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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on Jan 29, 2017 4:28:57 GMT -5
my response is complete trash but I'm tired n I just wanted to get this moving so -kicks thread-
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2017 4:31:23 GMT -5
shhh its okay omg
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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on Jan 29, 2017 4:32:33 GMT -5
did u READ it? IT'S TRASH. tbh. I'm trash everything around is trash. I live in a dumpster. -dies-
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2017 4:39:09 GMT -5
kicks ur butt its not trash i did read it its good - u gave stuff 2 respond to so its fine uvu
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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on Jan 29, 2017 4:42:16 GMT -5
I hate it tho lMAO xD but thank u bbys
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2017 4:47:49 GMT -5
kicks u
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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on Jan 29, 2017 4:48:18 GMT -5
thanks uvu
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2017 4:56:40 GMT -5
ur welc
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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on Jan 29, 2017 4:57:48 GMT -5
:')
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Post by ᴄᴇʟʟɪsᴛ on Jan 29, 2017 5:54:00 GMT -5
def not trash xiao! also the trans idea for tove is really interesting papers o: and that drawing. that wonderfu digital drawing. i can't draw ditigal things ;c; how you guys are able to do it is just absolutely stunning ]
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Strawberries?
That would be something Jay would keep in mind. He didn’t like strawberries all that much, anyway. It was what Louis said next that made him let the quirk of his eyebrow linger a bit. Someone’s late. Huh. Had Louis read his mind, or was it just a simple coincidence? Out of the many things to say… No, it had just been a simple coincidence, he decided shaking off the thought and returned his focus to the supposed linguist of the group.
The man was tall. No, tall probably wasn’t the right word. He was massive, simply overwhelming. Jay only felt his eyebrow quirk, though more than skepticism, it was mainly a result of the surprise that sparked within him. He’d been expecting someone, of course, but someone not necessarily this tall and well-built with a smart attire and a cup of coffee in his hand.
His eyes traveled over briefly to meet this man’s eyes. They were dark brown, and somehow, Jay thought that they were kind. He wasn’t sure why, but they just… well, they seemed like that to him. He found himself shaking his head casually to the side at the gratitude displayed. “No need to thank me,” he said before being surprised once again by the man holding out a hand.
Subconsciously, he found himself reaching out and taking it. The gesture never really gave Jay enough room to think - his response had become automatic after a couple of er… mistakes (mainly because in the beginning he’d been startled by the act of friendless and had missed the right time to take someone else’s outstretched hand. He’d cursed himself multiple times for that one time in the past).
“Jay Yoon,” he said with the smallest tug of a smirk lifting his lips. He then raked his hand through his hair as he glanced over at where everyone else stood. “You didn’t miss that much. Just a few introductions.”
His thoughts flickered back to Skylar when he realized that she had moved away, who had also fiercely stated her dislike of the name ‘Sky’ a little earlier. He was thankful that he hadn’t been planning in the first place to call her that. The last thing he wanted or needed to do in a group like this was to create a shattered relationship from the beginning, especially with someone who seemed quite encouragingly nice from what he could gather from her. Not that he really wanted to stir up a conflict, anyway, when it came to Veil.
All that aside, she seemed quiet, similar to him in that sense. More of the reserved kind of person, though he didn’t doubt her capability. The way how she spoke when stating her disdain for the name told him that she could and probably would be fierce. He’d caught the sight of her when she’d winced at the corners of his eyes and noted to himself that she was, at least in his thoughts, someone who was keenly wary and cautious. It would serve the team well to have her with them. He wasn’t entirely certain of what exact thoughts were passing through her head, though he could grasp a gist to some extent from her immediate response to his action. The thought of an assassin wasn’t one that didn’t pass through his head, though it didn’t occur to him that someone skilled enough to track the isolated home of Tove - Veil - down would knock to enter the house out in broad daylight. Still, it was better to be safe than sorry, and he’d keep in mind to be more careful next time. Who knew what being in Veil would bring.
For a brief moment, he thought of saying their names (with the exception of Louis who had already introduced himself) to this seemingly easygoing linguist, though he thought better of it. They probably didn’t want him introducing them, especially when they weren’t yet very familiar with each other. Maybe they would all become close enough to the point where they could do so without seeming too awkward. “You probably want to meet the leader,” he told Anthony with his brown eyes wandering over to where Tove had disappeared, presumably into the kitchen. “In any case, I’m going to go and look around a bit. Might as well do that instead of standing around here.” Swivelling around, as he spoke, he headed off to a different direction of the log cabin before stopping in his tracks and glanced over his shoulder to regard the others. “Anyone care to join me?”
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2017 5:59:34 GMT -5
[finger guns] i love my trans kiddos n tove might join them. thank u tho !! i might doodle some more but for now im like, suffering (tm) how r u? <:
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Post by ᴄᴇʟʟɪsᴛ on Jan 29, 2017 6:11:35 GMT -5
jaja join the lovely team tove cx omg no need to thank me srsly!! u guys are rlly good and just brilliant at drawing ;w; don't die papers i need to see more of your artwork i'm doing okay! i had to study astronomy for a long time cause i have an exam coming up and i didn't study for it at all rip but apart from that... i just drew and watched some animal documentaries nat geo wild is aweome hbu? how are you doing?? c:
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2017 6:14:21 GMT -5
i CANNOT believe tove is a trans man who has been trans all along (i totally can. i lead up to it. all my characters are trans probably) AAaa cries i dont draw that much bc idk ?? it never interested me but now im Drawing ;; ty sm. i saw ur pics tho and ur super good !! i love how expressive ur art is (omg pls no let me die) o m g pls study rip that sounds nice tho! im kinda tired, took my meds so im probs gonna sleep soon (at 11:15am go me) - uhh, played a game a lil, so on. im p chill rn
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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on Jan 29, 2017 6:20:06 GMT -5
Im a nub. I completely missed Louis response. Let me edit some trash in there 2morrow morning n then we will be gud
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Post by ᴄᴇʟʟɪsᴛ on Jan 29, 2017 6:31:53 GMT -5
i can. i totally can. aaa tove bby why must u be so sweet. why must everyone be so cuddly. everyone deserves a soft blanket and hot cocoa you should!! i'm surprised you didn't draw that much - ur great at it srsly. wait wait u saw my pics? o: omg wait where omgaaa thank you thou that's rlly nice of you to say ;; i still have such a long way to go but srsly thank you ;v;
no u cannot die papers i will revive you
rip me what is tidal locking. what is the moon. do you eat it. why must i know this ty!! ahhh go and rest papers we all need to go and hibernate to recharge
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Post by ᴄᴇʟʟɪsᴛ on Jan 29, 2017 6:34:06 GMT -5
we shall all be gud 2morrow hopefully did you just say trash xiao /squints/
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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on Jan 29, 2017 6:45:05 GMT -5
It is indeed a trash my friend. Also I love how Xiahou becomes Xiao. I am now a confirmed smol
Might I add my digital art is trash n I love ur art Misc. The style is adorbs On tips for animation I believe typing it out on computer is better than phone but tbh it depends on what field ur interested in Storyboarding? Character animation?
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Post by ᴄᴇʟʟɪsᴛ on Jan 29, 2017 7:09:35 GMT -5
you've just said the word-that-must-not-be-said /squints/ u shall be the most gracious smol to have walkd this earth ever in all seriousness though im so sorry ;; i can't believe i typed xiao not xia i think i'm officially going blind and deaf. i hear popcorn as apricorn a pokemon term at that and now i'm reading names incorrectly ughhh i'm really sorry /facedesks/
omg no ur digital art + hand-drawn art is srsly incredible i'm always amazed by people who are great at art let alone artists who can draw on a tablet.. it's so hard D: thank you sm it means a lot to me ;c; omg i'd love to get tips from you and i'd be grateful but if it's too much i don't wanna bother u ik typing on phone is rlly difficult D: i love character animation but i'd love to learn storyboarding too and just everything there is which again is a problem cause i can't do digital rip
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Post by intentional on Jan 29, 2017 14:33:13 GMT -5
hahaha i love you all i can't draw !!! but all of you are so talented !!!!! <3<3<3 you are all so precious <33333333
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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on Jan 29, 2017 14:47:17 GMT -5
OKAY I AM SO SORRY MISC, I FELL ASLEEP YESTERDAY XD
But the word that should not be said is the word that describes my existence, my being, n my soul, fam. I am a trash, n my life is a dumpster. no tbh tho, Xiao in Chinese is small and I'm 5'2" so that's hilarious to me xD Don't worry too much, I've had people call me Xiao, Xia, "XD" [ the fricking intials, can u believe it? ], and other things so like np dude. I don't mind.
And bro, my digital art is trash. My traditional stuff is a little meh but my digital stuff is mostly trash bc what thE HECK is digital art, amirite? That said, I think the biggest thing to learn when going into the field of character animation is definitely anatomy. From my understanding, if u got an anatomy class where u r, u take it. U just gotta. Before learning how to push the physics of animation, you got to master anatomy to know how to stretch and squish to properly exaggerate things. Second of all, definitely start mastering expressions. You're really, really good at them already, but keep practicing them. Third of all, you should definitely get comfortable with drawing the same thing - in increments. Start adding little changes, that's how animation is done. The frame by frame process is fricking awful, but it's also a show of skill. It's that same walk pose you have mastered, and then you bend the legs, and you tilt the body forward. I mean, like, if you take an animation class - they'll go over that. But if you master drawing poses, then you're definitely going to be ahead of the learning curve. In addition, when you do an animation - doesn't matter what kind [ traditional or hand drawn ] - remember KISS. Keep it simple, stupid. Don't ever add details into an animation unless you really, really want to kill yourself. Like tbh, fricking anniversary animation for my high school's fiftieth year was a MENACE. and that was with as minimal detail as possible.
Storyboarding is an entirely different kind of beast in comparison to character animation. It's all about directing the flow of things and clearly presenting it so the animators know what's going to happen. It's essentially whatever idea you have cemented in your head drawn on paper. And the thing is, they're done beauitfully. If you've ever seen the Batman intro storyboard, they're drawn as well as any comic pages but they're also very clear and distinct in stating what's going on. The cut scenes and how the transitions are done are also important to a storyboard artist. Like the most important thing about storyboarding is knowing what kind of transition you envision in your head. Is it like a motion blur? Is it where something transforms into another [ ex. how characters sometimes transform into words, etc. ]? Those are important things. Storyboard artists are the guys with the plans, and animators are the executors of said plan.
I personally am thinking about pursuing character design in the animation field mostly bc I'm lazy [ and character animators do like what, 100s of frames a day or something? idk, but it's hard work ] and I'm also interested in world building but also the artsy side of it [ and I can't draw backgrounds, so go figure ]. I really love generating designs and ideas, so I think I'll have a ton of fun doing that, tbh.
ALSO HI INTENTIONAL. LOVING THE HAMILTON AND U R ALSO PRECIOUS <3 :"D
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2017 16:02:14 GMT -5
i can. i totally can. aaa tove bby why must u be so sweet. why must everyone be so cuddly. everyone deserves a soft blanket and hot cocoa you should!! i'm surprised you didn't draw that much - ur great at it srsly. wait wait u saw my pics? o: omg wait where omgaaa thank you thou that's rlly nice of you to say ;; i still have such a long way to go but srsly thank you ;v; no u cannot die papers i will revive you rip me what is tidal locking. what is the moon. do you eat it. why must i know thisty!! ahhh go and rest papers we all need to go and hibernate to recharge [finger guns] he's a terrible son but i love him anyway. he's a better dad ahhh thank ;; but yes - u posted them before omg. with jay i am DEAD i wanna et the moon i rested!
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Post by intentional on Jan 29, 2017 16:50:04 GMT -5
[ wow this post sucks i'm sorry y'all :// ]
Louis Emmeric Henley ;;
The dude was massive. He was taller than Louis himself. Louis didn’t like to admit it, but anyone taller than himself scared him (a little). But the man seemed like a nice guy by the way he interacted with Jay and himself. Maybe they’d all be good friends — after the awkward introductions, of course. Jasper had disappeared somewhere, maybe the kitchen or his room, leaving the five of them alone and awkward.
“With you here, that completes Veil.” Louis said with a grin. He was excited to have met everyone, and he was excited to work with them. Of course they’d have to work out the kinks and get to know each other a lot more, but this was the fun part.
He realized that now all of them were here, the rules were real. There was no turning back, and Veil was his life now. He would be with these folks 24/7; He thought back to his time as a Navy SEAL and wondered if the same level of camaraderie would be here as it was there. The work was tough, but it was through the help of his fellow SEALs that got him through the grueling hours overseas. He needed his teammates in Veil to feel the same way about the group as he did, and Lou would definitely try to bond with everyone. He thought he’d done a little bit in the few moments all of them spent together.
When Jay detached himself from the group to look around, Lou took the chance to get to know Bambi — Jay — better. He had to mentally correct himself to call him Jay in his head, but his mischievous mind kept drifting towards the cartoon character whom Jay embodied so well.
“I’ll join you.” Lou said, picking up his bag and slugging it around his shoulders. He didn’t like to leave his stuff lying around, and this would give him a chance to explore the details of the house besides the living room and part of the kitchen.
“So… what’s your position?” Lou asked, looking for a conversation starter. He was curious as to which members had what position, and he knew better than to judge positions by their physique.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2017 1:18:22 GMT -5
[finger guns gently]
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Post by ᴄᴇʟʟɪsᴛ on Jan 30, 2017 3:53:58 GMT -5
[ hey guys sorry i was in class so it took me a while to type anything i had to hurry like crazy before the teacher came /shot so i’m sorry if anything i’ve written sounds rlly rushed!!
@paper ;; && omg whutcha talking about he’s a lovely son he’s too sweet for his own good yes #1 dad cx npnp c; && ahh okok i thought that u were talking about other artwork i might’ve posted so i panicked lol NU don’t die >:U /revives/ ikr. someone eat the moon so that i don’t have to study for this test
@xia ;; OMG IT’S OKAY I FALL ASLEEP TOO DON’T SWEAT BOUT IT c”x i was really surprised when i saw ur post and okay okay that’s a relief whew ;; but goodness thank you so much for the wonderful tips and the advice ;; it rlly rlly means a lot and i’ll make sure to keep them in mind + practice drawing anatomy and master expressions… i still have so much to do and so much to learn i swear i LOVE character designing and just omg i can’t decide there are so many things xnx i’m mostly interested in characters and creating a story too… i guess then i probably wouldn’t fit with character animation(?) i’m not sure i just have no idea yet what to do cause a lot of people are also telling me to do illustration and not pursue the animation field.… i still have a lot to think about haha ;; i just wanna create characters and a world for them to live in ;c; but srsly thank u for everything it’s senior artists like u who help so much and i get to look up to
@inten ;; we luv u too intentional ur super precious && too nice aaa ;v; also nope the post doesn’t svck don’t worry! ]
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Post by ᴄᴇʟʟɪsᴛ on Jan 30, 2017 3:58:10 GMT -5
Jae-won "Jay" Yoon
The one who had spoken was none other than Louis. “All right then,” he said with a small quirk of his lips, feeling his shoulders loosen a bit from the tension that had lingered there before. Wrapping his hand a little more securely around his own bag, which was almost empty if it hadn’t been for the small items within, Jay continued to head off in the direction he’d been going towards, though he made sure to walk in pace with the much taller and jocose individual.
He didn’t let his mind stay on the thought too much, but with all of them gathered here like this, Veil was complete. Well, member-wise, anyway. They had all gathered, meaning that everything that would happen from now on would be a regular routine. Something they would have to get used to along with the people here. His mind flickered back to a raw image that he was sure would remain there, momentarily numbing his head. The piercing, whip-like cracks of the gunshots, the wrong end of the barrel, the thick, oozing scarlet liquid smeared over his hands, the wave of unbearable heat that had violently pulsed through his veins, the torrent of rain that had followed afterwards… yes, it had been one of those ‘normal’ days. What a very wrong normal day it had been.
It was Louis’s voice that snapped him back to reality, and he drew in a small breath before letting the thought go, allowing his slightly furrowed eyebrows to return back to normal. It wasn’t something he was willing to see again. He barely knew these people here, but if it were to happen to Louis or Tove or Anthony or Cam or Skylar, he may as well quit for good and find something else to do. He wasn’t sure why he’d been working as a mechanic involved in this dangerous field for so long, why he’d been chosen to follow them that day out of all the others. He had a small dream of living in a small, humble house in the more rural areas of the country, playing the cello and rolling around the house with Mari as much as he wanted to. It wouldn’t ever be possible anymore. Not when he’d decided to push forward.
The question… right, the question. Louis had asked him something. The question didn’t come as a surprise - after all, he slowly mused to himself, they knew each others’ name now, but not their positions within Veil.
“The muscle of the group,” he answered casually without looking over at the taller man before he stopped to investigate one of the long hallways of the log cabin, waving off the last bits of thought. Jay then turned his brown gaze, which twinkled with a bit if mischievousness, to rest on those of Louis. “—is what I’d like to have said, but I’m just a regular mechanic.”
“What about you? What’s your position?”
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Post by Salted Squid on Jan 30, 2017 14:27:52 GMT -5
I am so sorry! I've been feeling p bad the past few days and so I haven't been on, like, at all lmao))
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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on Jan 30, 2017 16:17:42 GMT -5
Ah I'm so glad we both passed out xD And def don't sweat over calling me Xiao. Its cool with me :')
And no problemo! I find artists we get further with making friends ans sharing techniques than behaving like elitists and whatnot. uvu but honestly your expressions are really good rn. Maybe take a life drawing class when opportunity presents it will be awesome! But I definitely understand you in enjoying world building. Like making characters and contributing to the universe is so important to me idk if I'd be happy just bringing them to life. Besides the number of panels needed r atrocious and everything is becoming 3d animation nowadays. Smh
And don't worry about it, Misc. The fact that you look up to me just makes me SCREAM. Ah pure. :')
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Post by intentional on Jan 30, 2017 20:05:59 GMT -5
Louis Emmeric Henley ;;
Lou smiled as the smaller man led the duo along through their little adventure of the large cabin. He didn't realize how big the house was until he was walking around. It would have to accommodate six people total along with several restrooms and a basement for their activities. There was also a shooting range nearby — Louis realized that Veil had a fairly big budget to keep this program running.
His thought drifted from the overview of Veil to Jay. Louis had asked his position; they’d all introduced themselves somewhat but they all had no idea who had what position (probably except Jasper). Louis was silently hoping Jay would say “the muscle” just to laugh at the irony or it, but the Asian man answered as the ‘mechanic’. Louis grinned at the younger man.
“That’s cool. I was never car-dude much. I’m the gunman.” Louis said proudly. He was proud to be the weapons expert of the group, and he felt very confident in his position and would offer his help to the others. After his little tour and picking of the room, he was going to the shooting range to test it out. It would definitely be a change from the shooting range back home.
But Jay “Bambi” “Rabbit” Yoon as the mechanic. Interesting. Oddly enough, it fit the man. He was nimble, from what Louis could tell, and he looked like one. Lou could imagine Jay covered in motor oil and a jumper cable (or whatever car mechanics use) to fix up a car. His uncle had been a mechanic before and Lou and his sister Agnes would always walk or ride the bike to his shop and watch him fix cars and help him in finding the spare parts. Agnes was more into cars than Louis was, and he was always compared to his younger sister. But he didn’t mind, and he managed to pick up on a few skills, but not enough to be the ‘mechanic’ of Veil. Besides, he liked guns a lot better.
“Hey, you’re Korean, right? I’m guessing because of your name, Jae-won.” Louis said, attempting to strike a conversation.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2017 23:43:26 GMT -5
@ misc: pls hes more trouble than hes worth omg yeah ur expressions r so good man im dead now r i p
@ aviva: it's okay man
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Post by ᴄᴇʟʟɪsᴛ on Jan 31, 2017 11:18:27 GMT -5
[ @avi ;; i’m sorry to hear that D: take your time and take care avi
@papers ;; his middle name shall be troub- /shot thank you for saying that - really. i have so much left to learn and improve and to hear that from a fellow artist just made my day i can’t find the right emoticon i’m like a mixture of happiness and crying-ness help nuuuu u shall not passdie! i took the test. i think i failed /facefloors/
@xia ;; yup haha aa okok thank u uwu
omg still thanks again. i definitely agree with you though - the more and more artists share and give each other advice and support each other, i feel like there are more connections and just more things to learn from everyone. and aa thank you again ;; i still feel like i lack the skills though… i’ll try to take a life drawing class if the opportunity is presented! there just isn’t a lot over here sadly :c yup yup agreed. world building + making chars and bringing them to life and everything is just the best. i wish that more things were still 2d… i just feel like there’s more life in 2d animation
thank u again xux ]
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