Appreciation of Animation

An appreciation blog for some the best animation and animators on the web.

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heart: treat yo self

bank account: please dear god do not do that

[fedspotting-deactivated20161005]

Jesus imagine being this bitter about a harmless post that just suggests making colourful pads for 10 or 11 year old girls

Anti fems are overwhelmingly vile trash.

[cupcakebby]

Because there are colorful, decorated pads. I have some downstairs in neon colors.

And this site does love to bitch about the prices: “shuld be free.99 fur mah padz cuz feminismzz”

Seriously, dinosaurs and glitter? You’re getting your period, not changing your poopy diaper. It fills with blood and you throw it in the trash. How about just making the goddamned wrapper quiet??

[fedspotting-deactivated20161005]

How about you lot stop fucking being bitter and bitchy about something as harmless as someone wanting dinosaur pads in a completely non aggressive post like get a fucking life you guys are so trashy lmao

[appreciationofanimation]

Wow, here I was thinking that most girls get their periods at 10 these days. I guess they better grow the fuck up right there and then due to the hormones they can't control?

Fuck off.

[wannabeanimator]

Roadkill Redemption (Ringling thesis film) by Karl Hadrika

[maddinup]

holy wow did you see that damn animation somebody give this person an award right now

[irmirx]

Check out this great article: 51 GREAT ANIMATION EXERCISES TO MASTER 

Here are the first 5 from the list! I’ll try to do as many as I can :)

[midnightsylph1]

Oooh I need to check these out

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[astoran-exemplar]

(Many seem to forget the versatility and killing power that a shield can provide when used in tandem with a sword.)

[crofesima]

Favourite animators: Mitsuo Iso (磯光雄) and his work on the End of Evangelion

Learn/watch more:

Mitsuo Iso is known for his jerky yet detailed animation, full of dense sophisticated motion. He refers to his own style as “full limited" or "full 3-frame". In traditional animation, animation with a drawing count below one drawing every two frames (or "on twos") is considered limited animation. Working on threes and fours, Iso draws every keyframe without passing his work to an in-betweener, allowing him full control to create the most detailed motion possible with the fewest number of drawings, hence the term "full limited". (wikipedia)

Introduction to Mitsuo Iso’s style

Sakuga: The Animation of Anime pt.7 -  Mitsuo Iso and New Realism

More scenes animated by Mitsuo Iso: part 1, part 2, the fight from EoE

List of anime he’s worked on + sakuga wiki

He also wrote and directed the 2007 anime series “Dennō Coil”

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Super Smash Bros x 進撃の巨人(Attack on Titan) Opening 2 【Hand-Drawn】

The 6 months of effort the creator put into it really shows,

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A fanmade Lego Halo movie done with stop motion. Truly a sight to behold.

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[theblondeh]

"… a good story can save poor animation, where good animation cannot save a poor story."

Osamu Tezuka (via orlyman)

[godspoken]

Dream of Butterfly - Kinetic Typography

[romy7]

Happy Lunar New Year!

Gorgeous animation!

Reminds me of Okami (which makes sense), and made for Louis Vuitton (which I could take it or leave it tbh), anyway…Happy Lunar New Year!

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Both of you, dance like you want to win

The original scene for comparison.

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Eva01 and Eva02 Sync Attack (Super Robot Wars Alpha 3)

The animation in the Super Robot Wars franchise of games is truly something to behold for the sheer smoothness.

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2D FX sakuga compilation

[anarchycupcake]

Okami 🐾 The 12 Celestial Brush Gods

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