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Naoki ARAIZA TOKUMASU

@naokiaraiza

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mexjapnese japxican artist, 2DFX forever student / wannabe teacher / japonés jarocho 🇲🇽 🇯🇵 🇫🇷 🇿🇦 industry survivalist since 2009

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Arcane_S2_pt4

Hatchings elbow grease

I didn't know what to do with these shots, I really enjoyed working on them but being just rotoscoped stylised drawings, they don't belong on a demo reel as they don't really show any valuable skill but patience and perseverance.

These are the kind of shots that will be easily automatised or generated somehow, they are very time consuming (although I do feel the difference between a hand drawn frame and a computer generated one), and sadly, the industry will always push towards generating profit and lowering production costs.

So here you are: some frames that will soon be gone to the museum of abandoned technology, I really enjoyed working on them and probably feeling the recent shift in image generation technology helped me express even more the drama on this scene.

bye bye Heimerdinger.

the dream team:
@alien_bdv
@alx.latour
@axel.digoix
@aurelien_ressencourt
@captainboubou
@crashbadaboum
@curlnoise
@eyco_anim
@gabirel.png
@garbagepalette
@graubyarthur
@guillaumeyvon727
@guillaume_2dfx
@chloe.gmz_
@mechalaranja
@michirubaudet
@naokiaraiza
@nokithefirst
@nwtrino
@pierre.legargeant
@raoul.tintin
@shuntoyz
@super_biscuit
@zaouche_fx
@_deige_ by @naokiaraiza

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a year ago

Arcane_S2

Liquids

Despite the painful tracking on top of Animation on 1’s I really enjoyed animating all sorts of fluids, with different viscosities and lots of interesting research watching slow motion vomit, reflections are pretty too.

the dream team:
@alien_bdv
@alx.latour
@axel.digoix
@aurelien_ressencourt
@captainboubou
@crashbadaboum
@curlnoise
@eyco_anim
@gabirel.png
@garbagepalette
@graubyarthur
@guillaumeyvon727
@guillaume_2dfx
@chloe.gmz_
@mechalaranja
@michirubaudet
@naokiaraiza
@nokithefirst
@nwtrino
@pierre.legargeant
@raoul.tintin
@shuntoyz
@super_biscuit
@zaouche_fx
@_deige_ by @naokiaraiza

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a year ago

Clean up versions of 2D FX for Blizzard's Overwatch 2 x Street Fighter 6 collab trailer, thanks so much for the trust! @barryjkelly @titmouseinc

Character Animation by the maestro @angus_pepper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=schtk917iRU by @naokiaraiza

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a year ago

THE 2DFX BIG 5 CHECKLIST
Direction 3/20
Are the forces following a clear path?
Are we expressing the physycs of this particular universe accurately? e.g. gravity, air currents, etc
Does the force or energy express the intention?
Timing 3/20
can we put a sound to it?
How is the rhythm and contrasts? quick VS slow
Does the timing express the intention?
Perspective, depth 3/20
Can we feel the fx is well placed in space
Can we feel the illusion of depth
Does the illusion of depth express the intention / follow the rules of the graphic universe?
Volumes and lighting 4/20
are the volumes changing or consistent?can we trace a grid / construction lines?are the shadows consistent with the source(s) of light?are we expressing the intention of the shot?
Style / Design 7/20
Are the silhouettes readable?
can we simplify (CSI)?
Do we have contrast and hierarchies (BMS)?
Do we have a main Line of action / are we directing the attention to the right spot?
do we feel a global cohesiveness?
Syntax: what is it? can we identify it?
Semantic: what does it mean?
does it express a feeling or sensation?
Pragmatic: how do we express it?
Will the audience understand or feel?
0 =RTK 0.5 =CBB 1 =APPROVED! by @naokiaraiza

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6 months ago

👉 SIGN UPS OPEN 👉 ONLINE 2DFX ANIMATION WORKSHOP with @naokiaraiza
◾24, 25 & 26 APRIL, 2026.
✉️ INFO & BOOKINGS: www.dotescuela.com or mail: dotescuela3d@gmail.com
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#animation #animation #animationartist #animationart #animacion by @naokiaraiza

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Muchas gracias por el primer ciclo KTFA made in CDMX!!

Y enorme gratitud por el espacio que fue la sede de nuestro primer encuentro y esperamos de muchos más! @buscapleitos_taproom

1. @federratas.99
@tierr_adefuego
2. @chafasacedo
3. @ricostraff @chafasacedo @federratas.99
4. @soficanasart
5. @federratas.99
@tierr_adefuego
6. @monicutte
7. @ricostraff
8. @chafasacedo
9. @catamlc
10. @naochulada

La flama sigue viva! by @naokiaraiza

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Muchas gracias por el primer ciclo KTFA made in CDMX!!

1. @federratas.99
@tierr_adefuego
2. @chafasacedo
3. @ricostraff @chafasacedo @federratas.99
4. @soficanasart
5. @federratas.99
@tierr_adefuego
6. @monicutte
7. @ricostraff
8. @chafasacedo
9. @catamlc
10. @naochulada

La flama sigue viva! by @naokiaraiza

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a year ago

2DFX junior workshop
September 5th, 6th, 7th
6 hours x 3 days

A 2DFX workshop aimed at tackling the biggest problems a junior will encounter in the beginning of their journey to master the craft, and surviving the industry.

With simple exercises, lots of trial and error and carefully aimed critique and feedback, we'll learn how to identify the most common mistakes and how to fix them.

Let me be your guide in our quest to find and eventually master what we call the 2DFX big 5:

Timing
Direction
Perspective
Lighting and volumes
Design

Stay tuned for more info or feel free to message me or @dotescuela for more specific information. by @naokiaraiza

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Clean up versions of 2D FX for Blizzard's Overwatch 2 x Street Fighter 6 collab trailer, thanks so much for the trust! @barryjkelly @titmouseinc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=schtk917iRU by @naokiaraiza

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a year ago

Arcane_s2_pt9_final

Glitches & smears

A very fun fx to design and animate were the glitches and smears.
There is really not a reference on how would a time travel mistake would look like. So we had some back and forth ping pong brainstorming and testing with @guillaume_2dfx and these were the final results.

Hope you enjoyed these post as much as I did animating them and I really hope you understood that animation is team work, and that no one can really take credit for anything as the final product is only the result of cumulative effort.

I still need to go back and edit the credits on the previous posts because I did not know that there was a compositing team (of more than 50 people at some point) before the final comp.

the dream team:
@alien_bdv
@alx.latour
@axel.digoix
@aurelien_ressencourt
@captainboubou
@crashbadaboum
@curlnoise
@eyco_anim
@gabirel.png
@garbagepalette
@graubyarthur
@guillaumeyvon727
@guillaume_2dfx
@chloe.gmz_
@mechalaranja
@michirubaudet
@naokiaraiza
@nokithefirst
@nwtrino
@pierre.legargeant
@raoul.tintin
@shuntoyz
@super_biscuit
@zaouche_fx
@_deige_ by @naokiaraiza

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a year ago

Arcane pt 7

Rolling Smokes

One of the biggest walls I have ever climbed in my life are rolling smokes.

They look very simple but for years I thought I would never be able to animate one of this, the volumes, the simplification, the shapes, the perspective, the movement, the lighting…

I always told my self that “talent” doesn’t exist, that anyone can animate, that is just a matter of trying and error many times until it becomes your comfort zone, but I was starting to believe that rolling smokes were only for the elite animators and that I would never get it.

Hopefully the 2DFX community was there to support me so I would like to make a public special thanks to all of those who directly or indirectly helped me by sharing tips or patiently explaining a very complex movement.

@guillaumeyvon727 for helping me finish this sequence in time and teaching me how to speak “cool”
@captainboubou for his “sphere’s technique”
@quentin.cordonnier for his “worm’s technique”
@kenseithomas for his “emitter’s technique”
@mechalaranja for her support and curation of her infinite bank of reference
@kokopetitcarreau for his “soccer’s ball technique” plus his patient notes throughout all these years whenever I encounter a wall.
@guillaume_2dfx for “the big 5” and tips on teaching
And indirectly to Stephane Chung, Norimitsu Suzuki, and Olivier Malric whose work inspired me to keep pushing.

Break that wall!

the dream team:
@alien_bdv
@alx.latour
@axel.digoix
@aurelien_ressencourt
@captainboubou
@crashbadaboum
@curlnoise
@eyco_anim
@gabirel.png
@garbagepalette
@graubyarthur
@guillaumeyvon727
@guillaume_2dfx
@chloe.gmz_
@mechalaranja
@michirubaudet
@naokiaraiza
@nokithefirst
@nwtrino
@pierre.legargeant
@raoul.tintin
@shuntoyz
@super_biscuit
@zaouche_fx
@_deige_ by @naokiaraiza

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a year ago

Arcane_S2_pt6

Sparks + smoke

Not too much to say about sparks, they come often in every production, it’s all about showing the trajectory and composing with nice arcs and regular timing, showing depth with scale and particles coming toward camera.

Apparently the star shapes depend on the tipe of metal. Special thanks to @lightsoul_fx for his support and immense knowledge and reference library FX and to @aurelien_ressencourt who improved these shots greatly with the friction smoke and metal melting little spots!

the dream team:
@alien_bdv
@alx.latour
@axel.digoix
@aurelien_ressencourt
@captainboubou
@crashbadaboum
@curlnoise
@eyco_anim
@gabirel.png
@garbagepalette
@graubyarthur
@guillaumeyvon727
@guillaume_2dfx
@chloe.gmz_
@mechalaranja
@michirubaudet
@naokiaraiza
@nokithefirst
@nwtrino
@pierre.legargeant
@raoul.tintin
@shuntoyz
@super_biscuit
@zaouche_fx
@_deige_ by @naokiaraiza

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a year ago