Introduction

He made ASDFMovie and made me obsessed with a bomb in the shape of a fucking turtle so I'm not surprised

Tomska going hard on Twitter again.

Another page setup

Only 25 days until I get to see one of my comfort characters again

Artfight attacks set 6! Because yes, I have drawn a lot of these and I am very behind on posting them...

Jake for @waddledeedan and Ballora Boo for @tanookireviews Leiod for ~LiaC Triton for @princeofpittsburgh Silly Oopsies for @pishywwu Droplet for ~Larainedrop Cree for @shesunety Bour for @nulljeager Electra for @octahedral-chaos PROJECT-A1 for @treymeow Goldie for @kaylees-art Gidget for @sythrynn Moonfang for @bitesizedsamurai Alonso for @n0doaxe Haven the Cat for @lonerfox14 Marsha for ~Skycloudhopper Bellpool for @shadowfloofster 4z for ~Bunny_EXE Latte for @bart-bro Screen and Solitaire for ~Quizzan Sal for ~Alicia06 Tern Soliloquy for ~Kornovis no name for @the-god0-shep69 Pearlpaw for ~BiscuitBCat

MY DIGITAL ARTS CLASS USED A SHENMUE GIF WHAT THE FUCK

(This was the gif btw)

Keep cooking

Keep cooking more King Boo art

This is fire

Based on something I reblogged not too long ago :]

((Person has said they do not mind being Anonymous. So confession sent in by @tanookireviews, a friend of mine!) Note this is LONGGG but really well in depth!)

"I may not know much about this show but from experience talking about it with a friend, the designs are awful. I'm gonna explain why by comparing Marinette/Ladybug from Miraculous Ladybug to Ren/Joker from Persona 5.

Let's begin with the obvious reason. Marinette's designs barely differ from each other."

"The entire show relies on her having a secret identity…so tell me why the design barely does any to differ her civilian form from her ladybug form besides the mask and skin suit. No amount of phantom masking or some shit can tell me that I can't recognise her in that damn suit.

Now let's take a look at Ren and see how he differs."

"Notice anything different about Ren/Joker's design? Simple. It's interesting and distinct.

While it's easy to know who he is just from a glance, that's not the entire point of it. Plus no one actually sees the design in the real world and only under specific circumstances.

Even then his designs works because of the fact that both are different yet interesting. The first design is simple but it works because of the fact Ren is supposed to blend into the crowd. It's also that way because he's the silent protagonist and the self-insert for the player. His phantom thief design works because it's the complete opposite of real world design while still making sure it's interesting, right down to his clothing and various other bits.

Marinette doesn't have those qualities. Her design is simple but doesn't work because of how bland it is with the hero design being even blander than it actually should be. A lot of what makes superheroes interesting is their flashy outfits. Even simple ones such as Spider-Man work because while it is just a skintight suit, it adds a lot to make it distinct and that's how Ren wins while Joker fails.

Speaking of distinct, Silhouettes! A lot of what makes a good character design is a silhouette. It's a major principle in the art world to ensure that characters are recognisable. Even if the character design is simple, a silhouette can go a long way to sell your idea.

Now does Marinette/Ladybug have that?

Hahahaha!

Fuck no"

"Marinette and Ladybug's silhouettes completely fail. They look generic and fail to stand out in my opinion. The silhouettes also fail to differentiate from each other in terms of outfits. If I were shown these without knowing its origin, I'd assume it would be the same suit she's wearing.

How about we go back to Ren then? Let's see how he's doing."

"These feel heavily distinct from each other and are actually interesting silhouettes. The first silhouette is simple but the pose that Ren strikes help make him stand out. His second silhouette not only surfs and turfs Ladybug out the salad bar but with the usage of posing again along with different shapes connected to his design, his design has this sense of creativity and intrigue that I do not get with Ladybug.

Y'know what? How about I show you a collage of

Every

Single

Persona protag and their silhouettes"

"Look at these guys and use the same logic as before

Actually interesting designs

Distinct and somewhat recognisable silhouettes

An overall sense of more time and creativity put into it

The Persona series proves you can have simple designs and make them stand out.

And before you say "Ladybug is a show made for children"...are you trying to imply that children don't deserve good media and designs?

You can have a piece of children's media that includes good and interesting designs

Want an example?

I'll give you a good one!"

"This is a piece of artwork from 2001 made for the game Klonoa 2 Lunetea's Veil and it looks absolutely stunning. Not only does the visuals look nice but Klonoa and Lolo look good too. Not only do their designs contrast with each other but they are appealing to the eyes and have distinct shapes and colours to make them feel interesting and part of the world they're from."

"Plus with Klonoa's distinct features (those being his ears, cap and various other parts of his body), they make a silhouette. Not just any silhouette but a very nice and interesting one that helps him feel recognisable.

So yeah I'm starting this blog off strong. I'm sorry if I rambled too much but I just wanted to point out how bad designs are in this show compared to other things out there.

Thanks for coming to my ted talk."

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Who has a wallet I can borrow?

Thwomp Can Crusher made by HldMyBeerEngineering

A rant about Persona 3 Portable's OST on digital storefronts

Hi there. This is gonna be a rant about why I don't like the digital version of P3P's OST cover art. Let me explain why.

Now if you're aware of Persona 3 Portable, you're very much aware that Kotone/Femc was a big push for that version of Persona 3. A lot of the P3P media depicts either her alone or with Makoto/MC.

This leads me onto the point of my rant...the cover art for P3P's OST.

Let me make it clear...I love this artwork. I love the way it looks and how they formatted it with Makoto on one side and Kotone on the other. It's an amazing piece of art... but when it comes to digital store fronts and streaming services, there's one big issue and that is only being able to use one cover.

In 2023, Atlus rereleased the songs on digital stores and streaming services to coincide with the "remaster" of Persona 3 Portable on modern consoles (I could do a rant on this too but let's be on topic).

So what did Atlus do? Make a Kotone only art piece? Make one with both in the shot? Nope. They just stuck the original front cover on there and called it a day.

Reasons why this is a bad thing (not the art but the way they formatted it)

It features purely just Makoto, completely missing the point of P3P.

The songs are purely just Kotone songs. With Makoto on the cover, it doesn't make any sense anymore as it has nothing to do with him.

The original connected art is gone. You're only getting half of this artwork and it's not even the one that makes sense.

So yeah...Atlus fucked up.

So how could they not fuck up then? Well I have two solutions!

First solution - Make a Kotone only cover

This one's simple. They don't have to use the connected artwork but they could just make the cover primarily with Kotone instead.

Here's a version that I edited myself, using a textless version of the connected artwork I found online and a free font that's similar to the one found on the original cover.

While the connected artwork is gone, the cover still makes sense as the album is all of Kotone's songs.

The vinyl version does this too and in my opinion reflects the album much better.

Second Solution - Make a single cover with Makoto and Kotone

While more complicated, I think it can be done. In fact I tested this one out myself.

Something like this would work extremely well (albeit more professional and interesting and less amateurish). It represents both sides and is clear to what it is right from the cover.

So yeah overall, I don't like what Atlus did to the cover art and I wished they improved it.

G i v e

@tanookireviews