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| Years active | 2004–2019 | ||||||||||||
| Genre(s) | Film, animation, comedy | ||||||||||||
| Subscribers | 20 million[1] | ||||||||||||
| Total views | 11 billion[1] | ||||||||||||
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Last updated: January 17, 2023 | |||||||||||||
Pencilmation is an American animated comedy web series on YouTube created by Ross Bollinger.[2][3][4][5][6] The series follows the endless struggle between creator and creation as pencil-drawn stick figures and doodles come to life and grapple against the torment of their animator's pencil and his arsenal of other drawing implements. The cartoon can be recognized by its trademark ruled paper backdrop, traditional frame-by-frame animation technique,[3] inclusion of pencils and other drawing material, energetic music, classic cartoonish sound effects, simplistic character designs, and a mix of slapstick, situational comedy, meta, and doodle-based humor.
As of December 2021, Pencilmation is the 260th most subscribed channel, the 225th most viewed channel, the 104th most subscribed channel from the US, the 15th most subscribed channel in the Film category, and the largest (most subscribed and most viewed) 2D Animation-focused original creator channel on all of YouTube.[4][7]
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- ^ Zahed, Ramin (March 12, 2021). "'Pencilmation' Creator Ross Bollinger Sharpens His Next Big Toon 'Gil Next Door'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Zachary, Brandon (April 26, 2021). "Pencilmation Creator Ross Bollinger Dives Into His Animation Inspirations". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Kornelis, Chris (June 9, 2021). "How 'Pencilmation' Became a YouTube Sensation". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ Miller, Pat (June 10, 2009). "'Pencilmation' Abuses Cartoons For Our Pleasure". Tubefilter. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ Beck, Jerry (December 4, 2011). ""Pencilmation" by Ross Bollinger". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "Pencilmation". Social Blade. Retrieved December 9, 2020.