Honestly be pretentious as fuck about the stuff you create. Do a press release for your fanfic updates. Do a Q&A about your webcomic. Make fake merch designs for your OCs. Commission "official" book covers. Very few of us will ever get to a stage where something we've created Makes It Big but even if you have an audience of 5 people plus a shoelace fucking indulge yourself and pretend!! It's the only way to live!!

Sounds like something Todd McFarlane (creator of the Spawn comics) would say. But yes. Totally agree. Hype yourself up. Create like no one is watching, because no one is watching.

mirror tune

Bruce Lee can't be this cute. Hahah very fluid animation.

- Team JSH X Owen -

21 April 2024 Marks the date where Jamie officially returns and joins the group. So, likewise. Owen officially joins the team and become team JOSH.

Here we have the characters handling little Owen differently. Sadie handles him with care, Hector uses him casually like tool and Jamie lets him rest on her head like a buddy. Little fun fact, Owen is about the size of basketball.

Their dynamic with the cursed item is different. I also wanted to try a different type of finishing. I wanted to give them that overlay of bold words. Something a little different from the regular design.

The reason why I make them individually. It's a good line in the metaphorical sand on my Instagram. A progression season.

I'm at a loss for the lack of traffic but I'm not going to care for it as much. Feel free to find [Me on Instagram] if you like.

What you see here is what you'll see there, just worded differently. I might do another thing this week. Perhaps for Anis, which will clash against Sadie's birthday.

WHALEZILLA

by Jerad S. Marantz

Hell yeah! He might be a close contender against Godzilla.

- Team JOSH: Enter Owen! -

Little update for you guys. This post officially welcomes Owen The Twiggmun into the MTCR universe. An official profile will be out eventually but here is your main team now.

For now, a brief history. Owen is pseudo creature. He was created from a botched experiment to use Omnibeast Compound for a new element. Since his creation, Owen was isolated and kept away from the world for years until one night, Sadie mac Lir and Hector Dagger infiltrated the base and stole Owen away.

Since then, Owen has become the team's tanker. Capable of taking lots of hits and land them back in situations. He also welcomed Jamie Robyn a little later when the trio was outmatched in a certain incident. From an out of story view, Owen is the "archetype pet" he is generally non-verbal and more action based.

As a product of the Omnibeast Compound, Owen has the adaptable ability of said compound which allows him to change between abilities found in The STAB System. (Stan, Tide, Ange and Bolt)

Owen can also be seen wearing a variety of suits build for his unique abilities, each with custom shells. There will be more to come of Owen in the future with different shells and suits but for now,

- Source Comparison -

Something I wanted to point out, This final product used two different doodles of the same pose but with mild alterations.

With paper, I try to draw as much as I can to make it looked finished. once I proceed to digital, I had to look at which pose is good to mix and match with.

So you can see, Sadie and Owen uses Image 1, Hector and Jamie uses Image 2 and even so, It improved so I can really go for the details and closeness. I try not to leave gaps between subjects.

In other news. I've been drawing a certain popular snake girl lately. I ran a little poll on [My Insta] and a lot of people like this signature sporty girl ponytail look.

I might do another post to change Anis Rusli's hair color because I'm planning to put Professor TBA away from the main series for a moment. Its all reshuffling for now but I'm pleased that people like this new Anis. She looks so proud!

I think, I'll have another post out for Owen this coming week, provided if I can get it done on this Wednesday but uh...yeah.

- Team JOSH: Enter Owen! -

Little update for you guys. This post officially welcomes Owen The Twiggmun into the MTCR universe. An official profile will be out eventually but here is your main team now.

For now, a brief history. Owen is pseudo creature. He was created from a botched experiment to use Omnibeast Compound for a new element. Since his creation, Owen was isolated and kept away from the world for years until one night, Sadie mac Lir and Hector Dagger infiltrated the base and stole Owen away.

Since then, Owen has become the team's tanker. Capable of taking lots of hits and land them back in situations. He also welcomed Jamie Robyn a little later when the trio was outmatched in a certain incident. From an out of story view, Owen is the "archetype pet" he is generally non-verbal and more action based.

As a product of the Omnibeast Compound, Owen has the adaptable ability of said compound which allows him to change between abilities found in The STAB System. (Stan, Tide, Ange and Bolt)

Owen can also be seen wearing a variety of suits build for his unique abilities, each with custom shells. There will be more to come of Owen in the future with different shells and suits but for now,

Jamie: Group Photo! Say "Crows"! Perfect!

- Team JOSH: Enter Owen! -

Little update for you guys. This post officially welcomes Owen The Twiggmun into the MTCR universe. An official profile will be out eventually but here is your main team now.

For now, a brief history. Owen is pseudo creature. He was created from a botched experiment to use Omnibeast Compound for a new element. Since his creation, Owen was isolated and kept away from the world for years until one night, Sadie mac Lir and Hector Dagger infiltrated the base and stole Owen away.

Since then, Owen has become the team's tanker. Capable of taking lots of hits and land them back in situations. He also welcomed Jamie Robyn a little later when the trio was outmatched in a certain incident. From an out of story view, Owen is the "archetype pet" he is generally non-verbal and more action based.

As a product of the Omnibeast Compound, Owen has the adaptable ability of said compound which allows him to change between abilities found in The STAB System. (Stan, Tide, Ange and Bolt)

Owen can also be seen wearing a variety of suits build for his unique abilities, each with custom shells. There will be more to come of Owen in the future with different shells and suits but for now,

"What a pretty day" 🐐🏞️

Pretty day with a pretty girl~ 🐐

The Power of Stop-Motion

Media in today's standard is quick and easy. Rarely is a show more than 2 hours long or 13-epiodes per-season. With that, animated movies are a lot slower than the typical films.

There is a discussion on if animation is suitable for film purposes and while it is often shunned by the Golden Globes or the Oscars or other awards. The very few outliers can prove these awards and the world very wrong.

But that is not what we will be talking about today. Because while animation is popular, there is a dark horse among its sphere. One with a rich history and strong filmography that should be shared. Let's talk about;

- Have I possibly gone daffy? -

Stop-motion is a film making style that compiles multiple still images of an object being physically manipulated in small movements into one whole scene.

Majority of Stop-motion films and videos use [Clay Animation] or [Paper Animation] with several more varieties of new innovations emerging under the umbrella of stop-motion. The most popular of them in the modern era towards kids is [Lego animation] which is the manipulation of Lego models in motion.

The earliest trace of Stop-motion in films is the 1898 short [The Humpty Dumpty Circus] by Albert E. Smith and James Stuart Blackton which is said to be a lost media. To compensate, please watch [A Tribute to Stop Motion]

In its early concept, Stop-motion was used as a method to create impossible things or do practical effects under budget constrains. Such as the iconic King Kong scene at the Empire State building. Since then, Stop-motion has evolved into a full production industry. From Indies; [Righteous Robot] to Juggernauts; [Laika Studios]

- Shimmer a Little at The Edges -

Unconventional media such as stop-motion is often not a style suited for every story. Its a rather expensive type of media that requires worthy innovations top break the niche barrier. Just looking at Laika Studios alone, we see that they've develop a lot of interesting ways to improve visual effects while staying to their stop-motion roots.

One perfect example is seen in < Kubo and the Two Strings > where the animators need to create water in a still image world that feels natural. [A Perfect Storm] one other part of the stop-motion puzzle is the iron-willed discipline it to conceptualize, animate and edit a production that can take about 3 to 5 years to complete. More so of a time frame than a normal film.

This difficult curve lead to budgeted methods such as using models that already exist to tell new stories. Such as; Legos or with crude multi-jointed figures of existing characters. [MOONSHINE]

While I may say its crude, the low budget production is the selling point. Assisted with sound bites taken from gaming sessions or from shows featuring a lot of inside jokes and memes. Also, its hilarious to see a Teletubby turned into a Eldritch monster.

These attempts to make stop-motion productions accessible has captured the attention of other like-minded channels to collaborate and elevate one another. [ERB: Harry Potter vs Luke Skywalker]

- For Better Tomorrows -

With all that is said, what is the power of stop-motion? As a media that is tediously overlapping across processes. What are the better tomorrows for our inanimate subjects?

I like to think, that as filmmaking grows. Stop-motion will continue to remain as a sacred tug against live action films and traditional animation. It can be used to tell complicated stories with concepts that may look strange if its adapted in a live action.

As I have mentioned in [The Beautiful World of Hilda] animation's greatest strength is simplification. Stop-motion takes the opposite side of that philosophy.

Its a higher level of world building of the materials with willingness to accept mistakes and ruggedness that gives them that little flavor of life. As an actual touchable thing, the various cartoonish styles can take on a whole new dimension to heighten the style and give it that detail that is less polished.

Stop-motion shows that filmmaking magic can still exist despite already knowing the tricks. Its a media where every frame shown has a significant purpose that invokes a specific flow. That's the power of stop-motion.

- Personal Favorites -

To be honest, it's been a while since I've seen a stop-motion film. This came up to me when I recently watched < Wendell and Wild > and that got me thinking about discussing the topic.

Open Question, what is your favorite Stop-motion film? List 5 and why in just a few words.

Now, upon researching for this post. I discovered that I have a few stop-motion films I have yet seen. So, I'm gonna go watch them and get back to you. Hahah

- Owen got a little Weird -

I'm a little hesitant to share about Owen's development because the actual post didn't do so well. [READ ME]

On top of that, the post on Zutomayo also didn't do as well. [READ ME] Nevertheless, I wanted to share some development going on behind the scenes.

Owen is fitting in well. He is loved equally by everyone. The unusual thing is, it got me thinking about Owen's potential as a combat assistant.

Enter this muscle giant suit. I named it, the Delta Suit for now. Its a suit meant for horde attacks. When Owen wears the suit, he can take heavy hits and hit back when needed. Similar to Iron man's Hulkbuster or Baymax when in his combat suit.

It also got me thinking about adding more suit types for Owen under specific tasks. There is also a suit based on the Hoodlites to help him blend in with the Hoodlites and for stealth missions.

I called it, the Hood suit. Not a creative name but it's a placeholder for now. And more concepts to come.

It's helpful that Owen can fit in specific suits to assist the team with their lack and it adds with their dynamic. Sadie is the adoptee. Hector is the mechanic and Jamie might be the chemist to help increase the suit's power. So, yeah.

- Some Plans in Motion -

Alright, I figured I should journal this for myself. So, I can't go back on my word. The roaster now is mainly, Team JOSH. (Jamie, Owen, Sadie and Hector)

Assisting adults will be Professor Timothy Brian Anderson and Madam' Anis Rusli. In total, I have six characters.

Creature wise, I really wanted to push their designs with unique features. However, it's gotten out of hand so. I hearby declare;

This however, doesn't mean that I will stop completely. It just means that, they are no longer suitable for the narrative and will henceforth, be removed from the main series. For now.

Your favorite critters, The Hoodlites will be reshuffled, get upgrades and a hierarchy soon. The Omnibeasts and The Wilfies will return.

The Omnibeasts were done reluctantly because my dumb ass made them official on the page by impulse. Nevertheless, I'm not backing down from that rule.

On that topic though, it does bring up the subject of the Power Gauntlets and what role they will play to the hierarchy of the Hoodlites. Perhaps I might go back on my initial plan to make a gauntlet user akin to a Toa (Bionicle) /a champion of sorts.

All in all, the plan now is to work internally. At the same time, cleaning up externally. Removing any excessive bits that no longer interests me.

Again, no one should take my word for it because it's not set in stone yet. Until it's up on the other page. But that's the plan.