Bangarang!

"Art is easy, all you do is draw!"

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:57:51 -0400

rjthedetective:

thetwistedgrim: This anime is fucking awesome.

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:03:58 -0400

thetwistedgrim:

This anime is fucking awesome.

Been working on something this weekend. Gunna try to have it out...

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:37 -0400

Been working on something this weekend. Gunna try to have it out by tomorrow. :3

shihfu: SKULLFOLKS keychain designs bc obviously this game...

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:14:00 -0400

shihfu:

SKULLFOLKS keychain designs bc obviously this game isn’t SkullGIRLS anymore butts. I don’t understand why people are against have more male characters in the game but whatever

narcolepticbunny: awdplace: coryruinseverything: GODDAMMIT! I...

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:53:52 -0400

narcolepticbunny:

awdplace:

coryruinseverything:

GODDAMMIT!

I KNEW IT!!!!

I can’t unsee it GAWD DAMMIT

natural-killer-cyborg: captainoppai: Shingeki no Kyojin OP...

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:47:27 -0400

natural-killer-cyborg:

captainoppai:

Shingeki no Kyojin OP dANCE COVER?? ?

?????????????????????????

fucking incredible

scrotumnose: mikelaughead: From Anthony...

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:42:35 -0400

scrotumnose:

mikelaughead:

From Anthony Holden!

anthonyholden:

What are studios looking for? How can I get into a good animation school? What should I be studying?

I get a lot of these types of questions now and again, and I never know how to answer them. I can’t be sure of what studios are looking for, I don’t control admissions policies to schools, and I have little idea what makes for a current and relevant curriculum. There are a lot of variables in your bid for a career in animation, and it’s kind of impossible to control most of them. You must be crazy to want this job!

I find it helpful to focus on the things I can control. Among those things are your study habits and how you spend your personal time. It’s good to work hard and have goals—without them we would get nowhere. Study hard and make decisive strides towards achieving your art goals. But in the heat of that pursuit, don’t forget to go out and live your life!

If you spend any amount of time looking at artists online, you’ve probably figured out by now that there are about a million dudes and dudettes in internetville who draw better than you (I relive this realization daily). Once your have done your best to rise to their level, the only tool you have to compete with these crazy talents is your background, your personal character—is you!

Consider developing your whole self with the same raw focus and intensity that you develop a particular skill set. Get focused. Go out, have adventures. Run, jump, skin your knee, fall in love, root loudly for the away team at a baseball game, barely escape a crash of stampeding rhinos, live to see another day. Experience things big and small. Go for a walk. The world is full of wonders.

I know this advice is not particularly animation-specific, but maybe that’s for the best. At any rate, it is something I feel strongly about. Animation is great, and there are few things that I enjoy doing more than drawing and storytelling. But in order to have stories to tell, first you have to live them.

Be good, and see you soon!

PS, if you were looking for advice on draftsmanship you should probably be reading this.

This is the best advice for any student or hopeful student. Having lived your life watching cartoons and drawing in your room won’t help you to make stories that involve doing much. I’m a total homebody, but doing things that force you to experience life in different ways is key. So just go to a new place, talk to the weird guy on the street, try a new food, whatever. It will enrich your life and the stories you tell.

you really know how to cut to the core of me, baxter

you’re so wise…. like a miniature buddha, covered in hair

atroxchobatsu: o-8: The final round of voting has arrived! A...

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:38:48 -0400

atroxchobatsu:

o-8:

The final round of voting has arrived! A lot of the characters I was planning to do concept doodles for are already eliminated >XD;;; But here are a few more that I finished at least.

Some Beowulf sketches I found while seeking out the archives, a few Annie concepts, and some Molly stuff (;;D;;) Too late for her haha, but might as well post what I got~

Go out there and vote if you haven’t already! @A@b

edit: I keep forgetting to mention this, just in case it’s not clear- but these are brainstorming moves (and/or practice to get a feel of the characters) and not any indication of actual final moves. But hopefully gets you a sense of what the characters might be like owo/

Incidentally, Beowulf and Annie happen to be high up on my wanted list. XD

Just got a package from @klout - Thanks! I know what I’m...

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:49:10 -0400

Just got a package from @klout - Thanks! I know what I’m gunna be cooking tonight. ;)

marbutt: a friend of mine told me to recut this vid with...

Thu, 09 May 2013 02:01:01 -0400

marbutt:

a friend of mine told me to recut this vid with dragonball music

i hope you feeling motivated because if you aint YOU ARE NOW

Such a cool night!!

Mon, 06 May 2013 01:34:44 -0400

Such a cool night!!

Tomar got this really awesome medieval outfit at the fair today!...

Mon, 06 May 2013 01:31:12 -0400

Tomar got this really awesome medieval outfit at the fair today! Totally manly <3

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Sun, 05 May 2013 14:29:15 -0400

PSA: Skype virus locks your computer, demands payment

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:38:14 -0400

pageofmelody:

If you get a message from a Skype contact that looks like this:

DO NOT CLICK THE LINK. It’s ransomware that will lock your computer up, accusing you of possession of child pornography, and threaten to alert the authorities unless a $200 payment is made. And then pass the link along to all your Skype contacts.

SERIOUSLY, DON’T CLICK IT.

If you’ve already been infected, or if you know someone who has, instructions for removing the virus are under the cut.

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