All this 3d modeling and rigging has been great but sometimes it's great to just get back to some good ol' sketchy 2D thumbnail boards while you're plotting things out.

Rigs are coming along nicely! I am definitely not used to tails and digitigrade legs but got some IK versions going that I'm happy with and think are going to be very easy to animate!

Almost time for adventure! Finished up the rigs for Vance and Lin, two characters from my indie series, Minitaur! Made in Blender. . . . #blender #blendercommunity #blender3d #b3d #minitaur #indieanimation #indiecartoon #animation #characterdesign #fantasy #greasepencil

Simple hair rig! I don't want it to add secondary action dynamically but I still like having a little automatic gravity that I can adjust as I see fit.

Hey #indieanimationday. I’m making a goofy three minute short in Blender, and I hope to make more things like it. Subscribe to my Patreon for updates and check out a few sneak peaks below. www.patreon.com/coreybarnes?...

Little lighting test! Definitely was not ramping up the conflict enough up in here.

New Blender model! The Duke needs just a few little finishing touches but for the most part she's rigged and ready to go. #b3d #minitaur

When the rigging is going extremely well

Easing back into some Blender, so here’s a quick character block out! Still lots to do

Gonna stream some art for a bit, come hang out if you feeeeel like it. www.twitch.tv/willbits

Finished a script! Which means I'm out of excuses and have to start doing art for it now. Considering streaming some work for it this week, dunno if anybody still watches that sort of thing.

Why are the new crop of AI comics so *brown*? I appreciate that it's doing it so consistently as it makes it much easier to spot at a glance, but it's like they're intentionally adding an artificial filter to make everything look like an old scan.

Alright, nap time's over! I have officially rolled off of my retakes gig over at Shadowmachine which is very bittersweet. If anyone has leads on animation / retakes work, I would appreciate it! In the meantime, it's time to get back to workin' on my own stuff! Wake up, Fred, you've got a job to do!!

This smoke is preventing me from getting all the smog I usually need to function.

Woof really glad work sent me home early. I breezed through the Hollywood Hills are right before this whole mess started up.

Was pulling out of my garage to head to work this morning when I saw something suspicious on our property. It seems we’ve been tagged by a vicious local gang; some of which may be killers.

Oh right I forgot to mention the interview went pretty well. Gonna be helping these guys out on a fun project for a little bit!

Got an interview with a union gig this afternoon. Wish me luck, folks!

Were I the richest man in the world and somehow concerned with corporate ownership and messaging in art and media, I would simply give out grants to independent artists.

Sore wa himitsu desu~ ^-^ Finished it up! #xelloss #slayers #animeart #indieartist #fanart

Quick sketch of my fav anime villain/kiiiind of good guy of all time. #slayers #xelloss #indieart #sketch #anime #indieartist

Wow spotted my first AI grifter over here! Thought about leaving a snarky comment but just muted and went back to looking at cool art by artists instead.

Always fun to #MarchOnTheBoss and see everybody #StandWithAnimation down at WB this morning

Happy #IndieAnimationDay!! The first episode of #EnceladusV will be out on Tiktok and YouTube THIS WEEK!! @ 1111anim

Happy #IndieAnimationDay! We’re Lumi and the Great Big Galaxy, an original animated series about six aliens traveling the galaxy to help a lost star return home. We released the animated trailer to our pilot in late September, and now we’re looking to upload the animatic of our pilot in 2025! 🌟

Happy #indieanimationday ! Minitaur is a fantasy comedy about a small minotaur with BIG plans to create the nastiest dungeon around. Everything is built in Blender! I'm a small fry, you can help me by watching the episodes on Tiktok or Youtube and liking/sharing here! www.tiktok.com/@willbits/vi...

Was gonna wait to share this until tomorrow, but I'm not patient. New keyart for my indie animated series! Gwendy & Fred are getting up to trouble in their dungeon. Hope you'll check it out as the show grows! #indieanimation #indieart #animation #indieanimationday

So we're doing #IndieAnimationDay over here this quarter, right? What's the deal with that? Anybody have any tips how I can get on the radar of all this stuff? I know I haven't put out a lot but it is a struggle out here y'all. 😅

For some reason, after the election, I felt a sense of resignation and the first impulse I had was "I should just give in and buy the dumb blue check mark, maybe the tech bros are right". I sat on it for a bit and then didn't do it and now I don't want to AND have 8 more dollars so that's nice.

Treasure Shortage! Get it? Shortage? The shorts train marches on and will not stop, probably.

I made this short a year ago and never publicly posted it because I wasn't sure what to do with it. I submitted it to Cartoon Hangover and they... threw it up on their Shorts program without telling me they were gonna. Have a lot of mixed feelings about it but, well, here it is now!

Oh Bluesky has video now?? What if I show an early render of a shot from Jax Toy? 😳😳😳 #jaxtoy #theamazingdigitalcircus #teamneutron

So many new people over here! And I have a brand new #animation just in time. Showing off my new rig, doin' what is probably already a dated TikTok meme, cough. I'm an animator, increasingly doing #b3d and #greasepencil stuff.

Twitter users flooding back onto Bluesky be like

That's right, everybody. Now I've made TWO Blender rigs. We've practically got a sitcom on our hands over here.

First time playing with an anisotropic shader in Blender. Definitely a really messy application on my part but super pleased with how it came out in a really low poly situation. #b3d

Time to touch some grass! Been pretty pleased with my experiments in #b3d so far! Definitely not perfect but I can see a lot of potential in Blender.

Think I'm finally finished with my first ever Blender rig! Just some quick and dirty pose tests to see what all he can do. If you weren't familiar with Fred the Minitaur before, uh, I guess get ready to see a lot more of him. #B3D #greasepencil

Yo, do GIFs or videos work on Bluesky yet? No? Fine I will create the illusion of movement with this wacky smear frame rather than the one with movement and sound that all the other social media sites got.

I had recorded some lines quite a long time ago for this video from @willbits.bsky.social, and it's live now! Wow, it ended up really fun! Very cool to have been involved. Great job, Will! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBsk...

A little late for the new year, but just in time for #PortfolioDay! TheGreatNorth is back on the air and I am finished with my as-yet-still-secret A24 gig, so I am back looking for work! Managed to get through a challenging year okay, let's see if we can do it again!

Did anybody else's phone just make a big noise? Thankfully I'm feeling completely normal if anybody wants to come over later for a quick bite.

Okay, when's this puppy getting video / GIF support? You see, I really need the gift of the illusion of movement to hide my otherwise incredibly mediocre art.

Are you ready for an animated conversation with @willbits.bsky.social??? Because it is ready for you. ThePalmerFiles.com

Oh I picked a heckuva first day to stumble in, huh.

Alright, time for posts! It's a new social media and I dunno how to use it! Where's animation / storyboard / cool hilarious bluesky folk??