The Visual World of 'Samurai Jack'
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The Visual World of 'Samurai Jack'
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#2Always loved these aesthetics. No mention of primal here, which is well worth checking out and pretty remarkable for being almost completely free of dialog and more oriented towards adults.
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#3Genndy Tartakovsky is a truly unique creator. Samurai Jack was so good, that I had to watch how it ends years later since watching the show on cartoon network
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#4Samurai Jack is so beautiful and being able to portray things / have the confidence in the art really seems to cut back on unnecessary / clumsy dialogue that so many shows have today.
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#5The star wars clone wars shorts are just amazing animation. The way he caught the essence of the characters in animation that was superior to the human portrayals was a testament to his talent.
It made the cgi clone wars look so amateurish.
The best sam jack imo is the light vs dark. My jaw dropped at that.
He's definitely one of the few creators where I can feel him tickling my mind, overwhelming me with creativity.
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#6A truly breathtakingly daring show booth visually and sonically.
I adored if at the time and it still looks and feels unique to this day
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#7Tangential: does anyone know if there is a site that collects backgrounds from cartoons? Those would be gorgeous wallpapers.
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#8A truly breathtakingly daring show booth visually and sonically. I adored if at the time and it still looks and feels unique to this day
The article only touches on the visual world and even quotes Genndy Tartakovsky as saying we’ve almost forgotten what animation was about — movement and visuals, but I agree with you about the sounds. The background music sets the scene as much as any background visual.
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#9For a lot of great behind the scenes artwork: https://characterdesignreferences.com/art-of-animation-8/art...
I used to have an artist roommate obsessed with the art style of the show. If anyone hasn't yet watched the rebooted season from 2017, I highly recommend it.
Edit: one great clip from S5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFDkcvrSaYU
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#10I never watched Samurai Jack when it was coming out as a child. I have begun watching it recently and it is absolutely a breathtaking piece of work.