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Supporter Stream 10/8/23 is here!

Just gonna chat with ya'll about the past year while I organize my slime ranch.

Anniversary Video: First 2 Minutes Preview

Hi! Patreon looks weird now, but I'm just going to ignore that. Let's all pretend they didn't just turn their logo into a pebble for no reason.

I was planning to do a newsletter today, but I am currently grinding to get this video done, so expect that later in the week, probably Saturday. But I figured I'd show a little preview of it before it goes up Saturday! The full video will be about 5 minutes.

Here's also a little behind the scenes:

2023-10-05 00:20:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Video Idea Trunk #1

Hi! Mentioned in the last post, I'm currently busy with a small video for Doodley's first-year anniversary on October 7th! The voice over edit is done and the final video will likely be about 4 minutes. I'll be working on that today and tomorrow, and I'm hoping the edit is pretty quick.

I had the idea of talking about a few video ideas I've had and some of my motivations behind them. Let's call it the "Video Idea Trunk" since they'll be stored for late...

After Hours Supporter Stream #8! (9-22-23)

This will be a shorter one since I have some plans tonight after 6pm!

An important question! (+ remainder of 2023 plans)

Hi! Just a simple post today. I wanted to get your lads input on some things and talk about some plans I have for the rest of the 2023.

Firstly, the most important question here is:

What do YOU want out of the Patreon?

I don't get a whole lot of interaction on Patreon (mostly just the Discord supporter channels), so it can be difficult to gauge what people think of the stuff I try to provide every week.

The only metric I have is video analytics, whic...

Supporter Stream #7 is here! (9-15-23)

"Remember When..." Video Post-Mortem + Behind the Scenes

Hi! I was a bit busy today (both life stuff and Doodley stuff) so today's just a bunch of behind the scenes and writing.

I wanted to reflect on the last video a bit and have a think about it. It's mostly just for me, but figured it would also be interesting on your guys' end to see the process. If you haven't watched the latest video, you can find it HERE.

Post-Mortem

Post-mortems are use...

Commentary + Behind the Scenes: "The Stop Motion of Henry Selick"

Hello! This was meant to be Wednesday's upload, but the video I finished Friday sidetracked me.

Here's a commentary/behind the scenes on the Selick video. I actually open up the original file and go through it, since this one has a lot of interesting tricks. Thanks as always!

Supporter Stream #6 is here! (9-9-23)

New Video Tomorrow!

Hi!

This is an update for anyone not in the Discord: I wanted to have this video done a bit earlier in the week so it could be on Patreon early, but that didn't end up shaking out. I've been working 24/7 on this thing for the past week, and something came up that prevented me from wrapping it up yesterday and putting out a Patreon Wednesday thing. I still need to finalize the audio and get the Patreon credits in.

I'm wrapping it up tonight and it'll be public for everybody tomorro...

Supporter Stream #5! (9-2-2023)

September Newsletter + Plush Design Preview and Next Video Screenshots

Hi!

It's been a little over a month since going full-time, and things are looking great. Real quick, I wanted to mention that we hit 100 patrons, which is a super cool milestone! I didn't think I'd get there for years.

I wanted to give an update on everything I'm working on and planning, what I've decided on to make full-time work, and what the future holds. Firstly...

Next Video Work in Progress

2023-08-31 00:04:11 +0000 UTC View Post

After Hours Supporter Stream #4!

Behind the Scenes: Stop Motion Tie-Downs

Hello! Here's a video where I go over the files, animation, models, etc. for the short that will be going up tomorrow, on stop motion tie-downs.

If you haven't seen the short yet, you can watch it HERE.

Mel is a little busy so we didn't have time for the Drawcast this week or to watch the show we wanted to watch for it, but I'm consideri...

"Stop Motion Tie-Downs" Early Upload + A Note

Hi! Sorry for missing Wednesday's upload. I will have something later today, and for good reason:

This is a short I finished in two days. I actually started it because I wanted to see if I could do it in one day, but it ended up being a bit more work than I bargained for. But I'm very proud of getting it done in two days.

Later today there will be a behind the scenes/walkthrough on it, which was meant to be yesterday's upload. Since it's brand new...

Doodley Supporter After Hours Stream #3!

Doodley Lore Part 3: Baby no Diaper

Hi! This is the third in a series of “lore” posts that talk about some of the projects I've done in the past. Behind the scenes for things that aren't Doodley related, basically!

You can read the rest here, but you don't need to read either of them for context. This one is about one of the short films I did in college, during my Junior year (3r...

Doodley Supporter After Hours Stream #2!

Doodley Drawcast #4: TMNT Mutant Mayhem

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR "TMNT: MUTANT MAYHEM"

Back again with TMNT Mutant Mayhem! From director Jeff Rowe, the co-director of The Mitchells vs. The Machines, with animation by Mikros and Cinesite, it's the first fully animated TMNT film in a long time.

If you have yet to see it, here's our thoughts:

TMNT Mutant Mayhem: 8/10 (Doodley), 7/10 (Sprout), Recommended. Excellent visual design, surprisingly intense acti...

Doodley After Hours Stream: Testing My 3DS Capture Card!

Audio Commentary: Animating Arms

Hi! This is commentary for the first video on the channel, Animating Arms. Somehow it ended up being an hour long for an 11 minute video, but I pause a lot. Hopefully people like that aspect though -- put it on in the background!

I hope to do this for videos as they come out, so whenever the next main video is out, I'll have commentary for the following video chronologically -- so the next one would be the Henry Selick video.

I hope you enjoy it! Lemme know what you think.

Doodley Drawcast #3: Nimona

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR "NIMONA" ON NETFLIX

Back again with Nimona! Blue Sky's cancelled last project after the Disney/Fox merger, revived by Annapurna and Netflix, with animation by DNEG Animation.

If you have yet to see it, here's our thoughts:

Nimona: 9/10 (Doodley), 8.5/10 (Sprout), Recommended. Excellent, fast-paced, great comedy and action, and a lot to love in general -- and it's ability to create a sharp visual s...

Gimberly v1 Partial Speed Model from March 2022 (and a big thanks!)

Hello!

First, I just wanna say a huge thank you: the Patreon has absolutely blown up.

We're at 77 patrons and growing. Ya'll showed UP.

It's a huge boon to making everything sustainable as a full-time job and bodes extremely well for the future. I will try and make it as worthwhile as possible and deliver as much exclusive content and behind the scenes as I can. Thank you!

If you're new, <...

Doodley Full-Time Era

Hello everyone! Good news and bad news. (If you watched the last video, you already know some of this.)

Bad news: I got laid off!

As most people here know, I was working a full-time job in the mobile game industry alongside Doodley. It offered a lot of stability for the channel at the cost of my free time and an infrequent upload schedule, but it was worth it. I planned to do it for a while, into mid next year at minimum.

However, last wee...

100k Q&A Extras and Cut Content

The 100k Q&A ended up being huge, with a ton of extras and cut content. Here is as much as I can gather! I may update this with more, so check back later to see if anything new has been added. (The title will be marked with "update.")

Earliest Animations I Could Find

As promised, here's a few other things I could dig up when searching for my oldest animations:

I think I anim...

Vote for New Gimberly Emotes! (Ended)

VOTING HAS CONCLUDED, thank you!

A couple were tied or extremely close, so I tipped the scales a bit toward the one I preferred. Scores with Discord + Patreon votes are tallied below!

Nerd:

    1: 3

    2: 11

    3: 1

    4: 10 (+2 from Doodley)

    5: 4

    6: 4

Angry

    1: 2 2023-07-12 16:58:38 +0000 UTC View Post

Doodley Drawcast #2: Elemental and Ruby Gillman

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR PIXAR'S "ELEMENTAL" AND DREAMWORKS "RUBY GILLMAN: TEENAGE KRAKEN"

Hello! Here's another one of these. We saw Elemental and Ruby Gillman the same day, and did a Drawcast for both in one video!

If you haven't seen one or the other, here's some notes:

• Pixar's Elemental: 6/10, Recommended. Some glaring flaws in the plot with a bit of wasted potential, but beautiful visuals and great comedy.
• DreamWorks' Ruby Gillman: 8/...
  2023-07-02 23:49:03 +0000 UTC View Post