lackadaisy

My Four Dads

...a sitcom that never was.

Just a closer look at a 'photo' that appears in the upcoming mini-episode for you Patrons!
Artwork based on a line drawing I did, but made much prettier by the...

Keychain Charms Preview

Coming soon to the shop!

They're a bit too large for most animals to be pet tags, but here are Fable's companions (Dirac and...

Zib / Billie

Zib's had some work done on his sheet of late, plus some new (old) clothes.
Also, a character who hasn't had a proper introduction yet, but we aim to fix that!

Looking forward to getting ...

Compositing in Progress

The upcoming mini-episode is in the compositing phase. This is still a work in progress, but here's a look at how it's shaping up!

2024-03-28 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Puppet Outtake

Currently hidden in the dead drop on the Lackadaisy web site...
(If you want to find it yourself, I suppose don't spoil it by watching here!)

Featuring 2024-03-24 22:25:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Ivy and Mordecai

Just a peek at some artwork for something we're designing!

Art here by Salem Pullen, 2024-03-20 22:21:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Benji Jessup

Fourth pig farmer / fifth Beatle.
Character design by Kasey Schiavone , with some tweaks from Fable and me.

We put ...

Flip for It

The Lackadaisy Shop!
We're not sure what we made. Something between a Wilkins Coffee ad and analog horror? Wha...

Shindig

A peek at a little thing we have coming up shortly on the Lackadaisy YouTube channel.

Also, Ivy and Freckle plushi...

Hippie Cat

Sketch of Zib as an aging hippie, just quietly disappointed in whoever rolled this, um, cigarette.
Done in the last Patron livestream just for fun.
It turned out pretty messy, but that seeme...

Chesstream?

Hey everyone,

We've got a special VA stream coming up with week. SungWon Cho (Mordecai) and Jason Marnocha (Viktor) have graciously agreed to humor us and join us for a little chess match! 2024-03-02 21:27:09 +0000 UTC View Post

New Tier, New Rewards Poll

Hey everyone! With an eye toward producing extra animation between planned episodes, I'm looking at adding a $10 tier here.

The hypothetical tier would include everything already included i...

Lacy

Tragically under-appreciated office worker spotted in the wild. Lacy design for Season 1!
I've included some of the early sketch iterations for her too.

Design by Julian Hughes, Endo, and...

Atlas and Quackenbush

Just some of the character designs we've been working on!

Art here by L. Frostad, 2024-02-17 09:47:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Happy Indie Animation Day!

Here's a little Ivy from the upcoming mini-episode.
And here, have an enigmatic Atlas smile to go with it.

2024-02-16 22:09:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Tails, Whiskers, Ears Guide

It's easy to take for granted that everyone is familiar with the basic body language of cats, how their tails move, how mobile their ears are. But not everyone on the crew has actually spent that m...

Crew Livestream Tonight! (Monday)

In case you want  to come hang out, we're gonna stream some production work and do a little Q&A with the chat!  

Starts soon at 4:30pm PST / 7:30pm EST

2024-02-06 00:18:07 +0000 UTC View Post

No Fangirling

Mordecai needs his space.

Some work on a mini-episode presently in production.
Animation by Sam Kessler and cleanu...

Lackadaisy Stratagem (Animated Short)

New short is up, featuring Mordecai and Viktor!

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Also, these couple of dorks are finally available in the 2024-01-28 22:58:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Viktor Explains

Animated short coming up shortly!

Animation: Julia Schoel
Cleanup + Paint: 2024-01-26 14:27:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Viktor's New Design

Viktor's character design from the pilot has been refurbished and expanded upon.

We were running into some issues with his proportions and with his facial features drifting and appearing som...

Setting Scenes

Things ranging from visual development sketches, to color keys, to reference models, and background art - most of it for Season 1 set pieces! (There's some overlap with mini-episode, shorts, and Se...

Something Silly...

...This Way Comes.

A preview of a funny little guy who'll be making a debut soon. Craftwork by the amazing Tin...

Early January Roundup - Heated Conversations & Things

A little more of ENDO's fantastic Mordecai animation (still very rough). I ended up sharing this during the last Patron strea...

Viktor & Zib Plush Designs

In progress, based on the BackerKit voting results!

One thing I'm undecided on is whether to give into Zib's nicotine habit or not. Cigarette or no cigarette? It's deeply silly, but is it th...

Merry Mordecai

...I don't think he's in the holiday spirit, but I hope you are all enjoying the season nevertheless!

The video is ENDO...

Mordecai by Design

This was originally intended to be an embroidery design for a jacket. Our plans veered off in other directions this year, but we'll likely revisit this one in some form in the new year.

Fina...

Revisiting and Revising the Band

The band (Mozzie, Sy, Ben, and J.J.) already had animation designs from the pilot, which you can see at the top here, but they were pretty far in the background in that context.
We have a coupl...

Progress

Shot progress, that is. Not so much progress for Zib.
This is still a WIP, but part of another vignette we'll share later this month.

Animation by 2023-12-05 22:12:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Assorted Scrungles

Some character exploration and turnarounds for the pig farmers, Captain Kehoe, and Virgil. Just sort of a breakdown of how we eventually arrive at a design for each.

Drawings here by 2023-11-30 17:33:31 +0000 UTC View Post