The SU Style of Animation

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Edit: People just take one look at the thumbnail/title and actually think I'm talking about Steven Universe's art style, the "Cal arts style", "sjw" art and smearframes. Christ can you just watch the video? I'm talking about an animation practice for fucks sake.
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[@michaelceraweed]

i find it funny how steven and connie are sometimes normal height but then they're also literal gremlins sometimes lmao

[@InvaderGIR98]

Remember when Connie was lanky and twice as tall as Steven lmao

[@conniemariee1978]

@@InvaderGIR98 oh jesus I forgot about that ! Connie was waayyy taller than steven .

[@ConsarnitTokkori]

remember when peridot was tall

[@judasrose9487]

In the one side by side of connie she went from somewhat normal tween/teenager proportions to bobblehead, and in the side by side with steven and connie in the doorway they went from looking like teenagers to 5 year olds in terms of height and proportions

[@ConsarnitTokkori]

you say that as if only connie suffered it [cries in almost every plain ol' gem]

[@alexandrahoskinson4334]

I guess you can call it The “Uneven Steven”

[@XaiEia]

This Comment needs more likes

[@alexandrahoskinson4334]

The Romanian Atheist that’s even better

[@gplgs4640]

Get out I said get out

[@butter4104]

*THIS ISN'T stEVEN A GOOD JOKE!!!!!...* Edit:.. I suck at jokes XDD

[@lolipopglitch8633]

@@gplgs4640 here let me help you **opens the door**

[@Vinman-fq7ff]

Film theory: what is Steven’s height? *oh wait*

[@bethdoesart]

Lmao

[@nyanyanyanyan33]

Am I the only one who doesn't even watch SU? XD

[@arandomcloud3499]

The world will never know

[@LegoManiac_101]

KellyMaroon yes, and you are a lucky bastard for doing so.

[@sdxstudio437]

He have no neck. Only in Movie

[@CynicSnacks]

The animators of Ren & Stimpy refused to draw the same face twice, and it leant an unnerving and very unique look to the show which was perfect for its tone and themes.

[@SorrySock8435]

Why i love it. Hate the creator but respect that at the same time.

[@damianszymanski5301]

@@SorrySock8435 whats so bad about the creator?

[@dannykeuerleber7419]

@@damianszymanski5301 buzzfeed published an article saying he creep-ed on teenagers had a 15 year old gf at the time and a load of hearsay anonymous sources and a quote from a book but its buzzfeed and every other news site is citing them and nobody else so probably a nothing-burger

[@eggplantwarden4338]

@@damianszymanski5301 He was very cruel to his animation team and had very high standards for the episodes and would even scrap them if they didn't meet his high expectations.

[@PIB2000]

That show was a big step for animation at the time, especially television animation. The lack of model sheets was used to make the animation more fluid and Bob Clampett-esque. As terrible as John is, he can make some damn fluid animation.

[@RanPizza]

Garnet: 8ft tall Also garnet:6ft in the next scene

[@Quinhala11]

Yellow diamond: Puts a pearl on her hand Also Yellow Diamond: Be as tall as Pink Edit: Saw the episode, i was wrong lol

[@Quinhala11]

In the new trailer

[@Quinhala11]

The scene where she's with Steven in a bath or something

[@notyou3949]

@@Quinhala11 Aren't you seeing Yellow Diamond sitting down an at an angle with Steven though? Wouldn't that change how you view and perceive someone's height in comparison to something/someone else?

[@pathetic2399]

She still wouldn't be that small.

[@mustardyboi4187]

You guys remember Chowder? It’s hilariously off model every now and then because it’s meant too. Sometimes they make Endive bigger than she needs to be to emphasize how huge she is, same goes for most of the characters when they emphasize one aspect of the character.

[@drew_porter806]

Too bad this show sucks at that

[@Hynet1]

Same with Ira Gamagori from Kill la Kill, it's hillarious sometimes how they blow his size out of proportion to emphasize that he's a giant of a character.

[@user-nb8tk6hh6x]

That was done on purpose though.

[@brightoff]

But there's a difference between the two. Where with Chowder it's a choice and adds to the overall feel of a scene (not to mention compliments the style of the cartoon writing wise), with SU it's just genuine laziness and lack of care for a show.

[@MaxsonAtTheFort]

Mung: "Woman! You are a lump of coal!"

[@mxcksrealm]

SPOILERS. in Change Your Mind (the most recent episode of SU), i couldn't stop watching the scene where the two stevens fuse to create normal steven, because they brought in a former animator from the Disney renaissance era (James Baxter) to animate it. It was just so fluid and amazingly done, i spent almost 20 minuets watching it over and over and just admiring it. This was the type of animation the show really needed. (Damn almost 100 likes tf)

[@ej4j4i38wGwgeb8]

Same! It looked so fluid and pretty and aaagh! I love it! I nearly choked when i saw such a pretty scene in such a mediocre show!!

[@WingItMan217]

⚠️ m a c k . ⚠️ James Baxter, man. James Baxter

[@alcotectorl.s.d.1698]

Yeah, but it’s the ONLY ONE good-drawn scene on THE WHOLE cartoon. Don’t you think it’s just not enough and doesn’t excuse all the previous shit?

[@gracedotpng8340]

I understand that you like that scene, but it is LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE to create those kinds of cuts consistently without having even longer delays in the scheduling of the show. That 20 second scene took James Baxter, I'd guess, 1-2 months to make.

[@mxcksrealm]

Alcotector L.S.D. who are you talking about because i know i didn't say that??

[@deddrz2549]

I miss the days when "artistic choices" were actually deliberately made to convey a certain look or feeling in a specific shot, rather than just being made to make production quick and easy while not paying attention to when something should and shouldn't be consistent with the character sheets.

[@th3azscorpio]

Perfect case and point is Ren and Stimpy; which went purposely off model, for stylistic purpose; which resulted more fluid animation, extremely dynamic expressions.

[@skyxclouds3765]

@the hevy mmm, no, it is'nt

[@Skokapus]

More shows with ACTUAL stylistic choices are: Dr. Katz Professional Therapist and Home Movies. Which are meant to look crude and stick to that throughout the entire show’s run

[@BethanyHarbaugh]

I love Steven Universe, but NOTHING is above criticism. I have the same complaints about the consistency of the character models. I would like my characters to STAY the same size throughout. Heck, it's a meme about the 'amazing shrinking Peridot', who seems to get smaller and smaller each episode.

[@Vtropicalmoon]

Its not really a problem to me i just find it funny, but I agree that she should work on it

[@montyloveseggs1679]

@gorkamorka zorgamorga Peridot Is Pretty Great.

[@geometrykilling]

It happened the same with Connie, in the first episodes, she was very, *VERY* taller than Steven, but by some reason, she became to get smaller and smaller at the point to look like a 5 years old girl (I know this may happened because Steven was growning up, but damn, the small height of Connie was very exaggerated) And yes, I think the same with Peridot, she was very tall, but when she was stripped of her armor, she was in a decent height, but whit every episode she was getting smaller and smaller. Honestly, I think that Rebecca Sugar has a lot of mistakes in the animation, such as bad proportionality.

[@jesterjacks3933]

Peridot is just a fucking gremlin at this point

[@kristianperez4108]

How do you even criticize art? Do you just say that the most popular opinion is the correct one? Do you compare it to whatever came first or some other arbitrary standard?

[@bootylicious5]

I thought this was talking about how overused the SU style was for other artists. O o p s .

[@falconmain252]

@Alicia Fernández for real

[@sarahvalerie4307]

well it says animation in the title so when you think about it it's easy to recognize it's not about that

[@toonkidd64]

Shullie Shu same here

[@lma6808]

Yeah that shit needs to stop too.

[@001athf]

Lol that too

[@percivaleanthony1818]

going off model wouldnt be that big of a problem if they just followed rules - like "this character must never be shorter than x character" or "x character should always have this shape head" etc etc still would be annoying, but at least itd have better consistency

[@BlueTheCartoonAddict]

Very true

[@BlueTheCartoonAddict]

Very true

[@cynicalducky1041]

Yes, this what they should have done imo. It's so distracting when I see Connie or Steven look like actual midgets compared to other characters who looks like giants compared to them. Then the next scene happens and now Steven and Connie look like normal humans.

[@Nicholaskgaming]

Don't let this distract you from the fact that Yoshi still committed Tax Fraud.

[@mightypurplelicious1625]

Oh shit thanks for reminding me 🙏

[@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario]

No he didn’t

[@stevenjoy530]

@@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario We all know he did. Even the FBI right now

[@AColonDashSix]

Yoshi has an income? I thought he was more of like a slave. I mean, he was hatched with a saddle fully formed on his back.

[@MagmaPaint]

As much as I like Steven Universe, I'll admit you're not wrong. The constant off-model animation really bugs me at times.

[@terrain7879]

She's not talking about SU just look in the description

[@pulsatingeyes3120]

Yeah... The latest episodes from like. 3 months ago? Have been terrible, The episodes didn't even look good and were terribly rushed.

[@HuslenErdene-si2rt]

MERICA LIKES THICC OIL how can you said that when all she is talking about is SU?

[@HuslenErdene-si2rt]

SonicDDRFreak Get out just get out From the Steven Universe FAMILY BITCH

[@HuslenErdene-si2rt]

SonicDDRFreak Okay some people claims that they are SU fan but they dont like the characters changing? Wut? Rebecca Sugar allready said that thay have no heights and can be clearly different sometimes. But you low fans don’t even care and know about Steven Universe bet you guys don’t know about the diamond day about Rebecca Sugar and you says you are a fan of SU? If you guys are going to be fan of SU like this then just DONT. Get out of the SU family and no one needs you guys in the SU family!

[@bisexualsmoothtalker1270]

As a person who LOVES Steven Universe, I’ve been bothered by the inconsistencies for a while. At the moment, they seem to have skipped that, but as the show began you could clearly see the differences. I am still bothered that Peridot and Lapis keeps shrinking... Like, what the hell?

[@kodey1m]

And that's great. Be critical of what you love. Voice it. Only through this can the media you love be improved.

[@dicedmeat7857]

Jojo Wolf I think the thing that annoyed me most was the whole lapis hair situation, it annoyed me so much to be honest. Her hair was so large and it was the first time I began to notice they’re being inconsistent :/

[@bisexualsmoothtalker1270]

Blake the Dweeb Yeah, it’s really annoying. I mean, I like that she lets the storyboard artists draw them in their style, but keep the dang consistencies

[@Solanin0803]

Honestly, there is *so* much time in between episode being released, I didn't even notice the inconcistencies at first

[@Dell-xg8gj]

I hate it how every shot is just shot reverse-shot like inconsistency in sizes are for the most part, at least for me, something I don't immediately notice but once you notice the shot reverse shot expecelly in songs like 'it's over isn't it' where the set up for good shots is there to evoke emotion and the only emotion you get is from the voices it's painful

[@buzzbeebeebuzz6632]

When I saw that insane animation from Battle of Heart and Mind I thought 'Holy shit they actually tried new angles AND ANIMATION.' Till I realized James Baxter did it. Not mad about that, James is a god.

[@spookysenpai7642]

He was like, "Let me do it, I got this. Bamm! Here's your 0:30 seconds of awesomeness."

[@jeremyhearne]

Jaaaames baxter!

[@bear.6804]

Have you seen the steven fusing animation? It was more consistent and had more frames than the entire show

[@PeachReaver]

That was animated by James Baxter, ofcourse it was consistent, it was literally animated frame by frame by one guy.

[@jaydenc367]

not the whole show as he's helped multiple times honestly

[@Lio_Convoy]

There's also the fact that the SU animation budget is allegedly IN THE MILLIONS. There's no excuse here.

[@axel8lover8]

Well on average the amount of money that goes into making a 2D cartoon is around 90,000 per minute it would be safe to assume that almost 1 mil. Is put into the budget.

[@hunicrisp4208]

Checkered_Fancy wat about the pilots that are good doe

[@VaqueroCoyote]

I smell money laundering/an embezzlement scheme. I don't think that's sugar Rebecca snorts.

[@chid236]

You can't buy time with money.

[@cameoshadowness7757]

@@axel8lover8 that is still no excuse. Shows with less buget still end up looking better. On top of that they use one of the most frequestly used koreon studio and Rebecca doesn't bother putting in decent story boards.

[@zillauniverse7208]

Man SU is expensive but somehow the Animation style looks cheap

[@gliscorpropagandaaccount1764]

The backgrounds are nice, but otherwise it's just jarring.

[@zillauniverse7208]

@@gliscorpropagandaaccount1764 I love Steven universe but man this is unbelievable

[@AlexB-lr2qp]

It could be cheaper.

[@sunnivaleflair3576]

I know....

[@thejedisonic67]

They got the money, but pther than the background artists they don't have the talent.

[@spqcestarlight1673]

As an SU fan, I agree with you. Another thing to add; they toy around with characters badly. As an example; yellow diamond. This is because rebecca and one of her other workers changed how she acted, From afar, this show looks amazing. But if you look closer.. boy oh boy.

[@tawnyfleur9032]

In a span of 15 seconds Amethyst hair in front eyes Then amethyst hair out of face Then amythest hair on face again but in a different way *WTF*

[@OzCroc]

Um... You know that how hair works, right? You can move it out of your face and have it flop over your face.

[@Ella_Roland]

@@OzCroc But it's not real life and no element is affecting the hair. Also, the bangs are drawn in a certain way so that the characters remain recognizable.

[@OzCroc]

@@Ella_Roland Um, if the bangs are slightly changed, Im pretty sure I could still recognize her.

[@Ella_Roland]

@@OzCroc Yes, I am talking about big changes.

[@dickwallace8567]

@@Ella_Roland but your example is not a big change lol.

[@czeji5292]

Sugar: *ARTISTIC FREEDOM* Also Sugar: *makes everyone a midget*

[@FuatKarakahya]

I've been gnomed

[@HeavyMetalBeliever]

Rebecca Sugar doesn't like tall people. Or something.

[@AarenYASS]

But its not sugar drawing them that way, theyre actually kinda tall in the actual character sheets. -

[@wetfart9813]

@@HeavyMetalBeliever boi

[@HeavyMetalBeliever]

@@wetfart9813 That's my theory, anyway. Steven Universe is short, Greg is short, Ruby is short, Sapphire is short, Amethyst is short, Peridot is short and a bunch of other characters are short. It's harder to find tall characters in Steven Universe.

[@Hypnos-lw3fn]

considering Stephen Hillenberg was able to keep SpongeBob consistently on model in "Help Wanted" without model sheets... Rebecca doesn't have an excuse, it's just a poor cover up for laziness, and honestly an insult to animators who put effort into their cartoons.

[@bossrosslp]

Invader Bound well to be absolutely fair, spongebob is a much easier shape and form to manage, being a square with 4 twigs jutting out of his body :3

[@kaiviru]

@@bossrosslp yeah, i guess, but what's so hard about drawing Steven or Connie or one of the three main gems?

[@sicksquid]

She doesn't animate it. She has a team.

[@sicksquid]

Please stop assuming shit about Rebecca if you haven't even seen the show or if you don't even know her. Also of freaking course there won't be character consistency. You REALLY think they gonna be a professional at character consistency on their FIRST cartoon? Do you have any idea how hard it is to keep consistency?? It's not magic.

[@hexxez3381]

@@sicksquid So just because it's "hard", she's allowed to be lazy? Uh, no. It doesn't matter if it's hard. Making a cartoon is hard. Yet she decided to make one anyways and now you expect people to just be fine watching a shitfest just because it's "hard"? Grow up. If you can't even keep character heights consistent then you shouldn't even try to make a cartoon unless you want it to look like trash. Plus, keeping the characters consistent isn't even that fucking hard if she would just use a goddamn model sheet. There's no "artistic freedom" in making your show more shitty.

[@thewickerman5121]

Wow, immediately your more respectful about SU than Lily orchard

[@louminouz]

Lily Orchard is really passionate about shitting on the show for some reason. Like, I agree with them on some of their points but dAnG the hate boner.

[@stalebread9825]

The Wickerman she does a good job and shouldn’t sugar coat it just to not sound too offensive

[@Emisop]

“She does a good job” and yet there are more than one videos pointing out all the things she did wrong in her video. Like how she lied about things, blamed Rebecca for everything even when Rebecca had nothing to do with it, ext.

[@pastelgalaxystudio7103]

@@Emisop but she didn't lie, name something she lied about

[@pastelgalaxystudio7103]

@@Emisop but she didn't lie, name something she lied about

[@tortillaluvsyou]

Animators: So how tall should we make Steven and Connie? Rebecca Sugar: Y e s

[@JustinY.]

Ravioli ravioli don't lewd the dragon loli

[@amxgaming1116]

Your here

[@amxgaming1116]

And I made first comment

[@cosmicslight8177]

Justin Y. Early justin

[@ennu3925]

Oh hey you're back

[@antoinel.9310]

Sugar sugar, don't kill Gaspar

[@manzanito3652]

She has artistic freedom, but we also have the freedom to criticise her style and choices.

[@greywarden1261]

Honestly, if the characters had at least some consistencies like height or specific shapes then it wouldn't be 10x as bad.

[@frenchy9870]

I like how Peridot has slowly gotten shorter throughout the show.

[@kngxn7437]

By the end of the show she's gonna become an atom lol

[@tiny631]

Gremlin space dorito

[@powerpointropolis8014]

Ren and Stimpy is the only show I can think of that uses the constant off model drawings to it’s advantage, but probably because it’s done intentionally.

[@exchangediary968]

too bad the creator is a creep and has a hate boner for the Call/arts art style (not of today but he hates the cal arts art style of the 90's which was Disney inspired) and had this furious hate for anime/manga

[@powerpointropolis8014]

Ava Lin I don’t like the creator either, and I hope his involvement doesn’t tarnish the reputation of an otherwise awesome show for people

[@rayvenkman2087]

Frankly, the Simpsons give the biggest burn to the creator in one of their episodes when he called it along the likes of it being crude or something of the sorts.

[@garfieif8187]

Sonichu TAS has a particularly beautiful use of off model animation that really helps create a shifting, no, *flowing* appearance, as if it's the arctic ocean's rippling surface shimmering the light of the aurora borealis. Never has such unquantifiable abstractism come together so harmoniously to form a visual symphony of colors and shapes that marry themselves to the unmistakably distinct stylistic tone of the original graphic novel series.

[@DraphEnjoyer]

Absolutely no point in bringing up John K. whatsoever. Everyone knew John K was a degenerate since the late 80s. Get off your soapbox

[@ragdollbunniii6181]

I wanted to make a show where the art style is very inconsistent. But that’s mostly because the machine for making the show is broken and the main characters have to fix it. So each and every episode has a different style, from a cartoony one to the anime one

[@antob4524]

Love that! And may the end of the show are the characters fixing the machine again, but they don't like their style and fimd it boring so they break it again and go back to their life.. You should really try doing a show about it, It's original as hell

[@ragdollbunniii6181]

Loudot yea but i’m a bit too young to make one ;v;

[@XaiEia]

@@ragdollbunniii6181 That sounds amazing! You should totally work on that once you're older. And every animator for the show could also have an episode where it's animated in their art style, that'd be so cool!

[@pierrotlunaire08]

That's a brilliant concept! I'd love to see that happen. Also, age doesn't really matter most of the time, I'm making a cartoon and I'm under 15 at the time of this comment, so perhaps give it a go? The best thing to do is just to draw up some concept art and get those wheels turning? I'd love to help if you want. I could do some voice acting, perhaps?

[@ragdollbunniii6181]

ColorfulCartoonz true, maybe i can make an MAP about it in the future (cuz i’m still trying to learn how to animate:> )

[@GreenVikeenArt]

3:30 Just an error there, you compared a storyboard to key frames, those are not the same. Storyboards are sketches to adapt the script into visuals and key frames are done by the animator after the storyboard have been approved and turned into the animatic for the timing. The problem with the Steven Universe is that they model the key frames on the storyboard instead of the character sheets. Storyboards can be a bit off model and it isn't too much a big deal (depending of your boss, I had one director who was very touchy about that), not the same with key frames. See some Disney and Dreamwork storyboards, they can be very sketchy and sometime they're not even with the final design of the characters. But yeah, Steven Universe animation is not very good.

[@ballzcorps5146]

I agree, Storyboards are a guide for the animators overseas to use as a guide to what they need to animate for the final product. (Which is why model sheets are imperative so that it can look as close as possible to the original design.) The animation for Steven Universe isn't bad (Art Direction and animation are two different things.) its not Nickelodeon or Disney Channel quality but it's decent. The art is the main issue here, having slight differences in faces and hair is one thing (Shows a small stylistic choice by the artist) but varying sizes that contradict EARLIER scenes is downright unprofessional.

[@berserker3414]

@SenpaiGamerBlue nope, they are NOT. And I'm talking about experience here, I did some storyboards and those are made to adapt the script or narrative (text) into visuals. Keyframes are certain frames between the start of a movement and the end of another (not between scenes). You can have multiple loops/mov circles in each segment, like the eyes, arms, whatever. This in the case of animators like former Disney ones. Tv animation is too sloppy and low cost due to lack of time. Even our work was better than SU

[@SoggycereaI]

Yeah so when she pointed it out it bothered me a bit cause it makes what she said there just wrong and misleading, but ye that was the only thing (Actually, no, it also bothered me how she used the balanced breakfast clip, when that was obviously meant to look goofy. I see a lot of people pick out snapshots of the characters *intentionally* made to look dumb, and act as if that’s all-in-all. Doesn’t matter whether you don’t find it funny or not, as some has tried to defend.)

[@LegoManiac_101]

Anime has more “Artistic Freedom” than American Animation.

[@harveyplissken4604]

Ain't that the damn truth.

[@deepfried9036]

what about gumball

[@Champoy000]

Kikoojap

[@deepfried9036]

Samurai jack

[@sonloto8010]

That true. And more consistency with character models.

[@Novadolls]

As an actual fan of SU, I am SO with you on this!

[@siberiasian]

Me too... It's annoying how they ignore their own models

[@serenasongbird]

Me too!

[@serenasongbird]

gorkamorka zorgamorga yep we exist, I’m one of them lol

[@arandomcloud3499]

tali_ love same

[@littlestars4683]

I agree as well

[@spookykinzievods4127]

I feel like Steven Universe teaches a lot of odd, not very good techniques for animation, including disregarding being on-model. People respect this show, and emulate it, and try to copy it, and it teaches them real bad practices.

[@berserker3414]

Lmfao, I like this thing but I will never try to emulate it. I know people that does, but SU didn't bring me the joy of animation, it was the old Disney cartoons like from 40's. I really hate the ''but planned and organized animation is boring and lack of spirit'' argument that some SU fan I know still uses. Even if I despise Disney's hunger for power, I admire its workers

[@phantomliger89]

@@berserker3414 I mean those were basically traced from real live models acting them out. Not sure you can compare.

[@Dragonstorm-xy8hs]

I’m not mad, just disappointed. Best way to describe this.

[@paalaaa]

Dissapointed about this video? Why?

[@ztrike4402]

@@paalaaa About the inconsistency

[@soaviessunglasses8303]

One of the people that worked on Steven universe made their own show and I can say the consistency is definitely better

[@blankuser987]

Pancakes Syrup what's it called?

[@soaviessunglasses8303]

*internal screaming* I kinda forgot

[@ACTD_Official]

@@soaviessunglasses8303 Craig at the creek

[@soaviessunglasses8303]

PBSDoink thank u for telling!!!!!

[@ACTD_Official]

@@soaviessunglasses8303 You're welcome!

[@sketchyemi]

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[@MissZiZi]

Leave

[@shlepe3623]

sketchyemi only if you upload

[@sketchyemi]

Miss-Zi-Zi please.... my husband and i.... our children.... we are so hungry....

[@sketchyemi]

wlangs WHAT IS AN UPLOAD. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. BEGONE.

[@crystalkirigiri8678]

h o w m u c h

[@Xxsorafan]

consistency is everything. They teach you this in art school junior year.

[@majamystic256]

im still trying to figure out how to be consistent in art

[@Xxsorafan]

Mystic System while I was a illustration major and needed to develop a character. My professor helped by telling me, you need to just keep drawing the character after you have a clear idea. Just draw them over and over, in every angle imaginable. Eventually you will be consistent and can work on the turn around sketches.

[@Ubistai]

I feel even when you're making your style consistency is everything if you had a good high school art teacher they will teach you that you should know this when you're being an artist consistency is life for an artist mostly if you're making a character or a show

[@schrimply5980]

Saying it's a stylistic choice is the equivilent of someone saying "ITS MY STYLE" when criticizing anything in someones art

[@MrSuperbeast92]

"I'm not mad. I'm just disappointed." Excruciating words to hear. Lol *gets the megaphone*

[@chasformer3091]

Seeing as how Steven Universe wants to take itself seriously, there's no excuse for these errors.

[@rayvenkman2087]

And I thought we were long passed having those kinds of errors in 80's and early 90's cartoons.

[@dangerwarg9682]

@@rayvenkman2087 I've seen Gundam with better consistency that this.

[@chickenstripz1961]

@@rayvenkman2087 it's not an error if it was intentional. That's nothing but your opinion.

[@dangerwarg9682]

@@chickenstripz1961 But here's a problem with that. It's obvious that they're being lazy. Intentionally lazy or not, that is not good.

[@justinemartin1255]

@@dangerwarg9682 Jesus Christ, so many people calling the animators lazy, did you even see how animators works ?... there is nothing lazy about any type of animation, I mean, the framerate is decent and even thought I don't like the inconsistency either I can admit that they tried something and it didn't work out, it was just unaesthetic. But lazy ? nuh-uh.

[@sonicpstv2]

Artistic Freedom: Laziest form of art.

[@hoe7672]

big fat mood

[@hartwyrm]

nah it’s more rebbecca doesn’t know what artistic freedom is.

[@cameoshadowness7757]

@@hartwyrm exactly.

[@lovelytigress227]

All freedom must be limited by law or discipline, otherwise you have complete anarchy.

[@ORANGEAFROS]

i thought that said autistic freedom

[@hcmiryuku9148]

i can't wait to read a bunch of mad 10-14 SU fans screaming in the comment section!

[@notaninstrument7707]

Well it's been a month. Still mostly civil discourse. The only person I've seen thus far who comes off as a ten year old is the guy that said "I don't like Steven Universe." Very insightful commentary indeed.

[@RandomPerson-oz9ck]

well i’ve seen a kpop fan who gives off the “i watch rick and morty and my intelligence is unmatched” guy vibe who tries to disagree with people who agree with the video.

[@RandomPerson-oz9ck]

Shronk Donk FUCK

[@dogsocks6236]

Honestly I mean this in the nicest way possible, but 98% of the fandom are above 16 and I've scrolled through the comments for a bit and everyone who likes seven universe actually agrees with the video

[@dot2382]

@@RandomPerson-oz9ck a kpop fan? What are they doing here

[@hannarico8163]

i honestly never really noticed it and just thought everyone always looked cute and loved when they looked a bit off haha i was just enjoying the show rip my bad i guess people pay attention to different things when they watch stuff and thats why some aren't bothered by it as much as others are even after the issues you bring up are valid and have been pointed out

[@LowestofheDead]

I thought I was blind because it never occurred to me, until I saw videos like this one.

[@untrustworthybagel]

Can’t wait for the tumblr response to this based on just the title. Kinda like this comment…

[@dullicecream]

I use Tumblr and my first reaction of the title was "Well, it does change a lot, so that's fair" while also seeing the thumbnail

[@untrustworthybagel]

Kittu Spelled With a U honestly I’m not using tumblr as the actual site, I mean it as in the type of people who do make assumptions based on the surface level. Tumblr is good, but tumblr is bad.

[@dullicecream]

@@untrustworthybagel Ah fair enough ^^'

[@carnivalissmellsnotgood2324]

@@untrustworthybagel lol is it 2016

[@untrustworthybagel]

carnival is smells not good I’m stuck in a perpetual loop of the 2010s my dude

[@joeytheslimeboi8900]

If I were to make a show, I would have intentional errors ie. colour changes, size changes, face swaps. However they would only last one or two frames and would happen once or twice per episode. It would mainly be a homage to all the errors in transformers G1 and how terrible/funny they are

[@luisz0339]

Well, if it is a comedy section of the episode, it could work. But if it a serious section then maybe it would look just silly and very outplace.

[@joeytheslimeboi8900]

LuisZ 033 usually in comidic or non serious situations and only lasting for 0.01-0.02 of a second

[@venomsnakesupremacy]

*_Nice pfp, where'd you get it from?_*

[@Xxsorafan]

Joey The decepticon I thought the inconsistency is because they get people in Korea to animate so it leaves less time to correct mistakes

[@randtastik]

I would just do that if it was mostly a comedy show, or for moments that don't deserve to be taken seriously.

[@liddolmenace]

I love how Yellow Pearl used to be as tall as Yellow Diamond's knee but now she's like barely taller than her foot lol

[@melissafantaski6039]

i absolutely LOVE SU, but i have to agree. its very distracting at times.

[@dot2382]

@Wow Wow Wubbzy ._.

[@IzzySarru]

Man, the attitudes of these "professional" artists reminds me of the plethora of kids on an art website I used to frequent who would get super defensive if you gave them the slightest criticism. Which is dumb because the website was literally built around a rating system, but NOPE anything less than 5/5 meant you were "hate rating".

[@victinitron2000]

What website?

[@IzzySarru]

ratemydrawingsdotcom Just replace the dot with a period.

[@justinemartin1255]

They are professionals. They tried something that didn't worked out. But calling them unprofessional isn't the best term to use.

[@thatonedood85]

If someone is criticizing an artist that's doing something on purpose, it's not criticism.

[@sofiarodriguez6768]

Justine Martin someone being unprofessional being called unprofessional is the wrong term to use? It’s not like they tried really hard and went a direction people didn’t care for- which is how you’re making it seem. It’s a literal laziness that has lead to Steven being simultaneously 2 feet y’all and 5 feet tall and garnet being 8 feet and 6 feet and etc. I mean cmon. You’re telling me that one episode Steven is taller than the counter on his own and the next he’s having to use a stool isn’t just laziness and a lack of trying? They just draw them however because who cares. That’s unprofessional. It’s not like that’s even budget constraint or style choice.

[@WhatTheCheick]

A very well put together and researched video with consistent points to back it up. The frequent off model inconsistencies of characters mixed with the usually lacklustre shots/framing really drags the show down. I was hoping it would get better because l started noticing inconsistencies within the same episode I'd be watching. I still really enjoy but a lot of people have stopped watching or decided against it because of this. Also wow a critique video on SU that doesn't insult the show or it's fans, haven't seen that since Robobuddies.

[@kodey1m]

Indeed. Zi-Zi's pretty skilled with her critiques. I subscribed after watching her critique of Vivziepop's art style. Since I jumped onto the Hazbin Hotel hype train after Daria Cohen joined in as an animator. Can I be honest I think KZbin and the internet in general has overtaken TV as the place to find interesting and artistic cartoons. There are exceptions but TV quite frankly is just dying.

[@kalebsok2947]

Theres actual passion in one

[@WhatTheCheick]

Keoh 8 not really, it’s a critique, listing the flaws that their methods have caused and acknowledging the quality of the work as a result

[@WhatTheCheick]

Keoh 8 That really depends on how the critique is delivered, and how you perceive criticism Some people tend to mix in insults with their critiques, and others are more hyperbolic for the sake of entertainment But generally most people don’t take criticism very well because they don’t like to think they’re doing anything wrong

[@kodey1m]

@Keoh 8 Simple difference is an insult isn't intended to help people its intended to degrade people. Screaming "Your art is Sh**" for example doesn't help anyone and is just there to degrade. Detailing why there are problems however is helpful and is not intended to degrade but rather help the creators and any other potential creators watching improve. So the intentions are different. Criticism can also still be delivered by someone that hates the subject of the criticism and still be criticism because it's still going through the aspects that are hindering it that can still help it improve. You may find very few of the things actually screamed to be insults on the internet by commenters are actually insults.

[@jellofish1455]

Remember when this fandom bullied a girl to suicide because she used "artistic freedom"

[@yoshinpixels9924]

Stylistic choice is "Hey, let's make Hugo the biggest character in any SF game he's in to emphasise his HUGENESS No model sheets screams of stylistic indifference

[@Ashybashy375]

It is an enjoyable show, Only when watching actually plot filled and interesting episodes, which are rare. Don't get me wrong Tumblr, I really enjoy SU but I don't obsess over it because of the poor animation and *way* too many filler episodes. *tumblr is going to kill me for this send help*

[@Arella17]

SU is held back by it's run times, the animation is very inconsistent and the stories are either rushed or nonexistent.

[@Ashybashy375]

@@Arella17 I agree completely. Though rushed I'm no critic so most plotlines that Rebecca has actually been building for more that a week are more enjoyable.

[@jamblastwizard]

Ghosti Boi Is it bad that I *love* filler episodes

[@Ashybashy375]

@@jamblastwizard it's your opinion lol idc go crAzy

[@rainlily3-oh-5]

Message from the tiny, sane side of tumblr(or at least, one sane person who happens to have tumblr): I agree, And, personally I'd like to see more story of things other than just events where Steven is there Like, I'd like to see a Lars ark of some sort, instead of just FILLER FILLER FILLER FILLER FILLER FILLER FILLER FILLER FILLER FILLER FILLER FILLER FILLER FILLERFILLER FILLER FILLER FILLER FILLER FILLER FILLER

[@icecreamhero2375]

characters should only go off model for a visual joke other wise they should be consistent

[@TheHarlequinHatter]

While I agree that SU has some bad art faux pas (It's gotten better), I wish people would stop using the balanced breakfast example. That scene was clearly pushed was off model intentionally for comedic effect, and it's really effective.

[@KonEl-BlackZero]

Its cringy at best

[@TheHarlequinHatter]

@@KonEl-BlackZero That's a fine opinion you got there, but it's still a bad example, because it's not laziness on the artists' part, it's an intentional gag. Personally I like it. That face perfectly describes how I feel after making a bad pun.

[@rebbiejoanthony5362]

Exactly. Another example frequently referenced is Steven's melting face when trying to avoid telling Connie about the time Amethyst cracked (can't remember the episode name). The face was so ridiculous in that scene that it couldn't have been anything but intentional.

[@somedumbhoe7123]

I’m late to the party, but to be fair, 3:36 those aren’t storyboards, those are layouts. It’s true that animators copy what they see, but it is also an animators job to keep the characters consistently on model. If you look at some storyboards for other shows, they can look like shit all they want, it’s a matter of the *artistic direction* and references they receive. I’m not here to defend the show, believe me, it looks like trash, but, yeah.

[@Flemmi]

maybe.. maybe the long hiatuses are used by the crew to remove any consistancy.

[@Bitzy]

there’s no way. but i hope you’re right

[@nicolai611]

actually not cartoon netwerk schedules everything

[@nicolai611]

@Squidward every country that cartoon Network broadcasts things are most times a mess in my country they show su episodes in 2 am like wtf the hole day is TTG it's a mess in my country America is also quite messy and so on

[@dangerwarg9682]

I heard that it's actually to fix ratings.

[@crowspears3265]

Oh hello a person if Bill Cipher as a profile.

[@GravyRave]

I love Steven Universe to death, but MY GOD the show needs some artistic consistency.

[@texasred9372]

2:04 Ay those avocados aren’t symmetrical.

[@lapraslazuli4304]

as a huge steven universe fan,,, i completely agree with you lmaooo i love the show so much but oh geez the inconsistencies

[@TheSuperZOS]

[insert tumblr going absolutely apeshit on you for even suggesting that SU isn't ideal]

[@kodey1m]

Sounds about right. Which honestly is just hilarious to watch.

[@tomatosoup7704]

nah man tumblr knows. look at amino instead

[@justinemartin1255]

I've seen more comments about tumblr than actual tumblr posts about this.

[@weloveblackpink6383]

Justine Martin right people always want to shit on tumblr

[@John-Stark]

Anyone remeber when 4 Chan did the Steven Universe OP?

[@jeanvanwyk9529]

As an avid fan of SU I agree with this 100%. The show itself, the characters, plot, scenery, music etc. is amazing and some shots are beautiful. Unfortunately I feel like everything has become rather disjointed; it just feels like trying to read 7 different hand writings on an essay that should have been typed out in Times New Roman in the first place. I think the general aesthetic of SU is lovely but it's been haphazardly and flippantly stitched together, which honestly sucks because otherwise it's great. It just means that by the end of the episode the only thing hooking me is the plot, and the concept of the aesthetic, rather than the aesthetic itself. As contrast, an amazing short animated series with consistency and a lovely stylistic choice is Over the Garden Wall. As comparison, the characters are on model and stylistically the same. This means the story feels cohesive, and not like I'm in an alternate dimension every shot of every episode. I can focus on the story and the beauty of the show. Its a harsh truth; they are professional animators, and they should know better. And as someone who loves the show, it hurts.

[@scorpiiiondude3327]

Honestly. You're so right though. It's...really scary tbh, I just don't know why they can't even keep the same height for the main characters- the crystal gems. Sometimes in the original show Steven is like the height of my lamp and then all the sudden he's twice as tall. Most of the time I didn't notice this until watching videos addressing these things.

[@basedleafeon3221]

What's more funny is that the episode "Mindful Education" and the Pink Steve fusion at the end of "Battle of Heart and Mind" had an amazingly done and *consistent* animation that was just beauty for the eyes to witness! ... Funny thing is that they had to get external help for those... A storyboarder guest from Trigger Studios and James Baxter himself. Its just so sad that there has to be a guest animator for the show to look at least *descent*.

[@Taylor-ud9dx]

Let’s be honest, the animation got lazier after the first season, and gets even lazier every season

[@ohdeer8920]

r0zu _ THEN WHY DOES IT TAKE FOREVER FOR THREE EPISODESSSS

[@killerpineapple5836]

Wtf, the first season's art is the worst

[@sharkiefish5295]

Idk the diamond days arc is definitely much better

[@danielthedegenerate]

@@sharkiefish5295 That's because Diamond Days is storyboared by some different people.

[@spweesh]

@@danielthedegenerate Yeah, there's that team, and the other team that does everything without using the models

[@tseries6622]

I honestly don’t really care about the inconsistencies. It doesn’t distract me from the plot. But I agree about it being unprofessional.

[@PengyDraws]

B series delet ur channel pls, I will give u bob and vegana.

[@emadrewington]

@@PengyDraws give baljeet bob and vagene

[@jex9953]

When she said "I'm not mad, I'm disappointed." I really felt that

[@Findingmyplace1]

I really enjoy the story of Steven Universe but I completely agree that the style is inconsistent and it bugs me

[@mustardyboi4187]

I think we can all agree that “Mindful Education” (despite being poorly written) is the only good episode in terms of storyboarding. Although it was due to an experienced story-board being hired.

[@maxargentum5001]

Did you watch Lily Orchard's video too. Not knocking you but I just rewatched it and it just popped in my head

[@SLapearl]

Being a Steven Universe fan I actually agree

[@jentoons5732]

I actually think this is SVA’s fault. I’ve taken SVA’s animation courses, and I was taught that “the motion is all that matters” and it “doesn’t matter if it’s off model or the anatomy is off.” And I was like, “I think it does!” Yeah it’s definitely SVA. Rebecca sugar has been brainwashed by them.

[@tcsslaveleia61]

Most modern cartoons always go with the SU artstyle Even that butt-ugly Teen Titans Go show has it. I can tell from the way the character's smiles would sometimes be shaped like a bean, like in SU.

[@natalimoina]

beautiful art style

[@edenwayne8407]

I mean steven universe doesn't own the bean smile

[@realgdxp]

Lapis changes frequently as many have noticed lol

[@realgdxp]

Idk anymore xD

[@nicco9851]

the fact that anime rn is way more professionally animated than shows here is kinda hilarious bc anime typically dont have a giant budget(the whole reason they do the "cheek mouth" thing is that for some studios it's way too costly to try to animate normal mouths, not a style choice) and SU is said to have like $1,000,000 in the budget lol

[@ysabellamedrano3360]

yes, there are some beautifully drawn anime with decent animation, but you can't pretend that anime as a whole is doing great. just like in western cartoons style, we have accept mediocrity with plot and characters. you could put aside some anime and be like "but look! this has great characters and style!" (boku no hero, cells at work, your name), but we have to admit to ourselves that anime has become horribly oversaturated. with that said, western animation ain't doing so hot. we have a few good ones, like over the garden wall, bojack horseman, infinity train, samurai jack, and it goes on. all of those with unique and pretty decent styles, but they're not as polished. they are, however, a lot less cliche than a lot of popular anime in terms of character tropes and the scenarios. either way, we're kind of at an impasse.

[@chickenstripz1961]

You're incorrect, the average anime budget is higher than the average Western cartoon budget.

[@ArtistXXX]

@@ysabellamedrano3360 Not true, I've watch a lot of anime that, even tho, it has some poorly animations the stories are still incredibly good. High quality animations are still being made, and comparing to how Japan treats their cartoons to how mediocre western (trying to kill 2D animation with "live action" reboots") cartoons are, is laughable. There are so many well animated shows with great stories and art that to call them mediocre is a huge understatement. Hell, there are even high quality very well detailed anime movies with great art styles and beautiful animations still being made. Look at the anime on Netflix! There's barely anything cartoon related properties here in the US, mediocre or not, it is inmensibly better then what people do here in the US and is something that I'm glad Japan has not forgotten.

[@Growler673]

It's worth noting that lots of animators working on japanese anime have to deal with terrible work conditions and low pay. Thus churning out hundreds of episodes cheaply becomes slightly easier.

[@ArtistXXX]

@powerstar 2028 Haven't you seen Devilman Crybaby, Violet Evergarden, One Punch Man, Attack on Titan? Look, I understand the animation used to be a lot more complicated back in the day, but they weren't perfect eather. When I first saw Ghost in Shell my first reaction was: "That was ok, the mouths looked terrible and the jumping made me dizzy". There are so many advances that japanese animation has now that sometimes it outshines the classics, transitions look smooth now, the mouths move better, the color grading and images looks stable, etc. Is only the annoyense of the use of cgi that makes me cringe everytime. I still have to see Cowboy Bebop and Evangelion, but they look like they suffer of similar problems like in GinS. I never ask for reboots, but I'm sure they can do a better job now then they could back in the day. There's still a ton of great modern anime out there, be glad they haven't reach levels of "Modern Art" cringe.😑 The stories are dope still.

[@lcyurchuk]

While I do understand your point, I would like to point out that you can't just pin this all on the show's creator, you do know more than one person worked on the production, right? Plus, CN was giving Teen Titans Go more budget than other shows, not to mention that the animation is done by two different studios in Korea due to the lower budget, etc. I am not trying to defend any of it, I'm just pointing out that the show was screwed over on multiple levels because CN has gone too corporate, which effects the quality of the shows people actually care about

[@pantyhatgirl7568]

Hi I'm from the future, HAZBIN HOTEL WENT H A R D

[@cpt.cuckmeals4332]

good hard or bad hard

[@pantyhatgirl7568]

@@cpt.cuckmeals4332 excellent hard, it manages to be tastefully offensive and they released a pilot for another show not long after with Brandon Rogers and invader zim as voice actors

[@cpt.cuckmeals4332]

oh? on jah? richard steven horvitz was in helluva boss's pilot?

[@pantyhatgirl7568]

@@cpt.cuckmeals4332 hell yea it's awesome

[@cpt.cuckmeals4332]

totally not gonna watch it when i get home, no sir

[@peecheese6176]

honestly cannot believe someone is actually mentioning 12 oz mouse after all this time

[@lawiwi_6537]

Love how hazbin hotel (a KZbin series [not KZbin red, just normal free KZbin]) has better animation that Steven Universe (a show on a fully funded television program) ☕️☕️

[@sponchi8678]

To be honest many animations on KZbin look better and TV cartoons. Even animation memes that are made by young teenagers

[@Luke-lq9rn]

@@sponchi8678 It's mainly cause when you work independently you have an infinite amount of time to work on your projects.

[@angrygrouse4989]

DEADLINES!!! YOU HAVE NONE WHEN WORKING ON YOUR OWN, YOU DONWHEN WORKING IN A TEAM FOR TV!

[@A_JinglyRabbit]

I never noticed that the art style changes in SU until I found your video Edit: or the proportions

[@ErieRosewood]

4:07 I am so happy you included Obituary. It really needs more recognition. Great video!

[@BlueBirb-dq7sl]

Ok, I'm not a critic or anything of that sort, but, let's compare Rebecca Sugars animation to, say, Vivziepop, an animator here on youtube. Viv's art style is consistent with both her art, comics, and her animation. And here's Rebecca Sugar with a HUGE animation budget and dozens of professional animators, and well, just... Look at it.

[@dernekromantsino4109]

Funny , an hour ago i was like "Miss Zizi hasnt uploaded nothing in months " and then this pops up, cool.

[@illeatyochildren6673]

Don't worry Just keep scrolling

[@cheyennebokuhoot3153]

The only thing I love about SU's artstyle is the very sparkly- very creative, nice to the eye, background

[@baizhuwaitingroom7057]

I agree with everything except the storyboard part. They're not meant to be pretty, unless you're going to present them to a client who doesn't know shit about the process of making an animation and would think this is how the final product will look like, many artists consider polishing storyboards to be a waste of time. It's the quality of the shot that matters at this stage, not the quality of the drawing (see Miraculous Ladybug storyboards for example).

[@DeadKraken]

@Squidward I agree, storyboards are a very important part in the 2D animation process, and even if they don't(and shouldn't honestly, it's a waste of time) look pretty and clean, they should still look clear, have interesting angles and characters correctly proportioned to each other. I've seen some very rough\sketch like storyboards with the bare minimum in terms of polish, that still gave life to very cool animated moments, but the work was all done in-house(with a team of people working in the same building), not commissioned to other studios. When you commission to other studios you should be very clear with what you want and how you want it, to make the work easier for everybody. SU storyboards are bland and unclear, add to that the encouragement to not use model sheets and a lazy quality control, and you have a show that is as visually un-appealing as it can be.

[@cellphone9605]

*I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed*

[@PistachioMustachio_]

Cell phone every mom ever

[@eganplaysMC]

@@PistachioMustachio_ *dad

[@anthonymarziano1921]

I really hate how in one scene a character look like its normal height but in the next the characters look small.

[@seahawk193]

Why did the words "south park" make me so happy? -i think i'm watching the show too much-

[@JLacay]

According to Ian Jones Quartey, a former storyboard artist of Steven Universe and creator of OK KO, Steven Universe goes off-model because he thinks it's "funny" when characters go off model and to let staff art style be shown. That has to be one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard. The first thing for a show creator and staff do to is stay on model, even Johnny Test and Teen Titans Go know the concept. This makes them look unprofessional, sloppy and lazy staff that they can't even get the height right. If he wants the staff art to be shown, then they can do it online, not on a cartoon show. Like for goodness sake, it's their job to be on-model of the character and they aren't doing what's it required!

[@serenasongbird]

Ginika Duck wha- I don’t even know anymore x’D

[@1nk_Ma1D]

That face in the thumbnail killed me

[@gabebolden9394]

Characters being the wrong size? Bruh. Araki has been smoking that shit since he wrote Jojo's part 4. Koichi has been 3' tall forever, and Hazamada might as well be a shape shifter. Mf'r slides from 5'11" to 2'10".

[@jordantorres8521]

the character design even changed DURING an episode, i believe it was message received at the very end

[@strawbeebop]

Artistic freedom shouldn't matter in a professional animation that is viewed by millions. It is a show that should have a consistant, appealing style. Artistic freedom could be shown through new characters that are introduced or interesting background, color, or lighting choices. It's distracting to see a really cute Pearl with a wide nose and sweet face in later seasons versus an awkward Pearl with small eyes, a giant yaoi hand and long, thin nose in the first season.

[@christiantenjo8816]

I fucking love Steven universe and its actually one of my favorite shows, so I always take criticism with a grain of salt because most of the people are so quick to jump on the hate train that they cant appreciate the show for what it is. However, I wholeheartedly agree with you and think they need to change if they want to be taken seriously.

[@arlosteiner8382]

MuxyMadix is reword the sentence. When you say you fucking love a show and then take criticism with a grain of salt that comes off as criticism of your thing riles you up

[@thiswowzer3217]

You should take criticism with a huge hug if you were a true fan of the show, because you would like to have the maximum quality and for the director to actually use the budget and get more animators to work. If you are a "fan" (of the company) then go ahead and do what you're doing. At the end the animation will be made by one person and with a sloppy sad quality.

[@galaxyswirlproductions3359]

This person isnt hating she's critictiquing. It's called constructive criticism .

[@jane6547]

Jeez did you people even READ their comment?

[@thiswowzer3217]

@@jane6547 This is not just to tell her but the ones who will read my comment, since she said that she did that on the past I've just told her why should ask for more quality in place of criticize other people who actually do it. If I sounded rude I apologise but I will not retrive my words, in the animation world, to unappreciate the work of an animator is so common that people overworks them a lot to pay them a misery. So please, for the actual show tell Rebecca Sugar to use the budget well and pay animators decently at least.

[@crashandersen602]

You referenced 12-ounce mouse... But this is the only video of yours I've watched so far. I'm dangerously close to subscribing to your channel.

[@sourpuss5951]

I felt the same way when she mentioned it. I love that uglass show to bits 😂

[@lapotato9140]

Defending inconsistency with "it's stylistic" falls apart when you ask yourself whether you have control over it. If according to you, there are changes to the model made in the name of "stylistic choice", there must obviously be an end that is achieved, like dramatic framing or something. _but if these inconsistencies are appearing simply because you don't have a firm enough grasp over the medium to control them, there is no possible way for you to organize that chaos, and therefore no possible intention behind any of it._ it may be a style, but is it YOUR style?

[@ang3lf4ce00]

I don't think the SU animation is terrible, there are some really great scenes... when the characters are on model. I can agree that these characters go off model way too much, I can understand doing it for comedic effect but that's rarely the case for SU, most of the time they're off model just because there's no supervision over the artists. When the fans can clearly tell which episodes were drawn by which artist, it's sort of a problem. a lot of the characters (peridot, lapis, steven, connie, etc) all seem to be getting shorter, for example. I try not to let it bother me too much bc 1) I know next to nothing about animation and 2) I enjoy su for the story (even though that has it's issues as well), but even as a casual fan, the animation errors are unfortunately very noticeable.

[@CosmicKitsune12]

There is 666 comments. All this hate is summoning Satan

[@pnannannan]

I remember watching episode one and skip to episode 10 Like Is this steven or a different person

[@KairiFarron]

With how much hiatuses they took and the length of time each hiatus took, you’d think they would have SOME consistency in their character models.