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“What do I look like, an ad guy?? I don’t even know any ad guys… Mike, I’ll be in my trailer…”

they’re both so overdramatic. they really are made for each other…

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Tenna knew something bad would happen and made Spamton sign the contract anyway believing he could defy fate WITH Spamton.

Spamton lied about who he really was and how he got big to Tenna because why would he reveal that he actually didn’t know what he was doing and only got big because of the benefactor?

If Tenna knew how he actually got big, he probably would’ve not even gotten as close to Spamton as he had in the first place. Let’s not forget he thought Spamton was some genius salesman and knew everything about modern technology. Spamton lied and was actually just an unlucky spam email that finally got his big break after getting in contact with the benefactor.

Tenna also lied about being a good boss and ignorant that bad things would happen to Spamton if he signed the contract.

They’re both naive and terrified and continued to run from their issues.

Yeah Tenna wasn’t there for Spamton when he needed to be because he stubbornly thought Spamton had abandoned him even if in the back of his mind he probably knew that Spamton was actually suffering from the bad thing Tenna was warned about if he signed the contract. Guilt is eating him up inside for sure.

And then Spamton thought Tenna abandoned him after it all went down because Tenna never contacted him again.

They both lied to eachother and both tried to escape fate.

They both scammed one another without actually meaning to because their lies got so big that they couldn’t be contained.

Spamton was always living a lie just trying to be something else and not be treated like a nobody and Tenna was stuck in his own nostalgic fantasy and fear of being abandoned.

I’m just so tired of people missing the point of morally grey characters and their nuances. Having to point fingers at one character vs another.

Well I mean… yeah of course Tenna is problematic, he trapped a bunch of kids in a gameshow and treats his employees like shit Imao how did people think he was some innocent bean?

But yeah he’s also a very lonely hurt individual.

Same for Spamton. The guy is the literal embodiment of a spam program. He steals, lies, cheats and tries to take Kris’ soul!

Yet he is also a lonely sad and tragic guy.

Let’s not pretend they’re completely irredeemable or completely innocent!

Bounce light is something I didn't cover but I adore it!

Gamut Mask

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James Gurney is an absolute master and gives really good clarity on colour techniques. Yes, it is traditional paint focused, but the principles are the same. Yes it is informed by the environmental colour but as a painting technique it is achieved this way!

While it's not super important to know about the mathematical side of blend modes, I think it's worth knowing at least enough about how each of the categories of blend modes works and why they do what they do; if for no other reason than having a starting point when you start experimenting with them in your work.

An overview of the basic blend modes and how they work from Genevieve's Design Studio: Accessible with minimal color knowledge; practical and illustration focused. https://youtu.be/kMc87hQrJd0?si=TWCB365pKSfWS8p0. (16 minutes) This creator also has a ton of free resources you can download, including a Blend Modes cheatsheet, but fair warning: you have to create an account to get them!

I might be... getting an online store ready..... It's a new website I have seen other artists try out! And I am desperate to leave Redbubble - every time I look at their fees I feel myself age 1 year. I am so grateful to everyone who's bought my art on there, but I mostly kept it up because it made me happy to see my art be enjoyed all around the world as a physical object! But the exorbitant fees made it feel like I was just funneling money from people who enjoyed my art into a platform ripe with AI art, theft and awful payment and treatment towards small artists. And hey, yeah - I also wanted to get paid more from my art! I made it!!

Also this new page has so much merch variety... it's also Print on Demand, since that's the most viable option I have for an international store, but it's partnered with a merch producer that's well-established and who several people I know really enjoy and use!! - I am so so so excited to be able to sell sticker sheets and acrylic charms!!! Those are my favorite things to design!!!!!! And I really really wanted to make a spamtenna charm, but with no online store I wasn't sure the physical sales would be enough - now I can make all the self-indulgent merch I want!

I really am very excited :D and I'm starting my holidays this weekend, so expect new art and a lot of new stuff!! Yoo-hoo!!!

(Here's a snippet of something new I'm getting ready!)

“New suit” 1/2 :)

So I look up a pretty prominent Star Wars guild and message one of their council and ask them to poll the same question and get back to me in a week. They do, and naturally the fuckin geeks said "Death Star".