#Rango answer

[rangoatemybabynsfw]

When you write long projects, do you plan them all out or work as you go?

I used to kinda just work as I went (which is probably why I have a lot of unfinished fics haha) But lately, I like writing out the entire outline/plot before really starting, that way I know it'll actually have an ending I like instead of a rushed one because the pressure got to be too much.

[den-ai-d]

Rattlesnakes are cool🐍💥💥💥

Fan art for @/Max_Draws_Stuff dilfy snake gijinka on twitter. Keep reading for the original tweet the design comes from!

[hopusthebrainlessfloof]

[aron-q]

కᩏꫀ᭙ꪖꪹᡶ: Not at the moment...

Ｔｏｐｐｅｒ: Never have, never will.

𝑹𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒐: I've been in a couple relationships in the past.

▀▄▀▄ 𝑶𝒌, 𝒔𝒐 𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝑰 ��𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒐-𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕........ 𝑩𝒖𝒖𝒖𝒖𝒕-▄▀▄▀

(*(Yeah I changed my mind)*)

𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒕: Actually, yes! I'm currently in a relationship with my girlfriend, Vivian, though I haven't been in any relationships besides my current one :3

[neo-kajatrash]

So, I was going through the Rango tag (as you do) because I saw the movie for the first time and fircking loved it, and I came across your art. Now, I might be two years late, but - the fangs? the stance and the bandoliers and the little tightness around his eyes that screams SNAKE - it's beautiful. And speaking of eyes, Rango's have the little cricklies that easily track his chameleon eyes without being too distracting. Also Rango's "ohnono don't" expression is phenomenal. Fantastic work.

Hello! This is incredibly late, I'm so sorry. I've just been absent from tumblr for a long time and I didn't notice this until I came back recently.

I actually completely forgot about that sketch, omg--but thank you so much for saying all those nice things, I'm so happy you liked it!! It almost makes me want to do a redraw, lol... Anyway this was so sweet of you to say, I hope you can forgive me for being 3 years late. Thank you so much!!

[bear-cubs-art-things]

😁

👁👁

[koopalings4life]

Opinions on the Broodals? :3

Only just getting round to answering stuff, so sorry to keep you waiting! I didn’t like the Broodals at first, but they’re grown on me now. My favourites are Rango and Spewart, and since they have all the personality of cardboard in Odyssey, I like to give them my own. They’ll never replace the Koopalings in my eyes, but I still like them now. They have some serious potential as enemies as well, but I think Nintendo will just (sadly) discard them after Odyssey.

In short, I like them! They’re a solid 8/10 in my books!

[pcrfumebcttles]

@pxppinmolly asked: “Could a girl really be a prince?” Revolutionary Lover

"Girls can be whatever the hell they wanna be. Trust me. I've met my fair share of girl that more of a prince than any man I've ever met in my life."

One who's affections she almost threw away like a fool.

[bobbinfire]

Transformers One - Animation Student Analysis

(Aka why TFHypeGuy is right and you need to make this a #TFWeekend)

Disclaimer: This is a Review by an animation student based on the first viewing alone. I will not be giving the same quality of analysis of a film like a seasoned animation professional. However, I still have tons of knowledge by the years I have spent personally studying animated films and the new information learned through my academics. If you are still here, with that out of the way let’s begin.

(As requested by @serotoninisheldinkiwis)

((Spoilers below- quick non spoiler version here))

Transformers one is the peak example of what a brand such as the transformers franchise could accomplish when fans and talented artists work together to make a piece of art. The phrase of “could accomplish” is even over written as they “have accomplished” this. Both seasoned and newly furnished transformers fans seem to concur this as a fact.

All animation fans (you could even get the same from any of my fellow animation classmates) agree the Spider-Man Into/Across the Spider-verse movies are the best amongst the vast pool of the animated film medium. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (2022) was my favorite animated film, for both story and animation. But when compared to the artistry that is the Spider-verse, I knew that it still couldn’t compare in terms of mastery. No matter how much a film has your love, you are more likely than not to agree with the concept that Spider-verse saga is the best. And I used to agree. That was until the night of Friday September 20, when Transformers One single handily took the scepter of victory and waved it high for the awaiting crowds to see. The controversy I may get from this will probably be immense, but the statement I am willing to scream from the rooftops is that Transformers One has officially surpassed Spider-Verse movies as the top animated film. 

But what actually makes an animated film the “best” when compared to the variety of competitors flooding the market on a bi-monthly basis? What makes this film so better when it could be just the current hyper fixation coded bias of a long time transformers kid who just got handed a shiny new toy to play with and will eventually forget about once the next film releases. Well my friends…and random people of the internet, here is an analysis made by an animation student (me *cough *cough) that breaks down the answer to that question. 

Animation

As with any quality animated film, the animation itself will make or break a film as it is the core part of the film. Transformers One’s animation was handled by the company Industrial Lights and Magic. While not a large competitor in terms of feature film animation, they have produced films that have pushed past known boundaries of both animation and story as seen in their few animated feature films: Rango (2011), Strange Magic (2015), and Ultraman Rising (2024). Their work in the industry is primarily known in reference to their special effects work with Jurassic Park (1993) and Star Wars (1977). ILM’s animation in Transformers One manages to bring to life a world many have tried to do before, but not as elegantly or dare I say brilliant as this. The animation itself seems to stay on a constant frame rate, the beauty of special movements or actions being more defined by hard cuts or continuously moving shots. Each movement has purpose even ones that seem more throw away because it adds to the personality of the characters/environment. Specialty/new techniques are not as important for this film, which is perfectly okay considering they managed to hit each one of the 12 principles of animation when it counted most. An animation coming from a special effects studio in general is very good because they tend to pay major attention to any animation related to special effects, even if it’s just for a cartoon. Details can range from giant Quintesson ship slowly descending to the tiny sparks cause from a hit to a metal face. The animation in general is smooth as well as robotic only when it needs to be.

Environments

There have been a variety of environments in both animated and live action films that have help suck the audience into the story. When an animated pulls it off successfully it is even more noteworthy worthy. However, one must note the limited use of environments when it comes to how much we see past the establishing shots. Most times the best of environmental shots are primarily used to help set up a location or scene, then the rest of that is limited to a small corner (more often than not for budgetary reasons). Transformers One leans into the almost constant use of environments, not only for location, but for story as well. There is a variety of scenes that are carried through meticulously crafted sets and allow for you to not only finally get to know the world of Cybertron, but we travel through the environments almost fully as we progress the story alongside the characters. Minor details play a large role in the environment. Between the polished textures, the detailed individual blades of alien vegetation, the different background characters, and the hidden easter eggs within the framework of the designs themselves allow for a new thing for you eyes to feast upon with each viewing.

Textures

The use of textures in both environment and character design is on another level when compared to other 3D animated films. Speaking from experience the process of applying basic textures to a 3D model already requires hours of hard work, dedication, and patience that you will be very low on by the end of the whole ordeal. So when you analyze the detail and complexity of the work the team at ILM brought to the table it is truly extraordinary, even more so when you realize the time it would take to fight the UV layout and unwrap the mesh of a complicated figure like a cybertronian, especially one that has to transform. If you are confused on my alien language look up basic uv layout and texturing tutorial for maya on YouTube and generate a heart attack for yourself. Good luck sleeping tonight. Transformers one works itself down to the individual grains in the sand, the cracks in the ground, the glitter speckled plating on Elita-One’s head; even the length and deepness of scratches in armor can be measured. The effort put forth creates an effect of feeling you can touch the textures just by looking at them. Of course textures can only go so far without the correct use of the next subject. 

Lighting

When used to its fullest extent lighting not only lights the cast and their environment but it helps extend storytelling capabilities. Things such as mood, emotions, atmosphere, movement and location are brought out through simple artificial particles. The darkness of the mines contrast with the bright fantasy lighting of Iacon, which in its own way contrast the calm natural lighting of the surface. The carefully crafted textures of a surface could not be fully realized without the full use of directed light bouncing off it. During the final sequence of fights the change of D-16 to Megatron is not only conveyed through the change in the lighted color of his eyes but the waves of light flowing from them as he battles his way through opponents. The trail of light allows our eyes to not only follow Megaton’s movements but his descent into his dark path, with his blood red rage clouding his vision and being all that he can see.

And finally the most important point to cover with any animated film besides animation:

Story

Recently Dreamworks employee Rick  Rickdel gave a lecture on my campus. Out of all he talked about one of my major takeaways was when he said: “a story only connects with the felt needs of your audience”. Transformers fans have been wanting a movie like Transformers One for a long time. Even the smallest fans wanted to know what happens between Optimus and Megatron. And that’s the true beauty of this movie. We already know basically what happened between them, we know the overall story. Going into the theater we already knew how it was going to officially end and based on the lore we knew how it was going to start even. So the most important thing for Transformers One was how they connected the two and carried out the main part of the story. And what they did not only managed to meet expectations, but surprised us multiple points along the way. Voice actors poured their souls into these characters, leaving behind their celebrity personalities and bringing the characters to life. Each character themselves that had a relatively good chunk of screen time had a role in the story and were not just throw away side characters. With each one it’s set up for an almost domino like effect for the plot. Bee is not just a goofy side character, he assists in the journey, helps them get to new locations, and even provides relief from the typical dark undertones. Darkwing is a side character that ends through one quick mean spirited action kicks off the rising action at break neck speed. The quintessions show briefly, but provide enough of a threat without overstepping the plot’s boundaries that it is okay they are not there for long, but there may be a chance they can come again. Sentinel is at first glance a stereotypical egocentric villain, but take away his power and status and he will crumble in your hands (quite literally). He is not designed to be redeemable, but he is also not evil just for the sake of being evil. He has goals, he has factors that push him to evil things, but he very clearly has gone far enough that he no longer cares. His overall actions that are not super specifically targeted end up affecting what were originally minor threats to the point it results in his demise. And because of how his character was designed we rejoice even if actual justice wasn’t delivered. For a film have good storytelling it needs to have two factors: the story (the lore and information the audience receives in order to understand the film’s world) and plot (the events that play out in the films timeframe). The movie uses both of these to their proper extent allowing people like my friend was never watched any Transformers media before to watch it with understanding and enjoy it. It plays out what we expect of transformers media while taking on its own persona. What I find most enjoyable about the movies plot is the fact it is similar to a slow burn romance, but in reverse. We take this strongly built brotherly bond that can be shaken, yet once the match gets struck we can do nothing but watch as all these ties melt to heartache before our very eyes. And the audience’s vision eats it up without blinking once. We watch as D-16 goes to catch Orion, only to slowly realize he can’t undo what he’s done to the point of of diluting his mind to making it Orion’s’ on fault. We watch orions spark break through the emotions in his eyes as he begs D-16 not to…but it’s not about not dropping him, it’s about not becoming what he has watched him slowly come into to the point a flip is switch and D-16 is gone. @sephirose explained the summary of this movie best:

“D-16 reached out and caught Orion.

Megatron dropped him.

Orion Pax held onto D-16.

Optimus Prime let him go.”

Even the soundtrack tells a story. “The Fall” it only plays an emotional heartstrings of former Transformers Prime fans, but encapsulates “the actual physical fall of Orion and the metaphorical one of D-16 as he kills Sentinel” (@firebunnylover). Even if the end of the film is just a quick hit of Megatron being banished and forming the Deceptioncons while Orion ascends and becomes robot Jesus, it is what we were expecting. 

And that is the culmination of these factors. It manages to astound and amaze, but in the end it was a Transformers movie meant to be satisfactory. It is satisfying to the transformers soul, and in turn we should do our part like TFOneGuy says and give it the appreciation it deserves.

Anyways, sorry this took so long (I say to the single person who asked for this) to get out but in order to be able to give an in-depth animation student analysis I have to do well in my animation classes.

[rangoatemybabynsfw]

Are there any special interests you like that you'd love to shoe-horn into writing?

I love horror survival games, stories, movies. So one day I'd like to write a really good horror fic (with good tasty smut of course). Because there's something really intimate about surviving TOGETHER. The 'I need you and you need me, so lets get through this' and the familiarity that builds over time as they save each other's lives. Mmmm. Good shit.

I also love to sew and crochet and such, so it'd be fun to write something about that haha. Something cute like a craft group meet cute. :D

[sphnyspinspin]

Hey, do you know what the trope is when men, specifically in the cartoon medium, wear a red Hawaiian shirt with white flowers on it?

The only men that come to mind are Denny from Robots In Disguise 2015, Rango from Rango, and Master Fu from Miraculous.

I know for a fact that there are more but I just can’t remember any at the moment.

Is it, like, a reference to a really old trope in Hollywood?

Is it secretly symbolic in western animation, specifically geared towards the male demographic?

Do artists just like to draw it because men’s fashion is simply boring and they steal that one character design aspect from previous characters that they drew inspo from in the first place?

Am I reading too much into this?

I. Need. ANSWERS. PLEEEEEASE!

Tagging y’all in case you know something I don’t:

@novafire-is-thinking @autistic-fool-with-ideas @celestite-caroline @frosty-tian @viewer-of-many @gelu-the-babosa-multiversal @luciolefire @mysticfoxdesigns

[konjkitkatty]

Ive never seen rango

WE ARE SITTING DOWN AND WE ARE WATCHING RANGO, AND I WILL NOT TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER

[hopusthebrainlessfloof]

Rango is perfectly fine just the way he is. An absolutely BEAUTIFUL rabbit. Could not POSSIBLY look cuter. *Gives him a cookie and a pat on the head*

[saltoftheearth5x2]

What's it like?

Some find this question drifting through their mind when they see a Bible. Or perhaps curious minds can't help but look with wonder when they pass a church. What's it like turning to Christ?

Jesus often taught his lessons through stories, and perhaps this one will help you.

There is a dog named Hopper. He sits alone in his kennel in an adoption center. He has been there a while, sadly looking on as the people pass by him. No one ever really spared him a glance. He was a limping dog, with only three of his four legs working properly due to an incident in his pup life. Though he had a slight gimp, he could still get around. So why hasn't anyone adopted him yet? Will no one be able to care for a broken dog?

But before all hope was lost, he got adopted by a wonderful, loving family. They treated him with love and care, unlike the other people who had taken care of him before.

With the help of his new family, he became a whole new dog - donning a new name Rango, as a reminder that he has a new life now. He is no longer the sad pup that wasted away in a cage. He can now see the world through opened eyes, with his owner guiding him along the way.

But life isn't all happy endings. There are ups and downs along the way.

Rango is part herding dog, and though his new owners don't live on a farm with livestock, that doesn't stop his herding tendencies. Side-by-sides and vehicles became his livestock.

He got so occupied with herding the vehicles, that he forgot what is important: following the commands of his master. His owner tried many things to get him to stop, but he just couldn't help it sometimes. He'd get so focused on the wrong things, and his owner would get frustrated.

But once the vehicle was parked, and his focus was broken, Rango realized his faults. He showed that he was sorry for his actions, and asked to be forgiven. But he was unsure if he would be forgiven. In the past, his caretakers would be so mad whenever he misbehaved. Would the same happen here?

His new owner was different than the rest. He saw that Rango was truly trying to be different, and he forgave the dog. From then on, he started to strive to break his old habits.

This is what it's like when you've turned to God. You may be broken, feeling useless, unwanted, and alone, but God still loves you and wants you to come to him. He'll drag you out of your dark path, and lead you to His path. You'll become a new person, bathed in his light, living differently than you used to. But the changes are always for the better.

And though this new life is wonderful, it's never easy. Sometimes, you may be pulled back to your old ways because it's so much easier! But inside, you know it's wrong. Your old ways don't fulfill you, and you can feel guilt start to creep its way back into you. So you step off of your path, and go back to His. You repent, and sincerely apologize for your actions, and God will forgive you. Then you continue your walk with your hand in His.

"Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord," - Acts 3:19 (NIV)

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If you have any questions regarding the Christian faith, please ask me in my ask box. I am not a perfect person, but I will try and answer your questions as best as I can. We all have much more to learn, myself included. So please, do not be shy.

[catb-fics]

Unpopular opinion to you lol but I love sappy shit so that's probs why 2all is my fave catb song. I got chills and wept when i first heard it. Maybe that was due to life but still.

Im sure you've answered it a million times but what's your fave catb song? Does anyone else wanna share what song had them reacting like me?

Aww now I feel bad ha ha 🤭

Tbh even though 2all isn’t in with my fave catb songs it’s amazing live and that’s so nice it got you feeling that way, I love that 💗

I have a few favourites that rotate and at the moment I’m not even sure but I really love Outside, Rango and Sidewinder. The first time I heard Rango live I was a mess, it had been off the setlist for a while and I wasn’t expecting it. I had a mini breakdown in the gig ha ha I was screaming like I was possessed!

Does anyone else wanna share what catb songs got to them in an emotional way?

[vanmccannsfridge]

Thought I’d forward these asks I got to a few other active catb blogs. Only answer if you want and if I’ve missed anyone out I’m sorry! Feel free to post anyway. I’d love to see what everyone thinks xxx

🖤 What hairstyle do you think Van will have?

🖤 What will the setlist be?

🖤 Any guesses what the new people will be like?

love this !!!

hairstyle

i think it’s going to be a bit shorter than 2021 but a tiny bit longer than 2019, since in the pic sardy posted it was just above his shoulders ! also i’m hoping the sideburns are tamed, not a fan of those right angles he had for 2021 😭

something like this length i think !

setlist

i don’t think it’ll be that different to the 2021 shows but i think they will probably open with showtime (even though i would love longshot still being an opener), probably play the next single (unreleased) near the end of the set and i think they’ll bring back tyrants for the 10 year anniversary of the balcony!

but i really hope they still do outside, rango, homesick and fluctuate that’s the ones i can’t wait to see again the most. but would love to see sidewinder, overlap, encore and red but think they’re all long gone 😕

the band

well i’m hoping van turns up for a start 😭 but definitely benji too !

i think the new drummer and guitarist will just be session musicians so i even doubt we’ll know their names by the end of the gig, could see them being a bit older than van & benji too idk why.

but in an ideal world this has been some massive joke and all of these walk on :(