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William Shinebage Turnarounds by Ben-the-looney
William Shinebage Turnarounds
The second part of my recent project for Background and Character Design class.
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E.P. Nightshade Turnarounds by Ben-the-looney
E.P. Nightshade Turnarounds
Here's my latest project for my Background and Character Design Class.
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William Shinebage by Ben-the-looney
William Shinebage
Here's a character from the same project.

This is William Shinebage, and police detective who is a fan of E.P.'s writings who investigates the disappearances of the local townspeople, but starts to grow suspicious of the author after a visit to his house.
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E.P. Nightshade by Ben-the-looney
E.P. Nightshade
Here's the main character that I created for a project in my Background and Character Design class.

His name is E.P. Nightshade, an anti-hero. He's a macabre author who kills people and writes short stories based on their murders. I don't know what's crazier, the fact that he does it, or the fact that his stories are bestsellers.
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I've been inspired by :iconoopadoopabooga: Unpopular Opinions journals, and I thought, "Hey, I've been torched for my opinions, why don't I share them?" So, with a clever little title, how about I present some of my unpopular opinions? Some of these might be re-statements if you're familiar with my YouTube videos, and for that... I'm sorry.

1. The Flintstones and Top Cat are the only Hanna-Barbara TV shows that I love from the '50's through '80's. I didn't think they had consistently good shows until Cartoon Network started up in the '90's. Everything else? Well... I watched them when I was younger... Once... 

2. I think Tiny Toon Adventures is superior to Animaniacs. Where as Animaniacs felt like it was more focused on pop-culture, Tiny Toon Adventures felt like it was a love letter to the classic Looney Tunes, and a lot of the humor was more character and plot-driven. It had a touch of pop culture to it, but so did the classic Looney Tunes. However, unlike Animaniacs, it wasn't DEPENDENT on pop culture. Tiny Toon Adventures also knew how to hilarious lampoon the cliches of cartoons, which as a cartoon fan, hit home for me. I like Animaniacs and all, but if you ask me to pick, Tiny Toon Adventures is definitely the superior show.

3. I think that The Nostalgia Critic has been going downhill since he came back. The only reviews I can say match the magic of the original are the reviews of Son of the Mask, The Cat in the Hat, Disney Afternoon, and the commercial specials (my favorite videos that he does). I think he would be in better shape if he would keep reviewing nostalgic stuff and focus more on caroony jokes and less on cutaway gags.

4. I can't think of any Pixar movie that I've sat down, watched and said, "I enjoyed that" ever since I became an adult.

5. I'm sticking with The Simpsons until the bitter end. 

6. I think My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is actually getting better. Since when did bronies become so negative and angry toward the show... Oh, right, Twilight's wings... Seriously, did wings skin your pets? Get over it!

7. I think that if The Hub continued to grow, it could have been big competition for the Big Three networks. It had an early '90's Nickelodeon feel to it, and I feel it had more variety than Cartoon Network, Nick, and Disney Channel have now. 

8. Looking back, I actually think WCW was in better shape than WWF during the Monday Night Wars. Sure, they did some stupid things, but at the same time, they had better talent, better matches, and felt more like a wrestling company that WWF during the Attitude Era did. Where as WWF felt more like what you would get if Jerry Springer and Howard Stern teamed up to run a wrestling show, WCW felt more like a 'rasslin show. If it wasn't for poor management and AOL taking over, I think WCW would still be on today. But, then again. Maybe it's good that companies that WCW and ECW went out of business. They ended before they could grow stale and run out of ideas, kind of like WWE now. To quote The Dark Knight, "You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain."

9. I liked Tim Burton's Dark Shadows... Johnny Depp is funny.

10. I think modern sitcoms are... What's the word? Awful. I feel as though the characters are all stereotypes and caricatures, and they're too over-the-top. After watching The Big Bang Theory, I'm kind of shocked there isn't an uprising of nerds to take it off of the air for misrepresenting them. Going to an art school, I'm surrounded by nerds, and NONE of them are as annoying as Sheldon is. I'm for over-the-top comedy, but modern sitcoms are going about it wrong. I like over-the-top plots, not over-the-top acting. I prefer classic sitcoms that knew exactly how to mix absurd comedy with down-to-Earth settings and characters. To be honest, the most recent sitcom I can say that I enjoy is That '70's Show because that show knows that it's the characters that gets laughs, not constant pop cultural references. 

11. A majority of the world is religious, so this is still an unpopular opinion. I feel as though religion is still big because people are just afraid to die. Sure, if worshiping an invisible guy who has no evidence to support his existence is a good excuse to live forever, than it makes sense that people would believe it, no matter how far-fetched their religion sounds. Yes, death is a scary thing, but the more you think about it, the more it sounds peaceful and wonderful. I'm sure deep down, nobody lives forever. There's got to be a time when you just let down and let it come, becoming one with the Earth, and your loved ones keeping your memories intact. What happens when you die? Does it look like I would know? But, I think that it's just like being born in reverse. You don't remember your birth, so you don't remember it being good or bad. You won't remember your death, so it probably won't be that bad either.

12. I'm beating a dead horse, but CGI is becoming more and more tiring. Every single studio that makes CGI animated films all look the same, and I'm sure a village idiot who doesn't know anything about animated films would probably have a hard time telling movies belong to different studios if you were to show him posters from Pixar, Dreamworks, Blue Sky, and Sony Animation films all at once. In 2D animation, everything has it's own style that indistinguishable from each other, even when cartoons are copying somebody else's style. I wouldn't mind if I got at least one studio that produces hand drawn films. Heck, it's gotten to the point where I wouldn't care if they made bad hand drawn films, I just want to SEE them. With Hayao Miyazaki retiring, Studio Ghibli closing, and Ralph Bakshi's Last Days of Coney Island having troubled production, we're really in desperate need for somebody to keep hand drawn animation going in the mainstream. 

Well, that's it for now. I've got plenty of other opinions that I still have bruises from, so stay there and await the next time I present them.

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Ben-the-looney
Ben
United States
Current Residence: Somewhere in the nothern midwest
Favourite genre of music: J-rock, classic rock, light rock, classical music
Favourite style of art: Traditional
Favourite cartoon character: Ami, Homer Simpson, Daffy Duck, Donald Duck
Personal Quote: "Crackpot!"
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I've been inspired by :iconoopadoopabooga: Unpopular Opinions journals, and I thought, "Hey, I've been torched for my opinions, why don't I share them?" So, with a clever little title, how about I present some of my unpopular opinions? Some of these might be re-statements if you're familiar with my YouTube videos, and for that... I'm sorry.

1. The Flintstones and Top Cat are the only Hanna-Barbara TV shows that I love from the '50's through '80's. I didn't think they had consistently good shows until Cartoon Network started up in the '90's. Everything else? Well... I watched them when I was younger... Once... 

2. I think Tiny Toon Adventures is superior to Animaniacs. Where as Animaniacs felt like it was more focused on pop-culture, Tiny Toon Adventures felt like it was a love letter to the classic Looney Tunes, and a lot of the humor was more character and plot-driven. It had a touch of pop culture to it, but so did the classic Looney Tunes. However, unlike Animaniacs, it wasn't DEPENDENT on pop culture. Tiny Toon Adventures also knew how to hilarious lampoon the cliches of cartoons, which as a cartoon fan, hit home for me. I like Animaniacs and all, but if you ask me to pick, Tiny Toon Adventures is definitely the superior show.

3. I think that The Nostalgia Critic has been going downhill since he came back. The only reviews I can say match the magic of the original are the reviews of Son of the Mask, The Cat in the Hat, Disney Afternoon, and the commercial specials (my favorite videos that he does). I think he would be in better shape if he would keep reviewing nostalgic stuff and focus more on caroony jokes and less on cutaway gags.

4. I can't think of any Pixar movie that I've sat down, watched and said, "I enjoyed that" ever since I became an adult.

5. I'm sticking with The Simpsons until the bitter end. 

6. I think My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is actually getting better. Since when did bronies become so negative and angry toward the show... Oh, right, Twilight's wings... Seriously, did wings skin your pets? Get over it!

7. I think that if The Hub continued to grow, it could have been big competition for the Big Three networks. It had an early '90's Nickelodeon feel to it, and I feel it had more variety than Cartoon Network, Nick, and Disney Channel have now. 

8. Looking back, I actually think WCW was in better shape than WWF during the Monday Night Wars. Sure, they did some stupid things, but at the same time, they had better talent, better matches, and felt more like a wrestling company that WWF during the Attitude Era did. Where as WWF felt more like what you would get if Jerry Springer and Howard Stern teamed up to run a wrestling show, WCW felt more like a 'rasslin show. If it wasn't for poor management and AOL taking over, I think WCW would still be on today. But, then again. Maybe it's good that companies that WCW and ECW went out of business. They ended before they could grow stale and run out of ideas, kind of like WWE now. To quote The Dark Knight, "You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain."

9. I liked Tim Burton's Dark Shadows... Johnny Depp is funny.

10. I think modern sitcoms are... What's the word? Awful. I feel as though the characters are all stereotypes and caricatures, and they're too over-the-top. After watching The Big Bang Theory, I'm kind of shocked there isn't an uprising of nerds to take it off of the air for misrepresenting them. Going to an art school, I'm surrounded by nerds, and NONE of them are as annoying as Sheldon is. I'm for over-the-top comedy, but modern sitcoms are going about it wrong. I like over-the-top plots, not over-the-top acting. I prefer classic sitcoms that knew exactly how to mix absurd comedy with down-to-Earth settings and characters. To be honest, the most recent sitcom I can say that I enjoy is That '70's Show because that show knows that it's the characters that gets laughs, not constant pop cultural references. 

11. A majority of the world is religious, so this is still an unpopular opinion. I feel as though religion is still big because people are just afraid to die. Sure, if worshiping an invisible guy who has no evidence to support his existence is a good excuse to live forever, than it makes sense that people would believe it, no matter how far-fetched their religion sounds. Yes, death is a scary thing, but the more you think about it, the more it sounds peaceful and wonderful. I'm sure deep down, nobody lives forever. There's got to be a time when you just let down and let it come, becoming one with the Earth, and your loved ones keeping your memories intact. What happens when you die? Does it look like I would know? But, I think that it's just like being born in reverse. You don't remember your birth, so you don't remember it being good or bad. You won't remember your death, so it probably won't be that bad either.

12. I'm beating a dead horse, but CGI is becoming more and more tiring. Every single studio that makes CGI animated films all look the same, and I'm sure a village idiot who doesn't know anything about animated films would probably have a hard time telling movies belong to different studios if you were to show him posters from Pixar, Dreamworks, Blue Sky, and Sony Animation films all at once. In 2D animation, everything has it's own style that indistinguishable from each other, even when cartoons are copying somebody else's style. I wouldn't mind if I got at least one studio that produces hand drawn films. Heck, it's gotten to the point where I wouldn't care if they made bad hand drawn films, I just want to SEE them. With Hayao Miyazaki retiring, Studio Ghibli closing, and Ralph Bakshi's Last Days of Coney Island having troubled production, we're really in desperate need for somebody to keep hand drawn animation going in the mainstream. 

Well, that's it for now. I've got plenty of other opinions that I still have bruises from, so stay there and await the next time I present them.

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oopadoopabooga Featured By Owner 5 days ago  Student Filmographer
I never quite realized this but I really think I need to stop blindly believing whatever people have said about The Simpsons on No Homers and Dead Homers Society and watch a lot more later episodes for myself to see how I truly feel about them. Have you ever visited either one of those sites and if so, what are your thoughts on them?
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Ben-the-looney Featured By Owner 4 days ago
Not really because I hear enough negativity about one of my favorite shows that I don't need more. 
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oopadoopabooga Featured By Owner 4 days ago  Student Filmographer
I understand. Dead Homers Society has the most extreme hatred of later eps while No Homers isn't as extreme
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Ben-the-looney Featured By Owner 4 days ago
People have a right to say modern Simpsons is bad. They can also say that it's the worst show on TV now. But personally, I think the latter is a huge overstatement.
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oopadoopabooga Featured By Owner Nov 21, 2014  Student Filmographer
You know what's really coincidental? Without knowing it, I've been doing basically the same thing that John K has done with his stuff previously when he tried to ink his stuff.

johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2011/1…

I'd always ink in Illustrator and then have to do a bunch of annoying clean up in Photoshop.

Apparently the other programs that I heard that are actually good that people are recommending are Manga Studio and Toon Boom Storyboard Pro.
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Ben-the-looney Featured By Owner Nov 22, 2014
Alrighty. :D
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ScoBionicle99 Featured By Owner Nov 19, 2014  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Knowing that you enjoy the series, I'd like to show you my drawing commemorating the 10th anniversary. :D Ten Rocking Years by ScoBionicle99
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dinoboy2000 Featured By Owner Nov 19, 2014
Good News Ben, today is Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi's 10th Anniversary!
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Ben-the-looney Featured By Owner Nov 19, 2014
Oh, wow! You're right, I forgot all about that!
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dinoboy2000 Featured By Owner Nov 19, 2014
LOL
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