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TheWitchBoi
Derrek @TheWitchBoi

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Posted by TheWitchBoi - April 17th, 2016


Heya

So I'm quickly finishing up a short animation that should be released within like 5 days or so. It's (in my opinion) beautifully animated and I'm very proud of this work. However, it's very short, like 25 seconds worth of animation. I've spent a lot of time posing and in-betweening to make it look awesome. Very excited to release it.

Jimbob 2 is just on a break while I finish up the above mentioned cartoon. It's currently in final animation phase, where I draw it all again in black, then inbetween, and lipsync. It'll be a fairly long process, but should be done in June.

Not much else to say. My late grandfathers lawyer just sent out our inheiritance checks, so I'll be getting a 22-inch HD Cintiq pretty soon here. But I'm gonna keep working on Jimbob 2 on the small 12-Inch Cintiq I already have, so I don't have to change the way I work.....buttttttt I may cave in and just hook it up when it's here.

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Posted by TheWitchBoi - March 24th, 2016


Hey all.

Been making tons of progress on Jimbob 2. Really happy with how it's turning out! The Storyboard should be done by Friday, and Patreon Members MAY get another sneak peek at it!

The total time of the cartoon is going to be around 5 minutes or so. I'm expecting to have this done by June, possibly May. BUT DON'T HOLD ME TO THAT.

 

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Posted by TheWitchBoi - February 24th, 2016


Hey everyone! I've been trying to space out these blog posts, because I tend to say a lot in these.

So recently I hit another slump in my work. I just didn't want to work on anything again, and this is becoming a habit now. I needed to find a way out of this. I hate abandoning projects, or even just putting them aside for a long time. So with that being said, here comes the thing everyone expected. FNATC is being put aside so I can develop another cartoon. Yeah, I figured for the sake of getting some content out there this year, I'm going to make a cartoon and release it, then maybe go back to FNATC, but I'm not promising anything. Who knows, FNATC may be completely abandoned. Honestly, I feel bad about doing it, and I feel like that's a lot of work to just leave behind. I had to come to my senses though. I don't want to branch out right now and make something like that. I need to just make something and release it. But it has to be good.

The thought has kept re-accuring to me, should I give up? Maybe. Why? It's pretty obvious, I don't work on anything and release nothing. 2015 was a year I promised the most content would come out, and I think only 1 thing came out. Then the worst things happened in the middle of that year, and now my stress is peaked. I do have a lovely GF at the moment whos been helping a lot, however. But working 3rd Shift, Court-Ordered Counseling, etc, it builds up, and not much time is left to animate and do anything else. I just get burnt out fast.

So hopefully, I can push through this slump, work on this cartoon, and maybe start feeling a bit more inspired to work again. Guys, it's been such a rough time for me. I hope you guys can come to forgive me. If anyone has tips on regaining inspriation, let me know!


Posted by TheWitchBoi - December 15th, 2015


Hey everyone..

So, wow. Nothing really happened content wise for me in 2015. Shit was so rough for me, that I just couldn't bare to pick up my stylus.

I did recently start working on one of my projects I didn't think I'd ever finish. But I'm working on it diligently and efficiently. It's the Five Nights at the Carnival game. Hopefully I finish it!

As for No-Brainer, No-Brainer 7 is slated for 2016, not set date just yet.

Thanks for sticking with me throuh 2015, which will go down as the worst year I've ever had. You're a group of loyal fans and I appreciate all of you!

Happy Holidays!


Posted by TheWitchBoi - September 24th, 2015


Hey all. I'm feeling much better now. Things are still a bit weird, but now its nothing I can't handle. I understand that I shouldn't worry, and things will work itself out. I'm sure of it!

I haven't really been working on any projects, but No-Brainer Episode 7 seems to be the thing I really want to start on. In case I didn't mention here, Episode 6 Part 2 will not be made. I pretty much backed myself into a corner of promising and promising. I just can't end the episode in a way I'm happy with it. I'm not sure if I'll ever go back and finish Part 2, but let's just move on to a new adventure.

Evercon (Local Gaming Convetion in Wausau, WI) is coming up, and I plan on doing the usual appearance. The only thing that's changed this year is no panel for me. Last years went really bad, and I'm not gonna do one unless the demand rises, which I know it won't so blech.

I've also been learning Maya. I really wanna 3D Model, so hopefully I go somewhere with that!

But yeah, everythings been great. New place, New girlfriend, New hope :)


Posted by TheWitchBoi - July 23rd, 2015


Thigns have just not been going well lately. With all these court things, ex-gf issues, and now my beloved grandfather passed away to colon and lung cancer. Seriously, things haven't been this bad, ever. My break until September continues.

I just wanted to report that I'm moved out, but internet is shit so I'm pretty limited on what I can do. I may be starting to work on games soon with my friend, but have yet to pitch the idea to him. We planned on so many things together and they always fell through. We may as well try again at something simple and see if we can have something take off.

Other than that, I haven't really been drawing or making art and animation for a while. Since being moved out, dealing with courts and now the recent death, I've seriously had no motivaters at all to work. Even my full-time job has become complete shit.

I hope things get better soon. I'm hopefully starting college within September so that;s something to look forward to. *sigh*


Posted by TheWitchBoi - June 18th, 2015


If you were referred to here by my Facebook Page, click the arrow in the corner of this section to view my last post, which may help you understand more of this post.

In short for those who are lazy, or TL;DR: I went to jail this month, out on bond, scared.

I know I made a post last week stating how I've been feeling, but for some reason, things have just been feeling worse in my opinion. Not to downsize my amazing awesome family or anything, but we have a history of these acts. I'll put it simply, anger is what put me in this situation. My girlfriend has been trying to help me out. She even went to the DA about my court date to see whats going on and what will happen. LUCKILY, jail time isn't happening, but probation is likely. This really puts a limit on what I can do with my life at the moment. But it's a stepping stone and lesson to be learned for future things to come in life. I'm having a panic attack even writing this, because it reminds me what is to come. Things have just been..bad.

I announced this on my Facebook Page, but I'm staying on a break until about August, once all my court shit is done.

For those wondering why I talk about this stuff openly on a blog like this for anyone to see, it's because I'm not afraid to admit my mistakes. I like connecting with people, and even if sometimes someone comes across my work or me, and they decide that they don't like me or my work, that's fine because I got to have a connection with someone. I AM SO LONELY. What I just said isn't some moral crap, it's true.

I know not a lot of people read what I have to say, but I'm still happy to have people read and comment their thoughts. I actually had a nice commenter last post who helped me that day, so thanks for that!

But like I mentioned before, I will be on break until August-ish, just so I can deal with my personal issues, resolve most of it, and come back to work so that minimal things are bothering me.

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EDIT: I just realized this is the longest period of time I have gone not making a cartoon. It's a small observation, but I usually come out with a cartoon within 2-4 months of the previous cartoon coming out. FNA (Fright Night Academy) Teaser came out in January. It's June now, making that 5 months since a cartoon came out. So I apologize for that, but hopefully in August I can work like a machine and produce great projects with good pace.


Posted by TheWitchBoi - June 11th, 2015


It's mistake after mistake, error after error, and plain laziness. These words sum up my life right now. I have officially hit rock bottom and am in a deep depression, but slowly clawing my way out.

It's not something I want to say and act like I made it out and nothing happend, but a few days ago, I went to jail. I swear, I'm not a bad person, nor did I act like it was nothing, because it was everything I fear. I was beat up, made fun of, and extremely paranoid. I felt like I was going insane. Shaky legs and sick stomach.

So why did I go to jail? I really won't say why for my sake, but it's something I could have controlled better, and now I'm paying for it. I'm out now on signature bond, stating I will go to court, and if not, be arrested and pay a fine. Being out for about a week now, it really made me appreciate what the outside world is and has to offer. Be kind to everyone, because those places are for the ones who don't care anymore. I still care, and will continue to care. But since I acted like a don't care and took things for granted like the sleeze I was acting like, I went to jail.

 

I may be repeating myself with that, but I feel awful after that experience. I can't even look at a police light flash without having a panic attack and shivering. My girlfriend worries, my family worries, my friends may worry, i'm not sure. But this mistake I made really opened up perspective for me. It made me realize that I haven't been doing everything I can, and that I haven't been giving much thought towards acting on my goals, rather than just "planning." I announce things and they get concepted, but do they ever see the light of day? No, they do not. They are scrapped because of me, and my inability to work on these things. I've never felt more motivated since now to work, and I'm beginning fresh. I'm no developer of games, I'm an artist who wants to make things come to life. From now on, unless I'm doing art for a game, I will not announce games anymore.

 

Also, take a second, consider yourself and where you are. You are free to do as you wish, don't let it get to your head, but take advantage of what you can and should do with your life.

Sorry for the heartfelt speech, I've just been doing some thinking. More projects on the way.


Posted by TheWitchBoi - April 22nd, 2015


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Posted by TheWitchBoi - February 20th, 2015


You guessed right! It has nothing to do with weiners.

Some big things will be happening this year. I'll be jumping into new territory with new projects, and other things. One of which, I'm waiting for the right time to announce.

The other, I will announce, is a Five Nights at Freddy's-like game. I do have some work for it done already, so that's a thing. I'm currently waiting to obtain enough money to purchase the Standard Version of ClickTeam Fusion 2.5 to make the final game, as I'm sitting on a build right now. Not giving too many details as of now, but I'm making an IndieDB page for it. I'll give a link when it's approved.

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Animations:

Don't really have anything lined up. Fright Night Academy would be a cool thing to make still, but I'm not really sure if the effort is worth it, seeing as though there is hardly, if at all, an audience. I might pick it up and make a short again. Same for No-Brainer. Though I'm seriously craving for some new characters in cartoons.

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Just, expect things to become a whole lot more involved.

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