spktra
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In hindsight that’s a wonderful idea. In the present, damn, I wish I did that haha. I’m so glad you liked the video!
February 15, 2026 at 5:00 AM
In hindsight that’s a wonderful idea. In the present, damn, I wish I did that haha. I’m so glad you liked the video!
That’s 100% part of it, I can’t find the reference but I believe a large part of the sparkles was that they’d take paraffin paper, pope a bunch of holes through it, run the light box from behind through it and move it quickly between frames causing it to sparkle
February 15, 2026 at 3:56 AM
That’s 100% part of it, I can’t find the reference but I believe a large part of the sparkles was that they’d take paraffin paper, pope a bunch of holes through it, run the light box from behind through it and move it quickly between frames causing it to sparkle
Black paper, airbrush, toothbrush spray and impressionism!
February 15, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Black paper, airbrush, toothbrush spray and impressionism!
It’s human! It’s connecting with something we innately feel without necessarily being able to say why upon viewing
February 15, 2026 at 3:40 AM
It’s human! It’s connecting with something we innately feel without necessarily being able to say why upon viewing
Yep! You just gotta know all the subtleties to look for
February 15, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Yep! You just gotta know all the subtleties to look for
Then take a look at the music video that was a direct result of my research! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC_8...
spktra - Spirit Jumper (Official Animated Music Video) [4K]
YouTube video by spktra
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February 15, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Then take a look at the music video that was a direct result of my research! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC_8...
It’s pretty good actually! I guess you gotta think about it in terms of the goal cause a photographed oscilloscope is going to look different than what I’m talking about in the article
February 15, 2026 at 1:11 AM
It’s pretty good actually! I guess you gotta think about it in terms of the goal cause a photographed oscilloscope is going to look different than what I’m talking about in the article
Hopefully Spirit Jumper can capture some of that for you!
February 15, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Hopefully Spirit Jumper can capture some of that for you!
I can’t tell you how long I tried to find this exact forum post again when I was writing the article, it was just copied in my notes and continently the one piece I didn’t cite 😭
February 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
I can’t tell you how long I tried to find this exact forum post again when I was writing the article, it was just copied in my notes and continently the one piece I didn’t cite 😭
We love it! Thank you!
February 15, 2026 at 1:04 AM
We love it! Thank you!
Reposted by spktra
Working entirely independently, spktra wrote, directed, edited, colored, and composited the film himself, collaborating with just two animators and a veteran 'Batman Beyond' character designer to nail the video's '90s cel animation aesthetic.
February 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Working entirely independently, spktra wrote, directed, edited, colored, and composited the film himself, collaborating with just two animators and a veteran 'Batman Beyond' character designer to nail the video's '90s cel animation aesthetic.
So many subtle little things all happening at once
February 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
So many subtle little things all happening at once
We tried to with Spirit Jumper! Hopefully it inspires more work
February 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
We tried to with Spirit Jumper! Hopefully it inspires more work
Agreed, help me fix that!
February 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Agreed, help me fix that!
I talk about how we did the light in the article!
February 14, 2026 at 5:49 PM
I talk about how we did the light in the article!