Character Design References
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Art of Hotel Transylvania → bit.ly/2sI2wmJ
69
5,297
75,617
3,130,782
Bubu & Bubulina (2015)
55
7,348
56,472
978,115
Animation by Yoh Yoshinari* | Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
97
9,879
56,333
9,125,404
Animation by Ruf ( @ruu_fuu ) #animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation
98
6,737
53,639
1,163,240
Animation by James Baxter* | Steven Universe (2013)
129
5,600
51,168
2,367,119
Kitty Party (1978) #animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation
196
4,841
53,363
2,351,770
The Art of Juanjo Guarnido → bit.ly/2N8GYqm
127
5,679
45,274
2,279,809
Animation by Eva Figueroa López* | The Amazing World of Gumball (2011–2019) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
33
4,247
46,416
4,586,871
Art of Kung Fu Panda (Trilogy) → bit.ly/2o4NvJb
27
4,293
42,158
1,881,142
The Art of Alex Cho → bit.ly/2wIVkc9
7
4,706
35,748
747,129
Appearance and Reality (2014) #animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation
30
2,577
32,232
1,410,618
Æon Flux (1991 - 1995) #animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation
159
1,782
27,294
15,492,447
Animation by James Baxter* | Medusa (canceled) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
90
2,566
30,282
657,942
Animation by James Baxter* | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
100
3,630
28,712
5,433,654
Animation by Milt Kahl*
44
2,895
26,528
9,713,409
Animation by Sergio Martins*
26
3,021
26,252
598,311
Animation by James Baxter*
68
2,782
24,983
2,392,797
Mom and Brat (2018) #animationtidbits #animation #stopmotion
15
2,086
24,667
476,499
One by One (2004) #animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation
48
3,095
24,846
1,047,446
Animation by Amelia Bothe* #PencilTest #Sakuga #Genga #2Danimation
21
3,058
24,445
340,375
Expectations (2020) #animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation
45
2,545
23,700
435,607
The Golden Bird (1987) #animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation
41
3,138
23,326
374,520
Animation by Kola ( @Funkykola )* #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
38
1,991
22,344
278,384
Animation by James Baxter*
48
1,790
21,935
1,094,572
Animation by Krist Santos (@kristsantos1 )* | Movie (0000) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
48
1,427
22,665
580,231
Animation by James Baxter* | Steven Universe (2013 - 2019) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
60
2,900
23,125
853,823
Art of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (part 1) → bit.ly/2nvnceM
13
2,827
21,497
777,440
Animation by Josh Kalinowski*
24
2,255
21,176
942,384
A Deer of Nine Colors (1981) #animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation
27
3,166
20,512
363,081
Art of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (part 1) → bit.ly/2nvnceM
3
2,442
19,405
563,276
Animation by Tarun Lak ( @Tarun_Lak )*
15
2,021
19,587
391,583
...actually from 1993! There was a mix-up in our notes, apologies for the confusion 🫣
Character Design References
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26 Jul 2025
Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (2022) #animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation
4
1,375
18,663
208,758
Dofus: Book 1 - Julith (2015) #animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation
30
1,686
18,232
375,270
Animation by Yogin 幺菁 ( @yoginnnnnn )* #sakuga #2danimation
9
1,671
17,989
85,115
The Prophet (2014) #animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation
24
2,118
18,053
445,313
Animation by Kola ( @Funkykola )*
10
1,459
16,598
230,239
The Art of Alex Cho → bit.ly/2wIVkc9
4
2,439
16,341
426,509
Animation by Yogin 幺菁 ( @yoginnnnnn )* #sakuga #2danimation
9
1,382
16,649
195,031
Art of Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron → goo.gl/sQRKTA
20
2,734
15,948
587,739
"Morning Routine" by Seoro Oh*
7
2,875
15,672
617,113
Animation by Suheb Zako, Maël Gourmelen, Georges Abolin & Julien Bizat
37
2,178
15,642
537,825
Art of Coraline → goo.gl/pfG7fw
15
3,012
15,453
Fantasia 2000 (1999) #animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation
24
1,880
16,138
422,974
Art of Kung Fu Panda (Trilogy) → bit.ly/2o4NvJb
6
1,575
15,346
597,742
The Art of Yoh Yoshinari → bit.ly/3gFwvAt
12
1,580
15,088
912,680
Animation by James Baxter* #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
27
1,797
15,976
261,043
Animation by Amelia Bothe* #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
15
1,781
16,020
207,230
Animation by Yogin 幺菁 ( @yoginnnnnn )* #sakuga #2danimation
13
1,157
15,525
243,698
Over the Moon (2020) #animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation
12
1,933
15,635
253,885
Art of Kung Fu Panda (Trilogy) → bit.ly/2o4NvJb
18
2,241
14,253
Animation by Sergio Martins* | Klaus (2019) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
20
1,953
15,203
1,918,900
The Art of Prema-ja → bit.ly/3hEUjEy
1
1,133
14,329
555,467
Animation by Sergio Pablos*
15
1,648
14,242
523,800
Animation by Basil Malek* | Wolfwalkers (2020)
14
1,655
14,345
263,673
Animation by Josh Kalinowski* | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
11
1,309
14,642
239,219
Sherlock Hound (1984) #animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation
45
1,907
14,617
439,145
Animation by Milt Kahl*
27
1,484
13,431
522,292
Cannon Fodder (1995)
39
1,293
13,173
414,988
Tank Girl (1995) #animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation
48
1,633
13,254
828,166
Animation by Yoh Yoshinari* | Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)
18
1,428
12,726
306,336
The Art of Jin Kim → bit.ly/30M9xSq
4
1,049
12,426
348,813
Art of The Road to El Dorado → goo.gl/sVdM4N
14
1,610
12,132
457,210
Modest Heroes: Invisible (2018) #animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation
38
1,034
12,479
1,158,248
Animation by James Baxter* | Regular Show (2010) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
19
1,248
12,608
231,984
Animation by Suheb Zako, Maël Gourmelen, Georges Abolin & Julien Bizat* | Freak of the Week (2014) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
31
1,533
12,097
1,127,428
Animation by David Vandervoort*
9
1,131
11,412
324,212
Animation by Maël Gourmelen* | The Grinch (2017) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
32
1,184
11,485
210,454
Animation by Milt Kahl* | The Jungle Book (1967) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
18
1,321
11,636
1,960,726
Animation by Tina Nawrocki* | Cuphead (2017) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
19
1,652
11,314
197,348
Animation by David Vandervoort* | Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
15
1,244
11,376
234,500
Art of Sherlock Hound → bit.ly/2nptY5W
10
1,463
10,849
523,055
Art of Mune, Guardian of the Moon → bit.ly/2sMpDfC
15
894
10,842
536,329
Animation by Kristof Serrand* | Balto (1995) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
12
1,102
11,429
167,289
The Art of Jin Kim → bit.ly/30M9xSq
5
995
10,704
284,473
Animation by James Baxter*
15
1,006
10,809
505,521
Animation by Takafumi Hori ( @porigoshi ) #animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation
10
1,530
11,163
157,907
The Art of Jordi Lafebre → bit.ly/37Fu0cM
5
953
10,439
Animation by James Baxter* | Beauty and the Beast (1991) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
31
1,498
10,765
416,890
Animation by Masanobu Hiraoka ( @budou_mochi )* #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
9
921
10,716
183,275
The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) #animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation
36
1,931
10,760
731,711
Le Collège Noir (2023) #animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation
11
996
10,523
168,581
Art of Treasure Planet → goo.gl/1eHajy
22
1,637
9,973
590,043
Animation by Milt Kahl*
24
1,631
10,060
977,865
Art of Gravity Falls → goo.gl/hhcg2M
8
1,064
9,792
Animation by @Nazoani_museum * #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
10
782
10,276
136,845
Animation by William Salazar* | Balto (1995) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
27
1,260
10,166
183,053
Art of Hotel Transylvania → bit.ly/2sI2wmJ
11
942
9,453
Animation by Glen Keane*
24
1,107
9,757
2,988,533
Animation by Dan Wagner* | Kung Fu Panda (2008) #PencilTest #Sakuga #Genga #2Danimation
26
1,117
9,782
222,827
Animation by Yogin 幺菁 ( @yoginnnnnn )* #Sakuga #2Danimation
10
842
9,933
216,060
Animation by Holger Leihe*
15
1,156
9,291
1,171,073
Animation by Yingzhong Hu ( @aquablue1992 ) #animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation
15
1,032
9,730
144,034
Animation by Kristof Serrand* | Balto (1995) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
6
1,150
9,378
161,673
Animation by James Baxter* | Wolfwalkers (2020) #PencilTest #Sakuga #Genga #2Danimation
21
1,206
9,166
143,794
Animation by James Baxter*
17
1,091
8,563
539,798
The Art of Tadahiro Uesugi → bit.ly/2XuqPCi
6
1,327
8,438
Art of Hotel Transylvania → bit.ly/2sI2wmJ
3
811
8,421
242,212
Animation by Rodolphe Guenoden* | The Prince of Egypt (1998) #penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
6
781
8,725
134,313
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1,027
8,294
371,762
Animation by Spencer Wan ( @SpencerWan )* | The Owl House (2020 - 2023)
7
894
8,318
153,196