Samantha Ames
@samuraiames.bsky.social
Lv.27 | Oct 30 🎂
Senior Story Artist for @spindlehorsetoons.bsky.social
Animator ☆ Illustrator ☆ BFA in Animation
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Check out >> #amesocs
https://linktr.ee/samuraiames
Senior Story Artist for @spindlehorsetoons.bsky.social
Animator ☆ Illustrator ☆ BFA in Animation
Prev: MysterySkullsAnim
Check out >> #amesocs
https://linktr.ee/samuraiames
Little sneak peek Streamily shared of the print I'm working on next 💖
January 9, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Little sneak peek Streamily shared of the print I'm working on next 💖
Had this mini comic idea of @silentzound.bsky.social 's character Leo finding out Cadeire secretly has a gifted singing voice and persuading them to sing a duet with him.
Cadeire belongs to me #amesocs
Cadeire belongs to me #amesocs
January 7, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Had this mini comic idea of @silentzound.bsky.social 's character Leo finding out Cadeire secretly has a gifted singing voice and persuading them to sing a duet with him.
Cadeire belongs to me #amesocs
Cadeire belongs to me #amesocs
Quick fanart of @limajey25.bsky.social’s characters I drew last month ⋆⁺₊⋆
January 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Quick fanart of @limajey25.bsky.social’s characters I drew last month ⋆⁺₊⋆
Here's a first pass I did for the #1houranim challenge: Stretch!
Thank you for suggesting I animate a pikmin, and for naming him Philbert ⋆ ˚｡⋆♡
Future streams, I will tie down and add inbetweens to this little guy. #animation
Thank you for suggesting I animate a pikmin, and for naming him Philbert ⋆ ˚｡⋆♡
Future streams, I will tie down and add inbetweens to this little guy. #animation
January 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Here's a first pass I did for the #1houranim challenge: Stretch!
Thank you for suggesting I animate a pikmin, and for naming him Philbert ⋆ ˚｡⋆♡
Future streams, I will tie down and add inbetweens to this little guy. #animation
Thank you for suggesting I animate a pikmin, and for naming him Philbert ⋆ ˚｡⋆♡
Future streams, I will tie down and add inbetweens to this little guy. #animation
Drew @silentzound.bsky.social ‘s OC Leo as a type of harpy creature, ft. my character Cadeire.
December 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Drew @silentzound.bsky.social ‘s OC Leo as a type of harpy creature, ft. my character Cadeire.
Hosted a Secret Santa event with @torteraex.bsky.social and my gift recipient was @animatedmau.bsky.social 🎄🎁
I had a lot of fun drawing your sona, Mau! Happy Holidays ⋆⁺₊⋆
I had a lot of fun drawing your sona, Mau! Happy Holidays ⋆⁺₊⋆
December 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Hosted a Secret Santa event with @torteraex.bsky.social and my gift recipient was @animatedmau.bsky.social 🎄🎁
I had a lot of fun drawing your sona, Mau! Happy Holidays ⋆⁺₊⋆
I had a lot of fun drawing your sona, Mau! Happy Holidays ⋆⁺₊⋆
My contribution for the SpindleHorse Sinsmas Card collab ⋆⁺₊⋆
My impsona baked some alfajores for Noche Buena 🍪
Thank you @pandaleafs.bsky.social for organizing this! It all looks amazing.
My impsona baked some alfajores for Noche Buena 🍪
Thank you @pandaleafs.bsky.social for organizing this! It all looks amazing.
December 25, 2025 at 12:44 AM
My contribution for the SpindleHorse Sinsmas Card collab ⋆⁺₊⋆
My impsona baked some alfajores for Noche Buena 🍪
Thank you @pandaleafs.bsky.social for organizing this! It all looks amazing.
My impsona baked some alfajores for Noche Buena 🍪
Thank you @pandaleafs.bsky.social for organizing this! It all looks amazing.
December 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I’m working on something fun 🐍 🔥
It’s cool seeing them show the sketch WIP of the print, I love it. Something I rarely show whenever I post the final product.
It’s cool seeing them show the sketch WIP of the print, I love it. Something I rarely show whenever I post the final product.
December 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I’m working on something fun 🐍 🔥
It’s cool seeing them show the sketch WIP of the print, I love it. Something I rarely show whenever I post the final product.
It’s cool seeing them show the sketch WIP of the print, I love it. Something I rarely show whenever I post the final product.
Me: boy I feel bad for whomever needs to animate all these spinning shots!
Also me:
Also me:
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Me: boy I feel bad for whomever needs to animate all these spinning shots!
Also me:
Also me:
Not only did I storyboard Vox Populi, I animated this fun shot, too! Everything is hand drawn from scratch, no 3D elements were used. Lots and lots of arcs (*꒦ິ꒳꒦ີ)
#hazbinhotel
#hazbinhotel
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Not only did I storyboard Vox Populi, I animated this fun shot, too! Everything is hand drawn from scratch, no 3D elements were used. Lots and lots of arcs (*꒦ິ꒳꒦ີ)
#hazbinhotel
#hazbinhotel
Extra note! I love that everyone loves the Vox chibi’s in his slideshow presentation! I honestly drew them just as a placeholder, so I was very touched and surprised they kept them 🥹 I also wanted to give a number of slides that would seem like a lot, but not outrageously long, haha.
November 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Extra note! I love that everyone loves the Vox chibi’s in his slideshow presentation! I honestly drew them just as a placeholder, so I was very touched and surprised they kept them 🥹 I also wanted to give a number of slides that would seem like a lot, but not outrageously long, haha.
I had Vox standing on the desk to lead up to what was instructed: him sending electric shocks above him. I wanted the camera to follow it, removing all Vees from sight so the transition to the next shot flowed smoothly! The “V” electric strand was the FX animator’s doing! Love it! #hazbinhotel
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I had Vox standing on the desk to lead up to what was instructed: him sending electric shocks above him. I wanted the camera to follow it, removing all Vees from sight so the transition to the next shot flowed smoothly! The “V” electric strand was the FX animator’s doing! Love it! #hazbinhotel
I loved playing with Vox’s acting as he continued to monologue while Val and Vel’s acting though very subtle, it’s very effective. I also wanted to have Vox center-framed as much as possible!
November 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I loved playing with Vox’s acting as he continued to monologue while Val and Vel’s acting though very subtle, it’s very effective. I also wanted to have Vox center-framed as much as possible!
These were specifically instructed by Viv: a particular hologram in the middle ground, Vox’s very cool, evil camera shot, and Val’s very serious thinking-then-point poses!
November 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
These were specifically instructed by Viv: a particular hologram in the middle ground, Vox’s very cool, evil camera shot, and Val’s very serious thinking-then-point poses!
As I’ve stated in a previous post, I act out the scenes myself to see how it flows naturally! Christian’s performance was amazing for this and I’m the type of person who doesn’t like repeating herself either, haha. Figured Vox would be the same. I also added a note for him to have an eyebrow twitch!
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
As I’ve stated in a previous post, I act out the scenes myself to see how it flows naturally! Christian’s performance was amazing for this and I’m the type of person who doesn’t like repeating herself either, haha. Figured Vox would be the same. I also added a note for him to have an eyebrow twitch!
Another big sequence I got to board for this episode was 🎶 Once We Get Up There 🎶 but before we get to that, I’d love to breakdown the dialogue exchange leading up to it first! Had fun with the pacing and acting for the Vees and THIS was what made me love the triple threat even more ❤️💙💜
November 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Another big sequence I got to board for this episode was 🎶 Once We Get Up There 🎶 but before we get to that, I’d love to breakdown the dialogue exchange leading up to it first! Had fun with the pacing and acting for the Vees and THIS was what made me love the triple threat even more ❤️💙💜
More pics of Misty, plus Jake because he too deserves love and attention 💖 Misty is a silly, clumsy girl, has Resting B*tch Face like me and loves to be a lap cat. She was a perfect model for boarding KeeKee for this sequence!
November 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
More pics of Misty, plus Jake because he too deserves love and attention 💖 Misty is a silly, clumsy girl, has Resting B*tch Face like me and loves to be a lap cat. She was a perfect model for boarding KeeKee for this sequence!
More fun and loving expressions between the girlies!
I love acting sequences so much and it’s fun to play around with more calm scenarios like these. Hope you all enjoy this wholesome exchange as much as I do! Did I mention I love these two together?!🥰 #hazbinhotel
I love acting sequences so much and it’s fun to play around with more calm scenarios like these. Hope you all enjoy this wholesome exchange as much as I do! Did I mention I love these two together?!🥰 #hazbinhotel
November 6, 2025 at 5:52 AM
More fun and loving expressions between the girlies!
I love acting sequences so much and it’s fun to play around with more calm scenarios like these. Hope you all enjoy this wholesome exchange as much as I do! Did I mention I love these two together?!🥰 #hazbinhotel
I love acting sequences so much and it’s fun to play around with more calm scenarios like these. Hope you all enjoy this wholesome exchange as much as I do! Did I mention I love these two together?!🥰 #hazbinhotel
I based KeeKee’s acting off of our family fur baby, Misty! She goes crazy for chin scratches, so I boarded Vaggie scratching Keekee’s chin 💖 since she’ll be taking care of the hotel stuff ;).
The script said Charlie hugs Vaggie here & I didn’t want KeeKee to leave, so: double mom hug reference!
The script said Charlie hugs Vaggie here & I didn’t want KeeKee to leave, so: double mom hug reference!
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I based KeeKee’s acting off of our family fur baby, Misty! She goes crazy for chin scratches, so I boarded Vaggie scratching Keekee’s chin 💖 since she’ll be taking care of the hotel stuff ;).
The script said Charlie hugs Vaggie here & I didn’t want KeeKee to leave, so: double mom hug reference!
The script said Charlie hugs Vaggie here & I didn’t want KeeKee to leave, so: double mom hug reference!
Another example of treating my board panels as keyframes! The animator did a beautiful job with their use of snappy poses AND eases! I wanted viewers to feel the stress Charlie is building up to and then relaxes when Vaggie soothes her! KeeKee being best kitty 🥰
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Another example of treating my board panels as keyframes! The animator did a beautiful job with their use of snappy poses AND eases! I wanted viewers to feel the stress Charlie is building up to and then relaxes when Vaggie soothes her! KeeKee being best kitty 🥰
Some cases, I put on my animation hat and act out the scenes myself, treating my board panels as keyframes [about 14 total]! Major props to the animator for translating Charlie’s facial and body expressions I gave her while adding their own flair to her additional movements 💖
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Some cases, I put on my animation hat and act out the scenes myself, treating my board panels as keyframes [about 14 total]! Major props to the animator for translating Charlie’s facial and body expressions I gave her while adding their own flair to her additional movements 💖
These two particular scenes were thumbnail samples given to me by our board supervisor @minbitt.bsky.social just to have an idea of what they were looking for in terms of dynamic shots. I couldn’t think of anything better, so I tied down what was given to me and chose when to use it accordingly!
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 AM
These two particular scenes were thumbnail samples given to me by our board supervisor @minbitt.bsky.social just to have an idea of what they were looking for in terms of dynamic shots. I couldn’t think of anything better, so I tied down what was given to me and chose when to use it accordingly!