#no consistent artstyle club

[idliketobeatree]

painland week, day 3 : first kiss/confession of love "i knew you truly loved me, as i loved you, when everything swam in blue."

[riacte]

I feel like I learned a lot about storytelling + "marketing" a story from Webtoon (the Webtoon from a few years ago when it was still decent). The way it worked was that 1) story blurb to draw in people 2) three initial episodes to get people invested 3) one episode per week. It showed the strength of a strong summary with a genre but without trope tags (unlike fanfiction) or describing your work as abc meets xyz (which seems to be what YA publishing does nowadays?). The three initial episodes introduces tone, artstyle, main characters, main plot, basic worldbuilding, and is supposed to quickly "hook" the reader. I like the format of three initial episodes (instead of one) because the first episode is usually different (given its main purpose is to grab the attention of new people), the other two gives you a taste of what a "standard weekly update" might contain.

I feel a lot of Webtoons start with a strong premise/ gimmick/ hook but they don't know what to do with it. And that's totally normal because some premises are better when shrouded in mystery and you have to do the hard work of explaining the mystery. I've read Webtoons that start with one premise, then it gets sidelined in the middle as new themes develop, and in the end you realise the "premise" was a marketing tactic to draw people in and the story is about something else entirely, but you stayed because it was still a good story, and you have no complaints. (Eg. I think people step into I Love Yoo thinking it's a romance, and the first bits do seem like a set up for romance, but it turns out the genre is drama and the romance is a slooooooow burn.) I've read Webtoons that start with one interesting premise, then it fizzles away and turns into a rather standard story for its genre to the point the hook is barely relevant when it was what made it stand out. And on the rare occasion you will find a Webtoon that has its premise, develops the plot from there, sticks with its themes, and the ending is thematically resonant. (I think Cursed Princess Club does a good job at this.) But it's difficult to craft a very consistent and coherent story (especially given the serial format), so it's fine to just kinda sideline or even ditch your premise so long the actual main plot is solid. Your premise is what initially got people reading, but they'll get invested in other things. Maybe you even have to manually create a hook and get into the meat later once your readers are properly invested. But I feel most of the time it's otherwise because you can get a really cool idea but NO CLUE on how to end it and it sucks because either you drag on or give it an unsatisfactory ending. The good thing is that you get a "buffer zone" in which readers are still interested in reading due to the premise/hook and you get the time to properly work things out.

So I don't think a premise has to be completely executed and explained in order for a story to be compelling. If it does its job of bringing in new folks and convincing them to stay long enough to get invested in style/tone/plot/characters/relationships/whatever, sometimes it's easier to let the premise go. Sometimes you want a tonal shift. But at the same time, a premise is so useful for marketing purposes. You can talk about what tropes it has and what media it's influenced by, but what is the story actually about?

[fullmoonfireball]

*slaps these down* hc-based pride icons? anyone?

[comfyspookyburrito]

The brand new update blog is now here.

The mod is now uploaded to Steam Workshop. Go there and please tell me what you think of it! Crypt of the Literature Club+ Expanded and Enhanced (DLC)

Sprites list!

Normal Sprites. Finished.

Monika > Finished.

Sayori > Finished.

Yuri > Finished.

Natsuki > Finished.

Casual Sprites.

Monika | Finished.

Sayori | Completed. (Only possible tiny adjustments at this point.)

Yuri | Almost finished. Clothes seem good enough but I’m unsure.

Natsuki | Finished. Any changes from a different sprite would affect this one.

Horror Sprites.

Monika } Finished. Completely captures the original mod’s intention.

Sayori } Completed. (Only possible tiny adjustments at this point. No harmful details present. This mod will never contain harmful material in it! Only what is objectively safe enough.)

Yuri }  Finished. Despite being a minimal easter egg still works fun.

Natsuki } Unsure. The actual game kind of confuses me with this one, I decided a consistent look without the jumbled mouth and eyes. 

Ghost Sprites.

Monika ‘ Finished.

Sayori ‘ Completed. (Only possible tiny adjustments at this point.)

Yuri ‘ Finished. Yuri is always just that kind of character huh? YOU KNOW, THE ONLY BEST GIRL!

Natsuki ‘ Only as finished as the other natsuki sprites I made so far. This might be the easiest set of sprites to fix overall.

Glitched Sprites.

Monika ~̸̧̡̡̰̠̟̝͔̩͙͚̝̖̩̠̰̥̗̩̭̣̺̜͇̫̰͍̬͕̎̊̇̌̃̓̽̓̄̉̚͝ͅ Finished.

Sayori ~̸̧̡̡̰̠̟̝͔̩͙͚̝̖̩̠̰̥̗̩̭̣̺̜͇̫̰͍̬͕͎̎̊̇̌̃̓̽̓̄̉̚͝ͅ Completed. (Only possible tiny adjustments at this point.)

Yuri ~̸̧̡̡̰̠̟̝͔̩͙͚̝̖̩̠̰̥̗̩̭̣̺̜͇̫̰͍̬͕͎̎̊̇̌̃̓̽̓̄̉̚͝ͅ Finshed. Yuri missing eye sprite.

Natsuki ~̸̧̡̡̰̠̟̝͔̩͙͚̝̖̩̠̰̥̗̩̭̣̺̜͇̫̰͍̬͕͎̎̊̇̌̃̓̽̓̄̉̚͝ͅ mibulls sailcloth sprite, OR JUST UNCANY UNCANNY sprite.

Obscure Sprites.

Monika / Finished.

Sayori / hxppythxughts sprite. Might be changed, might be finished.

Yuri / Rare poem sprite. Finished.

Natsuki / Inverted colors. Possibly finished. May need small changes.

MC Sprites.

Normal: Finished. ‘Replaces male characters.’

Here is the MAP to CRYPT OF THE LITERATURE CLUB!

Changes log.

MC is finished, for real this time.

MC animated sprites done.

Gave Monika better ribbon detail and tweaked hair.

First half of Monika’s sprites are all 100% finished.

Roadmap image is now streamlined with a progress bar on the bottom.

I have updated the entire post’s animated sprites. There is now six entire images and the descriptions for the sprites listed.

All sprites you see here completes every unique character sprite for this entire mod. Now the thing left to do now is to finish them before moving on towards the different retro artstyle for these player sprites. THIS MEANS THAT I ALSO HAVE TO MAKE 6 MC SPRITES. THEN 6 MORE MC SPRITES

I am definitely going to make this the new tagline for the mod, the infamous quote you knew was coming. CotLC+ EXPANDED AND ENHANCED.

roadmap sprites shown under the third category are more organized.

Sayori is now 95% finished for all her sprites.

Sayori’s bow had a small change.

A brand new toned down version of the crayon easter egg sprite is added.

Doki Doki Literature Plus brought a change for the PlayStation version that became very notoriously bad. Let’s just say it will be in the mod hence, EXPANDED AND ENHANCED.

The roadmap has made it past it’s first milestone and now shows the mod one quarter of the way done.

The mod is uploaded to Steam Workshop at long last! I plan on doing online multiplayer with everyone that participates in this mod! It can be anything from leaving a comment, submitting ideas and things I can implement into the mod such as remixes, artwork, gameplay mechanics.

I plan to stream this mod frequently on my Twitch page! Viewers are free to participate in online multiplayer with me! Co-op, competitive, voice chat and more.

The entire purpose to me with online multiplayer is to speed up production for DDLC and future mods I plan to restore!

Portraits are finally getting done.

Added Monika Christmas sprite.

Mc clone’s head is replaced with a camera. [ Just Monika. ]

Added the tempo heart which shows a knife and a cute heart.

Fixed the tempo heart knife to face the correct direction.

Added little adorable monika’s when you pause the game. Awwww...

Finished all little doki’s for the pause menu, and arranged them.

cleaned some hud elements and changed lock key to a pen.

Hearts and cursed hearts are changed, hud elements more smooth.

Mary is now a different Natsuki with a cupcake of natsuki’s face. Try it out!

Mary clone is also natsuki.

Heart transplant item is a Yuri easter egg. Here’s a hint, OH NO!

Permanent hearts now all have the girls accessories, this is indeed an easter egg. Though you may need to check the files in the mod folder if you have already obtained them. The order starts with Sayori, then Natsuki, Yuri, then Monika for last.

This nearly completes the large chunk of the mod’s ui. Fun fact, the original mod back in 2019 actually had a much cleaner ui to suit doki doki’s aesthetic.

Massive progress since last mod update.

Added recolor’s to many textures. This is a temporary change for feedback purposes.

Smoothened the UI.

Added emeralds.

Added mini doki’s to the shrines.

Improved a new workshop logo.

Almost reached the next milestone.

Added Tea, Coffee, and Apple Juice to replace the potions.

Sound effects from doki doki added, some could change, might add more.

Visual tweak to highlight the milestone progress bar.

Sayori’s sprite and clone finished with new bow.

Natsuki’s sprite and clone finished with a visually upgraded hair that comes with front and back detailed pigtails and more polish to her red hair accessories.

Some of the shrine sprites had been published a little too quickly. 3 of these Shrines now add more detail and cuteness.

Now here is the end, a Full disclosure!

Doki Doki Literature Club is owned by Dan Salvato. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus is owned from both Dan Salvato and Serenity Forge™. Crypt of the NecroDancer AMPLIFIED/SYNCHRONY is owned by Brace Yourself Games.

BREAKING NEWS!

Crypt of the NecroDancer: AMPLIFIED

Crypt of the NecroDancer: SYNCHRONY

Crypt of the Necrodancer has just released a new DLC with quality of life changes that I think the devs only made this DLC because of me.

BECAUSE OF ME!

....So I want everyone that is reading this post to buy the game and both of it’s DLC’s before even thinking about the doki doki mod.

I also believe that EVERYONE should buy and support Doki Doki Literature Club Plus. What you see will have spoilers for Doki Doki Literature Club Plus. Including the side Stories.

THE MOD IS UPLOADED ON STEAM!

[leechhearts]

Important (?) pinned post

Hi! I'm Gos (it/its)!! i'm a little dude (gender neutral) and i like the funny posts on the internet, i also draw sometimes! here's some stuff about me:

-I'm 19, my birthday is march 5th

-I'm white and brazilian

-I'm autistic

-I'm nonbinary and agender, and using any gendered terms for me is okay!

-I'm biromantic/bi-oriented nebularomantic fictosexual and on the ace spectrum!

-I'm a selfshipper (my selfship blog is currently on a hiatus) so if i retweet fan content you made of one of my f/os and it makes you uncomfortable for some reason please tell me and ill delete it!

-I have no consistency in my art, i just post fanart of whatever i'm into at the moment and my artstyle might change a lot

-You are allowed to use my art as an icon/pfp/banner or repost it as long as you credit me

-You are NOT allowed to repost my art without credit and you are not allowed UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE to use it for commercial purposes, or to use it in NFTs/AI art, i am strongly against both of these subjects and i block anyone who supports them. if you see my art being used in NFTs, it's not me and that person is doing so without my permission

Extensive list of interests under the read more!

Main Interests (i may update/change this list constantly):

Shows/cartoons:

-The Boys

-Breaking Bad

-Rick and Morty

-Smiling Friends

-Solar Opposites

-South Park

-Hannibal

-Camp Camp

-Moral Orel

-Gravity Falls

-Eddsworld

Videogames (videogames are my special interest so there are a lot of games i like that aren't listed here):

-Bugsnax

-The Elder Scrolls

-Portal

-The Walking Dead (Telltale)

-Fear & Hunger (I haven't played Termina yet!)

-OFF

-Far Cry (i haven't played through far cry 1 and 2 yet!)

-Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons

-Resident Evil

-Deltarune

-FNAF

-Fallout

-Persona 5

-Pokémon (up until gen 6 because i don't have a switch to play the new games 🥲)

-Omori

Movies:

-A Clockwork Orange

-Fight Club

-Spiderverse

-Despicable Me/Minions series (/srs it's one of my favorite animated movie series of All Time i love it sm)

-Shrek

-Horror movies in general tbh. I'm particularly fond of House of Wax

Music:

-Gorillaz

-My Chemical Romance

-The Orion Experience

-Lemon Demon

-i like a lot of musicians/bands but these are the ones i listen to the most

Other (Media that doesn't really fit any of the other categories + other hobbies i like, etc):

-Welcome Home ARG

-Homestuck

-Creepypasta

-Cooking

-Leeches (the animal)! I love leeches so much. Favorite animal. Gender.

[comicteaparty]

January 27th-February 2nd, 2020 CTP Archive

The archive for the Comic Tea Party week long chat that occurred from January 27th, 2020 to February 2nd, 2020.  The chat focused on HOPE KILLERZ by stc019.

Featured Comment:

Chat:

Comic Tea Party

BOOK CLUB START!

Hello and welcome everyone to Comic Tea Party’s Week Long Book Club~! This week we’ll be focusing on HOPE KILLERZ by stc019~! (https://tapas.io/series/HOPE-KILLERZ)

You are free to read and comment about the comic all week at your own pace until February 2nd, so stop on by whenever it suits your schedule! Discussions are freeform, but we do offer discussion prompts in the pins for those who’d like to have them. Additionally, remember that while constructive criticism is allowed, our focus is to have fun and appreciate the comic!

Whether you finish the comic or can only read a few pages, everyone is welcome to join and chat with us!

DISCUSSION PROMPTS – PART 1

1. What did you like about the beginning of the comic?

2. What has been your favorite moment in the comic (so far)?

3. Who is your favorite character?

4. Which characters do like seeing interact the most?

5. What is something you like about the art? If you have a favorite illustration, please share it!

6. What is a theme you like that the comic explores?

7. What do you like about the comic’s story or overall related content?

8. Overall, what do you think the comic’s strengths are?

Don’t feel inspired by the prompts? Feel free to discuss anything else that interested you!

SAWHAND

Ooh! The first thing I'm noticing about this comic is the colors, which are lovely!!

Eightfish (Puppeteer)

agreed! the characters designs made me laugh, too. Haven't finished it yet but will definitely pop in to say a few words when I do

LadyLazuli (Phantomarine)

I'm going through this too - what an awesome style!

RebelVampire

I'm a prompt kind of person, so I'm gonna answer this a bit going by those. XD I like how the comic opens up, mostly at the end of the prologue with the ominous phone message about Isa and Scotty being dead. Like, just when you thought things were ominous enough, there's already a quick payoff, and I like that about this story. It's not holding its punches. As for a favorite moment, I really liked the argument between Hodori and Behzad, because that moment didn't go how I expected. I actually thought Behzad would include Hodori, not go for immediate betrayal. So to me that was interesting and I like things that don't go with my expectations. This is why they are also my favorite characters to interact, cause I liked Hodori was also the one to know what was going on, and I can't wait to see how Hodori will react when Behzad's sort of betrayal is revealed. For a favorite character, at the moment Chaker cause I think Chaker is the most mysterious and I'd love to learn more about Chaker. Who doesn't like mysterious characters with secrets?

In terms what I liked about the art, I find the use of color interesting. I'm not sure I'd classify as like persay, but it's interesting to see how the colors are used to sort of experiment with the mood or each image. Which for me I feel is the comic's strength. Regardless of how you feel about the content, the comic is intriguing to look at and catches your eye.

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DISCUSSION PROMPTS – PART 2

9. Do you think what Behzad wants is justice or vengeance? How will he get it ultimately do you think? Overall, what do you think the story might show us regarding the line between the two and how the pursuit of either can change someone?

10. How do you think everyone’s relationships with each other will be challenged given both Behzad’s solo pursuit of the murderers and some of the team member’s withholding information? Will the team be able to survive the conflict?

11. Do you think the characters will be able to recover their hope after losing Isa and Scotty? Overall, given the themes of hope within the story, what do you think is the overall message regarding it?

12. What do you think the ultimate plan of 58 is? Why does it involve murdering Isa and Scotty and replacing them with doubles? Why do you think Behzad wasn’t killed yet, and what might the villains have planned for him?

Don’t feel inspired by the prompts? Feel free to discuss anything else that interested you!

snuffysam (Super Galaxy Knights)

I'm absolutely loving Hope Killerz! The artstyle is amazing, as everyone's said. I love how each panel sets the mood with its unique playing of color palettes! I am curious as to what the ultimate plan is, replacing Isa and Scotty with doubles and seemingly wanting to use this version of Behzad too. Perhaps... 58's plan is to create a team consisting of the most "bold" versions of each hero? Like, Behzad went off on his own rather than waiting around for an investigation - 58 wants a whole team of people like him. As for why... perhaps vengeance for 58 losing his own team?

RebelVampire

Vengeance is plausible. Although I kind of feel there's gotta be more to it than that. Since you can get vengeance without needing to create doubles.

I really like that this comic kind of explores the theme of justice vs. vengeance. With the rise of superhero movies and such, it's kind of easy to forget that there is a really fine line between them. Which in this case, I think Behzad definitely wants vengeance, although I don't think Behzad will get it. I think someone will knock some sense into the idea before it gets that far. However, overall though, I think the story does a great job that it only really takes one step to go from justice to just wanting to hurt people because you're hurt - even at the cost of your personal relationships. Which is definitely going to be a big thing. I definitely think the other characters, especially Hodori, is gonna feel betrayed by Behzad's action. Maybe empathetic, but no way there isn't a rift created. And as more comes to light, none of them will be sure they can trust each other, and that will make Isa and Scotty's loss even more poignant and bring up the question if the group can survive without them.

But I don't think it's all hopeless. I kind of feel that despite their feelings at the moment, time will heal the teams wounds and that they'll find the resolve to hope. Cause you can basically pull hope out of nothing.

Eightfish (Puppeteer)

Unfortunately I'm feeling a bit lost in the story. There are a lot of characters and a lot of scene changes, and I'm having a hard time differentiating the personalities of all the characters. Maybe I just wasn't reading closely enough? Or maybe the plot'll be more clear in the future? The story is just getting started, after all, so I figure the author is kind of front loading all the setup and character introductions. I do really like the art. It's fun and different. I stumbled across this comic a while ago but didn't read much of it, and the art was memorable enough that seeing it again in the bookclub I immediately recognized that I'd seen it before. 9) Both. Don't think he's really thinking straight due to his grief, and is mostly just driven by emotion right now. 10) Probably, just going from the tone of the comic and the art I feel like this will have a happy ending. I think this is an optimistic comic. 5) The author seems to have a love of drawing butts. I appreciate that. Particularly in the little end chapter sketches. 1) I liked everything about the beginning of the comic. Though it was very strong. Not often do you see a vigilante character feeling regret over their chosen path

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DISCUSSION PROMPTS – PART 3

13. What are you most looking forward to seeing in regards to the comic?

14. Any final words of encouragement for the comic?

Don’t feel inspired by the prompts? Feel free to discuss anything else that interested you!

RebelVampire

For this comic, I'm definitely looking forward mostly to finding out about 58's plan since there's a lot of directions the story could go at the moment. I'll be interested to see which path will be taken. Regardless, I hope the creator continues with the color experimentation in the comic since it makes it visually stand out, and it'll be interesting to see how this plays out when the comic is further along.

snuffysam (Super Galaxy Knights)

Yeah for Hope Killerz, what I'm really looking forward to is... more. Like the art is so unique and so stylish, and the characters have interesting motivations behind them, I'm just curious to see where this all pans out.

Comic Tea Party

BOOK CLUB END!

Thank you everyone so much for reading and chatting about HOPE KILLERZ this week! Please also give a special thank you to stc019 for volunteering the comic and creating it! If you liked HOPE KILLERZ, make sure to continue to support it via some of the links below!

Read and Comment: https://tapas.io/series/HOPE-KILLERZ

stc019’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/stc019

stc019’s Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/stconineteen

stc019’s Storenvy: http://stc019.storenvy.com/

stc019’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/stc019?lang=en

[barytyrannus]

Art Analysis: Gorillaz, and How an Art Style can Lose its Edge.

Ah, Jamie Hewlett. My hero, and ultimate inspiration. I hear y’all praising Damon all the time, but I never would have gotten into Gorillaz if it weren’t for Jamie’s artstyle....at least, it was amazing. What happened though? How does Gorillaz in 2018 compare to Gorillaz in 2001? Well, lets take a look back through the history of Gorillaz.

Welcome to the first Art Analysis. I’ve wanted to do this for a while because, frankly, I haven’t seen many other people do it. Today, I’ll be talking about the art style of Gorillaz, not actually Jamie Hewlett specifically (bummer, right?) We’re going to analyze what made it great, and why, I feel, it has lost its magic. Remember, this is all my opinion. Even though your wrong, feel free to tell me your thoughts as well.

Phase 1:

(Early Gorillaz Concept Art)

The Gorillaz was born when Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett expressed dissatisfaction with the modern state of mTV. The idea of having cartoon characters replace real musicians lent itself to be a vessel for great social commentary, but in order for this to work, the characters had to be distinctive. Gorillaz in phase 1 feel very at home in the early 2000s. Powerpuff Girls, Dexter’s Laboratory, and Johny Bravo all rocked the specific, thick-lined, angular, flat shaded style, and the Gorillaz followed suit. Many have pointed out how this style feels like a throwback to 50s UPA animation, and the Gorillaz use similar animation methods as well.

Let me just say that this is, in my view, the BEST cartoon style. Phase 1 Gorillaz art and animation felt more lively and slick. They had an over-emphasized cartoonyness that not only carried their message well but also contrasted beautifully with the dark nature of the characters. Jamie Hewlett’s work in Gorillaz phase 1 was his best work to date, outside of maybe Get the Freebies.

The Gorillaz in phase 1 also remind me a lot of urban vinyls, like those of KidRobot. This may be due to the smooth, flat colors and shading. It suits the more urban feel of their first album quite well. The Gorillaz fan artist Irina Bolshakova has mastered this style and deserves a mention because I think she is the greatest Gorillaz fan artist of all time. I often reference her work more than Jamie even!

Phase 2:

The most significant change in direction in terms of the Gorillaz artstyle, atleast until recently, was with the beginning of phase 2. Demon Days, as an album, have significantly different themes than the band’s previous outing. It was a post-911 world now, and gone were the innocent, chill vibes of Self Titled. The world just got a whole lot drearier and more paranoid. The cartoon network inspired style wouldn’t work for this, and changes needed to be made.

For starters, the characters became more gritty and detailed. They often looked worn out and ghoulish, like zombies, which was especially fitting. The thick lines, unfortunately, were diminished significantly, replaced with what almost resembles pencil lines, and shading began to use a gradient. It was often darker as well, making the eyes of the characters look sunken in and vampiric. Limbs showed more of a natural curve, and were less geometric, and muscles were more toned. The characters often felt stiff and spidery in phase 1, legs jutting out at exaggerated angles. They were often posed more naturally in phase 2. The colors in this art are often muddled and dull as well. To me, I describe the style of phase 2 as akin to walking into an old, dusty antique store.

While this style works very well for Demon Days, I feel like it was overall a downgrade. The characters feel less distinctive and eye catching. That may be why they are often seen wearing outlandish costumes in this phase, but I digress. The gothic feel of the album should be right up my ally, and, well, it is. I love this album so much, as well as D Sides. And I love the artstyle, don’t get me wrong. I just feel it changed too much and lost what made Gorillaz art so appealing to me in the first place.

Much like Irina is the best phase 1 Gorillaz fanartist, Lora Zombie gets the award for the best phase 2 Gorillaz fanartist.

Phase 3:

Phase 3 marks the beginning of a downward trend in the artstyle’s evolution. Plastic Beach is a bit of an odd-ball album from them, and a hit or miss for many people. The style of the album was dramatically different then previous outings, transitioning from demons and self destruction to a “Gorillaz at Sea” carnival attraction. At least that’s how I would describe it. 

With only 1 2D animated music video for this album, and considerably less promotional imagery than past outings, there isn’t as much to go off of. The first thing I noticed was that the pencil lines in Demon Days are significantly more pronounced, making much of the art look unfinished at points(ironic, considering Rhinestone Eyes). This clashes with the more dynamic shading , leading to a bit of a strange look. Perhaps this would look good with darker colors, but since this album is much more pop-y and upbeat, the colors are actually much brighter than past incarnations. It is also here that Jamie appears to loose a sense of consistence with his character designs. Most notably is Murdoc, who appears to have gotten some sort of jaw reduction surgery (something we’ll see more of in phase 4), and at some points looks like a racoon, as the dark circles around his eyes are often extremely exaggerated. Murdoc particularly looks distinctly different at different parts of the album. 2D’s issue in phase 3 has to do with magically reducing his age. In some art, he has very visible wrinkles and a receding hairline, but other times, he looks just as old as he was in phase 1.

Phase 3 is a dramatic drop in quality, and it feels fitting that this album led to a falling out between Jamie and Damon due to his art feeling underutilized.

Phase 4:

7 years after Plastic Beach, the Gorillaz make an admittedly lack-luster comeback. Not only was the music of Humanz pretty dull, but the phase 4 artwork in general was Jamie Hewlett at his worst. The first change was the abandonment of any sort of consistent outlining on the characters. I hate when cartoons do this; thick outlines are amazing! Why tf would you get rid of them? The characters in this album are designed to look very human like, with very human proportions and less exaggerated features.

The style is unrecognizable. Eyes are smaller and less circular. Limbs are lankier and hands grosser. The classic “ape nose” seen in the past three phases and an iconic part of their design was shrunken and narrowed. Shading is more 3 dimensional, adding to the comparably realistic character designs. 2D and Noodle also joined Murdoc in getting jaw reduction surgery. 2D also grew back one of his front teeth apparently. And with this album, any consistency in character design is gone completely. I wouldn’t believe you if you told me that this:

and this:

Were the same character. What the hell? Phase 5 was a dark time for Gorillaz, and it shows, as not only the music itself, but the art also felt jumbled and inconsistent.

I feel like I should add, though, that while this is my least favorite Gorillaz artstyle, it is by no means a bad artstyle in general.

Phase 5:

It was with phase 5 that the Gorillaz started to look more like the Gorillaz again. It was also with phase 5 that Russel finally joined the jaw reduction club, but that’s besides the point. The Now Now was one of the best albums to come out of the Gorillaz, and that says a lot. It’s somber vibes were the score to my summer vacation, and were a breath of fresh air after the hot mess that was Humanz. The new art with this album took a different turn, feeling yet again like a throwback, not to UPA unfortunately, but to old fashioned comicbooks. 

This style is marked by harsh shadows and flat, two-toned shading. Yes! Its about time you brought that back. Just like the album itself, the art gives a 70s vibe, particularly with the choice of color and tacky clothing. But a few things in this style don’t work.The body proportions of the characters are identical to real humans, and the hands and ears are considerably more realistic. This really bothers me, but at this point I’ve excepted that the Gorillaz aren’t just cartoon characters anymore. For the most part, this art is more consistent and stylish, and is a welcome change to the previous incarnation.

Having a damn good style for the Now Now is great and all, but I certainly miss what we had back in 2001. The Gorillaz are less underground now, and feel more consumerized, especially seeing as Noodle has an instagram, and I feel that the art has gone a similar route. I hope to see a bit more of that classic Gorillaz in the future, and I sure hope that the television show takes pointers from the OG Gorillaz. Until then, here are the artstyles of each phase ranked:

5. Phase 4

4. Phase 3

3. Phase 5

2. Phase 2

1. Phase 1

I hope to do more of these Art Analysis. This was really fun to put together.

[avionvadion]

Mob Psycho 100 is best anime by bones but i found out sunrise made nationalist mecha anime Amaim Warrior at the Borderline

I love Mob and I love the Bones studio. They did Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood and Ouran High School Host Club! Ouran Season 2/Reboot when. They’re pretty respectful and consistent to the og mangakas’ artstyles.

[curestardust]

if you want: CGCDT / idol anime / nice music / surprisingly competent mobile game adaptation / nice characters and chemistry between them

"Re:Stage! Dream Days” is an idol anime based on a mobile game. Yes, I know. I wasn’t expecting much either besides some CGDCT but it turned out more competent than I expected.

Our story starts out with Mana who recently transfers from the idol focused main campus of Marehoshi Academy to one of the side branches. There she is looking for a club to join when she accidentally stumbles upon the Lyrical and Tradition Dance Club which boasts a solid 2 members. As she finds out, this club is for students wanting to be idols after she sees Sayu dance to an idol song. This is where Mana shows her ability in dance, however she declines joining the club initially due to having given up on her dream of becoming an idol. But with Sayu’s encouragement Mana regains her desire to sing and dance. This is where the story starts. The rest of the anime consists of building up the club with other students and then aiming for the Prism Stage Tokyo Area Prelims. (The Prism Stage is a country wide idol competition)

While the dream of becoming an idol and working towards it is obviously the main theme of the anime, the most enjoyable aspect is the characters. The 3 others who join the club all have distinct personalities and watching them interact is really fun. Moreso, because instead of trying to force a whole “everyone is friends with everyone” into such a short anime, the main characters are paired off. Ironically the main pair, Sayu and Mana, are the least interesting of the bunch and seem to talk about the exact same thing every time we see them. 

Re:Stage gives plenty of time to our main characters before introducing other idols into the mix. Near the end it was obvious that this game probably boasts quite a few different groups but they don’t take up too much time and their interactions with the main characters are really fun. This was a nice surprise as mobile game adaptations have a tendency to introduce like 20 characters in 1 episode.

The music is also very nice from the ones I heard. The animation is also surprisingly competent and only uses CGI during performances for far-away shots but in general it’s nothing unique and the kinda artstyle we’ve seen a lot before. (And like 80% of the characters have blue eyes?).

Despite my praises, I can’t give Re:Stage a score of 7 due to the fact that no matter how this was a bit better than most similiar mobile game adaptation anime, it’s still too generic. But if you like idols and CGCDT, you’ll most likely enjoy this!

[6.5/10] (x)

Recommend: HELL Yeah! | Yes | Eh??? | Nope | This anime killed my parents

[chrisevansheaux-blog]

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