Yeeeeaah, that platform makes me a bit nervous, but most of the creative industry people hang out there, so.
Tumblr will still be my main joint, especially for fandom stuff. But if you do hang out on twitter, I'll appreciate if you follow! I need to find all the cool tmnt artists there too.
Hello, hello~ I haven't posted anything in a while, and I felt like giving a small life update. Last summer I was able to escape my retail job by getting hired as a Color Artist for an animated movie Merry Little Batman. It's now out on amazon prime, so if you happen to be subscribed, and enjoy Batman and Christmas stuff, do check it out~
I was at a private employee screening a couple days ago, and ngl I shed a few tears when I saw my name in the credits. For the past 2-3 months I've been busy self-studying animation stuff and job hunting. It's taken some years of fumbling around and trying to figure out what I want to (and can) do for a living. I feel like I have a more set direction now and I'm trying really, really hard to properly break into the animation industry. So, wish me luck!
Since Leo is your fav what your opinion on the rest of the boys? If you don’t mind my asking I am just curious I been trying to find blogs that don’t act like Leo raph hate each other because they have differing opinions on stuff. They are siblings siblings be like that like ya know?
Hello! When it comes to 2k3 and Rise, I love all the turts very dearly. I just tend to fixate on my top blorbos, haha. I assume you're specifically asking about the 2k3 turtles, so I'll talk about them! When thinking about Leo and Raph's relationship, this extract from Leo's bio usually comes to my mind.
(Transcription: While I often disagree with Raphael, he is my brother, and I enjoy the times that we spend goofing off. I just wish that he'd try to see things from some other perspective than his own (something he no doubt says about me as well!)) I think it was originally showcased on some official 2k3 tmnt website. You can read the whole thing here. I'm super fond of this bit, because I think it sums them up very well. It's just very down-to-earth and peaceful sentiment. Leo acknowledges that yes, Raph can frustrate him a lot, but he loves him and spending time with him anyway.
AND the "something he no doubt says about me as well!" Has kind of stuck with me since the first time I saw it. Leo's like; "Yeah, I get it. I can be a pain in the shell too." And I don't think he vocalizes this sentiment, in these kind of terms in the show.
The 1st season sets up a lot of Leo vs Raph rivalry, with Leo being the responsible one and Raph rebelling against that. They have the big clash in 2nd season City at War arc. In SAINW universe they're basically on "It's On Sight(however impaired)" -terms. The 2007 movie with it's Leo&Raph drama often bleeds into 2k3 fanworks. So I get where the fanon interpretation of them hating each other comes from. I just feel like it often gets blown out of proportion. Most of the time those two get along well and rely on each other.
And since you asked how I feel about the other turtles, I'll try to summarize here what I love about them, haha! I adore 2003 Raph, because he's so damn hilarious. The gruffiness, deadpan sass, feral troublemaking, the " oh for FUCK'S SAKE!!" -energy. He has this special flavor of being so done with everything, all the time. It's so funny. And then there's his calmer side. When he's mature and reliable, a fierce protector <3.
2003 Donnie is hands down my favorite Donnie ever. His gentle, soft-spoken nature, patience and kindness are so special. He's such a sweetheart! A silly boy! But he won't let you walk over him! He'll sass and shoot you with a lazergun!
I'm a huge fan of 2003 Mikey's portrayal. Because he's the classic fun-loving imp, who loves to cause trouble and goof around, but he's also very down-to-earth. He's really resilient, competent and mature when the situation calls for it. Despite his own dramatics and his brothers often teasing him, he feels trusted and respected.
Overall I appreciate how well written the turtles are in 2k3. They are very grounded, complex and multidimensional, with a lot of depth to them. And the way you get so many different dynamics with different brother combos, is endlessly fascinating.
Anyway's hope you enjoyed my ramblings. Thanks for the ask!
Out of curiosity; Would you guys be interested in watching me draw turtles in livestream? I feel like it could be fun to hang out and chat, while I work. And I could possibly doodle some requests too.
I’ve been looking into how it’d work on Picarto. I know twitch is more common, but it seems a bit more complicated, especially if I just want to try out if I like streaming. Both platforms require you to sign in if you want to comment in the chat, though.
newww art *_* (Might be because it's the 20th anniversary of '03 and people are nostalgic? But you also do a lot of great stuff, all it takes is one popular person to reblog it)
Ohh, yeah. Maybe 2003 is getting some traction due to the anniversary. I feel like there were a lot of Rise blogs in my notes. Could be that some newer fans are giving it a chance. Aww shucks, thanks for the compliment~
Man, I honestly have a lot of ideas for art and would love to just doodle ninja turtles. Technically I also have a lot of free time due to working part-time(in stupid retail). But I keep thinking I should be doing something more useful like working on my portfolio and seeking better work. And then I just get stuck doing nothing, lol. Oh, the struggle.
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You drew a bunch of stuff I liked before, but I was digging around the TMNT tags and realized a lot of what I had liked before came from you!
Oh, cool! I’m glad you like my stuff, thanks for all the love! 😁
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On unrelated note, I’m really peeved tumblr doesn’t let you comment in the reply section with your sideblog. This isn’t my main (I’ve been using my account since 2011 and made a sideblog for art back then). I’ve been wanting to reply to people’s comments more, but I feel it would be confusing if I did that with my main...
So idk, if there’s other option besides making these kinds of text posts...? Does anyone have any tips?
I’m... so fascinated by this sudden sweep of people going through my tmnt art (and many seem to be discovering them for the first time?) Haha, who caused this? Did someone popular reblog my stuff?
(I should draw something new...)
VAPORWAVE!!! SO PRETTY!!!! And so is all your art!
Thank you!! 💙💙💙
Wow, I took part in my first 24H comics day. The experience was truly something else haha! I didn't sleep at all and at times I felt like giving up because I was so tired and there were so many pages left. But the support from the people I was drawing it with kept me going :D! And I made it! And my friends really seemed to like my comic, it meant the world to me! I so want to do this again!
I'm going to scan and edit the pages at some point but you can find low quality scans from our 24HCD blog http://ganbatte24.tumblr.com/
I’m going to Tampere Kuplii and I will be cosplaying Koushiro from Digimon during both days! Come say hi, if you see me!
Also: My friend promised to sell my Digimon postcards on her artist alley table so if you are interested, go buy one!
Uuuuugh, I'm trying to decide which theme to use... None of them really appeal to me :I
