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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

hellooooooo beautiful people it is i!!! your favorite host here one one (1) hour of sleep and a terrible tummy ache!! we are on day 88. we are COOKING mostly because we (that is to say me) have deadlines tomorrow. so. but you don’t care. SO WHATS NEW?? SCENE 8. IS DONE (apart from some doodles)

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

get your kicks?? on day??? 86??? biggest update first: thumbnails are (just about) finished CAN I HEAR IT FROM THE AUDIENCE??? 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️ i’ve got a bit of rework to do on scene 2 since i changed the script, but i’ve got the first half of my edits thumbed so I just have about another 10ish frames?

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

daaaaay 81 give it up for day 81!!!! update of today: i got scene 6 fully boarded yesterday WAHOO!!! and of course while trying to fall asleep my brain decided to give me corrections for my scene 7 thumbs, so i’m redrawing those out right now!

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

crazy it’s already day 80??? time seriously flies omg!! so what’s new and exciting?? i finished up boards for scene 5 on monday and now i’m onto the 2nd half home stretch!! im about halfway done cleaning up boards for scene 6, and i’ve already started thumbing for scenes 7 and 8! (out of 9)

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

it’s daaaaay 73!!! what’s new?? let me check my notes cause i forgot hold on okay okay SO! i’ve got a rough lineup of the 3 guest star characters i’ve designed going on which i’ve been having THE most fun with!! like seriously this has been one of the biggest highlights for me so far!

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

happy day 72 BLAMO!! WOAH that’s a spoiler! last night was SUPER productive folks! (mostly cause i have to be BAHAHA) what was i up to? WELL! we got 3 of the main 6ish guest star characters designed, scene 4 is fully thumbed and a little under half boarded, and scene 5 is half thumbed!

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

happy day 70 OUGH!! sorry for my silence as of late! i got hit with the sick beam AND a bunch of other beams (see: “end-of-quarter-stress” and “oh-god-is-my-script-bad-what-if-it-sucks”) SO. what have i been up to? REWRITES, SHARKS. lots of them. (i rewrote the whole script again :D)

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

FORGOT TO POST THESE BAD BOYS FOR GRASS DAY!!! #gridmanandbox

weed meme of gridman. it says “no gridman!!! holding it in doesn’t do anything!!!”

bad drawing of gridman holding a bong. he says “how do i smoke this”

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

happy day 56 gamers!! gonna be honest progress has been a little slow this week which happens!! had a lot of projects kicking my butt BUT! i’ve just about finished up boarding scene 2 and started boarding scene 3 today! i’m gonna try to aim for getting that whole scene thumbed and boarded

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

happy day 54!! crazy it’s almost been 2 months now omg!! anywaaaays updates! currently i’ve got almost 2 scenes of rough boarding COMPLETED!! i’ll be getting some feedback on those today and then i’m gonna run them by my mentor as well! i’ve been having a LOT of fun making these actually!

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

haaaaaaaappy day 51!! didn’t realize i’d be out so late today so i’m not sure how much work i’ll be getting done BUT!! as of now, just about done rough boarding a page of script aaaand i’ve pretty much finished the script!! i’ve got a couple kinks to fix up BUT!! i’m sending it out to

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

happy ACTUAL day 49!! my IG messed up my counting BOO >:( BUT!! lots of progress today! finished up the first 3 points of my turnaround for gridman, worked out some kinks in the script, did a bit of rewrites, AND i’m getting close to finishing up the script!!

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

happy day 48 gamers!! i'm being SUPER sneaky and stealthy and sending updates in class because i'm EVIL AND TWISTED MWAHAHAHAAAA i've finished up gridman's basic character sheet HOORAY!! i'm currently working on his turnaround which is going a lot smoother than i thought it'd go!

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

happy day 47 gang! first: we shall play taps in mourning of what is to come tonight (ending of smiling friends) 🎺🎺🎺🎺 SF was my inspiration for this idea to begin with back in the fall, and my drive to work towards animation, so i’ll really miss the stinky show! second! updates!

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

goood morning everyone!! happy day 43!! (i really hope it is or else i’m gonna look so silly) UPDATES: this week i’ve been working on solidifying my story beats and tying up loose ends for the script! i had the chance to get some feedback on the plot since i started getting a little like

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

happyyyyy what day is it 37? YEAH!! Updates: I’ve finished up some rough story beats and am moving onto writing the script WHOO!!! 🦅🦅🦅 i’m having a bit of trouble with the middle piece of the story which is pretty normal for me and i SHANT LET IT WIN!!

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

happy day 34!! i’m gonna be a bit busier today since—between mail mixups and traffic—my day kinda got burned up…BUT!! you’re not here for that! 🫵🫵🫵 i spent the time on the bus brainstorming more interactions between the main guys during the pilot!

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

happy day 32 gamers!! lacking a bit in the visual department because today is BRAINSTORMING DAY!! >:] i’ve spent the past couple hours working on figuring out these guys and their dynamic for the pilot!

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

HAPPY ONE MONTH TO GRIDMAN & BOX!!!!!! 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅‼️‼️‼️🪂🪂🪂 we are officially 1/12 of the way there gang!! expect LOTS of progress this upcoming month because we’re LOCKING IN. 🔏🦅🦅🦅🦅SCRIPT. THUMBNAILS. CHARACTER SHEETS??? all exciting stuff i know you’re just dying to see 🫵🫵🫵 #gridmanandbox

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

GOOD morning and happy day 28!!! for my 2nd class i haven’t received approval (or denial) for working on this project, so fingers crossed it’s the former! i’ve got a rough schedule planned out anyway so expect some PROGRESS this next month and a half!

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

JUMPS it’s day 27!!! i’m officially back in school mode (kinda) and i’m trying to see if i can weasel my way into working on this project during class(es)! so far we’ve got 1/2 on LOCK!

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

happy day 23 everyone!! updates as of now: i’m currently working on gridman’s turnaround sheet! i’ve got a rough idea of how i want the front view to look thank GOODNESS, but i know it’ll still be a struggle BAHAHA

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

day 20/365 part TWO!! i went to @artcafeslc with my cousin today and decided what better time to upgrade the pfp for gridman and box!! i had a fun time trying to figure out how to get gridman’s pattern to look right but i think it came out pretty good!! #gridmanandbox

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

happy technically say 20!! woah time is FLYING!! i’m currently working on turnarounds (which means i have to figure out gridmans front profile……sigh……) so hopefully i’ll have updated on that for you guys soon!!

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

woah color?? on day 16???? LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER i cheated and used textures!! i may play around with some tones but overall i really like the texture look for these guys!! i gotta figure out how that’ll translate to animation in the future but for now i’m happy with the direction they’re moving!!

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

from day 15!! quick doodle of boxman to celebrate my FREEDOM WOOHOOO!!!!

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

happy end of day 15 everyone!! man finals WIPED me out real bad, but i’m just about at the finish line which means i’ll have more time to focus on these goobers!! these are from day 12, but i didn’t have a chance to post them then. i ran a couple polls to see which designs people liked for gridman

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

hey guys!! super sorry for the radio silence, finals KICKED MY ASS BLUGH….but expect an update later tonight!!

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

posting day 6 updates the day i do them?? crazy but it’s HAPPENING 🫵🫵🫵 working on some face designs for a body shape i’m a fan of! will i stick with it? not sure but i think its silly and fun to draw which is super compelling!!

face exploration sketches for a character

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

happy day 6!! quick day 5 update: playing around with gridman as per usual! (one of these days we’ll move but not today >:]) plus a bonus creature i drew in class (i don’t know what it is but it’s alive now!!)

Various character design sketches for Gridman

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

hey guys! no updates for day 3 since i was working on my animatic! i don’t think ill have many updates for today (day 4) either since ive got a TON of work to sludge through! but i’ll have some stuff on monday!! >:]

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

happy day 3 everyone!! i spent most of yesterday working on a project for school (and sleeping) so i didn’t get around to doing too much work, but here’s a another page of designs from day 2!

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

happy day 2 everyone!! last night i spent some time working on an updated design for gridman! i think overall i’m leaning towards trying to make his design a bit more bird-like! that way i can make sure his neck can actually move and turn! but i still want to keep a touch of that french curve look!

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Gridman & Box @gridman-and-box.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

day 1/365 of working on this project! i decided i wanted a fun challenge so i’m giving myself exactly one year to make a piece of media BUT! it has to take up that amount of time (so i can’t do something super quick)! a friend of mine jokingly suggested that i continue smiling friends myself as my

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