#I just got very inspired by Neytirix

[andswarwrites]

Day 19

When I was little I used to watch The Disney Hour on Sundays.  Whenever the movie wasn't animated, I would experience some disappointment, except if it was The Swiss Family Robinson.  That one time they played Old Yeller I rebelled and I think I shut the TV off just before Old Yeller gets shot.  Animation, to me, unlocked a whole world of color, animation and artwork that no other mode of storytelling could equal.  And now my daughter shares my love for the craft, not only as a spectator, but already at her young age, a contributor.

As soon as N- was old enough to hold a pencil, I decided that I was going to give her a giant supply of colorful construction paper, paint, crayons, markers (I got her metallic ones.  She really loved those.) And shortly after she learned her alphabet and her numbers, I taught her color theory. Well I can't take all the credit, there was a song on Youtube by Scratch Garden that taught her, of the colors of the rainbow, which three were primary and which three secondary, which ones were warm and which ones were cool.  It's called The Color Song.

When I was young I loved to draw.  I especially liked to draw people.  Facial expressions, poses; I once made a "photo album" of my made up family with twelve kids.  And I drew all twelve.  I also drew a whole story involving a quest to find out whether some gems were genuine.  It start off with two people shouting "They could be real!".  I've continued to draw off and on over the course of my life, and when N- was old enough I showed her a few basic things, and she just took off. 

From a very young age she included amazing detail in her artwork.  I enjoyed coloring her art for her, because adding color drew the eye to those tiny little details she had created.  N- loves animals, and she invents her very own creatures.  At a young age she started to "vent" with her artwork, and at first she didn't want me to see those pictures.  I explained that showing them to me helps me to understand what she is feeling, and I won't be shocked or appalled.  But if she doesn't want me to see a page in her sketchbook, I respect that.

When she got her first tablet, S- and I installed an app to teach N- how to animate.  We thought it might be fun for her.  She didn't use it very often, so we thought maybe it wasn't her thing.  When N- was old enough to go on the computer, she found a website called Flipanim, and with it she can layer artwork, doodle, and animate.  She has been using that site for over five years now.  She goes through phases where she only wants to draw, and then other phases where she creates complex music videos.

She follows artists on Youtube such as Neytirix and RANDOMstuff Animation who inspire her.  She also likes learning about other art forms from Youtubers like Moriah Elizabeth and North of the Border.  We don't have an official Art class per se, because N- spends so much free time painting, drawing, animating and more.  And I do plan to teach her a course in art history as part of our curriculum next year.  The important thing is that N- draws just about every single day.  Because practicing her craft is essential.

I've always admired animation.  I know 3D animation has been popularized, but I think artsy films like Song of The Sea have their place as well.  N- agrees with me.  We watched it together, and she kept commenting on the artwork and the music and how the two went hand in hand with the storytelling.  When I say "artsy films", I mean stylized and with artistic merit.  I'm not knocking it in any way.  It's one of my favorite animated movies. 

I grew up thinking Disney was the end-all and be-all of animation.  I do love so many Disney movies.  Not as many as I did as a kid.  Growing up my tastes have changed.  When I was in my teens, some friends of mine introduced me to different styles of animation.  We watched Millennium Actress, and since I loved the book Watership Down, we watched the 1978 animated movie.  I had to watch Millennium Actress twice, because the first time I was hoping for a happy ending, and that's not the point of the movie.  Watership Down was well done, but the book is just so much better.

S-'s favorite animated TV series was Tiny Toons, so as an anniversary gift I got him the DVDs.  We actually bought a lot of animated series, from Samurai Jack to Freakazoid.  S- appreciates animation too.  In fact, we're a family of animation geeks.  That's why, when we went to see the Super Mario Movie, S- and I were enjoying it just as much as if not more than N-.  We introduced her to Powerpuff Girls as a kid, we took her to see Inside Out when it came out in theaters.  We're kids at heart, and we hope she will always remain one too.

I think N- has so much potential.  She could earn a living as an artist, either traditional, digital, animator, musician: she has options.  And if she wants to keep those gifts of hers for herself and decides to go in a completely opposite direction, she will have my full support.  As long as she earns enough to pay her bills, rent and groceries, with enough to put aside for rainy days and treating herself, I'll be happy.  I don't want my child to get rich and famous.  I want her to use her talents in a way that brings her contentment.  I want to watch what she does in life, and give her as much support as I can.

[trashyart-y]

Idk if this whole thing was already thought of, just thought to maybe throw it out there. If it was, do tell, I'd be interested to see how they did it and how pathetic my concept in comparison is. And then I suppose they're just gonna some oc of mine who's maybe gonna be recycled into somewhere else. :p

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The human is a very delusional and mssed up person that got into cannibalisim by their own choice and tries to justify it all by making all the villagers into animals in her head, thus further making them think that it's okay to do what they do.

They get new villagers by kidnapping them, but in their messed up head it only looks like they're inviting them onto their "island" and being "kind" in doing so, when in reality they were knocked out, tied up and made prisoners in their basement.

In this situation, they try to coax them into being cannibals, too, over time. If it works, they join her "island" and they become "friends". Altho, reluctant at first at the very least. If they don't and make it semi-clear that they don't wanna become like her, she or her "friends" eat them.

From then on, they watch them intently, the "friend" unaware.

The whole process of bettering the island represents the hard work and sweat they put into bettering their position and status in this big rural village/small city (or wherever else, haven't figured it out yet) into looking like a sweet, caring and good-humored person (I'm not sure what gender to make them,,).

In reality, they're a sadistic, apathetic and selfish person who loves and makes sure to keep their "non-friends" alive 'til the very end, making the dying part as agonizing and slow for them.

The island simply represents their own "world" and all the people in it, "friends". Only villagers are real. Tom Nook, Dodo's, Blathers, Timmy & Tommy and other people that cannot be kicked out or invited are simply representations of different things.

I haven't yet figured out how they keep their true selves hidden from the rest of people that aren't in their "friend group", or how they keep their "friends" in check. Or what job they have, cuz it could further determine her skills, personality and popularity. Shit like that.

Maybe she brainwashes them over time, or her position gives her a lot more influence and power over the actual city/village/whatever :////

Oh oh! Or maybe it's a cult of sorts!!! :00000

That'd be cool! 🤔🤔

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Man, idk why, but sometimes I just get this ball of inspiration about a subject/fandom of some sort.

I'm not even into animal crossing lol :^)

The only reason why this is even posted is cuz of that one @neytirix video touring her island. I just got so excited by her human and his whole semi-story that I just had to think of something, too. Do follow her on youtube, if cute and often horror-y stuff is your thing. :)💕💗💕💕

Bye bye! 😘