The Firewalker´s Inn

Welcome everybody! Welcome and come in to the Firewalker´s inn. Where stories are told by tireless travelers and brave warriors!

[identificat]

This is the most bizarre yet pure thing I’ve ever encountered on grindr

[psyducked]

Are you going?

[macoatl]

10 CHARACTERS BY 10 artists

GATO https://losgarabatosdelgato.tumblr.com https://www.behance.net/losgarabatosdelgato https://www.facebook.com/gatogarabatos/   https://www.instagram.com/losgarabatosdelgato https://twitter.com/ElGatoYaz https://losgarabatosdelgato.deviantart.com/

RUY F. https://www.macoatl.com https://www.facebook.com/macoatl https://macoatl.tumblr.com/ https://twitter.com/Checomal

NoriChama https://www.facebook.com/norioso/ https://norichama.deviantart.com/

Craizdraw https://www.twitter.com/craizdraw https://www.instagram.com/craizdraw/ https://www.facebook.com/craizdraw/ https://www.behance.net/craizdraw

SkullyCat https://twitter.com/SkullyCatTalks https://theskullycat.deviantart.com/ http://skullydrawsstuff.tumblr.com/ https://www.facebook.com/SkullyCatDraws/

Tales of Zeomy https://www.facebook.com/zeomytales https://www.instagram.com/zeomytales https://www.twitter.com/zeomy

Jose A. Nieto / Insecto Nocturno https://www.instagram.com/jas_094/ https://www.artstation.com/joseanieto https://www.behance.net/jasdroideda74 https://www.facebook.com/InsectoideNocturno

ARA’s Art https://www.facebook.com/Ara.Illustration https://www.instagram.com/matn94/ https://www.artstation.com/araarts

Broken Monkey’s Artwork https://www.facebook.com/Broken-Monkeys-Artwork-151703181…/… http://thebrokenmonkey.deviantart.com/

Akata / Ignacio J. Marin - Diseñadors https://www.facebook.com/akatabume/ https://akatabume.deviantart.com/ https://twitter.com/IgnacioJMarin

[changingasdasdasda]

The art of some friends, yay

[farayote]

Autumn <3

@art-unity

[marrymejasonsegel]

So if we wanted to watch some French animation, what films would you suggest?

the Triplets of Belleville is about an elderly woman searching for her son who was kidnapped in the middle of a Tour de France race. It’s largely free of dialogue, but the sound effects and such are wonderful. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature—it lost to Finding Nemo.

A Cat in Paris is about a young girl and her cat who discover mysteries in the course of one night. It was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature, but it lost to Rango.

Persepolis is based on an autobiographical graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi about her early life in Iran. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but it lost to Ratatouille.

the Illusionist is about an aging magician and an imaginative young girl who form a father/daughter relationship. It was also nominated for a Best Animation Oscar, but lost to Toy Story 3.

The Rabbi’s Cat is a story about a cat who swallows a parrot and gains the ability to speak like a human. It is set in 1920’s Algeria.

Ernest & Celestine is the adorable story about a big bear and a little mouse who forge an unlikely friendship. It was also nominated for an Oscar in Best Animated Picture, but lost to Frozen.

Kirikou and the Sorceress is a story inspired by West African folklore that tells the story of Kirikou, a boy who was born with the ability to walk and talk, who saves his people from an evil witch. The film was popular enough to spawn sequels and a stage adaptation.

A Monster in Paris is a 3D animated musical film that is reaaaaalllly loosely based on the Phantom of the Opera. It’s set in 1910 and is about, surprisingly, a monster that lives in Paris, and his love for a young singer.

The King and the Mockingbird is an 80’s film about a cruel king titled Charles V + III = VIII + VIII = XVI, who is obsessed with a young shepherdess, and whose attempts to capture the young girl are thwarted by a mockingbird whose wife the King had previously killed.  

Those are probably the most famous of the feature length animated films.

But the animated short films are just as glorious. Here’s a compilation of a bunch of short films and I can link you to others as well. 

Sorry for the long answer but I just really love French animation.

[disneyforprincesses]

Reblogging over here. French animation tends to do better with diversity than Disney does, hahaha.

[young-angry-and-fabulous]

I should add “Le Tableau” which is really beautiful, especially if you love art. This movie is highly poetic !

“A château, flowering gardens, a threatening forest, here is what, for mysterious reasons, a Painter has left incomplete. Three kinds of characters live in this painting: the Toupins, who are entirely painted, the Pafinis, who lack a few colors, and the Reufs, who are only sketches. Considering themselves superior, the Toupins take over power, chase the Pafinis from the château, and enslave the Reufs. Convinced that only the Painter can restore harmony by finishing the painting, Ramo, Lola, and Plume decided to go looking for him. Throughout the adventure, questions will follow one after the other: What has become of the Painter? Why did he abandon them? Why did he begin destroying some of his paintings? Will they one day know the Painter’s secret?”

I would highly recommend Ernest & Celestine as the animation is beautiful, the characters are really moving and the story conveys a great message about love, friendship and oppression.

Another thing : have you seen how these amazing movies lost to american big productions ?

[pardonmyfrench-bitch]

Don’t forget about Kirikou et la Sorcière.

[helshades]

They didn’t forget! Kirikou and the Sorceress, up there.

May I suggest Dragon Hunters for myself? This 2008 feature-length film is based on the 2004-2005 cartoon Chasseurs de dragons, by the same makers (available fully online, by the way). The music, by Klaus Badelt, is hypnotic. The world is beautiful and strange, the characters lovable… and the dragons, really good.

Just saying.

[monkeysiu]

hey, wthat about Le jour des corneilles? Its one of my favorites french films

[yihagathe]

I need to add a few movies myself:

Tout en Haut du Monde / Longway North

A young russian girl goes for a trip to the North Pole to find the boat that her grandfather, a famous explorer, used for his last adventure during which he disappeared… Visually stunning, and very cool story and characters.

Avril et le Monde Truqué / April and the Twisted World

The story is set in a world where science never went further than steam and coal, since it’s been years that all scientists have mysteriously disappeared. April is the daughter of two scientists who disappeared when she was a child. As an adult, April too turns to science in secret, and will discover the reason why scientists have been disappearing all this time. Humour, atmosphere, mystery… And based on the graphic style of veteran legend comic book artist Jacques Tardi!

Aya de Yopougon / Aya of Yop City

The everyday life of Aya, a young woman who lives in Ivory Coast at the end of the 70s. Very nice mood and humour!

Adama

A young african boy goes after his older brother who left to fight for France in the war. This will lead him for a whole trip to Paris and beyond. I mainly like it for the graphic style. An interesting look for a 3D movie since they used animated textures.

Astérix: le domaine des Dieux / Astérix: the mansion of Gods

By far my favorite movie adaptation from the Astérix comic books series. This one revolves around an ingenous plan set by Caesar. He builts fancy appartements  for rich romans near the Gaulish village, hoping that the Gauls wont attack civilians but will sitll get annoyed enough by the roman population to want to leave their village… and the plan works way too well.

Lascars

How 2 guys from a popular neighboorhood of Paris spend their holidays after being robbed of their trip to a paradise location. One of them tries to borrow money from a local criminal, and the other one finds a job in a rich family.

Very funny, but very not for children as well (drugs, violence, swear words, and sex!)

Le Magasin des Suicides / The Suicide Shop

The Tuvache are a really rich family in a town where nobody is happy to live. They made fortune in selling suicide articles. Unfortunately for them, their youngest son is a really nice, happy little fellow who wants to make people’s lives better… the first half is really worth watching, for the black sense of humour and originality.

Dofus, Livre 1: Julith / Dofus , First Book: Julith

For all you Ankama / Dofus / Wakfu fans! And for the others as well, since it’s not required to already know the Wafu universe to understand the movie. Follow the adventures of Joris, a young orphan who lives in a wolrd where the Dofus are special magical dragon eggs that grant tremendous power to their owners. Extremely good animation and funny characters.

Le Château des Singes / A Monkey’s Tale

A movie by the same director who made Le Ableau, Jean-françois Laguionie. A tale about two populations of monkeys, one tribe that lives at the top of the trees, and one that lives on the ground. One day, a young monkey form the tribe of the top will go meet the tribe of the bottom, who seem to live in some medieval kind of way.

U

Now that is one weird movie. About a unicorn named U, who came to help a girl who is not happy with her parents cruelty. Bur that girl isnt very nice herself…

Now a last quick word about studio Folimage, which is the one that produced A Cat in Paris: most of their movies are must-see. Like, really. Just look at all these visuals!!!

Phantom Boy

La Prophétie des Grenouilles / Raining Cats and Frogs

Mia et le Migou / Mia and the Migoo

They also produce short movies that can be gorgeous. My favorite is Le Bisclavret!

[yihagathe]

i was asked to recommande french animated movies by a friend so here is the full list for everyone to enjoy (again)

[thatdoodlebug]

ahhh thank you! <33

[raygirlramblings]

For stop motion fans, please also accept Ma vie de Courgette (AKA My Life as a Courgette/My life as Zuccini)

Seriously, this and Prophetie des Genouilles have some of THE BEST acting and vocal performances of animated children I have ever seen (in the original French language, naturally).  Played with such emotion and realism without being pretentious.

Also if you like Asterix I heartily recommend Asterix and the Vikings

And Asterix in Britain (a personal fave ;D  It’s so accurate!)

[deivsss]

He ganado las guerras que luché contra mí. Y nada me hizo más valiente.

(via perdiloquenecesitosaber)

[changingasdasdasda]

HEYHEY HAPPY BDAY AA -bueno tu dA decía que es tu cumple así queeee-

No esperaba ningún saludo por aqui xD justo vengo de casualidad y honestamente me sacó una sonrisa tu mensaje. Hace mucho no entraba a deviant D: entré y hasta regalito me dieron ; _ ; Son malos.

[changingasdasdasda]

I should be sleeping right now...

[keyblack-hl]

do you ever just

“no that’s not dramatic and cheesy enough”

“getting warmer”

“t HERE IT IS”

[discoskater79]

i love this but i dont know how to do this

hoW

[yokoboo]

For those wondering about HOW to do this, here’s a short explanation according to me:

Drawing A to Drawing B: -the most obvious change is the exaggeration of the line of motion in the character.  

In Drawing B the line of motion is much more pronounced, creating more drama and movement to the whole composition

-The arms are open wider, showing more confidence and exuberance in the character, exaggerating their emotions so they can be more clearly read without having to look to the face for emotional cues.

-the legs are wider apart, adding to the aforementioned confidence but also giving the character a solid foundation, visually speaking.

-The head is tilted back and overlapped by the chest, adding a touch of dynamic perspective to the drawing.

Drawing B to Drawing C:  -Most obvious change is to zoom in on the character.  Character framing is just as important as what the character is doing.  Zooming in can help infensify emotions.  this shot is ALL about this character and what they’re feeling. -Because of the zooming in, the arms/hands would have gotten lost, so instead of making the canvas wider, the artist has elected to rotate the character slightly, bringing a dynamic angle to things and more intensity to the close shot. -While the character is more upright in this shot compared to Drawing B, in Drawing C the chest still slightly overlaps the neck, preserving the feeling of being slightly below the character (putting them in a position of power relative to the viewer), which helps maintain confidence and power in the character. -the chest is exaggerated to carry the majority of the body’s line of action so even though you cannot see the legs, our brains are able to fill in the gap and envision that line of action. -The cropping/framing of the character allows for a more interesting composition/negative shapes created by the positive (character) on the negative (background), creating more visual interest as well as a circular motion to the composition through the arms, across the face to the negative space for the eyes to rest in before dropping to the hand in the background and back through the composition again.

[sushi--rolled-blog-deactivated2]

[drawingmodel]

Pretty sure I’ve posted this before. But worth a repost

[lachica-gorda]

Suelo aburrir muy pronto a todos. Por eso no me acostumbro a nadie, todos se van y eso es siempre.

[deivsss]

Y ahora los problemas no me hacen enojar, ahora sólo me deprimen.

(via perdiloquenecesitosaber)

[the-real-eye-to-see]

There is nothing this man can’t do!

[changingasdasdasda]

Do´sul is disappointing Nyarna because she is not good at the bow...

“C´mon old man. I am better with my guns, not with your old toys” 

Never happened but pls I can´t resisted 

[changingasdasdasda]

Well, another pic of my elf. Meeting her friend before their first date.

“H-hi...It´s supposed to be in two hours, not now. I am... I don´t even take a shower and ugh... Just wait. Yes?”

[gcbrielreyes-blog]

“Please! W-Wait!”

full view here

[all-hail-the-antler-king]

This looks fantastic!! It came out so well!!!

[nadki]

poke-laf because there’re never enough aus

[changingasdasdasda]

the last Olaf <3

[changingasdasdasda]

I know this is not so good, but it doesn´t matter. I am happy to improve myself with digital oil painting.

[changingasdasdasda]

I made the lineart in 2012 I think, and I finished it on 2015 with the anatomy corrections. And I know, I know. At this momment I see some mistakes, but maybe in the future I´ll redraw it.

Alden is an old character I used to RP.