Pinned thread Art Style analysis in Spongebob and various other shows

[Lumpusbob]

GreenblattBob episodes (episodes with C.H. Greenblatt’s distinctive style):

• ‘Dying for Pie’ (CubeBob)
• ‘Squidville’ (SailorBob)
• ‘Gary Takes a Bath’ (NoodleBob)
• ‘The Algae’s Always Greener’ (SailorBob)
• ‘Wet Painters’ (MarkerBob)
• ‘Fear of a Krabby Patty’ (purified)

I Had an Accident was too?

 

[ChrisSkeeter]

I Had an Accident was too?

It was. ‘I Had an Accident’ was NoodleBob, just like ‘Gary Takes a Bath’.

 

[Writengran51]

It was. ‘I Had an Accident’ was NoodleBob, just like ‘Gary Takes a Bath’.

The Bully and Mid-Life Crustacean have some Greenblatt moments

 

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The Bully and Mid-Life Crustacean have some Greenblatt moments

Greenblatt is the only instance where markerbob is off model

 

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Here's a season 3 episode of Dexter where there's an episode with dot crawl that also has a fresh print:

With dot crawl:



Without dot crawl:


With dot crawl:




Without dot crawl:

 

[Graperpetual Pretzel]

I feel we should discuss how title card credits for SpongeBob changed over time

 

[Writengran51]

I'm learning how to draw backgrounds, here's an attempt at drawing a Markerbob background

 

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I'm learning how to draw backgrounds, here's an attempt at drawing a Markerbob background
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Looks pretty accurate. I like how you made the blue cloud very bold. You could also tell which post movie episodes would’ve been markerbob based on the backgrounds.

 

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I feel we should discuss how title card credits for SpongeBob changed over time

It makes me wonder when the opening credits became digital. I think the cel animated title cards were done with stamps

 

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• 1998 (‘Frankendoodle’, ‘Krusty Love’ and ‘Sailor Mouth’)
• 1999 (early episodes)
• 2000 (typical episode)
• 2001 (‘Christmas Who?’)

Mermaidman and Barnacleboy III looks 1999 as well, the dot crawl in that episode was atrocious, the colors were also very dark.

 

[Spongekid_2000]

I'm learning how to draw backgrounds, here's an attempt at drawing a Markerbob background
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What app did you use?

 

[Writengran51]

What app did you use?

ibisPaint

 

[Graperpetual Pretzel]

You could also tell which post movie episodes would’ve been markerbob based on the backgrounds.

What are some examples?

 

[Writengran51]

What are some examples?

Have You Seen This Snail? Is the closest thing to markerbob backgrounds in post-movie

 

[SneakyMcSneakyPants]

I’ve noticed that the animation in Season 3 moves pretty similarly to how WB cartoons did in the 50s, whereas the animation in the newest SpongeBob episodes has very fluid movements that are more like Tex Avery’s MGM cartoons and the older, pre-1943 or so WB cartoons (Bob Clampett, Tex Avery, and Norm McCabe come to mind). Like, the pre-movie animation isn’t bad, but it definitely has a more “controlled” and slower feel to it and it’s not as smooth, whereas the post-sequel animation is buttery smooth.

 

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Like, the pre-movie animation isn’t bad, but it definitely has a more “controlled” and slower feel to it and it’s not as smooth, whereas the post-sequel animation is buttery smooth.

Yeah, season 2-3 have less in-between frames than the rest of the series does, especially markerbob.

 

[SneakyMcSneakyPants]

Yeah, season 2-3 have less in-between frames than the rest of the series does, especially markerbob.

So that’s why it looks so different! I was wondering why. I didn’t mention it in my post, but I can also definitely tell a dramatic difference between Season 3 and even early Season 4.

 

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So that’s why it looks so different! I was wondering why. I didn’t mention it in my post, but I can also definitely tell a dramatic difference between Season 3 and even early Season 4.

Yeah, I’ve noticed that too. I still wonder why there’s no markerbob past Pranks a Lot. Pre movie is also animated at a much lower resolution.

 

[SneakyMcSneakyPants]

Yeah, I’ve noticed that too. I still wonder why there’s no markerbob past Pranks a Lot. Pre movie is also animated at a much lower resolution.

I think I remember Vincent Waller mentioning that Hillenburg occasionally changed the model sheets of the characters. Don’t quote me on that though because I’m not totally sure

 

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@ChrisSkeeter

Season 3 of Dexter with no dot crawl, a promo from the UK. The reason why there's no dot crawl could be because they don't use composite in the United Kingdom: