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Sat, 18 May 2013 13:44:49 -0400

wollymulch: oh my god. my beautiful and talented best friend...

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:38:30 -0400

wollymulch:

oh my god. my beautiful and talented best friend made this

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Sat, 18 May 2013 12:29:00 -0400

thepensivebrony: “you shouldn’t be depressed, people have it worse than you” finally, after years...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:14:32 -0400

thepensivebrony:

“you shouldn’t be depressed, people have it worse than you”

finally, after years of searching, the person with the worst life ever is found. formally, they are granted permission to be sad. but only them. only they have earned it. no sads for anyone else at all ever

kateordie: deeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaadpool: I AM LITERALLY...

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:07:15 -0400

kateordie:

deeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaadpool:

I AM LITERALLY SCREAMING

Yes

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Sat, 18 May 2013 11:03:29 -0400

foreveralone-lyguy: troix: foreveralone-lyguy: internetexplorers: change the world today by...

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:55:10 -0400

foreveralone-lyguy:

troix:

foreveralone-lyguy:

internetexplorers:

change the world today by doing a thing

How much thing?

like 8 thing

That’s too much thing

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Fri, 17 May 2013 21:17:10 -0400

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Fri, 17 May 2013 20:55:16 -0400

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:51:02 -0400

omg

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:44:36 -0400

omg

shadowrulers: Snickers solve everything.

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:12:02 -0400

shadowrulers:

Snickers solve everything.

anthonyholden: What are studios looking for? How can I get into...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:03:31 -0400

anthonyholden:

What are studios looking for? How can I get into a good animation school? What should I be studying?

I get a lot of these types of questions now and again, and I never know how to answer them. I can’t be sure of what studios are looking for, I don’t control admissions policies to schools, and I have little idea what makes for a current and relevant curriculum. There are a lot of variables in your bid for a career in animation, and it’s kind of impossible to control most of them. You must be crazy to want this job!

I find it helpful to focus on the things I can control. Among those things are your study habits and how you spend your personal time. It’s good to work hard and have goals—without them we would get nowhere. Study hard and make decisive strides towards achieving your art goals. But in the heat of that pursuit, don’t forget to go out and live your life!

If you spend any amount of time looking at artists online, you’ve probably figured out by now that there are about a million dudes and dudettes in internetville who draw better than you (I relive this realization daily). Once your have done your best to rise to their level, the only tool you have to compete with these crazy talents is your background, your personal character—is you!

Consider developing your whole self with the same raw focus and intensity that you develop a particular skill set. Get focused. Go out, have adventures. Run, jump, skin your knee, fall in love, root loudly for the away team at a baseball game, barely escape a crash of stampeding rhinos, live to see another day. Experience things big and small. Go for a walk. The world is full of wonders.

I know this advice is not particularly animation-specific, but maybe that’s for the best. At any rate, it is something I feel strongly about. Animation is great, and there are few things that I enjoy doing more than drawing and storytelling. But in order to have stories to tell, first you have to live them.

Be good, and see you soon!

PS, if you were looking for advice on draftsmanship you should probably be reading this.

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Fri, 17 May 2013 11:24:49 -0400

disneyismyescape: mickeymouskovich: “Your hair is red. That’s...

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:21:50 -0400

disneyismyescape:

mickeymouskovich:

“Your hair is red. That’s my second favourite colour.”

“What’s your first favourite colour?”

“Reflective.”

“Is that technically a colour though?”

“It is if I say so. I control words, they don’t control me. Now I imagine you want to touch my muscles. You may want to use both hands, they’re quite large.”

omfg perf

mylittlepony4u: Our school had a competition to design a poster...

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:05:36 -0400

mylittlepony4u:

Our school had a competition to design a poster which promoted non-swearing, we still have no idea who did this.

eitaroo: Fun from 4chan. This is now canon. All hail our...

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:50:00 -0400

eitaroo:

Fun from 4chan.

This is now canon.

All hail our Fletchling overlords.

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Thu, 16 May 2013 22:16:08 -0400

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Thu, 16 May 2013 21:05:52 -0400

morrigansraven: bloodmilk: mother of london belt. OMG ….....

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:39:47 -0400

morrigansraven:

bloodmilk:

mother of london belt.

OMG ….. <3 ……. I want to make one!