Ok y'all, we're really reaching the home stretch for the (theatrical) release. In celebration of TADC's finale, and what's promised to be an incredible conclusion, I wanted to try taking a stab at gathering some theories to make a neat bingo.
An important note: I have been fortunate enough to not encounter a lick of ep 9 spoilers in the last couple weeks, and I want to keep it that way. PLEASE DO NOT SPOIL EPISODE 9 WHEN INTERACTING WITH THIS POST! Please, guys. Basic fandom etiquette here.
Thirdly, I'm attaching a blank template of my bingo for anyone who wants to use it for themselves. I'd be ecstatic to see anyone use it and reblog their bingo under this post!!
I'm thinking that at some point before I watch the finale, I'll create a more in-depth post about both how I crafted this bingo (bc I'm quite proud of myself for it) and more notes on some of these theories because I kept having Thoughts as I made it.
I know all the drama that has led up to TADC's long-awaited finale has been quite exhausting for the more sane and considerate parts of the fandom, and I hate that we're going to associate such a wonderful conclusion of this beautiful show with all this disappointment and frustration. So I just want to remind everyone that this is still a beautiful moment to celebrate such a unique and touching story that deserves so much love. Thanks for joining me on such an awesome ride!
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Figured I’d start posting some of my art up here. I’ve improved a lot in the past few months but I figured I’d go somewhat recent past/lower quality to closer/better quality sooo…
Week 1 of RW Art Month:
Chose to do Salination! Since the angler fish reminded me of the Iron Lung movie, I decided to go with that. So here Watcher sees a projection of the infamous “eye to the window” photo in the game redone!
My Artfight: https://artfight.net/~Beeeee (I am participating again this year!)
Link to this Steam Artwork post: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3683788637
Credits to @her-new-landclan, @emberthegiant, @marbar2763, @geckosgeckosgecko, @veryinterstinguser & @thenyandrawsnstuff.
Thank you all for your lovely Suncats!!!💛💛💛. Requests for this are now open for only two more, and the it'll be closed, and I'll be working on the rest that were submitted. Thank you to everyone for your sunkitties!
Hiii, of course. I remember coming across this guy on artfight after coming across his gaurd and I had him bookmarked for when july comes, so hey, I'll consider this a practice! :D
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You know, I’ve seen so many theories in this fandom about who will abstract and if anyone will abstract and such, and I’m on team “I hope nobody abstracts”. While I do like the characters, this isn’t because of any personal bias I hold to them but instead the thematic course of the show and what these characters and abstraction represent.
I hope most of the fandom agrees with me when I say that abstraction is almost certainly a representation of su*cide. Characters have to be alone, depressed, and are typically accepting of their fate once it comes (source for the latter: Jax seeming content in his weird abstraction fever dream). Obviously, any character dying of symbolic su*cide would be a bummer at the least, but this is still not the point I’m getting at.
It’s the characters too. Each of them represent extreme trauma and coping stereotypes within society, and while they are more extreme then what you would find in an actual person irl, people are meant to relate to their struggles more than your average fictional character. Take Gangle for example. I’ve seen many people relate to her crushed dreams about her future and the mask she puts on to cope and keep everyone around her oblivious.
Now let’s take that further. If Gangle abstracted, what would that tell those fans they are targeting? That people like this will never make it home, or worse, have no better fate than to die at their own hands? It’s not just bleak, it goes against the entire theme of the show so far: such as Pomni and crew *refusing* to let Jax walk off to abstract in ep. 8.
TADC should not become I Have No Mouth, instead I’m hoping it does the opposite. While the source material is bleak, shows the pitfalls of human nature, and deprives the characters of any hope, I’m optimistic that TADC can show how even through all of these problems, hope still survives, even for the people who think they’re hopeless.
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you're so good at the jumalanpelko style! Would you be willing to explain how you approach it?
Jumalanpelko style breakdown!!!
Hellooo! I’ve had a few people now ask me about how I replicate the Jumalanpelko style, so i’m gonna do a breakdown of the comic’s artstyle and what you can do to make your characters look like they’d fit right in the jumalanpelko universe!
The way Sysi designs cats is very interesting to me. Compared to other artists I see drawing cats, Sysi tends to focus much more on pose and shape to convey who a character is rather than color or pattern.
Each character is completely distinguishable from the others without any color. This is how the comic gets away with those constantly shifting palettes and two-colored scenes as well! Having an incredibly defined facial shape is key to the comic’s style.
I’ll be breaking the faces down into four parts for better understanding.
Base, eyes, nose+mouth, ears.
Continue under the cut! (this thing gets looooong)
The base shape of every character’s head should be different from the others, defining them as a certain character. There are exceptions to this of course; sometimes people look the same and cats are no different!
Eyes in jumalanpelko are very simple. The edges near the outer corner of the eye tend to be thicker than the edges near the inner corner, and eyelashes on cats are more of an extension of the eye than an extrusion.
Eyes have a lot more faces than other parts of the cat. They’re very smooth compared to things like the body, and that’s because the eyes want to draw the viewer in. The head is the focus of the cat, and a smoother shape is easier for our brains to define.
The nose and mouth are always connected to one another by a line. That line usually is thicker near the nose and thinner near the mouth, and makes a little Y shape.
The noses sometimes change in shape, but the most common nose shape in the comic is 3-faced triangle, especially from far away. In more detailed shots, the nose will indent and form a more rounded shape.
Mouths in jumalanpelko are always connected to the nose line. Most of the time, they avoid the typical :3 shape seen in a lot of cat art, and instead function like cartoon human mouths for the most part.
The wider a characters mouth gets, the more faces will appear. If a character’s mouth is conveying an expression of anger, the shape will distort and become squiggly, along with there being more faces. Lines usually also appear around the edges of the mouth in these poses to convey more emotion.
Ears of characters usually look attached to the head in one big blob. They’re not defined as separate from the head, and are more of an extension of it. They always look very connected to the cat, and Sysi often draws them as one big piece rather than separate from what I can gauge.
Ears also have insides that are almost always the lightest color on the cat. The insides are usually not following the shape of the ear and are instead mostly just lil circles, unless the ear is pointed down in which the inside is triangular and colors the entire bottom of the ear.
Moving on to bodies!
Bodies can get away with much less shape definition. Cats are liquid, after all. A character’s pose should reflect who they are as a person. Suncat in the comics always looks very relaxed around guard, and sits straight when interacting with other colony cats. Upon suneve, she is shown slouching much more.
Guard is always on edge, and his poses reflect that. His poses are much more rigid than other cats.
Senior Guard (Mesi) holds her head low, and is often laying down looking deflated and lethargic.
A cats pose is very important! It gives so much to their character.
Bodies should be simple in shape. They’re usually bean-like in jumalanpelko, with definition for the back legs and shoulders when sitting.
When a cat stands, they lose that defined body shape, and return to a bean.
Feet have two different shapes in jumalanpelko depending on the situation.
When a cat has their feet planted on the ground, they’re shaped kind-of wedge like. When off the ground or interacting with their environment, they’re usually in a clover-like shape. Each cat also has 3 toes.
Color and patterns
Now focusing more on pattern and color, there’s a few rules present in jumalanpelko.
The cats in the comic have to be drawn over and over again, as is the nature of the comic. To prevent Sysi from going insane, he makes all their cats super simplified.
Each cat can have no more than 3 fur colors. Every cat in the comic abides by this rule.
(using a frame from the comic as it has many cats, this is from page 1 of god’s favorite.)
Even more complex designs such as Kuutamo are still limited to 3 colors.
Markings for characters are very limited and simplified. If a cat has stripes, they usually have no more than 3 or 4. If a cat has spots, the same applies.
As for shading, the only time I shade these goobers is when there’s a part overlapping with another part and both are the same color.
As for misc stuff, keep fur shapes simple and don't add too many random strands of hair. Fur in the comic is most often present on the forehead, cheeks, chin and tail. I try to limit myself to 5 tufts per area, but also i sometimes (most of the time) do not follow this rule. Just try to keep shapes simple.
Also! Kittens in the jumalanpelko style are almost always desaturated, and don't really emote. They usually have no mouth and their eyes are blue-ish. Along with that, they're incredibly fluffy and their shapes are not as defined. There should be very little contrast between the kittens base color and their markings, and that contrast will increase as they get older.
Anyways thank you for reading my silly jumalanpelko style guide! I'm not perfect with how I replicate the style, but these are the little tips I use to help me get at least pretty close!
Let me know if I missed anything that you wanna know more about, i threw this together from 3am to 5am and so theres probably a lot of things i didn't go over
"Guard Talks to god 3" (colorized) - I loved it when in the latest pages Guard said "It's guarding time" and guarded all over the place
+ some concept sketches and favourite frames below lol
I tried to stay as ✨shaped✨ as possible to the original (the art direction of this comic is absolutely SCRUMPTIOUS in both composition, design AND colors, I am observing it under a microscope as we speak)