#LITTLE BUDDY WAS A GIFT

[v-tired-queer]

MY CROCHET OCTOPUS FELL OFF ON MY KEYCHAIN AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THEY ARE THIS DAY FREAKING SUCKS 😭💔😭💔😭💔

#LITTLE BUDDY WAS A GIFT #AND NOW THEY'RE GONE #AND OF FREAKING COURSE I HAD TO DOSCOVER THIS AT WORK #THEY COULD BE ANYWHERE IN THIS GOD FORSAKEN CITY #heart broken #heart break #pain #anguish #i want them back #😭💔 #plushie #keychain #keychain plushie #crochet #octopus #please let them just be at home 🥺😭💔

[hkthatgffan]

NEW VIDEO ON MY CHANNEL!!

I recently had the chance to talk with Ethan Marak of Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, about his work on the Gravity Falls episode Little Gift Shop of Horrors.

He shared some great new info on the stop motion process and never before seen photos from the set.

Below is a transcript of what I asked and his answers...

1. How did you get involved with Gravity Falls and were you a fan of the show beforehand?

I was working as an Animation Director at Stoopid Buddy Stoodios when this project came my way. The studio producers would cast Animation Directors to projects that were a good fit, and my known love of classic stop-motion animation in the Ray Harryhausen style made them consider me for this job.

2. Alex Hirsch mentioned in the GF box set that they contacted you directly about working on the show? What was that process like?

As I recall Alex was very into the idea of using stop-motion for this episode and he was very enthusiastic and excited visiting the set and seeing all the puppets and sets. When we translate an established 2d animation to stop-motion, there are a lot of creative considerations and decisions that need to be made for the designs and animation style to work. As I remember Alex trusted us to guide that process, and was flexible with any small limitations that came up. 

3. Additionally, he mentioned that Disney originally did not want to do stop motion due to the cost and so Alex said he inquired about frame by frame costs and looked through everything that was done to see if it would fit the budget. How did that whole situation affect the filming and in turn, what was it like working with Alex and the GF team?

I wasn’t involved in any aspect of the budgeting for the project so I’m not sure what give-and-take with Disney occurred to make the numbers work for stop-motion. I don’t remember feeling like the shoot was under-funded.

4. How much creative freedom did you have in regards to the episode? Were things planned out beforehand or did the crew let you come up with ideas for the stop motion as you went along?

The team from GF provided character designs, storyboards and backgrounds. It was our job to create the puppets and shoot the animation in a way that fit into the background plates convincingly. I can’t remember for sure, but I think GF did the final compositing themselves. Everything is meticulously planned out in stop-motion animation, so that we don’t spend time building or shooting anything that isn’t going to be on screen. We had a lot of freedom as far as the style of the animation, and we were going for a cartoony look that worked for GF but also paid homage to Harryhausen, which meant paying more attention to the weight and subtleties than we might on other projects.

5. Were there any scrapped/deleted or cut aspects of the animation that did not make it into the episode? These can be scenes either planned out or animated that never made the final episode.

Not that I recall, no.

6. Would you be okay with sharing any behind the scenes photos, videos, memories, stories or more from your work on the episode that would be okay to be public now? These can be of the shoot, interesting stories or trivia about it, crew reactions, set up, etc. I understand completely if that is not possible but it would be great to learn about/see the animation process for this episode, the sets, characters, etc.

I’ll let you know if I ever find the behind the scenes photos I took. 

Side note: Ethan did find a ton of photos to send to me that you can access here or as I shared below...

However, there were several I was asked to not share, such as behind the scenes images of the character designs and storyboards of the animated version of the monsters that was used to help map out the movement of the stop motion. Those are internal works that are not allowed to be shared and I will sadly not be able to. That said, @robertryancory shared these designs of the character publicly years back that look very similar to what I was sent. But what I was shown were colorized versions and almost final looks of the characters.

7. Do you still own the models or sets made for this episode? If so, what condition are they in (and if possible could a photo(s) be provided)? 

I checked with the studio and as far as I can tell the puppets were given back to Disney at some point. There was a brief period where I remember the puppets were displayed in the lobby at Stoopid Buddy Stoodios.

8. Overall, what were your thoughts on working on Gravity Falls, the episode overall and the show later on? If Alex Hirsch or another GF crew member from it were to ask about helping in work on a new project, be it for GF or another show, would you do it?  

I really enjoyed working on the episode and it is a stand-out project for me! It came out really beautifully and the GF team was really kind and respectful to us, and genuinely interested in our process. I’d absolutely partner with Alex on something else if it came up. 

9. One extra question; Did you work on the mini stop motion bumper for Disney XD as well? If so, what was that like and what ideas were made for it that perhaps did not make the final promo?

Yes I directed that spot. It was another really cool project that gave us the ability to bring GF to life in stop-motion. The Stan puppet was amazing and looked so good- and our animators really brought him to life. We went though an extensive design process for the XD logo creature before deciding on the version you see in the spot. The goal was to make it look convincing as a taxidermy creation that Stan would have built, and to work in as many little eyeballs and body parts as possible that could move around.

BEHIND THE SCENES FOOTAGE OF THAT PROMO!

A huge thank you to Ethan for sharing this info and photos with me. Please do go check out his personal work on his Instagram, as it's some really cool retro stuff that I really loved checking out.

#gravity falls #gravity falls fandom #alex hirsch #mabel #dipper and mabel #dipper #Ethan Marak #stop motion #Stoopid Buddy Stoodios #animation #Gravity Falls season 2 #Little Gift Shop of Horrors #Clay Day #claymation #stop motion animation #2d animation #Grunkle Stan #Stan Pines #Stanley Pines #Mabel Pines #Dipper Pines #Interview #That GF FAN #ThatGFFAN #I wish I could show you the photos I cannot share #They were so cool #Thank you #Ethan #behind the scenes #gravity falls behind the scenes

[superhell]

like at this point what do you even say

#when your boy best friend takes over your entire office with kids toys to teach his gfs kid how to cheat into gifted preschool #house and rachel are buddies i adore this #free wilson. soon #hilson #house #wilson #rachel cuddy #house's gay little pose. #house md #hatecrimes md #wilson suddenly presented with what house as a father would look like and then he just has to carry on like hes having a normal one

[mel-loly]

-Here you go the sillys: Atlas and North! :] <3

Gift for my friend: @atlasprefects

#sorry if atlas' hair looks bad. I honestly had a little difficulty making it.. hope you can understand and like it anyway. buddy :'D #love youu!!! ^^ #atlas #my friend <3 #gift art #i'm mel and this is my blog✌️ #my art blog #art #my art #my art <3 #art mel #my art style #atlas gallagher #norte nephene #not my ocs #not my characters #my friend ocs #fanart #? #click for better quality

[good-beanswrites]

I wanted to bring up a silly ship idea. Just for fun.

03, 06, 09, 10

Was this before Kotoko attacked them? After? I dunno.

Thoughts?

YES the cringefail 20yo polycule 👏👏👏 Thank you for the request! I've seen a lot about the individual pairs, so it was really fun to think about all their dynamics together! I have a set of hcs that could work in the current canon Milgram, and then a normal au set because it's so fun thinking about them :3

Milgram-focused

The I’m-a-loner-who’s-doing-it-for-justice-don’t-TOUCH-me pair finally meet their match when confronted with the I-loved-someone-so-much-and-don’t-plan-on-stopping pair. They all go into the relationship with grand ideas of love: they think it’s all heroic acts of saving, massive gestures or love, and dramatic confessions. Over time, they realize the real heroism/romance is in the little things. 

Mahiru has her hands full with three people who neglect themselves for the sake of their work/interests, but she always loves feeding them and helping give them what they need. In turn, they can give her more affection and attention than she could ever ask for. They make sure someone is always around to spend time with her.

Each of the three is a perfect match for dealing with John’s reveal. Mahiru is calming and helps tone down Mikoto’s initial stress. Fuuta is honest and will help Mikoto finally confront his own situation and move forward. And since Kotoko can match his strength, Mikoto doesn’t need to be afraid of accidentally hurting anyone. Mikoto becomes less stressed with the overall situation as well as more accepting of himself/John.

I always love the idea that Fuuta is secretly starstruck by Kotoko and John’s strength. He’ll never admit how much he admires their ability to stand up and fight. He feels really safe around them. He’s glad to have the opportunity to fight for someone else, too – he likes to be Mahiru’s self-proclaimed protector and hero. (Even though most of the time she can stand up for herself, she still likes letting him take care of her.)

Kotoko’s experiences let her hold solid conversations with everyone. She’s similar enough to Fuuta where they share some interests (social issues, schooling, etc.) She understands hard work and burnout to earn Mikoto’s respect. She understands physical strength to earn John’s. She has a lot of people-knowledge, so she can gossip and talk about Tokyo life to Mahiru (Mappi’s doing most of the ‘gossiping,’ but Kotoko has solid additions). She's a good listener and has a good memory, so everyone feels heard by her.

They start to rub off on each other. Mahiru and Mikoto learn to be a bit tougher in standing up for herself. Fuuta, John, and Kotoko learn to take a breath before jumping right to violence. They stay very much who they are, but pick up on just a few habits that make their lives easier.

Their styles also influence one another: Fuuta gets pointers from all three about piercing his ears (though it takes him a long time to get up the nerve to do it). Mahiru helps the others dress more trendy and boost their confidence, and they teach her to worry less about her appearance and relax more. 

If they get together T1, Kotoko is shocked by the T1 verdicts. She might pull away from everyone in initial horror, but after developing a relationship ahead of time, she doesn’t follow through with her attacks. If not, then maybe in T3 when Kotoko is suffering from her guilty verdict, Mahiru and Mikoto are able to bridge the gap and develop a friendship, leading to more. Fuuta would take longer to come around, but I think seeing Kotoko got through the same pain as him, his hero instincts would kick in and he’d gradually help. 

Normal-au

Mahiru once again tries out her lovers’ interests, and gets a bunch of new hobbies. Fuuta teaches her to game, she works out with Kotoko, and she tries out photography with Mikoto. She becomes close with Fuuta’s beautician sister, and enjoys bonding over fashion and hair. She helps redye Mikoto’s hair, and give the other two pointers on style now and then. When going to nicer events, she and Mikoto have to step in and stop the others from their sneaker/hoodie combos. As the only one with a license, she’s the designated driver at all events, but doesn’t mind. 

Fuuta uses his tech skills to set up social media accounts for the others. He helps Mahiru network her flower shop, fighting anyone who leaves a bad comment/review. He helps set up a complex online portfolio for Mikoto. He and Kotoko still have a passion for justice, and he becomes the tech brains behind her vigilante operations (very Ron Stoppable - Kim Possible) It’s not necessarily healthy growth, but they’re happy with it lmao

Mikoto is the only full-time worker, the others are all still in university, and he makes sure to keep them all on track. He knows the most efficient tricks and cheats about getting papers done, pulling all-nighters, and cramming before an exam. The others have learned to spot when he’s burning himself out for others, and will stop him when he tries to take on too much. They’ll take care of him and force him to rest. While he can still get into a bit of trouble, John learns to call them first and get some help. 

Kotoko has trained herself to find people and information easily to catch criminals, but she finds use for it in much more mundane ways – she tracks down clients for Mahiru, snoops around Mikoto’s company to make sure he’s being treated right, and keeps an eye out for the people Fuuta is calling out and/or hanging out with. She goes on runs with Mahiru, and bike rides with Mikoto. Fuuta tags along sometimes to strengthen his legs for soccer. 

There’s definitely potential for them all to have their murders pre- or mid- relationship, and they help one another improve themselves and heal. I’m also a sucker for the relationship itself to cause them to change their ways and narrowly avoid the murder in the first place. (For the latter, Mahiru would ironically be the last to join the relationship, since she’d still be with her bf until the other three inspire her to break it off with him gently.)

#milgram #fuuta kajiyama #mahiru shiina #mikoto kayano #john milgram #kotoko yuzuriha #you got a peek at some in the first set but i cleaned them up and finally finished the second set >:3 #thank you for waiting asdfdsf these were really fun to think about :D #im loving the image of the four workout buddies asdfdsf #and id imagine their home is filled with photos as mikoto and mappi take a bunch of everyone :') #even in milgram i can see them snapping lots of shots #i know its harder to swing a post-attack relationship but i do think its possible given how intense everything is #just as prisoners were friends one day in t1 and enemies the next in t2 i think things can change fast #and yeah... im so sappy over them all picturing these massive gestures of love: #beating someone up to protect their lover - gifting them something elaborate - saving them from a burning building - planning an exotic dat #and instead they find that preparing a meal after a long day means the world to them #getting up early to workout and keep them company is huge #remembering little details about them and their interests changes their lives #<333 #OUGH now i just want them to be happy ;---; #headcanon time milgram

[sharedink]

Oliver Warner┊HE IS THE GUY EVER

#animaniacs #animaniacs au #older warners #sharedinkau #the idea of Ollie being confused while pulling a mallet out of a gag bag amused me so much 💀🫶🏼 #ALSO YAY!!! FELIX IS HERE!!! He was originally made to replace Felix the Cat but they decided to scrape the reboot so now hes just here 😒 #LOOK AT THE LITTLE WARNER BROTHERS LOGO ON HIS JACKET OMG!!!! 💃💃✨️ #Yakko gifted him the jacket a few days after he came to life #since Ollie was looking like a carbon copy of him 💀✌🏽 heres a jacket buddy ‼️‼️

[josephine-zeppeli]

After taking a long time to finish this piece, I finally have Sandman for the SBR 90s AU.

He’s a undergrad university student studying Environmental Science and minoring in Psychology. He got into Syracuse University on a track and field scholarship (he’s a runner he’s a track star). Sandman works part-time at Mt. Tim’s bar along with Johnny and Poco. They all lovingly call him ‘Sandy’.

His sister still lives in Arizona and is super proud of her baby brother.

Since Araki didn’t giver her one, I named her Songbird after the Fleetwood Mac song.

Other 90s designs:

Johnny

Gyro

Mt. Tim

Diego

Hot Pants

#jjba #sbr #steel ball run #90s au #sandman #soundman #jjba sandman #the fish was a gift from Mt. Tim since he thought sandman needed a little buddy. #sandman promptly named it fish #my art #jjba fanart #jojo's bizarre adventure #jojo kimyou na bouken #jjba pt 7

[artificerstimetable]

heket and joonona :-) <3 just wanted to doble em

#cult of the lamb heket #cotl #cult of the lamb #cult of the lamb follower #cotl follower #cotl heket #ohh we love them so much theyve been buddies for so long #gave joonana a longer living pendant #wish we gave them an immortal one but didnt know how to switch pages on the gifts or really anything until today #joonona enjoys talking about her day with heket in very vivid detail #i think joonona would spend hours just talking about her most recent crusade with heket just super excited and shit #idk much abt heket but we like imagining heket with an instrument hehehe #joonona totally is' overdramatic' we think she'd preform little plays and act out stuff #also she talks odd and i love it #heket enjoys trying to add things and wants to show the exact like #longing? enthusiasm towards joonona and her stuff she really just wants to show joonona how much she sppreciates and loves her #heket would be fucking devastated if joonona died #definitely would not show it though atleast at first #sorry if we're getting anything ooc! #but we overall just like them :-)

[windydrawallday]

SJFGSDGF I KEEP COMING BACK TO MY INBOX each time i enter here and aksdjfhkshdfdsKHDSFJKHSDHFKSHDFJ Thank you so much 🥺💞

And like I told you days-weeks ago when you posted about your [two vampire] [themed items] ... I TRIED MY HAND and Item-Get-tted them on my new Icon-Chibi Item art style!!!

I hope OC-Item Art exchange is a good deal for you ✨

Luff you lots, buddy! Thank you for all the support and sweet times 💜💜💜

#windy replies #windy is bonked with friends luff #windydrawallday ocs #windy ocs fool bunny #windy item get art #myart #REALLY BUDDY #thank you for the art boot! #such a fun concept tbh next time i find energy to draw something more OC centered #ill for sure use your little watermark with it BAHAHA #from friends to me #gift art

[doeeyeseddie]

pulls our hearts towards home

happy birthday kris @hattalove!!

“Here you all are,” Alex says from the door, taking in the sight of four of her siblings on Buck and Eddie’s bed with them. She’s dressed already, but comes to sit down cross-legged at the foot of the bed next to Chloe anyway.

Chloe uncurls a little and grins up at her, and Leo kicks at her knee. “There’s no space!”

“You guys.” Christopher is the last of their kids to show up, leaning against the door frame in all his exasperated teen glory. “Forget about space, there’s no time, we have to get to school!”

“Chris is right,” Buck says, lifting Noah off a protesting Olivia. “Up and at ‘em, everyone wash up and get dressed, I want you all at the breakfast table in 15 minutes!”

Olivia pulls the duvet over herself and squeals when Eddie starts tickling her through it. Buck sets Noah onto his feet next to the bed, offering his hand to hold on to, and smiles to himself. Knowing his family, he’s got at least 20 minutes to prepare breakfast, and he wouldn’t change it for the world.

~

The Diazes get a dog on a Tuesday. Well – two dogs.

a big family buddie fic, 4.5k, [read on ao3]

#happiest of birthdays kris!! here's my little gift for you <3 #911fic #buddie #911 #buddie fic #pia writes

[appri-dot]

You didn't see this

Ironically she has an identity crisis over not being an Asriel

#gift for little me #your cool flowey oc exists buddy dw #undertale oc

[eletainart]

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Nice Winter to you all, ghesties! Take this humble ghoodle of Copia and his rats enjoying the festivities

#the band ghost #cardinal copia #papa emeritus iv #Ghost bc #ghost fanart #papa emeritus fanart #them rats #rats of tumblr #ghoodle #my art #artists on tumblr #chibi art #my favorite man having a good time like he deserves #a little break with his friend shaped buddies #yes these eight are named after the ghouls #yes they were gifted tiny boxes with snacks #shitghosting

[burinazar]

It's a bit funny that to parts of my circles I'm 'the fandom one'/'the fanfic one'/'the shipping one' as the person they know most prominently into such things

because as much as i love writing my fics and shipping my ships my interest in both of those things is, I think, very narrow and specific compared to most people who are into them? due to my habits being like. very particular

#i think some ppl think of me as ahh my buddy who is always reading fanfic and i'm like. look. i would LIKE to be that. but i'm not #it's comically difficult to get me to sit down and read a new fanfic. for no discernable reason #the fandoms i like to read for don't even have big fic scenes but i've still checked out such a narrow portion of them #(and these fandoms are like. just a few. leaving aside MiA's dead tag. LOGH + T&B + Vorkosigan + ...anything else here would be a lie) #(Queen's Thief + Temeraire + TMA are on the backburner rn for reading fic but they were faves before yet i read SO little of what existed) #(everything else i just check out very occasionally or when directly recc'd) #i think mmmaaaybe 'my buddy who reads tons of fic' would be the case if there were new fics about the sages coming out every day #they're sort of a unique hyperfixation for me lol #but there are NOT. instead there are ((checks)) #four (4) english language belavue fics on AO3 that are not by me #AND two of them i would say do not actually have any ship content and were likely just tagged that to be safe #as far as non ship content there are ((checks again)) 21 English language fics tagged with Belaf and I wrote 13 of them ........ #(and 17 for Vueko and i wrote 10. two of the others barely mention her and shouldn’t be tagged lol) …guys i'm starving............ #ok you read to the bottom of the tags you get to hear a selfish wish #i kind of hope that someday...someone will...write some fic about the sages either because of me or for me #gen or ship it doesnt matter #but this kind of thing usually happens in AO3 exchanges though and there aren't ones in this fandom because the fic scene is so miniscule #i'm literally running one right now off AO3 but have a feeling it will end up being mostly art and also didn't put myself in as a requester #since the people participating have largely made stuff for me as gifts before and i have a glut of lovely work from them #and again that exchange will mostly end up being art i feel and not fic. but some other time... i still wish ... more fic... pleae..plaeabs #there are very specific reasons i don't want to host an MiA fic exchange through AO3. i can guess the kind of stuff some people will reques #(the kind of stuff that's already in the tag.) and it's not stuff i feel like moderating an exchange involving >_> so i won't #but god.. ... ..... someday......i hope....there can be an exchange where i ask for somethinga bout these people.............

[multishipper-baby]

Thinking about the Goldami kids with Rayray... I don't think they'd be close in age (Layra was probably born when Ray was already like 7 years old) but Ray probably would like having "cousins" anyway. Fills the void of never getting a younger sibling a bit.

#myocs #ray insists on gifting one of his old toys to the baby so she'll like him #and is very disappointed to know it'll be a while until she can play. or talk. or walk. or do much of anythinf #but it's fine he's a patient boy (no he's not but he doesn't have a choice lmao) #also with this timeline. guillermo would be born around the time luna was also born #Ray: WHY IS EVERYONE GETTING YOUNGER SIBLINGS EXCEPT ME. DEREK DOESN'T EVEN WANT A SISTER #I'm sorry little buddy but life is not fair #also on that note- golden being rayray's uncle <3 #I feel like golden would be unnerved by the kid at first because... damn he looks a lot like owynn #and golden really doesn't want to deal with owynn lol #but he'll grow to like the kid. golden is good with kids

[actualbird]

got the WONDERFUL chance to commission marius/luke art from gabs (gabburabbu on twitter) and oaaUUWAAOOAUAUAUGGHHHH //INCOHERENT SCREAMING ABT THIS FOR A LONG TIME!!!

my halloween marluke dreams have come true, i can die in peace in now 🕊️💛💜

#tears of themis #marluke #i adore yeeting money at artist buddies to have my deranged little rarepair visualized god BLESS #luke pearce #marius von hagen #gifts n comms for me

[artagent117]

A silly little sketch I did between commissions, of my oc Dustin and Buddy, @dukesnukes cool character! Mind you, Buddy is in no way small, Dustin is just really really tall. A friendly giant if you will! I think I will make an actual reference for him one day-

#Gift #art #doom #tall #height difference #military bros! Despite them not knowing each other- #Dustin is really curious and Buddy seems a little hesitant #Will Agent117 draw more strong men? Find out in the next episode of kitchen nightmares