Crystal Gem Garnet! (I just glued her gems on, the white will dry to clear soon ^^;)
All the Crystal Gem patterns are done now. I know what I want to tweak and fix and I’ll be making a few to sell hopefully in a couple weeks.
I do plan on also making Lapis, Jasper & Peridot at some point, but I’m going to start here. Oh! And I plan on making Steven, too. Just picked up materials for him!
reineyday: hellooo, i saw your post where you said "historical accuracy = no creator accountability" and it was smthg you said you always referred to--can you please expand or point me to your other posts? i'd like to understand more about this! thanks :D
So, say someone makes a show set in Victorian London. There are no characters of color on the show.
Someone watches the show and says, “Hey, why is everyone on this show white?”
The creators of the show, rather than accepting responsibility for 1. choosing the setting of the show in the first place or 2. their own casting choices, say, “Hey! That’s just historically accurate, there WERE no PoC ‘back then’!!”
Basically, it’s about trying to pass the buck onto “history” for creative choices they made. Like: “OH, I didn’t WANT to exclude anyone, but I HAVE to be loyal and accurate to the true history!”
And everyone just accepts that as if it’s true, and as if that is a good reason to make a show that consists entirely of white people.
This is about dodging accountability in that they chose a setting they assumed would have only white people in it, and then made that true. And that has happened so many times that the myth just keeps perpetuating itself. Rather than consulting actual history or demographics, they base this idea on TV shows, books and movies that have already recreated some version of “Victorian London” that contains nothing but white citizens (in much the same way the citizens of supposed “New York City” in countless sitcoms are inexplicably white); media from ten years ago, 20 years, 50 years, and so on.
When he was elected Mayor of Battersea, John replied to press speculation about where he might have come from with
the remark that he had been born - “in a little obscure village in
England probably never heard of until now - the city of Liverpool”. He
went on to declare - “I am a Lancastrian bred and born”.
Characteristically pugnacious, but he had been stung by reports
which, guessing wildly, said that he had been born in Rangoon or
somewhere in India. He was actually part of the already well-established black population in Liverpool.
London is and was a vastly multicultural and diverse city. Even before the 1800s and photography, surviving artworks depict a massively diverse populace:
But the point I’m making here is that claiming your whitewashed media is somehow “historically accurate” is total bunk.
If someone creates something that has nothing but white characters, it is that way because they CHOSE to make it that way. There is every opportunity and every reason to create media with characters of color in it, and trying to blame history for whitewashing is about dodging accountability.
nakedzuko-nakedcats-deactivated: I absolutely love your blog and comics! I'm an aspiring graphic novelist myself, and I was wondering.. where do you even begin?! How did you get your start in this industry? What are some things that beginners should know? I'd appreciate any advice you have! :)
You begin by making comics. Seriously! :) Just go make them.
Don’t wait for publishers to approach you (they won’t, unless you’re already making comics).
Don’t wait for a magical moment when you finally feel like you’re “good enough” at drawing to make comics (it’ll never come, I’m still waiting for that moment).
Just go and make comics. It’ll be bad at the beginning, you will make some terrible, terrible comics. But you’ll get better, and eventually the right people will be like “oh hey, that person’s made a lot of comics! They’re pretty good! We should hire them.”
I have nothing else practical to offer*. If you’re me, you get your start in the comics industry by making comics**.
Good luck!
*I can offer one practical suggestion: read a lot of comics, lots of different types of comics, and try to figure out why the ones you like work. This is very helpful.
**Fun fact: I had written and drawn over 1,000 pages of comics before I was published.
An assignment for my Structural Drawing class. We had to design a 1940’s laboratory for Dr.Frankenstein; we could make the monster and the doctor whatever gender, but there were a lot of requirements like size ratio between the two, certain elements to the lab, and so on.
This was an especially difficult assignment and you did a great job!!
Here’s a trailer for the new animated series I’m workin on, called “FROM AWAY”!
(Warning: I’m guessing this is Rated “R”. There’s some cuss words and a couple naked people in it.)
I wrote, storyboarded, animated, and edited the 13 minute pilot episode in my apartment, on my Cintiq. This trailer is made up of footage from the pilot.
WHO AM I? I went to Calarts for Character animation when I was 18. During I my second year I got called up for storyboarding bootcamp at Pixar, and survived. After my third year I dropped out to work at Blue Sky, and somehow ended up storyboarding “Moonrise Kingdom” for Wes Anderson in NYC, after that I was writing and supervising on season one of “Clarence” at Cartoon Network. Since then I’ve worked with Genndy Tartakovsky on “Hotel Transylvania 2” and “Popeye”.
WHAT IS THIS? I really miss cartoons that weren’t solely aimed at kids, that were allowed to be somewhat realistic, like “King of the Hill”, or cinematic like early “Simpsons”. I produced the “From Away” pilot to try and prove that it could work, knowing that something this “low concept” or “adult” would never make it through the development process unscathed. This is not a kickstarter, I’m looking for distribution for the rest of the series. I’ve already planned out the first two seasons, and have begun boarding Episode 2.
If you want to see the full pilot and are interested in distributing the series, email me at:
4 Disney Artists Paint 1 Tree - 1950’s short documentary
Four Disney artists paint their own interpretations of a tree, and explain their techniques and methods.
this is amazing how did i never see this before
pls watch this
Oh my gosh this was a fantastic watch! If you have insecurities about having a different “style”, definitely give this a look.
there’s something infinitely humorous about hearing Marc Davis talk in that scripted voice like a kid reciting a school essay (but seriously this documentary is rly cute and inspirational)
“Sir Francis, he was a figurehead of great courage and bold exploits. No one like him ever existed in my family. Why do you think I drink? Because I know I’ll never be like him.”
Wow, talk about a coincidence. I’ve felt so awful tonight, and this comes along. Worth sharing.
I really need to remember this.
I. Fucking. Love. This. Quote. It actually throws me from my bad moods.
I thought that was live action acting till he said Tintin and I realized it was animated.
kchgardens: Hi, my 5year old son and I have just watched the episode of Arthur in which you feature. Once it ended I told him that I have several of your books, he then patted my arm sympathetically and replied "I'm sorry Mummy, but he's not real! Its just a story!" I tried to explain but he remained adamant. He still believes in the Tooth Fairy and Father Christmas though!
Hi, I'm Tim Lai! I'm a cartoonist living in Ontario, Canada. I like drawing cute and colourful things. This blog is a hub where you can find all of my Tumblr, DeviantArt, Flickr, Blogspot, and other posts in one place.
About My Work
I write and draw Lemon Inc., a comic about a seven-year-old who wants to be a business tycoon when he grows up. Until then, he runs a lemonade stand. You can read it at www.lemon-inc.com.
I have done some professional web and graphic design work, including designing the website for the webcomic, Just Joel. I'm also a member of the webcomic collective, Ink Bomb Comics.
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