Firestar | Rusty PMV - Never Love an Anchor

IT"S FINALLY COMPLETE!
This as been a WIP for two months, as I slowly chipped away at both the editing and art. I have drawn 72 frames of warrior cats goodness and I am so proud of myself. I can definitely see my improvement in both editing and art.
The story I left vague on purpose but it's a brief recap of Firestar's life and his retelling of it to his mate SandStorm. The change between fleshed out and sketched is the difference between him relieving the memory fully or actually being in it or him telling someone about it. Thought it was a cool way to have fun with different styles!
I don't know if the copyright disclaimer helps or not but I like to put it in just in case!
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[@axelf9947]

Man, do I adore this. For the main couple of the whole series, Firestar and Sandstorm are remarkably underrated. Probably in part due to the lousy writing in regards to the whole Spottedleaf thing, but they really are the iconic original Warriors pairing, maybe only behind Graystripe and Silverstream. I love them so much and it’s so nice to see content of them!!!!

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

They are! I love them as a couple so I had fun exploring their connection in this PMV! ^^

[@hairscythe2257]

Haven't read warriors in years, but this was so beautiful and took me right back to being 12. The fandom was always more important than the books themselves tbh, so many amazing people

[@thoughts2459]

SCREAMING AND CRYING THIS IS AMAZING!?? i love when people look into firesands relationship bcz im a firm believer in firestar who confides in sandstorm and despite everything theyve gone through theyre just 2 cats that love eachother sobbing in my hands

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

It's very under appreciated, their bond. They didn't start off loving each other and all their flaws. They grew together and began to find solace in each other and then continued living life domestically while being warriors. It gets me in the feels so I decided to make it everyone else's problem hehe no apologies for sobbing, I also sobbed while making this last year

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

Thank you all so much!!! I never expected so much support for my PMV and all the kind words I've been getting! I appreciate it so much

[@DeathWolf88888]

I love it when people draw Sandstorm taller. The entire video and art is amazing

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

Thank you! I've always seen her as larger in my head, she is a wild cat where Firestar is from human breeders. Also tall Sandstorm is fun ;p

[@swagiw]

I love the crane wives and it’s so nice to see a warriors animation with their song!! It fits so well i love it

[@leewilder2896]

It may be 1;50 AM but it's not the hour that has me crying over fictional cats again. This is gorgeous. Well done.

[@saladglove]

This is amazing! Got me tearing up, it broke my heart seeing Fireheart grieve for Bluestar. Amazing art! I also really enjoy the lettering too!

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

Ahh thank you! I did my best trying to get the emotions across!!

[@nonamenoname9322]

I love when people make Firestar a solid orange instead of adding stripes or other patches. Like at the very start of this

[@Zenala]

Wow this is severely underrated!! This must have taken a lot of effort :) hope the algorithm can boost you more like it was boosted for me

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

Thank you! It was but I really enjoyed making this PMV so the effort was worth it! :)

[@Zenala]

@@SPOOKSnOOOKS Absolutely!! I also wanna say I love your art style and how you depict StarClan/DF cats, very creative

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

@@Zenala AH thanks! I love fun character designs so I'm happy to see people enjoying them ^w^

[@corvidaeae]

This is so beautiful! I love how you framed everything and incorporated the lyrics.

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

Thank you!!!

[@Haihapp3n]

That's definitely underrated

[@blossomdazzle]

You did a fantastic job with this PMV! I love the art style and storytelling so much and the song is very fitting

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

Thank you so much blossom! I'm glad that the PMV is loved as much as I loved making it!

[@scepticalhyenas5750]

I love your sandstorm design more than any other ive encountered

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

Thank you! I've always seen her as a powerful warrior. In my eyes that translates to thicker fur, larger paws and battle scars. Where Firestar came from Kittypet origins so he's sleeker and smaller but still just as capable!

[@scepticalhyenas5750]

@@SPOOKSnOOOKS I always see people draw her as a small and unremarkable tan cat that follows firestar around like a puppy and its like ??? no??? ? Don't do this to my girl?? So needless to say I'm a *big* fan of your design choices.

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

@@scepticalhyenas5750 I wanted to show her spunk and character without necessarily showing her being outwardly aggressive or sassy so I did my best to translate her into her design.

[@petalyxz9040]

Now this is one of my favourite firestar PMV

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

Thank You :>

[@marguerite2286]

This video is so underrated ,we have to boost this !!!!!

[@moth_catz]

WARRIORS AND THE CRANE WIVES GO SO GOOD TOGETHER

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

THEY DO!!!! ^w^

[@cheetos_are_my_yeetos]

Your art is amazing! I found this PMV yesterday and you are seriously an underrated artist. I cannot wait to see what future content you create. Subscribed with love!

[@goldendrop-verybusysoonabr8943]

WOAH THIS IS INCREDIBLE! You are so so underrated and you’re art style is so unique I love it!! This is really well done and you can tell a lot of effort and time was put into this! I’m so glad that I clicked on this masterpiece! Btw I think you dropped this- 👑

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

Haha thank you Golden Drop! ^w^

[@goldendrop-verybusysoonabr8943]

@@SPOOKSnOOOKS ofc! And it’s all 100% true 😊

[@user-de6pr6lj2x]

Omg the fandom is alive I'm so happy great work!

[@EternalShadows]

Very underrated, love this

[@brightail8790]

WOW! You did an amazing job on this PMV, I really love the backgrounds and character design. The art style is really expressive and I love It so much. You definitely got another subscriber.

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

I'm so happy to see someone notice my character designs! I had a blast detailing them so I'm just so happy to see someone else love them too

[@Anna-ij7jk]

beautiful artstyle and framing! i adored the little touches of symbolic imagery, severely underrated!!

[@willowfernn]

THIS IS SO FREAKING GOOD WHAT WHAT I LOVE THIS MAN!

[@mossfeathertail5276]

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL HELLO??? UNDERRATED MUCH- THIS IS AMAZING!

[@Milkfake]

I LOVE this. I really like how it switches from panels to full scenes, and all the expressions and backgrounds look beautiful. Can tell a lot of work went into this, came out amazing!

[@baireth9837]

Absolutely everything about this is breathtaking! I especially loved how you took the words and made them into their own speech bubble, that’s insanely creative!

[@April_Animates_Stuff]

Wow you can taste the effort in every frame of this!

[@itsfishi9229]

This is sooo good, def my fav pmv :) And also good job on those dogs

[@chrismusix5669]

Pure gorgeous awesomeness! Well crafted and created ≽ܫ≼

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

AHhh thank you!

[@chrismusix5669]

@@SPOOKSnOOOKS ᓚᘏᗢ

[@warriorcatskid003]

As someone who is also working on a wc Never Love an Anchor PMV (about Leafpool and Hollyleaf) this is very cool

[@umiiryuu]

Wooo underrated artist time! This PMV is really good, I love the composition (like, the elements going over the frames - like the clouds, the blood or the characters themselves), the alternance with the frames and the whole pictures, but also your lineart and the colors! For example the spottedleaf drawing (2:12) is so pretty especially thanks to the colors, her pose and all the leaves around! Actually there is a lot of wonderful shots, just like at 1:00, 0:46 or 1:31 too,... so I can't mention all of them!! But you sure did such a great job! I love all the details in the video just as the way the lyrics are written! I can see this deserve more attention

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

You are so sweet thank you! I'm so happy you love this as much as I loved making it!!!

[@thatoneconure3521]

Subscribed over this pmv, cant wait to see what else you do

[@Toast-Friend]

IM ABSOLUTLEY IN LOVE WITH YOUR ARTSYLE! THIS IS SO UNDERRATED, I LOVE THE BRIGHT COLOURS AND DESIGNS AAAAA

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

THANK YOU!! ^w^

[@kayaangler3291]

Wow this is absolutely stunning!!

[@chaoticdumbasswithoneworki3875]

this is so sad but absolutely wonderful!!

[@helpra]

You did so good on this pmv!! the whole thing is just beautiful! All of this work should be noticed by more and more people overtime!! It’s just so pretttyy, beautiful job!! :D

[@Mel_the_Pirate]

This is so good! Wonderful PMV!

[@Amaryllis7190]

i love this so much! the art is amazing

[@cowcowwow2988]

Aahh I love how ye draw Starclan cats!!! :DD /gen /pos

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

Thanks! It's a fun way to draw them without necessarily associating them with the stars. I felt that it would make more sense for the DF and SC cats to looks similar in nature, giving a false sense of security to those who believed the DF' lies.

[@yeetbackupanimations615]

This deserves more views and likes this is absolutely amazing and I give it five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@claudiothewarrior]

Lovely!

[@sweetteasippen]

This is so incredible!!!!! I can’t even fathom how underrated this is!!! A wonderful song and an even more gorgeous artwork!!!!! New subscriber!! I hope you get the recognition you deserve for this!!!

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

Ahh thank you for your support!!

[@gamba_16]

So cool :0!!

[@gardencrab]

this is so amazingly done!!!!!

[@dracostarlight226]

This is such a good PMV great song selection.

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

Crane Wives are such a great band, I highly recommend them ^^

[@baldr6894]

Beautiful! Your art style is gorgeous

[@agentchaos3067]

I love it!

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

[@Mewwwwwww]

it's so beautiful 😍😍😍💖

[@zpuffs1336]

Amazing!

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

Thanks!

[@BobRossCat]

This is so underrated omg!

[@blockyire952]

This is an amazing video! I was surprised to see you only have 21 subscribers, but I bet you'll grow massively!

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

You are so sweet! Thank you so much ^w^

[@HamstyAndFriends]

WOW! Just- *wow*. You're SO underrated!! Your art is beautiful! I hope more people will recognise your talent soon. Until then, you've got a new sub for sure :3

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

You are so sweet Hamsty! Thank you for the kind words

[@HamstyAndFriends]

@@SPOOKSnOOOKS no problemo :3

[@vellaha7819]

Love the background with the art on it.

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

I'm not the best at backgrounds but I have a lot of fun with them!

[@qwerty-eb2nx]

Underrated!

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

Ah thank you Su1ry!

[@kiwidragon4950]

incredible and so underrated !!!!

[@theguinealabz]

Hello very underrated and beautiful

[@Pikachew675]

I am commenting to boost this

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

Thank you!

[@theaveragecomment1014]

Incredible!

[@yourlocalrat7738]

This was amazing! New subscriber

[@SPOOKSnOOOKS]

Thank you for the compliment! ^w^

[@lautroweistudio4657]

hey, can u join to my map pls?