THE BOULDER, I mean Replica Leo, is over his conflicted feelings.
Be sure to VOTE for your favorite team, whichever that might be, over at the @tmntaucompetition All of these are big favorites of mine so I'm really excited to go up against @angelpuns @evenmoreofadisaster and @butterfilledpockets with @cupcakeslushie
I found this idea that Angelpuns posted too funny not to respond. Especially considering my last Future Leo/Kid Leo interaction was so sweet and emotional. Oh well!
Draxum's Nightmare: A Post-ROTTMNT Movie Comic, Part 3/9
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On a personal note I HATE having to draw Draxum's big shoulder pad sleeve things they make me so MAD and I don't know why but I actually hate them and then it dawned on me that I'm the artist... I can change his fit... I can draw him however I like...!
So minor wardrobe change for Mr. Warring Warrior Scientist over here he is so much easier to draw now :D
Also a few fun details: The posters on Draxum's wall include: my classifications and categories of ROTTMNT magic, a Draxum version of Leonardo da Vinci 's "the Vitruvian Man", and a list of several ROTTMNT artists/writers/animators/creators that I follow
I hope the artists don't mind me tagging them... @filsa-mek @hatekawa @funneylizzie @kathaynesart @somerandomdudelmao @ashwii @angelpuns @sariphantom @imaginashon @tapakah0
A really quick bday giftie for @kathaynesart !! I got to thinking about twin birthday in the apocalypse and my brain wouldn’t let me know peace until August and @mishacakes ‘s Tomi celebrated Kat’s boys heehee💜
I'M SORRY I don't like to put something little mine with the great stories I love so much but *inhales* @somerandomdudelmao, @kathaynesart, are you okay with doing this???? *Puts you both in the "Bucket of suffering"*
just as a disclaimer; i was and still am super exhausted and overwhelmed while drawing these, so im v sorry if they're wonky @ all
first! @somerandomdudelmao's leo from cass apoc. hes silly. hes not my fav but he was the easiest to draw in the moment
second up, @kathaynesart's omega from replica! ily omega youre so silly
last but most definitely not least, @tangledinink's gemini twins! i attempted his wicked eyelash thingie but my hand was disagreeing. woops ;;
aaand thats all 4 today. sorry for the length of this post im not here rn - also also, on my knees and sobbing im sorry 2 kat for doing such a low effort omega. i did him last and could not for the LIFE OF ME figure out how she managed to fit that stupid forehead in that mini flatscreen TV. ly tho
I actually had A LOT of problems trying to properly export this edit... Why you may ask? Because quality loss. It would lose A LOT of quality on export... This is literally size of export:
Nearly 1GB... Tumblr can have up to 500 mb... So yeah... I kinda had to experiment quite a lot and tried to optimize this edit as much as I could. Results you can see here: No shadow animations and abrubt loop (basically no loop)... This is price I had to pay just to be able to post it :C Sorry :C
Anyways, Original art you can found Here
And it was made by @kathaynesart
The eye of the hurricane. I like to think Cassandra sometimes called the brothers by the nicknames their dad used, given they were probably pretty close before his passing.
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MASTER POST
Man oh man, this one was way messier and off model than my last few updates but whatever, we got to keep this ball rolling! Life's been crazy so I've had to take some unwanted breaks in between updates. Thanks everyone for your patience as always!
One thing I wanted in this flashback was to really get a sense of how the brothers worked as an experienced team with Leo at the helm as a proper leader. It's something we never got to see much of in Rise and I felt it was important to include since half the team is already gone by the time of Replica. Team Dynamics Ted Talk under the cut!
We know from Casey Jr that Leo stressed the importance of listening to your team. A big part of that also means knowing how to communicate with them in general.
With Michelangelo, he keeps it short and succinct, trusting his brother to know what he's doing when in his element. This trust goes a long way with Mikey, having spent years of his youth as the baby striving for the respect he felt he deserved. Leo knows it's best to not bog Mikey down with details, allowing him to improvise as needed. This unspoken freedom has only grown over time as Mikey has dipped deeper into spiritual arts that, frankly, go completely over Leo's head.
The greatest sacrifice Leo has ever made was read Donnie's Big Book of Bad Guy Codes. While he doesn't remember ALL the numbers, he has memorized the ones that matter and it has helped tremendously in avoiding miscommunication with his genius brother. More importantly it silenced any of Donnie's usual belly-aching. As Leo's "twin"/"equal" the two still butt heads from time to time. Donnie respects his brother's authority (mostly) but will still push the boundaries of what he's allowed on a semi-regular basis. Give Donnie an inch and he will take the mile and then find a loop hole that allows him to go twenty miles more. This is partially due to him often being the one left behind at HQ, making the turtle just a TAD stir crazy. Leo does his best to keep him in line regardless.
Big brother Raph will forever and always be big brother to Leo. As such he holds a place of authority in Leo's heart and is someone he still regularly seeks counsel from in both the ways of leadership and more. Raph is always happy to support his younger brother and does a surprisingly good job (albeit after years of practice) of walking the line so as not to step on his brother's toes in the process. At least not since the secret of "the Key" blew up in their faces several years ago. They don't talk about that anymore. Leo is the leader now and he's done a great job in recent years as far as Raph is concerned. He trusts him to make the right call. The two have a close bond and regularly use mind meld to quickly communicate rather than speak ...this will be important to remember for the future.
Hope that overall feeling came through for this group!
Hm, this may have been asked in the past, but what first got you into Rottmnt?
trailer, that damned trailer that consisted of 5 minutes of an entire au erased to start off the movies plot, that one had my jaw DROPPPEDDDD like i knew i was MISSING OUT, ive seen clips here and there of rise, but that one Goddamn trailer was the HOOK,
And also soending time at my aunts bored contributed to me starting the series so i was like, "sure why not"
so i followed the order and watched the two seasons, with ENDLESS laughter the entire time, and love for their fresh family dynamic, then finally, watched the movie at 3 am, ans let me tell you i was standing on my rooms balcony looking over the ocean knowing my brain has been completely rewired and changed as a person