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Bob Flynn

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Cartoonist. Character Designer. Doodler. Director of Art & Animation at FableVision Studios jinxthemonkey.com | https://linktr.ee/bobflynn

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Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · Sep 11

I shared a still from this over the summer, but now BlueSky has video! Give it a watch and listen.

It’s an iPad tapping soundboard I created with my 5yo. (He did the voices and inspired some of the character ideas!)

Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 11h

Thanks for sharing this! I'll have to check out more of his videos. This kind of consideration and care is exactly what makes the craft of illustration so rich.

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Meghan Lands @meghanlands.bsky.social · 13h

I like this Drewscape video about choosing a workflow for illustration projects & breaking down his decision making around polish/tightness. Especially appreciate his flexibility re materials and approach, his decision making is in service to the story rather than a style.

youtu.be/3b7V9eQcGa0?...

When is an illustration polished enough? (Ft. Sherlock Sam)

YouTube video by DREWSCAPE

Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 1d

“Works for me!” Punch out and call it a day.

Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 1d

I have a guess it was storyboarded that way and they just kept it without thinking about it.

Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 1d

What's even more strange is that Donald's own 'charred to a crisp' look wears off by the time he falls safely onto a bush.

Why decide against the established cartoon-gag norm to keep the haircuts? Because they weren't really hurt?

Not sure, but it's odd when a throwaway gag has lasting effect.

Still from cartoon

Still from cartoon

Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 1d

Then they trick Donald into mowing down a branch onto a power line (and zap: high voltage).

But they don't shake off the new haircut for the remainder of the cartoon.

Still from cartoon

Still from cartoon

Still from cartoon

Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 1d

The 1950 Disney short 'Out on a Limb' breaks a cartoon convention I generally hold true: A gag-driven character change or injury should not persist beyond the length of the gag.

Here, Donald uses a manual lawn mower to zip over a tree branch (trimming the tree), and gives Chip and Dale a close cut.

Still from cartoon

Still from cartoon

Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 3d

One of the first things we did when we moved in was re-paint the walls and hang the art.

Home means different things. No judgment. My life revolves around art.

Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 3d

Even though it’s generally the norm, it still surprises me when I visit a neighbor’s home and they have zero art on their walls.

We all live remarkably different lives.

Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 8d

Wow! What a treat, thanks 👍

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The Art of SpongeBob @artofspongebob.bsky.social · 9d

www.nick.com/video-clips/...

Free on Nick.com!

Go Fetch! - | Nick

Gary's favorite ball falls into a monster-filled trench.

Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 9d

Fun! Is there a way to see this (or is it behind the Paramount paywall?)

Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 11d

You don’t see oval shaped googly eyes as often as you should.

Dino with googlies.

Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 11d

Even without gen-ai, I’ve often had a concern about anything that smooths out human imperfection as limiting aesthetic potential.

If you go in with the idea that you want to make something as good as this other professional thing (as most of us do), digital ease leaves us prone to be trapped there.

Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 11d

Good question. Not necessarily, but I do think it risks limiting the range of possible outcomes. Narrowing the scope of what art can do.

Which may or may not be important to any one individual, but it could have broader impact to a healthy culture.

Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 11d

I have a hunch that all of this calculated talk of the ‘democratizing’ of art via generative outputs speaks more to the idea that a lot of people claiming to be innovators have little interest in making anything new with it.

Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 11d

Thinking about the digital ease of professional sheen—where you’re able to quickly make something that looks finished, but you’ve leapfrogged over the act of tinkering to make something work.

Not that you’re lazy or impatient by bypassing foundational skills, but that you may not make anything new.

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alexburby.bsky.social @alexburby.bsky.social · 21d

I'm looking for animation work!

-15 years working experience
-9 years in game development
-Helped ship three games, most recently as 2D animation lead on The Plucky Squire

I'd love to animate for your game.

Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 19d

It strikes me lately that craft, any craft, is about taking good care of something. Taking pride in that care. And by mere proximity, taking care of yourself.

Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 21d

Yep, here it is. Shared a few mins ago:

bsky.app/profile/rebe...

Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 21d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 21d

Man I’m still shining from that sperm whale vid. Uncanny time to be alive where a lucky diver can film a dramatic never before seen event like that and mundanely post it to IG.

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 21d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.social · 21d

I've posted many thoughts and clips about Jim Henson and The Muppets (feel free to go back & explore), but on what would have been his 89th birthday, I want to emphasize that for Jim, puppetry was a means to an end - just one of many mediums he explored to express his art…

Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 22d

Good question. I feel like I notice it immediately when I'm flipping through picture books at the store. Because I gravitate to those books. But names are escaping me at the moment.

Also, hi Meg!

Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 24d

What movie do you consider “perfect”?