Taikonautica's Sketchbook

Hello, I'm Cory, the ever-aspiring graphic designer/illustrator.

[teamyellremade]

a selection of artist memes hand-picked and curated by me based on my own experiences

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Ugh the memes touch my soul

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Since i haven't done anything much all October (and before for that matter), have a pumpkinbat.

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Late sketching

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It's dat boi.

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Just some practice.

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Look who found their markers :D

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Really crunchy warm up...

[kaijuno]

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Termites, tho...

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Trying to get back into sketching after a while...

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Shaking off serious rust...

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Been a long, long time since I posted anything, so here's a poorly lit, work break, hella sloppy couple o' pages from my dang near full sketchbook.

[ca-tsuka]

Hello, I’m Marc. I’ve been sharing my love for animation for the last 20 years on Catsuka, a free website with no advertising. I manage it alone, on the side, while having a full-time job. I have already published more than 8.000 articles, with focus on artists and studios that I appreciate. I recently launched a Patreon, if you want to help me to keep sharing this love, and to manage several websites :

Catsuka.com (main website)

Catsuka Player (featuring more than 4.500 films)

Catsuka Theater (animated feature films trailers)

Catsukids (animated short films for children)

I also made websites dedicated to Gobelins school, Koji Morimoto, Oban Star-Racers, and a tribute to Satoshi Kon. Catsuka was created in 1999, originally as an intranet for my university classmates, and then made public in 2000. The website is know for its mascots as well (created by Gobi & Fik), which inspired many animators and designers. Catsuka was also a TV show that I directed for 8 years, and a column in french magazine Animeland.

I like to reach out to various audiences, sometimes with exhibitions, screenings in theaters, collaborations on books … but whithout positioning myself as a professional in these domains. I created Catsuka first and foremost to share my passions.

Few weeks ago Patreon launched a “Lite” plan, whithout tiers, I chose this option. So if you simply appreciate what I do, your help will be a global support in everything I undertake with Catsuka freely and independently. The money from Patreon will be used among others to pay Catsuka hosting fees, and to fund projects I couldn’t make otherwise, like translating / subtitling interviews for example. I’ll also keep you informed here about the updates/developments of Catsuka, and I also want to produce special contents for my “patrons”. Thanks in advance for your support. Marc (aka Tsuka) https://www.patreon.com/catsuka

[tokyo-fashion]

Karumu on the street in Harajuku wearing a vintage Japanese kimono with a ruffle top, lace corset, top hat, vintage briefcase, tassels belt, and New Rock cowboy boots. Full Look

[one-time-i-dreamt]

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Adobe Tells Users They Can Get Sued for Using Old Versions of Photoshop

"You are no longer licensed to use the software," Adobe told them.

[awsomelink]

Friendly reminder that GIMP does pretty much everything Photoshop does, and it’s 100% free. Fuck DRM and the license culture, we have plenty of open source options available to us as a consumer.

[socialistexan]

Lightworks is a freeware video editor on par with Premiere

Blender is an excellent freeware 3D renderer,possibly better than After Effects

Lightzone to replace Lightroom

Inkscape to replace Illustratr

Audacity to replace Audition (I also received a free version of Pro Tools with my Scarlett Solo audio interface)

If Adobe is going to be greedy shitheads, then fuck ‘em. Don’t use their stuff. Freeware can be just as good, if not better, than Adobe CC.

[fight4future]

LIVE: There’s a key vote on net neutrality and the whole Internet is watching

Starting at 10am ET today a key congressional committee will vote on the Save the Internet Act – the best bill we have to restore net neutrality.

Unfortunately Big Telecom shills on the House subcommittee voting today have already proposed dangerous amendments that could completely gut the bill or leave gaping loopholes for Internet providers to block, throttle, and charge Internet users new fees for access.

To get a clean bill that restores net neutrality passed need to show them the WHOLE INTERNET IS WATCHING.

Here are the best things you can do to help:

1. Reblog this post to spread the word. 📣

2. Embed our livestream widget into your Tumblr blog using the code here.

3. Call your lawmakers to demand they vote for a clean bill to restore net neutrality.

If we get the bill out of committee without any bad amendments, then we have a solid shot of winning the next big vote on the House floor in the week of April 8. Take a second to help out!

[indivisiblerpg]

It's Time to Lock Down Orders! - Indivisible

This is it, folks – things are starting to get serious. Indivisible is rapidly approaching Alpha development status – that means the game is more or less playable from beginning to end, albeit with some bugs and placeholder. With the game’s release in sight, it’s time to start wrapping things up and lock down orders.... View Article

Attention #IndivisibleRPG backers! The game is approaching Alpha, and we need to start locking down orders! You have until January 15th, 2019 to fill out your survey, or change your platform and address. For more information, follow the link. Thanks so much for your attention to this matter!  

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Making A Minecraft Torch