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emeraldcity1900 · 2 days

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the history of animation in a nutshell

Early 1900s: hey what if comic strips could like move?

Late 1910s early 1920s hey what if we mashed this up with live action people?

late 1920s: hey what if this thing had sound?

Early to mid 1930s: hey what if this had people actually talking and also color?

late 1930s: hey you know that super cool movie that one lady animated with paper cut out silhouettes? What if we did that with painted cells? Would people even pay to see that? Never mind it turns out the answer is yes.

1940s: ah shit most of our animators got drafted and/or hate us now cause we weren’t paying them. IT’S PROPAGANDA TIME BABY. Also haha hitler got hit with a mallet and also the most racist depictions of Japanese people ever.

1950s to 1960s : oh what’s this newfangled thing? Television? What if you could air cartoons on it? Oh fuck no I ain’t paying that much to get the charecters to have different backgrounds and for the charecters to like, move fluidly. Also manga and anime are steadily growing more popular.

1970s: (Ralph Bakshi walks into a comics store and finds a furry comic) X rated animated movie? *cue the screams of mothers and their unsuspecting children now being introduced to the revolutionary idea that cartoons don’t equal kids stuff? WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO?

1980s to 1990s: we can have full on animated Broadway musicals? Wait, what do you mean animated movies can count for the Oscar’s? What do you mean now they get their own catagory because the academy still thinks their for babies? Anime and manga are taking off in the west. SWEET JESUS WHAT DRUGS ARE THE JAPANESE ON SHOWING THIS SHIT TO KIDS. But also why is it so fucking good. Maybe some of these aren’t even meant for kids? Wait We can sell toys to kids with cartoons? Wait we can actually put effort into these cartoons on television? The fuck to you mean we can animate in 3D now? What do you mean we can have well animated, well written sitcom shows like the simpsons? What do you mean you can make cartoon charecters say fuck? What drugs are creators at Nickelodeon on? Do I even want to know?

2000s: oh my god, there is this one show that I really like cause it’s really well written and genuinely funny but I can’t talk about it because it’s animated and we all know cartoons are for babies right? Oh look it’s the transformers movie, look how far CGI has evolved so we can make the transformers in a movie.

2010s: holy shit I know these shows are for kids but they’re just well written and have so much meaningful things to say about the world. Wait, it’s cool to like cartoons now? They they have fandoms for this? Fuck yeah I’m in. (Enters one of the most notoriously toxic fandoms of all time) THEY HAVE GAY PEOPLE IN THESE SHOWS NOW? AND COMPLEX EMOTIONAL STORYTELLING? AND ADULT ANIMATED SHOWS CAN BE MORE THAN JUST SITCOMS WITH THE SAME JOKES AND STYLE? WHY IS IT THAT EVERY DISNEY CARTOON SINCE GRAVITY FALLS INCLUDE THINGS THAT GET MORE AND MORE FUCKED UP? WHY DO I FUCKING LOVE IT? WHY THE FUCK DID DISNEY DO THE OWL HOUSE DIRTY LIKE THAT?

2020s: I got this show I wanna pitch but it dosen’t fit into any box that the networks want and also I’m afraid that they’ll just randomly cancel it before I can finish the story I want to tell. Wait, I can just post the pilot on my YouTube channel, see if anybody actually likes this thing I made and just make the show independently? FUCK THE NETWORK! I AM THE NETWORK

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neveromininart · 2 days

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Happy Lesbian Visibility Week! I have some Sunset Phoenix lesbians for you

#sunset phoenix #oc animation #indie animation #webtoon

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nicolekart · 2 days

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Little WIP of game design for my graduation project. I wasn't sure, but it turns out I can show a little...

So I'm working on the concept and animated intro of a mobile game based on "Journey to the West" by Wu Cheng. There's still a lot of work ahead of me, but I'm optimistic because I'm doing something I really enjoy!

Would you be interested in seeing more concepts and animated pieces?

#my art #my art style #digital art #digital illustration #concept art #game design #game art #sun wukong #monkey king #journey to the west #jttw #original art #art student #Journey to the West: indie game project #indie games #indie animation

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farfetchedshow · 1 day

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Wretched and broken, his lies as a token, his creature was ready to go... 🎵

"CREATURE FEATURE" BY OUR IN-SHOW BAND, SESAMOID, DROPS TOMORROW!! PRESAVE NOW... OR ELSE! 👇

OR Listen to the full song on Patreon RIGHT NOW:

#farfetchedshow #far-fetched #farfetched #far-fetched show #far fetched #actual post #sesamoid #quinn #creature feature #original music #indie animation #indie #music #original song

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angelltheninth · 2 days

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I'm losing my mind! Look at him! I'm already in love with Carlos!

I really hope this gets fully made.

#heathens #heathens carlos #indie animation #indie animated series #studio psycho #2d animation

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hoopii-loopii · 2 days

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What if there truly *was* one last human survivor on Copper-9?

Meet Jessa “Fine Gin” Ginger.

(Murder Drones Tessa au)

#fanart #indie animation #liam vickers animation #glitch productions #spooky #murder drones #murder drones fanart #murder drones oc #au #murder drones au #alternate universe #tessa elliot #tessa murder drones

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malkshayke · 1 day

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I saw a mini comic by @_deetea_ (Insta) and was inspired to redraw the whole scene. I love the theory that Lillith owns Alastor's soul and I imagine a similar scenario playing out at some point.

This is my first animatic EVER. It took SO long to make (I chose every possible way to make this harder for myself lol) but im quite proud of how it turned out!

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falling-star-cygnus · 2 days

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HOLY SHIT

THE GODDAMN BEAUTIFUL CREATOR OF RAMSHACKLE THEMSELF LIKED MY ANALYSIS POST

OH MY GOSH -> this is the greatest moment of my life

#THIS IS NOT A DRILL #Y’ALL WHAT #OML #ramshackle #ramshakle show #ramshackle 2024 #zeddyzi #ramshackle vinnie #ramshackle stone #ramshackle skipp #indie animation #im crying #found family

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masteroffakesmiles · 2 days

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skipp redraw I guess

(Screenshot from the ramshackle thesis film)

#Skipp #ramshackle #My art #fanart #indie animation

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littlepopatochisp · 3 days

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This has probably been done before but oh well

#ramshackle #indie animation #meme #autism creature #stone #eat the rich >:]#guys the pilot was so good holy shit

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lackadaisycats · 3 months

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Lackadaisy Stratagem (Animated Short)

Just Mordecai and Viktor having a normal one.

Watch the full short here on YouTube!

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Clips here feature the animation and cleanup work of Sam Kessler (ENDO), Keaton Sapp, Julia Schoel, Carolina Senra, BMBrice, and Sam Staehler, with compositing by Matt Pichette!

#lackadaisy #lackadaisycats #cats #animation #indie animation #2d animation #cartoon #1920s #chess #animated short

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nine-doodles · 6 months

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No-way Home

#the amazing digital circus #tadc #tadc pomni #pomni #the amazing digital circus pomni #fan art #indie animation #my art #gif #glitch #glitch effect

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neatotito · 2 months

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I see a lot of people still confused about this, so here it is straight from the horses mouth!

Yes! These are cheeky little references to the indie cartoons Lackadaisy and Far Fretched, respectively.

Wack A Daisy should be a self-evident joke. Rocky and Freckles' colors are swapped for extra funnies (and copywrite skirting~)

Hell Puppy was the original title for Far Fetched, so we thought it would he funnier to use that instead of trying to wrack our brains trying to find an inverse of "farfetched" lol