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There is, quite simply, no television show that I am looking forward to quite as much as this show. It’s being created by Rebecca Sugar of Adventure Time fame and whole bunch of other immensely talented artists. Everyone should watch this:

Steven gets a hold of a magical time travel device and does what any kid would do - he uses it to make jokes. But toying with magic draws trouble to his sleepy beach town and Steven has to step up and save the day - with more jokes.

Also you should watch the other shorts on there. Clarence is hilarious and paranormal roommates was created by Regular Show storyboarder Benton Connor. I’m just so excited by all these shorts, you have no idea.

Horrific Education Day:

Cordyceps is a kind of fungus. What it basically does is infect its host, then slowly replace the tissue of the host with the fungus. It actually works very similar to a fossilization process, but with fungus instead of mud.

There is also a relatively newly famous kind of Cordyceps that takes control of it’s host body, then makes the host climb to the highest point it can, then kill it so it can spread its spores farther. It’s found in Brazil while most others are found in various parts of Asia, however, they’re all over the world.

In those pictures from top to bottom: tarantula, grasshopper, tarantula, ant, ant.

Up next, HUMANS!

For my 100th entry I shall post this small segment of a very serious conversation I was having with Toby, as drawn by Toby. View high resolution

For my 100th entry I shall post this small segment of a very serious conversation I was having with Toby, as drawn by Toby.

madelinequeripel: New Dres and Maddie episode Monday! See Skips get STRESSED! YEESH! View high resolution

madelinequeripel:

New Dres and Maddie episode Monday! See Skips get STRESSED! YEESH!

(Reblogged from madelinequeripel)
Whaaaaat?! My band is considered by Wikipedia as a “Notable Group/Performer” in the virtual band page?! I’m just sittin’ there next to Gorillaz, Jem, and Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem! Aaaaawwwwwwwesome! View high resolution

Whaaaaat?! My band is considered by Wikipedia as a “Notable Group/Performer” in the virtual band page?! I’m just sittin’ there next to Gorillaz, Jem, and Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem!

Aaaaawwwwwwwesome!

I heard the laundromat is a good place to draw from life. View high resolution

I heard the laundromat is a good place to draw from life.

nickbachman:

X-Men-ish comic collab with my lifelong pal Mikie Poland. He had to go home before we could finish.

I can never get enough comics from Glenn. The guy is a genius.

(Reblogged from nickbachman)

We’ll see how this whole vine thing goes.

herraria-kid asked: You probably noticed I creeped on your page and liked a bunch of your stuff. Sorry about that. Anyway. Do you have any advice for a amateur artist? Like how would you recommend developing your own style? Also, what Wacom tablet do you carry?

I do see you creepin’, but man, creeping on someone’s blog is a compliment! I’d rather have someone creep on my blog and <3 everything than have someone glance at it then go back to facebook or however they got here.

My advice for an amateur artist who wants to further their art is what most people would advise:

1) Keep drawing.

2) Draw from life as much as you draw from your brain. 

3) Hey what are you doing right now? Playing videogames? You should probably draw though huh? Watchin’ a movie? Draw.

I personally don’t think I even know what my style is. I’ve had people try to pinpoint it, but it’s hard. I don’t think I have a very strong sense of style when it comes to my work. At least, a strong sense of something that looks like the “Owen Dennis Brand”. I remember in art school they used to tell me all the time to work on developing my style, but I was like “No! What if someone wants me to draw something that isn’t in my style? What will I do then? Just give up that potential money??”

So that was my theory, and it’s worked out okay. My friends who subscribed to the “develop your style and they’ll come to you” theory are pretty successful too (for example Nick Bachman, Victor Courtright, Jeremy Sengly and countless others that I didn’t mention here and it’s nothing personal you guys). They’re successful in different areas than I am. No one ever asks me to take part in some gallery show for example. Why would they? At first glance I don’t really bring much of a specific voice to the table. They do ask my friends however, because they got dat visual sttttyyyyyyle yo.

I just bought a medium sized Intuos 5 with the wireless upgrade. I got it on Ebay from someone for slightly cheaper than normal. It’s okay, I don’t like the rough surface because it seems to wear down the nibs really fast compared to my old Intuos 3. Also, for some reason, even though I turned off all the touch sensitivity it still turns on in After Effects.

When I was a kid, I loved dinosaurs and Godzilla. Those were my things and those were my only things. One day, my parents picked up a VHS for me called “Fantastic Dinosaurs of the Movies.” I got to see all kinds of special effects and monsters and just, in general, cool stuff that 5 year old boy would want to see.

This documentary introduced me to “The amazing world of Ray Harryhausen!” I specifically remember when they zoomed in on some Sinbad stuff he was working on and I thought it was just the greatest thing ever; my heart still skips a beat just thinking about it. His section of the movie was my favorite.

Every time I went to the library or the video rental store, if I saw a movie mentioned from that documentary, I would instantly beg my parents to rent it. I saw Jason and the Argonauts, the various sinbad movies, Mighty Joe Young, and I longed to see 20 Million Miles to Earth.

Never has an animator affected my path in life quite as much as Ray Harryhausen did. When I was making my stop motion piece in college, I was using techniques I studied from him that he pioneered 40 years earlier. That guy was awesome.

It’s unfortunate that he died today, but he lived to a ripe old age. I have much respect for Ray Harryhausen. This evening, I’m going to watch 20 Million Miles to Earth. I strongly suggest everyone do something similar just so you can sit and appreciate how one person can make a some wires and  plastic turn into a living, personality-driven character.

That’s great!

Wow, so many new followers

Thank you! I counted 69 of you! 69! 69 people! 69, you guys. You guys…. 69.

I think I have the perfect vine video of me taken awhile ago for just such an occasion…

girlinluvanime asked: How would you feel about us Regular Show fans sending you some fan art? I can see you and Toby office is VERY VERY WHITE AND EMPTY (owo)

Haha, when I told Toby I was doing that post, he was like “crop the photos so our walls don’t look like we work in a prison.”

I can tell you, without a doubt, if you sent me fan art I would put it on the wall. I would also, immediately, post it on the internet so you could see where it is on our wall. I love fanart.