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Global character design appreciation via festivals, conferences, publications, exhibitions, academy masterclasses + online community network
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Self-taught animator
@Kekeflipnote
takes the stage to confess his love for his little Nintendo DSi, share the resulting viral GIF vignettes of bouncing pigeons and foxes, and make everyone in the conference auditorium smile!
Download 2018PictoTalks at
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Here's another free PictoTalk, because nothing is more badass, wholesome and cool than
@Kekeflipnote
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Countdown to
#Pictoplasma2020
, the world's first fully free & truly global conference and celebration of character design, featuring the legendary
@Kekeflipnote
, this Sept 18+19, only on
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It's
#caturday
and Pictoplasma 2018 speaker
@dorrismccomics
wants you to keep your expectations realistic...
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Confirmed
#Pictoplasma2021
speaker: acclaimed Tasmanian animation maestro
@FelixColgrave
, playfully exploring the inherent cruelty of nature.
🪰 Early Fly tickets for PictoBerlin this August and the global online fest in September here 👉
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Join us next May at the 20th PictoBerlin and expose yourself to cutting-edge character creations, feat. conference speaker Christopher Rutledge, CG virtuoso and ‘Houdini’ magus creating grotesquely detailed yet charmingly floppy animations.
Tickets now available!
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The wonderful
@Kekeflipnote
is 1 of 21 speakers of the 2018 PictoConference in Berlin this May we're excitedly looking forward to! 🥖
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While we’re bouncing with joy and anticipation, Kékéflipnote put his beloved old DSi to good use and delivered an extra juicy Pictoplasma Opener.
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Watch now: Alex
@dorrismccomics
Norris talks us through the making of his highly viral meta-gags that fuse existential insignificance with sharable comedy, and reveals his struggle to write anything without his trademark ‘oh no’ punchline.
PictoTalks 👉
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New Pictoplasma Berlin conference speaker to be announced shortly!
Can you guess who?
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PictoCrush of the day: Indonesian artist
@naltanea
and their awesome character cultural appropriation. Much love!
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New Picto-Interview: we talked with Luke Pearson about how thinking of Hilda 24/7 has impacted his life, the particular, quiet weirdness of old Scandinavian folklore, and why, when he reads comics, he feels quite detached.
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Good news: For those of you who were unable to join the Pictoplasma Conferences in the flesh, or those longing to re-visit the best moments, you can now download ALL 2018 PICTO-TALKS for your convenient home edutainment…
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Baby, you can ride my bike!
Hop on the current early bird offer, join October's Pictoplasma NYC conference and whisk yourself into eternal blender bliss with confirmed speaker
@dedouze_
: French self-taught illustrator, animator, and undisputed maestro of the ‘Grease Pencil’
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3D artist Danette Beatty shares her journey from creating characters for Ooblets to level designing Monument Valley 2, talks about the game industry, mental health issues and the burden of keeping up a daily side-project.
All 2018PictoTalks now available
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It’s
#Caturday
and my
@dorrismccomics
T-shirt arrived! Can’t wait to have it signed by Alex Norris at the
#PictoplasmaNYC
conference this November
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#CharacterDesignLesson
8:
occasional, subtle eye movement avoids your character from temporarily 'freezing' and appearing life-less/dead/uninteresting
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new IRL PictoBerlin speaker addition to be announced soon...
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Confirmed Pictoplasma speaker 2018:
Danette Beatty aka
@Salmikawolf
, 3D artist involved in upcoming
#Ooblets
currently developed by Rebecca Cordingley and level designer for
#monumentvalley2
by
@ustwogames
London.
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This little jellyfish from the Baltic sea by
@hleb_kuftseryn
is February's empathy winner on , our free online community for creators, currently home to over 20.000 beautiful characters ❤️
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New Limited Edition Enamel Pin:
The perfect gift for anxious artists. Reassure those around you – your friends, your employers, your self – that no matter how good the bots get, they’ll never be better than five-fingered you!
Get it on
🙌Wear With Pride🙌
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Let these circling Yin & Yang Kitties by Tony Babel send you into an infinite whirl on , our online home for all things revolving around characters—and their creators.
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Put a smile on your Face!
Treat yourself to cutting edge character-driven animations illuminating the big Pictoplasma Festival screen
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Confirmed Picto2023 speaker:
@MrJohnnyKelly
, Irish director and animator working with Nexus Studios, famed for his puppet-based films full of expression and empathy.
Join us this May in Berlin for a 5 day group-hug of international character design and art 🤗🤗
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New confirmed
#PictoplasmaBerlin
speaker: Parallel Teeth aka Robert Wallace, grand master of occult imagery mixed with hazy memories of Sunday morning cartoons, creator of music videos, album artwork and animation that recently took over the largest LED billboard in Asia-Pacific.
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Early birds for PictoBerlin featuring Sean Charmatz now available, link in bio
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PictoNYC virus now set free: Join us this October and rub shoulder/hug/get infected by confirmed conference speaker Matt Furie, master of psychedelia + wholesomeness, globally known for his peace-loving character turned world-wide-pepe-meme.
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wait until 2020 for the officially confirmed 2nd season of
@hildatheseries
--- OR---
wait 3 month to meet the officially confirmed speaker
@thatlukeperson
at the
#PictoplasmaBerlin
Conference
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Open call for the next generation of walk cycles: move forward with pizzazz. All moods welcome.
#WalkWithCharacter
👉 on
(this grumpy guy by
@kaaavx
)
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4/∞ good reasons to look forward to
#PictoplasmaBerlin
: Conference speaker
@nikitadiakur
Russian-born animation filmmaker and digital puppeteer and master of glitchy dynamic computer simulation embracing randomness, mistakes and joyful spontaneity.
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New Call for Entries: Pictoplasma + Clip Studio Paint invite you to join the
#2Cute2Fail
challenge and create characters that activate warm, fuzzy feelings in even the iciest of hearts…
Time for some much needed cute and cathartic healing!
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Prepare for the character journey of 2022:
Countdown to
#Pictoplasma2022
Berlin, featuring
@dedouze_
, self-taught illustrator, animator, mixer of 2+3D, and undisputed maestro of the ‘Grease Pencil’!
Join us this Sept for a 5 day character revelation in Berlin (link in bio?)
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My new startup! Currently hiring cats. no pay, but good for exposure…
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1/∞ good reasons to look forward to
#PictoplasmaBerlin
: Conference speaker
@thatlukeperson
, famed for his 'Hilda' epos published by Nobrow Press gone Netflix galore.
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Overall, this year's online
#Pictoplasma2020
had a total of more than 66k views...
... and we want to virtually hug each and everyone of you for joining us.
Stay in character,
stay strong,
and hopefully see you all in 2021 under other circumstances.
Much love,
pictoplasma
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6/∞ good reasons to look forward to
#PictoplasmaBerlin
: Conference speaker
@LaurieRowan
, viral virtuoso of grotesque animated shorts featuring his trademark wobbly characters.
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🥁🥁🥁 FINAL CALL FOR ANIMATION ENTRIES: Submit your character-driven animated short films, music videos, or experimental work to the 17th Pictoplasma Fest 2021!
Deadline coming up in one week:
(🎥 Laurie Rowan, 🔉 David Kamp)
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Looking forward to premiering this teeny wholesome offering on the big festival screen – followed by an in-depth on-stage Q&A with
@moonjam
on all things nutritious and nourishing ...
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Like, who wouldn't sign up for a free conference on character design and art?
I mean, come on, as if supreme characters aren't exactly what we all need at the moment, and as if you have something better to do this September 18+19.
If you do, you're excused.
If you do
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All you ever wanted to know about “Hilda”, but were afraid to ask:
@thatlukeperson
’s 2019 PictoTalk on all things
#Hilda
now available for your comfortable home edutainment!
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OMG, it’s 150 days till
#PictoplasmaBerlin
(feat. Mr. Laurie Rowan 🙌) and we are hopping with joy already!!!
May 2019 will see our 15th festival anniversary! We’re having a party. You’re invited.
🎂
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Starting 2019 with good news by confirming
@CorneliaGeppert
as
#PictoplasmaBerlin
speaker: creative head of Jo-Mei + Writer, Art Director, Vision Keeper and Game designer of the soon to be released game ’Sea of Solitude’ about coming to terms with monsters & loneliness.
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Behind every great character design there is a great character.
Tove Jansson remains to be such a huge inspiration!
#DieKanon
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We're excitedly looking forward to welcome you this September for a two day celebration of character.
Eventhough you'll be at home,
Please take some time off for the event—as if you were treating yourself to a short trip and attending the Pictoplasma Festival IRL...
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Reminder: Pictoplasma NYC attendees get the special treat of having their collective brains exploded and retinas melted thanks to this year's sugar coated XXL characters in motion screening (feat. Sunbelly by Jordan Speer).
link in bio
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Meet the Pictoplasma Academy alumni: Argentinian born, Berlin based
@JuanMolinet
, working as character designer and art director for clients like Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, The Guardian, Disney XD or Le Monde.
Apply now for the upcoming masterclass in Berlin…
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Countdown to
#Pictoplasma2020
, your chance for a two day short-trip/mini-escape from reality, featuring the Who is who of international character design and art (+
@lucas_zanotto
!) ✈️
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Exhausted and happy. Thanks to all who joined our 15th anniversary and made it special 🙌
This is us (Lars and Peter), 15 years ago, giving our opening speech at the 1st Pictoplasma in 2004...
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Pictoplasma’s famously and fabulously trippy 'Psychedelic Midnight Mix' screening program is set to undermine all established rules of storytelling.
You won't want to miss it!
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Good news: first
#Pictoplasma2021
& speaker announcements are now online: Berlin conference this August + global online fest in September (feat. animation maestro Felix Colgrave!!!) = character double dosage 🕺🕺
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OMG it is a felt 'Giant Flea' drinking blood...
by Vancouver based, Japanese born, soft sculpture artist Hiné Mizushima ...
... and I want it (for Xmas)!
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Fluffy hugs go out to all of you.
that's all. that was the tweet.
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Watch out: This "Derpzilla" by London based artist
@gastanuke
aka Nicola Gastaldi has entered , and she is HUNGRY for character!
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Have a look at Jeron Braxton's talk at Pictoplasma 2019.
We made his lecture FREE FOR ALL
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Good hair day!
You can now own this soothing, limited edition MssngLnk loop for just five TEZOS. Your payment supports this year’s online Pictoplasma Festival, and hopefully gives you a warm, fuzzy feeling inside
#CryptoZoology
#cryptoart
@hicetnunc2000
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While you are all obsessing over the eclipse, we're focused on the nearing rise of pictoNYC, and looking
@bombsfall
straight in the eye!
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Upstairs
@PhilippaRice
exhibition brings the Soft Spot guys to meet you! (And a rather lovely worm)
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CALL FOR ANIMATION ENTRIES:
Submit your character-driven animated short films, music videos, or experimental work to the 16th Pictoplasma Berlin Festival 2020!
All details here ➡
(🎥 Laurie Rowan, 🔊 David Kamp)
P.S.: Early bird ending any minute now
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Bubbles!
Confirmed
#Pictoplasma2022
speaker: Júlia Farkas
@litopterna108
, Budapest-based animation director, inspired by parallel universes full of abstract humor. The truth is out there!
Join us this Sept in Berlin for the best in contemporary character design and art 🎈🎈🎈
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Pictoplasma proudly welcomes
@Salmikawolf
, 3D artist currently working at
@ustwogames
in London, ambassador for WIGJ (Women in Games) and an outspoken advocate of non-discriminatory gender representation.
Berlin, May 2-6 > link in bio
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Countdown to
#Pictoplasma2020
, featuring 40+ international artists (including David OReilly), all allowing a rare glimpse into their character creation!
Sign up now!
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Confirmed Picto2023 speaker:
@yonkonline
, 3D animation studio specialized in VR Sculpting to craft visually striking artworks that combine raw, childlike sculpting with polished, vibrant veneers.
Join us this May in Berlin for your annual full 5 day character design recharge 🦋
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OK, no cinema projection in 2020, but Pictoplasma's official animation selection still brings 77+ cutting edge shorts to your home entertainment screen—full of psychedelic eye candy, virtual popcorn and ingenious storytelling!
Register for free at
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Found on Pictofolio:
if there's an elephant in the room, it hopefully is like this one by
@nlianderthal
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CALL FOR ANIMATION ENTRIES:
Submit your character-driven animated short films, music videos, or experimental work to the 19th Pictoplasma Fest 2023!
( 🎥
@LaurieRowan
, 🎹
@kamptweets
)
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A conference on characters taking selfies? hmm! Show me more... 🤔
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Can you beat
@SamShawDraws
in a
#CharacterStareDown
battle?
The game ends when one participant looks away.
New Call for Entries: Enter the staring contest, show character and hypnotize your audience with an animated GIF!
▶︎
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7/ ∞ good reasons to look forwards to Picto 2023 this May:
Enjoy the latest oeuvre by everyone's favorite animation magician
@FelixColgrave
(in attendance) – he'll happily accept your applause and personally answer any subsequent questions.
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OMG I see colors:
From all the wonderful 1000+
#CharacterFlags
entries on , we proudly present the 120 majestic Flags of the United Character Nations, to be raised IRL at the upcoming 17th
#Pictoplasma2021
Berlin conference and festival 🏳
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Eye contact coming up in 54 days.
It's time to register for Pictoplasma 2020 and make sure you've got a stable ethernet or wifi connection — for the world's first fully free & truly global conference and celebration of character design!
>
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Some good news in 2017: Scott Benson
@bombsfall
joins us at the PictoplasmaNYC conference!
#nightinthewoods
#L8NightWorkClub
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23/∞ good reasons to look forward to
#PictoplasmaBerlin
: Film maker
@LanaSketch
from Animade (in attendance), presenting their gently animated tale of family and fixation in “Tend” on the big screen in the official Festival selection.
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New Picto-Interview: bestselling author
@PhilippaRice
on the joy of animating her obnoxiously bossy crochet characters, how she manages to keep it real and relatable, and why she’s grateful when comic authors share life's difficult moments... (🔊)
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#CharacterDesignLesson
10:
Keep in mind that your design MUST appeal to your target audience
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Feel old yet?
Next May Pictoplasma Berlin celebrates its 20th anniversary - and we decided that deserves a party (+cake)!
Also, FYI, in exactly 10 days – on November 15 at noon (CET) – our limited early bird ticket offer goes online.
Thought you might want to know …
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