#Jbird's art

[sunnydayaoe]

I haven't shown it too much, but usually I'll draw dd with either no black feathers, or with black dye to make it look like he still has some. They don't grow in anymore :-]

[contamination-zone]

Erm. no I didn't put more effort into any of trhes. what are you. uh. talking about.

[template by Miimiiakatsuki on Pixiv] [individuals under cut]

I think some of these are pretty lazy buttt whagever I like them as a set

[sunnydayaoe]

when I saw this, I was possessed to draw a bnyy n chick together. peace and love on planet earth.

[teotoffee]

been teaching myself blender on the side, praticing rigging w judgement bird

(planning to post this on reddit too once i've got the whole model finished

[batmanfruitloops]

Happy 1st Anniversary to the Batmanfruitloops!!! 🎉

Whoo! This is such an achievement, but also it's such a crazy thought that it's been a WHOLE YEAR??? It means a lot that so many other people like our au as much as we do, and even more that we've been able to make friends; we want to thank all of you new and old for joining us here to have fun and enjoy the journey of our au!

With that said, I'd like to share some old art that's "behind the scenes" stuff from out time since we started our au.

also if you've been here since these were the profile picture and banner, you're a real one;

Fun fact, I (Sarsee) don't like fruit loops, but it was the first thing I thought of to name the blog, plus it was memorable. The au name being "Batman: A New Gotham" came later! Double plus, the abbreviation is BANG and I find that coincidence just delightful.

One of favorite changes that happened out of nowhere was John's eyes changing from more round to almond. He used to look a lot more like the Telltale Joker, but I feel like his current eyes fit better with his personality in our au. This also isn't going to show up because it's file names, but I had originally wanted to call the Joker "Jbird" like Batman calls him in the Lego Batman movie. (for context, it's the scene where Joker is tied to a bunch of balloons - you know the one - and side note, I want to redraw a screenshot from that with our Joker eventually) I don't have any pictures with a "Jbird" design because I never got the idea to work, I just thought it could have been interesting considering Joker works with Batman in our au and that would put him on theme with the Batfam being flying mammals/avians.

Most of the other original designs aren't too drastic either - or at least it doesn't feel like it to me. Scarecrow and Riddler have changed a lot though. And I think the changes that came about with Fluffy joining on board were much needed (Scarecrow's costume was always done by Fluffy, but I designed him out of costume originally -I was originally making the au myself, but that didn't last long when we started yapping about ideas to one another and never stopped) She also couldn't understand how I stylized his hair, so it became puffy and unruly instead of curly and gelled back. Ed can still gel his hair if he wanted to, just for special occasions.

Some old sillies as well from Fluffy;

we find the contrast between Batman vs. Scarecrow and Joker vs. Riddler very funny because it's so drastically different. The Joker and Riddler never really try to hurt each other, they just like to play into the dramatics and vibe while still on their separate sides. Batman and Scarecrow want to tear one another's throats out and watch them suffer for it because they have no idea what's going on in their heads.

with the villain!joker timeline, there's an alternate version of the Goon squad (Dork Squad + Joker) where it's Harvey instead of the Joker. Or as well, there can be all five of them. Harvey is the only person who can scruff Jo like the gremlin he very much is and he'll just let it happen.

I don't know if this will show up in the comic anymore, but at one point the Joker was going to refer to Scarecrow and the Riddler as Samhain and a leprechaun because they're both partially Irish - couldn't really be that specific with voice claims, and they'd be offended

and lastly, Ed gets cranky when he's tired

Batman and Riddler are the only two to get digital references at the time and man, do I much prefer how streamlined the final ones look. I mean, what was the dingy brown I had behind Batman? For a split second, Ed's coat was almost purple, but thankfully, Fluffy convinced me otherwise and suggested his shoes be purple. This is also before his vest, and now there's an in story reason for why he doesn't have it in the beginning. Also look at how skinny and tall Ed looked!! (he was still short, he's not allowed to be tall in our au)

That's all I have for now, we'd love to hear any thoughts/memories/etc. in the comments!

Love, Sarsee and Fluffy, your batmanfruitloops creatures

[scooby-review]

The New Scooby Doo Movies Villains Ranked

Make your own Tier List here! Made by jbird.

Bad

Unfortunately, there are a lot of villains from this series that I don't love. Much like the episodes themselves, these characters often feel uninspired (such as the three Native American caricatures or the bland recolours of Red Beard and his crew from Go Away Ghost Ship) or simply bland.

Maybe the most egregious are the recolours, which simply slap a new coat of paint onto existing designs. Although, generally, they're bad, the four in this tier are far worse iterations upon their original designs. It's lazy and in no way endears me to these characters in any way. This is all not to mention the lack of personality offered to most of these monsters.

Otherwise, I simply find these designs frustratingly bland and unappealing. With the Yeti, they design the creature to have this ugly shading in many sequences, at least, I think it's shading? It appears as a peculiar grey streak through the design and this confusing addition only reminds me about how much more interesting the Yeti from Where are You is.

Meh

A large problem this series as a whole has is bloating its episodes with villains that therefore lack any interesting characterisation nor unique designs. Where Where are You took stock monsters and used them fairly safely, rarely innovating on its ideas, this series often just takes characters or archetypes and places them as villains. Although most of these land in the Okay tier, the Sheik and Vulture feel evocative of this trend (although the Vulture is the primary villain of its episode).

There's also an abundance of ghosts in this tier, with none of them doing much for me. They range from having a curious amount of detail to being completely stylised, and it often leads to the series lacking much artistic cohesion in its designs, there's no distinct art direction or rules for these characters, and it doesn't tend to work for me here.

Okay

The most abundant tier has characters that are totally fine! Here my prior comment about bloating episodes with uninteresting designs shines, given the lion, bear, dragon, pirate, bird creature, dinosaur... All of these characters appear in ensemble episodes, and it again leaves most of them unmemorable, having little purpose beyond a quick chase sequence, if that, and all of this isn't helped by how bland and stock their designs are. Some are better than others, although I would never think of any of these monsters unless prompted.

Surprisingly, I prefer these two Mr Hyde's to the version seen in Where are You, although the repetition and recolours are frustrating, and these have far less personality, again, they both have brief appearances amidst ensemble casts, which doesn't offer them much chance to shine.

For the first time, I'd say the gunslinger is the best part of an episode. His iconicity is certainly aided by the series intro, however, I enjoy the stylised design and he has a genuinely great sequence in the shoot out against Scooby.

Good

All of these designs are great! Despite only having brief appearances, The Sea Monster, Headless Horsemen and Three Eyed Spook are great creatures, and this only speaks greatly to the designs and short encounters the gang have with them.

All three of the Joker and Penguin's disguises are a lot of fun, but the Dryad and Troll stand out for their creativity, I love the way the character's proportions are taken into account, and the uniqueness of their tropes.

The Loch Ness Monster, Shark Men, Red Baron and Hooded Man all end up being stand out additions to their episodes. I found these villains to truly leave a mark and impact their episodes in a meaningful way.

Great

It's difficult to rank characters like The Penguin or Joker given they're well established villains from other series, however, I think their roles in their episodes and animation translations as far as their designs are concerned are great! Although they're more guest stars than anything, I love watching these guys running around, and they highlight some of the best this iteration of the franchise has to offer.

These ghosts appear in another ensemble episode, but their designs by Alex Toth are so perfect that it's frustrating they don't have more personality. Both are perfectly creepy, they offer this town such an eerie sensibility.

Both the Toad and Horseman come from my favourite episode of this series. Comparatively to the prior monsters, I find these villains have both great designs and personalities with a grander purpose to the mystery itself. These are characters that I do frequently think about for these reasons, for their unique and interesting archetypes and especially how great the finale of the episode itself is.

Next Ranking: The Scooby Doo Show Villains Ranked

Previous Ranking: Scooby Doo Where are You? Villains Ranked

[sunnydayaoe]

Brothers, despite everything :-]

[sunnydayaoe]

platonic objectum ink is very cute to me

[sunnydayaoe]

wiow toriel

[sunnydayaoe]

Hey can anyone tell me about color. he's like so pretty I want to know his deal [and the deal of like. who he hangs with. who's the... chromatic crew? team epic? whoever those are.]

extra under cut

not shipping I just think they are very normal about color.

[sunnydayaoe]

Bramble bush nightmare

[sunnydayaoe]

killer I found before I turned my pc off. I don't remember why I drew him

[sunnydayaoe]

Butcher and Song talk about birdwatching

[sunnydayaoe]

is anyone surprised this is my favorite pokemon?

[sunnydayaoe]

tsukasa doodle

[sunnydayaoe]

Color experiment [in both senses of the word lol]