Michael Ruocco
@michaeljruocco.bsky.social
Annie-Nominated Animator/Storyboarder/Oblivious Bon Vivant. Voiced a buzzard. Looney Tunes Cartoons, The Cuphead Show, Helluva Boss, The Day the Earth Blew Up, BoJack Horseman, etc. PORTFOLIO: https://t.co/J7rBd87jJ8
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creating animated shorts, drawing funny pictures
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Pixar designed Toy Story to be printed on physical film. The Disney renaissance movies were the same.
Today, it's hard to see them as they were meant to be seen. The versions on streaming and home media aren't quite the same films that ruled the '90s:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-toy-st...
Today, it's hard to see them as they were meant to be seen. The versions on streaming and home media aren't quite the same films that ruled the '90s:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-toy-st...
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Pixar designed Toy Story to be printed on physical film. The Disney renaissance movies were the same.
Today, it's hard to see them as they were meant to be seen. The versions on streaming and home media aren't quite the same films that ruled the '90s:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-toy-st...
Today, it's hard to see them as they were meant to be seen. The versions on streaming and home media aren't quite the same films that ruled the '90s:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-toy-st...
This week’s winning prompt topic is “Chefs n Cooks”, and we’re starting off strong with the “little chef”, Remy from Ratatouille.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This week’s winning prompt topic is “Chefs n Cooks”, and we’re starting off strong with the “little chef”, Remy from Ratatouille.
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A fun thing I never posted to Bisky before. This is a couple years old at this point, but a good while back I made these (unfinished) boards for the song Delia's Ted Talk from the demo album for Beetlejuice the Musical. I love this song & wanted to make something for it the second I heard it. (1/2)
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A fun thing I never posted to Bisky before. This is a couple years old at this point, but a good while back I made these (unfinished) boards for the song Delia's Ted Talk from the demo album for Beetlejuice the Musical. I love this song & wanted to make something for it the second I heard it. (1/2)
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Our indie groups, Lamb of God Studios, is trying to fund the pilot episode of our first major project,[Cassandra Complex]
The kickstarter has less than 5 days left we're at 40%
No such thing as too little support, likes, comments, shares, and pledges help us a ton
kck.st/42Gvodd
[ Support Indie ]
The kickstarter has less than 5 days left we're at 40%
No such thing as too little support, likes, comments, shares, and pledges help us a ton
kck.st/42Gvodd
[ Support Indie ]
November 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Our indie groups, Lamb of God Studios, is trying to fund the pilot episode of our first major project,[Cassandra Complex]
The kickstarter has less than 5 days left we're at 40%
No such thing as too little support, likes, comments, shares, and pledges help us a ton
kck.st/42Gvodd
[ Support Indie ]
The kickstarter has less than 5 days left we're at 40%
No such thing as too little support, likes, comments, shares, and pledges help us a ton
kck.st/42Gvodd
[ Support Indie ]
Disney used my art of Mr. Toad (again) for an apparently rare pin. Saw these listed for well over $100-200 online. Always surreal.
November 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Disney used my art of Mr. Toad (again) for an apparently rare pin. Saw these listed for well over $100-200 online. Always surreal.
Doodled this while on a flight, some more merry medieval misfits. Haven’t drawn on an iPad in a long time, had to get reacquainted with procreate again. I’ll have to finish this properly once I’m back home again.
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Doodled this while on a flight, some more merry medieval misfits. Haven’t drawn on an iPad in a long time, had to get reacquainted with procreate again. I’ll have to finish this properly once I’m back home again.
Eh, seen it. 🦆🐖👽🫧
November 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Eh, seen it. 🦆🐖👽🫧
I've been sharing my work on Patreon too lately. Consider it like my tip jar, with bonus access to my discord server if you do. If you like my work enough, consider dropping a few bucks my way so I can still do this stuff on the reg. www.patreon.com/posts/bard-b...
Bard Bird | Michael Ruocco
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November 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I've been sharing my work on Patreon too lately. Consider it like my tip jar, with bonus access to my discord server if you do. If you like my work enough, consider dropping a few bucks my way so I can still do this stuff on the reg. www.patreon.com/posts/bard-b...
Adding to the Medieval menagerie I seemingly stuck with as the subject of my warmups this week, here's a Bard Bird belting one out.
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Adding to the Medieval menagerie I seemingly stuck with as the subject of my warmups this week, here's a Bard Bird belting one out.
Man, what a speaker, what a speech.
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Man, what a speaker, what a speech.
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Zagreb Film's YouTube channel is a goldmine of restored classics from the '50s onward
November 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Zagreb Film's YouTube channel is a goldmine of restored classics from the '50s onward
And it ends good.
Holding out and manifesting for CA to bring us home tonight. Please let today end good!
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
And it ends good.
Holding out and manifesting for CA to bring us home tonight. Please let today end good!
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Holding out and manifesting for CA to bring us home tonight. Please let today end good!
So proud of New York tonight. Wishing all the best to Mamdani n Co. for a better, more affordable future for the city I miss so much.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
So proud of New York tonight. Wishing all the best to Mamdani n Co. for a better, more affordable future for the city I miss so much.
Me watching the NY mayoral race tally slowly come in
a group of cartoon characters are standing in a line and one of them has pink hair
ALT: a group of cartoon characters are standing in a line and one of them has pink hair
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November 5, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Me watching the NY mayoral race tally slowly come in
Drew up a feline foe to go with yesterday's sword-swinging mouse.
November 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Drew up a feline foe to go with yesterday's sword-swinging mouse.
Also NYers, go vote for Mamdani! And CA voters, vote yes on Prop 50! Let’s start tearing down the world Dick Cheney left us 20 years ago.
November 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Also NYers, go vote for Mamdani! And CA voters, vote yes on Prop 50! Let’s start tearing down the world Dick Cheney left us 20 years ago.
Waking up to the news that Dick Cheney died is a nice test run to how I want to feel when I wake up the day Trump kicks it too. May the devil eternally shoot him in the face while the quails of hell rejoice.
November 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Waking up to the news that Dick Cheney died is a nice test run to how I want to feel when I wake up the day Trump kicks it too. May the devil eternally shoot him in the face while the quails of hell rejoice.
Doodle for a friend who requested it: Yzma Kitty cooking
November 4, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Doodle for a friend who requested it: Yzma Kitty cooking
No pun today, just a mouse with a sword.
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
No pun today, just a mouse with a sword.
Got a lovely card in the mail from @stephendestefano.bsky.social, of the Witch Hazel n spider designs from the LTC cartoon we both worked on a few years back. Can’t wait to frame it!
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Got a lovely card in the mail from @stephendestefano.bsky.social, of the Witch Hazel n spider designs from the LTC cartoon we both worked on a few years back. Can’t wait to frame it!
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Mech Battle Sequence - 2D Animation
#2danimation #mech #mecha #animation #robot
Youtube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFJ8...
#2danimation #mech #mecha #animation #robot
Youtube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFJ8...
November 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Mech Battle Sequence - 2D Animation
#2danimation #mech #mecha #animation #robot
Youtube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFJ8...
#2danimation #mech #mecha #animation #robot
Youtube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFJ8...
This particular drawing blew up yesterday. Thanks for sharing and enjoying it. I hope everyone had a great Halloween! ‘Til next year!
Happy Haul-oween! I hope everyone has a fun and safe time today!
November 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This particular drawing blew up yesterday. Thanks for sharing and enjoying it. I hope everyone had a great Halloween! ‘Til next year!
Every year we get seemingly less n less trick or treaters coming around. We had less than 10 kids last night. Sad as it is, the silver lining is there’s more Wild Berry Skittles for me.
November 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Every year we get seemingly less n less trick or treaters coming around. We had less than 10 kids last night. Sad as it is, the silver lining is there’s more Wild Berry Skittles for me.