lackadaisy

Rocky Plush *WIP*

Like the title says, it's a work in progress. And it sure has taken a lot of progress to get it to this stage. We thought making a box to contain shot glasses was difficult - heh - this is a whole order of magnitude or two more complicated. It's very tricky to hit all of the marks - reliably reproduceable, falling under a certain unit price and manufacturing cost, sized with shipping costs in mind, but also carrying the right amount of detail, quality and character appeal.

One...

Friday Night Work + Games Stream

Hey all,

Happy spooky season! In case you'd like to join us, the Lackacrew will be streaming some animation stuff, some Q&A and a little bit of gameplay tonight, Friday the 14th, starting at 8pm EDT / 5pm PDT on the YouTube Channel!

Odds and Ends

Hey everyone!
Per request, I've recently added the VODs for the last few Patron Livestreams (from Twitch) to the secret Lackadaisy Patreon YouTube Playlist.

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Also, Fable wanted me to share this happy little WIP with you. (We're trying to compile a small set of animated emojis to add to the emoji pack.)

2022-10-10 17:29:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Jazz It Up

A requested Ivy.
(Some of you might have seen me working on it in the last Patron stream.)

Everyday Moody

Some recent Patron things!

A Little Ambiance

Some scenery from Act 1 of the film.
GIF is the worst possible way to present something like this, though, so here's the full res video version.

Compositing magic by Nick Pflug and Marie Leininger.

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I had mentioned I was planning to have a small tutorial ready for you all this month, but my cat Luca has fallen very sick. I've been...

Patron Livestream Schedule

Hello all,

The next Patron-only stream will be with Sunday, September 25th, starting at 6:00pm CDT (7:00pm EDT / 4:00pm PDT) at my Twitch Channel.

I'll be working on sundry pieces of Patron art and possibly on the hands/paws tutorial I mentioned before. I'll try to slip in some chat requests too, if I can. (Unlike the YouTube streams, this'll be a quiet-tim...

Just Arrived - Pins!

Those enamel pin designs have manifested themselves at last.
In case you pre-ordered them, Iron Circus says they'll begin shipping this coming week, along with the cast+crew signed film posters.

I had put in a request for some extras of these so that I can make them available to Patrons (albeit in limited quantity) once I have them personally in hand!

Also...

A Big Old FAQ&nbs...

2022-09-23 21:02:17 +0000 UTC View Post

Shikishi Drawings v3

Some recent Patron stuff!

Also included are some of the requested drawings from yesterday's fundraiser stream for Ashe. Bikinis were the theme of the day, apparently. Lots of other artists contributed drawings as well (they left the swimwear to me).

If you pledged for one of those drawings, keep an eye on Fable's Twitter or the YouTu...

Ivy and Freckle - Out of Context

There are a few spots in the film in which Freckle and Ivy are a bit in the background doing their own thing amidst some other commotion that dominates the scene. Here are a couple of examples I thought were kind of amusing, removed from the surrounding context. (The haunted bottles are the result of an un-rendered Rocky flailing around).

In case the GIF isn't playing for you, it's viewabl...

Babysitter

What was the question? Oh right. Definitely leave your kids with Mordecai.

You can find the standalone image here too, in case it's difficult to view on this platform.

Friday Night Art + Games Stream

Hey all,

Lackacrew will be streaming some animation work and doing some Q&A, followed by a little gaming on Friday night.

This time, we'll be creating custom characters and goofing around in Roblox Warrior Cats: Ultimate Edition. You're welcome to join us in game with your own cat. It promises to be an extremely ridiculous time, so I hope we'll see you there!

Stream starts at 7pm EDT / 4:30pm PDT on the 2022-09-02 06:18:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Fisticuffs

Viktor, by request.

It's been quite a month. Some surprising things happened that ended up eating up a considerable amount of my time. They're good and exciting things, though. I can't talk about it at this juncture, which is maddening, but if/when it becomes something I can talk about, I will! And if I can't, then at the very least, I'll share with you the materials I made for it, since it all pertains to Lackadaisy.

Film progress is rounding the bend on some major milestones, ...

Patron Livestream Schedule

Hey all,

The next Patron-only stream will be this Sunday, August 28th, starting at 6pm CDT (7pm EDT / 4pm PDT) on my Twitch Channel.

I'll be working on some Patron art and probably on a small tutorial I have in progress.  I'll also try to squeeze in some requests from the chat.
Like last time, I'll be the only one hosting so we can have a more lowk...

Hand-Drawn

Some material we've just submitted for inclusion in an upcoming documentary film about 2D animation!

(There's a less crunchy video version of this here too.)

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Director - Fable Siegel
Animation - Sagan Yee
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Friday Night Stream!

Hey all,

We'll be streaming tonight (Friday, August 12th) starting at 4:30pm PDT / 7:30pm EDT on the YouTube Channel!

Fable will be doing some animation work, and we'll be answering questions from the chat like always. We'll probably wrap up with something fun, but we aren't quite sure what yet - either a game or some Lackadaisy Fashion Mistakes per request. 2022-08-12 22:46:37 +0000 UTC View Post

Art Clump

A few recent Patron things! (Dom on the front, doing a Sherlock.)

Petty Crimes

**UPDATE: Uh, oops. Re-uploaded the image with the speech bubbles included this time. 

Some sketches that came from livestream chat requests of late.

Patron Livestream Schedule

Hey everyone,

The next Patron-only stream will be this Sunday, July 31st starting at 6:00pm CDT (7pm EDT / 4pm PDT) on my Twitch Channel.

I'll be working on a few pieces of Patron art and I'll slip in a chat request too, if I can manage it.
Like I mentioned in my last post, to counterbalance the rowdier public streams, this one will just be me hosting f...

Friday Game Night + Q&A

Hey all,

Well, I guess this one was a given - there's a cat game. We're gonna play the cat game. (What I've seen of it is gorgeous, really.) The crew will be chatting about the film and comic and answering questions along the way too!

Starts tonight, Friday the 29th, at 7:30pm EDT / 4:30pm PDT on the YouTube Channel.

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Tutorial Addendum - Dwight

Truthfully, he was just adjusting to life indoors with three legs, I think. He hasn't had these issues since early on, as I'm sure Newt would be happy to know....since as of a few days ago, he is Newt's cat!

For those who may remember, just before the pandemic and just before development on the animated film started, I was visited upon by a feral cat with a severely broken and dislocated leg. I could...

Tutorial

How to Gigi (by Gigi)

Speakeasy Ingress-Progress

We've all been pretty excited about how the speakeasy is looking in the comp process.  It's awaiting a few more lighting tweaks and some atmospheric hazy smoke, but this is the almost-final version.

There's a full size video version here, since it gets crunched pretty badly in GIF format.

There's also 2022-07-11 22:00:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Books and Research

A Patron inquired about the books I've used as resources for Lackadaisy a little while back, and I had promised to share. Questions about how or where I do research for the 1920s and the comic in general are pretty common, really, but I don't have a formal bibliography compiled at present, so I figured photos would suffice for now. 

Here's an outside link, in case anyone wants a closer look.

Lackadaisy Firebrand T-shirt - Now Available (+ Patron Discount)

Hey all,

The new shirt is up in the Shop 

The design wraps around the entire shirt. It's a crew neck style, premium knit (95% polyester, 5% elastane fabric), and regular fit, for anyone interested. And for the record, I'm really happy with how vibrant and rich the colors turned out!

**It's also $5 off for Patrons only through July! 2022-07-05 22:24:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Friday Night - Work and Art Mad Libs Stream

Hey all,

The crew is streaming tonight, starting right about now (8pm EDT / 5pm PDT)! Fable's going to be doing some animating, meanwhile we'll answer questions from the chat and then wind down with some fun stuff.
Live here on YouTube! 

Things...

...that were drawn by me. For Patrons. Somewhat recently.

Dolly Zoom

Gotta go catch a flight, but figured I'd leave a little something here quickly first - in this case, a push-pull shot that comp was working on recently. 

Closing in on cleanup completion pretty rapidly now. There are still some, well... complicated shots left to tackle, though.

Mordecai animation, cleanup and comp by 2022-06-24 13:44:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Shirt Prototype

This came sooner than expected. I'm actually a little shocked at how well this wrap around design worked out.
Fable and I worked on this as well, but the bulk of the credit for the final art goes to Salem the Squidder!

(Maya photo included because she was on top of the shirt or attempting to crawl under the shirt at least 95% of the time I was trying to photograph it. When asked for her definitive assessment, s...

Patron Livestream Schedule

Hey everyone,

I'm tied up with an event at the end of June, so I'm doing the Patron-only stream a little earlier than usual this month. I'll be streaming this Sunday, June 19th, starting at 7pm CDT (8pm EDT / 5pm PDT) on my Twitch Channel.

I've got a long list of Patron drawing requests on my hands, so I'll likely be trying to tackle as many of those as pos...