Woah I haven't made a news post in a while...

Hyper-Breakers

I've been working on a series I hope to contribute to the site, Hyper-Breakers. It follows Aaron the Cat and Todd the Dog as they fight their way through a summer vacation. The first part I got uploaded a few months back, Kiwi Store Brawl.

I got set on doing this 'cause I wanted to have a vehicle to tell all the crazy stuff and BS my friends and I come up with, also the prospect of making a series sounded really fun. The original idea was to make something with Regular Show's casual situation-turned-crazy, mixed with the serial-style and action of DBZ, all condensed into 2-3 minutes per bit. I know, sounds like a big task but... it would be really cool.

I still have my original Flash files from an old take on this, they were never completed as I quickly overwhelmed myself before even uploading anything. I thought it'd be interesting to attach a comparison of stills from the same scene with the old flash and my current reworking of it.

Original unfinished Flash (2020)

Rework in Opentoonz (2021)

This bit of advice @ozone gave to me on the forum has stuck with me.

Hey, here begins the start to a long journey!

Frederick the Fennec Commission

Earlier this year I asked the highly talented @sleepfacingwest to compose a theme for my goofy-looking character Frederick the Fennec, and he delivered wonderfully!

Though Frederick was originally conceived as a side-character for Hyper-Breakers, I've wanted to make stuff about him ever since I stuck him in my Flash Jam entry. He also beat Aaron and Todd to be uploaded in an animation first!

School and Studies

I've been pursuing 2D animation as a student at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. I'm really trying to hone my skills with the classes I'm taking. Last year was a stay-of-execution from moving away from home, but now I've gotta keep up with the pace of the city.

Work-In-Progress Thread on the Animation Forum

I have a thread in the animation forum where I sometimes put exercises and in-progress bits! You can visit it here:

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1469915

That's it for now, stay tuned!