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Today marks the day I started working on DROPOUTS as an animated series. Actually it was a day ago but I forgot. Whatever. Here, look! It's the very first drawing of the dropouts, first drawn on... actually I don't remember. July something 2023. Here:

Okay, so, those look pretty bad, lets be honest. Some names are different, too, so Bryson is now Hank and Alan is now Igor, who's also a pale blonde with a unibrow now. But compare that to not just the art and animation I'm making now, but specifically to the actual character portraits, which were only made a few months later on September 26th, 2023. Don't mean to brag, but like they're better right? Like, way better. Maybe. I think they are, at least.

For a long time I was unsatisfied with my art, until something clicked, and for reasons I still don't fully understand I almost instantly started improving at a speed I never had before that point. I'm turning 28 this year, and I've been drawing since I was 16 I think? Maybe 17. It's been a while, but it only took finding that thing that clicked, that little preference that makes everything so much more comfortable for you.

For me, that thing was Krita. I don't know what it is about it, but drawing on that free program felt more comfortable for me than even TVPaint, the $500 animation program I tried so desperately for years to get into.

god fucking dammit.

But that's just me. If you've been practicing for over a decade on your art, and still aren't happy with your output, maybe it's nothing to do with your actual skillset and instead you're just in dire need of a shakeup. Something to find that click, idk maybe think about it bucko fucko sucko i'm so fucking tired it's 5am why can't i just sleep like a normal person so tired so tired hate life aaaaaaaaaaa wordswordswordswords

hey everybody just bringing in a casual up date y'know just to saaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAA GO WATCH MY TRAILER I GOT A REAL SONG TO PLAY IN IT I FEEL SO OFFICIAL THANK YOU NO MORE LULLABIES

gentlemen... behold!

Some of you might have already seen this, except the part where there's voice acting now which is neat :)

But I wanted to have something to celebrate indie animation day, which is apparently a thing, so I decided to upload this, with a tastefully clickbaity thumbnail and everything.

Check it!

Rather than using it to provide personal income, I'm gonna be using ko-fi specifically for funding DROPOUTS and any potential future projects. Things like hiring people, buying better equipment/software, the works.

The first goal, and currently only goal as of now, is helping the cast of the pilot get paid. They're currently volunteers, but I'd like them to be compensated for their work - they did a really good job!

If you can't afford it, or just don't feel like it, then I ask you to at least spread it around.

i'm not even gonna tell you what it is. ur just gonna have to go watch it... and maybe give it 5 stars........

it's film grain i added film grain

but WHY?>

idk i like the grittiness lol, adds another layer of messiness i GUESS, a lil bit of DIRT and GRIME feel to it, maybe even some GRAIN, who knows i am off my meds and in dire need of something stable in my lif

Check it out!

Hi :)

I'm hosting a casting call for DROPOUTS, the teaser for which you can see on my profile. I am looking for volunteer voice actors willing to lend their talents to my project and help it become the best version it can possibly be.

Currently, the main roles I'm looking to fill at the moment are Marissa, Nevaeh, Luis and Saul, and several background/supporting characters.

You can find more information, such as character descriptions and lines, at the Casting Call Club Page. If you're interested and would like to audition, you can either do so on CCC, message me on Newgrounds, or email me at blazedolhoward@gmail.com. I don't have a discord or have any desire to make one.

https://dropoutscomic.net/

Originally made it to post a webcomic, now I'll use it to upload scenes to my cartoon :)

Early access to scenes at patreon, and all that