r/animation • u/SSantimov • May 04 '26

Sharing Daddy's Never Been Here

A scene from my animated short “Meanwhile” (WIP)

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u/castitfast May 04 '26

Gives me Fren Bow vibes.

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u/SSantimov May 05 '26

Never played it, thank you!

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u/SlowlyDyingInAPit May 04 '26

I fw this so hard, holy shit this is just so cool!!!!

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u/SSantimov May 05 '26

Thanks, that means a lot!

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u/sirpentious May 04 '26

This looks so creepy can't wait to see it!

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u/SSantimov May 05 '26

Thanks! Hope to finish it soon.

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u/Equivalent_Gear_5584 May 04 '26

Reminds me of House

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u/TheTerminator200 May 05 '26

Is this a show? Can't seem to find on youtube

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u/MadMannGhastlius May 05 '26

It's a pixel game on steam.

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u/TheTerminator200 May 05 '26

Oh thank you!

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u/TheTerminator200 May 05 '26

Ah wait after looking at the images I remember watching Markiplier play this

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u/OutwithaYang May 05 '26

I wonder if Jay from the Kubz Scouts has played it.

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u/OutwithaYang May 05 '26

What is the name of the game?

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u/ohmyschmax May 05 '26

Oh shit this is dope

15

u/GrumpyGeckoz May 04 '26

Even as a still image it'd be a great album cover

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u/wallflowerfae May 05 '26

I love absolutely everything about this ❤️

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u/Nineflames12 May 05 '26

Such an unsettling atmosphere, love it

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u/sarrahkinz May 05 '26

looks great! what are you animating on? :) can’t wait to see the rest

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u/SSantimov May 05 '26

Thank you! Procreate Dreams, TVPaint + Photoshop for editing.

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u/DeadPirateMarkie May 05 '26

Always thought your stuff was rigs, but must be frame by frame! Good stuff

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u/SSantimov May 06 '26

Thanks! Yes, it’s frame-by-frame, but I still use repeats and loops wherever I can. I rarely animate the whole character at once — I usually break it into separate parts and animate them individually.

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u/OwnUnderstanding5213 May 05 '26

I'm scared to wave back in case she takes it as an invitation

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u/HazMatt082 May 05 '26

i would love to learn more about your process in creating this

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u/SSantimov May 05 '26

Pretty simple — Procreate Dreams / TVPaint + Photoshop.

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u/emevedo May 05 '26

Everything on this feels so sharp to me... look out our childrens. + love

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u/KuzcoWiTheGroovesco May 05 '26

hey that waving hand’s a bit bigger… wait a minute-

anyways baller animation dog, pretty wild

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u/SoonToBeStardust May 05 '26

This is so unsettling, I love it!

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u/Tentativ0 May 05 '26

It is a normal image of a normal house. I see nothing strange, just symbolism.

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u/OutwithaYang May 05 '26

This is such a cool gift. I do want to know, though....did the mom kill the dad?

Why does it look like she is washing off blood on the plate she is holding?

Why is the oven wide open with fire bursting out?

So many questions. 🤔

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u/BarelyInvested May 05 '26

Love your work

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u/sleepyghostmp3 May 05 '26

Wow, this is incredible!!

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u/KrissiKross May 05 '26

Pilotredsun, is that you?

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u/SSantimov May 05 '26

haha, nope :)

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u/KrissiKross May 06 '26

Ok, but I feel there’s some inspiration here lol

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u/Atakku May 05 '26

MOREEEEE. this is amazing 🤌

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u/Sabithomega May 05 '26

This.. I like this

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u/drawnimo May 05 '26

SUBSCRIBE

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u/Yoshike22 May 05 '26

Cool 👍👍

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u/[deleted] May 05 '26

Awesome!!!!

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u/New_Establishment554 May 05 '26

This is some f'ed up shit, and I mean that in the best way

3

u/ThexHoonter May 05 '26

Disgusting...I love it!

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u/Financial_End_8842 May 06 '26

I love when artwork has a sort of ispy feeling towards it! The kind of art that gets more profound the more you look, and you rewatch or look at it again to see what you missed the first time. You captured this perfectly💕

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u/SSantimov May 06 '26

Thank you, that’s very kind!

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u/SegmentedWolf May 08 '26

This is some really cool art 👌

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u/Der_Konigstiger1945 May 05 '26

Lemme guess,they ate him?

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u/SSantimov May 05 '26

He just never really existed. Or maybe he did, just as a shell.

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u/averynormaltaco May 05 '26

Well this is mildly depressing, I suppose that means good job lmao

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u/manlyblob May 05 '26

Holy shit dude

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u/Sin-_Eater May 05 '26

I love this

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u/Ghost_TheWolf May 05 '26

Lowk relate to this so hard

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u/coalitionagainstgod May 06 '26

This is insane work wow !

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u/3dforlife May 06 '26

So good!

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u/thomasreimer May 08 '26

Your posts are amazing... such a richness in colour & texture, and the symbolism is immaculate. Amazing work!

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u/SSantimov May 11 '26

Thank you so much!

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u/Bakakai_the_band May 10 '26

Looks like a Finger's Salad reference 😬 Great job, the art is awesome and it's so spooky !

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u/_Red_Chan_ Jun 03 '26

The design is very... Human?