I haven't updated this journal in ages :O So I thought I'd change that now with some wonderful news (for me at least ;P ). Only two days ago, I received a letter of acceptance into The California College of Arts, MFA Masters program! :D This is huge news for me because now it means I will be moving to San Francisco and pursuing my career to be a storyboard animator and illustrationist! ^_^ and I'm given a studio space that's part of a huge warehouse sized building! I normally paint in a crammed dark garage. So this is a huge leap from what I'm used to. I'm so excited and I start this Fall (September). Check out my paintings and drawings at http://comickpro.deviantart.com/
On the cartoon front, I'm still finishing Trash and Clash episode 2. It's been a labor of love and sweat to see this cartoon finished as it has no fans or views what-so-ever XP. But that's okay, because it's at least 10x times better than episode one (which has a WHOPPING eight favs on this site) *shrugs*. But that doesn't matter, because I love these guys with a passion and if they even get just one fav then I'm happy to know someone out there at least likes my characters ^_^ Besides, episode 1 is too slow, drawn bad, and lacks voices. Episode 2 is loaded with fbf animation, thanks to a new tablet, and the frame-rate was upped, and it has wonderful VA's who give so much more life to my two little rejects! I'm not sure if anyone can relate, but there's something really magical about seeing your characters move and act and talk. It gives me such a thrill when I push play and see hours of work come together and see this. It's the main reason I slave away at all those drawings day after day. If you don't have a passion for what you are making you are wasting your time.
Now, that being said. I DO take breaks from my toon in the only ways I know...by drawing and doing other cartoons that feed my rabid video game fandom. That fandom is for a little blue dude called Sonic the hedgehog. When I started my fan cartoon Sonic Switch, I had no idea what reaction it might have because, honestly, I did a cartoon that takes my morbid sensibilities and applied it to a character whose world and setting tends to keep away from that. Sonic Switch is a cartoon for myself. And as selfish as that may seem, I think it's the only way to go with a character whose fanbase is as large and varied as his. When it was first submitted here the reviews were 50/50 of love and hate for it premise and style, which I expected since I knew it needed some work. But as it's gone on, the rate and favs increased dramatically beyond anything I ever imagined. And it shocked me because: 1. It's a "fan" cartoon (typically looked down apon), 2. it's a dark/comedy-semi serious and 3. I'm staying the hell away from DBZ-style storytelling and working more on character development then action scenes. All these factors were taken into consideration and I guessed, "oh well, if it gets a 3.0 then I'm happy" but no, this cartoon surpassed my ideas of just how many people watch Sonic here. So for the record, I love drawing my Sonic cartoons and parodies in general but don't expect me to work on them full-time. They are not my top priority work. I'm just indulging on my hobby a bit ^_^ (And looking at my flash gallery it looks like all Sonic stuff. This was not my intention when I started this account.)
So it's just a matter of keeping my rabid fandom in check with my personal cartoons and work. And thank you everyone who favs and comments my cartoons! I appreciate it so much!! And stayed tuned for more soon.
