Creative Process | Autodale's "MATRIARCH"

Created by David James Armsby. / davidarmsbyartist
This is a video covering my creative process designing the "Matriarch" character for my Autodale Animated series.
The Matriarch is a character that has existed for a very long time. She actually predates the series itself just like the Freaks. She has gone through by far the most redesigns and rewrites throughout the years and has had the messiest creative journey of any character I've ever created. This doesn't mean it was a bad journey, though. Sometimes the creative process is messy and constantly evolving which is fascinating and fun to explore in its own right. This character's four-year story is a great example of that! ^_^
Please Enjoy!
PART 1: ( • Making of | "Immortal ... )
PART 2: ( • Creative Process | Aut... )
PART 3: (THIS VIDEO)
0:00 Introduction.
1:06 HISTORY: Changes Throughout the Years!
8:29 DESIGN: Immortal Machine.
13:22 LORE: Monarchs.
14:26 LORE: Mayor and the Matriarch.
17:24 CREATIVE PROCESS: Always Evolving.
21:04 Conclusion.
SONGS:
Wes Hutchinson - "One Down Dog"
StoneOcean - "Rainboots", "Wild Thing", "Day 1".
/ @stoneocean
"Immortal Machine":
• "Immortal Machine" | D...
Check out the whole Autodale playlist here!:
• "Autodale" | Full Anim...
PATREON:
/ davidarmsby

[@DeadSound]

The Matriarch has existed for longer than the Autodale series has, she predates it alongside the Freaks. She's had the longest, most complicated, and messiest creative process of any character I've ever created. This doesn't mean it was bad though; the creative process is often messy and constantly evolving and I rather enjoyed covering a character that has gone through so many changes for so many years! ^_^ Hope you all enjoy this trip through Autodale's history as well.

[@rhibearstuff1142]

cool :0

[@duarte2628]

starting the video now but i know it will be good!

[@disazterartist]

Honestly, props to you and this whole series man, this has really inspired me when it comes to story/character building, and I think you're doing fantastic 💖

[@No-vl6uw]

Thank you this cleared up a lot of stuf!!

[@kziila0244]

Mother of Nature film: Not canon Mother of Nature herself: Canon in the sense that people used to worship the concept of Nature as her (like some of our religions today)

[@Calais-dn5bl]

"them be some UNREASONABLY large boobabaloona's" sounds like a year book quote right there

[@nngb3206]

Dead Sound has a lot of brand new sentence moments

[@emeraldanimation6101]

Best quote of the year bar none

[@karlmuller3690]

Calais 1980 - And the size? The size is just right, in my opinion!!

[@karlmuller3690]

@@whose-hu - You play your games, I'll play mine!! ;- )

[@Tithis]

Surprised he considers that 'unreasonably large' Shrinking them for "Being Pretty" didn't even make the matriarch look much better proportionally to me. I think what needed to be adjusted was the size of the head and arms in relation to the torso.

[@stickperson286]

It kills me how the giant lady painting now known as the matriarch is literally just Stephanie. Like.... Stephanie....

[@elirosales9572]

POV: You're David's classmate "Hmmmm, yeah, she looks kinda Stephanie to me"

[@kylearchbold5189]

That’s art for ya, the observers of art all have different interpretations of what the artist put forth. That’s why art is so much fun, to me at least.

[@dedjderaladin298]

Well, 'Stephanie' may come from the greek word for 'crown' (stephanos), so her name may literally be 'Crown'.

[@emeraldanimation6101]

@@dedjderaladin298 honestly I think that still works considering the matriarch

[@dedjderaladin298]

@@emeraldanimation6101 Yes, that was the angle I was pointing out.

[@itsarali]

What I learned from this series so far: “Oven Mitt” “P-nis shaped tower” “Booba balloonas” Truly life-changing.

[@epauletshark3793]

And he is a DVD copy of Spiderman 2

[@Unbid581]

**slams hand on table** "Oven mitt!"

[@MURDERPILLOW.]

​@@Unbid581Bring me pictures of Oven Mitts

[@bella_daze3092]

Best parts of the video lmao😂😂😂

[@th3d0g]

I love that the matriarch has slowly become more human looking and the mayor has become less human and more like a “monster”

[@Crazygamergal]

I think the little girl being his daughter could work completely unconnected from the matriarch. Wouldn’t it be awfully tragic if she ended up as the first ever ugly? The scientists own daughter being the final sacrifice that leads to the creation of autodale? That could be why he truly despises the freaks so much, they prove that sacrificing his own daughter wasn’t actually necessary after all.

[@lucasvalls5436]

Wow that is evil and you are really messed up to make this idea! I love it and is totally onboard with it. XD

[@kindoflame]

You still change the Mayor's motivation from 'Autodale must continue for the survival of all life' to 'Autodale must continue for my daughter's sacrifice to mean anything'.

[@davidpoulton8592]

And since we have a definitive answer to "What happens to the uglys?" we know that she would likely be part of the first infusion for the Matriarch. There is a certain Shou Tucker kind of twisted morality in sacrificing his child to the project and it is fantastic.

[@bella_daze3092]

BRO THAT WOULD BE HEART BREAKING

[@nocturnalparadise7647]

I kind of love this idea.

[@Ownniceguy]

I keep forgetting that hes not a theorist, he made this and he has all the answers

[@marcelloammirati2184]

I mean, judging by what he says in this video, I can affirm with the utmost certainty that he does not

[@Piflle]

Now i want film theory to attack this, him covering it will shoot deadsounds sub count into the stratosphere

[@Flamme-Sanabi]

Actually... He has not any answer, he just decides if the answer is true or not.

[@kindoflame]

Does he though? Death of the Author is the idea that an author's interpretation is not inherently true. For example, I believe the Matriarch went from having no arms to having complete arms represents that she went from having no agency to complete agency. If this is true, then it implies that the Matriarch started off as a prisoner, but now chooses to be part of Autodale. If you think this idea is better than the author's 'There is no reason, stuff just happens', then Death of the Author says you would accept this interpretation.

[@si2foo]

He has his answer's but unless there put into film there not The Answer's. Just like how J.K Rowling has tried to put new things into her works, like making Dumbledor gay. The Canon is that which is shown and is unchanging. You can try to add to it or remove from it but if fan's don't like it they wont acknowledge it. Kinda like how most star trek fans don't consider anything made after star trek nemesis to be Canon.

[@lasgalon]

I honestly never got the feeling that the little girl was The Inventor's daughter. I just saw her as the lone survivor that he found in a town he was exploring, and he wanted humanity to survive so he did what he could to save her.

[@krel7160]

Or, even worse.. He encountered her alone in what used to be her home, now filled with nothing more than the dead. And being that he was already trying to find signs of life, he couldn't just leave her there to meet the same fate, without anyone to keep her company.

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

Same. I got the impression he used to be part of a larger group, and this little girl was just the last one alive

[@Kaida_Meow]

I love the idea that the little girl has no relation to the man other than that she was the daughter of the last people he traveled with? We see in the film that he's just traveling with his robo men. Well maybe it wasn't always like that and as a dying request of the once welcome company he had he kept taking care of the dying little girl waiting for her to to eventually die and then over time just grew to prefer the company of his many machines and his beautiful Matriarch

[@Fionacle]

Me too, there honestly didn’t seem like _that_ much of a connection between them

[@AlsoFroggy]

Imagine that one dude who called her Stephanie watching the video and being like “Hey that’s Stephanie”

[@754112]

I think the Matriarch has already been portrayed as very caring in Immortal Machine. The fact that she healed the girl with her dying essence and that she leans into the Mayor's hand when he reaches out to her shows that she has firstly a lot of care for humanity and secondly that she also has some affection for the Mayor. She hasn't been shown struggling against her bonds, like the rest of the Monarchs, instead she's accepted them. It seems like she didn't expect to survive after healing the girl, but now that she has and she's keeping the town alive, she's accepted what needs to be done. It could be that she's a rarity among Monarchs in that she has a lot of care for humanity, but from what's been shown there have already been a few character details established, namely that empathy and the bond with the Mayor, as well as the lack of the want to escape that other Monarchs have.

[@oceanheartz717]

Well said! I have been thinking of that too

[@kindoflame]

I agree with a lot of what you said, except for her caring more for humanity than any other form of life. If we assert that she cares for all life with no preference, it explains everything just as well as her being "a rarity among Monarchs in that she has a lot of care for humanity". She cares for the Mayor because he is a living creature; him also being human has nothing to do with it.

[@thaddeushamlet]

Connecting to the mayor's mind could also be the key that the others lacked. In the other towns the monarchs only felt pain and suffering without death and without knowing why, and so struggled against it. But the matriarch feeling the mayor's desire to save so many lives could either have decided or been essentially "brainwashed" by the connection to accept it as necessary. She could still be largely indifferent, having no actual feelings for the mayor but knowing he likes to touch her and just leaning in to let him.

[@754112]

@@kindoflame you can assume that the Monarchs care for life in general since they are a reflection of their ecosystem, but the Matriarch is the only one shown to actually willingly help humanity. The others are all trying to get away from humans, possibly because humans caused the Withering, but the Matriarch sacrifices herself for a human rather than try get away. That speaks quite loudly about her nature.

[@kaythekat913]

@@754112 I think this is where influence from the Mother of Nature short can show up: She takes as much as she gives, if not more.

[@moholm2202]

"Booba balloonas" is now another way I shall refer to the tatas.

[@PenPen-xy3xd]

and I now shall take your saying, _“tatas”_

[@raggispaggis2456]

@Armino Bulico big anime booba balloonas

[@Flamme-Sanabi]

"tatas" shall be a new word I use for bongalodas.

[@thomasmurrell9832]

@@Flamme-Sanabi "bongalodas" shall be my new word for dahoonkabankaloos.

[@nostalgic.roulette]

@@thomasmurrell9832 dahonkabankaloos are now my word instead of memeshka

[@rowanbrown5541]

I like the girl not being his daughter, she just seems like a girl that represents humanity to me. Someone the scientist latched on to to justify his atrocities/remind him why he was doing all this work (depending on how sympathetic you view him)

[@salem-01]

I approve

[@monroerobbins7551]

Same. It’s that innocence that humanity has, the vulnerability. I feel it being represented not in an adult, but a child, makes the most sense, since a child has no wrongs, no baggage, compared to an adult. And when a being of such eldritch status, is able to sense that, and is willing to help, it shows that willingness, and understanding. Then again, I don’t wanna speak on the creator’s behalf.

[@einoutlier810]

There’s so much genuine emotion in his voice and I love that. He’s worked so hard to release such an amazing series. He talks about his favorite parts but also reflects upon the parts that disappoints him. Throughout the series, there is so much growth. From the story, the animation, and the creative standpoint. He never had to make these but he still did and that takes courage. So no matter how bad it is, I’ll still love it.

[@hbluemole6941]

But it isn't bad

[@Ceevangelion]

"Every monarch is pictured in pain screaming as they died" *cheery music plays in background*

[@keisufederationmapping2748]

The French made this comment

[@gundamthatateataco4729]

what am going to take from this, 1. Someone has worked incredibly hard on this project for a long time. 2. boobabaloonas

[@defensivekobra3873]

Pretty much yeah

[@gamerlilly259]

2 years later and I'm missing this series more than ever.

[@Anthelia.]

He’s taking a short break from the series’s. I miss it too he hasn’t abandoned it it was getting a bit to stressful for him that’s all.

[@danielsorrentino123]

The face on the back of the Matriarch is my favorite thing ever. The fact that that’s the limit of his sanity loss is unfathomable to me. I lost my mind completely making an animated stick figure for a class once, even attempting this probably would’ve resulted in me being in a padded room and straitjacket for all eternity.

[@daidrm7051]

Moral of the story: Booba Baloonas can shrink.

[@EndisNai]

I sure wish mine would.

[@norsethenomad5978]

A wonderful thing for many women with body dysphoria

[@GHOUSTTM]

I just don't want it to hurt more than it should when a fucking 5 year old steps on me laying down

[@amoixtlapaltic4690]

They do indeed, when women want to comit crimes we shrink tha booba and dress like men so cameras don't recognize us

[@mrpineapple3942]

What

[@ladypipflemmbini4133]

I kinda want to make “There are no monsters here- not in Autodale” like when people quote “There is no war in Ba Sing Se” Example: “There is no Shrek 3 in Ba Sing Se” “There is no Shrek 3 here- not in Autodale”

[@defensivekobra3873]

Yeah meme it lads

[@BlissAnimations]

Autodale sounds like a paradise now

[@ladypipflemmbini4133]

@@BlissAnimations LMAO

[@Donttrustthatburger5144]

oh I'm gonna start doing this

[@ProloguePrincess]

Let’s do it lmao

[@ThatGuy_33]

Personally I thought it made sense that the matriarch didn’t have arms. I feel like it represents her lack of agency. Arms and hand serve the purpose of interacting with one’s environment, The fact that she didn’t have them could represent the idea that she has no intention to try to escape or change the nature of her captivity.

[@nocturnalparadise7647]

On the topic of the Matriarch's own feelings and thoughts - she looks and, from the description of her indifference, also sounds like someone very sick, so tired and worn out of struggling with fighting illness that they aren't really even capable of caring or perceiving the things happening around them as whatever energy they have is being directed towards simply existing.

[@melonfire6672]

When he showed that face on the back of The Matriarch's model, I absolutely lost my shit

[@bintanath-no-mikotofaust8840]

As a artist myself, I can TRULY say I completely understand why he did that other than the obvious "sanity break moment" 😂 It's like : "fuuk it! It's my art and I can do what I want! *put derp face on the backside of goddess* why? BECAUSE I CAAAN!" In a weird way, I think we have all been there 🖤

[@defensivekobra3873]

David: ...and that is why the creative process is so complicated Comments: *B O B A B A L O O N A S*

[@piratefangirl6802]

As a girl I can confirm boobs are hilarious! (or maybe that’s the lesbian in me talking lol)

[@alduin4226]

And no one is talking about the goofy face on her back

[@VivianaSilverback]

What about: "p-nis tower"?

[@darinae34]

I think that the little girl should be used with the mayor to tell a tragic story, about the only person who was never used to fuel the matriarch. She grew up, became old, and watched as her father fell to madness.

[@doctorxawesomestop-motion1234]

I always just thought that the little girl was just a girl he found that he was trying to cure... I mean, if he can find out a way to fix her, he can do it for others, too. It would explain why he was so happy seeing her get cured - not because he loved her, but because he found a cure. But those are just my thoughts. Good luck finding toads :)

[@megzkion2000]

Yeh I also thought that she was just a random stranger. That case would actually be more fitting IMO, it didn't even cross my mind that she could be the Mayor's daughter.

[@amycarr3067]

Could be his daughter but also just a random girl he found. I gathered that she died a long time ago along with some of his humanity or any connection to it.

[@XxLelunaMeloaxX]

"Them be some unreasonable LARGE bobbahballonas" and the "penis tower" have to be my favorite comical bits from your whole creative process. I love this series, "Being Pretty" sucked me in because the concept wasnt about actual physical beauty, although that played a slight role, but it was about being useful for the city. Fucking wild. And I was intrigued by the design of the "Freak" and how they played a role in the overarching story. It had been a while since i'd seen such a curious, gentle, fearful monster. Beautiful work mate!

[@anormalhuman266]

Couldn't agree less, about the "*P E N I S TOWER*" and everywhere. I happened to chance upon "No monsters" and I started watching more. Vividly remember checking my notifications and finding "Friendly Shadow" was released. Good stuff.

[@hauntershunter5336]

An idea for the little girl for you. She’s the first willing sacrifice, the one spark that helped convince all the others that this process was okay. The mayor makes the logo in honour of her sacrifice. That way, it doesn’t change up the others too much but still gives some importance to this little girl you accidentally made seem important by giving her too much screen time. Again, just a suggestion.

[@BlissAnimations]

I've been reading ideas in the comments and I think this one is my favorite. I lot of people have been recommending something similar, but I wasn't crazy for the mayor having a huge connection to her. They a gave me "disney parent death" vibes.

[@gremlinsdontthink2125]

I would honestly love that.💕 David, you better do this.

[@kaythekat913]

I like the WILLING sacrifice part. Others are suggesting that she become the mayor's daughter, but her being a random "citizen" who sacrifices herself for the new Autodale makes more sense for me. She's like a predecessor to the Exceptional Woman but still distinct because she witnessed the previous world. Parallels between her and the Exceptional Woman would be interesting without playing into any sacrificial lamb tropes: they both exercised agency and made their own choices.

[@gl0stick_]

maybe she wasn't willing too, it wouldnt be a super important detail but her being 'tricked' into being the first sacrifice would add some darkness especially if she was his daughter, like he grew to care more about keeping the matriarch alive than his own daughter and maybe ended up feeling guilty about it much later on

[@ziril3972]

oh thats a pretty neat idea

[@Star_Scoot]

Your one of the few men (that I know) that actually create female characters that look natural and not sexualized to physically appeal for others. I really respect that about you and your work is amazing

[@cattatron]

Except for some moments like 17:06

[@salem-01]

@@cattatron how is that sexualised tho?

[@placeholderdoe]

It’s amazing especially since his inspiration and style is intentionally lude, he created a female character not sexualized in any way that has exposed breasts. That’s some great design work

[@mzc_crazy3769]

This guy has made a rare example of body horror that had purpose outside of shock value.

[@beetayeeta1353]

When you are so early the time stamps don’t show on the progress bar

[@jessicaluciaa]

"Boobaballoonas" is my new favourite word and I can't believe I heard it from the making of an Autodale short

[@bellflowersimp2827]

I love calling them badonkerhonkerdonks

[@randomrandle9141]

Humongogongogongolouhungos

[@ironicweeb4111]

I’d like to one day see a prequel to the Matriarch’s backstory as well as the other godlike Titans she is related to

[@sooft_9725]

i know it's been a few years, but i still love this series, the way you worldbuild, even if it's in bits and peices, has in a way, influenced how i worldbuild. i hope you continue to work on what you find enjoyable, and maybe one day in the future you'll return to this project. dont force yourself to though.

[@isaacw5412]

Couldn’t the little girl have gotten into conflict with the Mayor then left, died, and thus pushed him further into desperation to maintain his immortal machine?

[@defensivekobra3873]

Yes, this is a decent idea that does not mess with the lore much

[@Sovann_the_Mighty]

I think she also can be like one of, if not the first one to be juiced for keeping the matriarch alive, because either the sickness took the little girl again or simply because of old age. The formerly little girl wants to do something back for her, like giving the life, and life-energy given, back to her, once the idea of pulping people was presented by the mayor to his closests, who kept failing to keep the matriarch alive.

[@mckennagraham2020]

"boobabaloonas" had to be the LAST thing I was expecting Dead Sound to say. I absolutely died

[@anormalhuman266]

"To save some sanity, I left the back completely blank" the *FACE* : exists "alright, I might've lost a bit of sanity" Me, watching this for the 3rd time: **chuckles**

[@anormalhuman266]

I know the "Booba Baloonas" thing is funni, but this is funni also so yeah :p

[@Spicy_Pacifist]

A year later...and I still want to own a copy of your sketch book. Like it is honestly one of the most detailed and amazing sketch books I've seen anywhere and it absolutely fascinates me

[@DukemBurd]

I know this has been mentioned before but a Discord server where people can talk about your work and series Would be a great idea!

[@tikikerestas7008]

Dead sound: creates a complex and intricate robot queen Me: hehehe metal bellybutton go brrrr

[@elirosales9572]

Metal boobabaloona's go brrr

[@doubt3430]

People were focused on the bellybutton?

[@doubt3430]

Uncultured beings

[@stickboi922]

@@doubt3430 ah I see you are a man of culture as well

[@stickboi922]

UNREASONABLY large boobaballonas go brrrrrr

[@Zerolander9675]

Are you going to continue this story? I love it and I consider it one of my favorite stories. I can’t wait for more.

[@FrilledMayfly_AmberlyFerrule]

Huh, i really thought the kid was the inventor's daughter whom he fused with the goddess to create the Matriarch. I thought that her leaning into the inventor's hand meant a sort of love/connection rather than indifference. It's so incredible to see how a story develops and evolves. I've had a story i've wanted to make since 2015 that has changed drastically over the years. Only now is it slowly coming together, but this makes me think "why wait?" people understand that stories adapt and change as one works on it. Hell, even most complex series and cartoons are probably not very planned out and just develop as the characters explore

[@greendragon4026]

The Matriarch's design process kinda reflects the Matriarch herself. It's been constantly changing, just like she does in cannon. I know that wasn't intentional but it's interesting how that lines up.

[@VenroResai]

I agree that making the little girl the Mayor's daughter completely changes who his character is. Honestly, when I first saw the little girl I never thought she was the Mayor's daughter. Only that she was a random little girl that survived or, at best, was the daughter of the dead male and female characters seen just before her.

[@Alice-si8uz]

Yeah it didn't really seem like he really cared that much that she was healed, more that she was just a representation of how he is "carrying" his community through destruction, disease and seemlying the end of the world...

[@patriasalas7441]

Exactly but there is another theory and I don’t know if he explained this but the face that the goddess is wearing I think it’s the little girls since since she has been aging as he said he decided to make a face for the goddess and to make her a monstrosity of flesh and mechanic

[@sodashark2907]

Ok but fr one of these guy's sketchbooks alone would make me pass my art A level with flying colours

[@katetanner28]

Ooh, nice! I loved when you talked about the other Monarchs. I had assumed that these were the "failed attempts" by the inventor, and that he had left them strewn in his path to his success in Autodale. That had cast a much more sinister light on him for me, so now that I know the real story, his character seems a lot more three dimensional. Thank you for all your hard work on this series!

[@tutifru-titi9954]

Dead Sound: looks for a toad and finds a weird tiny dino at the end. Of course

[@meganmisura1858]

*It’s aggravating that we may not get another episode, it seems like he’s moved on to other projects.*

[@aliasnakep951]

It’s really sad, I was so invested, I showed every one army art college and we all had a watch party. I get it though, interests change

[@TheBurdDukem]

He can always come back to this series. He literally did the same thing a couple years ago with autodale. Then he came back with model citizen and we'll... The rest is history

[@venus4724]

He's the artist. He's allowed to do as he pleases. Besides, ambiguous endings are still endings

[@meganmisura1858]

@@venus4724 *I get that. I don’t mean that he’s obligated to - I just wish if he would make a statement about whether or not he’s going to be finishing it so that the fans of the series at least know to stop holding our breaths waiting for a video that’s never going to come, I don’t think that’s too much to ask.*

[@AnUglyRobot]

i can see the girl as being some random girl while being important to the Mayor, since in a rotting world where life is becoming ever rarer, finding a child is incredible, a sign of hope and that life can continue.

[@natalie6811]

Now, it may just be because I don’t understand social queues, I never thought the little girl in the animation was more than a girl the whole inventor had found on her own.

[@strawberrybunny.2983]

I inferred that she was his daughter tho

[@eliasflores5087]

Neither did I. I don't think it's a social queues thing either because there really isn't enough information given to justify thinking that she is. The mayor holds her like you'd hold any sick child.

[@coffeecatty]

When I saw the little girl that got cured my first thought was that she was just one of the first Autodale towns people, one of the first people to be brainwashed into the immortal machine.

[@oliverapuzzo5512]

I hope you're able to do more with Autodale at some point. I loved watching your stuff in high school and actually it inspired me to write about it in my college classes!!

[@RaptorJesus]

I saw the Matriarch and Mayor's relationship as at least being affectionate. The way she gently nuzzled into his touch, to me, couldn't mean anything else. If nothing else, they have bonded through their shared, immense sacrifices to keep Autodale alive. The only beings who could possibly understand each other.

[@renegonzalez2299]

David James Armsby made the entire autodale series so that he could go on a walk and see a toad

[@tobyharrison4702]

Well I think I can say that everyone who has been watching this series wants to know more about this character. So thank you.

[@Sapphic_Roads]

I honestly love the arms of the Matriarch. The design reminds me of flayed skin being stretched. It gave me another layer of sympathy for her and her situation.

[@lyriklambert7837]

I headcannon the little girl as one of the original "perfect housewives" I mean, it makes sense that the families of Autodale would have an origin. The idea of the Inventor making this city and preserving humanity so his daughter and ultimately his descendants can live the ideal and perfect life is kinda humanizing in a way. Although I do think it's funny that you legit didn't think anything of this little girl lol. You did a great job on this series.

[@SomeoneNews]

I think her being his niece would be a much better to fit into the story then his daughter

[@furratty]

The artistic process of this man is just so cool to watch, the inspiration and the want to create it give every time is just like a inspiration gift

[@purplehaze2358]

A possible compromise for the mother of nature’s connection to Autodale; The mother of nature herself doesn’t exist as described in the world, but within the world she _is_ based on a healthier, younger version of the matriarch.

[@franzpanz]

She’s just another Monarch.

[@William-Afton_jejcjschheiqx]

The mother of nature will always be cannon to me in my heart

[@bruhmoment9641]

I’ve never clicked so fast in my LIFE

[@BxckyChu]

SAME

[@IcatIcatI]

ikr

[@kraftykactus1028]

Can you imagine if this project became a full-length film?

[@karenlinares7541]

I feel like mother of nature can be canon as a in story fairytale. She could be inspired by the monarchs but not be an existing character Kinda like how dracula was inspired by a king with a similar condition

[@samuelfeder845]

What if the little girl gained some of the Matriarchs powers but vanished into the wild and Hive sent the friendly shadow to find her as a impossible punishing task? I know this will never happen but this will be my little fan theory :D

[@bone9132]

You are literally one of my favourite creators! Not only is your work amazing, the storytelling the animation the everything. But you are also so inspirational! ❤️

[@ComicalRealm]

It’s incredible how much work goes into these short films!

[@roundishwhale]

As someone just leaving University behind, your overall honesty about how messy your creative Project tends to be sometimes is really refreshing and motivating. Thank you so much^^

[@theswissmiss69]

When one of the concept art pictures is way better than anything you’ve ever done.

[@BohemianDeer]

Yes! I've been waiting for this one. But seriously out of all creators I can easily say you're one of my biggest favourites. Ever since I found you through this series, you've been the biggest inspiration to me, especially as a story teller and as an artist and just watching your work and your progress over the years, not just that but the wonderfully quiet and overly creative charm to you that you always have through your work, it's something I can only aspire to reach one day. Just, thank you, thank you for being such a inspiration.

[@hypnosiscircus]

When I first watched this series I was actually a bit afraid of the Matriarch! But now, I'm mostly amazed by the Matriarch's design and their backstory..

[@megpie5078]

Wait- where's: "StorIE tAm wIF dAvEy WaVEy: pAt TRee" We *need* our "StorIE tAm wIF dAvEy WaVEy: pAt TRee"

[@liseegeskov8769]

You killed me. Time to go to jail

[@megpie5078]

@@liseegeskov8769 wait no- i-im too young to be a convict!

[@epicblue00]

@@megpie5078 alright death sentence it is

[@megpie5078]

@@epicblue00 ... holy-

[@drasilvos8461]

Yer oversized boobaballonas came on my phone everytime a coworker passed. Yer timing is just amazing my dude!

[@treelord4644]

I love how you do videos like these, understanding the creative process not only shows how much work goes into these films but also helps us understand it on a deeper level than just watching it. Thank you :)

[@ZentaBon]

I forgot how amazingly entertaining these creative process videos are. They're not boring. I hope more check these out.

[@damadorias]

ngl, watching these videos is actually really inspiring to me. I always feel like my creative processes are so messy when working on my own story, but seeing these videos is a motivation because it shows that a messy creative process and making changes to a story while writing and making art for it and not being entirely sure where to go with certain characters is something that others go through too, which gives me motivation because then it makes me feel like no matter how messy my stuff may be, I can still turn it into something great, just like your work. And honestly, I love watching every animation you've done, autodale is fascinating to me and has even sparked inspiration for me when developing the cyber species in my own story

[@Katharina-rp7iq]

To put some things into perspective: I'm a writer in my free time. One of my stories started out being about a girl who was abandoned by her biological parents, adopted and later on started searching for answers. Yet, completely out of my control, the viewpoint somehow shifted to the younger sister, her adoptive parents' biological child. The story's focus became all about the entire family's emotions seen through the younger sister’s eyes. And even though I originally planned a nice ending for everyone the girl somehow never bonded with her biological relatives emotionally. That wasn’t what I wanted, but that's where the emotional development, the character development, led me. I tried writing the story as I originally planned to, but it felt flat no matter which writing technique from books and tips and tricks sites I tried. There are just some things that need to flow on their own or they won't work.

[@fuzkomic4270]

I hope someday I can animate like this guy

[@mr.cobrastan7685]

I wish I could even draw

[@snakeinateacup869]

The joy I feel whenever I interact with this series in any way, is inexperssible. I don't think I could put into words how much I love everything you have gifted to the world. So, thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. You are amazing, everything you create is amazing and your process and journey are just inspiring. Please remember to take breaks and don't work too hard, I would literally wait years for this series so you are not in any time pressure at all. We are all behind you. And I hope to god that you see a toad on your next walk.

[@Tina-pl7qi]

Hive 3: do you have any idea why is he so obsessed with the matriarch? Hive 1: we will never know... Mayor: *b...boobaballoonas*

[@Fantastish29]

11:40 "Do you have any tatoos?" "Yes, one on my back" "Oh wow! Whats it?" *"Its complicated"*

[@firebloodearthborn8633]

Your voice is so soothing. And you have one of those voices that makes you sound like you really know what you're talking about. You could tell me that the sky is orange and I wouldn't doubt you for a second lol

[@Electrovicane]

I honestly don’t care what the content is, I just love David’s mind and passion for his craft (the meta content if you will) *Though, I still love the content

[@emilysmith3681]

I absolutely love the sound of his voice!! It's so claming

[@Dirkmez]

There should be an Autodale Fallout mod.

[@buckysplace4463]

So I just stumbled on to the autodale universe, and to me the loose ends add mystery and adds to the huanting dystopian feel. Take the very fact that the matriarch has no arms even though you say you don't like it this absence adds to the overall experience rather than detracts. For me it involves my imagination which is what good storys do. Overall excellent work friend.

[@itsarali]

I love how someone who constantly works on a grim dystopian tale can be so lively and incredibly hilarious!! David, your videos truly make my day!

[@warlordmain5084]

Me: Wow all these drawings are super impressive and very well done Dead Sound: This is the worst thing every and it should feel bad for existing

[@DaniRijo]

its so interesting to give the title "Matriarch" to the goddess. It's a term that's supposed to be of power, as in head of a family. But the way that she's depicted, trapped, splayed with her limbs outstretched for eternity, essentially says that she has NO power at all. The entire process of keeping her alive looks so painful and unbearable and yet she still stays in Autodale, not breaking out unlike the rest of her kind, because she knows that she keeps the place alive. absolutely heartbreaking to me, the worldbuilding and the creative processes for this world you've made is amazing and so very interesting!!! it makes me stop and think a lot, and very enjoyable to watch. so many little details here and there that just make my brain whir!

[@AndyHappyGuy]

How I remember "being pretty": Matriarch in "Immortal Machine" How "being pretty" actually is: Matriarch in "Being Pretty"

[@DarkestElemental616]

Yeah, same, my memory just kind of...edits around that.

[@nuped7021]

0 dislikes, like it should be ( also, damn I’m early wow )

[@piratefangirl6802]

Dear twelve people, ahem: 🖕This is a piece of art far beyond what your sorry asses could create! That is all.

[@nanoqht285]

I just hope the pressure from being relatively popular dosen’t change your creative decisions *too* much.

[@yellow_hearts2528]

“All right, I may have lost a little bit of sanity,” how I feel when IXL sends me all the way back to the beginning and it takes me three hours to finish.

[@IzzyJoFo]

The Matriarch looks stunning. Absolutely beautiful. It’s wonderful having seen her evolve from Being Pretty.

[@aleaf01]

I'd love to see the fall of other societies, what they thought of eachother and what the mayor thought about the other cities

[@fredbearpostsfnaf9314]

This really would make a great movie. Loved this series. Remember waiting for new uploads constantly.

[@zarc]

I need more from the Autodale universe!

[@Spllitzer]

"I have a dome job" -Dead sound 2021 .ima send this on a video like every year

[@AppleCore360]

I thought his "daughter" was what the godlike creature imprinted on somehow. Like she took her human look or something.

[@NA-Not-Available]

18:31 I really cannot hold back the thought that, I have the same experience. Really some random character I created for either coolness or setting the mood with the scene in my novel randomly expanded in lore as I continued my imagination (just the type of guy to daydream about his project on and on), some guy that will probably die this day will somehow got a expansion in lore and become something on par with the main character on the other, its just apart of my creation process and how I create lores, and I love that. I really now call those characters "secondary storylines" and in one of my novel project I have had over 4 of those secondary storylines now, with originally only 1 MC and 1 main storyline.

[@jussi3301]

By far my most anticipated videos on youtube: your amazing animation shorts and the creative process around. Thank you so much for sharing such incredible content !

[@shiloh2735]

Sad you stopped making this series.

[@iljakoval4412]

Yeah, why tho..

[@yes23100]

Well, this series has been around for six years, and it had to end eventually.

[@shiloh2735]

@@yes23100 just found out he just lost motivation in it. He will pick it back up when he finds new motivation.