Can we just have a background/art thread for cartoons and comics? Discuss your favorite artists, styles, and bash CalArts. Pic related, never liked Wakfu much, but damn I'll watch just for the art, look at this shit. It makes me tear up.
>>79073673
What's this from?
>>79073690
Steven Universe
>>79073734
SU has fantastic backgrounds. I'm not a fan of the character designs but the pastels really work for me.
>>79073612
>never liked Wakfu much
same here. I don't care for the cartoonish fights, the cheescake, the animation, nor the story in general, but holy fuck I would like to like it for things like that pic
>>79073883
excuse the colored lines
I remember Samurai Jack has some good art.
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>>79073612
What's wrong with CalArts?
>>79074289
It's cool to hate.
https://vimeo.com/channels/calartscharanimfilms2014
>>79073673
Please, someone else google image search this. It's too funny to keep to myself.
The only shows that ever get posted here are Samurai Jack, Steven Universe, Gravity Falls, and Wakfu.
Does nothing else even have any good background art?
Wallpaper-sized or GTFO.
>>79074716
As poor as I am, most of the images in this thread ARE wallpaper-sized.
>>79074332
It all looks the same or tries to be way to creative
>that me!me!me! Ripoff
>>79074716
>random ass blood on the sand
But why?
>>79074823
>random ass blood on the sand
Having never seen that image or read the comic before, I'm going to immediately assume she's tracking someone that's bleeding.
>>79074850
Noice
>>79074823
>tries to be way too creative
Is that really a bad thing?
>SU wank off thread
Most of these aren't good, I'm tired of seeing use a huge default brush for the clouds and then using the blur tool to smear it, as well as have lighting that doesn't make sense >>79073883
>>79075897
Post backgrounds you like, then.
>>79074161
Source for that background there?
>>79076737
Look at what the post is quoting.
>>79075561
They try so hard it's transparent and ruins the whole thing
>>79075897
Thanks for the awesome contributation
>>79073612
It's got a faerie tale elegant feel to it that's still not quite anime. Top tier in my opinion family.
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>>79077327
Salty faggots can't handle criticism
The layer work particular here >>79073810 looks really bad, with beams of sunlight being random jagged shards rather than describing the form of what they're hitting, while the value rest of the plateau doesn't match how close it is to the viewer.
>>79078000
That guy was just suggesting you post some backgrounds that were up to your standards, no need to get rude.
Speaking of CalArts, they've emailed me wanting me to sign up and be a part of some VIP shit, should I even bother checking it out?
>>79078158
If you want to get into the industry, of course.
You've got a golden ticked right on your hands, don't waste it.
>>79078000
No really, post something you like. Nobody said anything about your actual critique. Stop being a faggot.
>>79078158
No, go for it, get into Calarts, and then burn it to the ground.
>>79074583
Holy hell, this is some good shit.
>>79074583
I don't get it.
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>>79078237
I don't know guys, call me a faggot for my shit taste, but I'm not to impressed with western cartoons right now. Actually, I was really planning to attend a Japanese University but I'll Take what I can get. Besides, not to sound like a tumblrite faggot, but this industry isn't exactly easy to get into for women, and please don't Rebecca me, that pedo dike's a disgrace to all things good.
>>79078443
I don't see why you're so angry at this but it's your life I guess
>>79078442
Don't know why it's not there for you.
>>79078479
No I'm not angry, I just thought people would get angry over me choosing weebshit. It's usually what /co/ does, sorry about that.
Someone post the calart background comparison from multiple different shows
>>79078443
Try to find that sweet little spot that pleases both the werstern audience and weebs, regardless of your opinion on SU, they get away with a lot of weeb shit. And stuff like deepest lore and muh feels is becoming more and more welcomed by the industry. Sometimes you need a limit on your creativity if you want to get a job, and this may be the only serious chance you get to become a professional animator.
But yeah if you want to go full weeb and chase your dreams, go for it. But you may fail and this little train of opportunity will be gone.
>nothing but SU faggotry
Could be worse, at least no one here is suggesting that Alex Ross is a good cartoonist.
Gravity Falls time
>>79078984
Okay, well thanks for the advice, I'll check into it. No I agree, and I do like cartoons, I really do, but it's just not something I'm sure I want to get into because like you said, creativity is limited. I'm actually a huge /lit/ fag and studied college class literature in highschool and just knowing I can't go full Tolkien with cartoons rubs me the wrong way.
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>>79079345
Love this. What's it from?
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>>79079639
Gravity falls
>>79079654
Sym-Bionic Titan
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>>79079354
Fabulous
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>>79079798
TV show-wise, Over the Garden Wall is my absolute favorite.
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>>79079563
Trying to do literature and animation the same way doesn't work.
>>79079883
Those Gaussian blur sunlight glows. Hnngg.
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>>79073693
God that episode had some of the nicest and comfiest BGs of the show, they really need to ask that artist to work on more eps
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>>79074289
People believe it's responsible for the artstyle in certain modern cartoons, particularly Adventure Time and Clarence.I think these people are out of their minds.
>>79079435
I was just dumping some backgrounds. What is with you people going into threads and whining without contributing some shit of your own?
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-eS_xZbgtc
I love these videos
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JK9uQNBDxQ&list=PLDyDECOHvTKDbN4OhT9MzRtlOe162_wic
Sleeping Beauty will always have my favorite backgrounds.
>>79079994
Any cartoon do Chiaroscuro good? I love that style.
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>>79079563
Can you post your tumblr blog if you have one or some of your art? I wonder what kind of artists calarts invites into that place
Also since you are more interested in weaboo stuff I wonder how that affects your style
>>79078443
Don't go for animation over in Japan. They pay barely a living wage to their animators, it's this huge controversy. You work insanely long hours for barely anything. People wind up quitting after a year or two because of serious health problems or committing suicide. There is no weeb dream in japanese animation.
>>79080384
Sorry, nah. I'd rather not post anything involving me on 4chan, but thanks for interest anyways. Stuff in this guy's link is made by students there though, hope that helps >>79074332
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>>79080441
I was going into a manga program, but your not wrong it's a hard life but there's nothing wrong with bohemian lifestyle to me. It all depends on what type of person you are, besides I can always get paid as a cuddle hooker on the sides.
Back to cartoons though, they don't pay too well either unless you're actually writing/directing a sucsesful show like Butch.
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>>79080463
>I'd rather not post anything involving me on 4chan
Why? It's not like we are on /b/ or something
people tend to post their stuff on /co/ without problem but hey if you don't want to then no prob bob
>>79078237
>Nobody said anything about your actual critique
Because you have nothing to say.
Because you know nothing about art. You like any garbage with bloom and highly saturated color pallets.
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>>79080292
Explain what's good about those.
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>>79080581
Partially because of an agreement I have with some people if you will, I'd rather not get into it.
>>79080441
>They pay barely a living wage to their animators
Not necessarily true.
> it's this huge controversy.
Stop believing in clickbait articles.
Stop talking about things you barely know about.
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>>79080667
>works for Disney
>don't know what I'm talking about
ok m8
>>79080722
I don't know if anyone likes my image dump, but I have to say >>79080667 You, good sir, do not seem to know what you're talking about. Haven't you seen the articlies on Kotaku or Cartoon Brew about it? You definitely do not seem to know the industry. Instead of taking out of your ass and shitting up the thread, how about you contribute some backgrounds
>>79080722
Really like this guy's art style
>>79080786
Can you speak japanese?
Do you regularly discuss this stuff with Japanese animators (not inbetweeners)?
>>79080884
Ciaran Duffy working on one of the backgrounds for Song of the Sea
>>79080936
work in progress
>>79080884
>Kotaku or Cartoon Brew
Clickbait.
The whole "controversy" came about an american animator complaining on (I believe) twitter about his wage.
Turn out he's an inbetweener.
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>>79081002
Stop being an autist and actually contribute.
>>79078443
Thanks for shitting up the thread with your blog bs
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>>79081002
What THE FUCK is your problem with inbetweeners you jerk?
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>>79080613
They look nice.
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>>79080889
Finishing up my third year in Japanese studies this spring, at this rate I'm fine
Kind of, I've talked with professionals who've given me art tips before a couple times. It's not like I've gotten buddy buddy with them though.
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>>79081120
Damn these are nice
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>>79081752
Moebius
>>79080613
I just think they're visually appealing.
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>>79081891
there's nothing wrong with finding something visually appealing
>>79082026
This is also shit
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>>79082074
flats
>>79082172
color, sorry about the logo
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>>79082273
The Crow did chiaroscuro pretty nice, though I haven't seen it in cartoons OtGW aside. It's even pretty rare in anime, too bad.
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>>79081891
In what way? They're cluttered af.
Lilo and Stitch has my all time favorite backgrounds
>>79083064
Whats so good about them?
>>79083100
I love Hawaii and watercolor. I'm terrible with water color so I it makes me cry seeing beautiful watercolor. I also love anything with water in it's art, well I love the look of water at that, and Lilo and Stitch has water in the background practically every other panel.
Batman Beyond and BtAS backgrounds are pretty sexy
>>79083462
Beyond had amazing art direction.
>>79083506
Anything Bruce Timm is great really. You hyped for Killing Joke?
>>79084412
bump
