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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Did a quick animated loop to celebrate @hearthstone.blizzard.com's new Violet Hold expansion! Maiev's going to have her hands full for a while.

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Tommy Siegel @tommysiegel.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

i’m working on some truly unhinged bird content

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Tommy Siegel @tommysiegel.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Can’t wait to show you the rest — part of a longer thing I’m working on with the brilliant @stephanesia.bsky.social and @willbits.bsky.social !!

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Another #IndieAnimationDay already? I'm pleased to report that I've completely finished my animatic for Act I of the #Minitaur pilot and am now making sets, props, and shots! If you're an animator or especially a voice actor please follow along as I may need help there soon!

A test render in Blender from the pilot of Minitaur! Four Adventurers--Gwendy, Lin, Vance, and Maladrax--car pool to an exciting dungeon raid!

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Sleeping an extra hour kinda nice, we should slow the rotation of the Earth just enough that every day is 25 hours. I’m sure that would be fine and have no adverse side effects.

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

All this 3d modeling and rigging has been great but sometimes it's great to just get back to some good ol' sketchy 2D thumbnail boards while you're plotting things out.

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Rigs are coming along nicely! I am definitely not used to tails and digitigrade legs but got some IK versions going that I'm happy with and think are going to be very easy to animate!

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Almost time for adventure! Finished up the rigs for Vance and Lin, two characters from my indie series, Minitaur! Made in Blender. . . . #blender #blendercommunity #blender3d #b3d #minitaur #indieanimation #indiecartoon #animation #characterdesign #fantasy #greasepencil

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Simple hair rig! I don't want it to add secondary action dynamically but I still like having a little automatic gravity that I can adjust as I see fit.

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Corey Barnes ☀️(they/them) @coreymbarnes.com · 17/05/2025

Hey #indieanimationday. I’m making a goofy three minute short in Blender, and I hope to make more things like it. Subscribe to my Patreon for updates and check out a few sneak peaks below. www.patreon.com/coreybarnes?...

A mannequin modeled after a character design in blender 3D.

A rough animation frame drawn in blender 3-D‘s grease pencil

A mostly clean animation frame drawn in blender 3-D‘s grease pencil feature

A 3-D modeled background in blender, with a warp effect composited over to simulate uneven paint strokes.

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Little lighting test! Definitely was not ramping up the conflict enough up in here.

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

New Blender model! The Duke needs just a few little finishing touches but for the most part she's rigged and ready to go. #b3d #minitaur

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

When the rigging is going extremely well

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Easing back into some Blender, so here’s a quick character block out! Still lots to do

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Gonna stream some art for a bit, come hang out if you feeeeel like it. www.twitch.tv/willbits

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Back from Purgatory to become an Art Guy Pro

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Finished a script! Which means I'm out of excuses and have to start doing art for it now. Considering streaming some work for it this week, dunno if anybody still watches that sort of thing.

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Why are the new crop of AI comics so *brown*? I appreciate that it's doing it so consistently as it makes it much easier to spot at a glance, but it's like they're intentionally adding an artificial filter to make everything look like an old scan.

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Alright, nap time's over! I have officially rolled off of my retakes gig over at Shadowmachine which is very bittersweet. If anyone has leads on animation / retakes work, I would appreciate it! In the meantime, it's time to get back to workin' on my own stuff! Wake up, Fred, you've got a job to do!!

Fred the minitaur seems to think he's some kind of treasure and has been taking a nap inside a chest. There is no actual treasure here, just a li'l half-cow guy.

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

This smoke is preventing me from getting all the smog I usually need to function.

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Woof really glad work sent me home early. I breezed through the Hollywood Hills are right before this whole mess started up.

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Was pulling out of my garage to head to work this morning when I saw something suspicious on our property. It seems we’ve been tagged by a vicious local gang; some of which may be killers.

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Oh right I forgot to mention the interview went pretty well. Gonna be helping these guys out on a fun project for a little bit!

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Got an interview with a union gig this afternoon. Wish me luck, folks!

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Were I the richest man in the world and somehow concerned with corporate ownership and messaging in art and media, I would simply give out grants to independent artists.

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EvilGummy ~ Amanda Jacques White @evilgummy.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Quick sketch of my fav anime villain/kiiiind of good guy of all time. #slayers #xelloss #indieart #sketch #anime #indieartist

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Wow spotted my first AI grifter over here! Thought about leaving a snarky comment but just muted and went back to looking at cool art by artists instead.

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Always fun to #MarchOnTheBoss and see everybody #StandWithAnimation down at WB this morning

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🍀Anna Lencioni @1111anim.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Happy #IndieAnimationDay!! The first episode of #EnceladusV will be out on Tiktok and YouTube THIS WEEK!! @ 1111anim

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🌟 Lumi and the Great Big Galaxy 🌟 @latgbg.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Happy #IndieAnimationDay! We’re Lumi and the Great Big Galaxy, an original animated series about six aliens traveling the galaxy to help a lost star return home. We released the animated trailer to our pilot in late September, and now we’re looking to upload the animatic of our pilot in 2025! 🌟

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Happy #indieanimationday ! Minitaur is a fantasy comedy about a small minotaur with BIG plans to create the nastiest dungeon around. Everything is built in Blender! I'm a small fry, you can help me by watching the episodes on Tiktok or Youtube and liking/sharing here! www.tiktok.com/@willbits/vi...

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Treasure Shortage - Minitaur #animation#fantasy #cartoon #minitaur#adventure #dnd #dndmemes #dungeon

TikTok video by WillBits

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Was gonna wait to share this until tomorrow, but I'm not patient. New keyart for my indie animated series! Gwendy & Fred are getting up to trouble in their dungeon. Hope you'll check it out as the show grows! #indieanimation #indieart #animation #indieanimationday

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

So we're doing #IndieAnimationDay over here this quarter, right? What's the deal with that? Anybody have any tips how I can get on the radar of all this stuff? I know I haven't put out a lot but it is a struggle out here y'all. 😅

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

For some reason, after the election, I felt a sense of resignation and the first impulse I had was "I should just give in and buy the dumb blue check mark, maybe the tech bros are right". I sat on it for a bit and then didn't do it and now I don't want to AND have 8 more dollars so that's nice.

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

I made this short a year ago and never publicly posted it because I wasn't sure what to do with it. I submitted it to Cartoon Hangover and they... threw it up on their Shorts program without telling me they were gonna. Have a lot of mixed feelings about it but, well, here it is now!

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Wrath of the Minitaur! #animation #fantasy #cartoon #minitaur #adventure #dnd #dndmemes #dungeon

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Jakeneutron @jakeneutron.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

Oh Bluesky has video now?? What if I show an early render of a shot from Jax Toy? 😳😳😳 #jaxtoy #theamazingdigitalcircus #teamneutron

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

So many new people over here! And I have a brand new #animation just in time. Showing off my new rig, doin' what is probably already a dated TikTok meme, cough. I'm an animator, increasingly doing #b3d and #greasepencil stuff.

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

Twitter users flooding back onto Bluesky be like

Toon-shaded Blender image of Fred (a small minotaur) about to be attacked by Gwendy, a red-headed woman wielding a very big hammer.

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 12/10/2024

That's right, everybody. Now I've made TWO Blender rigs. We've practically got a sitcom on our hands over here.

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 05/10/2024

First time playing with an anisotropic shader in Blender. Definitely a really messy application on my part but super pleased with how it came out in a really low poly situation. #b3d

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 23/09/2024

Time to touch some grass! Been pretty pleased with my experiments in #b3d so far! Definitely not perfect but I can see a lot of potential in Blender.

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 18/09/2024

Think I'm finally finished with my first ever Blender rig! Just some quick and dirty pose tests to see what all he can do. If you weren't familiar with Fred the Minitaur before, uh, I guess get ready to see a lot more of him. #B3D #greasepencil

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 20/02/2024

Yo, do GIFs or videos work on Bluesky yet? No? Fine I will create the illusion of movement with this wacky smear frame rather than the one with movement and sound that all the other social media sites got.

Nami, from One Piece, turns to quickly look at Zeus, her cloud companion, and yes I know she looks very silly here that's the point of this frame. It is intentionally warped to denote rapid movement.

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Kaylyn Saucedo - MarzGurl @marzgurl.com · 16/02/2024

I had recorded some lines quite a long time ago for this video from @willbits.bsky.social, and it's live now! Wow, it ended up really fun! Very cool to have been involved. Great job, Will! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBsk...

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Pop-up Restaurant, WillBits ep 6 (feat. Kaylyn Saucedo)

The WillBits series continues as he and Fred the minitaur head out to grab a nice lunch! Fred wants to go to an exclusive, limited-time Pop-Up restaurant, b...

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 09/01/2024

A little late for the new year, but just in time for #PortfolioDay! TheGreatNorth is back on the air and I am finished with my as-yet-still-secret A24 gig, so I am back looking for work! Managed to get through a challenging year okay, let's see if we can do it again!

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

Did anybody else's phone just make a big noise? Thankfully I'm feeling completely normal if anybody wants to come over later for a quick bite.

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 19/09/2023

Okay, when's this puppy getting video / GIF support? You see, I really need the gift of the illusion of movement to hide my otherwise incredibly mediocre art.

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agentpalmer.bsky.social @agentpalmer.bsky.social · 05/09/2023

Are you ready for an animated conversation with @willbits.bsky.social??? Because it is ready for you. ThePalmerFiles.com

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WillBits @willbits.bsky.social · 19/08/2023

Oh I picked a heckuva first day to stumble in, huh.

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