18 Animators You Need To Follow On Instagram That'll Instantly Inspire You
So. Much. Greatness.
1. Patrick Kain
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Why you should follow: Because Patrick's many characters will make you feel a weird mixture of love and repulsion, but mostly love.
2. Ian Laser Higginbotham
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Why you should follow: Ian's distinct style and warm color palettes will make you spend that extra hour in your sketchbook to find your style.
3. Cameron McClain
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Why you should follow: Because Cameron's character designs are badass and office samurai is a cartoon we never knew we needed.
4. Evan Red Borja
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Why you should follow: His skate trick animations will make you want to skate or at least pose like you do (try techdecks).
5. Benjy Brooke
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Why you should follow: Because Benjy Brooke's animated shorts should be playing in movie theatres and every frame stands as its own individual illustration.
6. Shaz Enrico
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Why you should follow: Shaz's animated dancing videos will either make you want to dance or help you learn how how to do the latest dance moves.
7. Robin Velghe
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Why you should follow: Because fluid animations of your favorite rappers are easy to get lost in.
8. Vincent Tsui
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Why you should follow: Because Vincent's animations aren't only beautiful, but his abstracted shorts perfectly depict anxiety and various other emotions.
9. Charles Huettner
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Why you should follow: Because Charles' otherworldly characters feel like they really can exist.
10. Andy Baker
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Why you should follow: Because the characters he creates already have so much depth and personality through their design.
11. Shane Dering
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Why you should follow: Because any Adult Swim fan will instantly appreciate Shane's animations, but his personal experimental projects are where you really see how his mind works.
12. Wesley Louis
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Why you should follow: Because Wesley has directed countless amazing short films for The Line Animation, and you get to see his contributions through his amazing personal work.
13. Alex Grigg
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Why you should follow: Because Alex's drawing style is the definition of simple, yet effective.
14. Robin Davey
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Why you should follow: His vibrant and colorful color palettes will instantly cleanse your timeline.
15. Jonathan Djob Nkondo
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Why you should follow: His minimalist approach to background and his experimentation with scale will inspire you.
16. Neil Sanders
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Why you should follow: Because he is a master at quirky and weird, looping walkcycles. Also, he's the mind behind the LoopdeLoop animation challenge.
17. AndrĂ¡s Csuka
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Why you should follow: The depth he achieves through his 3-D animations while still maintaining a "cartoonist's feel" can't be found elsewhere.
18. Nicole Ham
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Why you should follow: Because Nicole Ham's animations are a wonderful, colorful, beautiful, and sometimes unsettling acid trip.