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[Guh-Huzzah!]

Me: Man, I can’t wait to get my autograph from Kenny James!

Spoiler: Big Image Time

Oh yeah, no money.

 

[Deleted member]

Whatever pays rent. Preferably 2D though.

Maybe I’ll sound cheap, but I’m a fan of 3D animation. I get more enjoyment out of it. With 2D I’m way to critical. General 2D art on it’s own is derived of all fun for me just because I absolutely despise my art.

...

Just had to get that out there.

 

[Noipoi]

Animation is so fun.

I don’t know if you mean 2D or 3D, but I personally find 3D loads of fun.

3D is incredible, don’t get me wrong.

But 2D gives me life

 

[Wademan94]

3D is incredible, don’t get me wrong.

But 2D gives me life

I know the feeling, I cannot imagine how any of my original animated series concepts would look in 3D.

 

[Deleted member]

3D is incredible, don’t get me wrong.

But 2D gives me life

That’s what keeps me awake at night.

Not literally, but y’know.

I want to do 2D SO BADLY but I just can’t. I’m way to critical and 2D art is no fun because of how much I compare myself.

 

[Guh-Huzzah!]

I also found a Morgana Nendroid at the con, which was cool.

 

[StormC]

Maybe I’ll sound cheap, but I’m a fan of 3D animation. I get more enjoyment out of it. With 2D I’m way to critical. General 2D art on it’s own is derived of all fun for me just because I absolutely despise my art.

...

Just had to get that out there.

3D animation isn't at a level where for commercial TV (my field) it can be as expressive, dynamic, and economically feasible as 2D animation. But I'm also biased because I grew up on 2D animation.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Animation is wonderful. I practically grew up watching Disney and other animated films.

A movie being a "cartoon" alone doesn't factor into whether it's a good film or not. Don't let anyone ever tell ya otherwise.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

I’m watching this live action Spongebob birthday special now. Wow. I haven’t watched commercials in a long time.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Too bad 2D is pretty much dead in terms of movies.

At least it continues on in shows.

I miss ones especially like The Prince of Egypt and The Brave Little Toaster. Favorite classics of mine.

 

[Deleted member]

3D animation isn't at a level where for commercial TV (my field) it can be as expressive, dynamic, and economically feasible as 2D animation. But I'm also biased because I grew up on 2D animation.

2D animation looks better visually, imo....

But gah i just cant do it

 

[SnakeFighter64]

2D animation looks better visually, imo....

But gah i just cant do it

Both have the potential to amaze and impress. Honestly I don’t prefer one over the other.

 

[Noipoi]

I know the feeling, I cannot imagine how any of my original animated series concepts would look in 3D.

Whenever I try and imagine my character designs as 3D models it just doesn’t feel right. They have to be 2D to work, that’s how I made them.

 

[Deleted member]

nnnnnnngggggghhhhhh

ok fine

im going to draw a character

and its gonna be awesome

at least thats what ill tell myself

 

[Dyllybirdy]

I also found a Morgana Nendroid at the con, which was cool.

Huh, cool. There's actually a Morgana related thing I really want at the moment, actually...

Spoiler

His P5D plushy.

 

[Noipoi]

3D can be incredible though

The How to train your Dragon movies are amazing examples

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Too bad 2D is pretty much dead in terms of movies.

At least it continues on in shows.

I miss ones especially like The Prince of Egypt and The Brave Little Toaster. Favorite classics of mine.

Neither The Princess and the Frog nor Winnie the Pooh were financially successful enough to keep Disney's 2D hand-drawn films on track, sadly.

Not that their 3D films haven't been great, but I'd love to see Disney make another return to form and make some more hand-drawn films once again. Especially considering that, yeah, there aren't many other 2D films being made by anyone else out there, either.

I never saw The Prince of Egypt but I did watch The Brave Little Toaster on several occasions. I always enjoyed that one.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Here's a story idea I had in mind for the HTTYD/Monsters vs. Aliens crossover I shared yesterday.

The possibility of Toothless meeting Hiccup's descendant. Toothless could find out during an mission with Team Monster smelling the blood lineage in said descendant.

 

[StormC]

I think 3D animation tries too often to simulate real life. When I saw Toy Story 4 I was amazed at how often the scenery looked like real life, but the sense of style you see in 2D animation is rare, where we are launched into a new world that is a warped reflection of reality. Spider-Verse is the first mainstream CGI movie where I thought it actually showed that spark that you rarely get in 3D animation. Not just in the character designs and scenery, but the way the story was told.

 

[Deleted member]

3D can be incredible though

The How to train your Dragon movies are amazing examples

Reminds me of the cursed animation I showed you.

It felt off, then after some tinkering I finally got it and just MMMMMMMMMM

It’s far from perfect but I’ pretty happy with it.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

3D can be incredible though

The How to train your Dragon movies are amazing examples

And then we had some stinkers like The Emoji Movie

*Throws up*

 

[KingofPhantoms]

The Land Before Time was another childhood favorite of mine. It still holds up today, in my opinion.

...Then it branched off into an insanely lengthy film franchise without any input from the three greats involved with the creation and production of the original. I do consider the first film and it's first ever sequel classics, but the rest? They vary in quality.

 

[Deleted member]

I think 3D animation tries too often to simulate real life. When I saw Toy Story 4 I was amazed at how often the scenery looked like real life, but the sense of style you see in 2D animation is rare, where we are launched into a new world that is a warped reflection of reality. Spider-Verse is the first mainstream CGI movie where I thought it actually showed that spark that you rarely get in 3D animation. Not just in the character designs and scenery, but the way the story was told.

Spiderverse is a masterpiece. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

It really amazes me. It has such charm that otjher animated movies just visually lack.

A lot of movies just look like/copy the Disney/Pixar style, but Spiderverse is truly unique.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

The Land Before Time was another childhood favorite of mine. It still holds up today, in my opinion.

...Then it branched off into an insanely lengthy film franchise without any input from the three greats involved with the creation and production of the original. I do consider the first film and it's first ever sequel classics, but the rest? They vary in quality.

The first three sequels were decent. After that though...

 

[KingofPhantoms]

The first three sequels were decent after that though...

That's why I said the sequels vary n quality.

Granted I haven't seen most of them in a long time, but I remember the basic plots of several. And how they turned into musicals, which the first film wasn't.

 

[Guh-Huzzah!]

Huh, cool. There's actually a Morgana related thing I really want at the moment, actually...

Spoiler

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His P5D plushy.

I’m a bigger fan of the original plushie since I just like the thief aesthetic more, but this one is just so cute.

 

[Noipoi]

I wish 2D would return to the mainstream

 

[Guh-Huzzah!]

The same man has voiced Winnie The Pooh, Dr. Robotnik, and Sub-Zero. Let that sink in.

 

[Deleted member]

I wish 2D would return to the mainstream

I totally agree.

It has so much potential, and with today’s technology, there’s so much you can do!

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Since were speaking of animation. I just love the style Laika Studios has for their films with their stop-motion animation. It shows the effort and hard work they put into their films.

I really liked Kubo and I loved and adored Missing Link. Colorful, light-hearted and an fun adventure of a film. My favorite movie after Godzilla 2.

 

[StormC]

Japan is basically the last stronghold of 2D animation and they're now transitioning slowly to CGI. The new Lupin movie is promising though.

TV still has a while to go before dynamic, high-quality 3D animation is feasible, like this:

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Erm shows like Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network also still uses 2D animation...It still exists through TV cartoons.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

With more and more of my favorite animated TV shows ending, I really look forward to what else people can put out there. New shows for me to follow, new stories with new messages to hear, new characters to adore.

Right now all I really have is DuckTales and Steven Universe. Adventure Time ended last year, Gravity Falls and Wander Over Yonder ended in 2016, Regular Show ended in 2017, Star vs. ended this year and MLP (which my interest in has gradually lessened anyway) will be ending this year as well.

No idea how much life SU has left in it, but DuckTales seems like it's going to be sticking around for a while. I'm very grateful for that.

 

[Deleted member]

So I met the voice of Mickey Mouse and Bowser.

They both said I was on the right track.

MY HEART.

Anyways here’s some fun tidbits.

Bowser’s VA said the only words he has spoken as Bowser are...

“Mario!”
“Peach!”
“Nintendo!”
“Showtime!”

He also said it kills his throat so he has to be very careful.

Also, Noipoi , he said doing Bowser is super fun.

 

[StormC]

With more and more of my favorite animated TV shows ending, I really look forward to what else people can put out there. New shows for me to follow, new stories with new messages to hear, new characters to adore.

Right now all I really have is DuckTales and Steven Universe. Adventure Time ended last year, Gravity Falls and Wander Over Yonder ended in 2016, Regular Show ended in 2017, Star vs. ended this year and MLP (which my interest in has gradually lessened anyway) will be ending this year as well.

No idea how much life SU has left in it, but DuckTales seems like it's going to be sticking around for a while. I'm very grateful for that.

Steven Universe is ending with the movie this year.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

The people behind this SpongeBob special payed Thomas F. Wilson to play with his dog in a park. This is just, wow.

Plus they’re using a lot of old forgotten background characters. That old Eel from the shoetieing episode, the tattletale strangler, even Mindy from the movie.

 

[Hat N' Clogs]

The Land Before Time was another childhood favorite of mine. It still holds up today, in my opinion.

...Then it branched off into an insanely lengthy film franchise without any input from the three greats involved with the creation and production of the original. I do consider the first film and it's first ever sequel classics, but the rest? They vary in quality.

Agreed. The first one is a classic, and a favorite of mine. The others? Eh...I remember 5 and 7 being good.

 

[Wademan94]

Spiderverse is a masterpiece. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

It really amazes me. It has such charm that otjher animated movies just visually lack.

A lot of movies just look like/copy the Disney/Pixar style, but Spiderverse is truly unique.

If I ever have the chance to make an animated film, Spiderverse is the kind of movie I want to make.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Steven Universe is ending with the movie this year.

When was that confirmed? Because that's the first I'm hearing of this.

 

[StormC]

When was that confirmed? Because that's the first I'm hearing of this.

The show has fulfilled its season order. While it's possible it will get some sort of follow-up, the movie is the last of the current ordered production.