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[tieflingkisser]

while news coverage has largely dropped off, #BlackLivesMatter protests are still happening! Alexis Williams has created a website with an enormous wealth of resources, including a list of petitions, places to donate, and tons more info

[zmeess]

it was high time i went around giving out freshly baked cookies after moving into a new fandom like a new neighborhood. the cookies are shirtless lads

but for real: new dolls to play with, having fun figuring out what they should look like in my art

tip jar!

[yayacyan]

Poor thing, she's dying from cringe 😔

I can't leave comments because of some network error

[somie]

Atla doodles from my rewatch! some are from memory so forgive me for any inaccuracies...

[devinellekurtz]

My very first tiger drawing and my latest

[formaldehydedoesstuff]

Your skill level is unquestionable but listen.

I love him.

[toasthaste-art]

me also. as well.

[devinellekurtz]

This is the COOLEST thing I’ve seen in AGES. You both completely made my entire week.

[oyuna-art]

He's BALD let him have fur

[hello-atla-here]

Wait this is actually so cute I adore it ^_^

[currrsy]

smile face ☺️✨

[onebadnoodle]

do you come in peace 🐄 ?

[chiptrillino-art]

(id in ALT text)

well hi uh... long time no post. have some kataras!

her adult design is the only one i have zeros complains about!

Figure skaters are surprisingly good references for waterbending.

1 . 2 . 3

[grendel-menz]

I crane my neck to an emptiness

[yumbles]

Your latest piece is so pretty!! (With the running guy and broken robot Cupid))

Is there any chance you could make it a phone wallpaper? I’m absolutely obsessed with it 💖

No worries if not! Hope you’re having a fantastic day! ✨✨

oh sure, that's very sweet! here's a 1290x2796 version and some 1080x1920 options below the cut, hopefully your phone will work with one of these crops.

more here:

[yumbles]

sounds of summer ⛅

find me at ANYC G-10 this weekend with this print in hand. see ya!

[threekegs]

will you halt this eclipse in me?

[abdalsalam2000]

I don't know if what is being said is that there is a possibility of reaching a ceasefire deal or not, but I am sure of one thing, which is that Israel does not want to end the war, but rather wants to end the Gaza Strip (for your information, it is not only Israel that wants this, but America also wants this, as it supports Israel with money, weapons, and everything to fight a defenseless people).

[abdalsalam2000]

With the increasing statements by Netanyahu and his government about occupying the entire Gaza Strip and expelling the population from Gaza to southern Gaza once again (where the whole tragedy lies in southern Gaza), and indeed the pace of bombing and ground incursions has increased and the daily massacres that do not stop have increased, Gaza is being completely wiped out at the present time.

[abdalsalam2000]

When the war between Ukraine and Russia began, all civilians were evacuated from Ukraine to all parts of the world and a safe corridor was opened for them to leave Ukraine, but today, two years ago (the Nazi Zionist occupation prevents anyone from leaving Gaza, even for treatment. People are dying here from lack of medicine). We are trying to stay alive and leave the Gaza Strip as soon as the Rafah crossing is opened. We need your support so that we can leave when the crossing opens. Please donate and get us out of hell.

[sporesgalaxy]

The Gaza Strip is collapsing. Be serious. All sectors, including the health and education sectors, and everything in Gaza have been destroyed. Gaza has become an uninhabitable area. Please donate so we can evacuate Nader and his family as soon as the crossing opens. Every donation you make helps, given the current high prices in Gaza. Nader's campaign has been verified by gazavetters and is number 4 on their list.

Donate to Help us overcome all this loss and survive the war., organized by Nader Family

We are living under bombardment, amidst hunger, deprivation, and skyr… Nader Family needs your support for Help us overcome all this loss an

[abdalsalam2000]

Even with all this, no one helps us and no one donates to us. If you were in my place, what would you do, my friend? How would you feel about all this disappointment? Donate if you can. Stop ignoring.

[abdalsalam2000]

This is unfortunate. 200 people participated and no one donated. Please help us and donate. Please do not let us down. Donate, please.

[abdalsalam2000]

Two hours ago, no one donated to us. More than 600 people shared this, and no one donated. Please help us and donate.

[iiamart]

[vagoonabeach]

it wasn't "some reason", it was 2D animators being unionized and 3D not being unionized. and the simple truth that capitalism kills art.

[loubatas]

I remember when 2D faded out, the reason studios kept giving was "it's because 2D is a lot more expensive to produce". I was a child back then so I didn't think too much about it, assuming it was about the process itself, but as I grew up and learned more about art as an artist, and gained friends who were professional 3D artists themselves, I started to question it. Because 3D is very different from 2D, but it's definitely not easier or faster to make. Also, both European and Asian studios kept producing 2D animated movies

The answer was unions. The answer wasn't "this kind of art is cheaper because it's easier to make", it was "this kind of art is cheaper because these artists can't force us to pay them correctly"

[theinsanewombat]

the day the earth blew up cost 15 million

15 million to make a feature length animated movie

and they expect us to believe these fully CGI movies with hundred million price tags cost less?

[bludragongal]

Heyo! Animaton Industry Worker here! I'm here to provide even more context as to why this post sucks and why assumptions like this actually hurt us (Animation Workers) in the long run. (Also, all Animation (2D and 3D) *IS* unionized. That was a misinformed assumption added to this post that has no basis in reality and has been taken at face value.)

To spare your dashboards, it's all below the jump.

Anyway.

"The Day The Earth Blew Up" is a Warner Bros. Animation Studios film, which has very different production pipelines and business models compared to Disney or other animated films that you might be thinking of.

Additionally, $15 Million is actually.... pretty freaking cheap for a traditionally animated feature film, and I'm pretty sure that figure would have been a lot bigger IF THEY HAD INCLUDED MARKETING. Don't forget that marketing is a part of the budget! Remember the big movement on social media that encouraged people to go see it to make sure it sent a message to execs?

The Day The Earth Blew Up's Budget: $15 million Total Box Office Returns: $15.1 million

Profit: $0.1 million

Verdit: Barely Broke Even. In Studio terms: a flop.

The last animated feature film from Warner Bros. Studios was "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim." Did you see that one? It was pretty good, actually. The animation and production for that film was outsourced to New Zealand, which probably offered tax breaks to the US company (ie: drove down costs for the studio). (Fun Fact! Look up "The Hobbit Laws" in New Zealand! New and wonderful ways to undermine workers rights abroad! Hooray!)

War of the Rohirrim Budget: $30 million Total Box Office Returns: $20.7 million

Losses: $9.3 million

Verdict: Flop

Now let's look at some Disney films! Remember, these figures aren't broken down for us, so we have to remember that MARKETING IS A PART OF THE BUDGET.

Elio Budget: $150-$200 million Total Box Office Returns: $151 million

Losses: $0-9 million.

Verdict: Flop.

Inside Out 2 Budget: $200 million Total Box Office Returns: $1.7 BILLION

Verdict: Success! Now do another one or you're fired!

The point I'm trying to make here is that: STUDIOS DO NOT LOOK AT MONEY THE SAME WAY WE DO. Fifteen million is pocket change and it's frankly a miracle a traditionally animated film was made with that kind of money. But if a movie does not make LITERAL BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, the cold, hard numbers dictate it is a failure. STUDIOS HAVE TO MAKE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO STAY IN BUSINESS. THEY ARE NOT IN IT FOR THE LOVE OF ART. Late Stage Capitalism has ruined everything, babyyyyyy! The numbers aren't real any more!

Please picture me saying this to you as gently as possible: if you don't have an accurate breakdown of where the budget goes and how entertainment is made, it's grossly misinformed to assume that you can make more movies on that same budget.

You cannot look at a big number that, to us, would be a life changing amount of money, and assume it has that same meaning to a mega-corporation that live and die on a completely different plane of existence from us. If you do not make the effort to understand the particulars of what it takes for a piece of art to exist, you are doing the entire artform and the artists who create it a disservice and contributing to the undermining of our rights in the entertainment economy.

When you understand how things work, you can:

petition and lobby for things like penalties for US companies who outsource their labor to international studios to avoid paying American union rates.

petition studios for longer on screen credits and streaming services to stop skipping them entirely.

overcome sticker shock and support independent animated pilots on crowdfunding platforms without the expectation of an entire season of fully animated 28 minute long episodes, because GOOD LORD how can you possibly do all of that on a just handful of millions???

completely revolutionize and support workers rights because you DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING AND GENUINE VALUE OF THE WORK! And then have wildly productive conversations with the workers in those industries in such a way that the glamour is stripped from studios who depend on their untouchable reputation to take advantage of uninformed newcomers to the industry!

Remember that Credits are there for a reason! The next time you watch your favorite movie or show, don't skip the credits! Look for the names of some new artists to become a fan of and directly support. They're the ones making art for arts sake!

Thank you for reading!

[caemidraws]

[wiltkingart]

remade / in the image of you