Out O' the Inkwell | Official Film

An overworked animator tries to finish overdue shots to save his job, but his animation has other plans.
Created by: Adam Toutoungi and Andy Ortiz
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[@mrnoname6041]

I love how whenever the toon is moving around, her little squeaks she makes remind me of the noises markers make when you push too hard on them

[@cuteshark7261]

I know!

[@Kakuyawolf3456]

Or there about to dry out

[@petergriffin2199]

Hi

[@eyessac2.078]

@@petergriffin2199 PETER GRIFFIN

[@zouvak46]

@@petergriffin2199 Where’s Lois

[@Ghidoramon42069]

If criticism were to be constructive, then the cgi could be smoother and polished. Traditional animation on the other hand is spectacular! I'd say this was a first good episode for this potential series!

[@flakeyflakes]

yeah the CGI movement is a bit stale with movements begin rough

[@McGuireMotionProductions]

Completely agree, again, with constructive criticism. I also think the voice acting did not match the expressions to the CGI. I love the traditional, but the CGI and the voice acting needed a bit of work

[@kootunesscrewy]

Most CGI is cheap anyways. I always prefer the hand drawn.

[@JaggSwag230]

Why does everyone keep saying series? I thought it was just this film

[@McGuireMotionProductions]

@@JaggSwag230 I think they stated earlier they were working on a second episode

[@georgemiser]

Seeing Adeline melt away like that was heartbreaking. Like, you could clearly see how scared/how much pain she was in.

[@shadeskitsune7830]

The part where we see half of her face missing and see I think her rough sketch ( which I would say is the toons equivalent to a skeleton) makes it a little more morbid than it actually is. Reminds me of judge Doom's death from who framed rogger rabbit.

[@ThatStupidIdoitMatt]

its also how she tried to put her arm back on then died moments later :(

[@georgemiser]

​@@shadeskitsune7830 I just wanted to reach out and comfort her in her final moments. Off course, she's easy to bring back to life, she just needs to be drawn again, but how can you think that when she melts so graphically?

[@jaygooese4242]

Yeah poor little thing😢

[@amenahalsayyid2574]

that makes me sad :(

[@Scrofar]

The part where the little cartoon straight up dies was absolutely horrifying. I loved this! Amazing work to you and the whole crew!

[@harley8615]

i agree! good lord 0.0

[@DToTheB]

Yeah, although it does seem like a tails situation where she can die, but just be redrawn and be good as new

[@superpaytonmars8852]

@@DToTheB Yeah, I came to that same conclusion as well. She's implied to already be aware of what's going on, which would mean that she has all her prior memories. She seemingly remembers what she did, and even recognizes that she hasn't had her fur or clothing inked in this time.

[@PikTheRedPikAUTTP]

@@DToTheB make the tails situation a trope

[@MasterTopHat]

Yah it looked brutal she must have been beginning for help

[@tbp_entertainment]

As a connoisseur of rubberhose animation, Adeline herself is animated flawlessly. She's super expressive and full of character. The CGI could use some tweaking for it to work but still, very well done. I'd say there's potential here to make a full-blown series here. I love what's done here and I'm craving for more! That's the mark of a good, dang animation!

[@recorderdude]

Absolutely gorgeous fusion of rubber hose and cg. Great work!!!

[@Giannithegreatest]

O wow

[@dragodragon2480]

My god its the fnf musical guy

[@beautifulspacer2861]

The amazing RecD is here, wow.

[@idkab0utmyname992]

oh hey.

[@swyffrpad]

CAn WE HaVE GliTChy PibY MiNECRafT HuGY WuGgY With Lyrics pLeASe?!?!?!?1??1?!?!??! /joke

[@weirdtyrant6274]

Duncan’s initial reaction to Adeline makes me wonder if this is the first time such a thing has happened or not.

[@That1str1ker]

How do you know his name

[@noinfo4789]

@@That1str1ker its on the corkboard, and in the credits.

[@That1str1ker]

@@noinfo4789 k, thanks

[@clockworkNate]

@No Info, you should probably change your username now.😄

[@triturtle]

The saddest part about seeing Adeline melt is if you look closely you can see her say “no, no, please” when she’s trying to put her arm back on. Fantastic attention to detail there.

[@cardizzle7093]

I already know this is gonna be a VERY successful series (if it will become a series). It’s so well done and I LOVE the art style and the idea of 3d person meets 2d cartoon. Keep up the fantastic work!!

[@mikekaty2558]

No it's not

[@dragodragon2480]

@@mikekaty2558 go ahead and hate. I see it to be promising too. Never judge a book by its cover. This might just be the creators first series. First time with animation even. Show some respect

[@dragodragon2480]

I agree!

[@srfachero2615]

Wait Theres a gonna be a serie of this?

[@Ashley3AndKnuckles]

i hope there will be a serie about this

[@JoaoPereiraCriacoes]

I need a cartoon series of this little cute rubber hose character right now XD Loved this short, amazing job, guys!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@yogurtcat.9607]

Nice to see you here Joao!

[@DaSleepiestAuto]

I was just about to say that this reminded me of your animations, and then I see your comment! Haha

[@JoaoPereiraCriacoes]

@@DaSleepiestAuto 😄😄

[@yourcordialvermillionchapw2398]

Oh hey, it's you again. Swell seeing you here, I understand you also take a liking to this a bunch as I do recall you tapping into the ancient but not forgotten artistry of rubber hosing.

[@ChichiAi]

That was so cuuute!! well done to the whole crew!! :D

[@erainmartinez8175]

She's adorable 2:00

[@jaygooese4242]

@@erainmartinez8175 I wanna hug her for being so Kawaii

[@jaygooese4242]

@@erainmartinez8175 I like it how everything is 3d while she's 2d animation style

[@erainmartinez8175]

@@jaygooese4242 why Yes!

[@jaygooese4242]

@@erainmartinez8175 glad you like it

[@marx1095]

I love how he doesn't even panic over the mess or the live cartoon and just casually says "no no no I need you in the paper" this isn't the first time this has happened!

[@TheBusterBrandyShow]

Ink-redible job with this!! Everyone who worked on this did an amazing job!

[@OutWithTheOdd]

Adeline is SO cute!! I got super sad when the coffee fell on her and she started melting away. Poor dear! ;; This is literally my most favorite thing ever! I hope this is successful enough to get more animations of them!

[@LovelyLivelyV]

Oh, what a great short! I love how Adeline’s as small as she’s drawn, it provides a new perspective for “living animation” scenarios since they’re typically human sized.

[@chasebakerofthe209]

The Academy failed to shortlist "Forget Me Not" last year, so I hope they shortlist (or even nominate) this one this year for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 95th Oscars.

[@MisterLN]

what a neat little school cartoon!! i think its pretty good! i'm always up for some 2d in 3d i love that stuff i like the message that goes with it, wich is pretty serious, mostly about cartoons having to be rushed, and, how some animators pretty much have to sleep at their studios often (even tho studios dont really look like that anymore) but still i also ADORE how the lil cartoon creature uses drawing and paper noises and such this is such a cool idea! hope too see amazing stuff from you in the future!!

[@reesetube]

It’s supposed to look like an old animation studio because it’s a 30s cartoon. And I notice a subtle film which is a nice detail.

[@TwoWuvChonnyjashCover]

I'm a huge sucker for this style o cartoons so this is incredible

[@disneyacciaritorainbowgirl]

4:35 Disney Pixar Toy story 3 Woody: a copyright

[@Thatbendyfan_]

Well do I have a game for you

[@jellynut5903]

Same

[@Meenakoi]

@@Thatbendyfan_ No they aren’t ready.. Don’t drag them there!

[@Thatbendyfan_]

@@Meenakoi it’s not like they’ll get behind, they have some time to catch up before the sequel

[@SulphurMind]

This is absolutely adorable and the sequence where she begins to melt is so damn heartbreaking and even scary, being both cartoony but also somewhat realistic. Well done on every aspect.

[@-bunnibon]

Although the concepts are not exactly the same, this honestly reminds me a lot of Bendy and the Ink Machine! And for that reason, I love it! I'm also not just talking about the Bendy game, but the books. This is really an intresting take on cartoons coming to life, and I'm very excited to see what you do with it!

[@BlueberInkMS]

I was looking for that comment

[@joselourenco5542]

I might not be a fan of Bendy, but I love this cartoon.

[@jaygooese4242]

@@joselourenco5542 same here she's cute & awesome

[@AndrewSouzaGames555]

Yes

[@AndrewSouzaGames555]

@@joselourenco5542 também

[@reesetube]

Just realized there’s a subtle film texture here which is pretty cool. Pretty cool animation, very retro and cool.

[@littlemonsteranimates4939]

I love how well animated this short was and the idea itself is a great callback to Max Flieschers “Out of the InkWell” hope you make more amazing projects in the potential future

[@elbuenpolloLoquendero]

wow this is a good 2D and 3D animation I think this will be number one many people will like this is a real nostalgia and work of art I hope it's number one on KZbin xd

[@KYRA_RISING]

This is absolutely beautiful. I love the animation, Adeline is so adorable, and it’s overall just very funny and heartwarming to put it simply. The death-by-coffee part is probably gonna haunt me for a while tho.😅 Applause to all of you guys!

[@spookydoesstuff]

omg i love her! she’s so adorable and cute! pls make this into a series

[@tylerblevins1155]

Wow first Ollie Otter from "Forget me Not" and now this, Adeline (Character Species here) looks great and the whole animation is really good. Great new characters for the cartoon group, Mickey, Oswald, Bendy, Felix, Cuphead, Mugman, Ollie, and now Adeline. Well TOON in next time!

[@exoticismisaword4635]

The rubber hose animation is so amazingly well done, but the CGI could really use some work. Bravo for the great work!

[@AlphaKat15]

Man I love the mix between the CGI and the Toon styles! Awesome work!

[@sioraidragon]

Yoooo! I love these types of shorts, blending 2D and 3D into something entirely new! Well done Adam and Andy! You guys made something special! I just finished my first short film a few weeks ago! I get the feeling

[@DesoloZantas]

Very impressive work from you guys! Loved every minute! It was very cute and creative. At the same time it was very wholesome. Interesting blend between 3D and 2D. That's a good change from the everyday animation. Awesome work!

[@atomikrocket1084]

The Film was amazing, the 2d and 3d animation were pretty good! the background elements and how the characters play with them doesn´t feel ankward or out of place to me. i obviusly wanna give props to all the great team behind the project who made this film posible. Ya´ll are really great, and hope to see more about this in the future.

[@fl3m1n9o4]

i agree about the 2D animation being good but definitely not the 3D

[@moopy-kun4272]

I saw this on my recommendations and when I clicked on it and watched it all the way through it really is special, I really like when there's both 3d and 2d at the same time it's unique for me to see stuff like that, also this animation is wholesome so I gives some support.

[@TheArtCorner74]

This is so cute, honestly this premise is very interesting great, the 2-D animation is phenomenal and the character designs are great too! Can't wait to see more!

[@caldw615]

Reminds me of the concept for that cancelled Dreamworks movie about shadows where the main characters were CG but their shadows were all 2D animated and independently moving.

[@TheArtCorner74]

@@caldw615 it really does remind me of that too and I'm glad that the concept is being used, even if it is in a different way (which is a very good way tbf) it always amazes me to see 2-D and 3-D simultaneously interacting with the world and when it's done well, you're in for a treat

[@Power-9Hunnid]

Like how the earlier parts of the plot references "The Looney Beginning" of "Tiny Toons" where the story revolves around the cartoon creator/artist trying to come up with something for his boss. Also. like the design of this fluid 2D Rubberhose style of the female character as well. This was great!!!

[@kenguyii9108]

This is great! I like the mixture of both traditional animation and CGI! Plus that Adeline character is so cute!! 🥰

[@LessSleepy]

THIS IS SO GOOD LIKE WOW! WELL DONE TO THE TEAM THAT WORKED ON IT LOVE THE ARTSTYLE AND THE DESIGNS, THE MOTION IS PERFECT THE VOICES ARE 👌 JUST PERFECTION

[@bluefox8011]

This is cute, I liked the sounds for the 2D character in this, she felt like she had more personality with the movement sounds.

[@RascalEntertainments]

That was so spectacular! I love this concept and shout-out to the rubber hose cartoons and her being a mixture between Dot, Mickey Mouse and Felix the Cat! Well done on this film!

[@bunnywithmonocle5324]

They use an eraser sound as an instrument in the end credits, I think that's a pretty cute detail

[@MissJukeBox8]

I only wish I had seen this earlier so I could show my film history professor! This was a super well made and charming film, and the main toon character is just adorable! A brilliant homage to classic animation.

[@anonymous37383]

The animation was done so well! The 2d animation was so smooth and fit well with the 3d. The 2d character was adorable too! Kudos to the animators.

[@caffeinatedgon2634]

This animation is really good, I love the transition when 3D goes to 2D with the eyes at 2:13 - 2:44 , being a small test animation or pilot video this should show more support. I’m definitely subscribed for more like this and other projects in the future.

[@APinkRabbit87]

Omg Adeline is so adorable :”0 This was amazing! I’d love to see more of her and the guy who drew her :D

[@cobalt7248]

I've had a lot of experience with Rubberhose Animation thanks to a lot of friends, and I've got to say: this looks absolutely incredible! Adeline was animated super smoothly and fluently, and the 3D Animation was also really good!

[@ThatGuy89002]

amazing...honestly amazing, i'm speeches at how a 4 second scene of the girl melting caused more damage than 17 years of weird stuff and gorey stuff i've seen on the internet....honestly how did you pull that off?

[@isyourfactonebabynah7359]

This has potential,and the animation looks unique and different.If this was a show I would give it a try.Hope it gets picked up,you must have put in a lot of work for this.

[@karahancock1011]

Wow!! That little toon girl, Adeline, is so totally adorable! I can already tell that this is gonna be a great series. Keep up the good work!❤️

[@kaytlinjustis5643]

I love it! It reminds me of the cartoons of old. Love the mix of Cartoon/Reality with the CGI, and the sound effects with the Toon-girl are amazing! ^^

[@cybergrim8]

This has to be one of my favorite animated shorts! Great job to the whole team!! :D

[@GurahkWeavile]

Adorable! The meshing of 2D and 3D was beautiful and Adeline herself is too cute for words. I'd love a full show starring her, it would be incredible!

[@LeandroCartoon]

We need more cartoons with adeline ! 😊

[@MysteryEzekude]

This is a beautiful fusion of hand-drawn and computer-generated animation! With its simple premise and well-timed character animation and music cues, this felt like a love letter to classic cartoon shorts like Puss Gets the Boot (i.e. the debut of Tom and Jerry), especially with the animator catching the falling books! Very well done!

[@kalebdagamee4792]

This was amazingly well done, congrats to you.

[@hanakosan4404]

Love it! This feels like it could have been a backstory for the Animaniacs

[@miguelluceroart]

This was awesome! Hope to see more of this or anything else you have planned!

[@MsGothlover]

The scratching quality of the video made it look like a 1930s short! I also enjoyed the interaction and the fusion between the 2D character and the 3d character and environment! This is amazing! Great job!

[@mangan8r]

I love this short so much! I even love how adorable Adeline is! (>w

[@Virtualblueart]

I simply loved this. The 3D might need a liiiitle more polish, but the 2D animation was perfect. Cute little thing isn’t she.

[@flamedramon68]

This was such a cute animation. The 2D and 3D works surprisingly well for this scenario, a clash of styles. This needs more views

[@daytonmaclean9570]

You should definitely make this into a series

[@TheNervousBat]

This is really amazing work with the 2D and 3D style!

[@Ds_is_i]

An absolutely fun idea, would love to see these ideas expand

[@LairdeLampblack]

god this came up in my recommended and i love it so much. adeline is so well designed and expressive, and while the 3d animation could use some poliah, it works suoer well against the 2d to convey real world vs cartoon. honestly inspires me on the medium to go with for a cartoon pilot ive been workshopping! Please keep up the wonderful work. You have something spectacular here

[@Wooa1200]

I find it very sad that no one has mentioned the animator vs animation series by Alan Becker. This is similar but different in its own way and I'm here for it. I'm looking forward to what is next.

[@bolivianogranpro]

wow that creator did a good work of the drawing of the 20th century and the drawing came alive and poor thing that is very sad and asleep and the character looks at how sad she is and she was drawing to help the poor thing and made it very great and he is happy xd

[@wtichery]

This is giving me Netflix Garfield and Cuphead vibes which my 5 year old loves both so even as a relatable adult storyline (hard work can be overwhelming but seeing it come to life makes it all worthwhile) this film is still whimsical and eye catching enough to entertain a variety of audiences

[@thecuriousfeline6265]

This was amazing! I hope you get to make more in the future because I greatly enjoyed that!

[@200125467894]

Nice. I loved that made homenage to black-and-white rubberhose cartoons like Mickey Mouse, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Felix the Cat and Betty Boop.

[@cheetahsh.h]

This is so brilliant! Adeline is so adorable i might as well watch more of these if there is a show series of this! I really love the effort you (all) put onto this! Keep up the great work! Once again this is brilliant not just brilliant.. Amazing!!!

[@eileenneill4095]

Your animation film was amazing! Love how you combined 2D with 3D animation!

[@tommysilveria5108]

the sketch's movements sound like pencil strokes and paper crumpling, fantastic

[@kelpoiscool]

This is amazing. The fusion between 2d and 3d is really well done, and I love the 2d animation. The 3d could use some work, though, but its not bad. I really loved the part where the lights were off. Awesome!

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

You're incredible!! Wonderful!! Fabulous even!! You've got the exact feel of both styles married together to a T! I can't wait to see what you make as time goes on.

[@Toymaric]

I am very impressed as to how this animation went honestly. Looking forward to see more animations like this one!

[@maxtrieschmann2573]

Amazing!!! Would LOVE to see this more fleshed-out though. GREAT potential for more short films.

[@dumbotv3820]

Je m attendais à voir un cartoon Bendy mais cet épisode pilot a réussi à trouver son propre univers 😍... Et surtout l' animation 2D est magnifique une des plus belle que j' ai jamais vu sur YT et le design d' Adeline est très crédible à l' instar de Bendy et Cuphead de plus...

[@juliotheepic]

Oh my god this animation is so beautiful- 😭😭✨✨💕✨ If there was more to this then I'd definitely watch it :D

[@ThyBurritoHeroThyRightfulHero]

Animation is my favorite thing in the world and this a spectacular reason why, a fun story, amazing-looking art, lovable and expressive characters, it all makes me so happy. Adeline is absolutely adorable and entertaining and my one and only criticism is that the CGI can use a few touch ups and it’s perfect. I hope to see more amazing work from you in the future.😁👍

[@reimeiohcreatorforhire]

Not even a minute in and this B&W character is already the cutest ever.

[@JestKartoonsStudios]

So happy to have seen the final film. Loved how it turned out. Excellent use of combining 2D and 3D animation and Adeline is such a cute and imaginative character. Congratulations on all of your success! Also, thank you again for including my fan art of Adeline for the short. 😃✨🖌

[@lizbarron904]

I've been so incredibly excited for this. And it definitely lives up to my expectations. Wonderful job!!!

[@WaterYoshi]

Wow, this is insane, it reminded me alot of Pixar Shorts. Well done to everyone who animated this.

[@anthonymarziano1921]

to the creator of this animation, i find it very cool that you were very able to blend 3d computer animation with hand drawn animation, all coming together in one package of awesome, this animation is a work of art.

[@flump.6281]

This needs so much more attention. Hopefully that tiktok going viral helps, this is amazing!

[@sonpikachu6956]

This art style is really nice to see in fluid animation. Her character is really adorable, and I wouldn't be surprised if you made a micro comic based on these two and how they go about their lives as artist and drawing.

[@mileyramirez4179]

that was such an incredible film i'm so glad i found it. i loved that they fusion 3d with still 2d and i think they did a perfect job on that i hope they do more of these films or continue on Out O' the Inkwell either way is good with me so please make more from now your biggest fan. ^v^

[@wolfluva24]

dude this animation was stellar and i loved the sound effects for the toon, i never thought to use the sounds of its creation as its own audible sound design, reall inovative man! hope to see more in the future totally badass man!

[@Placeholder-lowercasen-ame]

just got this on my recommended and i can say that youtube is doing something right

[@Klexny]

Bendy: I ​​am the most tender and loved demon in the world Adeline: And who decided it?

[@skycreeper0173]

Awesome film. I really like what was presented in here. Here's some feedback: I think the human movements are a bit stiff, they could use some work. Other than that, everything else looks awesome, including the 2D animation. Great work from everyone who made this possible.

[@mahaphoublue7644]

Damn this old school masterpiece still exist , I thought it’s gone forever only 3D would do forever

[@holidayfellow6407]

I absolutely love rubberhose animation and this is absolutely adorable

[@Rivalloni]

Makes me so happy to see more rubberhose inspired animations!! The character design of Adeline is so so cute

[@herothehedgefox]

It's oozing with charm, and you can tell how much love was put into it

[@PikTheRedPikAUTTP]

literally

[@cameo-taku4965]

Always had a soft spot for the ink blot style

[@marysazmin5987]

This animation is Incredible and I know that it has the potential to grow as an industry

[@bobthekiwi6872]

Tbh, adorable, amazing, loved the story and the idea. Also, the 3D guy never stopped moving? And when he did, the camera made super smoothed out slow motions. It felt like I never got a change to break and process everything. Loved the idea, super cute, the scene where the cartoon literally dies traumatized me, also the 3D could use some more stops and starts. Their movements seemed a little too smooth and slow ig. Great job!

[@JumpMan96_]

This looks amazing! I'm definitely following this in the future!

[@clueless1378]

Bless the algorythm gods for bringing this work of art to me

[@Checkmarked963]

THIS IS SO COOL!?!? I want to hug Annie so badly right now!? Keep up the great work!!! 💘💛💙