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Father/Animator/Nerd🀘 Senior Gameplay Animator @ Jagex

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"A New Dawn" : hand-crafted animation effects by Makiko Sukikara.
www.instagram.com/sukikara_mak...
The film, directed by Yoshitoshi Shinomiya, is coming in Japanese theaters this Friday.

03.03.2026 11:31 πŸ‘ 306 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Animation by Glen Keane* ( @GlenKeanePrd ) | Beauty and the Beast (1991)

#penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation

26.02.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 278 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 12
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'Sleeping Beauty,' 'Roger Rabbit' Animator Jane Baer Dies At 91 A world-class animator, producer, studio founder, and a founding member of Women in Animation (WIA) Baer worked with the Nine Old Men and into the digital age.

Jane Baer has died at 91. A titan, she worked on 'Sleeping Beauty,' co-founded Baer Animation, supervised 'Roger Rabbit,' and advocated for her fellow artists. Few careers trace the evolution of late-20th-century American animation as completely.
www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/jane-bae...

19.02.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 1470 πŸ” 665 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 9
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Animation by Milt Kahl* | The Aristocats (1970)

#penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation

12.02.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 683 πŸ” 212 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 16
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These guys know what's up. @mohoanimation.bsky.social

03.02.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 2899 πŸ” 1440 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 34
RuneScape's New Era Officially Begins...
RuneScape's New Era Officially Begins... YouTube video by RuneScape

RuneScape's New Era Officially Begins...🀘

youtu.be/5Q73i-BAFW8

19.01.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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29.12.2025 13:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Layouts by Hayao Miyazaki for Anne of Green Gables (1979), dir. Isao Takahata, Nippon Animation

28.12.2025 02:25 πŸ‘ 533 πŸ” 139 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 6
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James Baxter’s 2D animation in β€˜The Wonderfully Weird World Of Gumball’ new episode.

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Scott Wills paints a background for the first run of Samurai Jack (2001–2004), created by Genndy Tartakovsky, Cartoon Network Studios

02.12.2025 21:34 πŸ‘ 3718 πŸ” 1303 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 46

Congrats mate, well deserved πŸŽ‰

28.11.2025 15:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of Rockstar workers demonstrating outside of Rockstar North.

Photo of Rockstar workers demonstrating outside of Rockstar North.

Photo of Rockstar workers demonstrating outside of Rockstar North.

Photo of Rockstar workers demonstrating outside of Rockstar North.

Photo of Rockstar workers marching to Scottish Parliament.

Photo of Rockstar workers marching to Scottish Parliament.

Unions ain't busted.

Our campaign against @rockstargames.com continues - reinstate your workers now!

19.11.2025 15:49 πŸ‘ 195 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4
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Disney’s Ink And Paint Quartet Keeps The Classic Craft Alive See how a tiny team preserves Disney’s hand-crafted cel techniques to create intricate fine art that honors a long-lost era of studio animation.

Video: See how a team of four Disney artists is preserving hand-crafted ink and paint techniques from the early 20th century to create breathtaking fine art.
www.cartoonbrew.com/fine-art/dis...

20.11.2025 15:07 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey everyone! After a little break my Animation Workshops are back open again! So if you need help, sign up here:
spungellaonline.blogspot.com

15.11.2025 18:43 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Wildwood First Look: Where Magic Takes Flight | LAIKA Studios
Wildwood First Look: Where Magic Takes Flight | LAIKA Studios YouTube video by LAIKA Studios

youtu.be/3HQ-HrwIgOc?...

14.11.2025 09:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Abandon The Idea Of Being Good And Just Try | Charlie Mackesy | TEDxFrensham
Abandon The Idea Of Being Good And Just Try | Charlie Mackesy | TEDxFrensham YouTube video by TEDx Talks

youtu.be/cRC0Kvrn93Q?...

10.11.2025 13:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey #gamedev #audio folks: any recommendations on finding non AI, royalty free music for game trailers, made by actual humans?

We are digging and there are clearly a lot of people lying about where their music comes from.

Late stage capitalism sucks.

04.11.2025 12:34 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Affinity is now free: Can Canva Challenge Adobe’s Dominance? Discover how Canva is shaking up the creative market by making Affinity free while integrating AI. Can Adobe maintain its dominant position?<br><br>

Affinity is now free, Adobe Doubles Down on AI
3dvf.com/en/affinity-...
#affinity #adobe

03.11.2025 14:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Also.

23.10.2025 07:30 πŸ‘ 5260 πŸ” 1364 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 15

Happy birthday dude πŸŽ‰

09.10.2025 13:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jim Lee On Why DC Will Never Use AI: β€œAI Doesn’t Dream, Feel, Or Make Art, It AggregatesΒ It” The President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics spoke out at today's Retailer Day at New York Comic Con.

Jim Lee's impassioned words about why DC will never use AI have already won New York Comic Con.

08.10.2025 18:04 πŸ‘ 835 πŸ” 260 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 49
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Studio Ghibli fell in love with this film and gave its director a movie deal. Master animators like Yuri Norstein call it a favorite.

Its name is Father and Daughter, and we've explored its story:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...

06.10.2025 20:30 πŸ‘ 765 πŸ” 166 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 9

What an expertly called shot

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Sunderfolk - Sunderfolk Animation Style Guide - Steam News Learn how the animators of Sunderfolk created a unique style!

brilliant animation breakdown here for Sunderfolk -
store.steampowered.com/news/app/241...

10.09.2025 09:44 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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2D animation is booming in theaters. In China, the film Nobody is outgrossing many of Hollywood's recent CG filmsβ€”on a $10< million budget.

It's only one example. As 2D films rise, Hollywood's decision to kill them off looks shortsighted. We explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-hand-d...

01.09.2025 23:51 πŸ‘ 3038 πŸ” 787 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 94
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I live for furs, I worship furs - animated by the great Marc Davis

02.09.2025 10:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great quote from Milt Kahl on standards -
β€œYou might as well, geez! If you don’t have something to aspire to, what have you got? You have to have high standards. I think that’s part of any profession. If you don’t aim high, well, you’re not going to get anywhere.”

02.09.2025 10:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nightshade, the free tool that β€˜poisons’ AI models, is now available for artists to use The tool's creators are seeking to make it so that AI model developers must pay artists to train on data from them that is uncorrupted.

And on the subject of #realartatters: AI poisoning tool NIGHTSHADE is now free for artists to use: venturebeat.com/ai/nightshad...

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Via Variety: 'Guillermo del Toro refused to make #Frankenstein with too much visual effects and green screens: "I want real sets."'

variety.com/2025/film/fe...

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