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probertson

a fine evening

scurviesdisneyblog

Raya and the Last Dragon concept art by Scott Watanabe

#concept art

kingofooo

selected backgrounds (part 7) from BMO

supervising art director - Sandra Lee

BG design supervisor - Mary Nash

BG designers - Udo Jung, Julian de Perio, Robin Yao, Matt Houston, Michael Sweater, Simon Hutt Troussellier, and Thomas Wellmann

color supervisor - Hans Tseng

BG painters - Carolyn Ramirez, Chun Chen, Esther Kim, Mira Lark Crowell, Rachel Kim, Bryan Wong, Thomas Lynch, and Jane Bak

#concept art

sosuperawesome

Denis Istomin on Instagram

#concept art

k-eke

A spider in my bedroom.

Une araignée dans ma chambre.

#2d animation

zandraart

where branches grow from

#concept art

tofublock

the nights have never felt this bright

#Illustration

annmarcellino

#illustration #concept art

Google Doodle celebrating Mister Rogers.

More info: https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-mister-rogers

#mister #rogers #google #doodle #stop #animation #song #neighbor #short

snarkies

A simple cool down elf ladyyy

#Character Design

the-disney-elite

Original model sheets for Mufasa from The Lion King.

#Lion King #concept art #Character Design

An R-rated space opera longer than most superhero standbys

Article about Saga.

#comic #saga #sequential art

Dennis the Dinosaur by Gabrielle Capili

#gabrielle capili #dennis the dinosaur

henryscrapeteria

Put the torches and pitchforks away. Take it from an animation professional.

There are a few reasons why you shouldn’t whine every time there’s a reboot of something. Let’s use the new Thundercats as an example.

1. Thundercats doesn’t deserve to die. It’s a beloved property that should have a fair attempt at reaching a new generation of kids. Don’t let a misplaced sense of ownership to something that isn’t yours in the first place ruin a show for other people. You like the original? Good. You can always go watch it. A reboot of Thundercats doesn’t mean the original never happened. Think a reboot should be more action packed and play older? They tried it in 2011 and turns out viewers didn’t want it.

Consider that the new Thundercats Roar may actually do well because…

2. …it wasn’t made for you. The tastes of today’s kids are different than ours, just like how ours was different than the generation before us. Test yourself by watching the original Thundercats. And by watching it I mean actually watching several entire episodes from start to finish. Most likely you’re going to get bored and want to change it to something else. A comedic adaptation of it could just be what revives interest in the Thundercats.

3. You already know and trust the artists. You trusted them when they helped make shows like OK KO, Motorcity, Rick and Morty, etc.. They’re bringing that passion and expertise with them to Thundercats Roar. You’d be surprised at how much a network relies on the artists’ unique voices to make their shows stand out. Just from TC Roar’s sick intro you should know that this show is bringing something to the table.

4. It’s opening doors for the things you love. Whether you like it or not, reboots like Teen Titan GO and Ben 10 are successful and kids love them. While you don’t have to love them too, you should appreciate them. It’s because of the success of shows like these that networks can have the resources to explore new original content. This is how progress is made. This is why cartoons aren’t just cat and mouse chases anymore. Who knows, maybe a network will even end up developing an original show so successful that in 10 years time trolls on the internet will hate its reboot.

5. If you’re an aspiring artist, this isn’t a good look for you. Go through your favorite artists’ twitters and tumblrs and see if they have ever said anything bad about any animated shows. You’ll find nothing, why? It’s because this is an industry of cooperation and support for your fellow artists.

A good portion of the people I follow online are artists trying to break into the industry. We see the things you say. Your rants don’t make you sound like an animation connoisseur. It makes you sound toxic and jaded about an industry you haven’t even set foot in yet. Why would a production want to commit to hiring someone they think will just be rolling their eyes at the designs the whole time?