#ip art

[incessantlyphlegmatic]

“You know I’m gonna find a time to catch your hand and make you stay.” -Find A Way by SafetySuit

This is a bit old, but I drew this for the twitter 2023 Link Click Week. I included both versions because I couldn’t decide which one I liked best.

[f-ai-n]

Been feeling frustrated recently

Feel free to read more about it: https://x.com/trendasia_org/status/1826241657169436841?s=46

[nokkiart]

As a long time httyd fan who has been heavily involved in the fandom since the first movie and who has spent years working in the animation industry, I’d like to share my thoughts on the new httyd movie. Keep in mind, this is just my personal opinion and it's completely fine if you disagree with me. I just want to say a little something about all this that really bothers me.

The core reason that Dreamworks and Universal made this film is that it’s a quick and easy cash grab for them. Thats it. They don’t care about telling a good story or making a “better” version of the original movie for fans or even having an accurate portrayal of the characters/story. It’s purely about money. They know that fans of the original film will go see this movie, whether it’s good or bad. And those guaranteed ticket sales are all that matter to the studios. And with Universal, it has the added bonus of being a cheap promotional and merchandising opportunity for the new HTTYD land in Orlando that opens around the same time that the film is premiering in theaters.

And to help the studios make even more money out of this, they are using non-unionized VFX companies around the world to make this film, so that they can get cheaper labor and push the artists to do more that would be against American union standards. The same thing has probably happened with the costuming and fabrication for the filming, hence why the costumes look un-weathered and the sets look cheap. They don’t want to pay for the extra time and effort that it would take to make the practical bits of the production look good.

On top of all this, Dreamworks has already announced that they’re shutting down all their in-house animation projects in favor of using AI and outsourcing projects to cheaper international non-union studios.

With all this in mind, I just can’t support this film and I will not be seeing it in theaters. And I hope that others will do the same.

The only way to stop all these horrible “live action” remakes (which are actually just realistically animated remakes) is to not buy tickets to see them. Money is all that matters to these studios, and if they don’t make any money off of it, then they will stop and try something different. Maybe they'll even go back to focusing on original stories!

That’s the power that we hold as audiences. Our wallets help drive the decisions that the executives make. So support unique storytelling and gorgeous cinematography in movies. Support indie films. Support animators as they're fighting for fair pay and better contracts. But don't support a mediocre shot-for-shot remake riding on the coattails of an already successful film.

And I just want to wrap all this up by saying I have absolutely no hate towards anyone that has worked on the new film. Toothless looks incredible and I know the artists and creatives involved in this project did the best they could with what they were given.

But I also know that those same artists have so many more brilliant ideas that they would’ve loved to be given the creative freedom to do. I just wish hollywood would be willing to take a chance and let them do it.

[akiacia]

pokemon au

[pe0pleall3rgy]

Your requests have been heard! Thanks to you guys, Rambley can finally enjoy his sweet treat.

[lord-eden]

🍇‼️

[distant-velleity]

what a shock

(read from left to right!)

what does yuhua do when he doesn’t fully trust leona to uphold his end of the deal over at octavinelle?

it’s easy!

quickly devise a plan to both 1) give him an edge in fulfilling his contract with azul and 2) give the twins a taste of their own medicine! it’s just a little lightning magic to stun them, but who cares~

…man my ocs are kinda petty huh

bonus:

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@sillyslipperybananapeel @beneathsakurashade @kathxrat-01 @lumdays @twistedwonderlandshenanigans

@taruruchi

[ragingtrees]

my friend dimple

[oooocleo]

blacks out and returns 24 hrs later with art for a sesshoumaru standee LOL

[saint-vagrant]

AN BOIRINN

another piece made during my residency. ink with brush, plus brambles for company 🌿

[incessantlyphlegmatic]

I love this idiot so much.

[missmisnomer]

When you're recommending something you really, REALLY like to someone and being IncrediblyNormal™ doesn't work out, so you have to resort to being ALittleUnhinged™ to get the point across.

🍋💥👍 @turtleinsoup

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

MDZS x ISAT part 2: Grandmaster of Time.

(Part 1)

[la-muerta]

Since we didn't get a proper Harper's Bazaar photoshoot, I decided to make my own 😆 This photoshoot is set in the 'verse of the Dihua Actors AU that I wrote with @exitvelocities, "can't read my poker face" and is for a fictional drama that they've starred in together.

[indeedgoodman]

One Punch Man Animation by Yusuke Murata (One Punch Man manga illustrator).

[webzazes]

THE WHIMSY THE THE WHIMSY

LITTLE GUY ALERT?? SQUISHY LITTLE SILLY BUDDY,!!!??!???

I would destroy the world and all rules ever made for him

he deserves some scritches.. im adopting him he’s my son now as wellacjagajcjjagak

SO GLAD TO HAVE THIS SPARK OF SUNSHINE

he’s not obligated to get me out of any bind though he can chill

(no i did not loop rambley review while going to sleep)