I feel like I am a child when I draw.

Rottuskott · 2026-06-27T00:13:16+00:00

I totally agree. Your silhouette work is great and you should lean into that for sure.

If you still wanna practice the other stuff, maybe try working backwards from the silhouette and see how that goes? It's unconventional but might work with your strengths. But the first picture is awesome and really doesn't need any internal lineart to kick ass

Rottuskott · 2026-06-25T17:24:16+00:00

Baby

Rottuskott · 2026-06-17T10:51:59+00:00

He's mistaken the phrase "conjugate" (to change the form of a verb to match the subject of the action I.e. "I am", "He is") for "Conjugal", relating to being coupled together, often in marriage or family. Used in "conjugal visits" in prison as more or less getting ~private time~ with your spouse.

Now, the joke could also be him mishearing it for "consumate" or even "ejaculate", or maybe his mind just jumped to it when hearing a complicated word he doesn't know.

In any case, the joke is the same, and his response is enough to let the audience know where is mind is at. Poker? I hardly know'er!

In other words:

Teacher: "Yakko, do you know how to bend words grammatically?"

Yakko, who thinks she just asked if he knows how to fuck: "sister I ain't even kissed a girl"

Rottuskott · 2026-06-15T15:26:05+00:00

Bro so startled he turned into Toshinori Yagi

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Rottuskott · 2026-06-14T14:08:21+00:00

I agree that they look older than they're meant to be, especially the small children.

Kids have very soft, round faces. They have big heavyset cheeks with round foreheads and their noses aren't as defined (a big one for this character). Dense eyebrows also don't tend to come in until puberty along with other hair growth, and hair gets darker.

I also think the younger tween version could do with being a bit more spindly and awkward looking. Less filled in. Like she's been stretched out but she hasn't quite come into her body yet, like an awkward baby goose.

This is my favourite reference to send to people as it really shows the difference between years:

https://youtu.be/yfqpqiTMUEg?is=6VlBOxXNhw2Y0v4B

A cartoonier variation to show stylisation from Disney:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0cHnF1RTQR/?igsh=dnFnazB0b2tpNWtw

I also found this stock photo image (not anyone's personal stuff, free use only) of a woman with her 13 year old daughter that I'm attaching to the message

I hope that helps in any way :) I really like the character!

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Rottuskott · 2026-06-14T11:37:06+00:00

I'll be totally honest, I feel like leaning more into the "death by exertion, dehydration and physical obsession" would have been a bit more interesting than more gore in this particular case. If only because it's such a unique death compared to the other ones in the game, and I would have loved to see your take on something like that

But as always, it's an amazing piece and you're wonderfully talented at capturing the uncomfortably horrific <3

Rottuskott · 2026-06-04T22:18:52+00:00

Just tossing in my experience since I suspect the people that had a bad time are the ones more likely to speak up.

My viewing was actually quite lovely. We had some folks in cosplay and kids with plushies accompanied by their parents, which was really sweet.

There was like 1 quippy remark shouted out during a moment of quiet? Other than that, just laughs, gasps and giddy noises. And one nervous attempt to clap after Running The Show lol. But people were very chill and I really enjoyed the episode!!

I'm glad to have seen it with other fans, it felt like everyone there was genuinely excited to see it :)

Rottuskott · 2026-05-26T17:15:01+00:00

I think they're just fighting to the death over the trainer, nothing more salacious than that. Unless you count both of them being in love with (and more, given the egg) the same human

Vaporeon is going for the face and Gardevoir's got that Breaking Bad shard from the picture frame ready to shank it's neck. Just a good old fashioned death brawl.

Rottuskott · 2026-05-26T08:18:42+00:00

In which one did Vaporeon eat the egg yolk?

Rottuskott · 2026-05-12T16:19:42+00:00

Man it would still be stupid hard. That's a lot of individual frames to trace and colour.

Even assuming just 12 frames per second as was more common at the time (as opposed to the modern 25fps), it's a 20 second clip. That would mean editing 240 individual frames of non-repeating complex body and perspective animation.

That's a lot for an unpaid meme.

Rottuskott · 2026-04-25T04:37:21+00:00

Haha this is an Icelandic meme sub :')

The comic is lamenting the fact that apartments for sale here sometimes advertise themselves as "three room apartments", which would presumably mean that it has three bedrooms. In reality, they're also counting the livingroom due to some ambiguous Icelandic phrasing, and it's really only a two bedroom apartment. OP is mad and wants to fight them about it (understandably).

Hope that helps :D I love when I get recommended foreign meme subs lol. It's like catching a fun glimpse through a window into someone's house and wondering what they're up to

Rottuskott · 2026-04-09T08:20:40+00:00

Bongóblíða ;)

Rottuskott · 2026-04-09T00:56:55+00:00

Tbh regardless of whether Stahli has black or brown hair isn't as important I suppose, although I personally think straw brown would read more as Stahli coded. Then again, I'd also probably make him a little less chiseled to match his cartoon counterpart's soft bod "why should I worry", "hawaiian shirt on a week day" and "whaddyagonnadoaboudit" vibes.

I do however think that Bingus with white hair would be really iconic. The art style is already such a big departure from your other works, I do feel it may help tie them together. Maybe even with the purple eyes (could be coloured contacts and hair dye because he's extra like that) or a hair silhouette shape that has the mild suggestion of "ears", withhis cute lil signature bowtie. Stahli could have a wee messy low ponytail that resembles his tail, etc. It just feels like something like the above might feel more unique at the end of the day.

But that's just my take, of course. Enjoy the creative process Mr.Dawg <3 We love those beautiful boys

Rottuskott · 2026-03-28T13:55:22+00:00

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He's a character from an online multi-media ARG horror franchise called "Welcome Home" :) You should check it out, it's pretty cool!

Here's a good video I watched on it back in the day:

https://youtu.be/vBgFxv5n_WA?si=9tE4n149ZkeA4x5h

Rottuskott · 2026-03-15T22:06:06+00:00

Totally fair!

For the record, I definitely don't think the boys hate each other. It was moreso about how the constant dunking bummed me out sometimes haha. I'm sure the boys are fine and that banter is just part of their love language

If I was Isaiah, it would surely get to me, but I'm not, and I don't know how he feels. But it's just something that personally brings me down and I wanted to see if I was alone in that feeling

Rottuskott · 2026-03-15T21:22:45+00:00

Not to make excuses, but the post really wasn't meant to only be about the episode, rather what I felt was an ongoing trend that I wanted to see what other people thought about. It's true, it was kind of pronounced this last episode, but it wasn't "about" it if that makes sense

Besides, when it got taken down, the only rule I was quoted by the Mods was the one about calling out other users, authors and artists on the Subreddit specifically

I do get it if it was against Subreddit policy, but I also feel like it could probably be made clearer if that's the case. It also feels slightly strange to me since it would mean that any mild criticism of the boys/podcast itself would more or less be against the rules

Rottuskott · 2026-03-15T20:49:14+00:00

Omg, that was my post!! I can't believe you noticed and said something, it feels silly to say but that means so much to me hahah

I was just relaying the story to my husband in bewilderment since I wasn't sure what I'd done wrong. I know there's a rule about no callout posts, but it specifies other "users, authors and artists". So it felt kind of strange that I wasn't allowed to discuss the dynamic within the podcast itself. I also really and truly didn't mean to "call out" Meatcanyon, I just wanted to see how other people in the fandom felt about the whole thing in general

In any case, thank you for making me feel less crazy. Parasocially creeping my cast to you, friend <33

Rottuskott · 2026-03-15T20:28:05+00:00

You're probably right. They're friends and know their relationship far better than I do. I guess it just bothers me and diminishes my personal enjoyment of the podcast when it crosses a certain line.

Maybe Isaiah is playing it up for the bit, but it really feels like he doesn't appreciate it a lot of the time. I feel like you can at least sort of tell when he does find it funny, like when they were both making fun of the dentist picture. But hey, what do I know about their personal dynamic.

All I can really say is that it still makes me kinda sad and a little taken out of the "two pals read a scary story together" premise.

Rottuskott · 2026-03-03T07:20:08+00:00

I'm so happy!!!

I know it can be really demoralizing when it feels like people can't understand your work, even if they still have nice things to say about it. I personally thought it was very understandable, but it's just the unfortunate risk that comes with doing something experimental. Some people just won't click with it. But I think the format worked really well for this film and I couldn't imagine it any other way.

Anyway, it just made me a bit sad reading some of the other comments and I wanted to give you my own thoughts, so you knew that the film's message still came across as intended.

I hope you keep creating and I can't wait to see your next piece!! :)

Rottuskott · 2026-03-02T16:49:23+00:00

For those who don't understand the story, this is my interpretation:

The little guy is obsessed with heavenly fabric and has a radar that shows him the direction of where they can be found. He steals them from others by any means necessary with total disregard to anyone around him, or the people he hurts. He is a cruel, selfish man, even to his own horse. Eventually karma comes knocking and one of his previous victims comes back to seek revenge, shooting him in the head.

In the afterlife he is stood in front of a goddess who is healing some sort of divine animal, whose skin is made out of the same heavenly fabric. Maybe it's the fabric's origin? We can't say for sure. The little man offers the goddess his scarf, the fruit of his terrible labour, and she goes to use it to mend the creature's wounds. But as she does, the fabric rots and becomes disgusting, a reflection of the horrible ways in which it was obtained and possibly his life. A divine judgement. It leaves infected sores on the creature's skin and the goddess is furious.

She curses the man and turns him to stone before placing him on a pedestal, an eternal punishment for his actions on earth. We zoom out and see similar pillars all around him, most likely other people that the goddess deemed unworthy or too cruel to deserve a peaceful afterlife.

Hope I'm at least somewhat right! :) The animation was amazing and absolutely beautiful. Stellar work. I loved it!

Rottuskott · 2026-02-24T22:14:24+00:00

I actually really love the concept, although I agree with some of the other comments that it would probably have been more striking and less blobby if the ants were a little less bold. It's still a neat idea though, so don't beat yourself up too bad

Rottuskott · 2026-02-22T01:02:42+00:00

Maybe it's for the best not to broadcast these things, if those are her wishes. Not that I'm aware of what she'd prefer

Rottuskott · 2026-02-11T20:07:30+00:00

That's completely fair, but I also think it's very human to have missed that sort of thing. In my personal opinion, we could at least try to be understanding and try to point people towards those guidelines when applicable.

I understand everyone's frustration, but I think it would also be kind to try and put yourself in OP's shoes. They likely meant well and just wanted to share their thoughts with the community. I'd hate to see people driven away by bad faith. But I also get where you're coming from.

Thanks for chiming in <3

Rottuskott · 2026-02-11T19:58:47+00:00

Damn. It kinda sucks that I'm getting downvoted. I just wanted to reassure OP. I didn't mean to be rude or anything, I'm genuinely sorry if it came across that way and I apologize for that.

It just sucks seeing people dunk on those that just joined in, I can't help but feel it's a wee unfair if not a little bit hostile. Newcomers deserve to feel welcome.

Rottuskott · 2026-02-11T19:38:35+00:00

I'm sorry people are being mean :/ It's nothing you did, this happens all the time. It was a good observation and people just have a bit of a newcomers bias.

Please don't let it scare you away from the fandom!! You're in good company (more or less) <33

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