Matteo Ceccotti
@matteoceccotti.bsky.social
Freelance Director / Animation Sup / Board artist.
Emmy-nominated.
Perpetually sleepy.
https://www.matteoceccotti.com/
Emmy-nominated.
Perpetually sleepy.
https://www.matteoceccotti.com/
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I love seeing BTS like this bc it comes from a piece of art where you're like "How did he do that??" to watching carefully over the process and going "Ooooooh, so that's how he did that" and unlocking some new knowledge for yourself that makes art seem less impossible
Scott Wills paints a background for the first run of Samurai Jack (2001–2004), created by Genndy Tartakovsky, Cartoon Network Studios
December 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I love seeing BTS like this bc it comes from a piece of art where you're like "How did he do that??" to watching carefully over the process and going "Ooooooh, so that's how he did that" and unlocking some new knowledge for yourself that makes art seem less impossible
This looks amazing. Good for China!
"Yao-Chinese Folktales" Season 2 is coming on January 1, 2026 in China.
9 new animated short films by various directors, produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio, and inspired by traditional myths & legends from China.
www.catsuka.com/breves/2025-...
9 new animated short films by various directors, produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio, and inspired by traditional myths & legends from China.
www.catsuka.com/breves/2025-...
November 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This looks amazing. Good for China!
August 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
[overthinking hat on]
Maybe instead of using digital drawing apps to pretend we are using real life brushes, it would be nice to try making some art that looks unapologetically *digital*. Here are some super quick tests, dunno, is this anything?
#procreate #oekaki
Maybe instead of using digital drawing apps to pretend we are using real life brushes, it would be nice to try making some art that looks unapologetically *digital*. Here are some super quick tests, dunno, is this anything?
#procreate #oekaki
August 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
[overthinking hat on]
Maybe instead of using digital drawing apps to pretend we are using real life brushes, it would be nice to try making some art that looks unapologetically *digital*. Here are some super quick tests, dunno, is this anything?
#procreate #oekaki
Maybe instead of using digital drawing apps to pretend we are using real life brushes, it would be nice to try making some art that looks unapologetically *digital*. Here are some super quick tests, dunno, is this anything?
#procreate #oekaki
Which style you like better? Upper or lower wolf?
August 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Which style you like better? Upper or lower wolf?
Dragon sketch for the nephew
August 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Dragon sketch for the nephew
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Most writers spend weeks perfecting their pitch but bomb in the first 30 seconds of every meeting. Here's the one thing you should prepare for that nobody talks about. 🧵⤵️
July 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Most writers spend weeks perfecting their pitch but bomb in the first 30 seconds of every meeting. Here's the one thing you should prepare for that nobody talks about. 🧵⤵️
WHO YOU GONNA CALL ?!
July 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
WHO YOU GONNA CALL ?!
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It’s been a while, so here’s a quick #Scriptsky #Screenwriting 🧵 on STAKES.
You often hear folks say some version, “If your protagonist doesn’t care about their problem, there’s no way the audience will care about it.” This is true, but it’s not the stakes sin I often see: manufactured stakes…
🧵1/x
You often hear folks say some version, “If your protagonist doesn’t care about their problem, there’s no way the audience will care about it.” This is true, but it’s not the stakes sin I often see: manufactured stakes…
🧵1/x
July 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It’s been a while, so here’s a quick #Scriptsky #Screenwriting 🧵 on STAKES.
You often hear folks say some version, “If your protagonist doesn’t care about their problem, there’s no way the audience will care about it.” This is true, but it’s not the stakes sin I often see: manufactured stakes…
🧵1/x
You often hear folks say some version, “If your protagonist doesn’t care about their problem, there’s no way the audience will care about it.” This is true, but it’s not the stakes sin I often see: manufactured stakes…
🧵1/x
Bitsy bit of a page.
July 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Bitsy bit of a page.
Had a ton of fun drawing the killer living in my house.
June 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Had a ton of fun drawing the killer living in my house.
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People sometimes ask me how I animate cameras —
I wish I could say there’s a master plan, but I improvise as I go.
Tweaking the FOV helps shape what the viewer sees — more of the world, or a close-up.
From outside the camera, the scene’s usually a mess (*ﾉ▽ﾉ)
I wish I could say there’s a master plan, but I improvise as I go.
Tweaking the FOV helps shape what the viewer sees — more of the world, or a close-up.
From outside the camera, the scene’s usually a mess (*ﾉ▽ﾉ)
June 5, 2025 at 10:25 AM
People sometimes ask me how I animate cameras —
I wish I could say there’s a master plan, but I improvise as I go.
Tweaking the FOV helps shape what the viewer sees — more of the world, or a close-up.
From outside the camera, the scene’s usually a mess (*ﾉ▽ﾉ)
I wish I could say there’s a master plan, but I improvise as I go.
Tweaking the FOV helps shape what the viewer sees — more of the world, or a close-up.
From outside the camera, the scene’s usually a mess (*ﾉ▽ﾉ)
Rest in Peace Peter David. I learned to read english with your Hulk run. You were -are- my favorite american writer.
Che la terra ti sia lieve 😢
Che la terra ti sia lieve 😢
May 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Rest in Peace Peter David. I learned to read english with your Hulk run. You were -are- my favorite american writer.
Che la terra ti sia lieve 😢
Che la terra ti sia lieve 😢
I love the absolute lack of engagement of this app. It drives me to the real world and away from social media 🤟🏼
May 1, 2025 at 7:15 AM
I love the absolute lack of engagement of this app. It drives me to the real world and away from social media 🤟🏼
Main tools
Sketch:
1 ) Blackwing Matte Pencil
2) Pentel 05 HB
Ink:
3) Felt tip Japanese Fude Brush Pen #55
4) Kuretake Sumi Brush Pen- Red Barrel
5) Pentel Fude Pen pigment Black Ink Size Big
6) Winsor & Newton Fineliner 0.3
7) Random Amazon white ink pen.
Sketch:
1 ) Blackwing Matte Pencil
2) Pentel 05 HB
Ink:
3) Felt tip Japanese Fude Brush Pen #55
4) Kuretake Sumi Brush Pen- Red Barrel
5) Pentel Fude Pen pigment Black Ink Size Big
6) Winsor & Newton Fineliner 0.3
7) Random Amazon white ink pen.
April 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Main tools
Sketch:
1 ) Blackwing Matte Pencil
2) Pentel 05 HB
Ink:
3) Felt tip Japanese Fude Brush Pen #55
4) Kuretake Sumi Brush Pen- Red Barrel
5) Pentel Fude Pen pigment Black Ink Size Big
6) Winsor & Newton Fineliner 0.3
7) Random Amazon white ink pen.
Sketch:
1 ) Blackwing Matte Pencil
2) Pentel 05 HB
Ink:
3) Felt tip Japanese Fude Brush Pen #55
4) Kuretake Sumi Brush Pen- Red Barrel
5) Pentel Fude Pen pigment Black Ink Size Big
6) Winsor & Newton Fineliner 0.3
7) Random Amazon white ink pen.
Marvel Comics' Thor.
Pencilled, scanned in and printed out on bristol, inked with Pentel Brushes, a Winsdor and Newton fineliner and white ink.
Pencilled, scanned in and printed out on bristol, inked with Pentel Brushes, a Winsdor and Newton fineliner and white ink.
April 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Marvel Comics' Thor.
Pencilled, scanned in and printed out on bristol, inked with Pentel Brushes, a Winsdor and Newton fineliner and white ink.
Pencilled, scanned in and printed out on bristol, inked with Pentel Brushes, a Winsdor and Newton fineliner and white ink.
Sketched Hellboy in pencil for my nephew then made the major mistake of NOT using watercolors but Copics, which turned everything super dark and unusable (d’oh!). To try to save it I inked it and sorta played around with the curves in Photoshop. Oh well 😆
Still learned a bunch of stuff I think!
Still learned a bunch of stuff I think!
April 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Sketched Hellboy in pencil for my nephew then made the major mistake of NOT using watercolors but Copics, which turned everything super dark and unusable (d’oh!). To try to save it I inked it and sorta played around with the curves in Photoshop. Oh well 😆
Still learned a bunch of stuff I think!
Still learned a bunch of stuff I think!
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Weapon X, in Black and White and oversized. The pages’ definition is not great, but good enough to enjoy BWS’s gorgeous ink strokes.
March 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Weapon X, in Black and White and oversized. The pages’ definition is not great, but good enough to enjoy BWS’s gorgeous ink strokes.
If you are interested in screenwriting, this thread contains lots of gold
Thanks to all the folks who reposted my last #Scriptsky #Screenwriting thread. Very much appreciated! I thought I’d do another one about STORY. This one takes what I learned on The Office (and a bunch of other shows I’ve worked on) and combines it with how we break story on Big City Greens…
🧵 1/x
🧵 1/x
March 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
If you are interested in screenwriting, this thread contains lots of gold