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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Save me, ive been having to clean up things so quickly at work that ive forgotten to actually take my time with animating in my free time

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Yeah admittedly when I was animating it, since I work on 2s my thought was "Right, I need this to FEEL as if the muscles are working" and I was just basically making sure the curves in the GE was behaving nicely lol, so im really glad it does feel that way :)

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Rig Testing Small Range of motion tests, Focusing on the shoulders, arms, chest and back in particular Seeing how things feel when im doing rushed experiments with animating and get a feel of how well the mechanics could work. The animations are not pretty, they are just quick tests :)

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Feel free to send a message so we can talk properly about it

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Oooo low poly stuff would honestly be a cool shout, would be awesome to see what you get up to with that! I’ve been experimenting a lot with compositing lately to try and mix 3D and 2D background and camera projecting and I forget how long that can take sometimes haha

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Most definitely ❤️ I wish 3D was like that more sometimes but it definitely feels you have to go all the way to get something working nicely, which is why I enjoy working roughly at the start and then sculpting away at it But you’re doing awesome, and it’s a pleasure talking to you!

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I think the lighting ill keep simple, BUT I did want to use cel shading to incorporate more solid rim lights, as these are all passes from base texture - diffuse shadow - rim light as sometimes blender doesnt give me the results I want fully. I have a few friends I was going to hire for BG work :)

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Most definitely! Even with some areas that Id want to change, its a solid ground to figuring out the right direction I want to go in. While itll DEFINITELY be a ton of work and collaborating with Background artists and more, itll be worth it in the long run for polished projects

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Yeah its something I was testing, but ultimately is still an experimentation If anything id go for a more subtle gradient halftone dots in the darker spots with variation The dots have been Either positive or negative with others and I think theres still more for me to explore stylistic in that area

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I appreciate the positive response to the exploration pass from the previous post. This will be something that takes a LOT of time to work and develop through but it is ultimately the route I want my polished anim projects to look as a result of craftmanship with other artists.

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

As much as i really love end results, theres the other part of me that loves the feel of rough (More so based on the pen/pencil used!) yet refined looking pieces of work as theres a lot of appeal to those that just cant be replicated otherwise, it always just is superb to see

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Ive honestly been loving your drawpile sketches, I dont know how to describe it but theres a certain appeal to them! Really enjoy seeing your stuff on the timeline when they do show up :)

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

PFFFFFT YEAH I WISH (Thank you once again for your work, genuinely you did such a good job with going with whatever your mind came up with! Genuinely was a pleasure going back and forth! )

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Rough Test to mix 3D with 2D Background @cupid.day was kind enough to do a background so I can test how far I can see if I want to invest in animations work that would look like this. Pose was just done in 5mins as a rough idea with camera, then we went from there to focus on the test

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

While I do use Photos for references, I find its if im trying to explore a characters personality! Usually I go off of "What feels right" to me in naturalistic poses. In the end I tend to pose while thinking of whats the sympathetic motions and how angles look more than anything :)

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I find poses I like/film reference for some rough idea of what my overall motion will be. Then I use a stop motion figure I have out on my desk to roughly pose out my idea I want to use to strengthen my pose/get the idea I may want and then go along with that then

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I may have also fucked up the rig with incorrectly doing stuff with the animpicker at times... WHOOPS. All a learning process with things I want to use lol

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The rig is made by @gariyuu.com Who was very lovely to work with All credit to rigging goes to them :D Very easy to work with, just some back and forths on what was needed and he was able to help provide it!

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Pose Timelapse quick pose session I start really rough because I like getting a very basic idea so I dont go off track with the pose, but I can still experiment with things Then I focus on getting the pose looking good at all angles before anything else so I know I have my mechanics feeling solid.

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

YES Ive been waiting for this ever since I saw the announcement it was almost done, Its genuinely nothing short of amazing and well produced. I really enjoyed it, I always love seeing animation work like this come out on Youtube

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Bit of a longer timelapse today. Started working on making variation of extreme on the smile to get a rough base going while flipping back and fourth to make sure things go in arcs rather than Linear. Then a rough base for a subtle sad which still needs a fair bit of work. Making progress though

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Another Timelapse Slowly getting through all the mild universal expressions before applying varying levels to get more extreme versions of them. Noticed that the left eye is slightly further back than the right so going to have to fix that!

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

For real! I know a lot of folks use ears to work with the LOA more but I’ve genuinely been using it for more communicative ways. Even if it does work with the LOA I’ve been trying to find out how various ear positions communicates emotion

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Okay this was a bit more tricky. While I will still adjust later on to get somewhere a bit nicer. Just rough base expressions for now Also was looking into how cats react when grumpy or angry to pose the ears, will be doing another pass to reduce the ears later on lol

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Making Time-lapses of me just working on these face poses until I finish them Mainly just working through universal basic expressions at a neutral level before I create any varying levels of said expressions. Slowly working through them when I can out of work and classwork

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Timelapse of Posing Rough Base Expressions Just showing working on some rough base pose expressions. I tend to almost draw over at the start always so I can have a understanding of how I want things to work. I try to keep everything connected as best I can, even if I need to cheat it at times

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

WIP Face Posing Base Expressions Rough posing, Just showing some of the process and how I approach things just back and Forth Even though it hasnt shown,I keep in mind of keeping the mechanics in, such as The frontalis muscles moving, and then also trying to keep some appeal but focusing on angles

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Sorry been busy TLDR: Taking online anim school/program stuff while also working. Very tired. Enjoying it though :)

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I have watched this more times than id like to say, but damn im not apologising for that

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Exploring Base Face expressions of universal expressions While the intensity of them are low, I do this to give myself a guide of how I want the face to look at certain points and to gain a rough understanding of how the face would move for that character. Norspil - ViveFae

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I think a lot about how the frontalis muscles, Procerus, orbicularis oculi and more work when connecting the face together. Its more to keep things feeling believable and also understanding how all of these things connect when creating face poses/doing things from memory in rough ideas/edits

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Working on Shiz, put on my other acc but just doing some rough notes on how I want things to work and look as rough neutral poses for the basic emotions, mainly to get an idea of how and where I want to take things in order to get things working with a plan in mind. Model is Norspil by ViviFae

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Happy Birthday Neo! I hope you have a lovely day 😊

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✨🔹🦋⟣ NEO ⟢🦋🔹✨ @tokyozilla.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Genuinely happy you made this so I can follow other game devs!!

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Aled Thompson @aledthompson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Afanc - A lake creature from Welsh legends

A crocodile-like creature wading in some water

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Ill just come over to america and settle it :)

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Yes! it is, im glad youre accepting that <3 Im happy for you

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

no no, I agree with Exo on this one

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Vivi @vivifae.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

AUXWAVE OUT NOW! 🔗's below

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I love my nonsense of spaghetti

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Jamie will always be a favourite, but you really did an incredible job from translating them into a different animal! It genuinely shows your skill in my opinion of making appealing characters, always love seeing your character design work :)

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Jones @jonesyanimates.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

How many sunflower seeds are we talking here...

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