I've been playing with new concepts and the act of letting my mind roam free when sketching. It's not automatic drawing in the literal sense but rather an automatic thought process. A meditation or something.
The little creatures always seem to emerge when I'm sketching. They're so fun.
I’m late for Astro Boy’s 20th anniversary, but better late than never.🙂
This/last year, I revisited and continued the 2003 Astro Boy (English subbed btw), my initial favorite of the Astro Boy anime. So far, it still holds up! Love its “optimism in the midst of darkness” tone😊 (plus, love me some sci-fi🤓)!
The Franken episode is the kind of episode I’d dream to storyboard: (along with the overall series’ tone) really optimistic in the end, but dark, almost horrific moments to get to before then!
(The other two anime are great too, though. The 1980s anime is a close 2nd for me!🙂👍)
MINI JOURNAL
Started off as a quick doodle. Hoped to continue it as one, but I ended up being really tight with it.
Maybe I could do a quick Astro Boy doodle next time, now that I’ve started getting used to drawing him.
Also, just a general personal reflection: the arc of an Astro Boy 2003 episode is the kind of arc I’d hope to go through in my life: a tense, dark time, but ultimately more fortified optimism out of it.🥹 I’m currently in more of a dark time, but sense some good brightness ahead.🙏