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Paul Williams

@artporu.bsky.social
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traditional character animator, and sometimes director living in japan www.paulrw.com

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Simon Mayo @simonmayo.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
David Baldacci has a theft to report @booksoftheyear.bsky.social @davidbaldacci.bsky.social
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Character Design References @characterdesign.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Animation by William Salazar* | Balto (1995) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
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Character Design References @characterdesign.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Art of Bambi → buff.ly/Q2W6GEj (WIP Area) #animation #conceptart #modelsheet #characterdesign #visdev
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
another scene from the film A Magnificent Life (Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol) by Sylvain Chomet, which is out in french cinemas and starting to screen around festivals.. this time i got to animate some animals which was cool! #2danimation #film #animation #linetest #marcelpagnol
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
heres another scene from the film A Magnificent Life (Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol) by Sylvain Chomet, which is out in french cinemas and starting to screen around festivals.. this time marcel and mr pagnol! #2danimation #film #animation #linetest #marcelpagnol
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
happy year of the horse! wishing everyone a prosperous new year full of fun and happy moments! #horse #newyear #animation #2danimation #animal #nature
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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
every artist should study maquettes. It's hard to find them irl, but places like sketchup and artstation often have 3d-rotate-able sculpts for you to study. I try to envision everything I draw in this way
a brownish clay sculpture of Captain Amelia from Treasure Planet. She's a cat-like woman wearing a nautical uniforma brownish clay sculpture of the main antagonist from the Boxtrolls, his name escapes me right now. He's a spindly looking man with exaggeratedly thin spider-like limbs, a long face, and a huge hata brownish clay sculpture of one of the characters from Disney's The Sword In The Stone, the older knight who trains Wart by making him do chores. He's wearing a large metal breastplate and has a huge moustachea brownish clay sculpture of an official looking woman with short hair, who clutches some papers and lowers her glasses at you.
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
happy year of the horse! wishing everyone a prosperous new year full of fun and happy moments! #horse #newyear #animation #2danimation #animal #nature
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Character Design References @characterdesign.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Animation by Milt Kahl* | The Aristocats (1970) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
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Made by Wheeler @madebywheeler.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
He’s heeerrrreeeee….or he will be, February 20th-27th! You can also sign up for my newsletter (link in bio) to be notified when adoption goes live. Music: Magpies Trove by Tottomori #arttoy #traditionalanimation #アートトイ #designertoy
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Chris Oatley @chrisoatley.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Why do sketchbooks make you FEEL creative? Author Roland Allen, @zibaldoni.bsky.social, shares some mind-blowing insight about the science of inspiration in our latest episode of “You’re A Better Artist Than You Think!” Listen now: youtu.be/uU2522vBxXs
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Sketchbooks Vs. Screens: Which Makes You More Creative?
How paper sketchbooks help you think in creative ways that screens simply can't. PLUS: Why six months of sketching literally changes how you see! ...with special guest Roland Allen, author of The…
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Catherine O'Hara, Sally in 'The Nightmare Before Christmas,' has died at 71. "Nothing on the screen is there by chance," she said of animation. "Every second is thought about by people who do beautiful work and really care about what they’re doing." www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/catherin...
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Catherine O'Hara, 'The Nightmare Before Christmas,' Dies At 71
"Nothing is there by chance," O'Hara said of animation. "Every second is thought about by people who do beautiful work and really care about what they’re doing"
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Bye bye to Vimeo… if you know, you know.. no ai
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Here’s a doodle of something connected to what I am working on for next year, wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year! #animation #squirrel #film #christmas #sketch
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Michael Leader @michaeljleader.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
🎙️ New Episode! 🎙️ We're walking through the airwaves! @ghibliotheque.bsky.social has returned with a festively fused new season exploring the adapted works of Raymond Briggs, beginning here with perenial TV favourite: The Snowman. ⛄ 🎧 Now available wherever you find your podcasts! 🎧
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Michael Ruocco @michaeljruocco.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The problem is Netflix already has a track record of doing the opposite, based on the constant ebb n flow of the media landscape they created and the constant shuffling of people in charge of various depts of the company, not just animation. Lotta false promises. As the saying goes, “fool me once…”
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
heres a few scenes from the film A Magnificent Life (Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol) by Sylvain Chomet, which is out in french cinemas and starting to screen around festivals.. i enjoyed working on this batch! #2danimation #film #animation #linetest #marcelpagnol
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
heres another scene that i worked on for the boy, fox mole and horse.. fun characters and a nice little scene to play with! #charliemacksey #animation #handdrawn #2danimation #film #oscars
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
another scene from the film A Magnificent Life (Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol) by Sylvain Chomet, which is out in french cinemas and starting to screen around festivals.. i enjoyed these scenes with these two! #2danimation #film #animation #linetest #marcelpagnol
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
another scene from the film A Magnificent Life (Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol) by Sylvain Chomet, which is out in french cinemas and starting to screen around festivals.. i enjoyed these scenes with these two! #2danimation #film #animation #linetest #marcelpagnol
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
heres another scene from the film A Magnificent Life (Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol) by Sylvain Chomet, which is out in french cinemas and starting to screen around festivals.. this time marcel and mr pagnol! #2danimation #film #animation #linetest #marcelpagnol
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
another scene from the film A Magnificent Life (Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol) by Sylvain Chomet, which is out in french cinemas and starting to screen around festivals.. this time i got to animate some animals which was cool! #2danimation #film #animation #linetest #marcelpagnol
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
another scene from A Magnificent Life (Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol) by Sylvain Chomet which is out in cinemas right now in france... this one was a special scene to animate, more to come later :) #2danimation #film #animation #linetest #marcelpagnol
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
heres another scene from A Magnificent Life (Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol) by Sylvain Chomet which is out in cinemas right now in france... this one was a special scene to work on, more to come later :) #2danimation #film #animation #linetest #marcelpagnol
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
happy #animationday! heres a scene i animated for season 2 of green eggs and ham, love this style of animation and great fun working with the anim directors on this one over at WB & Yowza! so many memories... #animation #2danimation #linetest #drawing
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
heres a few scenes i animated on green eggs and ham (part of a larger sequence) it got a good laugh and i enjoyed adding in the speed lines as the boss zips around! #greeneggsandham #drseuss #WBanimation #animation #2danimation #linetest
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
heres another group of scenes i animated on the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse. good fun and super to work with some great artists on this one! #2danimation #animation #film #handdrawn #linetest #illustration
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
quite a while back i got to animate on two of little guys from the lion king in a safetysmart episode... theyre played these days in disneyland! its only two small scenes here, but working with these voices and designs were a true pleasure! #disney #disneyland #safetysmart #animation #2danimation
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
heres a group of scenes i animated on the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse. good fun and super to work with some great artists on this one #2danimation #animation #film #handdrawn #linetest #illustration
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
heres a rough pass of a scene i animated from the lovely film "titina". this is a stage where i had figured out most of the ideas and i always like this moment where life and personality start to show within the sketches... #animation #film #2danimation #linetest #animals #dogs #nature
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
heres another scene that i worked on for the boy, fox mole and horse.. fun characters and a nice little scene to play with! #charliemacksey #animation #handdrawn #2danimation #film #oscars
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
heres ernest drinking a cup of tea! its been a while since my last post, so thought id share this little scene from ethel and ernest, based on the book by #raymondbriggs #2danimation #handdrawn #animation #film #illustration
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
its been a while but i really need to reinvest time back into bluesky, its such a nicer place than "the other one"... though it does feel it still has issues uploading videos (im an animator, and thats a big thing for me!) i will try again.. but come on! :) #bluesky #animation #film #2danimation
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Charlie Ashby @charlie-ashby.co.uk · 14/10/2025
RIP Drew Struzan - a man whose talent and imagination etched onto so many minds throughout the last 40+ years. His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds. A massive loss 💔
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Character Design References @characterdesign.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Animation by Milt Kahl* | The Rescuers (1977) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
#portfolioday heres a collection of my work! if your curious to see more, feel free to vist! vimeo.com/artporu #animation #penciltest #film #art
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Character Design References @characterdesign.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Art of 101 Dalmatians (part 1) → buff.ly/FbUiuEX #animation #conceptart #modelsheet #characterdesign #visdev
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Even though the iPad is a superb tool, I still find ideas run more freely on paper and pencil.. there’s a tactile, ethereal quality to the way it feels that just isn’t replicated by technology.. sometimes it’s easy to forget this! #sketching #sketchbook #drawing #doodles
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
The magnificent life of Marcel Pagnol by Sylvain Chomet - I spent a year or so animating on this, so looking forward to it finally coming out into the cinemas / theatres! #animation #film #art youtu.be/sPP56k1m3hs
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MARCEL ET MONSIEUR PAGNOL - teaser - au cinéma le 15 octobre
YouTube video by Wild Bunch Distribution
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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Concept art by Kazuo Oga for Pom Poko (1994), dir. Isao Takahata, Studio Ghibli
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Character Design References @characterdesign.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Art of Lady and the Tramp → goo.gl/QeUMJo #animation #conceptart #modelsheet #characterdesign #visdev
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Character Design References @characterdesign.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Animation by Sergio Pablos* | Treasure Planet (2002) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
#portfolioday heres a collection of my work! if your curious to see more, feel free to vist! vimeo.com/artporu #animation #penciltest #film #art
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Character Design References @characterdesign.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Animation by Sandro Cleuzo* ( @InspectorCleuzo ) | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
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Paul Williams @artporu.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
#portfolioday hi there, I’m an animator currently living in Japan. Here’s some of the projects I’ve worked on :) The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse
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Character Design References @characterdesign.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Art of Great Mouse Detective → bit.ly/2S8wLOn #animation #conceptart #modelsheet #characterdesign #visdev
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