Barnabas
@barnabasphantine.bsky.social
Animator, artist, aspiring author and movement enthusiast. I sometimes travel, sometimes judo, always living with whimsy.
I'm here, I'm queer and my joint pain is moderate to severe
I'm here, I'm queer and my joint pain is moderate to severe
been experimenting with #animating explosions and shockwaves for special effects. For a first pass, I like the movement but I need to work on my debris.
#animation #animator #artist #vfx #tvpaint #digitalart #drawn #artpractice #practice
#animation #animator #artist #vfx #tvpaint #digitalart #drawn #artpractice #practice
January 3, 2026 at 3:13 PM
been experimenting with #animating explosions and shockwaves for special effects. For a first pass, I like the movement but I need to work on my debris.
#animation #animator #artist #vfx #tvpaint #digitalart #drawn #artpractice #practice
#animation #animator #artist #vfx #tvpaint #digitalart #drawn #artpractice #practice
toying with animating wind currents and billowing hair and fabric. Rough attempt but happy with the principles.
#animation #handdrawn #effects #animator #tvpaint #art #artpractice
#animation #handdrawn #effects #animator #tvpaint #art #artpractice
January 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
toying with animating wind currents and billowing hair and fabric. Rough attempt but happy with the principles.
#animation #handdrawn #effects #animator #tvpaint #art #artpractice
#animation #handdrawn #effects #animator #tvpaint #art #artpractice
Happy new year everyone! I coloured my recent animation and did some more tidying up on it! Im happy with pushing the acting and performance
#animation #character #acting #animator #artist #artpractice #art #2D
#animation #character #acting #animator #artist #artpractice #art #2D
January 1, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Happy new year everyone! I coloured my recent animation and did some more tidying up on it! Im happy with pushing the acting and performance
#animation #character #acting #animator #artist #artpractice #art #2D
#animation #character #acting #animator #artist #artpractice #art #2D
I'll be reducing but not stopping the life drawing for a while, my energy levels are a bit low with the surgical recovery, and before I return to work I want to focus on my animations and have a showreel ready by February. I will be posting parts of it on here though
December 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I'll be reducing but not stopping the life drawing for a while, my energy levels are a bit low with the surgical recovery, and before I return to work I want to focus on my animations and have a showreel ready by February. I will be posting parts of it on here though
so I've been playing with a 'man pulls gun and aims at target' work for some character acting and animation principles. Wanted to push the scenario, and honestly, really happy with this test.
#animation #digital #drawn #2D #animator #acting #test #lineart #TVPaint #freelancer #commissionsopen
#animation #digital #drawn #2D #animator #acting #test #lineart #TVPaint #freelancer #commissionsopen
December 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
so I've been playing with a 'man pulls gun and aims at target' work for some character acting and animation principles. Wanted to push the scenario, and honestly, really happy with this test.
#animation #digital #drawn #2D #animator #acting #test #lineart #TVPaint #freelancer #commissionsopen
#animation #digital #drawn #2D #animator #acting #test #lineart #TVPaint #freelancer #commissionsopen
More #lifedrawing practice while I recover from surgery. Done some #contortionism and #breakdancing reference work today
#art #artpractice #practice #animation #animator #drawing #life #pencil #sketch #sketchpad
#art #artpractice #practice #animation #animator #drawing #life #pencil #sketch #sketchpad
December 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
More #lifedrawing practice while I recover from surgery. Done some #contortionism and #breakdancing reference work today
#art #artpractice #practice #animation #animator #drawing #life #pencil #sketch #sketchpad
#art #artpractice #practice #animation #animator #drawing #life #pencil #sketch #sketchpad
refined the earlier cycle into a more relaxed walk, with some modifications to the model. All practice to get my confidence back
#animation #practice #walkcycle #digitalart #art #animator
#animation #practice #walkcycle #digitalart #art #animator
December 22, 2025 at 11:44 PM
refined the earlier cycle into a more relaxed walk, with some modifications to the model. All practice to get my confidence back
#animation #practice #walkcycle #digitalart #art #animator
#animation #practice #walkcycle #digitalart #art #animator
getting back to #animation after time away has been fun, just testing some basic #walkcycle step by steps so I can see where I am at and work to improve. Will be refining this and maybe do one from a more interesting angle tomorrow.
#art #practice #animator #digitalart #tvpaint #walk #character
#art #practice #animator #digitalart #tvpaint #walk #character
December 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
getting back to #animation after time away has been fun, just testing some basic #walkcycle step by steps so I can see where I am at and work to improve. Will be refining this and maybe do one from a more interesting angle tomorrow.
#art #practice #animator #digitalart #tvpaint #walk #character
#art #practice #animator #digitalart #tvpaint #walk #character
More #lifedrawing practice today, still on a #combatsports mood while experimenting with a rougher line work approach to see if it makes movement feel more kinetic on the page
#art #practice #drawing #traditionalart #sketch #sanda #boxing #sumo #kubudo #animator #martialarts #animation
#art #practice #drawing #traditionalart #sketch #sanda #boxing #sumo #kubudo #animator #martialarts #animation
December 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
More #lifedrawing practice today, still on a #combatsports mood while experimenting with a rougher line work approach to see if it makes movement feel more kinetic on the page
#art #practice #drawing #traditionalart #sketch #sanda #boxing #sumo #kubudo #animator #martialarts #animation
#art #practice #drawing #traditionalart #sketch #sanda #boxing #sumo #kubudo #animator #martialarts #animation
quick #walkcycle test in #tvpaint to test my posing and give it a bit of bounce. Always like to warm up using more basic forms. Will be working on a human for the rest of the night after dinner #animation #practice #walk #cycle #digitalart #animator
December 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
quick #walkcycle test in #tvpaint to test my posing and give it a bit of bounce. Always like to warm up using more basic forms. Will be working on a human for the rest of the night after dinner #animation #practice #walk #cycle #digitalart #animator
Was feeling very martial arts focused again today so I drew from that
#art #practice #artpractice #life #drawing #lifedrawing #hema #fencing #shaolin #wudang #kung #animator #animation #illustration #traditional #traditionalart #sketch #handdrawn #study
#art #practice #artpractice #life #drawing #lifedrawing #hema #fencing #shaolin #wudang #kung #animator #animation #illustration #traditional #traditionalart #sketch #handdrawn #study
December 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Was feeling very martial arts focused again today so I drew from that
#art #practice #artpractice #life #drawing #lifedrawing #hema #fencing #shaolin #wudang #kung #animator #animation #illustration #traditional #traditionalart #sketch #handdrawn #study
#art #practice #artpractice #life #drawing #lifedrawing #hema #fencing #shaolin #wudang #kung #animator #animation #illustration #traditional #traditionalart #sketch #handdrawn #study
Today’s haul of life drawing had some favourites I wanted to share
#art #practice #lifedrawing #handdrawn #traditional #pencil #sketch #artpractice #anatomy #gesture
#art #practice #lifedrawing #handdrawn #traditional #pencil #sketch #artpractice #anatomy #gesture
December 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Today’s haul of life drawing had some favourites I wanted to share
#art #practice #lifedrawing #handdrawn #traditional #pencil #sketch #artpractice #anatomy #gesture
#art #practice #lifedrawing #handdrawn #traditional #pencil #sketch #artpractice #anatomy #gesture
more #speeddrawings at a 1 minute timer. Trying to focus more on gesture to help improve my animation work going forward #gesture #gesturedrawing #animator #animation #traditional #handdrawn #sketch
December 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
more #speeddrawings at a 1 minute timer. Trying to focus more on gesture to help improve my animation work going forward #gesture #gesturedrawing #animator #animation #traditional #handdrawn #sketch
wanted to upload this last night but post operative recovery has had me sleeping like a lion. Done some #perspective work with #animation as #practice for making and using grids. Will be doing a #walkcycle later today after an opticians appointment. #art #animator
December 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
wanted to upload this last night but post operative recovery has had me sleeping like a lion. Done some #perspective work with #animation as #practice for making and using grids. Will be doing a #walkcycle later today after an opticians appointment. #art #animator
Been doing some more lifedrawing today when I’ve not been animating (next upload to come up tonight)
#javelin was used for the study. Some foreshortening but I’m learning as I go.
#art #lifedrawing #practice #animation #sports #reference #study #artstudy #form #animator
#javelin was used for the study. Some foreshortening but I’m learning as I go.
#art #lifedrawing #practice #animation #sports #reference #study #artstudy #form #animator
December 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Been doing some more lifedrawing today when I’ve not been animating (next upload to come up tonight)
#javelin was used for the study. Some foreshortening but I’m learning as I go.
#art #lifedrawing #practice #animation #sports #reference #study #artstudy #form #animator
#javelin was used for the study. Some foreshortening but I’m learning as I go.
#art #lifedrawing #practice #animation #sports #reference #study #artstudy #form #animator
You'll never find me using AI. As someone who struggled with dyspraxia all my life and the coordination issues that come with that, skill acquisition and mastery is my way of living, it is proof of the human capacity to grow through hard work in the face of adversity.
December 17, 2025 at 7:56 AM
You'll never find me using AI. As someone who struggled with dyspraxia all my life and the coordination issues that come with that, skill acquisition and mastery is my way of living, it is proof of the human capacity to grow through hard work in the face of adversity.
doing some basic #animation practice, using the standard bouncing ball with #followthrough on the tail. Happy with this attempt. Will be working on some more tests like this as I build up my portfolio. #art #animator #practice #digital #animate #artist
December 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
doing some basic #animation practice, using the standard bouncing ball with #followthrough on the tail. Happy with this attempt. Will be working on some more tests like this as I build up my portfolio. #art #animator #practice #digital #animate #artist
More #lifedrawing today. Current goal is to do five from different #sports and athletic activities to aid in studying humans in motion and more complex positions for #animation really happy with the #shotput ones I got today
#art #practice #artpractice #traditional #daily #animator #handdrawn
#art #practice #artpractice #traditional #daily #animator #handdrawn
December 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
More #lifedrawing today. Current goal is to do five from different #sports and athletic activities to aid in studying humans in motion and more complex positions for #animation really happy with the #shotput ones I got today
#art #practice #artpractice #traditional #daily #animator #handdrawn
#art #practice #artpractice #traditional #daily #animator #handdrawn
Surgery went well.
I have been home 48 hours and I’m back at it
#lifedrawing #drawing #art #practice #traditionalart #pencil #sketchpad
I have been home 48 hours and I’m back at it
#lifedrawing #drawing #art #practice #traditionalart #pencil #sketchpad
December 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Surgery went well.
I have been home 48 hours and I’m back at it
#lifedrawing #drawing #art #practice #traditionalart #pencil #sketchpad
I have been home 48 hours and I’m back at it
#lifedrawing #drawing #art #practice #traditionalart #pencil #sketchpad
Post op is cleared, I’m so happy with my results and soon I’ll be back home and doing art again :3
December 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Post op is cleared, I’m so happy with my results and soon I’ll be back home and doing art again :3
My surgery is complete and I leave hospital today. I will be recovering in a villa before flying home on the 12th. May not have much art up in the next period
~Barnabas
~Barnabas
December 6, 2025 at 7:44 AM
My surgery is complete and I leave hospital today. I will be recovering in a villa before flying home on the 12th. May not have much art up in the next period
~Barnabas
~Barnabas
Tomorrow morning I leave for surgery. I will return in 2 weeks time, landing home on the 12th. Wish me luck.
When I return, I will be unable to go back to in person work for some time, so I will instead be animating and writing more, sharing my creative work with you all.
Till then, I love you all
When I return, I will be unable to go back to in person work for some time, so I will instead be animating and writing more, sharing my creative work with you all.
Till then, I love you all
November 27, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Tomorrow morning I leave for surgery. I will return in 2 weeks time, landing home on the 12th. Wish me luck.
When I return, I will be unable to go back to in person work for some time, so I will instead be animating and writing more, sharing my creative work with you all.
Till then, I love you all
When I return, I will be unable to go back to in person work for some time, so I will instead be animating and writing more, sharing my creative work with you all.
Till then, I love you all
a very quick animation test, using a swarm particle, hand drawing different effects and testing secondary action, follow through and acceleration variables for timing and spacing in unison. Happy with this for a first go
#animator #animation #swarm #handdrawn #effects #2D #elements #practice
#animator #animation #swarm #handdrawn #effects #2D #elements #practice
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
a very quick animation test, using a swarm particle, hand drawing different effects and testing secondary action, follow through and acceleration variables for timing and spacing in unison. Happy with this for a first go
#animator #animation #swarm #handdrawn #effects #2D #elements #practice
#animator #animation #swarm #handdrawn #effects #2D #elements #practice
Can’t believe I broke 500 life drawings today since starting this page.
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Can’t believe I broke 500 life drawings today since starting this page.
Favourites from today’s life drawing session focusing on more action orientated poses
#art #practice #lifedrawing #life #artist #pencil #sketch #sports #animator #animation #sketchpad #portfolio #illustrator #traditional #traditionalart
#art #practice #lifedrawing #life #artist #pencil #sketch #sports #animator #animation #sketchpad #portfolio #illustrator #traditional #traditionalart
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Favourites from today’s life drawing session focusing on more action orientated poses
#art #practice #lifedrawing #life #artist #pencil #sketch #sports #animator #animation #sketchpad #portfolio #illustrator #traditional #traditionalart
#art #practice #lifedrawing #life #artist #pencil #sketch #sports #animator #animation #sketchpad #portfolio #illustrator #traditional #traditionalart