When I say that you have to be leery of who critiques your art, your life will depend on it. The wrong person giving you critique will have you fighting with your own creativity, leaving you mentally unwell. Especially if you don't have enough people around you encouraging your art

“They do move in herds” 🦕 Sam Neill ❤️ Thank you for bringing to life so many stories that meant so much to us all, for sharing (and inspiring) kindness, curiosity, compassion & advocacy for the arts, the environment, animals and human rights. #painting #jurassicpark #SamNeill #AlanGrant #dinosaurs

The HARDEST PART of working in animation for me is having songs no one will know for years stuck in my head every day I breathe

Buffy has always been my favorite show. It was incredibly formative to me growing up, the story & characters mean so much to me. I’m so sad about Anthony Head’s passing 💔 Rupert Giles will always hold a special place in my heart. Librarian, mentor & father figure to so many. #painting #RupertGiles

A Digital Circus painting I did recently to celebrate the final episode coming out in cinemas! 🎪🎭 So excited to see an independent animated series doing so well! 🥹 #theamazingdigitalcircus #tadc #digitalcircus @glitchprod.com

BG Painting I did for Half Giant for the Dusk Guard teaser! Thanks to Half Giant for having me on board, it’s always a great experience & their team always do an incredible job!✨ ✏️Layout by Harry Huang #Backgroundpaint #BGPaint #backgroundart #lightandcolor #2Danimation #animationart #halfgiant

A few gouache paintings I painted for #pleinairpril that I never posted on here 🎨 I lost a family member halfway through April & found it too hard to continue painting every day, but I’m glad I got to do a few paintings for it :’) #warriorpainters #gouachepainting #pleinair #traditionalpainting

It’s #PortfolioDay Hi! I’m Kate, a Background Paint, Color & Vis Dev Artist with 5 yrs experience in Animation. I love painting and working with light & color!✨🎨 ☀️ katekneeboneart.com 🍂 instagram.com/kates.artwork #backgroundpaint #visdev #colorkey #colorandlight #BGPaint

Happy #PortfolioDay 🎉 I thought I'd use this opportunity to finally introduce myself here on BlueSky! I'm Samuel, a character designer for the animation industry, located in Adelaide, Australia! 💻 samuelread.art ✉️ samuelread4@gmail.com 📸 instagram.com/samuelreadart/ #characterdesign

It’s #PortfolioDay Hi! I’m Kate, a Background Paint, Color & Vis Dev Artist with 5 yrs experience in Animation. I love painting and working with light & color!✨🎨 ☀️ katekneeboneart.com 🍂 instagram.com/kates.artwork #backgroundpaint #visdev #colorkey #colorandlight #BGPaint

Day 4/30 painting for #PleinAirpril Based on a photo I took in Angourie on a road trip of the east coast of Australia in 2022 🌊 @warriorpainters.bsky.social #pleinairpril2025 #warriorpainters #backgroundpaint #BGPaint #colorandlight #visdev #painting #beach #humanmadeart

Day 3 painting for #PleinAirpril2025 @warriorpainters.bsky.social I spent yesterday puppy sitting 🐶🎨 #pleinairpril #BGPaint #Backgroundpaint #visdev #colorandlight #puppy

Day 2 painting for #PleinAirpril2025 🎨🌇 #PleinAirpril #warriorpainters @warriorpainters.bsky.social #colorandlight #backgroundpaint #BGPaint #visdev #humanmadeart

Painting based on a photo I took at the airport 🌇✈️ for #PleinAirpril day 1/30 #pleinairpril2025 #BGPaint #backgroundpaint #colorandlight #visdev #warriorpainters @warriorpainters.bsky.social

Painting I’ve been working on 🍃 I’ve been studying Ghibli paintings so this is inspired by those a tiny bit. Trying to paint for fun again & get my confidence back :’) I’m available for BG Paint & color/vis dev work :) #humanmadeart #BackgroundPaint #BGPaint #colorandlight #painting

A BLATANT reminder that I will NEVER support Al or use it.

Some of my Rumbleweed background paintings from Cartoon Network’s Invincible Fight Girl! I loved doing these different time of day versions 🌄🏞️🌅🌌 🎨 www.instagram.com/kates.artwork #InvincibleFightGirl #backgroundpaint #BGPaint #backgroundart #cartoonnetwork #colorandlight #animation #animationart

A few of my background paintings from episode 5 of Invincible Fight Girl! 💾 #InvincibleFightGirl #backgroundpaint #BGPaint #backgroundart #fightgirl #CNS #cartoonnetwork #animationart

A few of my background paintings from episode 5 of Invincible Fight Girl! 🌌 #InvincibleFightGirl #backgroundpaint #BGPaint #backgroundart #fightgirl #CNS #cartoonnetwork #animationart

I miss Invincible Fight Girl.

Some Severance paint studies from the last few episodes to celebrate the finale today! 💧🐐🍍🧪 #paint #severance #appletv #severancetvshow #severanceart #filmstudies #colorandlight #bgpaint #backgroundart #cinematography @benstiller.redhour.com @hamburgerwaiter.bsky.social

Morro Bay 🌅 #BackgroundPaint #BGPaint #colorandlight #illustration #visdev #visualdevelopment #digitalpainting

Paintings to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Avatar: The Last Airbender ☁️⛰️ This series really means a lot to me :’) #avatarthelastairbender #ATLA #fanart #backgroundart #backgroundpaint #visdev #BGPaint

I had a chance to finish this gouache painting, a Plein Air from a hike at Eaton Canyon trail in Altadena while we were in LA in October. I’ve added it to my INPRNT site as a print, and will donate any profits (minus site fees) to LA wildfire relief/recovery/supporting those impacted.

A few Beefpuncha Butcher Shop Background Paintings I did for ep4 of Invincible Fight Girl! I really enjoyed painting & designing the colours for the shop (with David’s amazing direction)!🎨 Art direction: @wolfinsheeps.bsky.social #invinciblefightgirl #backgroundpaint #BGPaint #CNS #backgroundart

A few Background Paintings I did for episode 3 of Invincible Fight Girl! 🎨✨ Art direction: @wolfinsheeps.bsky.social #invinciblefightgirl #backgroundpaint #BGPaint #backgroundart #CNS #cartoonnetwork #adultswim

A few Background Paintings from episode 2 of Invincible Fight Girl! 🎨✨ Art direction: @wolfinsheeps.bsky.social #invinciblefightgirl #backgroundpaint #BGPaint #backgroundart #CNS #cartoonnetwork

A few Account Isle Background Paintings I did for episode 1 of Invincible Fight Girl! #invinciblefightgirl #backgroundpaint #BGPaint #CNS #cartoonnetwork #toonami #adultswim #hbomax #standwithanimation

A few more of my Background Paintings from ep1 of #InvincibleFightGirl! 🌅 I loved painting the backgrounds for this special scene where Andy meets Aunt P for the 1st time. Art direction: @wolfinsheeps.bsky.social #BGPaint #backgroundpaint #standwithanimation