Roo Nelo

I appreciate it!

Stop motion puppet made with needle felting. An prototype eye in grey is on the left. The original black safety eye is on the right.

Close up of stop motion puppet. The prototype eye’s base is hidden behind thin wool felt.

How the prototype eye is split into 2 parts that connect with 2 tiny magnets.

Close up of prototype eye and base attached together magnetically. Compared to black plastic safety eye.

Prototyping eyes for Milo. They’re split into a base that’s hidden and the actual eye. I’m using magnets to act as registry keys to keep them aligned. Planning to design a few eye expressions for animation tests. #stopmotion #animation #needlefelting #art

I just got flooded with a bunch of memories of watching this and Transformers Beast Wars.

Thank you! I think it adds a bit of warmth to it.

Ambient light with warm glow turned on

Ambient light turned off

Lamp shade made with 3D printing

Wooden base salvaged from a fake plant pot. This is how it looked before cutting and sanding modifications.

My mini project lately has been making this LED ambient lamp. The wooden base was from a plant pot that broke. I chopped some sections off and sanded off the stain. Then I designed the lamp in Tinkercad and printed it with PLA filament. #3dprinting #design

Not sure how much game dev experience you have, but as someone who’s had the same desire, I’d try to make it as small and simple as possible. Just to learn the pipeline and see how my idea looks and functions. Could even be substituting a tutorial with your own stop motion assets.

I started prototyping a 3D printed automata mechanism. The goal is to offer my automata toys at a more affordable price (the characters will still be handmade). But I’m worried I’ve possibly lost the charm that a fully handmade piece carries. #art #automata

Many thanks!

Something I haven’t mentioned anywhere, I didn’t record any LAV or have a reference for animating this. Was tight on time, so I was just acting out the movements every frame. Thank god I didn’t hit the tripod.

Milo animation test 02. He might collect items like puffy stars in his world. This one is floating above a rock with glowing glyphs. #stopmotion #indieanimation #art #needlefelting #oc

Excited to follow the progress on this. Relatedly, would love to see a vid on how you manage personal projects. Things like time management and being overwhelmed by the scope are still a struggle for me.

Ragdoll cat wooden sculpture front angle

Ragdoll cat wooden sculpture front

Ragdoll cat wooden sculpture back angle

Ragdoll cat wooden sculpture back

Finished my wood carving. It’s a little ragdoll cat desk buddy. About 5 cm (2”) tall. Made with basswood and acrylic paint. Available in my shop. #cat #art #woodcarving

Milo animation test 01. Been a while since I did puppet animation. Trying to get a feel for how he moves with short limbs. #stopmotion #indieanimation #needlefelting #art #oc

Looks awesome! Must be exciting to have a physical print.

Mushishi manga with special shikishi board to the right.

Back cover of Mushishi manga.

Spine view of Mushishi manga.

My Mushishi Collector’s Edition Vol 1 arrived. This is the Kinokuniya cover variant which came with a shikishi. I’ve been waiting over a decade for a new English manga release as the original run is so expensive. I’m incredibly happy right now.

A calico cat in a teal coffee mug. Front side.

A calico cat in a teal coffee mug. Back side.

Painting the calico cat pattern on the clay keychain.

Painting the nose onto the calico cat clay keychain.

Made myself a keychain with clay and resin. I still haven’t settled on a design for Mug Cat but this version is my favorite so far. Currently editing the full art process for YouTube.

#art #clay #cats #handmade

Grouped all the automata toys I’ve made so far and animated them. It’s cool to see the little ways I experimented with each one and how that compounded over time.
#art #stopmotion #automata #toy

A range of paint palettes. Upper left is a plastic palette with wells. Bottom left is a small silicone palette with wells. Right is a large ceramic palette tray. #art #painting

I tried a ceramic palette for the first time. Might be my favorite in terms of cleaning acrylic and gouache paint. I always struggled with the plastic one (upper left). The silicone (bottom left) was decent, but my art projects outgrew the small size.

I made another Halloween automata toy for this year. It’s a tiny witch popping out of a cauldron. Full process of how I made it over on YouTube. youtu.be/tA0jOQEVDsE

#automata #animation #stopmotion #art

Thanks, Shogo! 🙏

A screenshot of my YouTube subscriber count for my art and animation channel. #art #youtuber

Woke up to a nice surprise. I’m finally close to 1000 subscribers on YouTube. I’ve been experimenting with my art and animation videos the past year, so it feels nice to see some results.

If someone wants to help out: youtube.com/@RooNelo

Love that cover! Excited to see how this project goes.

Finished making another automata toy. It’s a simple spinning carousel. Made of basswood, brass, clay, and acrylic paint. Full art process on YouTube: youtu.be/17ON2DSrKVU

#automata #woodcarving #stopmotion #animation #art

A cat flopped on a load of bread. The idea is based on a clay desk buddy I sculpted recently.

A painting based on the cat bread clay sculpture I made recently. This is also a free digital wallpaper in my art shop.
ko-fi.com/roonelo/shop

#digitalart #art #cats #baking

Cat lying down on bread. Sculpted with clay and painted with acrylics.

Cat lying down on bread. Sculpted with clay and painted with acrylics. Picture angled from the back.

Cat lying down on bread. Sculpted with clay and painted with acrylics. Forward facing picture.

Cat lying down on bread. Sculpted with clay and painted with acrylics. Sitting on a hand for size reference. Figure is 2.5 cm long.

I sculpted a cat lying on some bread. I enjoyed making this way more than I thought I would. About 1” or 2.5 cm long. #cat #baking #art #clay

Completely understand. There’s a bit of pressure to be “on brand” for an audience. But it kinds of kills creativity for me, so I try experiment and explore as much as I can. I hope you’ll post more of your other works sometime!

These are great! It’s really impressive seeing how far your range goes. I just learned about artfight the other week and I wish I knew about it sooner.

Hi #PortfolioDay. I finally updated my stop motion showreel. Includes personal and freelance work. I’m open for animation and puppet fabrication opportunities.

roonelo.com#portfolio
linktr.ee/roonelo

#stopmotion #animation #art #needlefelting

Huge congrats! Glad to see the journey continue. 🙂

Thanks for sharing this! It’s always insightful to see how other artists approach their work. The final piece turned out very comfy. 🙂