The intro to Toy Story 3 went thru a lot of changes before it was completed! 😎 One of the things I love about Pixar is that they aren’t afraid to throw away ideas that no longer support their ever evolving stories. What is your favorite Pixar movie opening scene?
Stop-Mo Monday📸: The puppets from Aardman’s Early Man were simple in design but still allowed animators to give dynamic performances. What’s your favorite stop motion film?
Bing Bong is one of the coolest looking characters in Inside Out! His design is a testament to how inspiration can come from anywhere. 🎨 Who would've thought a vaudevillian elephant with a cotton candy body would've work? 😎👌🏽These seemingly random elements came together to make such an interesting character. @christopher_sasaki
Have you seen DIY? It’s a Cartoon Network pilot made by a studio called Encyclopedia Pictura. It was made by a team of just 10 people but it looks amazing!! 😱 Goes to show that you DON’T need big team to make something awesome! Just gather up some friends and do it! 👫👭👬If you are looking for someone to work with drop a comment! Hopefully you can connect with future collaborators!
Gumball is hands down the best lookin show on tv!! The way they combine 2D and 3D is 😎🔥 When their production process is broken down like this, it all looks so easy! What part of animation production do you like best? Storyboarding? Character Designs? Animation? Backgrounds?? All of the above? 😂
Nothing beats classic 2D animation! No computers needed! 😎 This smooth as butter pencil test is by the legend Virgil Ross! Doesn’t get much better than this!
Bringing Sonic Boom to the TV screen takes a team of people it 3 different countries! Luckily, The process of writing, designing, storyboarding, animating and editing is still the same no matter where you are in the world!
Animators on the video game EPIC MICKEY went to great lengths to bring Mickey to life in CGI! 🚀 they really studied the classics to ensure their characters moved and felt right! Do you prefer old school 2D or new 3D Mickey?
Awesome cartoons are being made all over the world! 🌎 Shoutout to the New Zealand studio @mukpuddy for sharing this DOPE breakdown of a shot from their series The Barefoot Bandits 🔥 You can see how they use multiple layers to create a dynamic 3D environment. 🔥 So much work and passion goes into making just a couple seconds of animation! 🧐 Do you want to see more shot breakdowns like this?
A #TBT treat for y'all. Check out this behind the scenes look at Fleischer Studios. ✍🏽They are know for making Betty Boop, Popeye and the original Superman Cartoons through out the 1930's. Even though their technology was different, the process is basically the same. No Photoshop? No Maya? No Toonboom? No After Effects? IDK how they had the patience to do it! 😅Do you think you'd want to go back to this era?
It isn't where you came from; it's where you're going that counts! 💪🏽Here's a clip showing South East Asian artist who are working at Disney! Sometimes it might feel like your dreams are impossible because of where you live but it's important to remember that no matter where you are from, if you work hard you will be able to achieve your dreams! 🌟If you aren't going to let anything stop you from following your dreams in 2019, leave a ✍🏽in the comments and tell use where you are from!
Snow White is still a classic after 80 years!!! 👸🏻Walt Disney put it all on the line for this movie and was determined to impress. He pushed his team beyond their known abilities to create the first feature length animated film! He had plenty of doubters along the way but he stuck to his vision and as a result he revolutionized the entertainment industry! ✍🏽Don't be afraid to take risks. How are you goin to push yourself in 2019?
Despite not having animation experience, the creators of Cuphead chose to challenge themselves at make the game in the style of 1930s cartoons! Fast forward a couple years and they ended up making one of the best looking games ever. 😎Push yourself as an artist. Go out of your comfort zone. You never know what can happen! ✍🏽
Amazing Pencil Tests from The Legend of Korea! 🤯
