#potatos

[squidgnz]

[opthedragon]

I did the bottom sketch of this part first and then ended up also making an animatic of it :]

[shordtriesnottolaugh]

"I suggest you take a deep breath... and hold it."

[typhlonectes]

[the-dangerous-mute-lunatic]

Some PotatOs sketches from work

[rachell-redacted]

Day 24. Aerial Faith Plate free fall.

[violetstar-arts]

That Part

And in case any of you have any doubts…

I’m nothing if not committed to the bit

(This took longer than I thought it would, lol 😅 just gonna share my process under the read more!)

[tracfone]

[dead-byte]

I’ve been on a bit of a Portal kick lately, and playing through Portal 2 again, there’s one particular aspect of the story I can’t stop thinking about, and that I haven’t seen anyone talk about.

Wheatley.

He was literally built to be moronic, and conjure ideas that should not work at all.

But when you consider Wheatley’s actions throughout the plot… he’s actually pretty smart if you think about it.

Like, yeah, he’s bumbling and sometimes can’t figure out seemingly basic concepts, but in other respects, Wheatley is frighteningly capable, even before he betrays the player.

He’s the one who comes up with the plan to shut down the turret production line and the neurotoxin generator. While obviously Chell does most of the legwork to achieve that, GLaDOS was caught completely off-guard and defenseless. To say nothing of how he managed to navigate the facility far enough to interrupt you in the middle of a test to help you escape.

And that’s to say nothing of how after he betrays you, and expresses his intent to kill you, he tricks you into thinking that he’s going to do it later down the line, before suddenly springing a trap on you that even GLaDOS compliments.

And then the boss fight. Wheatley not only thought to re-watch the old recordings of when Chell defeated GLaDOS, but even used that to prepare himself to avoid meeting the same fate. And even after you beat him, he booby-traps the stalemate button, and if completely crazy idea of portaling all the way to the moon hadn’t worked, Wheatley would have won ( albeit, he would have destroyed the facility too, but still ).

Like, on the last two points, I sort of initially thought Wheatley being smarter was due to the influence of GLaDOS’s body. But when I think about it, he totally displays a penchant for schemes and even outsmarting GLaDOS even before then - and I can’t help but wonder what that means for the little robot who was literally built to be as stupid as possible. GLaDOS literally describes him as an “idiot made to come up with stupid unworkable plans”, but… most of his plans throughout the game actually DO work, give or take.

[veiligplekje]

[opthedragon]

PotatOS!!

I imagine that Wheatley put her in a potato like normal, but then while down in old Aperture Chell finds an unused core body and sticks GLaDOS in it.

For height reference: she is very small. Smaller than Space core. Tiny, tiny little robot potato lady. Who is full of hate.

[enrichment--center]

just like the old times

[wiezumbeispiel]

You and I

Hi @petracourtjester! I was your @portal-secret-santa this year

Admittedly, i did alter the prompt a bit….i guess it’s a bit of both of the ones you gave me: chell and glados in old aperture, but also with a side dish of that contemplation, haha

Happy holidays! As usual, you may want to zoom in for optimal reading

[kajamnikk]

redo of my portal cats designs

[zachhh]

Lemon Tree - Chell animatic

see, these are recent rough ideas i decided to draw. i've had this idea for months, some of the chell fanart i did prior are kind of related to this animatic. i don't know if i will ever take these roughs a step further into a full blown animatic / proper storyboard, so i hope you still enjoy it this way ~~

song: Lemon Tree by Fools Garden