#this video is an edit not a full redraw!

[haxkattpress]

Our Objective Remains Unchanged by @citrusses

"Harry Potter, returning member of the Oxford University Boat Club, has two goals for the spring of 2005: beat Cambridge, and beat Draco Malfoy. Perhaps not in that order."

This has to be one of the most creative and meticulously researched fics I have ever had the pleasure of reading. If you haven't read it yet, don't walk— run! Citrusses is an absolute genius, and kindly gave me permission to bind her masterpiece.

The cover of this bind is made out four different shades of Allure bookcloth cut by my Cameo 4, and the centerpiece is printed and hand foiled. The banners were machine foiled in gold and black with hand foiled rose gold shading. The endbands were hand sewn with Gutermann silk thread.

You can find more pictures and information about my process under the cut.

The amount of inspiration this fic gave me was overwhelming, and Citrusses' writing fully immersed me in the world of competitive rowing. While designing this bind, I was struck by the sheer wealth of Oxford rowing memorabilia available to me. I settled on this 1929 illustration from an official publication on the Oxford and Cambridge Centenary Boat Race for the cover.

"How hard could it possibly be?" I thought, foolishly. The answer was HARD, but I'll get into that later.

Due to the wealth of design options, I believe that this may be the best typeset I have created to date. Thanks to the help of my friend @tsurashi-bindery, I was able to learn the basics of InDesign (kicking and screaming all the way). There will be spoilers in the text of these photos, so try not to read them if you haven't finished the fic!

For the title page, I modified To See the Crews in Training by Charles Pears (1930). I believe that this was part of a series of advertisements for the race in the London Underground.

For the chapter headers, I redrew the crest from an Oxford Oars, Flags, and Arms postcard, presumably pre 1914. I also had some fun creating a mock email using La_Temperanza's How to Mimic Email Windows on Ao3. Cormac's email makes me laugh every time I read it, and Citrusses provided an appropriately pompous subject.

I also had lots of fun editing the oars from the official OUBC logo to serve as dividers and decorations for the page numbers.

Additionally, I got to edit a full newspaper page for the fic! I was very excited find an opportunity to slip Leyendecker's The Finish (1908) in.

The fic ended beautifully, so I wanted to include one last element at the end to capture the atmosphere. I settled on L'aviron (1932) by Milivoj Uzelac. It makes me feel as though Harry and Draco will continue rowing together long after I've closed the book.

I of course had lots of fun sewing the headbands, and got to do it with not one but TWO copies!

Things got tricky when I had to recreate the cover. I had a poor understanding of how vector images worked, and ended up having to redraw it three times. Once I finally cracked and taught myself how to use Illustrator, the program crashed...and I had to redraw it a fourth time!

I set the vector to cut on my Cameo 4, and I assembled the pieces together like a puzzle on my Silhouette mat. I used Allure's indigo, skylight, white, and black bookcloth in the process. I will be making a tutorial video on this method, so I will keep it brief here.

I also cut a piece of bookcloth to 8.5"x 11" and fed it through my inktank printer to print the center design. I then cut it out using the print and cut feature on my Cameo 4. Both of these methods were a first for me, and they were very scary!!

To be perfectly frank, the foiling was a nightmare and I don't want to get into it. I machine foiled the gold, and then foiled black lettering on top of it. I foiled the rose gold shading by hand, and then foiled a thin black outline along the edge of the banners to make them stand out more.

I hand foiled the spines (because I'm scared of measuring), painted the exposed board (to hide any gaps in the inlays), and used transfer tape to lift my design from the Silhouette mat and onto the cover.

One more fun detail— my copy and the author's copy are sisters! The dark blue and the light blue are inverted on the author's copy, making it distinguishable from mine. This is the first time I have made an author's copy for a fic, and I was admittedly incredibly nervous. I always worry about what authors will think of my work, but Citrusses gave me an incredible amount of encouragement and support throughout the process! Thank you for trusting me with your precious fic!

This story is a work of fanfiction and can be read on Ao3 for free. My bind and typeset are for personal use only and not for sale or profit. Keep fandom free!

[cyberweek]

CyberWeek 2024 starts January 21st!

A weeklong celebration of our favorite edutainment program with artistic prompts everyday! The show first premiered on the 21st of January so let’s celebrate!

What sort of Art is allowed?

Any! Traditional/Digital art, Writing, Cosplay, Video edits, anything you can make! Anything you wanna make! Sew a doll, bake a cake, whatever! Sadly, prompts aren’t made with all types of art in mind, so feel free to interpret them however you want to fit your medium!

Rules! [New!]*

*Prompts are posted early this year, and I ask that you withhold from posting your entries until the day of! You may however start and finish them whenever you want!

Tag your post with #cyberweek2024! Or @ this blog! Or both!

Follow this blog and support your fellow Cyberchase fans!

No Lewd. No P*dophilia or inc*st.

No Tracing, Use of Bases or other assets without COMPLETE transparency. Credit your sources! Pinterest, WeHeartIt, Google etc are not sources. Find the artist, please.

*Use of AI is discouraged. Whether you submit only what the AI produces or use it as reference/inspiration. This includes both visual and text AI.

Angst, light gore/blood and etc are allowed. Try to keep it PG13. Everything will be tagged accordingly so remember to use Tumblr’s tag filter feature to your advantage.

OCs should only show up on the OC prompt if available.

Prompts

Jan 21 - Redraw

This year we start off right on the Anniversary! So, we'll do a redraw, and leave that up to how you, the artist, want to go about this! You can either redraw an old Cyberchase piece of yours or redraw a scene from the show itself! [Keep rules in mind!]

Jan 22 - Science

Cyberspace is FULL of science, even if it's sometimes entirely fictional and fantastical. Do you have a favorite scientific genius? Or is there a machine you think is really cool? Some sort of technology you wish you could have for real? It's time to blind us... with science!!

Jan 23 - Magic

Cyberspace may be full to the brim with science, but there are many things that simply unexplainable except by the total opposite of the spectrum... Magic! Who Biddi-Boppidi-does it best? Got a favorite magic spell? Maybe the real magic was the friends we made along the way.

Jan 24 - Summer

Last year we had the prompt "Winter," so let's flip that and have fun with a summer theme! It's time for some fun in the sun, a trip to the beach, a cute summer fit, a picnic, a hike, and so much more!

Jan 25 - Crossover

What is this, a crossover episode?? Yes! And you're in charge!! What characters do you want to see interact? Who do you want to see come to Cyberspace? Or who from Cyberspace do you want to see go where? When? Why?? Go nuts!! AAA

Jan 26 - Enemy

All right, we've had OTP, Friendship, and Family as a prompt! Once again it's time to completely flip the script with Enemy! Will you draw Team Hacker? Another baddie? The main goodies vs the main baddies? Or maybe two characters who just do not get along!! Remember to keep it civil and keep it fun, please!

Jan 27 - OCs

To close out our celebration of Cyberweek, let's have some fun with the little characters we've made up for fun! 😊

Questions/Comments -

Please send all questions about this event to the inbox. Anon will be off and questions will be posted in case others have similar inquiry. Please do not reply to posts or try to chat your inquirers.

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, September 1st

Willy: What are you gonna do with him anyway? Spike: I'm thinkin' maybe dinner and a movie. I don't want to rush into anything. I've been hurt, you know.

~~What's My Line? Part 2~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Never Too Safe by veronyxk84 (Spike & Dawn, PG-13)

Late Night in the Lab by Anonymous (Fred & Wesley, G)

Creature Comforts by evesock (Darla/Drusilla, E)

ya got a way about ya by Skyson (Buffy/Giles, T)

Reasons to be Respectful by spikesgirl58 (Spike, Doctor Who crossover, G)

Teenagers by TheMarti (OC & Willow, T, in Italian)

Scarborough, 1897 by esskay123 (Fanged Four, T)

Surrendering To Desire by badly_knitted (Buffy/Angel, E)

Curses by MadeInGold (Angel/Spike, E)

Podfic: The Mayor by ChokolatteJedi, read by pieces0fstars (Buffy& Giles, T)

[Chaptered Fiction]

get under my skin (i'll fall to pieces), Chapter 1 by ameliakepner (Buffy/Faith, M)

Stab in the back, Chapter 25 by MelG_2005 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only)

Love Lives Here, Chapter 98 by Passion4Spike (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Lost in Desolation, Chapter 6 by Melme1325 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

The Great Escape from Oz, Chapter 5 by Melme1325 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

A Tumble in Time, Chapter 4 by thedoppleganger (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Stupid Thing, Chapter 4 by Misti (Buffy/Spike, R)

The Magic of Sunnydale, Chapter 10 by Buffyworldbuilder (Ensemble, Harry Potter crossover, FR15)

The Watcher, Chapter 28 by In Mortal (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Viral, Chapter 1 by Harlow Turner (Buffy/Spike, R)

Getaway Gang, Chapter 1 by violettathepiratequeen (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Next to me, Chapter 1 by Lilacsandorangeblossoms (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Enchanted Dawn, Chapter 1 by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

The Reaping, Chapter 1 by ClowniestLivEver (Buffy/Spike, R)

[Images, Audio & Video]

🎨 Banner Art #20 — For “Legend Has it” event [2 banners] by veronyxk84 (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)

Manip: The Jersey Devil by Harmony99 (Buffy & Spike, worksafe)

Manip: Sleeping Beauty by Harmony99 (Buffy & Spike, worksafe)

Manip: Lords of the Dragons by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)

Manip: A Fairy Tale by Claire (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)

Artwork: Buffy in Helpless by isevery0nehereverystoned (worksafe)

Artwork: Spike by snottiesnot (worksafe)

Artwork: Buffy and Willow pixel art by v-thinks (worksafe)

Sketches: episode screenshot redraws so far by bugscribbles (Buffy, Darla, Jenny, Willow, Xander, Teacher's Pet praying mantis, worksafe)

Collage: Buffy and Willow by sunflower1109 (worksafe)

Collage: Buffy and Giles by sunflower1109 (worksafe)

Gifset: 1880's outfits by clarkgriffon (Drusilla, Cecily, William, Anne Pratt, worksafe)

Gifset: Willow/Tara by lovebvffys (worksafe)

Merchandise: barq’s 1999 btvs cans by justsomeguycore (worksafe)

Cosplay: Spike (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) by Leon QueerAF

Video: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lookbook (goth/alt/punk) by Rattus Rattus

Fanvid: Buffy & Angel - I'll still love you the same by Dacy Toxic

Fanvid: Buffy the vampire slayer BOYS 12!!! by MelonTango

Fanvid: SPUFFY in 2 minutes or less (part 2) by Love Bites

Fanvid: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 1 Opening Credits (Charmed Style) by Rotten Lemonade

Fanvid: Buffy & Spike - Destiny of Souls | The Full Story by Buffy & Spike Channel

Fanvid: Enchanted [Spike] by True Hunter

Fanvid: like a prayer [btvs season finales] by Aurora Edits

Fanvid: my tears ricochet [buffy and giles] by Aurora Edits

Fanvid: Illicit Affairs [spike + buffy] by Aurora Edits

Fanvid: Buffy vs Faith - All My H8 by juliaroxs241

Fanvid: Buffy the Vampire slayer - Bend by juliaroxs241

Fanvid: Buffy Summers - What's Up by juliaroxs241

Fanvid: [Buffy, set to teenage dream by Olivia Rodrigo] by Danica

Fanvid: Buffy and Spike - I Luv This Shit By August Alsina by Naki-a Littlejohn

Fanvid: Buffy and Spike - We Not Humpin By Flo Milli by Naki-a Littlejohn

Fanvid: Buffy and Spike - Crazy In Love by Naki-a Littlejohn

Fanvid: Buffy and Spike - War of Hearts by Naki-a Littlejohn

Fanvid: Buffy and Spike - Hit The Road Jack by Naki-a Littlejohn

Fanvid: Buffy and Spike - Just that Girl By Drew Seeley by Naki-a Littlejohn

Fanvid: Buffy and Spike - Haunted By Beyoncé by Naki-a Littlejohn

Resource: Buffy The Vampire Slayer | Buffy and Angel ~ Scene Pack by DeanxSalv (also posted several other scenepacks)

[Reviews & Recaps]

hannahlibbie's BtVS rewatch: S01E01 Welcome to the Hellmouth​ by hannahlibbie

Video: Up The Buff! Ep 1 'What is your childhood trauma?!' 90s Nostalgia Alert: Belfast Boys Buffy Binge by BigBadLlama

Video: Him-Slayer Sunday by Jane Talks Buffy

Video: Buffy the Unaired (and for good reason) Pilot : Toxic Rewatch by Lord Toxic

Video: We finished Season 3, let's talk about it! Buffy the Vampire Slayer by The Buff Summer

Video: S4E02: Living Conditions by One Girl in All the World

Video: Buffy 2.13 & 2.14 Surprise and Innocence by Jan Katz and Ryan Something

Podcast: If The Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me - TRAILER by The Final Pod TV

Podcast: Buffy the Vampire Slayer [movie] and What We Do In the Shadows with Angel Krause by Creepy and Geeky Presents

Podcast: BwB 102 - Arazmadus the Vampire by Beer with Buffy (also posted several other reviews)

Podcast: Bring on the Night S7 E10 (Buffy and the Art of Story Podcast) by Lisa M. Lilly

[Recs]

Fic rec: The Closing Distance by fluffernutter8 (buffy/Angel, T) recced by iwillrememberyoumarathon

[Fandom Discussions]

Nightmares Fashion Part One by theoverlookedoneedits1997

You ever stop to think about the fact that B is Faith's nickname for Buffy, like exclusively? by annieofhearts

Vampire Xander was just some guy by aphony-cree

Xander Harris Was The Worst Part Of 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' by trealtox

Actually the craziest thing about buffy angel cordelia and spike is that they all choose the mission over each other every single time by watchriverdale

Spike a little gay ? continued by multiple posters

Rewatch thoughts and questions [Unleashed, Hellbound] continued by multiple posters

So let's talk about Rack.... continued by StateOfSiege97

Why Stakes? continued by multiple posters

"The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco" invitation by gimmesomespace

Angel and Cordelia's Love by Samravenclaw21

In 7X4 "Help" Buffy mocks the jock cult & misnames Blue Öyster Cult but in 7X6 "Him" she has their album Fire of Unknown Origin on the CD pile in her house by KneeHighMischief

Tara is top 5 characters in Buffy to this day by Senior-Leave779

Did you guys read Buffy as Bi in the show? by Valuable-Judgment602

Favourite character who suits this [bad guy / not bad guy] by Lady_borg

[Dark] Willow appreciation post by lexifer999

The new Bronze sign by BudHaven10

What was Buffy referring to? ["Killing people changes you"] by brwitch

spike could have saved dawn in 'the gift' if dawn hadn't wrecked it by Prestigious-Ear-3337

Jonathan by anthonycaruana

Did the Monk's implanted memories help humanize soulless Spike? by Flyestgit

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[wofrobloxoutofcontext]

Wings of Fire Roblox Out of Context!

My name is Rae and welcome to my blog!! You can also call me Mistletoe if you'd like as it's the OC of mine people seem to associate with me the most ^^ My pronouns are she/her and I'm a 22 year old butch lesbian who loves Wings of Fire and dragons in general! My in game username is wofrobloxoutofcontxt, though I use the display name of Dot.

My main blog is sunlow though I ask you not to follow if you're a minor as I sometimes reblog adult jokes! You can however check out either of my YouTube channels, mukuross which is for video editing and gaming, and ikustaba which I use for art and specifically Roblox gaming!

I made this a few years back in 2020 during the height of the pandemic when I had just met some new friends via WOF Beta, and we all decided this blog would be a fun idea (: I am the only one running this blog, but I do consider many of my close friends to be strong contributors as many of them are in the images I post!

While this blog was made with Wings of Fire Beta in mind, I also accept submissions for other Wings of Fire games on Roblox! The only exception to this is Wings of Fire Seven Thrones, and if you'd like to know why, please click here! All that being said, I'd like to state some more things about this blog, specifically some rules with submissions and people who follow!

First and foremost this is a safe space for minorities. Racists, ableists, queerphobes (including exclusionists), zionists, TERFS, and anything like that is NOT tolerated at all on this blog and will be blocked on sight.

This blog does not tolerate proshippers. This includes the Dragonets of Destiny with each other, as they're adopted siblings. I'm not going to take any arguments on this, so please don't try to convince me otherwise. I don't go by the term antishipper either, so please don't try to put me into either category. I'm just some normal guy.

I don't take submissions that are sexually explicit in any way, including jokes. Those are against the game's rules anyways and for a good reason. I'm sure there are minors following this blog and as an adult I don't want to share anything of that vein with them as it would be extremely inappropriate. Remember that if someone is being inappropriate in game to not engage and report them to an admin immediately. If you aren't in the Talons of Peace Discord, find a friend or someone else who can send in the report!

I won't be taking any submissions that promote the following media (Titles are spaced out so they don't appear in the following tags. If you have a screen reader and these are unreadable, please let me know and I will message you them in full!): - Viv...ziep...op Media (Ha...zbin Hotel and Hel...luva Boss) - Att...ack on Ti...tan - Har...ry Pot...ter - So...uth Pa...rk

Please credit me if you use any images posted on this blog! I always love seeing redraws of screenshots in game, so make sure to let me know!! In the same vein, if you see a screenshot/video of you posted and you are uncomfortable with this, feel free to send me a comment or message and I will delete it.

Lastly, just be kind! We're here to hang out and have fun, and remember if someone's being mean or trolling you in game, don't interact with them- just block them, report, and move on. None of the posts made on this blog are meant to make fun of the kids who play this game, so please don’t seek any of these players out and harass them.

[manofmanymons]

There was a thing going around on twitter of like "your favorite video game box art but sonic is on the cover" and people were getting really creative with editing him onto covers or redrawing the box art with him instead

And now all I can think about is Sonic in Survive

Not a full au, not a full crossover

Just Digimon Survive where everything is the same except Sonic the Hedgehog is also there

[entesi]

A Proper Introduction

Self ship blog: entesi-selfship

Art blog: enttesi

Antis DNI

Hey there everyone! I was inspired by some friends to finally make a new introduction post, this one for me and my system. I am an endogenic soulbond system named the Dragon Soulbond System. I am married to my in-system spouse Vandarian, and we plan on sharing more of us and our system together!

About Our Relationship

Vandarian and I have been together since the 29th of December 2015 and married in May 8th 2018 (this is a guess since we were going through trauma at the time and don’t remember our exact marriage date) and we have three beautiful soulbond children! I’ve been host to a soulbond system since I was very young but didn’t know until recently that I was part of a system or what it was called, I just called things my own words until I learnt of the term soulbond and endogenic systems. I feel so much happier being able to connect to my soulbonds in a better way which is awesome! We thought we’d make a proper post for everyone to know about us :)

Stay tuned for our Carrd page that describes our experiences on being a soulbond system and how we met! This post will be edited with the link when it’s finished

Art by Physis Phyo on Facebook!

More about us is below!

About Me

Noven Hethreku | 24 | He/they

I am Noven Hethreku, but you can also call me Dragon or Entesi. I am a disabled, queer, autistic dragonkin boy from Australia who is a digital artist and character designer. I am obsessed with dragons and cats, and I love drawing characters based off of them and also other creatures that I like. I am a practitioning psychic and medium and I often practice my magical abilities with my soulbonds. I am in the process of making things such as a webcomic and a video game and I want to make content for people to feel happy about and see what I like to make. I try to draw where I can and when I want to I often commission others for art of me and my soulbonds. I treasure my soulbonds very deeply and I’m so happy to be able to share them with you guys!

If you want to see some of my other soulbonds, you can check my F/O and soulbonds page here!

I am always happy to talk about soulbonds! Feel free to send me messages or asks about them

About Van

Vandarian Rintzu Bluuven | 26 | They/them or fae/faer, occasionally he/him

I apologise for the old art, this is the only full reference I have of them that I’ve drawn, but I plan on redrawing them!

Vandarian is my spouse. They are from a species of alien called Bluuven (they don’t like being called alien by most people though as it has bad memories tied to it) and they are two years older than me. They are incredibly intelligent and can build almost any sort of technology, and can also grow sweet plants with their magic. They’re very sassy and have a lot of energy, and they’re very protective of me and my soulbonds. Van has DID, schizophrenia, autism, PTSD, anxiety and depression, and we help each other through the things that are upsetting us. They are very talented at many things such as dancing and singing, and they love showing off for others by looking good and showing that they’re very talented in the stuff they can do. They have tentacles in their back and they have mind reading abilities which are both from their species but they also have some unique abilities other members of their species don’t have. They are an absolute sweetheart and make me so happy

We are always happy to talk about our soulbond experiences so long as you’re being friendly so please feel free to ask us about stuff or share your own soulbond stuff! We always love meeting other soulbonds systems and we would love to see you guys if you want to chat! We give a big thank you to @liya-system for inspiring us to make this post for you guys so you guys can see what we’re like! Please let us know if you need anything

We hope you guys are happy!

[spinthetags]

South Park Olympics - Point Guidelines

Here are the guidelines for how points will be calculated, based primarily on effort and time committed! Not all types of fandom creations will be listed here, but if you want to submit something that isn't, all you need to do is reach out! We'll add point guidelines for that category to this post.

Most categories have a 'cap' on points that can be acquired per piece. This doesn't mean there's a cap on how many creations from each category you can create! It only means that you can't earn more than the point cap per individual creation.

Below the cut are the point guidelines! Any questions can either be directed towards this account (@spinthetags) or @alister312, and additional clarification will be added to this post!

ART (based on Artfight rules):

Either digital or traditional is allowed!

Rough sketch: 2 points (base)

Clean sketch/lined: 3 points (base)

Lineless art: 4 points (base)

Monochrome color/rough color: +1 point

Flat colors/B&W: +2 points

Simple shading: +3 points

Full shading: +4 points

Abstract background/simple props (such as benches, chairs, grounded objects): +2 points

Detailed background/complex props (such as complex objects or environmental backgrounds): +4 points

Comics/extra panels: Full points for first panel, plus half points for each additional panel (granted that it retains the same qualifications as the first panel). Points cap after three panels (max 24 points)! You can keep adding panels after that, but points won't be given.

WRITING (fanfiction, meta, or anything else!):

100-400 words: 2 points (base)

Every additional 400 words: +1 point

Ex: 400-800 words = 3 points, 800-1200 words = 4 points, etc

Points are capped at 4800 words per chapter/oneshot! (13 points)! You can keep writing after that, but additional words won't be considered. If you’d like to extend your story, feel free to either create another work or add another chapter! For each chapter after the first one, only half points will be granted, capped at three chapters (25 points!)

VIDEO EDITS:

15 seconds: 2 points (base)

Every additional 15 seconds: +1 point

Video edits are capped at 2 minutes, 30 seconds (11 points)! You can make your edits longer, but points won't be given beyond that.

PLAYLISTS:

Playlist of 10 songs: 2 points (base)

Every additional 5 songs: +1 point

If each song is given a brief explanation as to why it's present in the playlist, +4 points will be given. All songs must be accounted for!

If you draw your own icon for the playlist, additional points will be given based on criteria in the art category.

Playlists are capped at 25 songs (max 9 points)! You can keep adding songs, but they won't be considered.

MEMES (or image edits):

Screenshots with text added/names added to templates: 1 point

Character pngs added to templates/text added to videos: 2 points

Because memes require less effort to create than other mediums, each person can only earn a total of 5 points by creating memes. After that, points won't be given!

Redraws of memes will be considered using the art criteria.

REBLOGGING:

You can earn points by reblogging other people's creations, too!

Only works created for the SP Olympics will be considered.

You can earn points by reblogging creations from either team.

1 point will be given per reblog, and only one reblog per person will be considered on each work. Spam reblogging does NOT count!

24 hours after the piece is posted, reblogs will be counted and points will be counted. To make keeping track easier for the mods, reblogs after the initial 24 hour period won't be counted. Points from reblogs will be added at the end of the week!

NOTE: Point values for PMVS/AMVS are still being considered, and will be added shortly! Suggestions are welcome!

[thebonelessbee]

HYSTERIA MOSS DTIYS!

#hysteriamossdtiys

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Prizes:

1st - full body render

2nd - half body render/ or rendered chibi

3rd - (what second doesn’t pick)

Honorable mentions - headshot sketch or quick chibi sketches

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Rules:

• tag me and use hashtag above (dm if you are private)

• redraw or color in one or multiple scenes from my animation!

• no AI art

• don’t steal from others (but taking a screenshot from here to edit is ok)

• art style changes are welcome

• editing scenes to different camera angles is allowed, make sure it’s recognizable

• feel free to ask me any and all questions you may have

• have fun!

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Credits of ocs are in the video credits and all @ ed on my Instagram animation post!!

[jacscorner]

An analysis on "Anime Rock, Paper, Scissors".

OR

"Debating the ethical and morals of an AI Tool with an E-Rate Artist."

Okay, so, like, first of all: I love this video. I've been watching and rewatching it all day. I love it that much.

It captures everything about anime I fell in love with. The over-the-top dialogue, the dramatization over something so mundane as, the the trappings of dark fantasy. It taps into a very specific core of nostalgia for me.

BUT!

Yeah, I love this video to hell and back. But, well, there's no real getting around the messy fact that AI was used in the process-hell, you can even see it in the video thumbnail. Even if this is a few steps above most AI art, AI art will always have a certain 'look' to it that makes it stand out.

So, full disclaimer: I'm not an animator. And I feel I have no real horse in this race, even as an artist. Hell, I wouldn't even really call myself an artist. Sure, I can say I have roughly 13 years of experience drawing, but I don't think my art is really on a level that makes it very appealing and I honestly feel as though I've reached a peak. Like I've reached the apex of my potential and, well, it's not much.

So excuse me for putting my foot in my mouth about a topic I don't really have much to contribute to.

So, Corridor Digital's animated short is 1/2 rotoscoping and 1/2 AI art generation. The AI was trained to emulator a dark fantasy anime style by feeding it screenshots of Vampire Hunter D. The process for how its done can be seen here.

I'm kind of on two minds on this. For the most part, I don't think AI is gonna replace actual artists. Cause there's just a lot of stuff an actual artist can do an AI can't do. And while the entire process isn't shown, a lot of editing and manipulating had to be done in order to get the AI where they wanted it. A lot of choreography and filming technique was needed. How effects work, writing-art is more than just scribbling on paper and an AI might be able to mimic art, but it can't 'draw'.

Hell, the video still has a lot of jank going on after what was most likely months of work. Like I said, AI art just has a very specific look to it.

But let's get to the nitty gritty: feeding the Vampire Hunter D art into the ai to replicate the style.

On the one hand, this is kind of what I think of when I think of AI being a tool to be used rather than an outright replacement of animators. And I think this is a good showcase of how amazing the technology can be. It looks amazing despite the hiccups.

And artists try to replicate art styles all the time. Hell, some people market themselves on their ability to replicate a certain show's look. I've seen people try to sell Hades style commissions, there's an artist who redraws screenshots of various anime as if they're an early cartoon network show, and don't get me started on Pokemon, Dragon Ball, and Sonic - the big three of style emulation.

BUT!!!

And yes, it's a big 'but'; that's not really what's happening.

I'm not smart enough to put what it does in my own words, but I'll do my best anyway: it's more-or-less a glorified trace job, with (ideally) hundreds of different pieces to work off of to generate a completely new image. Usually without the agreed upon consent of the artists.

I hate to throw around accusations like this, especially when I lazily and hungrily eat up this content like potato chips, but it really is art theft on a grand scale.

I still admire the technical skill that went into this. Even if 'anyone' can do it, there's still a lot of work that went into making this and getting something that's workable. But I don't blame people for calling Corridor Digital out on this when it's so damn blatant.

Now, I won't stop watching the video - like I said, I'm not someone with a real foot in this race, now do I wanna start some kind of revolution against or anything. It's just something to think about after seeing some backlash.

Now, the movie's out on YouTube. In fact, there are 3 different videos of this movie, dubbed.

And the movie came out roughly 23 years ago. This is NOT yanking it out of starving artists like many are claiming it is. It's practically collecting dust.

However, it's still blatantly robbing other artists who worked on this movie of their credit. But, again, they're using the ai to mimic a certain style and using their photos as a template to follow. But it's still using someone else's work as a reference. Speaking of, it's not like what I uploaded was a legit upload of the film - it's a pirated, uploaded without the rights holder's consent.

So...?

I don't know, I guess I can just kind of see both sides of the argument. I'm not here to tell you that the video is bad or that AI art is inherently bad or that AI generators need to be destroyed. And I'm not telling you that the video is completely and totally free of any shady practices. Personally, this all just feels morally gray to me and Corridor should've hired some concept artist to feed into the AI.

Just wanted to throw my thoughts out there.

[galesgremlingrotto]

THIS

I've had to duct tape the binding of my sketchbook back together because it's falling apart and yet only half full.

A few pages are warped because I painted with watercolors on them

Even though my sketchbook is not meant for paint.

I've doodled on the page edges. Some pages are full of hand written notes versus art. Some have half of a shitty little sketch that I abandoned and never did anything else with that page. There are smudges all over the front pages and the pages with darker doodles because the graphite moves around. You can tell exactly where I'm at in that book because the pages I've drawn on have darker edges from my hands smudging graphite and oils on them while the other ones are clean.

Sketchbooks are MESSY, and for SKETCHES.

Sketches Shouldn't Be Perfect. They're not meant to be masterpieces.

I'll bet you also there's something to be said about the age of media and for every one of those "perfect beautiful full and colorful" sketchbook spreads there's at LEAST 10 pages that aren't half as pretty.

Also people use sticky notes all the time in their sketchbooks and people are like "omg it's so aesthetic"

THEY'RE TO FIX MISTAKES

It's like

One of the most famous sketchbook techniques to go over a mistake with a sticky note and redraw it so you don't ruin the page with erasing, or if you're using a medium like pen or marker where you can't erase.

Gestures vaguely at editing and video creation being skills and artistic mediums of their own.

All of this ALSO applies to digital art.

Sure, you have a lot more tools to fix mistakes or edit things with digital

But it is OKAY to have sketches you'll never finish

To draw half of something and realize you don't like it and abandon it

Hell I have several canvases labeled various kinds of "doodles" where I didn't draw anything serious.

I make memes all the time. It's one of my favorite things to do. I'll draw tiny short comics about my life experiences in my sketchbook or on my ipad or computer.

All of this is to say

MAKE BAD ART!!!

MAKE ART THAT LOOKS LIKE SHIT!

Make art for the sake of making art.

A cat you doodled on the edge of your homework is art, and you should absolutely doodle that kind of thing even if it's not as perfect as all the people doodling eyes or anime all over their notes.

I will continue to say this until the end of time, because it's important to me, and I think people will always need to hear it, especially in the current political climate with AI and poor job conditions ruining art for so many people.

MAKE ART TO MAKE ART! FOR THE SAKE OF MAKING ART! BECAUSE IT BRINGS YOU JOY AND IT'S FUN!

You don't have to make art for others. You don't have to make good art. Your art doesn't have to be perfect and pretty. All art is good art because you made it! You made something! A person! With a brain and a will to create!

You had an idea, and you used the tools available to you. A pencil and a piece of paper, or a mouse and mspaint. Long as you put down every stroke of whatever tool you used, and didn't ask some photo masher generator to do it for you, you made something. Maybe your tool is a camera, or a sewing needle. Maybe an instrument or a crochet hook. You're making something. Who cares if it's bad. Who cares if you made a mistake? You made something. Learning is human. Mistakes are human. Desire and will are human, and all these together make artists.

Please. For the sake of all the artists before you, and all the artists after. For your friends who hear your words and see your creations. For the random folks on the internet that you don't know but are still touched by the things you've made.

Keep creating. Even if you make the same thing a thousand times. It's yours, and that's incredibly important.

i don't like to yuck people's yum but i have to say that my least favorite thing to come from the current state of Artists on the Internet is the idea of a sketchbook as something nice and pretty and shareable. like i love me a notebook full of gorgeous art don't get me wrong but that is NOT what a sketchbook is. a sketchbook is my friend who i carry around everywhere like a purse chihuahua. it is the physical manifestation of my notes app. it is the container into which i wring my brain out. it is my therapist. and most of all it is filled with absolutely terrible sketches that should never see the light of day.

[kaiowut99]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX Episodes 99-101 Subbed (Finalized) - Fixes/Edits Breakdown (Part 2)

Since it’s 2023 and Tumblr still has a dumb link limit in posts, I had to break up my Fixes/Edits Breakdown post supplementing my 99-101 Release Post with my usual animation fix/edit breakdown into two parts, since I wanted to still link to the images to give the interested a visual element.  Details for 101's fixes below the cut! (Part 1 for 99 and 100 here.)

Fixes/Edits! (101) phew

After Ed Special-Summons Diskguy from his Cemetery, he draws two cards from his effect, but as we get a peek at the cards, they're actually just blank cards. Fixed this in AfterEffects by applying a Devilguy and Doctor D proxy, as he plays both shortly after this (though we don't get a shot earlier confirming whether he had Doctor D in his hand or not, but Devilguy's in front so just the Magic Card border's visible).

As Saiou bemusedly says that "Ed can't hope to leave even a mere scratch on the firm wall of destiny," we see Ed's field in front of him, with Defense-Mode Devilguy's card under him positioned in Attack Mode. Fixed this in AfterEffects by applying a proxy correctly in Defense Mode under him for a frame, masking in his legs and coat around it, then using Sony Vegas to re-keyframe it panning across the screen.

On his next turn, as Saiou explains the effect of the Necro Sacrifice card he activated, the shot in #2 is reused and slightly zoomed in, with Saiou slightly redrawn and holding onto the same error with Devilguy. Fixed in Vegas by just zooming in my fix in #2 and recreating the pan across the screen.

A few shots later, after Saiou summons The Empress and Emperor to Ed's field through Necro Sacrifice, he tells Ed he can choose their Battle Modes--but the shot of him moves to the right a frame before Ed starts sliding into a split-screen to declare Defense Mode. I fixed this in Vegas by masking out Ed's full split and redoing his slide-in to happen simultaneously with Saiou moving, using some of the background to hide his original slide-in.

A bit later, as he explains how The Devil's upright effect destroyed Devilguy, Saiou adds that the destroyed Monster's controller takes damage, but as he does so, we see the card he has face-down on his Disk looking like a blank orange card. Fixed this in AfterEffects to The Material Road card he'd drawn and set previously in 100.

After the eyecatch, good Saiou and Ed have a mental conversation as rain pours around them (Saiou holding up an umbrella for Ed), and as Ed reminds a resigned Saiou that he chose him as someone who could alter his fate of destruction, Saiou dejectedly turns away saying that it's too late for him--and while he turns away, his uniform's shoulder and the outer rim to the shoulder strap/flap suddenly vanish, leaving the trees behind him visible, though they return as he moves to look up. As detailed here, fixed this by redrawing both for the 36 total frames this issue was around for in Photoshop, applying redrawn rain lines as needed, then inserting the fixed frames into the video in Photoshop.

Some time later, Ed's summoned Bloo-D onto his field; as he explains to Light Saiou that he can absorb an opposing Monster, he's shocked as their split-screen splits apart to show Bloo-D poised to do just that--but you'll notice that their splits are a bit uneven as they split out. Fixed this in Vegas by redoing Ed's split's slide-out to be more timed with Saiou's.

[split due to Tumblr's dumb text-characters-per-block limit]

(8) After Bloo-D absorbs The World and has his first attack against Saiou rendered damageless, he activates the effect of his D-Burst in his Cemetery--as he explains that it lets Bloo-D attack twice this turn, Saiou slides into a split-screen in shock before they split out to show Bloo-D behind them as his ATK's halved to do just that, but a few things happen: 1) a repeat of #4 happens but in reverse, as the shot of Ed moves to the left a frame before Saiou's split starts to slide in, 2) after their splits meet, Ed's side starts to move a frame before they start to split, with 3) a black screen behind them as they properly split before Bloo-D appears. Fixed these each in Vegas by 1) redoing Saiou's slide-in to be timed with Ed moving, 2) adding a border to Ed's side and masking in Bloo-D between them to start the proper slide-out right as Ed moves, and 3) using Bloo-D to cover up the black screen.

(9) After Saiou narrowly survives, he starts his last turn and activates his face-down The Material Road before then activating The Spiritual Road, but a couple things happen: 1) the shot of The Material Road flipped up zooms out slightly a frame before The Spiritual Road clicks into a split-screen as it activates, and 2) after both are glowing, the split-screen splits apart to show the pillars of light forming near Saiou, but Spiritual Road's split moves a frame before Material Road's does to start showing Saiou. Fixed these in Vegas by 1) holding the frame just before the slight zoom-out over the zoom-out frame so it happens right as of the split-screen happening, and 2) holding the split-screen a frame longer over Spiritual Road's early moving so the split-out starts on the next frame with Saiou showing.

(10) During the 102 preview, we see the shot of Saiou activating Light Barrier, which shows the field as the screen zooms out and the barrier's formed, but Bubbleman on Judai's field has his Defense-Mode card under him facing to the left; should be facing to the right with its effect box visible to Bubbleman's left. Fixed this first for 102 before applying the fix here, using a proxy in AfterEffects to place a correctly facing card under Bubbleman and masking him on top of it for a frame, then using that frame in Vegas and redoing the zoomout for it, using a quick layer of solid white that I masked in per the bit of light from Light Barrier's forming that floats over Bubbleman to recreate it.

[fandom]

Soooooo...2020, huh?

This is it. It’s December. Only one more month until the year can climb right back into the dumpster fire whence it came. But before the sun sets on this shambolic year, there’s still one thing left to do. 

*clears throat*

In 2013, when we first introduced Tumblr’s Year in Review, there was no way to know we’d one day be reviewing a year that in no way, shape, or form deserves a formal assessment. Unless 2020 gave you the gift of prescience, you probably didn’t expect such a complete disaster of a year, either. Nevertheless, here we are! 

We all know what didn’t happen this year (life), but what did happen in 2020? We tried (and failed) to make sourdough bread, we loved then quickly got bored of a game we’ve waited eight years to play, we filled our time with fiction while the real world crumbled around us, and we collectively made binge watching a way of life. If nothing else, 2020 gave us time to explore new hobbies and rekindle forgotten ones. 

Just as the reality of quarantine began to set in, the world erupted in protest, responding to the killing of George Floyd and systemic issues of racial injustice.  Our community took to the streets in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and inspired voters across the United States to fight to have their voices heard. And we did it all while navigating the worst pandemic in over a century. No big deal, right?

This year’s YIR posts account for a full 365 days, from October 21, 2019 to October 20, 2020. We know the world imploded right after that window closed, and we’ll talk about that too, but that won’t be reflected in these lists (sorry, Castiel). Sit back, relax and let's look back at what happened in 2020.

Top 20 of 2020 100 Ships Destiel Live Action TV The Witcher Animated TV Avatar: The Last Airbender TV Characters Reality + Variety TV Personalities Movies Movie Characters The Twilight Renaissance Spoilers Actresses Actors Web Celebs Web Series, Webcomics, + Podcasts Incorrect Quotes Memes The Year in Memes Aesthetics Cottagecore Tumblr communities COVID-19 Black Lives Matter LGBTQIA+ Tech in 2020 Video Games Animal Crossing KK Slider Album Redraws Mobile Games Gaming Characters Animal Crossing Villagers Anime + Manga Anime + Manga Characters Music Genres Music Groups Solo Acts K-Pop Groups K-Pop Stars Songs Beauty + Fashion Books Authors Food + Drink Recipes Home + Interiors Art Styles Edits Astrology Athletes Pro Wrestlers Sports Top GIFs Cursed Images Soothing Stuff Tumblr Gets Deep Post of the Year

[vikab]

I didn't want to clog my post caption longer but I wanted to put additional notes about my process etc

also: [youtube mirror]

So yeah exactly 2 weeks ago, I was on a drive back home from a camping trip and while I was offline I couldnt stream any music, I decided to give some old songs a listen by Ling tosite sigure, my favorite band of all time. It's been a while, I wasn't too fond of their recent releases so I haven't listened to my favorites songs by them for a while.

My favorite LTS tracks btw...

Of course then make up syndrome song came on. I'mperfect album by LTS is how I discovered them (through Psycho Pass OP song Abnormalize) and I love that album a lot, then I started thinking about animating a music video - as one does when listening to something and imagining your favorite characters to the song. Happens often, BUT I usually never act upon it.

I know animation is a lot of work, I didn't study animation at all - I have some random animation experiences but they're not a lot. I know how use Premiere Pro and After Effects, but thats it. I didn't know how to use the Clip Studio Paint animation feature. But I had just recently finished reading ORV... and was obsessed. The themes, the characters, Kim Dokja. I couldn't stop thinking about how good the song is, and how much I wanted to animate some parts of the song (particularly main chorus and some parts towards the end).

I began thinking of a storyboard. Didn't actually end up drawing out, I kept the whole idea in my head (I did write out some text details into my notes but that's it). Next 2 hours in the car I've spent obsessively replaying the song and imagining animation parts. I wanted... a lot of details and animation on that lol. More TV anime style, like an anime opening, looking legit 😅 But as I edited the song into short version (no way I would have finished this if I had done the full song) I opened after effects and started setting up my timeline. I broke it down into 13 segments and realized... oh boy. That's a lot 😅 Maybe I would just stick my own artstyle and do my best.

Through week 1 I began working on scenes I had more clear in my head and knew what specific effects I need. But still a lot of "after effects [effect i was thinking of]" in my google search bar, I havent used AE in quite some time... I downloaded few free plugins and templates but it was mostly a boil effect and chromatic aberration... some AE plugins are so expensive!!

Work week was busy but I utilized my time well. Then by the weekend I went crazy and got sooo many drawings done. They're all quite quick, I tried spending less than an hour on each, but still had to do like 5 redraws on some of them because I was not happy with some cuts. Running animation cycle at the end was most insane work I did because at first I was like "surely this cant be hard" spoiler alert: it was hard. I drew 8 frames for running and realized it was very... slow running effect. So I cut it into 4 frames, reducing my workload since I had to detail the running silhouette into HSY and YJH. yay?

anyway..... this was a lot of work. Week 2 I finally started seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I knew my limits, I hibernate A LOT on drawing regular illustrations throughout the year, how am I supposed to animate a whole video. So I knew I had to push myself to finish by end of the week otherwise I will be too tired to ever finish it. I did become a bit frustrated with my work, I had left the most difficult parts for last, and I was worried I am not doing my best work. But I really wanted to finish this, actually finish impulsive desire to make animated music video to media I'm obsessed about. It's hard for me to put into words how well ORV did what it did, so I can only hope to convey my emotions thru my art.

Uhmmm that's it!! Hope you enjoyed. I struggle with confidence about my work so I was very surprised when my KDJ drawings popped off on here. I wasn't even done with the novel but somehow I hit a nail on the head I guess. I dont expect this to pop off at all tbh, im not good fighting the online algorithm. This was a passion project through and through, but I also feel mega cringe about it 🙈 This project ended up being a lot of drawings.. so many assets. My project file was messy, and my laptop was struggling with some effects. So when I rendered video last night for over an hour, I could finally view the video in proper HD definition (my AE viewport is Quarter quality) I noticed bunch of timing mistakes and had to fix it... then set to render the video while I sleep 🙈 thankfully when I woke up in the morning I havent spotted mistakes and decided yipeee im freeeeee!!!

(free me from orv brainrot)

song: make up syndrome - Ling tosite sigure (edited into shorter version)

[gnorkel]

gavity fall..... TWO!!!!

image description under the cut

[ID: image 1: Stan walks into the living room to find Mabel and Wendy playing dead on the ground. There is a toy knife next to Mabel. "What the fuck are you guys doing," Stan says. "We're playing Among Us! Mabel says, propping herself up and looking at the door frame where Stan is. Later, Ford says: "Ah yes. I seem to recall playing this game in the "Among Us" dimension."

Image 2: a redraw of a Twitter thread. The first tweet is a picture of the Stan twins in their sail outfits - Stanley standing on the left and Stanford on the right. It is posted by Stanley Pines (@ Mr. Mystery). The account's profile picture is a close-up of Mabel with Dipper in the background. A verified account called Pacifica (@ Northwest Official) replies and asks "who's the cute one on the right?". Stanley replies by saying "Stanley Pines," with the same picture, but flipped.

Image 3: Ford is shielding his face from the bright sun with his right hand, the other hand preoccupied with holding Mabel's. Mabel peers up at Ford, then climbs up over his shoulders. She then leans over Ford's head, her hair falling and shielding Ford's vision. "No more sun!", she exclaims. Ford is charmed.

Image 4: A screenshot of a youtube video titled "Nothing to be said... Beethoven Moonlight Sonata (Full) Reaction!!" in caps. The thumbnail has splash text that says "No words" and "Beethoven", also in caps. Dipper is crudely edited onto the thumbnail, staring off into the distance looking awestruck.

Image 5: A young Fiddleford is yelling at Ford. Fiddleford's speech bubble is a screenshot of a Minecraft message sent by Then__Perish, reading: "Fiddleford voice: Stanford you can't use your hyperfixation as an excuse to build a portal to the nightmare realm," in caps. Ford is sitting at a desk with his head in his hand looking back at Fiddleford with an annoyed expression.

Image 6: Mabel is sitting on Stan's shoulder. She has his fez on and is smiling happily with her eyes closed. Stan is looking up at her with a proud expression. End ID]

[andhumanslovedstories]

Hi there, do you exist in the world and have a lot of time on your hands, but also can’t stand the sound of your own thoughts? May I recommend Drawfee, a youtube comedy drawing show which has been the background sound of my life for about two years now. I realize my pitch that hey, it’s better than literal silence, may not sound super compelling so I’ll elaborate: it is a funny and extremely chill show with people who like each other talking while they do art. Fantastic. Exquisite. Feel like a silent fifth party eavesdropping on some people having fun.

Anyway if like me you are constantly looking for online content that gently releases sweet good vibe chemicals in your brain, here’s a shitload of episodes I like. They’re all about 20-40 mins long. Stars next to the ones I particularly like, but I feel like that’s gonna tell you more about me than about drawfee.

*Artists Draw Themselves Into Their Favorite Anime (Speed draw where everyone’s art is very good but frankly we all get distracted because we have to talk about Julia’s wild flex)

Scooby-Doo Drawing Challenge (ft. Simone from Polygon) (you know, scooby doo! like from that episode of supernatural. Simone is great and Nathan could not be more delighted by the art.)

Professional Artists Redraw Their Old Art (Speed draw ft the phrase “Mid-2000s hetero nonsense”)

Impossible Coloring Challenge (art but make it bullying)

Artists Draw Urban Fantasy D&D Characters (ft. Brennan Lee Mulligan) (an Unsleeping City themed episode. A powerful bard is made this day.)

*Artists Draw Their Fursonas (speed draw. This episode made me want a fursona so goddamn bad)

Turning Animals Into Original Characters Challenge (just an extremely chill hangout episode)

*Drawing Dungeons & Dragons Cats (an entire episode that’s about the tv show Columbo)

Drawing Backgrounds For Video Calls (another chill hangout video that features my husband Kaiba)

Professional Artists Redraw Their Childhood Art (Speed draw. Full Moonpaw comic reboot and relaunch when)

Drawing Thomas the Tank Engine Original Characters (body horror. car body horror.)

The Hottest New Board Game (ft. McElroy Brothers) (the first episode I saw! Monster factory energy except the character creator is just two other people drawing)

*Artists Draw Gigantamax Pokémon From Memory (look, the way Julia says “laser eyyyyyyyes” in the beginning is all I’m thinking about 24/7.)

Artists Draw Kaiba in Different Styles (when I was younger I used to walk around and listen to “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and “In The End” on repeat because those were my Kaiba songs. I also had an elaborate plot line where he was begging crushed under a boulder and no one could get him out so he was just endlessly suffering. I was 11 and I knew what I wanted my favorite characters to experience. Anyway, speed draw episode.)

Artists Draw MORE Disney Characters As Dark Souls Bosses (boy I wish I could say I’m recommending this for a reason that isn’t “in depth exploration of Gaston/lefou oviposition” but I’m not here to lie to you)

Knock-Off Pokémon Based On Food (look anytime they talk like Joey Wheeler, it’s a good episode.)

Dungeons & Dragons & DRAWING | Drawga Episode 1 (ayyyyyyy plot! Come get ya plot over here! If you want drawings with story. Or if you like Naddpod and you’re like “I want that but only with Caldwell and also Tonathan Tinkle, and also I want to see faces as they talk.” Ten episodes in total. Elyse Willems and Rekha Shenkar are the funniest guests alive.)

Drawtectives: Episode 1 (ayyyyyyyy plot! Come get ya plot part 2 murder mystery edition!! But also friendship? And half orc feet pics? Eleven episodes.)

[what-if-toa-rott]

9 months have passed since #What If ToA RotT came into being and here are our achievements so far!

Hi beloved and faithful fandom! :)

Sooo it’s been a year since the public disgrace that was the Rise of the Titans movie. And it’s been roughly 9 months since I pitched the idea of rewriting & redrawing the first two scenes and giving the fandom a better outlook on a possible franchise ending than what we got...!

Since then, this super awesome team that consists of @nikibogwater @guardianofideas @prismarts @e7y1 @capsulect @the-fandom-hopping-mage @malleepp @tenebrius-excellium @livmadart @squabasaurus @bluespiritslight @honeyxmonkey @noperopesaredope @sopafa (and @i-am-gun-robot as honorable mention) has worked really hard on writing and visualizing the two scenes that can be found in Reddie’s fix-it fic. 

It needs to be mentioned that life happened. A lot of us have been struggling with mental and physical health issues. Naturally, we have also prioritized our education, our income, and our families & friends over this. This was meant to be a fandom project without a certain time limit, so that we wouldn’t feel too pressured to perform. More than anything, we wanted and want this to be fun for the contributors. That’s the reason why we’re still kinda not done lol. 

However, we have made awesome progress!, as follows:

We wrote 2 scripts, one for the Prologue scene and one for the Café scene that gets our gang reunited after Wizards

We are almost done with the Prologue art, everything looks amazing, and so we have made our first attempt at producing a video clip

We have full visual backgrounds for the Café scene! Even better: They’re in 3D!

In conclusion, the things that are still a work in progress are:

rest of the Prologue art

characters of the Café scene

music & sounds & editing it all together!

I have to thank the team at this point for investing into this and for sticking around with passion even after a year has passed since Tales of Arcadia ended officially. It still feels incomplete and I think we can all look forward to a clip that gives it a much better feel. Much love to you all and to our awesome followers who are also sticking around and wanting this to be worthwhile!!!

Give us a shoutout in the comments if you’re still excited!!!

Cheers

Reddie