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'The History of Tattoos' TED-Ed Lesson marks an exciting milestone for TED-Ed: it's our first lesson animated by a team of college students! But if you expect the final product to be amateur due to...

The team gets interviewed for TedEd on their whirlwind adventure.

#teded #thinkblot #tattoos

If you have a tattoo, you’re part of a rich cultural history that dates back at least 8,000 years. Where did this practice of body modification come from, and how has its function changed over time? Addison Anderson tracks the history of getting inked.

We've made it. The lesson is now officially out! We hope you all enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it.

~The Think Blot

the Think Blot is:

Sam Lee - mimsykins

Mike Patten - mike-draws-some-stuff

Claire Van Ryzin - fingerloaf

Rena Parisi - frieswithmysnake

Chris Anne Lindo - snottle

Thanks for all the support you guys have shown us throughout this adventure!

#thinkblot #TEDed #tattoos #animation #lesson

mmiimmssyy

Happy Quarter Century to mike-draws-some-stuff the best co-director a girl could ask for. Here’s to another quarter century of doing cool art things together! :V

my process is to have little side drawings motivating me to move forward (hey it works!!) I'll have some cleaned up animations up tomorrow!

- snottle

uncomfortable gifs.

you're welc.

-claire

#wince #snort #animation #el-oh-el

Co-directors sharing a precious moment with Monday Morning Syndrome.

#the think blot #mike-draws-some-stuff #mimsykins #mike patten #samly

Yakuza attitude.

(Also, a taste of what the final video will look like).

Have a good weekend, everyone! :P

-Claire

#yakuza-tude #sassy yet shy #the-think-blot #TedEd

a little first pass surprises.. shocking - Chris Anne

Trying to figure out the right background colors for the first shop. It is still a mystery ...... Stay tuned for the real shop front. -snottle

#the real shop front #prcoess of the bg #please don't look at my snotsoo blog #i'm snottle

Some preliminary backgrounds by snottle (Chrisanne Lindo)

I think there were about 5000 discussions about the bgs before we could settle on what we wanted the finals to look like. #itsaprocess :B

#chrisanne lindo #the think blot #background art

We're already into week 4. Time flies so fast! I've been working from home a lot more than I thought I would be. Definitely makes me appreciate the time I get to spend with my crew in person working in the same room.

Keep a look out for some rough animation tests in the near future though!

- Sam

#the think blot #sam lee #pipeline thoughts