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𝙯𝙤𝙚 @tipcalculator.bsky.social · 1h

forgot about how fun this chase scene was... Wes Anderson hand-drawn animated film when

2D animated sequence from The French Dispatch (2021)

𝙯𝙤𝙚 @tipcalculator.bsky.social · 2h

if nothing else, adding Benicio del Toro and Jeffrey Wright into Anderson's stable of actors ended up being so good for his movies

both of them... so charismatic, warm, even working within the wooden framework of Anderson's directorial style. ruled seeing them work together in Phoenician

Jeffrey Wright in The French Dispatch (2021)

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𝙯𝙤𝙚 @tipcalculator.bsky.social · 2h

this 2nd segment with timothee chalamet... it falls so flat

to me, it's unquestionably the least engaging thing Wes has ever directed. the kind of thing that makes me wonder if his entire ouevre is all actually just a beautiful baroque frame around a wet fart

i love his work but this one? stinks!

Still frame of two students on a motorcycle from The French Dispatch (2021)

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𝙯𝙤𝙚 @tipcalculator.bsky.social · 3h

Affinity Photo 2 is good for photo editing work and very simple illustration stuff, but Clip Studio Paint is so nice (and doesn't seem bloated/hardware intensive! application opens up real quick) that i think it's going to be my default app for quick drawing stuff in addition to animation :)

𝙯𝙤𝙚 @tipcalculator.bsky.social · 3h

love this shit tbh. yum yum yum

Benicio del Toro against a yellow painted wall from The French Dispatch (2021)

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𝙯𝙤𝙚 @tipcalculator.bsky.social · 3h

gotta figure out how to effectively use the illustration stuff tho (when to use the pen, customizing brushes, etc) in order to quickly do color fills

the paint bucket fill tool is a little wonky to me rn (it alters the outline width? weird)

+ not sure how to use multi-layers within each frame yet

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𝙯𝙤𝙚 @tipcalculator.bsky.social · 3h

it's very comfortable for me so far!

i have a photography background and the basic functions are a lot like Photoshop and Affinity Photo 2 (i can't afford the former anymore and the latter doesn't have animation tools)

adding frames, using "onion skins", setting framerate, etc is p straightforward

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𝙯𝙤𝙚 @tipcalculator.bsky.social · 4h

the last two or three times i attempted a rewatch, i quit at the end of the Benicio del Toro segment (the best of the three)

Benicio del Toro in The French Dispatch (2021)

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𝙯𝙤𝙚 @tipcalculator.bsky.social · 4h

finally gonna do a second complete rewatch of my least favorite Wes Anderson movie, as a treat :)

criterion blu-ray menu for The French Dispatch (2021)

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𝙯𝙤𝙚 @tipcalculator.bsky.social · 10h

#PortfolioDay

i'm a mixed-media artist who has been drawing, designing, photographing, and shooting/editing video—often in collaboration with other local musicians—for over a decade in Ithaca, NY

i want to make your album cover, music video, press photos, show poster, etc

hit me up!

digital illustration and collage: a self-portrait of my head with a speech bubble coming out of my mouth; the speech bubble is filled with greyscale selfies of friends

digital painting of two figures embracing at a campus in the evening

still frame of a music video; it's a close-up of the musician's face, their head half-submerged in water

live performance photo of a musician playing guitar behind a drum kit

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Samantha is the spectre haunting bluesky 👻 @bolshevikmilf.bsky.social · 5h

okay look, i have to be on brand some times.

need the front and back for the full effect

the cover of command and conquer red alert 2. a man in a soviet military uniform standing in front of a red sky and burning new york city skyline.

the back cover of the box. soviet ships are firing missiles at new york city with the world trade center featured prominently and exploding as a soviet plane drops paratroopers over the city. there's also an image of a bunch of zepplins flying past one of the bridges in new york and a man in full body metal armor with a hammer and sickle on the chest firing a large electric cannon on his arm.

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Jules @yrpretendfriend.bsky.social · 6h

Ecco the dolphin goes hard

Video game box for Ecco the dolphin. A dolphin is jumping out of the water, there are sharks and animals in the water.

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𝙯𝙤𝙚 @tipcalculator.bsky.social · 8h

what's your favorite box art for a video game?

the original We Love Katamari/Minna Daisuki Katamari Damacy box art for the Japanese version. it's a photo of the Namco headquarters building with the development team standing in front, holding signs

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tuffghost 👻 @pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.pee.fart.piss.cool · 6h

ok but for real this time

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𝙯𝙤𝙚 @tipcalculator.bsky.social · 6h

spicy curry and iced coffee 🙏🙌

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𝙯𝙤𝙚 @tipcalculator.bsky.social · 7h

trying to figure out clip studio paint brushes when i should be doing laundry

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squirt (soda) enjoyer @wimble.bsky.social · 8h

Pikmin 2

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squirt (soda) enjoyer @wimble.bsky.social · 8h

Okay I do like a lot of the Dragon Quest boxes a lot and Rocket Slime may be the best of those, Final Fantasy 6 JP is an all timer too. Viewtiful Joe, Advance Wars, Grim Fandango are some other favorites but these are all my runners up, my real favorite is