This week on Model Citizens, we decided to put the spotlight on one of our favorite animators on Pornhub — Skudd. Read on to find out how he got started in porn animation, where he finds inspiration, and what his plans are for the future.
How did you get into animated porn?
It actually started out as a dare! A friend dared me to animate a “porn” version of a character he drew, so I did, but he liked it so much, he asked if he could share it online and credit me. Once he did, I got tons of messages asking if they could pay me to animate other characters in a similar way. After a few years, I was able to make a living off of animation alone!
What’s your long-term plan?
I am currently searching for a team of artists to help me create an animated hentai pilot. I’m not expecting much to come of it, but if it's successful, I could see myself doing that for the next few years.
What do you believe makes your work stand out? What do you accredit your success to?
I could never be able to tell you why I am successful; I will always just chalk it up to luck. I am very lucky and grateful to be in the position I am now with my work. But something I do not see often in 3D-animated porn is cel shading. I try to include cel shading in most of my work, and for that reason, I think it is easy to notice my work compared to someone else’s.
Do you have a favorite character you like to include in your videos?
I have always had an attraction to Raven from Teen Titans. I enjoy any animation I do with her, even if the model and rig itself could use some major tweaking (at least in my opinion).
How do you come up with your video ideas? Where do you look for inspiration?
A lot of my animations are adaptions or collaborations of other people’s artwork, but usually, I will look at GIFs or videos of actual porn and self it if I can replicate those poses or movements with my own models.
Since you joined Pornhub and the industry, what has been the biggest surprise thus far?
The pay — most sites I have uploaded to either paid me a couple of cents or nothing at all. So thank you Pornhub! It does feel nice to be appreciated for the work I do.
Courtesy of Skudd
What do you think is the biggest misconception people have about animated porn?
I think a lot of people believe animated porn has the same sort of real-world impact as live porn, which I do not believe is true at all. With animated porn, it is usually just someone or a team of people sitting behind a desk, trying to make this drawing look somewhat similar to a human being. There is never anything really malicious about the things an animator makes; most of us are just trying to become better artists — if not to impress others, then to impress ourselves.
What have been some of the biggest lessons you learned so far?
Since becoming an animator and sharing my work online, the biggest lesson I have learned is to talk as little as you can online. There is no benefit to sharing every aspect of your life on the Internet, and in my opinion, if you are an artist, the best and easiest way to success is to just be quiet and share your work.
What are some of the biggest struggles that come with being a porn animator?
Most of the struggles I experience are technical. Since I create everything from scratch, I am usually just struggling to make sure the characters I model look great in all angles and that the body functions exactly as a real human’s would. I still have a long way to go, but the more I create characters, the more I learn and the better and faster I become!
What sort of advice can you give to newbies?
Don’t rush your work! I see a lot of that with animated porn these days. If you would simply spend an extra day or two on each animation you create, your work would look much better than if you were to upload it the moment you thought to yourself, “Eh, it’s good enough.” You always have room to improve! You must try as hard as you can on each project.
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