Quick note that while the kicking gave me the flashbacks, I don't think the animators intended it as cruel and therefore I don't/wouldn't use it against Orange's character or anything. It's just one of those things that people (in this case, the animators) see in media all their lives and never stop to question.
Of all the conversations that could’ve been sparked by “Animation vs Physics,” an hour-long exploration of animal cruelty in the horse-training industry was not one I expected.
Be gentle with your heels, folks. Horses can feel when a fly lands on their skin, and will match the energy of their rider. They don’t need you digging your heels into their ribs with enough force that you can hear it; and don’t trust whatever live-action media you’re watching to not just edit out that sound.
Hello! I know I don’t come here much but I have a silly little AU that I want to show the world!
Most of it has been developed in a silly private Discord server via roleplays, but recently I finally did some actual writing for it! They’re random, out-of-order snippets based on emote reactions, but they’re something, right?
AU summary maybe-
The Mountaineer/Mountain/Mt AU diverges from canon after Showdown. After being lasered into the ground, Dark loses all his memories and ends up on Noogai's PC a month later. He’s the funny guy with a nurse hat, if anyone came across someone else’s art of him.
The main thing about this AU is that a Dark Lord from another universe (K!Dark) is preparing to invade them, for which they had to find The Chosen One, flee Alan's PC and take refuge in the "Land Beyond the Internet", which is just a neverending range of mountains away from the city.
This is where they find Chosen, who tells them about Orange's powers. It was clear that they were the only way they were going to survive the invasion, and the sticks made a "Plan of Action" to unlock them once and for all.
Leaving Dark to protect the base, they went deeper and deeper into the mountains and set up camp, where Orange's "training" under Chosen would begin.
Now this part is controversial so I’ll be super vague, but the training is kind of really ouch and pulls no punches. It involves no sleep, lots of pain, lots of fighting, isolation, immunisation against Virabot venom, and more, until Orange’s powers finally unlock. The training doesn’t stop there, though, because he has to learn how to control and use his powers without obliterating everything around him.
Fortunately, an Orange from another universe puts an end to this madness, and then other things influenced by other universes happen. They’re still preparing for the invasion, but they’re not as desperate and alone, now, so they can heal from their horrific past.
Now for some silly art-
...I may have an obvious favourite
NGD!Dark (in the couch one) belongs to @inksandpensblog, Hero!Red belongs to @luizastarry
Stormy (the guy chilling in the show), K!Dark and Vivid Orange belong to @k1ttyadventurer!
After months of work gathering all these parts
It’s finally complete
The first-ever AvA Enthusiasts MAP!
And it’s of one of my favorite bits :D
The AvA Enthusiasts is a small private fanserver for Alan Becker’s Animator vs Animation series. Being in that server has been so nice and I can honestly say that I’ve made some great friends there. That’s why I’m so excited to present everyone with this project
It’s a goddamn honor to work with such amazing people
All of the animator’s info will be in the description of the video!
(Thanks also to @thedancingartist who asked to be credited with her Tumblr handle, <3)
Again, thank you so much to everyone who participated!
Inspired by a roleplay ‘Dark’s Apology Stew’, from the AVA Enthusiasts Discord server.
The server owner @tumbleblunder asked me to post it on every platform I owned, so here it is.