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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

You don't need complex rigs to make fun animation and the OG Moho 1.0 character, Crazy Guy, is the best example of this! Watch me animate him and why simple Moho rigs are better in my latest YouTube tutorial! ➡️https://youtu.be/ra5gA4KUQyQ #mohoanimation #ianimation #cartoon

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Painting and animation for first scene ✅ All the files including backgrounds will be made available in the course files as well! Upcoming Course ➡️ joelmayer.gumroad.com/l/oneweekshort #mohoanimation #animation #indieanimation

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Just finished recording drawing the layout for the first scene in Moho. I usually draw the flats directly in Moho and then export the layers to paint in Clip Studio. #mohoanimation #animation

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Say hello to these handsome Moho fellas! The protagonists of the "One Week Short" 😊 Simple rigs that make for expressive characters! For more infos about the course, see my pinned post on my profile! #mohoanimation #animation #indieanimation

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Another successful day of recording for my upcoming Moho Course! This chapter is all about making Animatics directly in Moho itself! If you want to know how to make your own short film in Moho within a week, visit joelmayer.io/oneweekshort ! #mohoanimation #animation #indieanimation #art

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Thanks for all the interest in „The One Week Short“ 😊 I spent the whole morning recording for the „Rigging Friendly Character Design“ chapter! Looking forward to unleash „The Guy“ to the world! #mohoanimation #animation #indieanimation

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Just in case you missed it, i animated a cool new trailer for my upcoming Moho Tutorial Course 😁 You can find it on my website via joelmayer.io/oneweekshort 😊 If you wanna learn how to make a short in Moho within one week, this is the course for you! ⭐️🧑‍🏫 #mohoanimation #animation #indieanimation

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

My upcoming course about making a short film in Moho within a week is now available for pre-order on Gumroad! 🤩 30% off on all Pre-Orders! ✨ Follow me down the wormhole of telling your stories using Moho! Link to the course ➡️ joelmayer.gumroad.com/l/oneweekshort #mohoanimation #indieanimation

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Poor worm ☹️🪱 Fear not though, it's all part of a very cool announcement video coming soon 😏😏 #mohoanimation #indieanimation

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Ready for my Close-Up, Mr. DeMille!

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Spoopy guy for my spoopy game. Moho rig – works real well even when aliased so a nice fit for my low res 90's style game!

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Rooms are being stitched together... can now walk through the whole house almost. And yep, also back at developing this :D #indiegames #gamedev #adventuregame #retrogame

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

"Dating Advice" – Just a little something i made in Moho 😊 Audio is from "Conan the Destroyer" (1984) and features Olivia d'Abo as well as the magnificent Grace Jones. #animation #mohoanimation #illustration #drawing #art #indieanimation

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

It's busy in animation-land! Working on a little scene in Moho and also did a first, super generic crappy walk cycle in Umoupen to get to know the timeline better :D Happy that the animation software landscape is becoming more diverse! #indieanimation #animation

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Took an hour to learn Umoupen lol… guess one advantage of being a 2D animation app nerd… Anyways, definitely one the competition should keep an eye on. 😉👀 Could get dangerous. Adobe Animate refugees with a focus on frame by frame should be really happy though!

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Making a lil’ skit in @toonsquid.bsky.social and building old school, symbol based pseudo rigs for it! Fun! #toonsquid #animation #indieanimation

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Finally got around finishing this guy. Really want to animate a walk cycle with him! Some animation would be nice for a change haha. #stopmotion #claymation

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I learned how to make silicon molds tonight to make replacement heads more easily especially for things like squash and stretch! Apart from some leaks in my form, i it went surprisingly smooth! Exciting!

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Still looots of smoothing necessary and he's missing his shoes but we're getting there... #stopmotion

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

My new website is online! I offer storytelling, animation and consulting services, including for Moho but there's much more to discover! Let me help you bring your stories or Moho project to life! 👉 www.joelmayer.io #mohoanimation #indieanimation

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Wonderful time in Prague and of course couldn‘t miss the opportunity to visit the Karel Zeman Museum!

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Behold, my new Moho Animation Showreel! I am a full-time freelancer now offering animation and consulting services for all things Moho. See my new website for more info 👉https://joelmayer.io/services #animation #mohoanimation #moho #rigging #artist #art #animator

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Fullfilled a life-long ambition on the first day of freelancing and finally set up a proper Stop Motion Studio 💘 Can't wait to make cool stuff! #stopmotion #claymation

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

More puppets in progress... still very rough but we're getting there. #stopmotion #claymation

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Okay, re-sculpted this guy AGAIN but this time with the Newplast (HUE) clay... still kinda wonky in places but not tooooo bad for a first flat puppet... i think i'm happy enough now to animate him eventually. #claymation #stopmotion #clay #art #animation

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

„Oy!“ A new claymation character… i think i‘m slowly getting better at them 😅

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Inspired by Oli Putland's way of animating rigs, i experimented with just animating a quick and dirty character on two's straight ahead today in Moho. Was fun and i like that it doesn't look tween-y. Definitely want to explore more into that direction.

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

A cut-out puppet making traditional animation, now i've seen everything. #mohoanimation #animation #moho #indieanimation

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Been playing a Monkey Island game for the first time in probably like 10 years and felt compelled to draw an Elaine 😅 #monkeyisland #fanart #adventuregames

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Little explorer i made as a Moho rig for my website. He's gonna be the guide leading through all the things. #mohoanimation #animation

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Some Moho rough (frame by frame) animation to start the day. #mohoanimation #indieanimation

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Finally got around to make another one of my uber long Moho tutorials so if you want to get some pointers on how to get gud at drawing in the software maybe give it a looksie :) @mohoanimation.bsky.social #mohoanimation #moho #animation #indieanimation

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Tutorial: How to practice drawing in Moho

YouTube video by Joel Mayer

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Lil' comic i made for a local competition of the yearly fantasy convention. The theme was "Friendship" so naturally i made something about befriending a couple of aliens 😅 #comics #comicart #drawing #art #painting #clipstudio

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Might be an unpopular opinion but soviet Winnie the Pooh blows the Disney version out of the water 😆 I like the grumpy optimism ( i don't understand a word he's saying but he sure sounds likea worker who knows what he's talking about) #animation

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

🚀 A NEW CHAPTER: I’M GOING FREELANCE! JUNE 1st🥳 Link to my teaser website ➡️ www.joelmayer.io/en After 20 years of working in multinational companies, I will be offering: ✅ Professional Moho Animation ✅ Moho Consulting and Training ✅ Animated Communications Solutions Ready for new projects! 🎬

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Drawing Icons directly in Moho now instead going through a dedicated vector graphics app... Just one more and i'm almost ready for the reveal haha.

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Two resources with great references for what (in my opinion) makes great designs for 2D cut-out/rigged animation! And best of all: they're both completely free! Z is for Zagreb: archive.org/details/z-is... Cartoon Modern animationobsessive.substack.com/p/our-treat-...

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

New Moho Rig for my upcoming freelance website. Prepare to meet this handsome devil very soon :D #mohoanimation #indieanimation

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Working on quite a few animated icons for something real cool! Stay tuned 😎

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I quit my well paying job of 10 years to go solo by the end of may. Building a business from the ground up is daunting but still, exciting times!

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Honestly apart from the bucket fill, which rarely works properly in any vector app, Moho is totally fine to draw in i'd say even a step above Animate / Flash because you get proper textured brushes to sketch i.e. Probably can record a video on drawing in Moho this saturday.

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

You see, this is how a company behaves that actually cares about their product and animators.

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Joel Mayer @joelmayerprods.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Just stop using animation software by these big companies, it's no use. Either go open source or support SMOL developers who actually care about the product. Here are two that are far more deserving of your money:

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