What the USA is doing is conquest, plain and simple. It's a greedy, cruel, and primitive mindset, and is incompatible with a prosperous modern society. There will be those who claim that might makes right, and what they take by force is theirs to claim. We must defy that, diligently and forcefully.

The proof-of-concept teaser for QUEST CHEFS is here! 👩🏾‍🍳⚔️🍎🥕🐔 In a world where ALL FOOD IS MONSTERS, chefs are the greatest heroes of all! Join Rosbif and Crouton on their culinary conquest! View all credits in the replies! BON APPÉTIT! #IndieAnimation #QuestChefs

🍖 MEAT'S BACK ON THE MENU 🥩 For a limited time only, only at participating locations. Script and voice acting by @nabilsamandari.bsky.social Animatic by Nicolas Petelski #indieanimation #lotr #animatic #webseries #goblins #darkfantasy #2Danimation

Also these projects tend to be enamored with their characters, and thus place more focus on establishing their personalities and quirks, instead of doing that organically through their roles in the story. It's a difficult line to walk, but it ends up making a massive difference in the long run imo.

To be clear, this is not a dig at any specific indie project, but rather a trend I've noticed with indie animation as a whole. A lot of us are draftspeople but not writers, and it shows. Indie animation scripts have trouble "multi-tasking", advancing exposition and plot simultaneously.

Hot take: Indie animation projects could be so much stronger if they wrote more efficient scripts. Beyond improving the pacing, a lot of time and budget can be saved on production if your story gets to the point faster. High quality with a low budget requires you to work smarter.

I took a personal vow years ago, and the recent Stranger Things debacle reminded me of it again: For every story I write, I will figure out the ending and message before I write it. Stories hinge on their endings. It's what gives them meaning and life. If I end my story poorly, I have failed.

I'm answering the question nobody asked, "What would a Twilight Princess-inspired remake of the original Zelda look like?" And no I did not realize next year is both the 40th anniversary for Zelda and the 20th for TP until a few hours ago, that wasn't planned. So I guess I HAVE to finish it now

Just a day in the life of the Darkest One, Supreme Overlord of All Evil 🌀 Animatic by Nicolas Petelski (@nicolaspetelski on IG) #indieanimation #lotr #goblins #darkfantasy #2Danimation #animatic #webseries

This Brazilian woman hates AI

Mike was one of the guys laying the framework for what good jokes would look like in a novel format with a strict character limit. 35 is so young. Rest easy good stranger

"its not clear what kind of move I was trying to do" is one of my all time favorite tweets, but as a public service I share this tumblr collection of the entire 26-tweet reply chain it was part of (courtesy of haywire4) www.tumblr.com/haywire4/173...

Update: I lived, but only just I had a tickle of a sore throat last night and the only reason I'm able to speak or breathe today is because I drank 2 liters of water before going to bed I'm increasingly convinced the British are unaccustomed to the idea of warmth

How do the British live with drafty-ass houses like this I can feel myself getting sicker by the minute Pray for me, I may have frozen to the bone in the morning

Gonna be real, X's huge numbers fed my ego hardcore. I miss them as a result but, ultimately, that shit isn't really healthy.

HAPPY UNHOLIDAYS AND MERRY CURSEMAS TO YOU ALL! 🌟 💀 🌟 The Means of Destruction Team is taking a little winter break, but we'll be right back at it in the new year! Illustration by @martijnkreemers.bsky.social #indieanimation #2danimation #goblins #lotr #christmas

Here's an animatic to give you a little sneak peek into the unforgiving world of the Wasteland ⚡ #indieanimation #lotr #goblins #darkfantasy #2Danimation

STAY TUNED FOR MORE STUFF HERE, VERY SOON!! 🧌🏭🧌🏭🧌🏭 #animation #indieanimation #lordoftherings

Most of all, drop that "we're fucked" mindset. Time to leave that doomerism bullshit behind and focus on doing good.

I have no boughs and I must deck

some of my favorite action pages from chapters 1-5 of my webcomic star impact! im starting chapter 6 tomorrow! should be a great time to jump in if you havent yet! i think its pretty good!

me who draws every day: I gotta get back into drawing

CW mention of suicide, self harm and disordered eating Battle pass roster #brainbunnies

Isn't it kinda funny how Yoshi's Island is considered one of Nintendo's best platformer franchises, and yet the only truly great Yoshi's Island game that they ever made was the first one

yeah Im still real proud of this one. I don't know how I got that voice to come out of me but I haven't been able to do it since.

YouTube has decided to just up and sucker punch me in the face today

Slightly changed Keisha’s design for the umpteenth time 💅🏾 #OCs #art

new soup animation 👆‼️ youtu.be/hG0MCBf9n5o

AI is out there Who's-Afraid-of-Virginia-Woolf-ing people in real time

This has been an annoyance to me for years, but it's been supercharged by the proliferation of AI: If you use a stock image, or ESPECIALLY an AI-generated image of food you intend to SELL on your restaurant menu, I will immediately assume your actual product looks like actual garbage.

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Spike sketches from last year

A while ago my HDD failed, and the repair service told me that it's extremely unlikely they'll be able to save my work of 10+ years. I have some backups, but not of my most recent work, which is the most important. If folks could just send some positive energy my way, I'd hugely appreciate it.

Dungeon #2...

On one hand, I'm happy that the No Kings protests did not escalate and that nobody got hurt. I'm glad I was wrong. On the other... What exactly did it accomplish? A protest doesn't need rioting to be effective, but if those in power are not inconvenienced, it's not a protest, that's just a parade.

Pokemon sage mentioned

We will be presenting our project THE MEANS OF DESTRUCTION at Weird Market in Valencia 🇪🇸 this Saturday!!! If you're there, come attend the IP PRESENTATION at 9:45am on Obtober 4th! Wish us luck, everybody! 🧌🏭🧌🏭🧌

@nabilsamandari.bsky.social , Nico, and I have been doing pre-production at a breakneck pace and I'm SO INSANELY proud of us!! #IndieAnimationDay

My fellow dark underlings, with our first pitch behind us, I can finally show you some of the work we've been doing for our TV series project called 'The Means of Destruction'!! #IndieAnimationDay

Working on a bunch more production art for Quest Chefs. I want to really polish the art and present the project at the level of quality it deserves! #QuestChefs

This might actually be my favorite drawing I've made of these two #QuestChefs

I've been really busy writing, boarding, and preparing for a pitch session lately, but I took the time to update the art for my business cards! #QuestChefs #IndieAnimation

I think I went through enough stress and panic in the last two days to shave a few years off my lifespan, oh my god

I've been really busy writing, boarding, and preparing for a pitch session lately, but I took the time to update the art for my business cards! #QuestChefs #IndieAnimation