Recent NewsPictoTVPictoPRO Online Event: Characters for Clients 21 March 2024: 1-day exclusive PictoPRO member LIVE online broadcast celebrating professional character work across industries, with PictoTalks and community spotlights EventCELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF PICTOPLASMA Coming May Pictoplasma celebrates its 20th Berlin edition. For those unable to join in person, we'll be live broadcasting all conference talks + the entire official animation selection PictoTalkNew PictoTalk: Mookntaka Squeezing an extra portion of inflatable XXL characters into the public space Call for EntriesPast Call For #CharacterCommissions Pictoplasma asked you to dig into your professional portfolio and shine a spotlight on one of your creations that served its cause – with character. InterviewLoulou João: Welcome to the Focketverse On soft-world building, the corporeality of the digital and and how to fight stereotypes of Blackness InterviewBaphoboy: Land of Smiles The dark side of Thailand’s smiling culture PictoTalkNew PictoTalk: John McLaughlin John shares the genesis story of his OG character on its way to mingling with Anna Wintour InterviewEsra Gülmen: Difficult Questions Playing with words, avoiding clichés and caring about others PictoTVTODAY: FREE PICTO TV – SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS Free for all registered users: To shorten the wait for the upcoming Pictoplasma Berlin Festival, tune in every 1st & 3rd Saturday for some hand-picked animated jewels from the Picto-Archives. PictoTalkNew PictoTalk: Headexplodie You are loved! Some wholesome words (for our PictoPro members) by Headsexplodie, recorded at PictoNYC 2023 Call for EntriesPAST Call For Entries: #WalkWithCharacter Pictoplasma challenged you to create the one walk cycle to Rule Them All! InterviewPaolo Puck: Exploring Uncertain Grounds On zoning out when sculpting and getting lost in the flow of the forms PublishingNew limited edition enamel pin ... ... for all 5-fingered creatives in need of emotions support EventAPPLY NOW FOR THE 2024 MASTERCLASS! Pictoplasma brings the experience, knowledge and expertise of its conferences to a new level of inspiration and intensity with a unique Character Development Course. Next Masterclass: April 26 – May 05, 2024 InterviewDoma: Losing Public Space and Natural Connection The social commitment of art and activism InterviewDamselfrau: Masks That Work for Themselves On letting yourself be directed by whatever the material is telling you InterviewHattie Stewart: The Colour Pink Should be Celebrated! Professional doodling, de-facing fashion icons and the darker undertones of the color pink InterviewAman Khanna: Embracing Imperfection Dysfunctional sculptures based on human behavior InterviewSarina Nihei: Animation Can be Your Best Friend The therapeutic effect of drawing through tons of paper InterviewDavid OReilly: The Uncharted Territories of Face Filters On seamlessly shifting through genres and the disruption of pre-AI face filters EssayJohn Emigh: MASK AND BODY More than a mere artifact, masks can't be stripped from their performative quality View more