#another redraw trend from twitter

[fshbonemercatus]

[m-0-ths]

it's another db redraw trend from twitter oops

[corelle-vairel]

Was your recent Dora art based on some official art or something?? It's almost identical to a painting by another artist on here that was posted two weeks prior so I'm assuming you guys based your pieces on the same thing but I don't remember the image from anywhere the game

Yes, its a trend on twitter mostly, I think. Everyone was doing a redraw of this album cover :

NewDad to be more precise ! And people were doing redraws of this with their characters or fanarts etc. I should have linked it to my original post, I did it on twitter and facebook. So I apologize for the confusion.

[rukkako]

Y'know I was watching this video and it's made me think so much about so much shit tbh. It's kinda sad, not gonna lie. Like I get it- I've been in fandom for years, I know the drill, coping with memes has been a staple of fandom for ages- I was there for danganronpa, I was there for AOT, for CSM and many more.

This is kind of an insane rant so don't feel forced to keep reading. I just need to put this out there.

But the thing is, for a good while now, since a couple of years ago, I've been in this position where I... don't really see the appeal? Like yes, of course, the memes are funny. I laugh at them- I laugh at fraudkuna and at jogoat and at everything else because it's silly and goofy. But when I'm done laughing and I really think about it it kinda depresses me. How must the author feel? Seeing the people wreck and vandalize and humilliate some of the highest, most dramatic and cathartic moments of their most important work ever. How must that feel? The thing is, this isn't a question- you know how that feels. It feels bad. Akutami is lucky that he doesn't see the clownshow people are making of their show overseas, but when I see this I can't help but be reminded of a tale as old as time-artists that made drawings and those drawings became memes against the artist's will. We've seen it recently with the dancing lizard- The person who made it stated recently that the trend of redrawing Toothless over their 3D art caused them to get so depressed they switched from 3D to anime. (The tweet where they said this is sadly deleted, but if you look up "ka92 lizard" on twitter you can find some evidence, like this tweet.)

I don't like it. I don't like it because yes, I get that you're coping with the sadness the things happening in JJK are causing you- I know it's hard, I know you were very invested and I know this feels like the author may be straight up laughing in your face- but, in memeing the things happening in JJK, you strip them of everything- their shock value, their meaning, their significance, their relevance to their stories. You're no longer gonna remember that time Gojo died valiantly to protect everyone, you're gonna remember Fraudtoru Gojo and Fraudkuna and the King of Frauds and Nah I'd Win and Stand Proud, you're strong- and did I mention I'm NOT into JJK and yet I know every single one of these by hand?

I was into JJK. Nobara was my favorite character- watched Season 1 of the show and started reading the manga, saw her die, and I lost interest. And I was thinking of giving it another shot but this wave of shitposting has singlehandedly taken away my willingness too. Congratulations- now I know every single detail of this thing through stale, goofy memes that take away everything from the scenes they ridiculize and turn them into a mockery of themselves- because I've seen these memes, even if I read the manga and got caught up with everything, I wouldn't be able to experience it the way the author intended. Because when I see gojo dying or anytime Sukuna comes up or anything, I'll be reminded of these things.

I guess that's what all this comes down to. Respecting author intent. I feel like that has kinda been lost to everyone in recent years- when Marco died in AOT, back in 2013, you didn't see this phenomenon happen; people were sad, and sure some people were joking about it to cope but it never got to this level- people still let themselves be affected by the event, they let the incident get to them and touch them and they engaged genuinely with it. Are you really engaging genuinely with JJK if all you do is post goofy memes about what's happening and laughing? Is it really reaching you? Are you giving the story the chance to touch you or are you using your usual wall of irony to stop even something you willingly chose to engage with from changing and affecting you?

I read Umineko no Naku Koro Ni in 2018, and it changed my life. It meant so much to me that I refused, actively, to engage in fandom, I refused to look at any memes; it was my experience and it changed me as a person in ways I simply cannot describe without making this post any longer than it already is. It wasn't after about three years after that that I allowed myself to be, I guess, more light-hearted about it. And of course, you're well in your right to call me dramatic and to tell me that I'm over-dramatizing something that really isn't that big of a deal (and maybe I am, who knows), but even still after that there were very few memes that I really found funny. Because most of the memes everyone was making about it were ridiculizing some of the most horrible, hard-hitting parts of the story. And it was, and still is, my belief, that they took away the meaning, significance- the wheight of those moments just to make fun of them. And... I guess, at a core level, I felt like I never would like something like that to be done to my creations, so I didn't feel comfortable engaging with such content.

I'd like to make something clear- I'm not criticising YOU, JJK fan that loves the memes and lives for them and is nontheless still enjoying their experience reading JJK. If doing that is fun and enjoyable to you, go ahead- the JJK meme explosion has also given birth to many artists, I've seen animations about things happening in the manga that are so beautiful and stunning. But I guess my question is- are the memes allowing you to find new perspectives, new ways to interpret the story, are they deepening your understanding and connection to it, or are they making it more shallow, more blurry, weakening it?

Sorry for the long post- and again, I hope it's clear that I do not want to insult or berate anyone. This is just MY opinion. You can engage with the media you consume however way you choose. But please always bear in mind: is it genuine? Is it full of love?

That is all.

[yourfavouritetragedy]

Kinda annoying that some people are adament that you can't be innocent in that tntduo art redraw trend.... I'm NOT ON twitter. At all. I use Instagram about 2-3 times a week so I never encountered the OP. The first time I saw it was about two weeks ago, in a screenshot with all the names cut off. Because I found it hard to believe that someone would say something so rude on someone else's art, I thought the request for "a better artist" to redraw it and was from the OP - I actually interpreted the trend as kinda wholesome, glossing up an amatuer artist's work to fulfill their vision and showing them what they could be one day. It's not unlikely I would have attempted it too if I wasn't in the middle of another art piece. Seriously, I do not find it impossible that some of the artists on Instagram or Tumblr had this same experience. (In fact, I just saw a PSA on Instagram gaining traction, indicating that many people there didn't know at all.) Stop trying to indict everyone just because twitter is a hellhole of the worst people on earth...

[criscura]

Yeah I dont see how the manga is ending soon when there is still more webcomic after garous arc and the webcomic isn't finished? Maybe they're hinting Murata will be taking a hiatus cause after garou because there's not much webcomic material left to work on until ONE get more webcomic out or maybe they think this arc will be somewhere neat to tie off the manga idk lol

I'm actually gonna post something I just wrote on Reddit (with minor edits):

There are really, REALLY good chances that the whole "HE MEANS THE END OF THE SERIES" is being taken way out of context. In the thread this tweet came from, Murata was answering another artist who said they were checking out OPM for the first time. They were impressed with the fight between Saitama and Garou, and Murata answered with that tweet. It's more likely than not he meant that this series of fights is almost over--not the whole-ass manga--because it doesn't make sense for the story at all, the rumor is coming from an extremely unreliable source, and it's been disproved.

Explanation under the cut:

Story-wise, why on earth would they end it here? After introducing so many new, unanswered plot threads (some of them within the last few pages!); spending a year redrawing fights so that they worked with wherever the story was going, which would then be ending immediately after all those redraws before you could understand why they were done; hinting hardcore at MANY different mysteries that we haven't touched; and not that I think ONE or Murata care particularly hard about profit first, but having the series rocket up the charts over the past few months?? To the point where it's been trending on twitter multiple times now? And when ending it here would contradict almost every single element of the story, on every single level, effectively destroying it, after busting their asses over it for the past ten years? And they decide to say it's done with a fucking off-handed comment in a reply tweet to another artist?

No. It makes way more sense that Murata just meant, "Oh man, I'm so happy you like this fight, but I'm sorry because it's coming to a close. Me and ONE-sensei will try to make sure it's a satisfying finish though!"

Also this rumor was started by an extremely toxic "fan" who, for the past several years, has done nothing but start fandom-wide drama. So far as I can tell his only motivation is that he thinks the webcomic is better than the manga (and seems to have a personal grudge against Murata, who he's constantly insulting and making fun of). It's to the point where he gets pissy and petty if anyone says they enjoy the manga, and will go out of his way to make people miserable for disagreeing with him--or just for making content he doesn't like. So like....yeah. Yeaaaahhh, I'm taking anything and everything he says about this with the tiniest grain of salt. It doesn't help that the people I'm seeing push hard for the rumor being true are all people who will agree with anything he says and/or can't stand the manga and want to see it over. They don't want it to exist for whatever reason, so they're gonna read this tweet in the worst possible light--even if it doesn't actually make sense.

On top of all that, a Japanese reader on Reddit said that in their decades of reading manga, they've never seen シリーズ used to mean a series or manga, but moreso an arc. Here's a link to the comment. That matches what I've seen from the Japanese accounts I follow on Twitter--Japanese fans aren't freaking out the same way non-Japanese fans are. They have Twitter same as we do, and if they're reading the same tweets and getting a different meaning, I'm going to trust them. (And that's not to mention that the translations the linked as "proof" of the rumor that the is series ending seem pretty half-hearted and lead-on to me.)

TL, DR: This was a rumor started by an unbelievably toxic fan who hates the manga and wants to see it end, which has been disproved or completely unacknowledged by native Japanese speakers, and makes no sense in any context of the series at all.

[storminormins]

4 Things YOU can do to save Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Why are we mad? 

Well, in case you somehow didn’t know, Nickelodeon has been actively hurting Rise of the TMNT by ridiculous episode air times (mainly during school hours, late at night, or early in the morning when kids are asleep), barely advertising for the show, creating very little merch, and making it almost impossible to watch anywhere besides directly buying the episodes (WHICH THEY DIDN’T EVEN MAKE THAT EASY). The final straw was cutting short the series of its assumed 3 seasons and promised 2 FULL seasons, giving us a measly season and a half of content, while also forcing the Rottmnt crew to write a four episode season finale (a feat that would normally take around a year to do) in SIX WEEKS!

What we want?

Hey, simple fans, simple needs. We would like to at least see what the rest of season 2 had to offer (there are still storyboards and half-finished episodes and character arcs). Potentially we could convince Netflix to take up the show, like they did with Glitch Techs (another show Nickelodeon gave the boot). Nick already has a pre-standing partnership with Netflix, as they plan on airing the Rottmnt movie on it next year (hopefully).

What can I do to help?

1. Talk about it! 

Make as much noise on social media as possible! Support your fellow creators! The fandom has been trying to get Rise trending once a week (mainly on twitter), and @ing @nickelodeon and @netflix in everything. Just show your support for the show while keeping it courteous and respectful. HolyMangos on Twitter is keeping track of what tags we’re using and setting up times to post so go check with her for more info.

2. Directly pester Nickelodeon about it!

Aside from tagging them in fanart, fanvids, redraws, and general discussions about the show, we have also been sending fanmail or complaints via email at  feedback@nick.com or sending physical mail at Nickelodeon Animation Studio 231 W Olive Avenue Burbank, CA 91502

3. Ask Netflix about it!

We want Netflix to know how much we want this show to continue, and you can directly request for it here. Just remember NOT to put Rise in all three slots because you run the risk of getting flagged as a bot. INSTEAD, put Rise as your first suggestion, and then one other movie or show for good measure. We want Netflix to know that there’s an audience for this show. Heck, even just searching for Rise on Netflix counts as something, because Netflix keeps track of searches, so HOP TO IT!

4. Rate it on IMDB!

Despite how many people love it, Rise only has a 5.2 out of 10 rating on IMDB (despite almost all the episodes themselves having an 8+), mainly because a bunch of people gave it a single star after ONLY watching the first episode. If you love the show, give it a sincere review and maybe we can get those ratings back up.

[taramatsu-san]

Another month, another bunch of art! We have Choromatsu from the Sailor Moon redraw trend on Twitter. In addition I did a Hatsune Miku redraw with Choromatsu as well. Then there is a Nyaa-chan from the fanfic Dissociation Disease.

Then there is a MerChoro for MerMay! Finally a silly sketch of Choro in a bath towel. Bonus!

[princessamericachavez]

I just read through the screenshots from the fjorester discord and I’m honestly very uncomfortable with some of the things you said or agreed with. I really enjoy both your content and fjorester (especially your fjorester moments and fanfic!) but I just wanted to know if you stand by everything you said?

Okay, so there’s been a lot of discourse going around and I’d like to address it. 

First of all, this was my first reaction as posted on twitter: 

Second of all, I’d like to reiterate some things here: 

I deeply and honestly apologize to anyone who was hurt by this. I will not deny in any way that it was wrong and even though I deeply believe that nobody in the server had negative intentions, I realize that intent is pointless when the result is hurtful. 

I do not condone what happened. I’m a very flawed person, obviously, and while some of the problematic things flew over my head, others maybe I just didn’t know how to handle. 

While I think context is important, I cannot speak for other people nor will I make excuses for them. I can only speak for myself and hope that it is clear that I fucked up but meant no harm.

So about my involvement, here are some things I guess I can say regarding a couple of the screenshots:

The thing about the cheek kiss fanart, for example, I realize sounded shitty. It came from me being generally annoyed by a fandom trend (not CR exclusive) of supplanting female characters with male ones in canon interactions. It feels, from my POV, misogynist. I’d seen previously some WF art like this and was already annoyed, which is why seeing wf cheek kiss fanart the day after it happened in canon made me squint at it. In my wording in the server, I tried to convey that I know obviously it’s not an exclusive gesture for Fj but the previous context made me just wary of it. After I shared that, ppl on the server pointed out tht it was just a redraw from a much earlier piece from the artist so I was like “oh okay” and moved on.

The only other thing I can think of is the Molly art thing, where I said I was surprised by more female-presenting Molly fanart mostly because the way I remember Molly, despite being nb, he usually presented as male and went by he/him. I wasn’t trying to diss those takes on him, or say they were wrong. I was trying to express how it sometimes surprises me? I hoped that my wording would convey that (I’m neither nb nor as well versed in it to say much in the matter, so mostly I was curious about how other people perceived that). Nonetheless, I can totally see how that would be harmful to others and, for that, I truly apologize if my wording or my lack of knowledge were harmful.

The first thing, mostly, I think is where context is necessary because it didn’t just come out of nowhere. I wasn’t saying “its misogynist to draw a man kissing another man’s cheek”. My intent there was “this feels like part of a trend —that has been talked about before in the server— where ppl erase female characters”. There is where context matters because it’s not that I was annoyed by the art itself. Regardless, though, I can see that I was probably overreacting and that sharing that art wasn’t the right way to go about it.

It’s not an excuse, but I’m new to discord servers (this is my first one) and I had the wrong idea about how private it was or how harmful it could be to others if you’re not careful with what you share. I will try to learn and do better, though, because it mortifies me that anyone was hurt by this.

In the end, though, all I can say is that I am sorry, I am aware that I fucked up and I really hope to do better in the future. I never intended to put more negativity out into the world, but when you start ranting it can be so easy to be self-absorbed into your own anger and points of view and entirely cross the line. I hope I can grow and learn, and that I can still be a loving and creative part of this community. I love this ship —and many other ships, even if I don’t talk about them much or it took me a while to get into them— and I love this show, and this community and it is very important to me that it’s clear that, even if I fail sometimes, I love you all and I am terribly sorry for any harm I might have caused or allowed to happen. 

Most people in the server —it was around 100 ppl tops— are very nice people. When this was brought up in the server a couple days ago, before the whole twitter thing, most people were super apologetic and willing to grow and learn and do better. The server, btw, is closing down by choice of the creator and main mod, who has also posted an apology about how out of hand things got. So I hope everyone can see this as a growing opportunity and know that there’s still so much love to go around.

I love you all, and I hope to do better by you in the future

[hub-pub-bub]

It’s the typeface that greets you on your tax forms. It announces MBTA station stops. Its sans-serif letters glow in the night outside Target and CVS.

In the world of typography, Helvetica is as common as vanilla ice cream. The 62-year-old font is celebrated and loathed for its ubiquity. Now, it’s getting a face lift for the digital age.

The reboot — by Monotype, a Woburn-based firm that owns Helvetica and thousands of other fonts — has set off a new round of debate over a typeface that has not only divided font fanatics but also transcended the field of design.

It’s the typeface that greets you on your tax forms. It announces MBTA station stops. Its sans-serif letters glow in the night outside Target and CVS.

In the world of typography, Helvetica is as common as vanilla ice cream. The 62-year-old font is celebrated and loathed for its ubiquity. Now, it’s getting a face lift for the digital age.

The reboot — by Monotype, a Woburn-based firm that owns Helvetica and thousands of other fonts — has set off a new round of debate over a typeface that has not only divided font fanatics but also transcended the field of design.

“Saw Helvetica trending and I thought maybe it died?” the Rochester Institute of Technology design professor tweeted last week.

“One could only hope,” retorted a fellow designer.

“Long live Helvetica,” another artist declared, pledging to get a tattoo in the typeface.

Goldstein said in an interview that the font engenders strong emotions because it is “so massively used across every aspect of contemporary culture.’’

“Some people really hate that,” he said. “Some people think it represents a kind of dead generic nothingness of typography, and some people think it’s a really brilliantly designed, incredibly versatile, really well-done typeface.”

Monotype is calling the new version Helvetica Now. Many of the changes are intended to make it more legible and suited to digital uses, including on tiny screens where Helvetica would have otherwise been difficult to read.

Helvetica Now retains its predecessor’s fundamental personality. The signature teardrop loop of the lowercase “a” is still there, as are the clean, abrupt horizontal terminals on the ampersand.

But there are some new flourishes. The “@” symbol, which is working much harder these days than it was when the font was last revisited in 1983, has been completely redone. There’s an alternate uppercase “R” with a straightened leg.

“Helvetica is getting a treatment that is bringing it into this century in a way that makes it more useful for people,” said Charles Nix, the company’s type director.

With Helvetica Now, the company hopes to demonstrate that it can keep fonts that were designed in the golden age of printing relevant for the digital era. The changes could benefit Monotype’s bottom line, too. The company is selling packages of its new “Helvetica Now” fonts for $299.

Monotype, a publicly traded company with market capitalization of about $846 million, has a global workforce of about 700. It controls the rights to the world’s largest collection of fonts, ranging from old word-processor standards such as Times New Roman to breakout stars such as ITC Benguiat , which creeped us out on the covers of Stephen King’s novels and in the title sequence of the show “Stranger Things.” Monotype acquired Helvetica when it bought competitor Linotype in 2006.

Though Monotype executives were modest and reflective in an interview at their office this week, the marketing materials for Helvetica Now reflect a level of hype usually reserved for the release of a major motion picture.

“This is not a revival. This is not a restoration,” Monotype preened on its website. “This is a statement.”

The casual passerby actually might not notice the changes much, but Helvetica Now is the product of about four years of work and planning. Nix said he personally spent many hours drawing and redrawing the pound sterling symbol (£), to make sure it still looked sharp at tiny sizes.

“If there were other people on the team who didn’t care about type as much as I did, I might have gotten rapped on the knuckles at some point,” he said.

After the company unveiled Helvetica Now on April 9, Nix knew better than to check the response on social media. He gets the feelings about fonts. As the son of a printer and a designer who grew up with a press in his basement, he’s felt pulled by both pro- and anti-Helvetica camps.

“If Helvetica’s going to exist, it’s going to be the best . . . version of itself,” he said. “A lot of people who don’t like the typeface, they still understand that it’s a tidal wave. It’s a deep gravitational pull that they can’t extricate themselves from or extricate the design world from.”

Fonts always arouse passion among designers — don’t get them started about Comic Sans — but Helvetica’s pervasiveness has set it apart. The font was the subject of a documentary film. New York’s Museum of Modern Art held an exhibition in its honor.

It is also the target of a profane website called helveticasux.com. And even Stephen Colbert has insulted it on Twitter: “Hey helvetica — you look disgusting. have some dignity and put on some serifs.”

Martha Rettig, who oversees the masters of design program at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, said Helvetica Now “looks like it was designed really well and really intentionally, and that means I think we’re going to see it exploding across digital interfaces.”

“We could have a whole new hatred of Helvetica for overuse now,” Rettig added.

Andy Rosen can be reached at andrew.rosen@globe.com

[sbknews]

Tank Machine x Indian Étoile NEON Scout Series

Scout Bobber Sixty Based Limited Edition Series Tank Machine and Indian Étoile have announced their Limited Edition NEON Scout Bobber Sixty Series. French designer, Clement Molina, founder of the custom workshop Tank Machine, has continued his successful collaboration with the Parisian dealer, Indian Etoile, to realise three eye-catching twists on the Indian Scout Bobber Sixty for the Limited-Edition NEON Series. When commissioned by Indian Étoile, Molina proposed an innovative approach that would take the base bikes from their stealthy matte black to striking, bright colour schemes taking inspiration from racing, particularly the American Nascar series. “I really wanted to imagine some intense colour and work on a new line that would redraw the Indian Scout’s tank. It is a bold choice because I decided to integrate Fluro colours to achieve this. I did not want this series to just be another build among others, the intention really was to start a new trend,” said Molina. “While selecting the colour mixes to present to Indian Étoile, I immediately hooked on three schemes but found it impossible to make a choice of just one. I am incredibly lucky to have a partner who trusts me completely on these innovative projects. So, Sebastien from Indian Étoile agreed to create all three bikes. The name of the series seemed so obvious, the motorcycles are so luminous in these Fluro colours, that we decided to baptise them NEON.” Attention to detail is a key trait of Tank Machine’s creations, one that makes them so refined and popular. This attention to detail extends to the choice of accessories and is especially important for the coherence of their projects, and the NEON Series is no different. “We chose the Scout Bobber Sixty in order to have a purified base for the modifications we were going to make, and once the colour schemes were set, we set about choosing and developing a range of accessories to really pull the project together. This includes a Dirt Track style for the light nacelle, street handlebars with accoutrements plus a Supertrapp exhaust.” After many hours refining the three builds, teasing everyone on social media during the process, Tank Machine and Indian Étoile have put the final touches to the NEON project and present the series to the world. With a choice of three spectacular colour schemes, all sporting the Tank Machine logo, anyone lucky enough to own one of the NEON series will certainly stand out wherever they ride, while those taking a closer look will appreciate the amount of effort that has gone into making these specials so coherent. Interested riders should contact Indian Étoile to find out more. For contact details, please visit www.indianparisetoile.com Modifications: • Choice of three “NEON” paint schemes • NEON Upholstery design with colour-matched stitching • Tank Machine dirt headlight plate with handlebar switch for “Day Light” position • Tank Machine Plate Holder • Street handlebar with mirrors and turn signal handlebar ends • Trask air filter kit • Supertrapp Black Edition Exhaust • Multifunction taillight kit • Large AVON tires • Full Cycle Part Treatment in Matte Black including the wheel rims • Fork gators For more Indian Motorcycle UK news check out our dedicated page Indian Motorcycle UK News or head to the official Indian Motorcycles UK website indianmotorcycle.co.uk/ Follow us on social media: Instagram: @superbikenews Twitter: @sbknews Facebook: @superbikenews SBN Directory - add your motorcycle related business here

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[animatedaf]

2020 was utter hot stinking garbage for everyone, but on the bright side for me all that lockdown time led to this becoming one of my most productive years for art, animation and livestreams in ages! Let’s deep dive into what I got up to this year! (All the bold text will link you to what I’m talking about)

January

I was pretty lax in the art department for the last few months of 2019 so late into Jan I focused on getting back into the swing of things with pretty simple illustrations of my OCs ViVi and BomOink and some pretty speedy game fan arts. I also did two livestreams on Lucky Hit.

It’s always nice when a fan art is seen and loved by the characters creators!

February

To keep my arty farty juices flowing I had a go at a couple of re-draws of old art which came out rather nice! I managed to keep the momentum going with fan art of Marza’s ghostly mascots which did rather well on Twitter when they shared it! I did CherryT a Valentines card and this toonme thing, but no livestreams this month.

March

My illustrating ramped up as soon as the UK lockdown hit including a re-draw of art from my childhood, a Twinbee fan art that was shared by the creator of the characters, some 80′s yogurt nostalgia and a DTIYS reminding everyone to Wash their drills hands! I also did 4 livestreams on Lucky Hit.

Lucky Hit was the most active it has EVER been this year!

April

With lockdown in full force we decided to finally do Lucky Hit Podcasts via discord which was such a fun way to keep in contact with each other we did one almost every week of the rest of the year! I also started some new livestream shows on there including eShop Car Booty and Spelunky: To Hell with it!

Artwork slowed down a bit, mainly joining in on the #SixFanArts trend with two sets of characters, a birthday card for CherryT, a quick vector job for Dreamcastic channel and I started working on a Spelunky sprite of myself for the livestreams.

May

Another slew of illustrations this month including one for Mermay, another childhood redraw, taking part is a very popular DTIYS, and the first of many touch ups of older art. May was also our busiest month on Lucky Hit ever with new shows like Make It Double! 

June

June kicked off with two illustration commissions in a row, followed by ViVi for an art style challenge, some more fan art and a couple more touch ups of old art. There was also plenty more livestreams and podcasts.

I think it was this tweet that caught the attention of a certain community manager!

July

This month was mostly spent on two animation projects: one freelance for a client and the other a shot for Frontier Psychiatrist Reanimated! Outside of yet more livestreams and podcasts, I also got an email about what would become my biggest illustration commission ever...

August

...a massive 11-character group pic for SEGA Forever! This was what I was working on most of this month, along with finishing off the animations I started in July. I returned to work after the lockdown but also continued with weekly podcasts and livestreams including a new series focused on Amiga games. 

September

Mostly spent still beavering away on the SEGA illustration between work. I also put out a re-draw of some art from my teen years and kept the livestream train chugging along including one for the Sonic Fan Game Expo.

October

I re-designed my logo from what was always just a head and hands to a full bodied character called Gaga Kun followed by a short animated loop of him for the credits sequence of FP reanimated, which was steamed on my newly opened Twitch channel!

November

I finally finished a ViVi in another art style piece, did two more commissions and started another freelance animation. Frontier Psychiatrist Reanimated launched on my Birthday! Oh and Mr.Chips.

December

Non stop month! The first half of this month was spent finishing off a Christmas animation for a client, followed by Birthday art for my friend Murry Curry, an OC Illustration for a Newgrounds Secret Santa and a ViVi Christmas artwork. I also hit affiliate on Twitch, did a Lucky Hit podcast that aired on Radio Sega and the Sega Forever commission finally released! A redraw of some Puyo Tetris art also did super well on Twitter!

Previous years: 2019 - 2018 - 2017 - 2016

[joshuajacksonlyblog]

Analyst: Based on Historical Data, Bitcoin’s Next Market Cycle Could Send it Towards $78,500

Despite facing some selling pressure today, Bitcoin and the entire crypto markets are currently in a firm uptrend that have sent BTC surging to fresh year-to-date highs in a matter of mere weeks. This upwards trend has all the makings of the early stages of a bull market, and many analysts believe that the crypto has significantly further gains ahead of it.

While looking towards Bitcoin’s historical trend data, it becomes apparent that it may incur significant gains in the course of its next uptrend, which may allow it to surge as high as $78,500 in the coming years.

Bitcoin Drops Slightly After Failing to Maintain Above $8,000 

At the time of writing Bitcoin is trading up just under 2% at its current price of $7,870 and is down slightly from its 24-hour highs of nearly $8,300.

Although Bitcoin’s swift move into the $8,000 region made many traders and analysts believe that a move towards $10,000 was imminent, its inability to maintain stability in this price region may signal that further consolidation is necessary before BTC continues its upwards movement and nears the important psychological level of $10,000.

Moon Overlord, a popular cryptocurrency analyst on Twitter, recently shared his thoughts on BTC in a recent tweet, noting that a downwards break of the parabola that BTC has formed could lead to a retrace to price levels as low as $5,800.

“$BTC 3D This is complete insanity at this point, but it is what it is. The parabola is about to bend backwards and break space and time. Redrawing targets higher, $8,200+ and nearly $10,000 after that… If the parabola breaks down (it eventually will) bids at 5800-6400,” he said in a thread of tweets from yesterday.

If the parabola breaks down (it eventually will) bids at 5800-6400

— Moon Overlord (@MoonOverlord) May 13, 2019

BTC May Be En Route to Nearly $80,000 

Although on a shorter time frame it remains unclear as to whether or not BTC will be able to move towards $10,000 in the near-future, when looking at the cryptocurrency from a long-term perspective, there is a strong possibility that the crypto incurs significantly further gains in the near-future.

Josh Rager, another popular crypto analyst on Twitter, analyzed Bitcoin’s historical trend patterns, concluding that the next upwards cycle could lead the cryptocurrency to surge as much as 2,392% in the coming years.

“Bitcoin Rate of Return Each Market Cycle (Each cycle had a 20% return of the previous cycle) 2011: Return of 318,864% = $31.90 High 2014: Return of 58,474% = $1,177.19 High 2017: Return of 11,960% = $19,764.51 High 2022: Potential Return of 2,392% = $78,500.00 Potential High,” Rager explained.

Bitcoin Rate of Return Each Market Cycle (Each cycle had a 20% return of the previous cycle)

2011: Return of 318,864% = $31.90 High

2014: Return of 58,474% = $1,177.19 High

2017: Return of 11,960% = $19,764.51 High

2022: Potential Return of 2,392% = $78,500.00 Potential High pic.twitter.com/7KP439cpZE

— Josh Rager

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Analyst: Based on Historical Data, Bitcoin’s Next Market Cycle Could Send it Towards $78,500

Despite facing some selling pressure today, Bitcoin and the entire crypto markets are currently in a firm uptrend that have sent BTC surging to fresh year-to-date highs in a matter of mere weeks. This upwards trend has all the makings of the early stages of a bull market, and many analysts believe that the crypto has significantly further gains ahead of it.

While looking towards Bitcoin’s historical trend data, it becomes apparent that it may incur significant gains in the course of its next uptrend, which may allow it to surge as high as $78,500 in the coming years.

Bitcoin Drops Slightly After Failing to Maintain Above $8,000 

At the time of writing Bitcoin is trading up just under 2% at its current price of $7,870 and is down slightly from its 24-hour highs of nearly $8,300.

Although Bitcoin’s swift move into the $8,000 region made many traders and analysts believe that a move towards $10,000 was imminent, its inability to maintain stability in this price region may signal that further consolidation is necessary before BTC continues its upwards movement and nears the important psychological level of $10,000.

Moon Overlord, a popular cryptocurrency analyst on Twitter, recently shared his thoughts on BTC in a recent tweet, noting that a downwards break of the parabola that BTC has formed could lead to a retrace to price levels as low as $5,800.

“$BTC 3D This is complete insanity at this point, but it is what it is. The parabola is about to bend backwards and break space and time. Redrawing targets higher, $8,200+ and nearly $10,000 after that… If the parabola breaks down (it eventually will) bids at 5800-6400,” he said in a thread of tweets from yesterday.

If the parabola breaks down (it eventually will) bids at 5800-6400

— Moon Overlord (@MoonOverlord) May 13, 2019

BTC May Be En Route to Nearly $80,000 

Although on a shorter time frame it remains unclear as to whether or not BTC will be able to move towards $10,000 in the near-future, when looking at the cryptocurrency from a long-term perspective, there is a strong possibility that the crypto incurs significantly further gains in the near-future.

Josh Rager, another popular crypto analyst on Twitter, analyzed Bitcoin’s historical trend patterns, concluding that the next upwards cycle could lead the cryptocurrency to surge as much as 2,392% in the coming years.

“Bitcoin Rate of Return Each Market Cycle (Each cycle had a 20% return of the previous cycle) 2011: Return of 318,864% = $31.90 High 2014: Return of 58,474% = $1,177.19 High 2017: Return of 11,960% = $19,764.51 High 2022: Potential Return of 2,392% = $78,500.00 Potential High,” Rager explained.

Bitcoin Rate of Return Each Market Cycle (Each cycle had a 20% return of the previous cycle)

2011: Return of 318,864% = $31.90 High

2014: Return of 58,474% = $1,177.19 High

2017: Return of 11,960% = $19,764.51 High

2022: Potential Return of 2,392% = $78,500.00 Potential High pic.twitter.com/7KP439cpZE

— Josh Rager

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Analyst: Based on Historical Data, Bitcoin’s Next Market Cycle Could Send it Towards $78,500

Despite facing some selling pressure today, Bitcoin and the entire crypto markets are currently in a firm uptrend that have sent BTC surging to fresh year-to-date highs in a matter of mere weeks. This upwards trend has all the makings of the early stages of a bull market, and many analysts believe that the crypto has significantly further gains ahead of it.

While looking towards Bitcoin’s historical trend data, it becomes apparent that it may incur significant gains in the course of its next uptrend, which may allow it to surge as high as $78,500 in the coming years.

Bitcoin Drops Slightly After Failing to Maintain Above $8,000 

At the time of writing Bitcoin is trading up just under 2% at its current price of $7,870 and is down slightly from its 24-hour highs of nearly $8,300.

Although Bitcoin’s swift move into the $8,000 region made many traders and analysts believe that a move towards $10,000 was imminent, its inability to maintain stability in this price region may signal that further consolidation is necessary before BTC continues its upwards movement and nears the important psychological level of $10,000.

Moon Overlord, a popular cryptocurrency analyst on Twitter, recently shared his thoughts on BTC in a recent tweet, noting that a downwards break of the parabola that BTC has formed could lead to a retrace to price levels as low as $5,800.

“$BTC 3D This is complete insanity at this point, but it is what it is. The parabola is about to bend backwards and break space and time. Redrawing targets higher, $8,200+ and nearly $10,000 after that… If the parabola breaks down (it eventually will) bids at 5800-6400,” he said in a thread of tweets from yesterday.

If the parabola breaks down (it eventually will) bids at 5800-6400

— Moon Overlord (@MoonOverlord) May 13, 2019

BTC May Be En Route to Nearly $80,000 

Although on a shorter time frame it remains unclear as to whether or not BTC will be able to move towards $10,000 in the near-future, when looking at the cryptocurrency from a long-term perspective, there is a strong possibility that the crypto incurs significantly further gains in the near-future.

Josh Rager, another popular crypto analyst on Twitter, analyzed Bitcoin’s historical trend patterns, concluding that the next upwards cycle could lead the cryptocurrency to surge as much as 2,392% in the coming years.

“Bitcoin Rate of Return Each Market Cycle (Each cycle had a 20% return of the previous cycle) 2011: Return of 318,864% = $31.90 High 2014: Return of 58,474% = $1,177.19 High 2017: Return of 11,960% = $19,764.51 High 2022: Potential Return of 2,392% = $78,500.00 Potential High,” Rager explained.

Bitcoin Rate of Return Each Market Cycle (Each cycle had a 20% return of the previous cycle)

2011: Return of 318,864% = $31.90 High

2014: Return of 58,474% = $1,177.19 High

2017: Return of 11,960% = $19,764.51 High

2022: Potential Return of 2,392% = $78,500.00 Potential High pic.twitter.com/7KP439cpZE

— Josh Rager

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This is for you *2019 remake*

This is a redraw of one of my older pieces from 2011. Funny how time flies fast with how much you improve, the older you get. That year was also when I was a huge anime nerd and watched one show after another, now I barely have a lot time to catch up on what’s trending out there, lol.

It’s been so long after I last touched on this series in particular, part of me actually wants to go back and watch the entirety of it; kinda stopped after the first season, which was the only one that got an english dub. When it comes to dubs over subs, I usually prefer to hearing my own language rather than reading text on the screen. It’s hard for me to follow subs all too well, ’cause it would usually end up with me, trying to quickly read what the characters are suppose to be saying and at the same time, watch what they are doing (As well as the pretty animation in its gracefulness). Plus most subs don’t tend to translate all too well, so people would sometimes end up getting confuse by a bad mess up in translation.

Here’s a textless version. I kinda like this one the most since you can see the background all nicely done, but kinda wanted to play in that cheesy formula that the old version badly did; If anything it sorta reminds me of those cool japanese movie posters:

Here’s a side by side comparison between the old version:

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Clear time: 7 hours + 15 minutes

Layers used: 11

Ai belongs to: Aniplex and Studio Deen

References used: 4

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