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Software Stuff, Animation / Art Stuff Kyle Samuels 11/4/26 Software Stuff, Animation / Art Stuff Kyle Samuels 11/4/26

What Should You Animate With?

In this blog I’ll go over the programs that are worth learning, along with their pros and cons so you can be aware of any pitfalls before investing in any new ecosystem.

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Animation / Art Stuff Kyle Samuels 10/22/26 Animation / Art Stuff Kyle Samuels 10/22/26

People Are Remaking Adobe Programs

Today as I was scrolling through Twitter (X) I came across a very interesting post. Someone has turned a bunch of programs from the Adobe suite into an open-source download...

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Animation / Art Stuff Kyle Samuels 10/8/26 Animation / Art Stuff Kyle Samuels 10/8/26

Making Original Art Is Hard

Unfortunately, it has become much more difficult for me to sit down, and spend time drawing. Even, when it’s something that I really want to do.

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Life Stuff Kyle Samuels 9/10/26 Life Stuff Kyle Samuels 9/10/26

Recommendation - Laird Superfood With Lion’s Mane And Reishi

Back in June, I went food shopping at Whole Foods and came across a supplement I had never seen before called “Laird Superfood

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Animation / Art Stuff Kyle Samuels 8/20/26 Animation / Art Stuff Kyle Samuels 8/20/26

Mini Puppet Rigs

When it comes to production of the shorts that I make, one of the biggest bottlenecks is the size of the rigs that I animate with in Toonboom Harmony.

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Other Stuff Kyle Samuels 7/30/26 Other Stuff Kyle Samuels 7/30/26

Pragmata

Pragmata is game I’ve long had my eyes on.

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Other Stuff Kyle Samuels 7/16/26 Other Stuff Kyle Samuels 7/16/26

A Recommendation - Little Seed Farm Deodorant

For this week’s recommendation I’d like to give some serious props to a new deodorant that I’ve used from the company ‘Little Seed Garden’ and it’s amazing.

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Software Stuff Kyle Samuels 7/2/26 Software Stuff Kyle Samuels 7/2/26

Hardware + Software: Storyboarder

Late 2025 - early 2026 I spent some time trying to update my pipeline. The goal is usually to find ways to produce shorts more quickly, but this time I wanted to see if I could re-implement animatics.

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Software Stuff Kyle Samuels 6/4/26 Software Stuff Kyle Samuels 6/4/26

Hardware + Software - I bought Moho

Back in February, Adobe made a large unforced error and decided that they will not be supporting their program, Adobe Animate (formerly Flash) anymore. While I don’t use Animate personally, they received huge pushback from their audience.

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Animation / Art Stuff Kyle Samuels 5/7/26 Animation / Art Stuff Kyle Samuels 5/7/26

Style Updates 10 - Inverse Kinematics In Toonboom

Sometimes you receive a blessing so great that in the moment you might lose your wits.

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