Pokédaisy
Just something silly from yesterday's stream.
Someone said one of the new pokemon (Sprigatito) looked a little like Freckle, so I ran with it.
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Patron Livestream Schedule
Hey everyone,
This month's Patron-only stream will be Sunday, February 27th, starting at 6pm CST (4 pm PST / 7pm EST) on my Twitch Channel.
I've got lots of things to work on, but the world is feeling pretty heavy on everyone's shoulders right now, I think, so I'll probably pick something lighthearted. Some of the film crew will likely pop in for a chat too!...
2022-02-26 15:53:01 +0000 UTC View PostFriday Stream - Game Night
Hey all,
In case anyone's in need of a little distraction from, uh <gestures broadly>, we'll be streaming some fun stuff this evening, Friday, February 25th.
You can find us here on YouTube!
Starts at 7:30pm EST / 4:30pm PST
Michael Kovach (Rocky's VA) and
2022-02-25 09:10:20 +0000 UTC
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Film Progress - Quick Update
Until we can piece together a trailer, we're holding off on public animation preview compilations. That doesn't mean I won't show Patrons, though!
If you've been watching these previews, you might have seen some of these clips in earlier phases of of their evolution. The cleanup team is churning through the long list of shots now to add color and lighting.
...and everything is fine and normal. Look how normal.
2022-02-21 05:00:48 +0000 UTC
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Valencrimes
Was planning to add another Valentine card to the collection, but it came out looking like this for some reason instead.
Happy Valentine's!
Friday Night Work + Games
Hey all,
It's another Friday night stream. We'll be sharing some of our workday while chatting up the chat, and then unwinding with a little gameplay.
Starts in a few minutes (7:30pm EST / 4:30 pm PST) here on the ol' YouTube.
I hope you'll join us!
Pins in Progress
These aren't finalized yet, but they're far enough along, I figured I'd share a peek - some designs we've been working on with marvelous enamel pin-maker Sqwdink!
The Ritual of Pain
...in which Maya tries to intervene.
Don't look at the news. Look at a cat.
Patron Livestream Schedule
Hey everyone,
The next Patron-only stream will be this Sunday, January 30th, starting at 5pm CST (6pm EST / 3pm PST) at my Twitch Channel.
I may be working on patron art, a quickie comic I'd like to squeeze in, or pin designs, depending. Some of the Lackacrew will likely join in for a chat too. Feel free to bring along art process, comic, or animation relat...
Friday Night Stream
Hey all,
We'll be streaming some animation work for a few hours this evening, followed by some game time to unwind. If you care to join the chat or ask questions, we'll be over here on YouTube!
Starts at 6:30pm CST (4:30 PST / 7:30 EST)
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Note: This isn't the monthly Patron exclusive stream. I'll be announcing the time for that ...
2022-01-28 23:24:22 +0000 UTC View PostBookplate
Design for the bookplate that'll come with the Art Book (Essentials) for those who pledged for it for Kickstarter (they'll be signed too, of course). I was going for something of a parody of old school engraved bookplates, which are lovely in all of their detail...and insufferably self-serious for the same reasons.
I'll see about printing extras so that I can make it available to Patrons too, if anyone's interested!
Animation Steps
Just a little breakdown of the different visual steps involved in making the film, with animation by Mookie, cleanup by Annie Bearden and compositing by Simon Howe.
Status-wise, as of the end of this month, rough animation is effectively complete. Cleanup is a little over ...
2022-01-24 02:59:30 +0000 UTC View PostRubberhose
It's the (rubber) band.
These are designs for a little thing related to the film we're going to be doing. My task was to try to convert the Lackadaisy characters into an early animation style while keeping them at least kind of recognizable. (You might have seen Fable poking around with some similar ideas if you attended our last livestream too.)
Handing this off to other artists to take it from here, but it was a fun challenge. The style is a bit trickier to achieve than it looks!<...
Friday Night Stream Time (+ Game)
Hey all,
We're streaming some of our work hours again tonight, here on the YubTub.
Starts at 6:30pm CST, (4:30pm PST / 7:30pm EST)
Fable's doing some design work for a short promo animation we'll be producing for the film, and I'm working on a bookplate design to accompany the art book deliveries.
2022-01-15 00:25:25 +0000 UTC
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Friday Work + Games Stream
Hey all - we're doing some streaming tonight (Friday, January 7th) on the YouTube Channel, starting at roughly 6:45pm CST (7:45pm EST / 4:45pm PST)!
Join us for a chat while Fable works on some scene compositing for the film, and I do some Patron art.
Later, we'll wrap up with a little I'm on Observation Duty 4 (with apologies to Tomby)!
Limestone
Wick's first visit. Much of this emerged from a very silly conversation Fable and I had about limestone.
In case this is difficult to view on this platform, here's a direct link to the image.
I had to poke at this a lot over a prolonged period of time, in-between other things, but it feels good to have produced some comic-like material. Looking forward to getting back into the swi...
2022-01-03 18:39:04 +0000 UTC View PostPatron Livestream Schedule
Hello all!
The next stream will be this Thursday, December 30th, starting at 6pm CT (7pm ET / 4pm PT) at my Twitch Channel.
I'll be trying to wrap up work on this comic I've been desperately trying to finish before the year is out, and I'll likely be joined by some of the film crew too. It ought to be a pretty fun time, and I hope we'll see you there!
Odds and Ends
Just a few things that didn't really fit into other posts this month:
- another firefighter cat for a Chicago based TICA club
- the old How-to-Draw "tutorial", reworked for the Volume 1 book
- some background art for the animated film that frog and Adder just wrapped up, with layouts by Newt!
Lastly, a very Merry Christmas to anyo...
Electro Swing Sparkle Attack
A looping video of dancing Ivy. (It'll be public later, but Patrons only for the moment!)
This was sort of a comp/lighting test, but also something fun to round out 2021 with. There's still a lot of work to be done on the film to polish it up, but the crew is looking forward to 2022 being the big year. Here's hoping we get to show you exactly what we've been aiming for!
Over the holiday, I'm looking forward to finishing up a mini-comic I've been poking at intermittently, but hav...
Animations
...of mostly just Ivy and Freckle having a time. In a magenta world.
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Rough animation and cleanup by:
Fable Siegel - 2021-12-16 01:25:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Holiday Charity Stream! - Sunday
Hey everyone,
The Lackacrew is hosting another charity livestream event this year and it's coming up this weekend. This time, funds will be going to volunteer-operated animal rescue groups!
We'll be streaming all day long, taking live drawing requests for donations through Tiltify. We've got voice actors, guest artists and crew members lined up to drop in along the way, and we'll probably squeeze in a little bit of game time too. Here are the details:
- Sunday, December 1... 2021-12-09 22:10:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Miscellany
Some recent things.
(Second image is Bevan, for the creators of Beyond The Western Deep. If you're looking for good comics to read, I do recommend!)
The Welcome Committee
~Sometimes you want to go
Where everybody knows your name
And they're always glad you came~
Uploading mostly for Zib's asynchronous blinking, honestly.
A short scene from the film, animation by Fable and cleanup by Kimberly Marsing!
Fashion Disasters
From last Friday night's art stream. Chat picked the outfits, Fable and I drew them. Part 2 will be this coming Friday on YouTube.
You can see Fable's contributions compiled in this Twitter thread.
Patron Livestream
Hey everyone,
The next Patron-only stream will be Tuesday, November 30th, starting at 6pm CT (7pm ET / 4pm PT) at my Twitch Channel.
I'll likely spend some time working on a few different things, including Patron art, a mini-comic and some extra fun stuff. Some of the animation crew will probably join the chat too. If you have questions about art, comics, o...
Friday Night Art Stream + Weird Game
Hey all,
Tonight we're streaming some art. Fable cordially requests you bring your "extremely tasteful" high-fashion suggestions for the characters.
We'll end the evening with a peculiar game that'll require some audience participation too!
Starts at ~5:15pm PST / 8:15pm EST on YouTube
Eat Dirt (Happy Thanksgiving)
Sometimes you're riding high on top of the world, and then...you're not.
Some rough animation by Fable and Jack Ma, with cleanup by Claire Hsieh.
Patrons, I'm awfully grateful for your support, your interest in this project and your blessed patience too. None of this would...
2021-11-25 08:51:07 +0000 UTC View PostFriday Night Stream
Hey all,
Fable and I will be hosting an art and animation working stream tonight, during which we'll be chatting with some of the film's voice actors.
We'll wrap up the evening by cajoling said VAs into playing Phasmophobia with us!
If you'd like to join -
Starts at ~8:30pm EST / 5:30pm PST on YouTube