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jake

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7 years

a friend sent me this video of a snake drinking water, and suddenly i feel invigorated. please always make sure to keep your snake hydrated

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8 years

nice jewish dog sighting

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4 years

if you have interest in maintaining sanity this year, I recommend taking some social media breaks.

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@jakeganz

3 months

If you run an animation studio and there's anything I can do for you, don't be a stranger. There are only a handful of us, and I don't really view you as competition. We're all sharing this industry, so while it may sound naive, I think life is more interesting when we all win.

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jake

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7 years

if i had a stand, it would look like this

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6 years

man, i really can't handle reading twitter sometimes. i wonder if we'll ever live in a world where people aren't constantly trying to embarrass, spite, and otherwise tear each other down

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jake

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6 years

going through 150+ portfolios from last week's @StudioYotta applications. since it's apparently #portfolioday , i figured i'd take some time to write down some advice on my mind for people who want to work in animation. (really long thread within)

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jake

@jakeganz

8 years

i refuse to live in a world where everything is PC and human beings can't talk about their issues and settle them. it's a prison

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@jakeganz

2 months

12 years ago today, Studio Yotta got started. In the beginning, Yotta began with me offering to do inbetweens and cleanup for my favorite Newgrounds animators. I created Yotta mainly because I had just turned 18, animation was the only thing I kinda knew, and I needed something

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jake

@jakeganz

8 years

you sure I should be consulting a twitch streamer who got his start making rape jokes on marketing? thanks but we're doing ok @OmniDestiny

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jake

@jakeganz

7 years

my team and i went all-out on this one, so we're really excited that it's finally out. and to be honest, this is probably the hardest and most obsessively I've ever worked on something. hope you guys enjoy, more info coming soon

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7 years

We were honored to animate this music video for @runjewels & @RickandMorty ! BIG thank you to @adultswim for the amazing opportunity!

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7 years

was really glad when i received this image

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jake

@jakeganz

7 years

for every psycho hoping to see you fail, there's a good friend who wants you to win. forget the former, appreciate the latter. all we can do

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@jakeganz

6 years

i disagree with anyone who says america isn't a good place to live. it's definitely nowhere near perfect, we have a long way to grow as a society — but i am proud to call this country my home and i hope more and more people can feel that too

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@jakeganz

8 years

shout out to everyone not out punching people who disagree with you. shout out to everyone who can handle their shit like a civilized adult.

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@jakeganz

7 years

'trying to fall asleep' is probably my least favorite thing to do in life at this point

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jake

@jakeganz

7 years

looking for strong animators specializing in animating ACTION. examples of solid drawing and action animation required apply @studioyotta .com

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@jakeganz

6 years

looking for some animators who can convincingly pull off high-level anime style animation over the coming months. i have plenty of people already who would fit great for this, but if you can pull off this kind of work and are interested, i'd love to meet ya, apply @studioyotta .com

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@jakeganz

3 months

I love the people I work with, and I'm not afraid to admit that anymore. Yotta is a business, but in so many ways, it's my family. It means so much to me that I finally found the people I needed to find. To anyone who's ever done work for me, thank you. I love you all to pieces.

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@jakeganz

2 months

Also, if you're interested in working with ME (not necessarily Yotta-related), hit me up at jake @studioyotta .com. I secretly work on many different types of projects; on top of animation, I also want to collaborate on illustrations, music, video content, and audio visualizers.

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jake

@jakeganz

3 years

looking to collab with an artist who's comfortable illustrating in styles similar to 90's anime like Serial Experiments Lain and Neon Genesis Evangelion (for a non-animation related side project) - if this sounds like you and you're interested, hit me up at jake @studioyotta .com !

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jake

@jakeganz

8 years

i think this is the most i've seen the animation community brought together in years. thank you @OmniDestiny you have saved my industry

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jake

@jakeganz

7 years

looking for some more experienced cleanup artists for quite a few deadlines we've got coming up — i don't feel it's necessary to post on the yotta Twitter yet, but just figured I'd mention here. if this sounds like you, or you know anyone, toss an email to apply @studioyotta .com

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jake

@jakeganz

7 years

if we (Yotta) started an invite-only discord community for animators (and all artists, really), who'd be interested in joining?

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@jakeganz

3 months

I need to thank a few incredible people that helped me/Yotta gain a foothold at the start of our career. @psychicpebble @HappyHarryToons @jaxamoto @OneyNG @egoraptor @TomFulp @JohnnyUtahNG @ianjq @RubberNinja @kinucakes @genegoldstein , thank you so much for believing in us.

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5 years

i've come to the conclusion that learning to laugh at things that make you upset is the most important survival adaptation a person can develop, especially when you're living in a literal clown world like ours

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@jakeganz

8 years

Are you trying to shame us for being successful or make fun of us for being broke? Which is it? @OmniDestiny

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@jakeganz

6 years

so i was playing yoshi's island and

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@jakeganz

7 years

Ever Dream This Man?

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@jakeganz

3 months

Above all else, know that if you really love animation, then you deserve to be here and have the right to be here. Conversely, the opposite is true if you don't actually give a fuck about animation and are just treating it like any other form of labor. Art comes from love.

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jake

@jakeganz

1 year

Looking for currently available key & cleanup animators proficient in Adobe Animate to work on a project I'm currently directing 👁️ apply @studioyotta .com if interested, as always the position is remote.

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jake

@jakeganz

3 years

looking for people with serious interest in taking on anime work - if this describes you, get at me at jake @studioyotta .com

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jake

@jakeganz

7 years

who win?

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@jakeganz

7 years

really proud to be working with the people i'm working with at this point, especially on this project. if nothing else, yotta truly has become the flash animator dream team i wanted it to become when i started, 18 year old me would lose his fucking marbles if only he knew

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jake

@jakeganz

9 years

Oh yeah, this might be a good time to mention that we're working on two more @starbomb videos. GET HYPE SON

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@jakeganz

6 years

i don't think i've ever felt more optimistic about my career, my well-being, and the world that i live in than i have lately. really excited to see the creators and creations that'll emerge in the world by the time i'm 30. stay hype, good times ahead!!

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@jakeganz

2 years

Huge thanks to @PaulterVoorde and @psychicpebble @MichaelRCusack for inviting me to take part in the Brazil episode, and double thanks to every artist who joined the team we put together & made this happen. #smilingfriends

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@jakeganz

5 years

fun fact: Amphibia was the last @StudioYotta project i've done animation work on, having split some of the water efx in Shot 12 with @wolfd_untoro — here were the pieces i worked on:

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jake

@jakeganz

6 years

so many kind words from people i respect lately... honestly truly humbling. hoping to keep taking part in the creation of things that hype people up forever. we at yotta's core continue on the path to someday create our own stories, characters and worlds, from our hearts to you!!

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@jakeganz

6 years

above all, i believe that negativity is typically always toxic no matter what form it takes, and advise caution when consuming information that is presented cynically or spitefully. real human connection is found through what we care about in common, not what we mutually hate.

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jake

@jakeganz

6 months

Congrats to all the lovely & talented individuals that worked hard to bring the world #smilingfriends S2 🎉 It was a deeply meaningful experience and an honor getting to work on this season with so many incredible people.

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jake

@jakeganz

4 years

brief clarification because I realize I left this a little too ambiguous: Yotta isn't disbanding, I'm just not focusing on network TV anymore. excited to be eventually share what me and @lenkalamari are working on, and ultimately bring that back toward Yotta proper as it grows.

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jake

@jakeganz

6 years

today is yotta's 6th birthday. all i have to say is, thank you to everyone who's helped us on our projects over the years! yotta is nothing without good collaborators, and i'm proud to have had the fortune of working with so many good comrades all this time.

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@jakeganz

6 years

damn, surreal. i wonder if he's seen our vid somehow or if this is his first time seeing this gif

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@jakeganz

3 months

If you're anywhere in my contact pool and you want feedback on something, know that I'm obsessed with art growth/analysis and am literally always down to give my thoughts (when I'm free). I never give it unless asked, so most people don't realize that option is available.

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6 years

i met this extremely good lad on my flight :>

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6 years

i often see one of two massive weaknesses from the majority of applicants, especially recent graduates — either their forms can't stay consistent, or their movements stop/start without easing. i am frustrated that the schools let any animator pass without correcting these issues.

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jake

@jakeganz

2 years

low-key looking for skilled background artists and effects animators, send your portfolio / reel to apply @studioyotta .com if you're interested and currently available for freelance work

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jake

@jakeganz

4 years

@koralstar_ good questions, I'll try to sum up my thoughts on each in one shot 1. Original content, initially via game development 2. Yotta will still continue to exist 3. Exploitation of artists, too many incompetent businessmen running the show, emphasis only on money, elitism, cultism

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6 years

i hope that after we get through this period in history, we reach a point where people are at least slightly encouraged by society to do their own research on things through means other than reading twitter trends

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jake

@jakeganz

4 years

in seriousness though, this is genuinely the coolest response I could've received and you guys fucking rule. I feel good about the future and will keep things moving forward ✌

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@jakeganz

7 years

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jake

@jakeganz

7 years

mega thanks to @JustinRoiland as well as Mike Mendel and Juan Meza-Leon (and @adultswim ) for giving us the opportunity to animate this. shout outs to @psychicpebble for recommending us to begin with!

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@jakeganz

3 months

Art is built different. It comes from a deeper place than any other 9 to 5 on the planet - and to do it well, you need mental stability and to know that what you're doing matters. Anything less than that is soul-destroying, and always leads to diminishing returns.

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jake

@jakeganz

7 years

thank u @its_helixD for blessing us with this late night delight

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@jakeganz

8 years

i drew this shark girl on a break

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6 years

will you make a wish?

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@jakeganz

6 years

i feel bad for kids growing up on the internet these days. at least back on newgrounds, people weren't constantly slinging shit at each other over politics. i remember when our biggest debates were about shit like the validity of sprite animation and video game parodies

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@jakeganz

2 months

It's time I finally deliver unto you my first and final hot take: Indonesian talent is going to dominate the animation world And one day, several Indonesian artists / animators will be known and revered as some of the greatest of all time You cannot ignore the power of ID 🇮🇩

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jake

@jakeganz

8 years

laughing about losing followers for condemning violence though. good riddance

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jake

@jakeganz

6 years

in closing: look to the pros you admire and try to understand what works about what they do. learn to recognize in your own work when something feels janky and try to fix it. and above all else, know that becoming hire-able is just a matter of focus, decision making and practice.

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jake

@jakeganz

3 months

Humbled beyond words anytime I occasionally learn from someone that Yotta was an early inspiration to them or impacted their life positively. If you've been watching our animations since our early days, you fucking rock. Thank you so much ❤️

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jake

@jakeganz

6 years

when you create drawings in sequence, you need to mind the distance between them (SPACING). with every new key, you have definitive start and end points, and every inbetween within these needs to follow an arc of motion. you can't have lines or volumes jumping around or outside.

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jake

@jakeganz

7 years

if you live in LA and you're looking for full time animation work, hit me up

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jake

@jakeganz

5 years

the pokemon controversy is interesting. i think it's reasonable if you're annoyed by the complaints and negativity about it, but at the same time, pokemon is the highest grossing media franchise of all time and i do think it's fair for people to hold it to higher standards

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jake

@jakeganz

7 years

thanks @MichaelRCusack and @JustinRoiland @adultswim for giving us the opportunity to work on Bushworld Adventures for April Fool's, probably the most fun project we've ever worked on

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@jakeganz

7 years

all i hope is that people in our generation who become powerful in the entertainment industry can learn from the shit we've witnessed and utilize influence they someday acquire to make better art instead of using their power for selfish, destructive, degenerative purposes.

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@jakeganz

1 year

Also one more thing - I'm looking for a 2D Hand-drawn Rotoscoping specialist to animate a comedic realistic fistfight. If you happen to be skilled in this discipline, please also feel free to send samples of your work to apply @studioyotta .com with the subject "Rotoscoping".

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3 months

things are getting pretty crazy. please stay safe guys.. passions are going to run very high for the next several months, and I wanna see everyone alive and healthy on the other side of all the bullshit

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@jakeganz

5 years

smiling friends is probably my favorite thing we worked on last year. it's not often I spend a lot of time working on something and still enjoy it afterward, but smiling friends still makes me laugh consistently. congrats to @psychicpebble @MichaelRCusack for making it happen!

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@jakeganz

7 years

been trying to learn to relax lately. it feels like it's possibly the hardest, most undervalued, and most useful skill in adult human life.

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@jakeganz

6 years

everyone getting their jabs in constantly on every issue, sick burn after sick burn for attention. it seems like these days every single person feels like they have to take a side against another side. it doesn't help that the internet makes it so much easier to dehumanize people

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@jakeganz

7 years

Rick and Morty / Run the Jewels "Oh Mama": Yotta Credits Read:

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@jakeganz

6 years

to my amazement, he had improved tenfold, and i hired him next chance i got. @IvanA1mighty showed a desire to grow not only as an animator, but a YOTTA animator, and that won me over. since then, he's only gotten better and has firmly established himself as a reliable teammate!

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@jakeganz

7 years

friend sent me this

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@jakeganz

7 years

anyway, I'm just rambling. in 2018, please stay strong, focus on what you care about, don't neglect your health, work hard but try to reward yourself with breaks and good experiences, make friends, and don't make enemies. tune out all the bullshit. pet a dog. fuck

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@jakeganz

6 years

i know it's boring to hear this all the time, but fuck man, i've had some of the best clients and co-workers you could ask for. i have such a long way to go, but i want to make Yotta better and honor these people, and everyone else who cares about what we've built

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8 years

lesson of 2016: your life literally becomes whatever you focus on, so don't get baited into focusing on things that you don't want to embody

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@jakeganz

6 years

above all else, the BIGGEST factor that determines whether i can hire someone is whether or not i can be convinced that they can draw in the styles that WE are likely to be asked to draw in. if i don't believe they can make solid, on-model drawings, i can't take the risk on them.

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@jakeganz

6 years

this is one of the first things i learned as a kid: with most of it being outsourced, hand-drawn 2D animation work is REALLY rare in the US. i was lucky to be warned of this by animators who were kind enough to tell me, but i feel many people aren't fully aware of this reality.

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@jakeganz

6 years

you also need to make sure that you VARY up your spacing to add easing, by making drawings closer together when motion is starting or stopping. both of these things can be tricky with digital sometimes, so never be ashamed to zoom in really far until your lines are placed right.

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@jakeganz

3 years

Our first anime sequence aired this weekend on Digimon Ghost Game Ep 3! I want to take a moment to give a shout-out to ArcDawn, Cynthia Ochoa, Guest, Jake Graeff, Patrick Manabat, Remus Lancer, Ryan Z White, Zoomlightbulbs, and Kofi Fiagome.

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jake

@jakeganz

9 years

Wanted to start using Twitter again real quick to thank @egoraptor and @RubberNinja for the kindest words ever on Toon Grumps. <333333333333

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@jakeganz

8 years

tfw i see my crew again for the first time in months and then reflect on it

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@jakeganz

5 years

the @RivalsOfAether Definitive Edition trailer is finally here ! I'm really pumped at how the newest parts turned out, definitely some of @StudioYotta 's cleanest recent action cuts. will post a credits list soon — huge thanks to @danfornace and his team!!

Rivals of Aether - Definitive Edition Teaser

The Definitive Edition of Rivals of Aether is coming this summer! All characters, stages, and modes are unlocked. Earn brand new milestones and play online w...

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@jakeganz

7 years

never, ever feel bad for succeeding, and never let anyone try to guilt you into not succeeding or trying to be successful

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@jakeganz

6 years

finally, thanks to everyone who applied this time around. to receive 150 applications in a few days is fucking incredible, and it means the world to me that this many people care about my company enough to want to be part of it. will be sending out responses later this week. <3

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@jakeganz

6 years

seeing a bunch of people flee tumblr and go back to @Newgrounds is heartening. though it's probably bad to get too attached to the past, i can't say i don't miss the days of less generalized social media interaction and the purity of a community with a bit more purpose

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@jakeganz

3 months

Also, to anyone who's morally flexible about putting artists through unreasonable demoralizing bullshit because "lol it's a job just do it": you should probably stay in your lane and avoid coming near me. You will never convince me to abuse my people, and you are my enemy.

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jake

@jakeganz

6 years

wb @JonTronShow , thank you for letting @StudioYotta make your OP <3 big thanks to @lenkalamari for working start to finish to make this possible, @OneyNG for his slick n tricky CG work, and to the damn legends who helped us make this so quickly (in reply)

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@jakeganz

6 years

in 2018 i hated using twitter because i was sick of seeing people's politics, but in 2019 i'm just going to be more diligent about muting when i come across it. nothing personal, would just rather see things that bring me joy (art, entertainment, etc). just so we're clear

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jake

@jakeganz

6 years

just got done reviewing 200 portfolios. again, really impressed with this wave of applicants. more definite yeses and strong maybes to consider than ever before, and an insane amount of people who were very close to what we were looking for even if not a 100% fit. i'm damn proud!

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7 years

it's online yay

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6 years

this does not mean that you have to be the greatest artist in the world. more important than pure drawing ability is self-awareness and self-criticism. to draw on-model is to look at your drawing, look at ref, and ask "what does my drawing lack?", and be able to adjust as needed.

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jake

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7 years

Anyone who claims to be representing Yotta at this point at CTN is not actually representing Yotta. Just a heads up.

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