wonderfully twisted each week.

12.02.2026 05:15 👍 33 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Continually funny to me how many US citizens conveniently forget that Puerto Rico *IS* the US….

09.02.2026 15:20 👍 22 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
lil nervous Bean in their cap and flower smock

lil nervous Bean in their cap and flower smock

illustration of lil Bean is panicking as they ride on the back a big wolf beast. above them, a screen shot from a rights report:

Rosemary Brosnan at Quill Tree has acquired, in an exclusive submission, Bean by Bree Paulsen (Garlic & the Vampire). In this middle grade graphic novel, tiny (and agoraphobic) forest creature Bean is forced to face their greatest fears when the last remaining piece of their family is stolen, leaving them no choice but to confront the monsters they're most afraid of. Publication is planned for winter 2029; Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management sold world English rights.

illustration of lil Bean is panicking as they ride on the back a big wolf beast. above them, a screen shot from a rights report: Rosemary Brosnan at Quill Tree has acquired, in an exclusive submission, Bean by Bree Paulsen (Garlic & the Vampire). In this middle grade graphic novel, tiny (and agoraphobic) forest creature Bean is forced to face their greatest fears when the last remaining piece of their family is stolen, leaving them no choice but to confront the monsters they're most afraid of. Publication is planned for winter 2029; Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management sold world English rights.

Thrilled to announce my 5th (omg) graphic novel!!!

This standalone fairy tale is part an excuse to draw lots of monsters, part the agrophobia I've developed in these pandemic years, and the rest—a story of comfort that doesn't shy away from the dark 🧡🧡🧡

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

06.02.2026 16:24 👍 818 🔁 157 💬 35 📌 2

Bean is our nickname for our kid so you'd better believe I'll be picking up a copy! This looks so charming, Bree!

06.02.2026 21:18 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Introduced my daughter to jock jams tonight and I’m sorry to report that she absolutely loved it

06.02.2026 06:09 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

There are also snippets of "MARIO!" and "KIRBY" mixed in with the Pee-Wee Herman yells so he's ok, y'all.

06.02.2026 00:19 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My neighbor keeps yelling in a muffled, cartoonish, almost Pee-Wee Herman voice, and if it weren’t for the accompanying weed smell I might actually be a bit concerned.

06.02.2026 00:15 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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These guys know what's up. @mohoanimation.bsky.social

03.02.2026 18:11 👍 2900 🔁 1440 💬 14 📌 34

I know there are way bigger issues right now, but this is why we ALL deserve to actually OWN the software we use. If Adobe was going to pull this and a studio actually owned a license instead of paying a subscription, they could *at least* finish out a show/season and then adjust for the next go.

02.02.2026 20:58 👍 53 🔁 10 💬 3 📌 0

This sounds similar to a toilet-training method I’ve heard of in the US where parents just let their kids roam around without pants for a couple of days. They pretty quickly learn the consequences of their actions! (And make a stressful/messy situation for their parents for a few days!)

02.02.2026 04:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0