Awkward! At The Gay Sex Club (inspired by my recent trip to Berlin)

Kind of humbling to see the raw sketches of the best to ever do it.

Hayao Miyazaki films start in his sketches—his "image boards." It’s a habit he’s kept up for 60 years. He works fast and loose, mainly in pencil and watercolor. Perfection isn't the goal. But you can trace his growth through the pictures. We explore: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-image-...

typhlosion norwood scale

#FallenAces #NewBloodInteractive

Nobody made animation like Faith and John Hubley. Their films feel raw and natural -- with unscripted voices and freeform artwork. They were pioneers of indie animation. In our latest issue, we offer an intro and viewing guide to their work: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/truth-and-...

Faith and John Hubley made beautiful films. They were pioneers of indie animation -- and the first to win the Oscar for it. No one else did work quite like theirs. In this issue, we explore their art: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/truth-and-...

Mission failed🧀

Leafeon...

hiker silhouettes against gold sunsets round red rock bluffs #DailyHaikuPrompt #Poem red www.alltrails.com/en-gb/parks/...

Good morning from Minnesota!...

One of the things I used to do back when i was first developing my writing style was to attempt to passively emulate writers I was reading and to incorporate their style into my works. Practice sometimes means emulation. Discovery of self sometimes means figuring out what worked for others.

This Miyazaki episode of Lupin the 3rd had a huge influence on Katsuhiro Otomo -- he learned how to storyboard partly by watching it over and over again From: Thieves Love the Peace (1980), dir. Hayao Miyazaki, Telecom

This is one of 2025's best movies. But you won't get to see it compete at the Oscars. It's called Nobody, and it earned almost $250 million on a $10< million budget. A future is coming for small, risky films — with or without the Oscars. We explore: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-film-t...

in the company of friends 🥴

this cures what ails me every time

The Necto Spring Soiree is Monday 3/9 See you there?

"Ampharos seems very happy to see you!" #pokemon #animation #art #pokemonart #ampharos

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Illustrating a scene from The Maltese Falcon. The young gunman Wilmer is held back after Sam provokes him.

"Listen we're kink friendly, but if you're kinky and thinking of being GoH, forget about it." You're no better than the posers running the harrassment campaign. Don't have a backbone? Don't want the stress? Don't run a convention.

From: Robot Dreams (2023), dir. Pablo Berger, Arcadia Motion Pictures

If you're a member of the furry fandom who uses your platform to incite bullying and harassment towards other furries who have innocuous kinks and lifestyles- Leave the fandom. Get out. You're a fascistic puritan and your presence in the fandom harms the rest of us. Be toxic elsewhere. Leave.

After two decades, Samurai Champloo's soundtrack is still iconic. Its influence is everywhere. Shinichiro Watanabe loved underground hip hop -- and he hired artists like Nujabes to create music that doesn't just fall into the background. We explore: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-music-...

Crazy shit happening at xbox rn

my feed on bsky and telegram the last week or so basically

My illustrations celebrating Nancy Drew entering the public domain

Reposting a link to the avali lore book! As a reminder, I am no longer working on this book anymore. I have moved on to other projects. Light Mode: drive.google.com/file/d/10_27... Dark Mode: drive.google.com/file/d/19zSr...

From: Cannon Fodder (1995), dir. Katsuhiro Otomo, Studio 4°C This film was designed to flow without hard cuts -- the camera just goes and goes and goes

I keep seeing folks say they'll just accept a Teen Friendly account on Discord rather than scan or ID and I don't know if I wanna mass normalize leaving NSFW pals out in the cold yet again. Especially with all the censorship stuff goin on I think we gotta stand with the freaks now more than ever.

This style of light doesn't really appear in animation anymore. You know it when you see it -- it's bright, hot and almost dangerous. Our new issue explores the tricks behind it, and how one artist has revived the look for the digital age: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/dangerous-...

Nothing better 🥴

From: Rooty Toot Toot (1951), dir. John Hubley, UPA

Samurai Jack is a classic. And it's fueled by its rich images -- the backgrounds, animation and visual storytelling. Genndy Tartakovsky was sick of dialogue. He wanted to take a risk on a visual series, and Cartoon Network supported it. We explore: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-visual...

Once, Sesame Street was a lifeline for indie animators. It offered money and incredible freedom to create. This built an indie animation boom that powered MTV, Nickelodeon and much more. We explore: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-golden...

2D animation is booming in theaters. In China, the film Nobody is outgrossing many of Hollywood's recent CG films—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...

Even in '87, Madhouse was putting out some of the craziest shit you could think of

From: Fair, then Partly Piggy (1988), dir. Toshio Hirata, Oh! Production

Character design progressions from The Secret of Kells (2009), dir. Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey, Cartoon Saloon

From: A Town Called Panic (2009), dir. Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar, La Parti Productions

Heffalump also gave us this scene which I think is very important (These movies are a wealth of good animation,, golly)

Was tigbit/rabger a thing back in 2005,, that last shot is WILD

You can see the green marks where they were manipulating the clay. That's tight shit!!

Clay guy,, a specimen

[THE COMMON GROUNDS] Back to work ♥

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