<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Keys & Curves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unlocking Inspiration For All Things Animation.]]></description><link>https://www.keysandcurves.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XBhK!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fecbd2365-44ed-4d88-b2d3-2334e0d2139e_1280x1280.png</url><title>Keys &amp; Curves</title><link>https://www.keysandcurves.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:24:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.keysandcurves.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Ryan Summers]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[keysandcurves@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[keysandcurves@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Ryan Summers]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Ryan Summers]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[keysandcurves@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[keysandcurves@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Ryan Summers]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[🌞 Stacked For Summer ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you stacked for summer or slowing down for the season?]]></description><link>https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/stacked-for-summer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/stacked-for-summer</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Summers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:34:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dc3b87b5-1e2e-47e1-bff5-f840e31ce483_3472x1514.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Animating over video to pass the time? Brilliant move, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/Dan_Tolosa/">Adrean Tolosa</a> </em>&#128525;</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DKb3xJRTCrA&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @procreate&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;procreate&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKb3xJRTCrA.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/procreate" target="_blank">procreate</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DKb3xJRTCrA" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0q-v!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKb3xJRTCrA.jpg"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/procreate" target="_blank">@procreate</a></div></div></div><div><hr></div><p>&#128075;&#127995; <strong>SUMMER SESSIONS</strong></p><p>Whew, it&#8217;s been a slice of holey smokes the last few weeks over here &#8211; the response to <strong><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/keysandcurves/p/the-hardest-button-to-button?r=4njgco&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true">The Hardest Button To Button podcast</a></strong><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/keysandcurves/p/the-hardest-button-to-button?r=4njgco&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true"> </a>has left me overwhelmed, inspired, and ready to push Keys &amp; Curves forward. <br><br>We&#8217;re going through unprecedented times as working artists, getting our stories out in the air for all to see ties us closer together when it feels like a lot of forces are in our way trying to do the opposite.<br><br>You are seen and heard and just know how appreciated you are &#8211; and thanks for telling me the same over the last few weeks &#128591;&#127995;<br><br>&#128195; What&#8217;s inside this edition of KEYS &amp; CURVES?</p><ul><li><p><strong>Animation: </strong>Cars and quick cuts.</p></li><li><p><strong>Motion Design: </strong>Stylization taking over.</p></li><li><p><strong>Reel Riches: </strong>As summer approaches, demo reels are blooming everywhere.</p></li><li><p><strong>One More Thing: </strong>Shakespeare as puppets</p></li></ul><p>It&#8217;s Monday, we all need a little inspiration, right? LET&#8217;S GO! &#128513;</p><div><hr></div><h6>ANIMATION STATION</h6><h3>Cars and Cuts.</h3><p>What are you excited for this summer? <br></p><p><strong>KPop: DEMON HUNTERS</strong> is coming to Netflix soon, Pixar&#8217;s <strong>ELIO</strong> is sneaking into the summer showdown, and <strong>LOST IN STARLIGHT</strong> just dropped.</p><p>F1 and sports cars are in the air right now &#8211; there was this <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKAQKr6xic6/?img_index=2">slick F1 Youtube</a> animation from <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/rmayani/">Rafael Mayani</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/eliasvelho/">Elias Velho</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/andykxyz/?e=00f65efd-b938-4bff-b628-5ffd6dda525b&amp;g=5">Andykxyz&#8217;s</a> </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKW9kogN_cz/?img_index=1">bouncy Blender overprinted geonodes study</a>, a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJb6TMIKqDL/">Porsche Lego shoot</a>, and even though it&#8217;s not animation I had to share <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DITx04ppE7K/">this impossible drone drifting shot</a> &#128064;</p><p>Quick looks:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc4OZ6zYCmA">The entire </a><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc4OZ6zYCmA">Pepe The Bull</a></strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc4OZ6zYCmA"> pitch pilot from Jorge Gutierrez</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKBG3g1IsgN/">Fan-made Spidey vs Sandman animation channels those Spider-verse vibes</a></p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/OlivierLescot/">Oliver Lescot&#8217;s</a></strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKKlcB4iyfI/?img_index=2">Dive Into The Rift</a> short packs kinetic energy and sweet camera work with his distinctive hand-drawn style </p></li></ul><div id="youtube2-xc4OZ6zYCmA" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;xc4OZ6zYCmA&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xc4OZ6zYCmA?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DKBG3g1IsgN&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @sarpserter&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;sarpserter&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKBG3g1IsgN.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/sarpserter" target="_blank">sarpserter</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DKBG3g1IsgN" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Adgz!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKBG3g1IsgN.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/sarpserter" target="_blank">@sarpserter</a></div></div></div><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DKPJq6yPzp_&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @motiongraphics_p&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;motiongraphics_p&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKPJq6yPzp_.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/motiongraphics_p" target="_blank">motiongraphics_p</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DKPJq6yPzp_" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!445R!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKPJq6yPzp_.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/motiongraphics_p" target="_blank">@motiongraphics_p</a></div></div></div><div><hr></div><h6><a href="https://x.com/ani_obsessive/status/1349728194555908098">MOTI</a>ON MADNESS</h6><h3>Breaking Expectations</h3><p>Artists continue to impress when it comes to experimenting with NPR and cel-shading styles. <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/andykxyz/?e=17039ef1-51a6-4305-bb1b-63950dac8847&amp;g=5">Andykxyz&#8217;s</a></strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKW9kogN_cz">offset printing bouncy car </a>has been looping on my screen over and over. <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKGOE6ZpJHq/?img_index=2">NIKE</a></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKGOE6ZpJHq/?img_index=2"> tapped Spider-verse for an awesome corner billboard collab</a>, and then there&#8217;s this <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJZPfONTFiW/">BONKERS real world sculpt </a>that looks like a toonshaded anime character IRL.</p><p>Breaking from expectations is what this <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKR-X7NItg_/">MAN vs MACHINE</a></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKR-X7NItg_/"> spot for the new Microsoft Surface</a> &#8211; the studio known for their mesmerizing Houdini sims flips the script with bold type, splashes of cel animation, and really in-your-face angles and editing style.</p><p>Paragraph 03.</p><ul><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKKNaVRRDHJ">BEMO</a></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKKNaVRRDHJ"> stuffs this spot for Powell Lacrosse with ALL THE THINGS</a></p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKOzpCtNqhC/">CLIM Studio</a></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKOzpCtNqhC/"> is teasing a new original work.</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKNv_40oh31/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==">Super fun 3D + Joysticks N Sliders </a>work from <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/abraham___3/?g=5">Abraham E</a></strong> at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/buffmotion/">BUFF Motion</a></p></li></ul><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DKKNaVRRDHJ&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @bemo_studio&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;bemo_studio&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKKNaVRRDHJ.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/bemo_studio" target="_blank">bemo_studio</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DKKNaVRRDHJ" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Uq5t!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKKNaVRRDHJ.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/bemo_studio" target="_blank">@bemo_studio</a></div></div></div><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DKOzpCtNqhC&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @clim_studio&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;clim_studio&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKOzpCtNqhC.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/clim_studio" target="_blank">clim_studio</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DKOzpCtNqhC" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0VjB!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKOzpCtNqhC.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/clim_studio" target="_blank">@clim_studio</a></div></div></div><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DKNv_40oh31&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @abraham___3&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;abraham___3&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKNv_40oh31.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/abraham___3" target="_blank">abraham___3</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DKNv_40oh31" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1A0L!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKNv_40oh31.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/abraham___3" target="_blank">@abraham___3</a></div></div></div><div><hr></div><h6>REEL RICHES</h6><h3>The Summer Slowdown = A Reel Explosion</h3><p>You can always tell if the industry has been slowing down or picking up when there&#8217;s a sudden burst of new demo reels hitting the socials. When work starts to dry up, every artist starts feeling that itch to cut a new reel to get the work flowing again. </p><p>Here&#8217;s some of the best we&#8217;ve seen in the last few weeks:</p><ul><li><p><em><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKZ3R0AtkUP/">GAMEDAY CREATIVE:</a> </strong></em>hyperclear positioning around sports and stadium graphics that does an awesome job highlighting their animation AND design chops &#8211; I love how they very clearly identify their offerings (Broadcast Packages, Explainers, Concepts, etc) within a tight client focus.</p></li></ul><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DKZ3R0AtkUP&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @gameday_creative&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;gameday_creative&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKZ3R0AtkUP.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/gameday_creative" target="_blank">gameday_creative</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DKZ3R0AtkUP" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jv8S!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKZ3R0AtkUP.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/gameday_creative" target="_blank">@gameday_creative</a></div></div></div><ul><li><p><em><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DHDTrLrqwpp/">Loic Losco:</a> </strong></em>I watch a LOT of demo reels with my <a href="https://calendly.com/oddernod">Open Office Hours practice</a> and one of my pet peeves is how often the opening and closing titles on every demo reel feel rushed, poorly designed, and offer no idea of what you&#8217;re capable of or give any sense of your personality. Loic&#8217;s reel intro is the exact <em>opposite</em>: beautifully designed, wonderfully animated, and full of enough delightful details that make me want to watch it over and over.</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DHDTrLrqwpp&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @losco.gif&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;losco.gif&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DHDTrLrqwpp.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/losco.gif" target="_blank">losco.gif</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DHDTrLrqwpp" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M4eW!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DHDTrLrqwpp.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/losco.gif" target="_blank">@losco.gif</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><em><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJpq-ZmOd0p/">The BIEN Anthem:</a></strong></em> A call-to-arms as much as a demo reel, the dynamic duo of Hung Le and Ricardo Roberts aren&#8217;t backing down when it comes to establishing their leadership position when it comes to inclusion and craft. What I love here is that they lean heavily into the idea of what I call a NARRATIVE reel; something that talks to your viewer with your own unique voice, centering you as an artist with a point-of-view as much as pushing buttons.</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DJpq-ZmOd0p&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @thisisbien&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;thisisbien&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DJpq-ZmOd0p.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/thisisbien" target="_blank">thisisbien</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DJpq-ZmOd0p" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gkcA!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DJpq-ZmOd0p.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/thisisbien" target="_blank">@thisisbien</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><em><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKPkuLnRVyr/">STUDY HALL:</a> </strong></em>Thoughtfully simple, tastefully bold &#8211; that&#8217;s both the positioning of this studio AND their approach to a demo reel, and it really makes this reel stand out from the crowd. The crisp typefaces and layered edits, and sneaky moments of behind-the-scenes elements help too &#128521;</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DKPkuLnRVyr&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @studyhall.design&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;studyhall.design&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKPkuLnRVyr.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/studyhall.design" target="_blank">studyhall.design</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DKPkuLnRVyr" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gntV!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKPkuLnRVyr.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/studyhall.design" target="_blank">@studyhall.design</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><em><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKPkuLnRVyr/">MODULAR:</a> </strong></em>What&#8217;s better than one amazing studio putting out a new reel? How about TWO studios joining forces to make a new offering! HECK Studio and FOREIGN FAUNA have combined forces for a new reel and website and it reminds us that peanut butter and jelly always taste better together.</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DJcFTHlt_u1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @modularstudio.tv&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;modularstudio.tv&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DJcFTHlt_u1.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/modularstudio.tv" target="_blank">modularstudio.tv</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DJcFTHlt_u1" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Fh1e!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DJcFTHlt_u1.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/modularstudio.tv" target="_blank">@modularstudio.tv</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><em><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DG0r0smNz2U/">Wesley Belhar:</a> </strong></em>Show me a reel that had Deadpool and Avatar on the same reel and you know I&#8217;m going to share it. How often do you get to see 10 years of work from one person on a single reel? Wesley&#8217;s reel has the kind of polish and range you would expect from a veteran of the biggest films and shows, but there&#8217;s still more than a few surprises in there as well.</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DG0r0smNz2U&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @wesleyebelhar&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;wesleyebelhar&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DG0r0smNz2U.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/wesleyebelhar" target="_blank">wesleyebelhar</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DG0r0smNz2U" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IXCg!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DG0r0smNz2U.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/wesleyebelhar" target="_blank">@wesleyebelhar</a></div></div></div></li></ul><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share Keys &amp; Curves&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share Keys &amp; Curves</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h6>ONE MORE THING&#8230;</h6><h3>Check Out These Puppets &#128525;</h3><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DIuHFeNyCWx&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @stlshakesfest&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;stlshakesfest&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DIuHFeNyCWx.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/stlshakesfest" target="_blank">stlshakesfest</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DIuHFeNyCWx" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vxrb!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DIuHFeNyCWx.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/stlshakesfest" target="_blank">@stlshakesfest</a></div></div></div><p>Nothing fascinates me more than finding new ways to animate and this inside look at <strong>ROMEO &amp; ZOOLIET</strong> production from the Saint Louis Zoo is such a wonderful peek into how inventive builds paired with great performers can create new approaches to our character rigging. With real-time performance capture coming to the newest Unreal Engine release, tools like Cascadeur bringing mo-cap editing to the masses, and wild advances in wearable 3D printing, not only are they charming character designs radiating warmth &#8211; they&#8217;re also hints at where we can take our technology with animation that isn&#8217;t just getting hit over the head with AI slop.</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DKAMIeKppTY&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @stlshakesfest&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;stlshakesfest&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKAMIeKppTY.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/stlshakesfest" target="_blank">stlshakesfest</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DKAMIeKppTY" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_m0k!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKAMIeKppTY.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/stlshakesfest" target="_blank">@stlshakesfest</a></div></div></div><div><hr></div><p><em>Know someone that should spend some time in our Spotlight? Let us know who!</em></p><div class="directMessage button" data-attrs="{&quot;userId&quot;:281403528,&quot;userName&quot;:&quot;Ryan Summers&quot;,&quot;canDm&quot;:null,&quot;dmUpgradeOptions&quot;:null,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}" data-component-name="DirectMessageToDOM"></div><div><hr></div><p>That&#8217;s a wrap for this week. We&#8217;re getting back to a regular posting schedule, releasing Monday mornings to get you going for the week. </p><p>Until then, keep on slinging the keys and riding those curves! &#129321;</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.keysandcurves.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><em>Keys &amp; Curves unlocks your inspiration for all things Animation + Motion Design: consider subscribing to get Inspiro&#8482; delivered to your inbox weekly!</em></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mission: StitchPossible ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summer movie season is in full effect &#8211; but what does that mean for Animation?]]></description><link>https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/mission-stitchpossible</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/mission-stitchpossible</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Summers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 16:29:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b02dc0a5-93b1-4e64-bcb1-02d6f90f206e_1200x675.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Unlock inspiration for all things animation &#8211; a 5 minute or less, straight to your inbox, turboboost of keyframe goodness, every week.</em></p><div><hr></div><p>&#128075;&#127995; <strong>SUMMERS STARTS NOW.</strong></p><p>After one massive miss from Disney&#8217;s live-action reimagining factory with Snow White, rumors started swirling of shutdowns and cancellations for all of these animation-as-IP reboots. But then <strong>STITCH</strong> happened.</p><p>This weekend was one of the biggest in recorded movie history which means we&#8217;re going to see a lot more kick into action. Disney&#8217;s discovered their own blue-furred rascal, and I fully expect STITCH get used like SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, if only <em>more</em> omnipresent across theme parks, commercial collaborations, and merchandise <em>everywhere. </em></p><p>At the same time, Cartoon Brew asks the question on everyone&#8217;s mind; where are the animated originals that used to run the summer theater season?</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://x.com/cartoonbrew/status/1927172708418126079" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ROBf!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59e08134-4ad9-4177-90c0-9bc14c966874_891x479.png 424w, 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makes $341.7M worldwide on opening weekend. <br><strong>The Isle of Berk</strong> is Epic Universe&#8217;s sleeper hit and another <strong>Dragon</strong> film is set to hit theaters.</p><p>Has one animator ever had a bigger weekend?</p><p>2025 belongs to one person: Chris Sanders &#8211; and it begs the question, why isn&#8217;t the animation industry running to it&#8217;s ranks looking for the next visionary source of some of the biggest IP this side of Marvel or Pixar?</p><p>That&#8217;s a question worthy of an entire podcast (or visual essay even?) but for now, we&#8217;re sharing some of the best moments in Chris&#8217;s career, in the form of inspiration for you to build off of his example. </p><p>Our friends over at <em><a href="https://animationobsessive.substack.com/">Animation Obsessive</a></em> wrote at length about the <strong><a href="https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-shape-and-color-of-lilo-and-stitch">SHAPE AND COLOR OF LILO &amp; STITCH</a>, </strong>Chris&#8217;s <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=639306964040373">original Lilo &amp; Stitch pitchbook</a>, and have you ever heard of <strong><a href="https://thebigbearaircraftcompany.blogspot.com/">The Big Bear Aircraft Company</a></strong>? (Or the <a href="https://www.cartoonbrew.com/ideas-commentary/comment-of-the-day-chris-sanders-explains-big-bear-46752.html">story behind it all, straight from Chris himself)</a></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5syf6AgtEcY">Behind-the-scenes on building Mei from </a><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5syf6AgtEcY">TURNING RED</a></strong></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/52-Tips-Animators-Alain-Seguin-ebook/dp/B0D7NP95RH">Alain Seguin&#8217;s wonderful </a><strong><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/52-Tips-Animators-Alain-Seguin-ebook/dp/B0D7NP95RH">52 TIPS FOR ANIMATORS</a></strong><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/52-Tips-Animators-Alain-Seguin-ebook/dp/B0D7NP95RH"> is available digitally</a>.</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/spotlights/inside-the-unreal-tournament-episode-of-secret-level-with-blur-studio">Blur Studios</a></strong><a href="https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/spotlights/inside-the-unreal-tournament-episode-of-secret-level-with-blur-studio"> created this entire Secret Level episode in Unreal.</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://youtu.be/W0enR0Po5ew?si=gmdD9tN4DiJ8OcOG">DOOM goes </a><em><a href="https://youtu.be/W0enR0Po5ew?si=gmdD9tN4DiJ8OcOG">gigantic </a></em><a href="https://youtu.be/W0enR0Po5ew?si=gmdD9tN4DiJ8OcOG">with the new trailer for </a><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/W0enR0Po5ew?si=gmdD9tN4DiJ8OcOG">DOOM: THE DARK AGES</a></strong></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.annecyfestival.com/en/the-mifa/industry-content/mifa-pitches/selected-mifa-pitches/mifa-pitches-feature-films/the-sunken-knight">Beautiful frames from </a><strong><a href="https://www.annecyfestival.com/en/the-mifa/industry-content/mifa-pitches/selected-mifa-pitches/mifa-pitches-feature-films/the-sunken-knight">THE SUNKEN KNIGHT</a></strong><a href="https://www.annecyfestival.com/en/the-mifa/industry-content/mifa-pitches/selected-mifa-pitches/mifa-pitches-feature-films/the-sunken-knight"> pitch happening at Annecy</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://youtu.be/SeAqnHywrx8?si=d-2TdGdz2GBcnqRt">The full pilot episode of </a><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/SeAqnHywrx8?si=d-2TdGdz2GBcnqRt">SPICE FRONTIER</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/SeAqnHywrx8?si=d-2TdGdz2GBcnqRt"> is available on Youtube.</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/retrocrush_tv/status/1925937348295970851">Miyazaki&#8217;s first anime </a><strong><a href="https://x.com/retrocrush_tv/status/1925937348295970851">DETECTIVE BOY CONAN</a></strong><a href="https://x.com/retrocrush_tv/status/1925937348295970851"> is streaming now.</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/rocketboiART/status/1925001614865100821">RocketBoiArt posting doodles and now I want a game this loose and fluid</a> &#128064;</p></li></ul><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a 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href="https://instagram.com/stefankunz" target="_blank">stefankunz</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DKJJx3ZiLlM" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2UJU!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKJJx3ZiLlM.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/stefankunz" target="_blank">@stefankunz</a></div></div></div><p>This <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/stefankunz/">Stefan Kunz</a></strong> breakdown is the first time I&#8217;ve seen someone mix straight ahead cel animation with keyframes of photographs in Procreate (Dreams?) &#8211; which has me really excited about the further blending together of what sometimes can feel like two very different disciplines of animation and motion design. I haven&#8217;t really spent much time animating in Procreate yet &#8211; <a href="https://www.stefankunz.studio/procreate-dreams/crash-course">anyone out there take one of Stefan&#8217;s courses?</a></p><p>Kinetic type and motion branding are taking over my feeds these days; it feels like brands are <em>starting </em>to understand how important it is to build with animation from the onset? <br><br>It seems silly to us to say that <em>how</em> your logo moves and your positioning animates consistently should be as important as what font you choose and what your color palette is &#8211; but up until now it was easy for motion to be an afterthought.</p><p>That&#8217;s why when I see something like this <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKKCdMCMkeb">ALT Games </a></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKKCdMCMkeb">branding</a><strong> </strong>from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dia_studio/">Dia Studio</a>, I smile. The idea that the logo operates as a controller is such an obvious and delightful idea that only comes to life when motion is built into the design process. I&#8217;m on the lookout for more examples of motion branding that sings like this one &#8211; share &#8216;em when you see them!</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DKKCdMCMkeb&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @logos.ai&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;logos.ai&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKKCdMCMkeb.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/logos.ai" target="_blank">logos.ai</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DKKCdMCMkeb" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SBw1!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKKCdMCMkeb.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/logos.ai" target="_blank">@logos.ai</a></div></div></div><p>Speaking of kinetic type, <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mariodemeyer/?g=5">Mario De Meyer</a></strong> is pushing the limits of new Cavalry features as they appear in the wild and fresh out of the beta. Cavalry seems like the new playground for bringing type to life in ways that would be difficult to iterate on in After Effects.</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DKHwSBat9Ud&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @mariodemeyer&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;mariodemeyer&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKHwSBat9Ud.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/mariodemeyer" target="_blank">mariodemeyer</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DKHwSBat9Ud" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JRU-!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DKHwSBat9Ud.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/mariodemeyer" target="_blank">@mariodemeyer</a></div></div></div><ul><li><p><a href="https://x.com/Lankai_/status/1924929082527002906">This broadcast graphics package goes hard with CC Card Dance</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/TempoMotions/status/1924851358232150425">Super fun GUI animation built with simple shapes + native effects</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/_jeffthomson/status/1803545772098466093">Ford Mustang BTS with loads of motion tests from </a><strong><a href="https://x.com/_jeffthomson/status/1803545772098466093">Jeff Thomson</a></strong></p></li><li><p><a 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Bone constraints that support easy IK, shape layers, frame-by-frame, replacement, and even close to the metal point-level animation? <br><br>It&#8217;s a bit hard to absorb all the ways it runs circles around animating characters in After Effects &#8211; even something as small as being able to animate <em>layer order</em> completely rewrites the rules if you&#8217;ve been struggling with slow, clunky, and third-party dependent animation tools in AE.</p><p>While we all love what DUIK, Limber, and Rubberhose offer &#8211; I can tell you the speed of playback and the fluid interactivity in the viewport brings back the <em>fun</em> in character work.<br><br>If you&#8217;ve ever given up on animating characters because it was frustrating in After Effects &#8211; I strongly urge you to give it a shot in MOHO. Here&#8217;s some of my favorite resources that I find myself returning to over and over the last few weeks:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://youtu.be/CLqZOY1M45Q?si=SAj7KRliWI0kbbVz">Moho&#8217;s own Youtube playlist is comprehensive and an easy weekend watch.</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://youtu.be/4dl3gBeVeKU?si=IKqYOBS5b3STLR2x">Reece Parker takes a spin with Moho.</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://youtu.be/7td_GM2qL9Q?si=TuV1BfW3ADr00Ek4">Victor Paredes takes us through some Moho files that show how tying simple rigging techniques together can look like a million bucks </a></p></li></ul><div id="youtube2-7td_GM2qL9Q" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;7td_GM2qL9Q&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7td_GM2qL9Q?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share Keys &amp; Curves&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share Keys &amp; Curves</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h6>SCIENCE IN THE SPOTLIGHT</h6><h3>One More Thing.</h3><p>One thing you may not know about me is that way back when, before I started on this journey of animation as a career, I was in the science program and on my way to becoming a chemical engineer. <br><br>Now, it&#8217;s taken me a <em>long</em> time to figure out the thread on what I still connect to from my days studying to become a scientist &#8211; but I finally found an example that connects chemistry to animation!<br><br>Take a look at this close-up inspection of different elements coming together and look at what wonderful animation references is sitting just under our noses if we take the time (and a microscope) to examine &#8211; some of those chemical reactions look oddly like Trapcode Particular experiments!</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DHlhXiSC0hY&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @artistsuniversum&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;artistsuniversum&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DHlhXiSC0hY.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/artistsuniversum" target="_blank">artistsuniversum</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DHlhXiSC0hY" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ARTa!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DHlhXiSC0hY.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/artistsuniversum" target="_blank">@artistsuniversum</a></div></div></div><div><hr></div><p><em>Know someone that should spend some time in our Spotlight? 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<strong>MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU.</strong></p><p>It&#8217;s May, Star Wars day has come and gone, and of course, it&#8217;s raining news for the animation industry &#8211; some good (<a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/long-story-short-netflix-bojack-horseman-creator.html?utm_campaign=vulture&amp;utm_medium=s1&amp;utm_source=twitter">a new series from the creator of </a><strong><a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/long-story-short-netflix-bojack-horseman-creator.html?utm_campaign=vulture&amp;utm_medium=s1&amp;utm_source=twitter">BOJACK HORSEMAN</a></strong>), some bad (a late night tariff announcement on anything NOT made in the US), and some weird (<a href="https://youtu.be/6SpW7O05YCM?si=x3gYuHVW1c9Vf6UE">a nearly 2 minute long anime commercial for </a><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/6SpW7O05YCM?si=x3gYuHVW1c9Vf6UE">McDonald&#8217;s?!?</a></strong>)</p><p>I&#8217;d say we all could use some inspiration to get our engines started this week. 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url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DZmJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F621c6850-1913-48ef-8351-bfdd11d1c495_2000x1080.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Unlock inspiration for all things animation &#8211; a 5 minute or less, straight to your inbox, turboboost of keyframe goodness, every week.</em></p><div><hr></div><p>&#128075;&#127995; <strong>YO, YO, YO!</strong></p><p>Are we turning a corner when it comes to Animation jobs finally? It feels like more and more shows are lining up to start production, with greenlights and job hirings showing up on the socials. Features, series, and indie productions are all starting to spark to life.<br><br>How are the motion designers feeling out there right now? &#128200; or &#128201;?</p><p>&#128195; What&#8217;s inside this edition of KEYS &amp; CURVES?</p><ul><li><p><strong>Animation: </strong>Netflix saves a hand-animated film.</p></li><li><p><strong>Motion Design: </strong>mixed media + styleframe superstars.</p></li><li><p><strong>Tools + Training: </strong>Cascadeur drops a new release.</p></li><li><p><strong>Spotlight: </strong>Yond Studios</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h6>ANIMATION STATION</h6><h3>More 2D feature animation on the way.</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DZmJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F621c6850-1913-48ef-8351-bfdd11d1c495_2000x1080.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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href="https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/netflix-to-release-genndy-tartakovskys-r-rated-cartoon-feature-fixed-which-had-been-abandoned-by-warner-bros-first-look-images-246821.html"> is being saved from a sad fate </a>by Netflix and will debut August 13th &#8211; be ready for some raunchy 2D animated dog jokes to start streaming soon.</p><div id="youtube2-IC8KsZniulw" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;IC8KsZniulw&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/IC8KsZniulw?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Glitch Productions debuted the pilot of their hope-to-be-greenlit-soon new series <strong>GASLIGHT DISTRICT, </strong>and it hit <em>five million</em> views in less than a day on Youtube.</p><p>Also? 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div></li><li><p>Fun little tank animation from <strong>Pablo Cuello</strong></p></li></ul><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DIkqBhRhfol&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @pablo__cuello&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;pablo__cuello&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DIkqBhRhfol.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/pablo__cuello" target="_blank">pablo__cuello</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DIkqBhRhfol" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jMtV!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DIkqBhRhfol.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/pablo__cuello" target="_blank">@pablo__cuello</a></div></div></div><div><hr></div><h6><a href="https://x.com/ani_obsessive/status/1349728194555908098">MOTI</a>ON MADNESS</h6><h3>Explaining Motion</h3><p>What&#8217;s the one big challenge in the 2025 for Keys &amp; Curves readers?</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://x.com/CG_kaizoe">Mindblowin environment exploration made in Blender by </a><strong><a href="https://x.com/CG_kaizoe">@CG_kaizoe</a></strong></p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DIs6WguoH02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @motionshape&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;motionshape&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DIs6WguoH02.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/motionshape" target="_blank">motionshape</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DIs6WguoH02" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6nJV!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DIs6WguoH02.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/motionshape" target="_blank">@motionshape</a></div></div></div></li><li><p>Mindblowin but entirely different mixed media style animation by <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sirdushon/">sirdushon</a></strong></p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DGlFDW9JYa7&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @sirdushon&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;sirdushon&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DGlFDW9JYa7.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/sirdushon" target="_blank">sirdushon</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DGlFDW9JYa7" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xim1!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DGlFDW9JYa7.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/sirdushon" target="_blank">@sirdushon</a></div></div></div></li><li><p>Last week&#8217;s Spotlight Artist Justin Harder dropped some classy styleframes.</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DIhT_aezEWZ&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @clausstudios&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;clausstudios&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DIhT_aezEWZ.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/clausstudios" target="_blank">clausstudios</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DIhT_aezEWZ" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IY3j!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DIhT_aezEWZ.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/clausstudios" target="_blank">@clausstudios</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/yetipictures/status/1913542225226502608">And Yeti Pictures shared some retina popping frames + them in motion!</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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We&#8217;ve been using CASCADEUR a while back and we&#8217;ve been wildly impressed with the amount of novel new features each update comes out with, but the newest release that includes <strong>INBETWEENING</strong> needs to be seen to be believed.</p><p>Create one pose, offset it in space, and have Cascadeur auto-inbetween to get the base movement of a walk or run in seconds. From that, you can use the Auto-Unbaking featureset that was built for mocap to create keyframes that can be adjusted and tweaked like usual &#8211; AND &#8211; turn on AutoPhysics to dial in an adjustable level of realism on top of it all, while still maintaining your ability to keyframe and control the whole animation.<br><br>It feels to us that Cascadeur has been running in stealth mode for too long and would make for the perfect bridge for motion designers that have been over-relying on Mixamo for too long.<br><br>Have you tried the newest drop of Cascadeur yet?</p><div id="youtube2-gNlO4Nc58sQ" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;gNlO4Nc58sQ&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/gNlO4Nc58sQ?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share Keys &amp; Curves&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share Keys &amp; Curves</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h6>SPOTLIGHT</h6><h3>YOND Studio</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mGx-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf6c9e1a-1e34-44aa-bb9c-b222ee8fcd3d_1397x1238.png" 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brand what it&#8217;s going to be like to work with them, and there aren&#8217;t many better at it than YOND.</p><div><hr></div><p><em>Know someone that should spend some time in our Spotlight? Let us know who!</em></p><div class="directMessage button" data-attrs="{&quot;userId&quot;:281403528,&quot;userName&quot;:&quot;Ryan Summers&quot;,&quot;canDm&quot;:null,&quot;dmUpgradeOptions&quot;:null,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}" data-component-name="DirectMessageToDOM"></div><div><hr></div><p>That&#8217;s a wrap for this week. We&#8217;re getting back to a regular posting schedule, releasing Monday mornings to get you going for the week. </p><p>Until then, keep on slinging the keys and riding those curves! &#129321;</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.keysandcurves.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><em>Keys &amp; Curves unlocks your inspiration for all things Animation + Motion Design: consider subscribing to get Inspiro&#8482; delivered to your inbox weekly!</em></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[🎧 Finding FLOW]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Oscar-winner knocks our socks off. We talked about it &#8211; wanna listen?]]></description><link>https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/finding-flow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/finding-flow</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Summers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 23:37:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/161330834/19ade46acb30e7f856e061ea9ea40c28.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!daqQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5c8f103-226e-4a12-b633-ba6dfa313d95_4096x2048.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!daqQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5c8f103-226e-4a12-b633-ba6dfa313d95_4096x2048.jpeg" width="1456" height="728" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b5c8f103-226e-4a12-b633-ba6dfa313d95_4096x2048.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:728,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Flow Will Make Oscars History After 24 Years If It Wins Best Animated Movie&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Flow Will Make Oscars History After 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Ten all-time right now, but we need to let it sink in and see if recency bias will knock it down a few or we watch it again and fall in love with it even more.</p><p>And, after you listen to this &#8211; are these short form, &#8220;listening to me ramble about animation on a walk&#8221; type podcasts worth doing more of?<br><br>Let us know!</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOOD NEWS: Everything is coming up COYOTE 😍]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looking for good news in a sea of Ghibli-fied meme slop? KEYS & CURVES got ya.]]></description><link>https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/good-news-everything-is-coming-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/good-news-everything-is-coming-up</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Summers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:57:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!blaF!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d64093a-d10c-4745-ae13-d19429b9595f_1500x845.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Unlock inspiration for all things animation &#8211; a 5 minute or less, straight to your inbox, turboboost of keyframe goodness, every week.</em></p><div><hr></div><p>&#128075;&#127995; <strong>APRIL ALREADY?</strong></p><p>It&#8217;s been a minute or two, and oh-my-goodness &#8211; spring has sprung! Anything happen over the last month or two? &#129315;</p><p>A slight change of the career arc over here (more on that later), and some massive moments in the world of animation that got us pumping our fists and scratching our heads at the same time.</p><p></p><p>&#128195; What&#8217;s inside this edition of KEYS &amp; CURVES?</p><ul><li><p><strong>Animation: </strong>A Coyote finds new life, FLOW wins big, and more good news.</p></li><li><p><strong>Motion Design: </strong>A behind the scenes look at the SEVERANCE opening titles  </p></li><li><p><strong>Tools + Training: </strong>Learn Blender Geometry Nodes by building&#8230; a city?!?</p></li><li><p><strong>Spotlight: </strong>Justin Harder</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h6>ANIMATION STATION</h6><h3>All Aboard ACME!</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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brought THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP to theaters <em>(you saw it, right &#8211; RIGHT?!?)</em> has swooped in and pulled <strong>COYOTE vs ACME</strong> from the clutches of a WB-induced tax write off hell.<br><br>Other good news? MIKROS Animation has been saved from the Technicolor disaster by Rodeo FX, Common Side Effects has been renewed for a second season, and we&#8217;ve got a release date for that final SPIDER-VERSE movie!</p><p>Also?</p><ul><li><p><strong>FLOW WINS THE OSCAR!</strong> The little movie that could took the Oscars by surprise, winning over the Academy voters and convincing them to vote for the Blender-made indie over studio favorites <strong>Inside Out 2</strong> and <strong>Wild Robot</strong>.<br><br>Here&#8217;s some of the best videos we found about all aspects of FLOW:</p><ul><li><p>Why Flow's Oscar Win Matters for the Future of Animation</p></li><li><p><a href="http://The Beautiful Ending of Flow &amp; its Mythology Explained">The Beautiful Ending of Flow &amp; its Mythology Explained</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://youtu.be/LAz7tS1b68s?si=lFEAXd1P7pjk_hLu">School of Motion&#8217;s interview with director </a><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/LAz7tS1b68s?si=lFEAXd1P7pjk_hLu">Gints Zilbalodis</a></strong></p></li><li><p><a href="https://youtu.be/fxz6p-QATfs?si=NhyGBTPaprKB78qR">The animation behind FLOW</a>.</p></li></ul></li></ul><div id="youtube2-fxz6p-QATfs" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;fxz6p-QATfs&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/fxz6p-QATfs?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><ul><li><p>In more good news, <strong>COMMON SIDE EFFECTS</strong> is renewed for a second season &#8211; as sad as we still are that Scavenger&#8217;s Reign didn&#8217;t get more episodes, it&#8217;s awesome to see this show live on.</p><ul><li><p> <a 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Colombia</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DBRJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6151958-df0c-457b-b25d-d1bf56a39097_2048x1130.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DBRJ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6151958-df0c-457b-b25d-d1bf56a39097_2048x1130.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DBRJ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6151958-df0c-457b-b25d-d1bf56a39097_2048x1130.jpeg 848w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/ani_obsessive/status/1349728194555908098">Some beautiful 2D animation tests from KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS by David Vandervoort</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHYrBDDRzHt/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==">Super fun MOHO animated breakdown by David Probst</a></p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DHYrBDDRzHt&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @davidprobst.jr&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;davidprobst.jr&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DHYrBDDRzHt.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/davidprobst.jr" target="_blank">davidprobst.jr</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DHYrBDDRzHt" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!h70Y!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DHYrBDDRzHt.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/davidprobst.jr" target="_blank">@davidprobst.jr</a></div></div></div></li><li><p>FrameByFrame maps out the differences in posing, timing, and spacing between two characters doing the exact same action in <strong>THE BOY AND THE HERON</strong> &#8211; we <em>love</em> this kind of action analysis!</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DIJykcwhctQ&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @framebyframe_animation&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;framebyframe_animation&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DIJykcwhctQ.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/framebyframe_animation" target="_blank">framebyframe_animation</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DIJykcwhctQ" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xA84!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DIJykcwhctQ.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/framebyframe_animation" target="_blank">@framebyframe_animation</a></div></div></div></li></ul><div><hr></div><h6><a href="https://x.com/ani_obsessive/status/1349728194555908098">MOTI</a>ON MADNESS</h6><h3>Explaining Motion</h3><p>What&#8217;s the one big challenge in the 2025 for Keys &amp; Curves readers?</p><ul><li><p>My favorite title sequence of the decade got a sequel with this year&#8217;s opener for <strong>S2 of SEVERANCE; </strong><a href="https://x.com/extraweg/status/1908174891234296204">Oliver Latta shows how it was made</a>.</p></li><li><p>Itay Tevel shows off a simple but powerful technique used in some animations for Intuit</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DH8-pJgRs93&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @itay_tevel&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;itay_tevel&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DH8-pJgRs93.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/itay_tevel" target="_blank">itay_tevel</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DH8-pJgRs93" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5y2U!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DH8-pJgRs93.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/itay_tevel" target="_blank">@itay_tevel</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><a href="https://kingdomofsomething.com/">Kingdom of Something</a> BTS on a project for Adidas</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DH5tShyvtRT&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @kingdomofsomething&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;kingdomofsomething&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DH5tShyvtRT.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/kingdomofsomething" target="_blank">kingdomofsomething</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DH5tShyvtRT" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f5zW!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DH5tShyvtRT.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/kingdomofsomething" target="_blank">@kingdomofsomething</a></div></div></div></li><li><p>Super poppy flex on the whole collage animation style by <strong><a href="https://www.behance.net/entoincognito">Ento Incognito</a></strong></p></li></ul><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DF7hiVrOQ1g&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @ento.incognito&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;ento.incognito&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DF7hiVrOQ1g.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/ento.incognito" target="_blank">ento.incognito</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DF7hiVrOQ1g" target="_blank"><img 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target="_blank">@guillaume.yuzustudio</a></div></div></div></li></ul><ul><li><p><a href="https://x.com/JuanPabloJN/status/1910381211769331997">Juan Pablo Jimenez crushes this photo-mation for the Toronto Blue Jays</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/221903523/Coinshares-Motion-series">ILLO makes talking about crypto visually exciting (not an easy feat!)</a></p></li></ul><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9C28!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c5acf12-9f7f-4ba4-8497-3eec15e19865_800x450.gif" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div></li><li><p>Speaking of Blender, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6DpL8BPH3c">multiplayer inside a 3D app</a>?!?</p></li><li><p>Lots of updates in the new release of After Effects, including something called <em>&#8220;<a href="https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/previewing.html#:~:text=The%20High%20Performance%20Preview%20Playback%20in%20After,to%20storing%20all%20rendered%20frames%20in%20RAM.&amp;text=Choose%20a%20keyboard%20shortcut%20to%20Play/Stop%20a,Numpad%2D0%2C%20or%20Option%20or%20Alt%20+%20Numpad%2D0.">High Performance Preview Playback</a>&#8221;</em> that promises some much-needed speed &#8211; but we&#8217;re most excited about this little QoL improvement:</p><ul><li><p>&#8220;Maintain workspaces when opening projects from another user.&#8221; &#128064;</p></li></ul></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/JacquesLucke/status/1908235658570727597">The Set Mesh Node added recently to Geometry Nodes in Blender looks super helpful in joining two discrete pieces of geometry</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/lachamade/status/1911545420993413276">Snapping layers to lines in After Effects?!?</a> &#128064;</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share Keys &amp; Curves&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share Keys &amp; Curves</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h6>SPOTLIGHT</h6><h3>Justin Harder | CLAUS Studios</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a 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On top of his distinctive color choices and mark making, he&#8217;s an amazing illustrator that&#8217;s been the driving force behind Marvel title sequences, Taco Bell commercials, and SNL&#8217;s Weekend Update.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!funV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F48ff1378-a26f-40af-8041-fcec3e585a41_1920x1080.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!funV!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F48ff1378-a26f-40af-8041-fcec3e585a41_1920x1080.jpeg 424w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Make sure to follow him on all the socials as he&#8217;s sharing stuff at lightspeed and a constant inspiration to anyone that loves comic books, bright colors, and squinting movie stars.</p><div><hr></div><p><em>Know someone that should spend some time in our Spotlight? Let us know who!</em></p><div class="directMessage button" data-attrs="{&quot;userId&quot;:281403528,&quot;userName&quot;:&quot;Ryan Summers&quot;,&quot;canDm&quot;:null,&quot;dmUpgradeOptions&quot;:null,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}" data-component-name="DirectMessageToDOM"></div><div><hr></div><p>That&#8217;s a wrap for this week. We&#8217;re getting back to a regular posting schedule, releasing Monday mornings to get you going for the week. </p><p>Until then, keep on slinging the keys and riding those curves! &#129321;</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.keysandcurves.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><em>Keys &amp; Curves unlocks your inspiration for all things Animation + Motion Design: consider subscribing to get Inspiro&#8482; delivered to your inbox weekly!</em></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[2024-In-Review, Part 04: Tools, Techniques, and Training]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we get close to wrapping up the year in review, this is how we got BETTER last year.]]></description><link>https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/2024-in-review-part-04-tools-techniques</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/2024-in-review-part-04-tools-techniques</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Summers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:17:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/-GnyNaAovEQ" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Keys &amp; Curves is here to unlock inspiration for all things animation, straight to your inbox, every Monday.</em></p><p>&#128075;&#127995; <strong>HOLD ON TO YOUR&#8230; LINKS! </strong>We&#8217;re dropping everything we watched, bought, used and learned from this year &#8211; or at least as much as we could until Substack said enough. Buckle up, there&#8217;s something for everyone here.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Drawing and Storyboarding</h3><ul><li><p><a href="https://youtu.be/GC40JSH5FG0?si=MIBGfYTLHYwJRpbw">SPA Studios&#8217; Borja Montoro takes you on a Character Design journey</a></p><div id="youtube2-GC40JSH5FG0" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;GC40JSH5FG0&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/GC40JSH5FG0?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div></li><li><p>Modern Day James <strong><a href="https://moderndayjames.gumroad.com/l/pilnbq?layout=profile">Figure Drawing For Animation</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://moderndayjames.gumroad.com/l/qlmqmj?layout=profile">Cinematic Drawing For Animation</a></strong> were multiple must watches for me last year.</p></li><li><p><a href="https://youtu.be/bCgSvc7Qc4M?si=oHi6wLS78QUnBEDf">Batman: Year One storytelling masterclass</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://andybcung.gumroad.com/l/SFSBUNDLE1?layout=profile">Andy Cung&#8217;s </a><strong><a href="https://andybcung.gumroad.com/l/SFSBUNDLE1?layout=profile">Storyboarding Fundamentals Workshop Bundle</a></strong><a href="https://andybcung.gumroad.com/l/SFSBUNDLE1?layout=profile"> is a STEAL!</a></p></li><li><p>There&#8217;s so much training out there on how to build environments in every app under the sun, but <strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1624650813">Framed Environmental Design</a></strong> is the best book to help you figure out what and why to build (and how to draw it too!)</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yByG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe50a32e3-963b-42e3-b718-33633960f1db_1162x1470.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yByG!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe50a32e3-963b-42e3-b718-33633960f1db_1162x1470.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yByG!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe50a32e3-963b-42e3-b718-33633960f1db_1162x1470.png 848w, 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href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XBq8_iNlxY">Appealing Animation For Beginners</a></strong></p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/-GnyNaAovEQ?si=DYXkhKpa38ctedsZ">Animating in Layers</a></strong> is a lost art for many new animators (no, I don&#8217;t mean Shape Layers &#129315;)</p><div id="youtube2--GnyNaAovEQ" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;-GnyNaAovEQ&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/-GnyNaAovEQ?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div></li></ul><div id="youtube2-7dAzk2oeQoA" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;7dAzk2oeQoA&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" 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allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div></li><li><p><a href="https://www.goodboy.ninja/skew-pro">Good Boy Ninja&#8217;s SKEW PRO gives you a turbocharged timeline in AE</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://callumcannarella.gumroad.com/">Callum Cannarella&#8217;s </a><strong><a href="https://callumcannarella.gumroad.com/">Flexin&#8217; Those Keyframes AE Projects</a></strong> <em>(big fan of number 09 and 10!)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/Lucas_Malakey/status/1835632708732497977">Cel-animated smoke puffs with native Ae effects?</a> &#128064;</p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/ema_colombo/status/1869439504324673979">Emanuele Colombo breaks down some bouncy beauties in After Effects</a></p></li></ul><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;jv4axtpnZps&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/jv4axtpnZps?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/SeterMD/status/1794023643845890160">Studio Ghibli-style water in After Effects</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/saumotion/status/1840078332060180880">An explorer window made just for After Effects? </a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://dribbble.com/shots/5374495-Toucan-2-5-Rigg">Mind-blowing 2.5D Toucan Rig from Matt Jedrzejewski (get the rigg for free!)</a></p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h3>Blender and Cinema 4D</h3><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpWP4neg_sU">While I&#8217;m waiting for the School of Motion Blender course, I&#8217;m watching this</a></p></li><li><p><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=_wDHe0t8hic">The handiest C4D quick tip ever when it comes to exporting cameras</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://youtu.be/tE1peGgIh98?si=UN9iLpNepY923Pme">Use Absolute Shape Keys in Blender for Character Animation WITHOUT Rigs</a></p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://x.com/gaschka">Andreas Gaschka</a> </strong>wrote some <a href="http://Andreas Gaschka">helper tools to let you migrate over your C4D layouts, preferences, and plugins.</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/himawari_hito/status/1874735261680332996">Photoshop-style Layer Painting in Blender</a></p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h3>Assorted Other Tools</h3><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVxK2dPJr4g">Have you ever wanted to make a 2D game in Unreal?</a></p><div id="youtube2-QVxK2dPJr4g" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;QVxK2dPJr4g&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/QVxK2dPJr4g?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div></li><li><p><a href="https://mebiusbox.github.io/contents/EffectTextureMaker/">Have you played with Effect Texture Maker yet?</a> (<a href="https://x.com/Cyrus3v/status/1854863032129651159">via Ciro Cardoso</a>) </p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/FreyaHolmer/status/1751631124932055519">Paint your normal maps?!?</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXpwcGMB92I">Smooth chocolate pour with LiquiGen</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/timsoret/status/1844907317764161827">Have you tried out animating with Signed Distance Fields yet?</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/theartofsaul/status/1833973718026207722">EXR compression tip</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://voxyde.com/pro-courses/houdini-anime-fx/">Houdini Anime Run FX</a> and <a href="https://voxyde.com/pro-courses/houdini-magical-fx-hero-powerup/">Houdini Hero Powerup</a> (on sale right now!)</p></li><li><p><a href="https://youtu.be/uHcw3sBaZdk?si=dshzlm1DzbPa9GH2">If you want to know why you should learn MOHO, this is the video to watch!</a></p><div id="youtube2-uHcw3sBaZdk" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;uHcw3sBaZdk&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/uHcw3sBaZdk?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div></li></ul><div><hr></div><h3>Techniques | Behind the Scenes </h3><ul><li><p><a href="https://x.com/yattytheman/status/1712792500211941426">Anime-inspired motion design compositing process from Yat Fung Leung</a> (<a href="https://x.com/yattytheman/status/1711369906090856637">project here</a>)</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/204676819/the-YMCA-Illustration-system">ILLO Studio shared their character illustration system for the YMCA</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://chatgpt.com/g/g-I7wP8l4pf-redshift-render-assistant">Chad Ashley built out a Redshift Render Assistant!</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/ema_colombo/status/1724449392747286563">Rocking Rive characters with Emanuele Colombo</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/aescripts/status/1823032714326344007">Cub Studio animating a 3D Macho Man in AE with Joysticks N Sliders</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://t.co/yyZiU546J7">Ravie&#8217;s back on the loops with &#8220;Resolve&#8221;</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/caskalll/status/1796576973998944644">Tendril techniques for Oppo Reno 6</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/jamesisaaks/status/1823478696768053559">James Isaaks and his Olympic-sized toolkits</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/caskalll/status/1797151666825036145">Steelworks Soda Can run through</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/acmmaurer/status/1877396944433107355">Adam Maurer makes it look easy</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/toradesu_a/status/1856982502575071550">Hyperspeed Blurry Sphere BTS</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/OlovBurman/status/1725175463780237659">Olov Burman continues to amaze with this breakdown on their bonkers character rigging approach</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/Oddernod/status/1737913952560894073">Little After Effects Preview trick from me</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/Oddernod/status/1738233073144148321">You use Super Zoom Mode&#8482; in the After Effects Curve Editor, right?</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/mysteropodes/status/1799879765111022052">The power of fractals</a></p></li><li><p>If there was one person that consistently blew my mind last year, it had to be <a href="https://x.com/lachamade/status/1718706089959506403">Fran&#231;ois Lefebvre&#8217;s magical path modifier manipulations in AE</a> &#129327;</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share Keys &amp; Curves&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share Keys &amp; Curves</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>That&#8217;s a wrap for today &#8211; next week will be the year end wrap-up: our 2024 Fun Faves. Until then, keep on slinging those keys and riding the curves! &#129321;</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.keysandcurves.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><em>Keys &amp; Curves unlocks your inspiration for all things Animation + Motion Design: consider subscribing to get Inspiro&#8482; delivered to your inbox weekly!</em></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[2024-In-Review, Part 02: Studio Spotlight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The studios we found, followed, and fawned over in 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/2024-in-review-part-02-studio-spotlight</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/2024-in-review-part-02-studio-spotlight</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Summers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:06:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/30f4a8b5-043a-48e4-9e47-6c7b808c1f11_1904x1163.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Keys &amp; Curves is here to unlock inspiration for all things animation, straight to your inbox, every Monday.</em></p><div><hr></div><p>&#128075;&#127995; <strong>WHAT&#8217;S A STUDIO, REALLY?</strong>2024 was another year where the line between studios, collectives, and freelancers with a solid rolodex blurred to the point of almost all merging together. We saw studios launch, close, rename, and rebrand &#8211; and 2025 sees no sign of it stopping. So before we get too far into &#8216;25, may we present the 2024 Keys &amp; Curves Studio Spotlight!</p><div><hr></div><h6>ANIMATION STATION</h6><h3>Characterful. </h3><ul><li><p><strong>Studio La Cachette:</strong> The team behind PRIMAL and some of the best anthology work in LOVE DEATH ROBOTS and STAR WARS: Visions, we loved their trailer for <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZzOxEK7hXo">The Rogue Prince Of Persia</a></strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZzOxEK7hXo"> </a> and found ourselves celebrating the 1 year anniversary of their animated series Le College Noir. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBxi3cz618M">Check out this great 45 minute+ dive into the origins of the studio</a> while we all wait patiently for PRIMAL Season 03 to launch later this year!</p><div id="youtube2-JV3sJ-7-Xpo" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;JV3sJ-7-Xpo&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/JV3sJ-7-Xpo?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div></li></ul><ul><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.threadwood.com/">Threadwood Animation:</a></strong> a husband and wife stopmotion team that produced <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuBu2yiFBedHM7L7r-qrX_4TeTxynKmNw">MAGICAL CAT, a ridiculously fun series of Youtube claymation shorts</a> about, you guessed it, a magical cat &#129315;</p><div id="youtube2-iAomNITDkwg" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;iAomNITDkwg&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/iAomNITDkwg?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://petrick.co/">Petrick:</a> </strong>The studio behind one of our fave little projects, <strong><a href="https://petrick.co/projects/mts-tododo">TODODO</a></strong> &#8211; the studio goes super deep when it comes to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCyJfP2MO2v/">combining 2D and 3D</a> in a really <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCtU4Y1srj9/?img_index=1">bouncy and colorful way </a>that <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCjEcNJsjbl/?img_index=1">builds on an established brand</a>.</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DEINSdKs7D4&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @petrick.co&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;petrick.co&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEINSdKs7D4.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/petrick.co" target="_blank">petrick.co</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DEINSdKs7D4" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P2pD!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEINSdKs7D4.jpg"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/petrick.co" target="_blank">@petrick.co</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong>Blender Studio: </strong>The content creation arm of Blender was working overtime this year, with their <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV_awXI9XJY&amp;t=4s">PROJECT GOLD short documented on YT</a> and a whole series of development pieces that tested out what&#8217;s possible with the new Grease Pencil tools &#8211; and you can support them and <a href="https://studio.blender.org/welcome/">get production files, deep dives into process and a whole more for the price of a couple coffees a month.</a></p><div id="youtube2-nV_awXI9XJY" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;nV_awXI9XJY&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:&quot;4s&quot;,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/nV_awXI9XJY?start=4s&amp;rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.madebyradio.com/">Made By Radio</a>: </strong>Fun, funky, and <em>weird</em> in the best way possible, a lot of their character work reminds us of early MTV animation</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DDzT_hkoAEA&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @madebyradio&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;madebyradio&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDzT_hkoAEA.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/madebyradio" target="_blank">madebyradio</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DDzT_hkoAEA" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W6lY!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDzT_hkoAEA.jpg"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/madebyradio" target="_blank">@madebyradio</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.armchairproductions.com.au/">Armchair Productions</a>:</strong> Sydney-based animation studio specializing in in character work (with some MOHO stuff!) and their <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f--ZywtWNYQ">own animated series on Youtube.</a></p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DA05yePKedS&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @armchairproductions&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;armchairproductions&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DA05yePKedS.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/armchairproductions" target="_blank">armchairproductions</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DA05yePKedS" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5yw2!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DA05yePKedS.jpg"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/armchairproductions" target="_blank">@armchairproductions</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEXlxH8IW80/?img_index=1">WIZZ:</a></strong> 2024 seemed to be the year our hearts were in Paris as so many studios flow through that city, and Wizz is right at the epicenter of that work. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEXlxH8IW80/?img_index=1">Their 2024 Wrapped reel</a> has more work than we can mention, but the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DDFaw7wIIxM/?img_index=1">JUICEWORLD | Fortnite spot</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9SoSDlN-Ct/?img_index=1">Adolescence series</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DATwjtGIt6r/">Nike Ranger AF3</a> spots were on repeat throughout the year.</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DEXlxH8IW80&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @wizzdesign&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;wizzdesign&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEXlxH8IW80.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/wizzdesign" target="_blank">wizzdesign</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DEXlxH8IW80" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!358P!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEXlxH8IW80.jpg"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/wizzdesign" target="_blank">@wizzdesign</a></div></div></div></li></ul><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share Keys &amp; Curves&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share Keys &amp; Curves</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h6>MOTION MACHINES.</h6><h3>Shape Layers. Type Animators. Glows and Glints.</h3><ul><li><p><strong><a href="https://yetimotion.com/">Yeti Pictures:</a> </strong>Every year, Tony Zagoraios and crew seem to make a piece that stays lodged in out brains the entire year &#8211; but &#8216;24 saw YETI releasing <em>multiple</em> memorable spots that we&#8217;re still thinking about, including: <a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/214904091/Google-ChromeBook-Explainer">Google Chromebook</a>, Coca-Cola Reborn, and ESPECIALLY their <a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/196073929/MINIWOOD">Miniwood short!</a></p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DD4INnvtxAV&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @tonyzagoraios&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;tonyzagoraios&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DD4INnvtxAV.webp&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/tonyzagoraios" target="_blank">tonyzagoraios</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DD4INnvtxAV" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!z4SX!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DD4INnvtxAV.webp" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/tonyzagoraios" target="_blank">@tonyzagoraios</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cubstudio.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DPAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabcL_A6ayD8cJNCEF3UICVEwKtKVBnyXq4M3UoD-h9xJCyOyu7mO89fy0M_aem_22hdGXkrUcQYP5aaO_myOA&amp;e=AT33zxJM5bTquJYQuPYJUcy1BAP3C6WEw5ALpkc2pGG1-d9GqNJOmiDnrfuNusl_c1WVMnpLaWADVMr2v11NweNn5UFKD0tsv63ORlcha0gb1jRhUn0BFg">Cub Studio</a>: </strong>Possibly the most prolific studio of 2024, Cub is constantly posting new work as well as explorations both personal and professional. Whether it&#8217;s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEpbFCZN4Ba/">3D-printed stop-motion</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEhnnfvt6Pf/">old school 8-bit brawlers</a>, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DDND_cPgVxC/">superdeformed studio mates</a>, CUB is full of style.</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DEpgxfFtvzc&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @cubstudio&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;cubstudio&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEpgxfFtvzc.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/cubstudio" target="_blank">cubstudio</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DEpgxfFtvzc" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!L2eF!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEpgxfFtvzc.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/cubstudio" target="_blank">@cubstudio</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://l.instagram.com/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fnoodleanimation.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DPAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAab0x89ovN34UNLaJxSeD_18zJRVOXucsN8E-qyz1tRRabnIoqZZE79ALjI_aem_UZ2eQwd5nOBvQEnT5Bjf1Q&amp;e=AT0BTnRZd7FldOtmJCVeD7J4iH7V7Arl3yMKGQb0QwXPp-3XsbV47eeMVrJAIq4g8UslA4iTu-0QhecjlkODliHlkrH_r35Ex5BIpmqzULI1FEjvSqXTcQ">Noodle Animation</a>: </strong>Hometown heroes from Chicago, Noodle has an identifiable style not only in their designs across character, brand, and type &#8211; but also a signature style to their motion. A playful sense of humor that can bounce between refined products, flat motion, and loopy characters &#8211; check out their reel as well as their <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C8GIldGNbTI/">studio project, </a><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C8GIldGNbTI/">ORIGIN.</a> </strong></p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DEGJCVGy2Mx&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @nooodleanimation&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;nooodleanimation&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEGJCVGy2Mx.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/nooodleanimation" target="_blank">nooodleanimation</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DEGJCVGy2Mx" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9HBq!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEGJCVGy2Mx.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/nooodleanimation" target="_blank">@nooodleanimation</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://wearemotto.com/">Motto:</a> </strong>A brand-building studio with motion built into it&#8217;s DNA &#8211; their work is something to be studied by more motion designers in terms of how to be viewing brand work alongside your motion design in 2025.</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DDzm7OsMPJw&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @wearemotto&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;wearemotto&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDzm7OsMPJw.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/wearemotto" target="_blank">wearemotto</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DDzm7OsMPJw" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HN-q!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDzm7OsMPJw.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/wearemotto" target="_blank">@wearemotto</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://vascolo.com.ar/en">Va&#769;scolo Studio</a>: </strong>A studio that can do bold hand-drawn character work, top notch tech-focused motion design, and photoreal 3D rendering feels like a throwback to the classic days of do-it-all mograph shops, but VASCOLO is cutting edge contemporary<strong> </strong>Plus, we just love their flaming WacomPen loading animation &#129321;</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DDzsMYfKOkA&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @vascolostudio&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;vascolostudio&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDzsMYfKOkA.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/vascolostudio" target="_blank">vascolostudio</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DDzsMYfKOkA" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!24SQ!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDzsMYfKOkA.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/vascolostudio" target="_blank">@vascolostudio</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.proper.tv/">Proper:</a> </strong>home to absolutely beautiful brand-focused storytelling that has <em>stunningly</em> realistic renders but even more impressively kinetic camera movements and compositions. Their YETI GOBOX spot eschews the normally refined renders of product spots for something wildly energetic yet completely on-point for the brand: a spot that could ONLY be achieved through animation yet is authentic and believable to the brand. One of our faves of the year! </p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;CoKsnvgjyml&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @properstudio&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;properstudio&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-CoKsnvgjyml.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/properstudio" target="_blank">properstudio</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/CoKsnvgjyml" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TUhf!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-CoKsnvgjyml.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/properstudio" target="_blank">@properstudio</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://studioclim.com/">Clim Studio:</a> </strong>Home of our favorite rebrand of the year, CLIM&#8217;s vibrant work reflects the new studio identity perfectly. Clim&#8217;s rnage is ridiculous, serving up on-trend looks across the entire motion design spectrum, from product renders that can go cinematically moody or charmingly relaxing, along with one of our favorite character designs of the year.</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DEmSO14Nxlh&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @clim_studio&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;clim_studio&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEmSO14Nxlh.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/clim_studio" target="_blank">clim_studio</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DEmSO14Nxlh" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dspK!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEmSO14Nxlh.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/clim_studio" target="_blank">@clim_studio</a></div></div></div></li></ul><div><hr></div><p><em>Know someone that should spend some time in our Spotlight? Let us know who!</em></p><div class="directMessage button" data-attrs="{&quot;userId&quot;:281403528,&quot;userName&quot;:&quot;Ryan Summers&quot;,&quot;canDm&quot;:null,&quot;dmUpgradeOptions&quot;:null,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}" data-component-name="DirectMessageToDOM"></div><div><hr></div><p>That&#8217;s a wrap for today &#8211; later this week I&#8217;ll be sending out our favorite tools, techniques, and training. Until then, keep on slinging those keys and riding the curves! &#129321;</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.keysandcurves.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><em>Keys &amp; Curves unlocks your inspiration for all things Animation + Motion Design: consider subscribing to get Inspiro&#8482; delivered to your inbox weekly!</em></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[2024-In-Review, Part 01: Artists We Loved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starting 2025 off with new names we discovered last year.]]></description><link>https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/2024-in-review-part-01-artists-we</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/2024-in-review-part-01-artists-we</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Summers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:45:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f314f587-8b84-4d50-96f2-4d0e22c9c891_1399x788.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Keys &amp; Curves is here to unlock inspiration for all things animation, straight to your inbox, every Monday.</em></p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DDzAMlZMIWT&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @con_mchugh&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;con_mchugh&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDzAMlZMIWT.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/con_mchugh" target="_blank">con_mchugh</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DDzAMlZMIWT" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7JMR!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDzAMlZMIWT.jpg"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/con_mchugh" target="_blank">@con_mchugh</a></div></div></div><div><hr></div><p>&#128075;&#127995; <strong>ART APPRECIATION THREAD</strong></p><p>2024 was <em>many</em> things for us all, good, bad &#8211; and worse, but <em>tons</em> of great art was made, and as we sit ride the line between animation for entertainment and motion design for advertising, we thought it would be a good time for some GREAT stuff to get the year going on the right foot.</p><div><hr></div><h6>MOTION MADNESS</h6><h3>Keyslingers. </h3><ul><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/skymography/">Skymography</a>: </strong>a mixed-media motion maestro, he&#8217;s putting out work that feels like stuff from the heyday of Mograph, updated for modern times. His <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C4Livr7NtGz/">Match Cut video</a> is what got him on our radar, check out the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngHmwWuA9VM">full length video on their Youtube channel</a> for so much more. </p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;C4Livr7NtGz&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @skymography&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;skymography&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-C4Livr7NtGz.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/skymography" target="_blank">skymography</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/C4Livr7NtGz" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GY5_!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-C4Livr7NtGz.jpg"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/skymography" target="_blank">@skymography</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://manonlouart.com/">Manon Louart:</a> </strong>Manon&#8217;s animations are only topped by the fact that she is an unmatched illustrator as well &#8211; one with a definitive art style and signature color palette to boot. Mesmerizing colors, iconic style, and radiant illustrations.<br><br>Oh, she also makes <a href="https://skl.sh/3PmCVqx">wonderful Skillshare courses </a>where she explains how she does it all too!</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DCevz2fisti&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @manonlouart&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;manonlouart&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DCevz2fisti.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/manonlouart" target="_blank">manonlouart</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DCevz2fisti" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_qfA!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DCevz2fisti.jpg"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/manonlouart" target="_blank">@manonlouart</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/puffypuffpuff_/">Silvia Casali, aka PuffyPuffPuff</a>: </strong>You can&#8217;t get cuter than kawaii styled toys and no one does it better than PuffyPuffPuff. </p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DA1DUmWthJT&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @puffypuffpuff_&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;puffypuffpuff_&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DA1DUmWthJT.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/puffypuffpuff_" target="_blank">puffypuffpuff_</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DA1DUmWthJT" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mfzU!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DA1DUmWthJT.jpg"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/puffypuffpuff_" target="_blank">@puffypuffpuff_</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/hannah.sun__/">Hannah Sun:</a> </strong>knocked us off our chairs with this <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hannah.sun__/reel/DCQEkGxtjFy/">mesmerizing morphing glittery shape transition done in&#8230; CAVALRY</a>! We can&#8217;t wait to see more this year from her personal work and the stuff she creates for BUCK NYC!</p></li></ul><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DCQEkGxtjFy&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @hannah.sun__&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;hannah.sun__&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DCQEkGxtjFy.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/hannah.sun__" target="_blank">hannah.sun__</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DCQEkGxtjFy" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NT0o!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DCQEkGxtjFy.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/hannah.sun__" target="_blank">@hannah.sun__</a></div></div></div><div><hr></div><h6>ANIMATION STATION</h6><h3>Golden Pose Gods.</h3><ul><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DAqsRCdBIEm/">Gooey Louie:</a> </strong>The name really says it all &#8211; any time we see these amazing hand drawn effects in our timelines it stops our scroll instantly. </p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DAqsRCdBIEm&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @gooeylouie_&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;gooeylouie_&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DAqsRCdBIEm.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/gooeylouie_" target="_blank">gooeylouie_</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DAqsRCdBIEm" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rHNA!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DAqsRCdBIEm.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/gooeylouie_" target="_blank">@gooeylouie_</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Flhijzelaar.wixsite.com%2Flava-art%3Ffbclid%3DPAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaY42t_vzO4JZ-yzGlU6HxpUzDBqsGxCP7mfD5mC_IB_e8x604hcOxMn2sc_aem_O70Uqm6clAlAxQndBa2c3A&amp;e=AT1yU0gVFAM-abEpx0B3u6dgviHC4lgvC2p1P_D4uN6PzA8SJXPFlB8XhfJrCq58yMym-ICIeQ_y00FteR83hUYyBIeVd8xRV1zVB8FZvIidDNgWwrtxwQ">Lava Hijzelaar, aka LAVA:</a> </strong>an animator with a clean line and fluid movement that reminds us of an early Glen Keane.</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DEfeItGxg11&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @lava_art&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;lava_art&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEfeItGxg11.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/lava_art" target="_blank">lava_art</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DEfeItGxg11" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UTM9!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEfeItGxg11.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/lava_art" target="_blank">@lava_art</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.nicolestafford.lol/">Nicole Stafford</a>: </strong>Have you ever seen a single frame from an animation and knew it was going to be an all-timer? That&#8217;s how we felt when we saw <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEIG-XEp9Xw/">the designs for the Reaver</a> &#8211; and when we saw it moving oh-so-creepy in animation, we were hooked.</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DCr-JBozHjY&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @nicoles.draws&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;nicoles.draws&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DCr-JBozHjY.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/nicoles.draws" target="_blank">nicoles.draws</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DCr-JBozHjY" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DKsk!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DCr-JBozHjY.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/nicoles.draws" target="_blank">@nicoles.draws</a></div></div></div></li></ul><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share Keys &amp; Curves&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share Keys &amp; Curves</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h6>DESIGN DISCIPLINE</h6><h3>Type Beasts.</h3><ul><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/snooze.one/">SNOOZE ONE</a>: </strong>Lettering artist Snooze One&#8217;s videos will lull you into a dream state wondering what the final frame will look like until you find yourself watching the process loop out in front of you a few times in a row. </p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DEFp0CoiSQ5&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @snooze.one&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;snooze.one&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEFp0CoiSQ5.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/snooze.one" target="_blank">snooze.one</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DEFp0CoiSQ5" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nonT!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEFp0CoiSQ5.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/snooze.one" target="_blank">@snooze.one</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/faelpt/?g=5">Rafael Serra, aka FAEL:</a> </strong>Brands never look more timeless and eye-catching than when Rafael decides to refresh their look. </p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DEazTZwObj7&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @faelpt&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;faelpt&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEazTZwObj7.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/faelpt" target="_blank">faelpt</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DEazTZwObj7" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W2c3!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEazTZwObj7.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/faelpt" target="_blank">@faelpt</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.taylorpenton.com/">Taylor Penton:</a> </strong>Taylor is serving up crunchy, funky, handmade fonts a la carte or as part of their <a href="https://www.taylorpenton.com/type-club">Type Club subscription offering</a>. All that plus Taylor&#8217;s a damn fine designer as well.</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;C1i__T0AIYw&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @taylorpenton&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;taylorpenton&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-C1i__T0AIYw.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/taylorpenton" target="_blank">taylorpenton</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/C1i__T0AIYw" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NprM!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-C1i__T0AIYw.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/taylorpenton" target="_blank">@taylorpenton</a></div></div></div><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mo.siddiquee/">Mohmed Siddique:</a> </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEcQ3a4ybwl/?img_index=1">Custom fonts</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DDz1O1Rte_y/?img_index=1">liquid smooth kinetic type</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CRtU4W6NmDg/?img_index=1">a fun play on the After Effects timeline</a> &#8211; it&#8217;s been a busy year for an artist exploring everything that&#8217;s possible.</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;C8RndzIStxy&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @mo.siddiquee&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;mo.siddiquee&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-C8RndzIStxy.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/mo.siddiquee" target="_blank">mo.siddiquee</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/C8RndzIStxy" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uLge!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-C8RndzIStxy.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/mo.siddiquee" target="_blank">@mo.siddiquee</a></div></div></div></li></ul><div><hr></div><h6>IMAGE MAKERS</h6><h3>Illustrators. Photographers. &#8216;Boarders &amp; Builders.</h3><ul><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/holamaybe/">Bernardo Henning:</a> </strong>Has there ever been an illustrator whose still frames feel more kinetic than Hola Maybe?!? Bright, bouncy, electric and eclectic &#8211; whether they&#8217;re full-on illustrations or doodles over live-action, Bernardo&#8217;s work stops us in our tracks.</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DDcFGbGRRBf&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @holamaybe&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;holamaybe&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDcFGbGRRBf.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/holamaybe" target="_blank">holamaybe</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DDcFGbGRRBf" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pVYA!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDcFGbGRRBf.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/holamaybe" target="_blank">@holamaybe</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/heidijogilbert/">Heidi Jo Gilbert:</a> </strong>Ages ago, we ran into her outstanding WICKED storyboards reel &#8211; amazing timing that the story that helped her get her big break is on the big screen at almost the same time as she leads one of, if not <em>the best</em> movie from Dreamworks.</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DChO9_1vJ6u&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @heidijogilbert&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;heidijogilbert&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DChO9_1vJ6u.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/heidijogilbert" target="_blank">heidijogilbert</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DChO9_1vJ6u" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oIkI!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DChO9_1vJ6u.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/heidijogilbert" target="_blank">@heidijogilbert</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reubenmargolin/">Reuben Margolin:</a> </strong>A wizard working with themes of the intersection between nature and math, his kinetic sculptures vary in scale from the minute to the massive.</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DA4IXUCu7mW&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @reubenmargolin&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;reubenmargolin&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DA4IXUCu7mW.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/reubenmargolin" target="_blank">reubenmargolin</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DA4IXUCu7mW" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l4Je!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DA4IXUCu7mW.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/reubenmargolin" target="_blank">@reubenmargolin</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bondtruluv/?g=5">Bond Truluv:</a> </strong>multimedia graffiti artist that has so many <a href="https://truluv.de/produkt/various-painting-devices-regular-edition-book/">unique devices for painting that they made a book covering all of them</a>. </p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DBjbs_PNzH_&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @bondtruluv&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;bondtruluv&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DBjbs_PNzH_.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/bondtruluv" target="_blank">bondtruluv</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DBjbs_PNzH_" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xEo1!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DBjbs_PNzH_.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/bondtruluv" target="_blank">@bondtruluv</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thijmen.geluk/?g=5">Thijmen Geluk</a>: </strong>One of the boldest illustrators we&#8217;ve seen since <em>Temi Coker, </em>Thijmen plays with eye-popping colors rooted into place with an amazing use of dark blacks and angular shapes. </p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DCWh9kmoiNV&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @thijmen.geluk&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;thijmen.geluk&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DCWh9kmoiNV.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/thijmen.geluk" target="_blank">thijmen.geluk</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DCWh9kmoiNV" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wt5r!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DCWh9kmoiNV.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/thijmen.geluk" target="_blank">@thijmen.geluk</a></div></div></div></li></ul><div><hr></div><p><em>Know someone that should spend some time in our Spotlight? Let us know who!</em></p><div class="directMessage button" data-attrs="{&quot;userId&quot;:281403528,&quot;userName&quot;:&quot;Ryan Summers&quot;,&quot;canDm&quot;:null,&quot;dmUpgradeOptions&quot;:null,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}" data-component-name="DirectMessageToDOM"></div><div><hr></div><p>That&#8217;s a wrap for this week &#8211; tomorrow I&#8217;ll be sending out my favorite studios and shops. Until then, keep on slinging those keys and riding the curves! &#129321;</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.keysandcurves.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><em>Keys &amp; Curves unlocks your inspiration for all things Animation + Motion Design: consider subscribing to get Inspiro&#8482; delivered to your inbox weekly!</em></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Quiet Start To A New Year? 🤣]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ringing in '25 With More Animation Motivation.]]></description><link>https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/a-quiet-start-to-a-new-year</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/a-quiet-start-to-a-new-year</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Summers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 23:47:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/82317739-4e63-4c1a-a939-8439bfb3e9c1_1841x770.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Keys &amp; Curves is here to unlock inspiration for all things animation, straight to your inbox, every Monday.</em></p><div><hr></div><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DERv9D9i8bB&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @robertas_neve&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;robertas_neve&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DERv9D9i8bB.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/robertas_neve" target="_blank">robertas_neve</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DERv9D9i8bB" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-N1d!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DERv9D9i8bB.jpg"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/robertas_neve" target="_blank">@robertas_neve</a></div></div></div><p>&#128075;&#127995; <strong>TWENTY FIVE?!?</strong></p><p>2024 is long gone, and if January 1st was any indication, 2025 is going to be as wild a ride as the previous year &#8211; if not more. All the reason to steel your creativity with a boatload of inspiration fresh from KEYS &amp; CURVES.<br><br>With that in mind, we&#8217;re proud to announce that next week will see a series of shorter posts, 1 each day, highlighting our favorite artists, studios, films, and more from 2024.<br><br>Without further adieu, this issue goes out to all of you that are getting back at it on a THURSDAY &#8211; you&#8217;re all champions in my book &#128170;&#127995;</p><p><br>&#128195; What&#8217;s inside:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Motion Design: </strong>The Power of Motion, Explained (by a website?)</p></li><li><p><strong>REELS: </strong>Building on last week&#8217;s discoveries &#8211; it&#8217;s a Reel Roundup!</p></li><li><p><strong>Spotlight: </strong>Animated action from Sergio Garc&#237;a</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h6>MOTION MADNESS</h6><h3>Explaining Motion</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>What&#8217;s the one big challenge in the 2025 for Keys &amp; Curves readers?</p><p>Teaching new clients about the <em>potential</em> of using motion design and animation more often &#8211; and <em><strong>SOONER</strong></em> in their development process.<br><br>How often do you feel like an afterthought, tagged on at the end of a project after the live-action&#8217;s been shot, the logo&#8217;s been designed, and the color palette is locked in stone?</p><p>It shouldn&#8217;t be that way &#8211; but making the argument for motion can be hard unless you&#8217;ve got some solid but simple visuals to back you up.</p><p>That&#8217;s where things like this <em><strong><a href="https://motion.zajno.com/">ENTIRE WEBSITE</a></strong></em> by <a href="https://zajno.com/">Zajno Digital Studio</a> comes in.<br><br>Explore that site and ask yourself: how can you explain to <em>your clients</em> what they&#8217;re missing out in a clean and clear way that ALSO shows off what we all do best?</p><div><hr></div><h6>REEL ROUNDUP</h6><h3>Retrospectives, Demos, and Manifesto&#8217;s &#8211; Oh MY!</h3><p>Even though we tried our best to stay off the socials during our end-of-year downtime, we couldn&#8217;t help but fave, bookmark, and save a ton of good gifts coming in hot at the end of the holiday season.<br><br>Here&#8217;s the best of the best that made us say heck yes!</p><h5>Motion Design</h5><ul><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEQFg70NCjx/?img_index=2">Vincent Schwenk</a></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEQFg70NCjx/?img_index=2"> pulls a Spotify Unwrapped on his own year as an artist</a></p></li></ul><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DEQFg70NCjx&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @vincentschwenk&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;vincentschwenk&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEQFg70NCjx.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/vincentschwenk" target="_blank">vincentschwenk</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DEQFg70NCjx" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dNwC!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEQFg70NCjx.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/vincentschwenk" target="_blank">@vincentschwenk</a></div></div></div><ul><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEIADT8tyQv/">Mario De Meyer&#8217;s</a></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEIADT8tyQv/"> year full of Cavalry work</a></p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/fabianoefner/?g=5">Fabian Oefner</a></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/fabianoefner/?g=5"> breaks and rebuilds lots of cool things</a></p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEDAoDEio2m/">Riccardo Agostinelli&#8217;s</a></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEDAoDEio2m/"> rapid fire reel of terrific type</a></p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C1o-3XOOBDB/">Khalid</a></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C1o-3XOOBDB/"> got me with their Flashing Lights scored retina-burning reel</a></p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEACNYbta5k/">Or Drori </a></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEACNYbta5k/">coming in hot with one of the better generalist reels of the year</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEP9LWIozTZ/?img_index=1">Master of moving type </a><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEP9LWIozTZ/?img_index=1">Matt Voyce</a></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEP9LWIozTZ/?img_index=1"> bounces into 2025</a></p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DD0SeeuJ6Ug/">Erin Sarofsky</a></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DD0SeeuJ6Ug/"> drops her Design Trends for 2025 predictions!</a></p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DD0SeeuJ6Ug&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @erinsarofsky&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;erinsarofsky&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DD0SeeuJ6Ug.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/erinsarofsky" target="_blank">erinsarofsky</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DD0SeeuJ6Ug" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8X_7!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DD0SeeuJ6Ug.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/erinsarofsky" target="_blank">@erinsarofsky</a></div></div></div></li></ul><h5>Animation</h5><ul><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEP8XI1pUJL/">Luis De La Rosa</a></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEP8XI1pUJL/"> shows off a grid full of cel animation</a> </p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DEP8XI1pUJL&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @lemurasart&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;lemurasart&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEP8XI1pUJL.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/lemurasart" target="_blank">lemurasart</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DEP8XI1pUJL" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aubl!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEP8XI1pUJL.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/lemurasart" target="_blank">@lemurasart</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C6cLcT3SB9s/">Manuel Noto</a></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C6cLcT3SB9s/"> rocks the poses at Ordinary Folk</a></p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://x.com/jonsson_scott/status/1782545081372995636">Scott Jonnson</a></strong><a href="https://x.com/jonsson_scott/status/1782545081372995636"> bridges the gap between motion and character work</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DAwGIo4P0g2/">You have to see </a><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DAwGIo4P0g2/">Rando Bando&#8217;s </a></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DAwGIo4P0g2/">bold colors applied to cartoony vibes</a></p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C71v0zEvDIF/">Studio Meala&#8217;s</a></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C71v0zEvDIF/"> scratchy line approach to character is hard to miss</a></p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://x.com/ginyoagoldie/status/1873726227963596922">ginyoagoldie&#8217;s </a></strong><a href="https://x.com/ginyoagoldie/status/1873726227963596922">hypnotic character reel</a></p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_gb4J1u9lT/">Mitch Kennedy&#8217;s</a></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_gb4J1u9lT/"> compilation of TMNT work</a></p></li></ul><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;C_gb4J1u9lT&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @mitchpkennedy&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;mitchpkennedy&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-C_gb4J1u9lT.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/mitchpkennedy" target="_blank">mitchpkennedy</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/C_gb4J1u9lT" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PoNT!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-C_gb4J1u9lT.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/mitchpkennedy" target="_blank">@mitchpkennedy</a></div></div></div><h5>Studios</h5><ul><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEP44VTx0ZG/">Hoodzpah</a></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEP44VTx0ZG/"> recounts their 2024 &#8211; including client counts!</a></p></li></ul><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jffe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feeded18d-6d7e-4477-bfbb-d9bdb6bee592_1200x1200.jpeg" 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href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DDyB6scyue6/">wraps up the year</a></p></li></ul><h5>Compilations</h5><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEO167KMzns/?img_index=1">Brand Inquirer&#8217;s Best Type of the Year</a></p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DEO167KMzns&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @brandinquirer&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;brandinquirer&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEO167KMzns.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/brandinquirer" target="_blank">brandinquirer</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DEO167KMzns" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xe8L!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DEO167KMzns.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/brandinquirer" target="_blank">@brandinquirer</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DETp1oHJ81Y/?img_index=1">Eyecannndy&#8217;s</a></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DETp1oHJ81Y/?img_index=1"> list of Top Cinematographers</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DELBiVUImyW/">The cardboard creations of </a><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DELBiVUImyW/">Samuel Wilde</a></strong></p></li></ul><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share Keys &amp; Curves&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share Keys &amp; Curves</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h6>SPOTLIGHT</h6><h3>Sergio Garcia</h3><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;C6Oia3ps-dj&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @brknsergio&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;brknsergio&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-C6Oia3ps-dj.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/brknsergio" target="_blank">brknsergio</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/C6Oia3ps-dj" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QAyr!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-C6Oia3ps-dj.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/brknsergio" target="_blank">@brknsergio</a></div></div></div><p>Anime-meets-live action in <em><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/brknsergio/">Sergio Garc&#237;a&#8217;s wicked experiments on IG</a></strong></em> &#8211; impact frames and VFX are on full display over the top of fun footage.</p><p>We love seeing the lines blur between animation and live-action, and it&#8217;s apparent others think so too. Sergio has a tight team of collaborators and brands knocking down their door &#8211; how soon until someone hires them for something bigger?</p><p>With the proliferation of new tools and cheaper cameras that give us all access to tons of stops of light, built-in stabilization, and log recording &#8211; it&#8217;s a look that we would love to see more animators try their hand at.</p><p>What&#8217;s stopping you from pulling out that iPhone and animating over the top of it? &#128526;</p><div><hr></div><p><em>Know someone that should spend some time in our Spotlight? Let us know who!</em></p><div class="directMessage button" data-attrs="{&quot;userId&quot;:281403528,&quot;userName&quot;:&quot;Ryan Summers&quot;,&quot;canDm&quot;:null,&quot;dmUpgradeOptions&quot;:null,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}" data-component-name="DirectMessageToDOM"></div><div><hr></div><p>That&#8217;s a wrap for this week&#8211; starting next Monday you&#8217;ll get a series of shorter daily posts rounding up the year that was in keys, curves, studios, shows, and more! Until then, keep on slinging those keys and riding the curves! &#129321;</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.keysandcurves.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><em>Keys &amp; Curves unlocks your inspiration for all things Animation + Motion Design: consider subscribing to get Inspiro&#8482; delivered to your inbox weekly!</em></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anticipation For A New Year of Animation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keyslinging and Curve Setting Inspiration.]]></description><link>https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/anticipation-for-a-new-year-of-animation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/anticipation-for-a-new-year-of-animation</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Summers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:18:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/mTuPHCyV6mw" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Keys &amp; Curves is here to unlock inspiration for all things animation, straight to your inbox, every Monday.</em></p><div><hr></div><p>&#128075;&#127995; <strong>How you doing? </strong></p><p>We&#8217;re baking keys and hanging curves this holiday season &#8211; and hoping the end of the year is treating you well and setting up the new year to be better than the last. We&#8217;re getting excited for some new movies coming out soon (anyone watch the trailer for FLOW yet?) and planning our cozy couch catch-up for all the shows and films we missed.<br><br>We&#8217;ve got a date set for an ILM-animated double feature with Ultraman: Rising and Transformers One. How about you &#8211; what movies did you miss this year?<br><br>&#128195; What&#8217;s inside:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Animation: </strong>A New Studio Emerges</p></li><li><p><strong>Motion Design: </strong>What&#8217;s Old Is New</p></li><li><p><strong>Tools + Training: </strong>A Novel Approach To AE Projects</p></li><li><p><strong>Spotlight: </strong>Mesmerizing Mograph Cube Explorations</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h6>ANIMATION STATION</h6><h3>Animation Everywhere</h3><div id="youtube2-mTuPHCyV6mw" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;mTuPHCyV6mw&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/mTuPHCyV6mw?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><ul><li><p><a href="https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/one-of-2024s-best-films-was-made">Animation Obsessive takes an in-depth look at </a><strong><a href="https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/one-of-2024s-best-films-was-made">The Glassworker</a></strong>, the new feature film from first-time animation studio Mano in Pakistan. Months ago we sat down to watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxAOUJt1PaU">90-minue making Of for this film on Youtube</a>, almost out of curiosity to see what a BTS for a yet-to-be-finished film looks like &#8211; and we came away shocked. Heavily influenced by Studio Ghibli but being made by a studio full of artists completely new to animation, it looks like one to watch in 2025.</p></li><li><p>Blender Studio continues to impress with their non-stop output of NPR-focused shorts, this time with a look at how they made <strong>Cowboi</strong></p></li></ul><div id="youtube2-yd0YdasCsWw" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;yd0YdasCsWw&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/yd0YdasCsWw?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><ul><li><p>Pencil test from the previously mentioned <strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/CANNABIS-WORKS-Japanese-Tatsuyuki-Tanaka/dp/4756258743">Tatsuyuki Tanaka</a></strong> continues to show how mindblowing his animation skills are.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;24afeeb2-5343-4777-8d4d-c3cc9ab2e059&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.dashstudio.net/money-magic">Dash Studio</a></strong><a href="https://www.dashstudio.net/money-magic"> designs Cartoon Modern-esque characters for MONEY MAGIC</a></p></li></ul><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/39e369e7-6c9e-43ea-8fe5-ee0daa63fe07_1000x563.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/bebe0901-4844-49b3-9fa1-5b0f34e412ab_1000x563.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d92314e8-e50d-4f60-ac47-d9509c2fba18_1000x563.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/de3ac2a5-afb5-4891-aa6b-4fcb1c7a2771_1000x563.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/427c8eef-1c88-4d34-b5d7-4140c7057dd9_1456x1456.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><ul><li><p>Happy Holidays from this little cutie by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/puffypuffpuff_/">Silvia Casali</a> </p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DDm4BDOtp3c&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @puffypuffpuff_&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;puffypuffpuff_&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDm4BDOtp3c.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/puffypuffpuff_" target="_blank">puffypuffpuff_</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DDm4BDOtp3c" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LxTu!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDm4BDOtp3c.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/puffypuffpuff_" target="_blank">@puffypuffpuff_</a></div></div></div></li></ul><div><hr></div><h6>MOTION MADNESS</h6><h3>Old Tools Teaching New Tricks</h3><p>It&#8217;s always exciting to see the new tools and techniques flooding the mograph zone on the daily &#8211; but sometimes it&#8217;s even more exciting to see something new with the tried-and-true. Cinema 4D stepping in for After Effects shape layers, After Effects used as clean-up for traditional animation; what else is out there that would surprise us?</p><ul><li><p>The always prolific <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/frazdav/">Fraser Davidson</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/cubstudio/">CUB Studio</a></strong> show off how you can tag in C4D for those flat fantastic animations rather than relying on AE all the time.</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DDhrWTgg_IR&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @cubstudio&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;cubstudio&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDhrWTgg_IR.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/cubstudio" target="_blank">cubstudio</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DDhrWTgg_IR" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1UKw!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDhrWTgg_IR.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/cubstudio" target="_blank">@cubstudio</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tay_blay/">Taylor Yontz</a></strong> shares a dynamic Duolingo shot where After Effects came to the cleanup rescue over the top of some </p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DDha72Px1N7&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @tay_blay&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;tay_blay&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDha72Px1N7.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/tay_blay" target="_blank">tay_blay</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DDha72Px1N7" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!45q2!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDha72Px1N7.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/tay_blay" target="_blank">@tay_blay</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sekanisolomon/">Sekani Solomon</a></strong> shows just how far you can take those new Cinema 4D particle tools in another spectacular CASH App spot.</p></li></ul><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DDQV6K7sm3w&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @sekanisolomon&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;sekanisolomon&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDQV6K7sm3w.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/sekanisolomon" target="_blank">sekanisolomon</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DDQV6K7sm3w" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P2IY!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDQV6K7sm3w.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/sekanisolomon" target="_blank">@sekanisolomon</a></div></div></div><ul><li><p>The team at <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/yond_studio/">Yond Studio</a></strong> pushed <em><a href="https://aescripts.com/joysticks-n-sliders/">Joysticks &amp; Sliders</a></em> to it&#8217;s limits to bring a beautiful bird to life over some great live-action plates (check out that rig!)</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DDfPiq4N2i9&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @yond_studio&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;yond_studio&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDfPiq4N2i9.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/yond_studio" target="_blank">yond_studio</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DDfPiq4N2i9" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!v3LQ!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDfPiq4N2i9.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/yond_studio" target="_blank">@yond_studio</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.grillitype.com/commissions/tiktok-custom-font">Grilli Type</a></strong><a href="https://www.grillitype.com/commissions/tiktok-custom-font"> shares an in-depth case study with lots of brand animations on their creation of a custom font for Tik Tok</a></p></li></ul><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DDaCcD_Psb6&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @grillitype&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;grillitype&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDaCcD_Psb6.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/grillitype" target="_blank">grillitype</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DDaCcD_Psb6" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!peYo!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDaCcD_Psb6.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/grillitype" target="_blank">@grillitype</a></div></div></div><ul><li><p>Superstar <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/stevesavalle/">Steve Savalle</a></strong> rocks some sports logos with clean camera moves and fun effects. </p></li></ul><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DDPy-CuK73d&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @stevesavalle&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;stevesavalle&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDPy-CuK73d.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/stevesavalle" target="_blank">stevesavalle</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DDPy-CuK73d" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UG-v!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDPy-CuK73d.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/stevesavalle" target="_blank">@stevesavalle</a></div></div></div><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share Keys &amp; Curves&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" 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href="https://x.com/SeterMD/status/1863595242726826363">Anime-inspired fire effects in After Effects</a></p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://x.com/saumotion/status/1840078332060180880">AEExplorer</a></strong><a href="https://x.com/saumotion/status/1840078332060180880"> looks interesting (and free): rely less on Windows Explorer to organize and manage all your After Effects projects in one place.</a></p></li><li><p>Super-stylized character animation in Blender explained!</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DDJ8ga1IKRU&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @dannedamm&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;dannedamm&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDJ8ga1IKRU.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/dannedamm" target="_blank">dannedamm</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DDJ8ga1IKRU" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QBZE!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDJ8ga1IKRU.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/dannedamm" target="_blank">@dannedamm</a></div></div></div></li></ul><div><hr></div><h6>SPOTLIGHT</h6><h3>KEISUKE TERASHIMA</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2kWf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feaaaa996-03e1-4279-a420-492b88613d46_1200x2533" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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job translating it from Japanese) and see how it inspires you to start playing as well.</p><p>Check them out on:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kskee_sketches">Instagram</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.keisuketerashima.com/">Website</a></p></li></ul><div><hr></div><p><em>Know someone that should spend some time in our Spotlight? Let us know who!</em></p><div class="directMessage button" data-attrs="{&quot;userId&quot;:281403528,&quot;userName&quot;:&quot;Ryan Summers&quot;,&quot;canDm&quot;:null,&quot;dmUpgradeOptions&quot;:null,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}" data-component-name="DirectMessageToDOM"></div><div><hr></div><p>That&#8217;s a wrap for this week&#8211; we&#8217;re in full-on holiday mode at Keys &amp; Curves: we&#8217;re cooking up an end-of-the-year rush of our favorite work, artists, and more. </p><p>Until then, keep on slinging those keys and riding the curves! &#129321;</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.keysandcurves.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><em>Keys &amp; Curves unlocks your inspiration for all things Animation + Motion Design: consider subscribing to get Inspiro&#8482; delivered to your inbox weekly!</em></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reels, Rebrands, And Records Broken]]></title><description><![CDATA[Animation and Motion Design Inspiration For The Home Stretch.]]></description><link>https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/reels-rebrands-and-records-broken</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/reels-rebrands-and-records-broken</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Summers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:18:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/lL9m8TWdFsk" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Keys &amp; Curves is here to unlock inspiration for all things animation, straight to your inbox, every Monday.</em></p><div><hr></div><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DCy-jkAxv5-&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @b_loper&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;b_loper&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DCy-jkAxv5-.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/b_loper" target="_blank">b_loper</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DCy-jkAxv5-" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9c_b!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DCy-jkAxv5-.jpg"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/b_loper" target="_blank">@b_loper</a></div></div></div><p>&#128075;&#127995; <strong>How you doing? </strong></p><p>We&#8217;re back after a two-week work sprint that saw us travel from Milwaukee to LA back to Milwaukee and then turn it all around to Las Vegas for two days and two nights prepping a project. All that and Thanksgiving snuck in there too &#8211; whew! &#129393; <br><br>&#128195; What&#8217;s inside:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Motion Design: </strong>Studio reels and rebrands</p></li><li><p><strong>Animation: </strong>Moana makes a big splash</p></li><li><p><strong>Tools: </strong>Under the radar new QoL finds</p></li><li><p><strong>Spotlight: </strong>Adam Buritsch wows us with his MOHO prowess</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DDPisfGsjJZ&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @gunnerschool&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;gunnerschool&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDPisfGsjJZ.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/gunnerschool" target="_blank">gunnerschool</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DDPisfGsjJZ" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wvGW!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DDPisfGsjJZ.jpg"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/gunnerschool" target="_blank">@gunnerschool</a></div></div></div><h2>PSA: Demo Reel Review</h2><p>Before we get to all the Inspiro Goodness, a public service announcement:</p><p>I&#8217;m teaming up with the fine folks at Gunner School on December 12th to do a demo reel review session; I&#8217;ve been doing <a href="https://calendly.com/oddernod/whatsup?back=1&amp;month=2024-12">free Open Office Hours&#8482; sessions</a> for years and now I&#8217;m doing one live!</p><p><a href="https://givebutter.com/demo-reel-review-ryansummers-dec1224">Sign up here</a> and <a href="https://form.typeform.com/to/kC1rZXmV">submit your reel over here</a>.</p><p>Now on to the INSPIRO!</p><div><hr></div><h6>MOTION MADNESS</h6><h3>It&#8217;s Beginning To Feel Like&#8230; Time For A New Reel?</h3><p>The end of the year is always a time of reflection but it feels like the end of 2024 is seeing studios going into overdrive when it comes to rebrands, manifestos, and year-end show reels &#8211; here&#8217;s some that hit our feeds recently:</p><ul><li><p><strong><a href="https://studioclim.com/work/our-new-us">CLIM Studio</a></strong> goes extra BOLD on their new visual identity with a new manifesto, identity, and website.</p></li></ul><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DCWEUNGNuI-&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @clim_studio&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;clim_studio&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DCWEUNGNuI-.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/clim_studio" target="_blank">clim_studio</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DCWEUNGNuI-" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xR5q!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DCWEUNGNuI-.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/clim_studio" target="_blank">@clim_studio</a></div></div></div><ul><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.laundry.studio/animation/rebrand2024">LAUNDRY</a></strong><a href="https://www.laundry.studio/animation/rebrand2024"> goes deep on their rebrand with a totally fresh visual identity</a></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pj-richardson-845599_illustration-3d-animation-activity-7267395449307701248-Pu93?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop">ECD PJ Richardson shares his headspace as he worked through the process and it&#8217;s as real as real gets.</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_Tcn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa7644a02-465a-4298-af0e-e6a303071b83_835x428.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/wearecartel_showreel-power-talent-activity-7271855391146168320-jZLa?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop"> mashes up character, shape layers, and 3D animation.</a></p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.heyneighbor.studio/">IV Studio</a></strong><a href="https://www.heyneighbor.studio/"> is now HEY NEIGHBOR!</a></p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DCj-u6GSOIU&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @heyneighbor.studio&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;heyneighbor.studio&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DCj-u6GSOIU.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/heyneighbor.studio" target="_blank">heyneighbor.studio</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DCj-u6GSOIU" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bjGv!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DCj-u6GSOIU.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/heyneighbor.studio" target="_blank">@heyneighbor.studio</a></div></div></div></li></ul><div><hr></div><h6>ANIMATION STATION</h6><h3>Animation Saves Again</h3><div id="youtube2-lL9m8TWdFsk" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;lL9m8TWdFsk&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/lL9m8TWdFsk?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" 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AND amazing anime styled blowout fights</a>, you <em>need</em> to find this series and give it some love.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share Keys &amp; Curves&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share Keys &amp; Curves</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h6><br>TOOL TIME</h6><h3>Quality of Life&#8230; Improved!</h3><p>Black Friday and Cyber Monday came and went; what did you pick up to make your curve wrangling a little bit easier? We ran into a lot of new little tools during this last 2 week work sprint that eased our keyslinging pains.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;fd665017-bb64-4560-be13-c2056269158c&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><ul><li><p><strong>&#9757;&#127995; <a href="https://www.goodboy.ninja/skew-pro">Skew Pro</a></strong> has to be seen to be believed &#8211; it&#8217;s like having an entirely new curve editor in After Effects that&#8217;s not only powerful but just ridiculously fun to animate and adjust with. When was the last time you said that?!?</p></li><li><p>We had to build a LOT of text boxes that responded to the size &amp; length of the text but could still be styled AND connected to one another &#8211; there are a lot of Text Box tools out there for After Effects but none of them <strong><a href="https://aescripts.com/karton/">match up to the power of Karton</a></strong> &#128170;&#127995;</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://aescripts.com/mask-and-layer-splitter/">Mask &amp; Layer Splitter</a></strong> helps you separate things like custom type quickly with a bunch of helper tools for cleaning it all up.</p></li><li><p>The one-two power combo of <strong><a href="https://battleaxe.co/overlord">Overlord 2 from Battle Axe</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://madebyloop.co.uk/after-effects-scripts/telegram-create-matte-for-each-paragraph-line-after-effects/">Telegram from Loop</a></strong> made the constant client updates for stacked and styled type ridiculously fast compared to doing it manually.</p><ul><li><p><strong>Overlord 2</strong> now supports FIGMA &#128064; alongside Adobe Illustrator and it&#8217;s an Everyday Keyframing essential over here.</p></li><li><p><strong>Telegram</strong> lets you apply an animation to stacked text and QUICKLY break it out into lines that can be offset &#8211; hardly sounds essential but try doing this 5X in ten minutes at the end of a client deadline and no one will ever pry it from your cold claws again.</p></li></ul></li><li><p>Speaking of making revisions quickly, <strong><a href="https://www.aescreens.com/tools/speed">Speed from AE Screens</a></strong> helped us retime moments within AE quickly, almost making it feel like we were working inside an NLE within After Effects.</p></li></ul><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><hr></div><h6>SPOTLIGHT</h6><h3>SPEEDLAG, aka Adam Buritsch</h3><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DBaYsEwt_AC&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @speedlag&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;speedlag&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DBaYsEwt_AC.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/speedlag" target="_blank">speedlag</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DBaYsEwt_AC" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0Pg!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DBaYsEwt_AC.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/speedlag" target="_blank">@speedlag</a></div></div></div><p>This mindblowing Moho rig caught our attention and we haven&#8217;t been able to take our eyes off illustrator and animator <strong>Adam Buritsch&#8217;s</strong> work since. We&#8217;re huge fans of anyone working in Moho and Adam&#8217;s character style is perfect for that vector animation tool.</p><p><em>Sailor Moon, Evangelion, and retro-future gaming designs? Oh YES.</em></p><p>Check them out on:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/speedlag/">Instagram</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://speedlag.com/">Website</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://ko-fi.com/speedlag">Ko-Fi</a></p></li></ul><div><hr></div><p><em>Know someone that should spend some time in our Spotlight? Let us know who!</em></p><div class="directMessage button" data-attrs="{&quot;userId&quot;:281403528,&quot;userName&quot;:&quot;Ryan Summers&quot;,&quot;canDm&quot;:null,&quot;dmUpgradeOptions&quot;:null,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}" data-component-name="DirectMessageToDOM"></div><div><hr></div><p>That&#8217;s a wrap for this week&#8211; we&#8217;re working on an end-of-year rush of posts covering our fave studios, artists, tools, work and more to put a bow on 2024. </p><p>Until then, keep on slinging those keys and riding the curves! &#129321;</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.keysandcurves.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><em>Keys &amp; Curves unlocks your inspiration for all things Animation + Motion Design: consider subscribing to get Inspiro&#8482; delivered to your inbox weekly!</em></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cooking Up Fresh Inspiro]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jingle Bells, already? &#127876;&#129326;]]></description><link>https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/cooking-up-fresh-inspiro</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/cooking-up-fresh-inspiro</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Summers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:50:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/vimeo/w_728,c_limit,d_video_placeholder.png/988979105" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Keys &amp; Curves is here to unlock inspiration for all things animation, straight to your inbox, every Monday.</em></p><div><hr></div><p>&#128075;&#127995; <strong>Starting to feel the holiday grind?</strong> Over here it feels like a full-on Christmas season work jam since the day we took down the Halloween decorations.<strong> <br><br></strong>It&#8217;s beyond easy to lose that creative drive during this crunched-for-time run to the end of the year, which reminds me of this recent quote from photographer and creative coach <a href="https://x.com/chasejarvis">Chase Jarvis</a>:</p><div class="pullquote"><p>Creativity is a habit not a skill.</p></div><p>Maintaining the daily habit to find new bits of creative caffeine to fuel the workday is what we&#8217;re all about here, so &#8211; let&#8217;s get inspired!<br><br>&#128195; What&#8217;s inside:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Motion Design: </strong>Motion Systems are hot these days. </p></li><li><p><strong>Tools: </strong>Old school techniques find new applications</p></li><li><p><strong>Animation: </strong>Abstractions and acid-fueled genius</p></li><li><p><strong>References: </strong>Black and white and basketball?</p></li><li><p><strong>Spotlight: </strong>A monster-mind blast from the past</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h6>MOTION MADNESS</h6><h3>A Different Kind Of Coke Project</h3><div id="vimeo-988979105" class="vimeo-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;988979105&quot;,&quot;videoKey&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="VimeoToDOM"><div class="vimeo-inner"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/988979105?autoplay=0" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" loading="lazy"></iframe></div></div><ul><li><p>Coke is in the news for a holiday AI spot, but we found another, less controversial <a href="https://www.found-studio.com/work/ccep/">motion design system project for the Coca-Cola family of drinks from </a><strong><a href="https://www.found-studio.com/work/ccep/">FOUND</a></strong> &#8211; these kinds of Motion-first systems are popping up <em>everywhere </em>these days.</p></li><li><p>Have you seen <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/kskee">Keisuke Terashima</a>&#8217;s </strong><a href="https://x.com/kskee/status/1843655967931785373">deceptively simple and mesmerizing isometric marvels made in C4D?</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCZJWU2vVR6/">Reece Parker and Appl</a>e sound like a motion design match made in heaven &#8211; check out his process that including drawing in&#8230; the NOTES app &#10067;</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.grif.studio/">Director GRIF</a> launches an eye-popping campaign for ACURA, check out these colors:</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DCZk2J7RmBo&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @grif&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;grif&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DCZk2J7RmBo.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/grif" target="_blank">grif</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DCZk2J7RmBo" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OUiJ!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DCZk2J7RmBo.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/grif" target="_blank">@grif</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCZBqkrtr2R/">AGIO developed a spec project for imaginary restaurant Spago &amp; Vino</a></p></li><li><p><a href="http://bobbydonald.co.uk">Bobby Donald</a> is <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCP7LCZKAqf/?hl=en">cooking up some delicious looking bubble cel-style animations that are&#8230; done natively in After Effects?!?</a> <em>(He says a tutorial is on the way)</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XuYo!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2c0f58a8-24ee-4f0f-bb45-1723e1fe6a15_1839x1279.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XuYo!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2c0f58a8-24ee-4f0f-bb45-1723e1fe6a15_1839x1279.png 424w, 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href="https://x.com/80Level/status/1856721180885225910"> even more Blender goodness w cel animation that drives 3D characters?</a> &#128525;</p></li><li><p>We recently discovered <a href="https://www.davideboscolo.com/product/shade-color-manager-for-after-effects/">SHADE, a color palette manager that works between After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator</a> &#8211; working on a project across teams with strict brand colors has never been easier, and it&#8217;s on early sale for Black Friday? </p></li><li><p>Everytime I see <a href="https://x.com/MohoAnimation/status/1797994136324485178">Moho I&#8217;m impressed &#8211; it was used on Scavenger&#8217;s Reign</a> &#128064;</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDz4bvP2MG0">Getting Started with Animation in Unreal</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/toradesu_a/status/1856982502575071550">Glowy Goodness in After Effects</a> with <a href="https://twitter.com/toradesu_a">Toradesu_a</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0I5hfCnWh8">Motion Boutique goes HAM with Newton 4 and After Effects type</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0I5hfCnWh8" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YxXh!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F53ac3396-5212-43cc-a038-076941e9b91e_500x500.gif 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YxXh!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F53ac3396-5212-43cc-a038-076941e9b91e_500x500.gif 848w, 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target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ys0q!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DCeo4auJvPt.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/catsuka" target="_blank">@catsuka</a></div></div></div></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/DrewDisneyDude/status/1858272662897746061">For the 35th anniversary of Little Mermaid, Disney dropped a BTS reel full of pencil tests and working drawings</a></p></li><li><p>Tatsuyuki Tanaka, the mind behind one of my favorite series of art books, Cannabis Works, directed an amazing short that&#8217;s back on Yotube: <a href="https://youtu.be/Ro-Mci1XLoA?si=giipoVmjmMLIicSc">Genius Party Beyond</a></p></li><li><p>We&#8217;re deep into stop-mo season with <a href="https://youtu.be/wXJbU6bxKh4?si=lXaBvAX8uZ-PASDF">the Many Faces of Pinocchio</a></p></li><li><p>Dragon Ball Saisen &#8211; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@edquint">fan-made 3D</a> that looks like animated manga</p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;C_GOB99PdWU&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @hero.officiel&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;hero.officiel&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-C_GOB99PdWU.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/hero.officiel" target="_blank">hero.officiel</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/C_GOB99PdWU" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pW52!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-C_GOB99PdWU.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/hero.officiel" target="_blank">@hero.officiel</a></div></div></div></li><li><p>A breakdown on this awesome <a href="https://x.com/kotoriyrisuet/status/1855677545770778684">Sonic Super Transformation</a> </p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/CDReferences/status/1853135052239949923">Abstract Character transformations for Evangelion by Yoh Yoshinari</a></p><p></p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h6>REFERENCES</h6><h3>Shadow Powers and Shoe Slices</h3><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/chrissamnee/">Chris Samnee</a> shows the power of lighting in design with his Batman pencil and ink progress posts:</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" 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@artists.pages.daily&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;artists.pages.daily&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DCPZ66wObvY.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/artists.pages.daily" target="_blank">artists.pages.daily</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DCPZ66wObvY" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tuDX!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DCPZ66wObvY.jpg" loading="lazy"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/artists.pages.daily" target="_blank">@artists.pages.daily</a></div></div></div></li></ul><div><hr></div><h6>SPOTLIGHT</h6><h3>Milicent Patrick</h3><p>The Keys &amp; Curves spotlight doesn&#8217;t just shine on <em>new </em>artists &#8211; we also aim it at towards those that we should all know about from the past as well.</p><p>One of our favorites was not only responsible for some stunning effects work for <strong>CHERNABOG&#8217;s</strong> moment in Fantasia, but she also designed one of the classic Universal Monsters; the <strong>Creature From The Black Lagoon</strong>!</p><p><a href="https://x.com/NonsenseIsland/status/1854763573852926184">Readers, we cannot learn enough about Milicent Patrick</a> &#8211; she&#8217;s much deserving of a deeper dive into her story.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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href="https://x.com/CompAcademyVFX/status/1852414163101860165">Working in different colorspaces explained in 2 minutes</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://youtu.be/nV_awXI9XJY?si=9hE9jUBdd60gdHsl">Blender drops Project Gold breakdown with new stylized rendering tools</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/nV_awXI9XJY?si=bB8qGllAqulreZnZ" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wr3I!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F79550bb6-4336-4772-8468-8aa4f0aa2fbf_1886x943.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wr3I!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F79550bb6-4336-4772-8468-8aa4f0aa2fbf_1886x943.png 848w, 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  })();</script></div><p>Montreal-based freelance illustrator <a href="https://bento.me/maximebourgeois">Maxime Bourgeois</a> seemingly works in gaming a ton, with beautiful illustrations, concept art, icon design, and most uniquely &#8211; absolutely awesome logo designs. <br><br>If there&#8217;s one skillset that I&#8217;m always being asked for recommendations on when working in motion design &#8211; it&#8217;s LOGO DESIGN. For some reason, there&#8217;s always a short list of regulars that get the call whenever a show or film titles pitch hits the studio desk, and calling on someone with Maxime&#8217;s skill in this area could give you the advantage you need.<br><br>Check them out on:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://instagram.com/maxoubourgeois">Instagram</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://behance.net/maximebourgeois">Behance</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://dribbble.com/maximebourgeois">Dribbble</a></p></li></ul><div><hr></div><p><em>Know of someone that deserves some time in the Spotlight? Let us know who!</em></p><div class="directMessage button" data-attrs="{&quot;userId&quot;:281403528,&quot;userName&quot;:&quot;Ryan Summers&quot;,&quot;canDm&quot;:null,&quot;dmUpgradeOptions&quot;:null,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}" data-component-name="DirectMessageToDOM"></div><div><hr></div><p>That&#8217;s a wrap! We&#8217;ll see you later this week with a deep dive on what to do when a client orders DELIGHT from your menu.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.keysandcurves.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><em>Keys &amp; Curves unlocks your inspiration for all things Animation + Motion Design: consider subscribing to get Inspiro&#8482; delivered to your inbox weekly!</em></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creative Caffeine, Snack-Sized!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first Keys & Curves Inspiro&#8482; post is loaded with Animation + Motion Design goodies.]]></description><link>https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/creative-caffeine-snack-sized</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/creative-caffeine-snack-sized</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Summers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 18:01:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5e2430d-93fe-42e0-abf3-2f0fcd6f900c_895x502.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Keys &amp; Curves is here to unlock inspiration for all things animation, straight to your inbox, every Monday.</em></p><div><hr></div><p>&#128075;&#127995; <strong>Here we go! </strong>With everything happening right now there&#8217;s little time to sit back and soak in something that&#8217;s just&#8230; FUN, let alone go out and find it.<br><br>But that&#8217;s <em>exactly</em> what today&#8217;s Inspiro&#8482; post is all about; a guilt-free snack written just for you to grab in those moments between meetings and messages and who-knows-what-else&#8217;s.<br><br><em>(Consider it the visual equivalent of digging into the candy bag for one of those kidsize Snickers you&#8217;ve been sneaking from last weekend&#8217;s Halloween run </em>&#128517;<em>)</em><br><br>&#128195; What&#8217;s inside:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Animation:</strong> Freelance can be fun when it&#8217;s Fantasy.</p></li><li><p><strong>Motion Design:</strong> At it&#8217;s most messy &#8211; when it&#8217;s not just sliders and software.</p></li><li><p><strong>References</strong> and remembering one we lost.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h6>ANIMATION STATION</h6><h3>FREELANCE, Fernanda Dias, + a Fight Girl.</h3><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;C-W2WN4R9k0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @lucianomunoz&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;lucianomunoz&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-C-W2WN4R9k0.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/lucianomunoz" target="_blank">lucianomunoz</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/C-W2WN4R9k0" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kkq6!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__IG-meta-C-W2WN4R9k0.jpg"></a><div class="instagram-bottom-bar"><div class="instagram-title">A post shared by <a href="https://instagram.com/lucianomunoz" target="_blank">@lucianomunoz</a></div></div></div><ul><li><p>The power of personal projects can&#8217;t be understated, but how do you find the time &#8211; and what do you spend that precious free time on once you make the commitment?  One way (and one we&#8217;ll be exploring ourselves here at K&amp;C!) is to choose a story that comes from your own life&#8230; <a href="https://youtu.be/WAvchbP2kXM?si=XeiMrJaM1U6wu5Ap">like TUMBLEHEAD did with FREELANCE</a> &#128170;&#127995;<br><br><em>(After you watch the short, make sure to take a spin with Lollypopman&#8217;s <a href="https://youtu.be/RSSEMaNybEc?si=1Cxm9m3z-5mjnQwj">&#8220;The Quest for the Next Step&#8221;</a> making of from BConLA 2024) </em></p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/fernandadiasartwork/">Fernanda Dias</a></strong> Witch Bunny is a must-see compilation of her amazingly designed and even better animated characters on Youtube.</p><div id="youtube2-oTMiId0q7jI" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;oTMiId0q7jI&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/oTMiId0q7jI?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div></li><li><p>INVINCIBLE FIGHT GIRL: new animated shows seem to be a rarity these days &#8211; any that make it through the gauntlet of studio obstructions these days need to be celebrated, and SUPPORTED! 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It&#8217;s only the <a href="https://x.com/K__Oussama/status/1844088386107351180">most electric</a>, <a href="https://x.com/DanKantori/status/1842271461786214508">batshit crazy</a>, totally inventive anime that we haven&#8217;t seen the likes of since FLCL &#8211; and the opening titles might be one of the best <em>ever.</em></p><div id="youtube2-a4na2opArGY" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;a4na2opArGY&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/a4na2opArGY?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div></li></ul><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share Keys &amp; Curves&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://keysandcurves.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share Keys &amp; Curves</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h6>MOTION MADNESS</h6><h3>Make Motion Messy.</h3><ul><li><p>Motion Design isn&#8217;t just After Effects + Cinema 4D, it can be cameras and motors and messes that look like magic when shot at high speed. Steve Giralt takes us through his Garage to show just what it looks like when motion design gets MESSY. </p><div id="youtube2-rt6vCmxfxKs" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;rt6vCmxfxKs&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/rt6vCmxfxKs?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div></li><li><p>One thing we can <em>never</em> get enough at Keys &amp; Curves is creative kinetic type. <a href="https://x.com/fafa818969/status/1825505324616519890">Stretch it, slam it, push it in different directions</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAuazfBtXDZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">keep it classic</a> &#8211; there&#8217;s always some new way to bring letters to life and we&#8217;re constantly on the hunt for them all.</p></li><li><p>Speaking of type, Variable Type may not be fully baked in just yet, but the old stalwart After Effects just got some new type tricks with 2025! </p><div class="instagram" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DB9G4a1uk7l&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @frictioncph&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;frictioncph&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DB9G4a1uk7l.jpg&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"><div class="instagram-top-bar"><a class="instagram-author-name" href="https://instagram.com/frictioncph" target="_blank">frictioncph</a></div><a class="instagram-image" href="https://instagram.com/p/DB9G4a1uk7l" target="_blank"><img 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What other thing can produce an instant, visceral reaction from someone?</strong></p></div><ul><li><p>Looking for Shape Layer animation inspiration? <a href="https://x.com/blauereiter/status/1852867622301569445">Search no further than a Rocket Jet Ignition!</a> &#128640;</p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/gunsnrosesgirl3/status/1852225582580314223">A living chair</a> &#8211; we need to rainy day to research arborsculpture &#127795;</p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/visualfeastwang/status/1853391949555798400">A former Ukranian architect turned pastry chef mixes art and architecture</a></p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h6>REMEMBERANCE</h6><h3>Jason White</h3><p>He was a classmate, a competitor, and right at the end, a colleague. We lost Jason last week &#8211; the deepest thinker I&#8217;ve ever met in the industry, the kind of person that you cleared your evening for if you thought you might run into him as he always found a way to talk you into the night. <br><br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7258527315461128192?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_updateV2%3A%28urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7258527315461128192%2CFEED_DETAIL%2CEMPTY%2CDEFAULT%2Cfalse%29">Chad Hutson, his partner at the game-changing studio Leviathan, said it all better than I ever could</a> &#8211; but I will miss the way you challenged us all and I&#8217;m saddened to think I won&#8217;t work under the light of your creativity one more time, my friend.<br><br>On another day we&#8217;ll all see that smile again.</p><div><hr></div><p>That&#8217;s a wrap! We&#8217;ll see you later this week with a deep dive diagnosis on what to do when your client orders &#8220;delight&#8221; &#8211; can motion make EMOTIONS? &#129392;</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.keysandcurves.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><em>Keys &amp; Curves unlocks your inspiration for all things Animation + Motion Design: consider subscribing to get Inspiro&#8482; delivered to your inbox weekly!</em></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">What TIME is it?!?</figcaption></figure></div><p>Hey there. You might recognize me &#8211; or, at least my avatar that&#8217;s attached to the name Oddernod wherever I hang out online. <br><br>This crazy guy? As much as people might think I look like a raging wrestler wearing a weird mask &#8211; that&#8217;s not what I actually look like &#129315;<br><br>If this is your first time meeting me? Howdy &#8211; I&#8217;m Ryan. I&#8217;m an animator, motion designer, and a creative director, and I spend my days scouring the internet for anything and everything that has an element of animation to it, adding to my memory banks (and hard drives) for possible reference and inspiration on whatever project might land on my desk.</p><p>I spend a <em>lot</em> of time searching out inspiration to keep the work exciting and to find new ways to use our tools and help clients tell their story better.</p><p>That&#8217;s really what Keys &amp; Curves is all about &#8211; unlocking your creative inspiration for all things animation, in a tidy and reliable weekly email.</p><p>What form that takes will evolve over time:</p><ul><li><p>Top 10 lists of cool stuff I love</p></li><li><p>New artist spotlights</p></li><li><p>Process breakdowns</p></li><li><p>Deep dive essays</p></li><li><p>Tool reviews</p></li></ul><p>And honestly, whatever you might be interested in hearing about &#8211; I find so many things from outside our little echo chamber of animation and motion design that I&#8217;m fascinated by &#8211; but will you be? </p><p>That&#8217;s for time to tell, but get ready for stuff I find in the history books, science journals, fashion shows, under the microscope. Weird animal movements, skaters biffing hard, athletes pulling off fantastic feats, actors making funny faces &#8211; it&#8217;s all up for grabs.<br><br>So if you&#8217;re a keyslinger, pixelpusher, or a curve operator? </p><p>There&#8217;s going to be something waiting for you here every week.</p><p>And if you consume massive amounts of animation and wanna learn more ? Get ready to have your eyes opened wide to the wonderful world of <strong>Keys &amp; Curves.</strong></p><p><em>PS &#8211; have you ever animated with Text Animators in After Effects? It&#8217;s kinda crazy how far you can push it to look cartoony. 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