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Gerry McGrory - 2D Animator & Aspiring Filmmaker
@gerryaab.bsky.social
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Irish 2D animator * 27 * Creator of Karina the squirrel * Creating an indie animated short film "Express Teddy".

Banner art by me :3
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winstar.bsky.social
I never had any impact on the internet but I did draw this and went kinda viral on Twitter many years ago. Haven't been able to make anything like it sense but still one of my all time favorite art pieces.
January 1, 2026 at 10:06 PM
gerryaab.bsky.social
Lucky, I guess??
January 5, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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birchly.bsky.social
CARTOONS ARENT BAD. THEY HAVE VALUE. STOP UNCARTOONING CARTOONS AND STOP WATCHING UNCARTOONED CARTOONS. Thank you
November 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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brisbybraveheart.bsky.social
Cinco de Mayo from last year 2025.

#cat #rabbit #cartoon #furry #anthro #illustration #characterdesign #retro #originalcharacter #CincoDeMayo #CincoDeMayo2025
January 2, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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brisbybraveheart.bsky.social
Past holiday art from 2024.

#cat #cartoon #furry #anthro #illustration #characterdesign #originalcharacter #Christmas2024 #Christmas
January 2, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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brisbybraveheart.bsky.social
Here's an glimpse of what Francoise would look like in motion! Took me three days to complete. #cat #cartoon #furry #anthro #illustration #characterdesign #Retro #originalcharacter #animation #2danimation
January 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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brisbybraveheart.bsky.social
Past birthday pieces I made for @gerryaab.bsky.social.

#cat #cartoon #furry #anthro #illustration #characterdesign #Retro #originalcharacter #rabbit #birthday
January 2, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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brisbybraveheart.bsky.social
Past St. Patrick's Day art from 2024-2025. May the mist of Irish magic shorten every road and may your friends remember the favors you are owed. Featuring @gerryaab.bsky.social.

#cat #rabbit #cartoon #furry #anthro #illustration #characterdesign #originalcharacter #stpatricksday
January 2, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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suenami923.bsky.social
Just going to put this here because corporations continue to exploit and endanger people like you and me, but they do not have to. It is and always has been a choice to do so.

Time to fill out applications on the clock again.

www.cnbc.com/2024/02/13/n...
Nintendo CEO once halved his salary to prevent layoffs, and it worked—why that's so uncommon today
Nintendo's CEO once took a 50% pay cut to avoid layoffs. Here's why it worked for the video game company, says expert — and why it's not always a perfect fix.
www.cnbc.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
gerryaab.bsky.social
First of all, it's "Karina".
Thanks so much for another spectaculsr commission @captainquack.bsky.social! Nutmeg and her mother are clearly having so much fun paraskirting together!! :3
captainquack.bsky.social 🏴‍☠️Captain Quack🦆(COMMS CLOSED) @captainquack.bsky.social · Dec 1
Commission for @gerryaab.bsky.social 🎨

Been too long since I've drawn parachute dress for a commission, how I've missed this 🙏
With his characters again being Katarina & her daughter Nutmeg🐿️Using their poofy gowns to gently glide down to safety~👗
December 8, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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bigdad.bsky.social
"How he does it!?"
Hurray for cartoon Physics.

Comment and Enjoy ^ ^
November 15, 2025 at 3:56 AM
gerryaab.bsky.social
Artists! Quote with your fanart!
November 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
gerryaab.bsky.social
Support The GraveYard Shift! (THE ANIMATED PILOT)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tgy...
The GraveYard Shift! (THE ANIMATED PILOT)
Who better to teach you about living? Than the dead! A supernatural comedy following a clairvoyant who sell's his soul to work retail.
www.kickstarter.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
gerryaab.bsky.social
Check out THE FLIMPO COLLECTION: A Chimera Bunny merch collab! on @BackerKit! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
THE FLIMPO COLLECTION: A Chimera Bunny merch collab!
We're teaming up with Chimera Bunny to make a line of amazing apparel, plushies, and accessories designed to uplift and support independent artists!
www.backerkit.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
gerryaab.bsky.social
Scarlet the cat, one of the supporting characters in @expressteddyshort.bsky.social wearing a gorgeous ballgown! I challenge you fellow artists to #DTIYS!

Share your version in the comment section below!

Also, check out our Kickstarter page here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ger...
November 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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expressteddyshort.bsky.social
Our first teaser trailer is up!!

Support us on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ger...

Special thanks to Peterson Muldoon and Martina Matteucci!

#expressteddyshort #indieanimation #kickstarter #crowdfunding
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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expressteddyshort.bsky.social
Hello everyone!!

We're now LIVE on Kickstarter! If we can reach €10,000 ($11.6k), we'll be able to create a 10-second animated teaser to show the world very soon!!

Please consider backing us and thank you!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ger...
Express Teddy: A Hand-Drawn Animated Short
A story about being lost and found, told with classical Disney-style animation with a neo-Victorian watercolor flair.
www.kickstarter.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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peturssondrew.bsky.social
GOT MY HANDS ON SOME MORE SMILING FRIENDS

Worked retakes on the latest ep - purple & red lines are my additions, blue = pre-existing work
November 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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kaseygifford.bsky.social
Adjusted for inflation Spirited Away cost $22 million to make. The Triplets of Belleville cost $16.5 million, Cartoon Saloon's Wolfwalkers cost $14.28 million, and Oscar winner Flow cost only $4 million. These critically acclaimed, made by real people films, cost less than this pile of actual vomit.
culturecrave.co Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · Sep 8
OpenAI confirms they're helping make an AI-generated movie called 'Critterz'

• Goal is to finish production in 9 months
• Budget is ~$30M
• Plan is to debut the film at Canne
• 'Paddington 3' writers penned the script
• Art will be fed into Chat GPT 5 and other image models

(via WSJ)
September 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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gothcartel.bsky.social
really good if you're trying to understand shapes in fashion.
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
gerryaab.bsky.social
A fantastic video by my good friend @peturssondrew.bsky.social summarizing the true capabilities of what animation can be capable of in the right hands, and the struggle to preserve the craft in this overly tech-savvy world.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPM3...
The Secrets of Great Animation (Are Hand Drawn)
YouTube video by DRU
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November 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
gerryaab.bsky.social
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: On Novemver 5th, I will be launching a Kickstarter campaign for my animated short film project "Express Teddy", looking to raise €10k for a proof-of-concept teaser!

Check it out here and click the bell to get notified on its launch!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ger...
Coming soon: Express Teddy: A Hand-Drawn Animated Short
A story about being lost and found, told with classical Disney-style animation with a neo-Victorian watercolor flair. 100% Human Art!
www.kickstarter.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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thereal-aridynamic.bsky.social
The following exchange was between me and Andrew Wallace, a voice-actor who's apparently accusing me of being "emotionally unstable".

These screenshots, do you see anything going on in here that looks "unstable"?

In an act of pettiness, he announced on his server that I'm apparently some schizo.
October 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
gerryaab.bsky.social
Thank you once again @captainquack.bsky.social!! Karina and her little girl look so adorable together!! :3
captainquack.bsky.social 🏴‍☠️Captain Quack🦆(COMMS CLOSED) @captainquack.bsky.social · Aug 18
Commission for @gerryaab.bsky.social🎨

Coming back home after a long day of work, the first thing Karina is met with is her daughter; Nutmeg, hugging her back wrapping her in a cozy, flight suit-filled hug~💖
Always fun to draw Gerry's characters again, had a blast making this all cozy-like~ x3
August 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
gerryaab.bsky.social
Such an gorgeous 2D adaptation of this clever scene in Zootopia!

A big shoutout to @andrewchesworth.bsky.social btw, who I believe originally animated this scene in CG!

#zootopia #judyhopps #2danimation #itscalledahustlesweetheart
tamomochi.bsky.social Tamomochi @tamomochi.bsky.social · Apr 24
Cleanup on Judy is done. Last steps are to color her lineart, add shading, and finish the background.
#zootopia #animation #furryart
August 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM