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mothwing warmup

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they're calling 7 year old maprojects classic....................... ( slowly withering into dust) (/LH)

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A user on here callled cocolunaxd reposted some of your firestar art

ngl i saw that being mentioned on searches of my username but never knew who exactly the reposter was LOL

that's kinda funny especially since its their only post. I'm not exactly sure what i can do about it- i've had friends try DMCA-ing reposts that end up with tumblr deleting their own posts as well, so the best anybody can really do is just add my credit in the replies. I appreciate those who've done that already, and have been polite about it. Seems like the person who reposted it just isn't familiar with art etiquette

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Next Up Forever MAProject (Parts 65+66)

☆ Video Link | Project Call

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Well! Good to know and also good to know nature is healing so much I didn't remember this til you said so lmaooo

Kinda boring that they killed Brindleface after that, I might just ignore sequence of the events since everyone remembers broader strokes anyway, and it just overall feels more... narratively better for me? I knew about the Fernpaw telling Dustpelt thing though, which the whole thing squicks me for obvious reasons so I only put it in vague words

it’s been a hot minute since ive read warrior cats so i just wanted to ask what the relationship between ferncloud and brightheart is? and in turn the general premise of your coming surrounding them? im really interested!!

It has been a hot minute since i've touched a book too, anybody is free to correct me but. In canon, they really just were apprentices at the same time.

If you wana pepe silvia it up, it should be noted that the books however included that:

Fernpaw and Ashpaw's mother is killed by the dogs

Swiftpaw would invite Fernpaw (and Ashpaw) to find out what's been out there hunting down Thunderclanners (It should be stated that Swiftpaw, I think, did this for his Warrior name and wanted support. I don't know if there was ever any mentioned other noble cause on saving his Clan or specifically his apprentice denmates)

Brightpaw and Swiftpaw leave, that whole tragedy happens.

Fernpaw is the one to confess to Fireheart (and Cloudtail, I think?) about where the missing Swiftpaw and Brightpaw's whereabouts are. Which, theoretically helps Brightpaw be found in time.

The book never really shows them interacting otherwise, as far as I can remember, but Ferncloud and Brightheart also most likely shared time in the nursery together since they have kittens around the same era... which you never see because that's in between The Prophecies Begin and The New Prophecy, and Whitepaw is an apprentice by then.

Basically I'm making mountains over underdeveloped molehills over side characters, but I think with what's given, there's a lot of emotional exploration to be had over it, while still feeling in-line with canon!

I should say as well, I was all particularly inspired by this because a couple of Warriors videos ('Danse Macabre', 'No one, Everyone, Your mama') both included a shot of Fernpaw watching them leave in the night. It's such a simple thing to include, but there's a lot of weight to seeing your friends the very moment they leave to go on a suicide mission and one of them never coming back! What would have happened if you broke their trust and just told on them to not leave! Is it your fault they died!?

Soooo with all that being said, and my absolute hunger for just... more interpersonal relationships between characters in Warriors (which they fail me for even the main characters), there's a lot of strong potential in this.

With my take on Brightheart and Ferncloud, I just see them as really good or bonded friends who grew up together. They go through a lot through shared trauma, and based on the tidbits of personality given for both of them, I think they also would get along. Fernpaw being timid, Brightpaw being caring for others. In my comic I've added a bit to also imply Brightheart agreed to go with Swiftpaw not only to support him but to do it for Fernpaw/Ashpaw as well. I hesitate to put any further label on it since... well, their children get together romantically so it would add to the tangle of bloodlines, but I def can see it as how some childhood friends have sibling bonds.

For the comic... you will have to see exactly what happens! It's short, chill. Mostly conversational, just like the Shrewpaw/Ferncloud one but i hope it still hits emotional beats. I think something just fun to chew on while I make it is... How would it feel to watch your friends try hunt something that killed your mother, and only one survives, coming out of it extremely shaken. What would seeing her again feel like.

Perhaps I have talked to much, but I actually planned to do an extension of this comic where it timeskips further on where all the apprentices, grown up, visit Swiftpaw's grave.... but I decided against this because. 1. This is already a lot of work to do this many pages. 2. It's gonna be pretty long already, and I do not like making extremely long posts on tumblr. 3. I found a different way to end the comic I preferred.

Here's the script. Perhaps maybe I'll touch on it another while but admittedly after this I may be tired of exploring the Dog Incident for a bit.

Thank you for being so kind and inquiring! It's very fun, I enjoyed explaining this.

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it’s been a hot minute since ive read warrior cats so i just wanted to ask what the relationship between ferncloud and brightheart is? and in turn the general premise of your coming surrounding them? im really interested!!

It has been a hot minute since i've touched a book too, anybody is free to correct me but. In canon, they really just were apprentices at the same time.

If you wana pepe silvia it up, it should be noted that the books however included that:

Fernpaw and Ashpaw's mother is killed by the dogs

Swiftpaw would invite Fernpaw (and Ashpaw) to find out what's been out there hunting down Thunderclanners (It should be stated that Swiftpaw, I think, did this for his Warrior name and wanted support. I don't know if there was ever any mentioned other noble cause on saving his Clan or specifically his apprentice denmates)

Brightpaw and Swiftpaw leave, that whole tragedy happens.

Fernpaw is the one to confess to Fireheart (and Cloudtail, I think?) about where the missing Swiftpaw and Brightpaw's whereabouts are. Which, theoretically helps Brightpaw be found in time.

The book never really shows them interacting otherwise, as far as I can remember, but Ferncloud and Brightheart also most likely shared time in the nursery together since they have kittens around the same era... which you never see because that's in between The Prophecies Begin and The New Prophecy, and Whitepaw is an apprentice by then.

Basically I'm making mountains over underdeveloped molehills over side characters, but I think with what's given, there's a lot of emotional exploration to be had over it, while still feeling in-line with canon!

I should say as well, I was all particularly inspired by this because a couple of Warriors videos ('Danse Macabre', 'No one, Everyone, Your mama') both included a shot of Fernpaw watching them leave in the night. It's such a simple thing to include, but there's a lot of weight to seeing your friends the very moment they leave to go on a suicide mission and one of them never coming back! What would have happened if you broke their trust and just told on them to not leave! Is it your fault they died!?

Soooo with all that being said, and my absolute hunger for just... more interpersonal relationships between characters in Warriors (which they fail me for even the main characters), there's a lot of strong potential in this.

With my take on Brightheart and Ferncloud, I just see them as really good or bonded friends who grew up together. They go through a lot through shared trauma, and based on the tidbits of personality given for both of them, I think they also would get along. Fernpaw being timid, Brightpaw being caring for others. In my comic I've added a bit to also imply Brightheart agreed to go with Swiftpaw not only to support him but to do it for Fernpaw/Ashpaw as well. I hesitate to put any further label on it since... well, their children get together romantically so it would add to the tangle of bloodlines, but I def can see it as how some childhood friends have sibling bonds.

For the comic... you will have to see exactly what happens! It's short, chill. Mostly conversational, just like the Shrewpaw/Ferncloud one but i hope it still hits emotional beats. I think something just fun to chew on while I make it is... How would it feel to watch your friends try hunt something that killed your mother, and only one survives, coming out of it extremely shaken. What would seeing her again feel like.

Perhaps I have talked to much, but I actually planned to do an extension of this comic where it timeskips further on where all the apprentices, grown up, visit Swiftpaw's grave.... but I decided against this because. 1. This is already a lot of work to do this many pages. 2. It's gonna be pretty long already, and I do not like making extremely long posts on tumblr. 3. I found a different way to end the comic I preferred.

Here's the script. Perhaps maybe I'll touch on it another while but admittedly after this I may be tired of exploring the Dog Incident for a bit.

Thank you for being so kind and inquiring! It's very fun, I enjoyed explaining this.

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Good lord. I sure reblogged that to the wrong account didn’t I

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Warmups; Calicos, torties and amber eyes

(Redtail, Spottedleaf, Sorreltail, Tawnypelt)

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I saw your ferncloud and brightheart comic preview thing and then i remembered That their kits end up together (birchfall and whitewing)

Despite Birchfall and Whitewing being cats I love to think about i surprisingly never noticed this.... thank you for telling me anon. I kind of love that bonding potential. These two would be awesome stepmoms for each others kids

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happy holidays merry crisis here's a new wip for the fernpaw brightheart comic

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oh yeah oh yeah its happening

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the support has been so much that i was able to get enough for the new PC very soon ;__; again thank you to everyone who helped in little ways like even checking out/signal boosting. to the anon donor, I hope i can reach you in some way to directly thank you for your immense generosity. I hope you at least can see my thanks, since I am inclined to assume you found me here. I will hopefully continue living the joy of art in ways I can share with you!

I also want to thank everyone for the patience with these posts. I like to keep this place mostly to my postings, and I intend to in the future, but between my life going-ons and my laptop problem being something I've had for months now, I felt it was appropriate to ask for help.

Excited to work on this Fernpaw and Brightheart comic! It'll be much happier than the previous pieces, since both of these girls deserve that. I look forward to showing you all when I finish!

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🍂 Disgruntled Leafpool sketchpage 🍂

While Leafpool has a gentle personality, I have a lot of memories of how she develops a lot of sassier moments in later TNP (and probably onwards). I don't think it's ever touched on enough, and this poor girl goes through quite a bit. So here's some exploration for it!

If you like what I do, please consider supporting me! My laptop I use to draw has been in a bad state and I'm saving for a replacement. https://ko-fi.com/rookruff

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do it for her

Possibly an odd question - and this isn't going to be something I plan on asking often, but since my laptop situation is getting to a bad state and I work on this thang for a lot of things including my art. it would be trouble if i cannot replace it before it completely dies

But. Would anybody be interested in like... "sponsoring" me to make more comics that explore more of the canon warrior cat characters? Much like the ferncloud and shrewpaw one (maybe a little cleaner than it, if I were to be sponsored) which I think did really well.

I'd charge less than I would for how i theoretically would if i was doing a OC comic commission. Right now, I have loosely scripted one where Fernpaw visits on Brightheart after she survives the dog attack. I'd saaaay 60 USD to just let me go ham and get it done.

It's a strange thing to ask but I was discussing with a friend on how exactly to raise money, adopts and commissions aren't doing it for me right now, and they had talked about a specific cheaper commission where they're basically sponsored to draw fanart of characters. So I thought I'd put out some similar feelers over this. I really have been enjoying doing this art and I know a lot of people have liked what I've been doing so. It'd basically be a little bit of help so that you get more of that sort of content from me

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Edit: Someone has given the money!! Be ready for a hell of a Brightheart and Fernpaw comic! Thank you also so much for signal boosts and whatnot!

Possibly an odd question - and this isn't going to be something I plan on asking often, but since my laptop situation is getting to a bad state and I work on this thang for a lot of things including my art. it would be trouble if i cannot replace it before it completely dies

But. Would anybody be interested in like... "sponsoring" me to make more comics that explore more of the canon warrior cat characters? Much like the ferncloud and shrewpaw one (maybe a little cleaner than it, if I were to be sponsored) which I think did really well.

I'd charge less than I would for how i theoretically would if i was doing a OC comic commission. Right now, I have loosely scripted one where Fernpaw visits on Brightheart after she survives the dog attack. I'd saaaay 60 USD to just let me go ham and get it done.

It's a strange thing to ask but I was discussing with a friend on how exactly to raise money, adopts and commissions aren't doing it for me right now, and they had talked about a specific cheaper commission where they're basically sponsored to draw fanart of characters. So I thought I'd put out some similar feelers over this. I really have been enjoying doing this art and I know a lot of people have liked what I've been doing so. It'd basically be a little bit of help so that you get more of that sort of content from me

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🍂 Disgruntled Leafpool sketchpage 🍂

While Leafpool has a gentle personality, I have a lot of memories of how she develops a lot of sassier moments in later TNP (and probably onwards). I don't think it's ever touched on enough, and this poor girl goes through quite a bit. So here's some exploration for it!

If you like what I do, please consider supporting me! My laptop I use to draw has been in a bad state and I'm saving for a replacement. https://ko-fi.com/rookruff

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rare temptation to share a wip of an animation I've been working on