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mjstoakes.bsky.social @mjstoakes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Coming out of hiding from posting any art to share I’ve been with my man @kaneminusbrain.bsky.social for five years today!!! ❤️

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mjstoakes.bsky.social @mjstoakes.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

It really is shitty seeing talented animators with long, successful careers in animation under their belt simping for AI. Sure, you'll do fine (for now at least), but you're making it harder for new artists to get their foot in the door by doing this.

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Jax 🔞 (They/Her/Him) @jackillynn.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Hey, when these AI-slop shows come out. Don't talk about them. Don't Watch them. Don't engage with them Hell don't even pirate them. Give THEM NOTHING. SHOW them we don't want it. When it releases, SCREAM and SHOW OFF about your favorite indie Show(s) instead!

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⭐️Yume⭐️ @yumeora.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Been thinking about this quote from Guillermo del Toro ✨

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

"I Am Frankelda" is coming to Netflix on June 12. A Mexican stop-motion feature film by Arturo & Roy Ambriz (Cinema Fantasma).

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mjstoakes.bsky.social @mjstoakes.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

My Cleanup work for ZIGMA! Really excited I can finally show what I did for this one! Short and sweet, but a lot went into it. #2DAnimation #CleanupArtist #Animation

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Corey Brickley * Blight's Hollow Dot Com @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

jazza has joined the side of the angels it is joever for ai www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhMp...

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I was wrong about AI...

YouTube video by Jazza

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mjstoakes.bsky.social @mjstoakes.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Taking part in an Over the Garden Wall anniversary tribute, hosted by @saberspark.bsky.social and @rishicoyote.bsky.social. Just finished my part!🐸 #2danimation #TVPaint #OvertheGardenWall #Animation

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Punch Cat Studios @punchcatstudios.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Over the Garden Wall Reanimated premieres tomorrow 🎃

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mjstoakes.bsky.social @mjstoakes.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

My Cleanup work for ZIGMA! Really excited I can finally show what I did for this one! Short and sweet, but a lot went into it. #2DAnimation #CleanupArtist #Animation

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mjstoakes.bsky.social @mjstoakes.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Did some cleanup work for this a while back, will hopefully share soon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE6o...

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ZIGMA | THE LINE

YouTube video by THE LINE

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mjstoakes.bsky.social @mjstoakes.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Was long overdue for a new self portrait for things like my website. #procreate #digitalpainting #selfportrait

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mjstoakes.bsky.social @mjstoakes.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

A wee exercise I did using audio I found on the 11 second club archives. Software ✏️: TV Paint Audio🔉: Lost

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mjstoakes.bsky.social @mjstoakes.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Did some cleanup work for this a while back, will hopefully share soon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE6o...

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ZIGMA | THE LINE

YouTube video by THE LINE

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mjstoakes.bsky.social @mjstoakes.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Was long overdue for a new self portrait for things like my website. #procreate #digitalpainting #selfportrait

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mjstoakes.bsky.social @mjstoakes.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

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AdiFitri @adifitri.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Better a pig than a gen A.I. user!

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mjstoakes.bsky.social @mjstoakes.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Cleanup reel for Ubisoft's Bump - Superbrawl! -Studio Zmei/ The Line Animation #2danimation #ubisoft #cleanupartist

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

For so many reasons. (Reposting with alt text.)

A pencil sketch of a blob with eyes with a pencil and a briefcase sticking out of it.

“This is the Employment Jelly. Reblog whenever the hell you like and you’ll get a job that you love and deserve.”

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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

as we move forward into the enshittification of Everything, i'd like to recommend stocking up on photo reference books! i have a few i got from this site and they've been absolute lifesavers www.animebooks.com/referenceboo...

screengrab of a reference books navigation page

screengrab of reference books in the category "human motion"

screengrab of reference books in the category "real action pose"

screengrab of reference books in the category "background visual material"

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Jacob Croft @jakeillustrates.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

If there's ever a post of mine that you share, make it this one The UK government is considering allowing copyright exceptions for AI training. Below is a letter I sent to my MP explaining why this is a terrible idea, along with instructions on how to forward it to your own MP justpaste.it/fpyt5

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Template Letter to MP Concerning AI Training

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mjstoakes.bsky.social @mjstoakes.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

A wee exercise I did using audio I found on the 11 second club archives. Software ✏️: TV Paint Audio🔉: Lost

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J.A. Killingsound @kislingconnection.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Some incredible throwaway advice from Hayao Miyazaki here.

Hayao Miyazaki at a table, surrounded by fellow animators.

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mjstoakes.bsky.social @mjstoakes.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Posting this old doodle because I’m thinking about BG3 again… #baldursgate3 #astarion

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Sera ✶☁️🪽 @srif.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

{repost} Something I've noticed within the #indieanimation sphere is the drive to create a full series/pilot episode..and in such, people lose drive or don't gain what they want. Start with a short! A comic! Give people something that's within your physical means so you don't burn out!

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a brown and white dog standing in a grassy field with a rainbow in the sky

ALT: a brown and white dog standing in a grassy field with a rainbow in the sky

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mjstoakes.bsky.social @mjstoakes.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

You know what? I'm gonna make my first art post this character design I did for the course by @nicholaskole.bsky.social on Domestika, because it's my profile pic and I'm still proud of it. Meet my little bard parrot! I have to do more with him!

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