"Not even in my wildest dreams did I imagine that one day I would paint a picture of hot Bowser for official material, announced by Miyamoto himself. 😭 I laughed so hard in disbelief while painting, you have no idea lol"

Give folks their flowers No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier "They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

please support ur friends making creative shit in this cruel world. u have no idea how much a kind comment can mean to an artist when every website just tries to make you focus on the numbers

some of my rough animation for #KnightsofGuinevere pilot, ft Frankie and Andi and some Things she had to say 🥸 Many thanks to Dana and Kofi for letting me have fun with this one! 🤸 #animation #officialwork

btw telling an artist you like their OC/want to see more has a lot more impact than numbers of likes and shares... obv those are appreciated too, but you don't really know what ppl sharing your art think of it unless they tell you. and it feels really nice to know! a kind comment goes a long way :)

Art motivation 💪

"Hades II" trailer by The Line Studio for Supergiant Games. Director: Louve Sarfati Karnas Character design & lead animation: Amanda Jespersen Holm Storyboard : Neil Dieu, Zhihuang Dong Art director: Meryl Franck Full 4K video & credits >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8lJ...

THIS ANIMATION IS SO INSANE

Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑

Animation by Sergio Pablos* | Treasure Planet (2002) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation

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...

Deeply recommend getting absolutely brainrotted about a pairing/oc/concept that no one else is making food for so you have to cook for yourself. Not only is making what you want to see deeply rewarding, you will improve and it will not even be on purpose it will just be the inevitable byproduct.

I'll say it once and I'll say it again. If you think artists are just "naturally talented", you're deeply wrong. The only difference between you and us is that we kept trying when it didn't come out like we hoped. You can always make art yourself. There's no bad time to start, you can start now.

Happy 25th Anniversary, Paper Mario !

Leopard gecko studies

DS lite! 🍓✨ #lowpoly

"Light" <3

Make art that you think is fuckin sick as hell. Make the shit you never thought you could that you always wanted to see. Beat your insecurity to death and fight to become your own favorite artist.

DRAGIONE

Genuinely think anyone can “git gud” at any creative craft they are interested in. If we wanted to actually “democratize” art we would invest in housing, healthcare, food and education as human rights. All GenAI does is make people even more financially precarious and less able to pursue a passion

In case any of my fellow creatives also needed this reminder:

More of my Captain Amelia design drawings.... #captainamelia #treasureplanet #characterdesign #kdunc9 #kenduncananimation

and you know what, you might as well post it too. because one man's suck is another man's fuck.

You gotta make art that sucks in order to make art that fucks

Bringing it to 🦋 by request: People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art.

Me on an hourly basis

re: generative AI I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used. And now, you can use it, too.

DIY > AI

the swamp of despair (from 2018)

Working on a new batch of Mario stickers 🖌️ Let's start with Boo & Koopa ! 🔮 🍹

as an artist who draws commissions, i'll take "badly" scribbled pencil sketches on lined paper over a¡ generated references ANY DAY OF THE WEEK

Bowser when you call him a good boy!!

My tagging game is horrible on this site, so I'll just post this again #art #comics

bowjuh

my dudes there's no such thing as "too late" to regulate AI, that's a fake idea. AI models aren't untouchable data gods, they're algorithms hosted in cloud storage. Saying we can't regulate AI is like saying we can't deplatform Child P*rn bc "it's already out there". Like, 1s and 0s can be deleted

Repost with Alt Text. ...bc yeah, THIS.

create ------------------ bonus comics: patreon.com/nhoj

3D animation did not kill the traditionally animated feature film, THIS did. in 2D animation, you need that rigid pipeline and solid leadership to finalize things before moving on. 3D got huge because it allowed more wiggle room, but that's not 3D's fault if you miss 2D features, T H I S is why

Remember making art and expressing joy is a form of protest. They want you to be overwhelmed and lose sight of the beauty around you. They want to distract you and control your gaze to be locked in fear. Dare to look and gaze on the world around you with joy and wonder.