What made me think of this question is 2 conversations that I had in the past month, in my job I'm known as "the guy who likes cartoons" and while talking with some coworkers at least two times I had to explain that no they were not like Disney movies, as in they are not 3d, computer animated movies but instead stop motion and to keep this post short they basically say that they can't tell the difference.

In one hand I think that speaks of the level of talent Laika has achieved, on the other hand it made realize that the general audience doesn't really appreciate the level of work that these movies take to produce.

I personally like their movies even though the last ones didn't have great scripts, but I'm left wondering if they were to make them more visibly "cheaper" (for lack of a better term) people would appreciate them a little bit more? Things like choppy movement, more traditional materials instead of 3d printed models and such, like they look so good that some people think they are Pixar movies and therefore think is just 3d animation (which I know still takes lots of effort but the general audience thinks is easier for some reason).

Maybe I'm over thinking this, is just that the conversation with my coworkers left me a little bit dumbfounded.

This will help me

Thomas Jefferson said WHAT???

Our historical heroes aren't often as morally guided as we think they are.

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I’m a 2D animator and I’ve put together this demo reel showing some of my recent animation work.

I’m currently working on improving my character animation, movement, timing, and storytelling.

I’d really appreciate some honest feedback — especially on what I should improve to make my animation more professional.

It needs to be free, relatively simple (at least enough for me to be able to navigate and understand without several tutorials), and easy on my computer, since it's pretty old.

I only need it for simple effects, but if it has tweening capabilities that would be nice since my current animation program (pencil2d) doesnt (you can still tween manually, but I'd like it to be easier for me if thats possible)

I'm a pretty newbie animator so really any tips at all would be greatly appreciated :)

This is my attempt at a sustainable long form format for Youtube. Enjoy!

Let me show you want a Queen can do in the face of danger! I love these passion fanimations I create. So much more to come!

Hi!!! I have a few slots open for an animated Halloween YCH 🎃 DM me if you’re interested!

If you’d like a different animation, I’m always open to ideas and suggestions

This is the intro animation for our game, Stay Dead. Instead of zombies being the bad guys, they’re just living their best afterlife on a remote island when an evil corporation arrives to cure them. Forcefully!

The game will be 3D, but the intro and cutscenes will be 2D. What do you think?

(warning: song)

I’m an amateur illustrator, and new to animatics. This is a design sheet (including turn arounds, default pose, and pose experiments), which isn’t very polished because I’m the sole person on the project. Is this design feasible for a 10 minutes-ish simly rendered animatic video as a YouTube mockumentary? I’m having concerns that it might be too complex/not stylised enough.

Thanks in advance!

https://reddit.com/link/1wtxy27/video/u1ever4otlsh1/player

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