Pinned thread Art Style analysis in Spongebob and various other shows

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The early flash seasons of Johnny Test are very creepy looking.

 

[Yoshi]

The early flash seasons of Johnny Test are very creepy looking.

Give me a photo.

 

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Give me a photo.

 

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Rude Removal looks like it was produced in early season 2.

 

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This PSA from 2003 uses stock footage from the cel animated seasons instead of Savino. It also uses the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia music 2 years before the show came out. You can tell it's from 2003 because of the modern sound and Candi is voicing Dexter.

 

[SpongeyMind]

If the show still used cels when it turned HD

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Seriously though, why do modern cells look so much better than old cels

Better scanning devices nowadays, movies and shows have generally better cameras then they did in the 90s, look at the late 2000s seasons of Ed Edd and Eddy

 

[SpongeyMind]

Why is Spongebob have his season 2 golden coloring? this is weird since this is late season 5

 

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Why is Spongebob have his season 2 golden coloring? this is weird since this is late season 5

Mastering issue, because the original copy of the episode is not like that.

 

[SpongeyMind]

Mastering issue, because the original copy of the episode is not like that.

Exactly, But all spongebob clips on the Nick UK channel have this weird greenbob color regardless of season (with the exception of season 1) how can this be caused

 

[SpongeyMind]

Mastering issue, because the original copy of the episode is not like that.

the clip also proofs my point about how nasally SB's voice is in this era

 

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yeah, early markerbob is the one that looks the most like season 1, but it's my least favourite stage
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I think the markerbob stages should be split into these to to make the major stages slightly more specific:

Prototype:
Hooky
Karate Choppers
Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II

Early (very similar to season 1 except digitally coloured):
Bossy Boots
Life of Crime*
Big Pink Loser
Imitation Krabs
*Life of Crime uses the transition markerbob design in a few scenes

Transition (the lines on SpongeBob's body are less rough, but he's still asymmetrical and rectangular):
I'm Your Biggest Fanatic
Dumped
Shanghaied
Pressure
Welcome to the Chum Bucket

Transition 2.0 (this bridges the gap between transition and full markerbob stages):
The Fry Cook Games
I'm With Stupid

Full Markerbob version 1 (can often be distinguished most easily by season 2 colour palette but with SpongeBob being proportionately square):
As Seen on TV*
SpongeBob, Sandy, and the Worm
One Krabs Trash*
Squid on Strike
SpongeGuard on Duty
Snowball Effect
Can You Spare a Dime?*
My Pretty Seahorse

*darker season 3 colours

Full Markerbob version 2 (cooler colour palette, slightly revised design):
The Bully
Krusty Krab Training Video
Squilliam Returns
New Student Starfish
Wet Painters

Full Markerbob version 3 (SpongeBob's inward facing cheeks become way more common):
Missing Identity
Mid-Life Crustacean
Krabby Land
The Camping Episode
Pranks A Lot

How come you didn't include the markerbob sequences during the patchy segments in the season 3 specials? There's also a markerbob kraft mac and cheese commercial.

 

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Traditional cel animation Dexter's dad has shoes that are seperate from his pants.

Savino Dexter's Dad has shoes that are connected to his pants

 

[SpongeyMind]

Recreation:

Recreated a frame from "Fear Of A Krabby Patty" in Pranks A Lot Markerbob

Original:

 

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In traditional cel animation Dexter, his dad has eyebrows, his ears are also connected to his head:



Savino Dexter's Dad has none:



His tie has black stripes in Savino, but yellow stripes in traditional cel animation.

 

[Graperpetual Pretzel]

The SpongeBob Pearl and Dean intro came out in 2008, yet it looks much better coloring and outline-wise than Season 5 and 6, it looks more like Season 9B.

 

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The SpongeBob Pearl and Dean intro came out in 2008, yet it looks much better coloring and outline-wise than Season 5 and 6, it looks more like Season 9B.

SpongBob switches to early markerbob for a few seconds when he's going "Da da da da da datta da"

 

[Graperpetual Pretzel]

SpongBob switches to early markerbob for a few seconds when he's going "Da da da da da datta da"

You mean here? I feel like this shot was taken from a season 4 or 5 episode but more refined.

 

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In season 1 to about a quarter of the way through season 2, the backgrounds in Dexter's Lab become blank when the camera zooms in on a character speaking. It's not just the Savino seasons that are prone to laziness.

 

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koosalagoopagoop's nose is more colorful in traditional cel animation Dexter:





But in Savino, his hat is pink and his nose is pink. He's the only character that looks better in Savino.

 

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I can't believe I never noticed this obvious difference from Dexter, but traditional cel animation Mandark doesn't wear a tie, he only wears one in Savino: