Less self-inserts and more diversity. OCs can reflect aspects of you (which is normal), but they don't need to be 1:1. You can make them as different from you as possible! Explore different perspectives and different themes! And don't be afraid to make them flawed people.
🖌️for those who has limited time to practice art
this is another fruitful thoughts in a conversation i had,
hope it helps, i don't consider myself that good but if you have any question let me know in the replies
shoutout to cartoon network japan's youtube channel that uploads nothing but full episodes of CN shows
and for using the widescreen HD masters of the mid-2000's shows
some of the CN Gigaleak
Duck Dodgers - https://t.co/MUbmJ6s6OZ
TAWOG - https://t.co/Ph5ygZLPvJ
Dexters Laboratory - https://t.co/9PW1Z51DL5
Regular Show - https://t.co/9c02cFCpiC
The Looney Toons Show - https://t.co/aZxdozOjiF
Full leak can be found here
https://t.co/Cz90FDbQxI
Can't stress enough how useful this website is for all kinds of animators- including character animations and frame-by-frame work
Just knowing the motions and being able to easily break them down will do wonders for your animations and workflow
The site also has an English mode
today, 200+ GB of internal production content for various older Cartoon Network shows was leaked, which i'm dubbing the "Classic CN Gigaleak"
stuff like TAWOG had FULL ON FLA LEAKS for S1/S2 episodes..
in a few mins, i'll have a thread covering Regular Show, which also leaked..
Millennium Delight: Ushio Noa & Hayase Yuuka Developer Notes
• In the prototype phase back in 2018, Noa used to carry a railgun as a sign of Millennium's technological supremacy over other academies.
• When Aris's concept and design came into the scene, the development team had to change Noa's weapon of choice to a handgun style to fit her role as the seminar secretary.
• Noa's gun was a massive point of debate, for many of the Blue Archive team were military enthusiasts, so the question was: "Is it a handgun or a submachine gun?" In the end, they had to classify it as a handgun for the official label of the weapon in-game (though the team was still debating even after the decision was made).
• Noa's weapon design was in collaboration with Tokyo Marui, a Japanese company famous for manufacturing model hobby cars and pioneering the design of battery-powered airsoft guns, with an emphasis on Noa's professional image being on standby even under pressure.
• The rain and the reflections in Noa's memorial lobby were demanding to create. In 9ml's words: "We had to challenge ourselves with the concept of using Noa's reflection while she spoke with Sensei," with many trials and errors involved in the rain scenery and other aspects such as mirror reflections.
Hayase Yuuka
• As the tutorial character, the development team focused on giving Yuuka the essence of what Blue Archive is.
• The tracksuit version of Yuuka was implemented after overwhelming positive fan reception.
• Tracksuit Yuuka memorial lobby was meticulously made, with the art team creating a bundle of sketches for it.
• 2D Animation Lead Artist Kim Hae-jong was in awe of how the illustration team captured Yuuka's tracksuit expressions and character motion so vividly.
• The development team poured a lot of attention into something they all cherished in the tracksuit memorial lobby: the indirect kiss.
• They wanted to utilise Yuuka's kindness while also showing her embarrassment after realising she's offering Sensei her bottle of water.
Trivia and fan theories.
• During the closed beta test, Yuuka's height was set at 167 cm, which is 11 cm taller than her current height.
• The structure of Yuuka's SD model thighs also underwent optimisation.
• The "100 kg Yuuka" meme is used within the development team.
• As characters, both Yuuka and Noa are made to complement each other in traits and personality while keeping in mind a balance in how they present themselves and how their mindsets work.
• Art Director Kim Kukki (known by his pen name 9ml) stated that all Millennium characters' uniforms were based on Yuuka and Noa to keep their theme consistent with the Millennium aesthetic.
• Both Yuuka and Noa's pyjamas were designed with the theme of being cosy and laid-back compared to their usual selves, and the team wanted Yuuka to express more cute reactions than in her previous versions.
• Fans speculate that Noa had a far more important role in the story based on her name and her early prototype weapon of choice.
Boichi, the creator of "Dr. STONE," states the following:
"Pirate manga readers ARE NOT OUR ADVERSARIES. They are our future audience. They are proof that the demand already exists."
Boichi explains that many manga fans around the world still lack access to legal manga because some countries DO NOT HAVE publishing infrastructure, translation systems, or distribution networks.
"Telling manga fans in those countries, 'You should buy manga,' makes no sense if they have no way to acquire it."
He maintains that affordable digital manga services are key to expanding the industry globally and creating opportunities for future creators.
HE TOTALLY GETS IT! 🙏
For artist/illustrators who wants to broaden their field into vn games but is very new to coding, i'd recommend using Ren'Py templates on https://t.co/PujDqsXLKg, a lot are free and they come with the necessary coding that you'll need in the games and ofc tutorials!