Anonymous asked: I hope this isnt a bother but you rebloged a tintin post and I saw your tags and was wondering what your problem with snowy were? (Character? Animation??)??? Not trying to start anything I just really like your view on things and was wondering what you meant by that?! :)
oh gosh now I feel bad XD but yeah it was just a hybrid of the animation and character design- out of all the characters both he and the cat he chases in one of the scenes felt the most ‘uncanny valley’; having said that they were still very accomplished, but compared to the finish on the human characters it just sticks out if you’re sensitive to that kind of thing (or it did to me, you’re welcome to disagree I mean hell it’s not like I could replicate it myself hot damn). The real pity is that in the tests that were part of the pitch Snowy’s model was different and looked much more natural, so idk maybe it’s just a personal thing having spent so much of my life around animals and in animation but there are moments with him that bug me.
Anonymous asked: smackjeeves more like smackjeebs am i right ahahahaha sorry i'll see myself out
rush is that you
Anonymous asked: but does Dial know Frank and Sadie Doyle
I’m ashamed to say I’ve only listened to the first three episodes but I am quite certain he’s a regular at their apartment
Anonymous asked: okay so I am like a bazillion years behind everyone else because Australia but I just finished playing PL vs AA and I feel like I have the same thing you did with AA5 in terms of loving the game but really not digging the ending :/ no chance you'd be willing to do one of your life-saving alternate ending comics?
usually I would add this to the ‘I don’t do requests sorry bro’ pile but the hilarious thing is I really
did consider doing one for the same reason- it felt like kind of a bum note after all the magic time hijinks, y’know? anyway, sadly I lost my buzz to do one because it was right about that time I got the first case of super bad tendonitis last year but maybe I will replay it one day and have a shot at it… when my hands are less shitty. and I have less to do.
yeah.
Anonymous asked: So... I have something to ask. I'm aspiring to be an artist once I can attend art college, but for now I'm still quite young. Lately, I've been doubtful of my current style, as I was told just the other day that "all (my) characters look the same". I'd like for my style to be a tad more realistic, but... I can't seem to make anything work that way. I know I have time to keep learning and developing, but I'm impatient; I can't help it. What should I do?
Ooooh do I feel you there- unfortunately you’re going to be like that, forever. Yup. Artists, no matter what their age, nearly always feel this way- I certainly do! Right now, as it happens. The funny thing is the when you feel that you’re really in a rut and not improving or going too slowly etc. that is usually the time that you are learning the most. It doesn’t show because your brain is always 5 years ahead of your hands, but the connections are being made, and that sense of self analysis (barring being too overly self critical) is vital to improving.
I’m sorry I can’t help get rid of that impatient feeling, but you really do just have to be… patient! And not with ‘waiting until you’re better at stuff’ I mean just, patient. With yourself and with others and with the world and how you fit into it, or not! Patience is not about doing nothing, it is active; it is about diligence and coping with frustration by observing. So, observe what is frustrating you: if you have a real weakness, like say hands or feet or backgrounds, make it your focus for a while. Just do studies of real hands and feet, or colour studies of nice landscapes, or try imitating a style that you like and then apply it to something new. Give yourself little challenges in the form of games and art lessons, and don’t feel obliged to post the results; the majority of the ‘learning’ work I do is never seen by other people because in itself it is not especially valuable, it is the process of doing it that is.
If you want to push your style in particular, studying the real thing super helps with that. Don’t worry about it looking ‘realistic’, just drive yourself to understand what you are looking at. Be intimate- try to know what you are drawing inside out, because when you are at that level of understanding then you can start pulling it to pieces and exaggerating different parts of it in an effective way (which is basically how you stylize). Try breaking yourself out of your comfort zone, too; try using different media than usual, or even draw with your none dominant hand for a while! Allow yourself to play and get things wrong, because both of those things are how you learn to get better.
Anonymous asked: Are you going to be selling signed TPoH copies again at some point? :0
Yes! Eventually. Sorry, things are a bit mad and my arms are hurting atm, but when I am able to package and sign things again I will do; I am also visiting my sister next week so it probably won’t be before next month. If you can’t wait, however, or you’re keen to get a super special edition one you might be interested in the 50 dollar reward tier on my Patreon…
Anonymous asked: Regardless of whether it's a hoax or not, it's an American based law. It wouldn't affect you since you live in the UK, right?
a) pretty sure that’s not the point or a cool way of thinking
b) a law to do with something as big as copyright passed in America will doubtless affect the rest of the online community worldwide not least because of the monkey-see-monkey-do effect of ‘oh well THEY passed a law about it and got away with it so we can do that too’
c) damnit Kirk I’m a toon lovin’ sack o’silly not a lawyer I have no idea
d) I’m gonna make a hot chocolate and go to bed this is all way over my head and like as not by tomorrow there’s gonna be twenty new posts all contradicting each other about this debate so until it’s clearer I’m outie of the shoutie
Anonymous asked: hi ! i'm going to dye my hair with manic panic dye, just like in your tutorial and i have a question : do i just directly put the dye on my hair or do i have to mix it with something ? thank you for your answer ! (ps my native language is not english so sorry for my bad grammar)
nah bro you’re fine without mixing it with anything slam dunk that goo all over your hair (just don’t forget the vaseline to edge your skin or else you might get stained and that ain’t fun) :Tb enjoy being colourful!
Anonymous asked: Im pretty sure thats a hoax
but what if the hoax is a hoax what if WHAT IF I’M A HOAX DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT’S REAL ANYMORE HELL I DON’T EVEN KNOW IF YOU’RE REAL
AM I REAL?
I’M PROBABLY NOT REAL OKAY GUYS OKAY
Anonymous asked: so I remember you said you prefered the older anime of HxH and I'd only watched the recent one so I went back and watched and my god??? I understand the characters so much better and Leorio is so much more likeable like especially in the exam and Gon is more relatable too I am kinda mad but thanks for making me go back and watch the older version it changed things for the better :'D
YEAH RIGHT? Glad you are happier now and I mean it’s not to say I don’t like the 2011 remake because I do love the new version a lot too; the animation is super slick and I heard it’s more accurate to the manga (still need to read that), but I just felt the pacing and character psychology/development was better in the 1999 version and when it comes to the crunch I care more about those things than shiny animation :Tb