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On this day, 6 years ago, we collaborated with Dan Avidan, @twrpband.bsky.social, and the amazing @doigswift.com to generate this monumentous music video. Starlight Brigade! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Q3i5w6-Ug

submitted 28 days ago • 12 comments

It's tricky to see, but if you play the video at half speed it becomes a lot more obvious what clarity I was shooting for and how little (imo) it affects the flow of the action in black and white. Looking back I'm actually pretty certain that color made it far too noticeable to get away with lol

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

animation cheat tip: there's no such thing as cheating just do whatever looks good lol oh I'm sorry your walk cycle needs a down and an up position? A bouncing ball NEEDS to squash and stretch? Spacing NEEDS to be consistent? Naw if it looks good it looks good. If it's expressive, even better.

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

This didn't make it to final, but in this shot I did for the opening of Amphibia, I deliberately chose to have Anne's leg break through Sprig's body between frames to maintain the clarity of the run. Is that the right call? It felt right to me! And I've done it in plenty of other places since. (1/3)

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

animation cheat tip: Sometimes during really fast movement if a pose reads better when you break the action... just go for it! Clarity is more important than readability and it's cool to remember that we can do that if we want. example in quote post

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

Going out of order a bit now, because I haven't posted anything in a while and I was reminded of this one shot I did for Moon Girl. It's not the most complex, or one that took that long─ In fact I'm pretty sure I finished this one in under a day─ but it's one of my all time favs ♥ #animation

submitted 131 days ago • 8 comments

Here's one I did for Ingenue episode! One of the shot was actually done mid-flight when I was visiting my fam. But hey it helps me getting distracted from my flight anxiety ig lmao. All in collaborations with: @projectendo.bsky.social @karevalgon.bsky.social @nickleong.ca #Lackadaisy #animation

submitted 100 days ago • 3 comments

Digging way back into the archives a bit back to 2019, I found this animation I did for Manila Luzon's ROBBED music video with the studio Chaos Emporium! #animation #2danimation

submitted 111 days ago • 1 comment

Going out of order a bit now, because I haven't posted anything in a while and I was reminded of this one shot I did for Moon Girl. It's not the most complex, or one that took that long─ In fact I'm pretty sure I finished this one in under a day─ but it's one of my all time favs ♥ #animation

submitted 131 days ago • 8 comments

Quick share of one of my personal favorite shots from my time boarding on Lego Monkie Kid, a side by side comparison. In this shot MK is alone, trapped in a vase, and I got really excited when I thought up this way of making him feel isolated #storyboards

submitted 171 days ago • 2 comments

Probably my favorite board on Lego Monkie kid, season 3 episode 4. I like this one because I got launched with minimal direction, mostly just the script and "hey make sure they look like they're talking to each other." Can you believe most of us boarded in harmony lmao #storyboard #animatic

submitted 193 days ago • 2 comments

Probably my favorite board on Lego Monkie kid, season 3 episode 4. I like this one because I got launched with minimal direction, mostly just the script and "hey make sure they look like they're talking to each other." Can you believe most of us boarded in harmony lmao #storyboard #animatic

submitted 193 days ago • 2 comments

So here's that one shot #animation #2Danimation

submitted 198 days ago • 8 comments

Gonna add another here before I slep, a nice moment from the finale I put a lot of care into fun fact, I had another version where April twitches and spasms like she's exorcising a demon before ejecting the ghost from her body and was told "that's too scary for the kids" 🙄 #animation #2Danimation

submitted 202 days ago • 7 comments

Gonna go in semi-chronological order here, I'm not going to post *everything* just the highlights, but hey why not jump 2 years to my Rise era? I'll post some specific glamour shots later but here have this edit of my shots that I did for funsies~ #animation #2danimation

submitted 203 days ago • 6 comments

Hey all, if you're on this profile you should know that I am LOOKING FOR WORK! Storyboards and 2D Animation, I do em both and I do em goooooooood (preference for drama and intrigue but action capable) nickleong.ca [email protected]

submitted 203 days ago • 1 comment

First post! Will populate this account much more as I find time to, but for starters I'm gonna reach wayyyy back into the vault for what I consider the shot that opened up a lot of doors for me :) Shoutout to the studio that gave me a chance, @studioyotta.bsky.social! #animation #2Danimation

submitted 205 days ago • 13 comments