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I READ THIS AS AS OCOTOBUNS HELP I AM DYING. I twas too funny I cant help myself
The man of steel (buns)
Iron Buns
Bunverine
x-buns
spider-buns
I’ll think of more later
while making a nice pic on OC, this always ends up happening. hahaha. Sorry zach and quilly. You are just to funny together.
Ok, here is the thing that I wanted riolus for. Interestingly my request was surprisingly useless, All the riolus that people requested were already in this paper when I was working on them. I wanted to do a second one, but w/e
Basically the main point is that I’m getting frustrated having all my pokemon of a same species look really similar, so I’m going to be working hard to make each character look unique, corresponding to their personality. I think all of them here look fairly distinct, the anatomy modifications are still fairly minor, but hopefully I’ll get better as I go. Maybe I’ll take requests from more popular pokemon in the future and try to do this more
just some sketches, take from them what you will, haha
HOLY SHIT I WROTE MOST OF THIS“I’ll Make an Artist Out of You” Vocals by Crystia, Lyrics by Kai and Spike
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Lyrics:
Let’s get down to business
to create
a page
did they send me doodlers
when I asked
for pros?
You’re the saddest artists I ever met
But you can bet Before PMDE’s done
rookie, I’ll make an artist out of you
Tranquil as the story
But a plot twist within
Once you find your anatomy
You are sure to win
You’re a tabletless, paperless pathetic lot
And a circle you can barely make
Somehow I’ll make an artist out of you
I’m never gonna make improvement
Say good-bye to those who knew my art
Boy, was I a fool in school for cutting crits
This guy’s got’em crit to death
Hope he doesn’t see right through it
Now I really wish that I knew how to art
(Make some art)
We must be swift as a coursing paintbrush
(To make some art)
With all the impact of a classic painter
(To make some art)
With all the strength of a raging PK
Mysterious as the anatomy of Sugimotoon~!
Time is racing toward us
til the deadline arrives
Heed my every advice
and you might survive
You’re unsuited for
the rage of improvement
So pack up, go home
you’re through
How could I make an artist
out of you?
(To make some art)
We must be swift as a coursing paintbrush
(Make some art)
With all the impact of a classic painter
(To make some art)
With all the strength of a raging PK
Mysterious as the anatomy of Sugimotoon~!
(Make some art)
We must be swift as a coursing paintbrush
(To make some art)
With all the impact of a classic painter
(To make some art)
With all the strength of a raging PK
Mysterious as the anatomy of Sugimotoon~!
—————————Crystia: Sorry to post this up on Tao Tree…but it is PMD-E related? Lets just put it that way….OTL
Crystia, you are the most awesome person dsfljhsfdajh;lsdfakj;lafhlmflkhas
Oh dear, I’m practicing Lucarios and Rhyhorns, what could this possible mean for Team Spike? Also, some other pokes, if you’re a long time reader of the Team Spike blog, you might know who a couple of these are.
The 22 rules of storytelling, according to Pixar
#1: You admire a character for trying more than for their successes.
#2: You gotta keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer. They can be v. different.
#3: Trying for theme is important, but you won’t see what the story is actually about til you’re at the end of it. Now rewrite.
#4: Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___. One day ___. Because of that, ___. Because of that, ___. Until finally ___.
#5: Simplify. Focus. Combine characters. Hop over detours. You’ll feel like you’re losing valuable stuff but it sets you free.
#6: What is your character good at, comfortable with? Throw the polar opposite at them. Challenge them. How do they deal?
#7: Come up with your ending before you figure out your middle. Seriously. Endings are hard, get yours working up front.
#8: Finish your story, let go even if it’s not perfect. In an ideal world you have both, but move on. Do better next time.
#9: When you’re stuck, make a list of what WOULDN’T happen next. Lots of times the material to get you unstuck will show up.
#10: Pull apart the stories you like. What you like in them is a part of you; you’ve got to recognize it before you can use it.
#11: Putting it on paper lets you start fixing it. If it stays in your head, a perfect idea, you’ll never share it with anyone.
#12: Discount the 1st thing that comes to mind. And the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th – get the obvious out of the way. Surprise yourself.
#13: Give your characters opinions. Passive/malleable might seem likable to you as you write, but it’s poison to the audience.
#14: Why must you tell THIS story? What’s the belief burning within you that your story feeds off of? That’s the heart of it.
#15: If you were your character, in this situation, how would you feel? Honesty lends credibility to unbelievable situations.
#16: What are the stakes? Give us reason to root for the character. What happens if they don’t succeed? Stack the odds against.
#17: No work is ever wasted. If it’s not working, let go and move on - it’ll come back around to be useful later.
#18: You have to know yourself: the difference between doing your best & fussing. Story is testing, not refining.
#19: Coincidences to get characters into trouble are great; coincidences to get them out of it are cheating.
#20: Exercise: take the building blocks of a movie you dislike. How d’you rearrange them into what you DO like?
#21: You gotta identify with your situation/characters, can’t just write ‘cool’. What would make YOU act that way?
#22: What’s the essence of your story? Most economical telling of it? If you know that, you can build out from there.
I like these, it shows that drafting is the only way to polish a gem!
Jean lineless, inspired but shiro after seeing him lineless on yesterday’s stream. Needless to say, he’s way better than me!
