William Ball @willbanimating

2D Animator / Artist on #SolarOpposites - prev: Little Demon, Camp Camp, Nomad of Nowhere, Death Battle - Views expressed do not reflect my employer, etc. linktr.ee/willbanimating Joined November 2014

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William Ball @willbanimating

a week ago

And the crazy thing is… a lot of live-action productions use 3D CG animation in many areas. To me, it really feels like “stylized” or “non-realistic” animation is looked upon as lesser.

Chris DeRose (ScratchyDerose.bsky.social) @ScratchyDerose

a week ago

My two cents.

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William Ball @willbanimating

2 weeks ago

A couple of my super talented and super funny friends have launched their Kickstarter for a full season of their indie series, Infinimart. Check it out and please support if you love D&D, RPGs, and light-hearted fantasy! kickstarter.com/projects/infin…

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Nuri @actionhankbeard

2 months ago

Give the support and acknowledgement that you’d like to receive from others.

SUPPORTING ARTISTS 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 @QuoteArtists_

2 months ago

Artists, what’s the most important advice/lesson that you’d give to beginner artists?

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Marvel Comics @MarvelComicsHQ

3 months ago

On behalf of his family, we are sad to share that Gerry Conway has passed away. Gerry was a tremendous icon in comics who shaped pop culture itself. He was a dear friend, partner, and mentor, and our hearts are with his family and the millions he touched through his work.

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Adam Conover @adamconover

3 months ago

I don't recall any previous transformative technologies having to be sold so desperately. No one in 1999 was going, "Guys. Cell phone? It's coming, whether we like it or not. I think it's important, FOR WOMEN ESPECIALLY, to learn about cell phone. So that we're not left behind!!"

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dille @flurryfrenzy

3 months ago

so pay animators a living wage

ToonHive @ToonHive

4 months ago

YouTube reports indie animation is taking over: • 61% of Gen Z fans say they enjoy independent animated series as much as or more than studio content • The Amazing Digital Circus trended in 8/12 countries after just 4 episodes • “Alien Stage” videos pulled 330M+ views in

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William Ball @willbanimating

7 months ago

To my fellow artists and creatives: Love yourself enough to keep trying, learning, pivoting if needed, and never give up. Humans have been creating and sharing art since the early days of our species. It’s an essential part of the human experience.

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William Ball @willbanimating

9 months ago

Love yourself enough to try. Learn to think for yourself and explore new things. Your future self will thank you.

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Reid Southen @Rahll

11 months ago

This is the same line NFT and crypto bros use, "Have fun being broke." This isn't about art for these grifters, it's about money and clout. Good riddance.

RJ Palmer 🔜 Gen Con AS-90 @arvalis

11 months ago

AI grifter scammed their way into Dragon Con. The staff had them escorted out, lmao you love to see it

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ToonHive @ToonHive

a year ago

youtube.com/watch?v=qeIAy8…

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Reid Southen @Rahll

a year ago

I don't think people realize how incredible it is that a movie rendered in nearly real-time in free software on a single computer just won the Oscar for best animated film. If there was ever any proof you don't need AI, this is it.

Gints Zilbalodis @gintszilbalodis

2 years ago

Flow was made entirely with Blender and rendered in real time with EEVEE. We didn't use a renderfarm. The final render was done on my PC. There was no compositing, all the colors were tweaked and adjusted using shaders.

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Georden Whitman @geordenwhitman

a year ago

Telling stories is something that means a lot to me and I hope Port can highlight some of why that is. We hope to see you soon, with more info! Thanks again,

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William Ball @willbanimating

a year ago

Macross 7 has quickly become one of my favorite entries in the franchise despite it being the least serious and a chunk of the early episodes having almost no story progression. I just really dig the vibe and Fire Bomber cranks out some jams.

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Art-Eater ➡️⬇️↘️🐲👊 @Richmond_Lee

a year ago

Newgrounds did it both as solidarity towards actual human creators and also as a practical measure. If they didnt implement a ban, they would be absolutely overloaded with GenAI content overnight and the site would be unusable (like how Google image search sucks now)

Cone @Lol8ball

a year ago

Found out that Newgrounds outright banned all generative AI stuff. Honestly surprised it's not a bigger deal right now.

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Kyle Tsetso @KyleTsetso

a year ago

animation, like all art forms, is inherently communal. artists learn from another to push both their individual skills and the craft as a whole. the whole medium moves forward as we pull each other up and bring new experiences in animation is community, animation is love

♡ @rynplais

a year ago

animation is not a competition everyone in the industry is in it together why are people so bent on pitting us against each other

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Annie @AnnieForTruth

2 years ago

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William Ball @willbanimating

2 years ago

Be a helper. Be an ally. Check in on your marginalized and LGBTQ+ friends and family this week.

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illy bocean @IllyBocean

2 years ago

Perfectly sums up the AI evangelist problem at large: “I want to be seen and valued as a ‘creative’ person, but I don’t actually want to learn and practice a craft. This creates a resentment that must be resolved, but without me having to do the work.”

Michael Patti @mpatti

2 years ago

“It’s not really enjoyable to make music now… it takes a lot of time, it takes a lot of practice, you have to get really good at an instrument or really good at a piece of production software. I think the majority of people don’t enjoy the majority of time they spend making

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William Ball @willbanimating

2 years ago

I’m genuinely worried about my LA County peeps. Please prioritize your health and safety and get out of there if things get dicey. We’re thinking of y’all ❤️