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hushpuppi3 t1_iyurpm7 wrote

Throwback to gifs in signatures of forum users in 2009

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ValleyDude22 t1_iywhdy6 wrote

More like 2003

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Fresh-Ad4987 t1_iywmzg1 wrote

Haha yeah definitely before 2009, I was already on reddit for a few years by then.

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hushpuppi3 t1_iyydgeg wrote

I wasn't. I was using forums all the way up to 2010 and it was like this the whole way

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Random_Sime t1_iyuowbv wrote

20 years ago I bought a painting from a street market that featured a cat dreaming about being a dragon. Is this some kind of subconsciously shared knowledge?!

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Foublanc t1_iyuzbun wrote

Do you still have it ? Can we see it ?

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Random_Sime t1_iyy2880 wrote

Yes and yes. It's just an A6 print, but I'll take a photo when I get home tonight and tag you in the response :)

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PatientSolution t1_iyxbx3z wrote

Ooooo reply to me if you post it!

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Random_Sime t1_iyz8pxs wrote

Here we are! And for /u/Foublanc too. I added a description based on what I remember from the conversation I had with the artist in 2004.

Cat dreaming of dragons https://imgur.com/gallery/oR7W9pH

>The artist (hard to make out, but i think it's Nik Maxwell) told me he painted this when he was in a difficult relationship. He's on the right, a skeleton on the sidelines with half his face missing. His girlfriend dominates the frame and has her own demon sucking the life out of her (obsession with her appearance). His cat is sleeping on the bed, dreaming of being the dragons above and below.

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Ok_Post_5264 OP t1_iz7l0km wrote

That is extremely impressive. It’s really interesting how he moved everything with (seemingly) the most emotional value to the side and left the cat dreaming as the focal point. Thanks for sharing!

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Temnai t1_iyvbnlc wrote

I see a lot of fantasy works describe dragons as being closer to cats in terms of bone structure/movement/attitude than anything else.

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samurai33 t1_iyvd07c wrote

I think how to train you dragon modeled some of the traits from cats too

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The_Ad_Hater_exe t1_iywzifl wrote

That's exactly what they did. In the Book of Dragons short film Fishlegs says "When tamed, Night Furies are more just a big kitty cat than a ferocious dragon" or something along those lines

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Jinarma t1_iyua5m7 wrote

dude that’s amazing!!! i’ve tried my hand at animation and even if it looped at the egg i would’ve been impressed! great job!!

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S-Vagus t1_iyuftso wrote

Many transitions and transformations of flow and form. Well done.

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jeffh4 t1_iyugu8b wrote

Really cool!

I especially liked the sideways eye blink.

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vwLoLwv t1_iyushn1 wrote

Awesome! Which programs did you use?

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PandahOG t1_iyvvk8d wrote

Not the OP but 2 FREE programs that will allow you to practice are Krita and Blender.

Both also have extensive free lessons and demonstrations on YouTube.

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Ok_Post_5264 OP t1_iz1ibp3 wrote

I actually just used Procreate on my iPad! It has an animation feature thats pretty easy to use :)

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bamxr6 t1_iyut2br wrote

Very cool

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PingPongPhD t1_iyv2igo wrote

Reminds of the Flipnotes I used to watch on my DSi lol

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wyliecat77 t1_iyv5e6q wrote

Nicely subtle and well observed and informed drawings.

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cat_like_sparky t1_iyvaaya wrote

Cats and dragons, my two favourite things! This is awesome!

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Steinthor t1_iyvbkbn wrote

Gotta say you did a great job at capturing natural body movements and forms of the cat! Excellent work!

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Tablenarue t1_iywbp01 wrote

Looks good, feels like the cat stretching is a little fast. Might want to hold on a couple frames to give it that feel of a cat that just woke up.

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wyedamnit t1_iyum6gu wrote

That’s so badass, congrats!

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Foublanc t1_iyuzabn wrote

Wonderful 🤩

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shorty72snc t1_iyv66mr wrote

WOW Superb👏👏👏👏must be chuffed to bits. Well done bud😉🙏

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bobeany t1_iyvstlj wrote

It is amazing! I know my cats dream of being dragons.

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redrum00 t1_j0ek1x6 wrote

This is dope. The animation is smooth. Timing is great. Look is seamless. Nice job! I hope I run into more of your stuff out there:)

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Inprobamur t1_iyuzuyw wrote

Cats at just the larval stage of dragons.

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AdamBomb1349 t1_iyv267d wrote

That's really cool, nice job!

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hxl004 t1_iyvt0wv wrote

This is awesome

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CherryTearDrops t1_iyvxdkg wrote

Amazing work! I remember my first little animation with even fewer frames and probably more sloppy work but this is downright gorgeous! Hope you continue to enjoy animating!

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lethaladybug t1_iywcv1r wrote

Really beautiful transitions! Well done!

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warpixel t1_iywrbor wrote

Thats so cool!

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peb396 t1_iyxwat4 wrote

Find the vintage Pink Floyd segment that fits this animation and post it for us please.

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mikejay767 t1_iyye0tu wrote

That's great!!! It reminded me of when I was a kid I used to draw little flip book animations.

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