DannyAraya
@dannyaraya.bsky.social
Director at Powerhouse Animation Studios.
Castlevania, ATLA: Legend of Aang, Invincible, Skull Island, He-Man, Pantheon
I TEACH STUFF: https://7545845019560.gumroad.com/l/pqplc
Castlevania, ATLA: Legend of Aang, Invincible, Skull Island, He-Man, Pantheon
I TEACH STUFF: https://7545845019560.gumroad.com/l/pqplc
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DannyAraya
@dannyaraya.bsky.social
· Oct 17
My old Robin animation. I really should start a new project
If you try to opt out of Gmail's scraping of your data for their AI, they turn off your spellcheck and ability to categorize your emails.
January 5, 2026 at 6:21 PM
If you try to opt out of Gmail's scraping of your data for their AI, they turn off your spellcheck and ability to categorize your emails.
Well I finally bought Cyberpunk 2077 and I now have a bug where loading my most recent save immediately crashes the game no matter what I do, and I'm just at the combat tutorial.
December 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Well I finally bought Cyberpunk 2077 and I now have a bug where loading my most recent save immediately crashes the game no matter what I do, and I'm just at the combat tutorial.
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I fiddlefarted with the new Simple Mode animation tool in Clip Studio on my Movinkpad earlier, nice little thing to have and play around with. 😄
December 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I fiddlefarted with the new Simple Mode animation tool in Clip Studio on my Movinkpad earlier, nice little thing to have and play around with. 😄
This was a little bending fight I did for fun before I got to actually work on the Avatar movie.
December 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This was a little bending fight I did for fun before I got to actually work on the Avatar movie.
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For any new animation-inclined people, I have a starter pack of Powerhouse Animation studio folks to add to your anim hoard
December 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
For any new animation-inclined people, I have a starter pack of Powerhouse Animation studio folks to add to your anim hoard
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pre-composite colors
December 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
pre-composite colors
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If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...
December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...
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Listen, maybe you're scared to speak up because you think one day you might get nominated for an award, but here's a newsflash: it's not of the same value if plagiarism-droid assisted work is eligible.
Do not support any of this nonsense.
Keep your head down if you must, but don't acquiesce. ✊🏾
Do not support any of this nonsense.
Keep your head down if you must, but don't acquiesce. ✊🏾
December 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Listen, maybe you're scared to speak up because you think one day you might get nominated for an award, but here's a newsflash: it's not of the same value if plagiarism-droid assisted work is eligible.
Do not support any of this nonsense.
Keep your head down if you must, but don't acquiesce. ✊🏾
Do not support any of this nonsense.
Keep your head down if you must, but don't acquiesce. ✊🏾
So Firefox has gone back on their promise not to sell data and is going in on AI. Anyone have alternative browser recommendations?
December 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
So Firefox has gone back on their promise not to sell data and is going in on AI. Anyone have alternative browser recommendations?
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the level of corruption is insane. tiktok is compromised come january 22nd. we need to campaign to get as many people aware as possible of this. it's a danger and menace to society.
TikTok will now be owned by the Ellisons, Jared Kushner's firm, and Abu Dhabi's state investment fund.
TikTok U.S. Sale to Close Next Month: Oracle and Silver Lake Confirmed in Buyer Consortium
Abu Dhabi's state investment fund will also be a managing investor.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
the level of corruption is insane. tiktok is compromised come january 22nd. we need to campaign to get as many people aware as possible of this. it's a danger and menace to society.
He would actually be the perfect host
Now they gotta let Josh Johnson host
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, departing the film awards' longtime home of ABC.
December 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
He would actually be the perfect host
I put my computer together around March of this year and the RAM that I paid $125 is now about $700
December 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I put my computer together around March of this year and the RAM that I paid $125 is now about $700
I fucking loved that episode of Pluribus
December 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I fucking loved that episode of Pluribus
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Remember how biased and leading the questions were in favour of the AI companies? And this was still the response.
🚨 The UK government just published a breakdown of the responses to its consultation on AI & copyright:
- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
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- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
🧵 1/2
December 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Remember how biased and leading the questions were in favour of the AI companies? And this was still the response.
The thousands of micro decisions you make as you execute on a new idea are going to have more of your unique voice than the actual idea itself.
Shortcuts looking to circumvent that miss the whole point of art.
Shortcuts looking to circumvent that miss the whole point of art.
December 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The thousands of micro decisions you make as you execute on a new idea are going to have more of your unique voice than the actual idea itself.
Shortcuts looking to circumvent that miss the whole point of art.
Shortcuts looking to circumvent that miss the whole point of art.
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Stop replying to the cinnabon lady should be free do do racism actually Atlantic guy, this is literally why he's doing it, all the engagement is just data he uses to go back to his rag and get another byline pushing more inflammatory garbage
December 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Stop replying to the cinnabon lady should be free do do racism actually Atlantic guy, this is literally why he's doing it, all the engagement is just data he uses to go back to his rag and get another byline pushing more inflammatory garbage
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I dream of the day when most video game publishers will credit the artists who create their animations and will not temporarily prohibit them (aka embargo) from saying that they worked on these animations...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj53...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj53...
December 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I dream of the day when most video game publishers will credit the artists who create their animations and will not temporarily prohibit them (aka embargo) from saying that they worked on these animations...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj53...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj53...
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So many wonderful creative humans worked on this! I think every department really grew and gave it their best. Please consider giving it a watch and support animation!
If I get my act together, I'll be sure to share some of the incredible work done by the Compositing Team! We had an amazing crew!
If I get my act together, I'll be sure to share some of the incredible work done by the Compositing Team! We had an amazing crew!
TOMB RAIDER: THE LEGEND OF LARA CROFT, starring Hayley Atwell, is back for Season 2. Now playing on Netflix🍿
#TombRaider #LegendofLaraCroft
#TombRaider #LegendofLaraCroft
December 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
So many wonderful creative humans worked on this! I think every department really grew and gave it their best. Please consider giving it a watch and support animation!
If I get my act together, I'll be sure to share some of the incredible work done by the Compositing Team! We had an amazing crew!
If I get my act together, I'll be sure to share some of the incredible work done by the Compositing Team! We had an amazing crew!
This is the objectively correct way to shoot a sad scene on a beach, I don't make the rules.
December 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This is the objectively correct way to shoot a sad scene on a beach, I don't make the rules.
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Every time I see some pearl-clutching news story about a Gen Z trend I almost always immediately think "yeah that actually makes sense".
Maybe the generational ideological gaps are shrinking.
Maybe the generational ideological gaps are shrinking.
December 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Every time I see some pearl-clutching news story about a Gen Z trend I almost always immediately think "yeah that actually makes sense".
Maybe the generational ideological gaps are shrinking.
Maybe the generational ideological gaps are shrinking.
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My wager is that people like physical hardware they can actually own & use whenever they want rather than a digital license or subscription service that will get cancelled/enshittified over time
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
My wager is that people like physical hardware they can actually own & use whenever they want rather than a digital license or subscription service that will get cancelled/enshittified over time
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Artist alleys at comic cons bum me out sometimes because I’ll see artists who’ve inspired me my whole life grinding away hour by hour when they should all be comfortable as hell and doing whatever they want, making whatever they want. I want that for everybody!
Miles Morales co-creator Sara Pichelli says she does not get any royalties from the ‘Spider-Verse’ films, Insomniac games, or merch
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
December 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Artist alleys at comic cons bum me out sometimes because I’ll see artists who’ve inspired me my whole life grinding away hour by hour when they should all be comfortable as hell and doing whatever they want, making whatever they want. I want that for everybody!
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I storyboarded the live-action elements of the 2025 Instacart holiday spots for one of my favorite directors, Lucy Tcherniak. Some fun stuff in here!
December 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I storyboarded the live-action elements of the 2025 Instacart holiday spots for one of my favorite directors, Lucy Tcherniak. Some fun stuff in here!
He's not lying. People used to just show up and see whatever was on because it was so cheap and there was AC.
I don't think I can take another deep-dive on the mystery of failing movie theaters.
YOU'RE CHARGING TOO MUCH.
Lower the prices, and people will come back. We used to watch literally anything because it was so affordable!
YOU'RE CHARGING TOO MUCH.
Lower the prices, and people will come back. We used to watch literally anything because it was so affordable!
December 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
He's not lying. People used to just show up and see whatever was on because it was so cheap and there was AC.