How a Background Character changed my life (Storytime/speedpaint)

Join me as I discuss how I began my journey to become an animator.
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[@AthenaPOfficial]

RELIVING THIS TOPAZ FIXATION WAS SOOOO FUN!!!

[@hopestarstudios]

@@AthenaPOfficial hahah yeah it was!! Thanks for watching sis ❤️!

[@GeraldEatsSoup]

Omg I know you

[@OfficialKimIsNoob]

I can't believe I'm not the only person who's obsessed with a background character, Dippy from dog man is amazing!!!

[@hopestarstudios]

It’s amazing how many people like background characters!! I remember how many people were obsessed with Steve from owl house

[@houndreactions4453]

Watched this whole video without realizing your Athena’s sister. Just hyped me up more. You have a wonderful energy and kept me engaged.

[@hopestarstudios]

@@houndreactions4453 Awww thank you so much!!!

[@buttpuddle7150]

I JUST finished rewatching Steven Universe! I hear the show might come back someday, so there’s a chance we could see Topaz again!

[@hopestarstudios]

@@buttpuddle7150 I WISH!!

[@bensherman9486]

I love Steven Universe so much, I miss watching it for the first time! And yeah Topaz was such an interesting character, I wish we could have seen more of her.

[@hopestarstudios]

@@bensherman9486 SAMEEEE!!

[@Cinnamonraisin_Bagel]

I understand this, i'm a warrior cats fan and this one background character said hi to the main characters like once and he instantly because 10 year old me's favourite character even though he has like 7 pieces of dialogue and dies in the first arc

[@hopestarstudios]

@@Cinnamonraisin_Bagel You understand my pain!!!! I would have been heartbroken if anything happened to Topaz!!

[@Cinnamonraisin_Bagel]

@@hopestarstudios they were really cool for the small screentime they had

[@oreganothankyou]

BROOOOOOOOOO hyperfixating on a background character is so real! I was obsessed with a, not background ig but very minor all things considered, from fire emblem (my baby girl Keaton) for like 7 YEARS! I don't even know if I like fire emblem like that anymore, but I will always be grateful for this dumbass collection of pixels ❤️🐺

[@hopestarstudios]

I can’t believe how many other people are crazy for background characters!! Thank you for watching this video!!

[@averagegordonenjoyer3141]

“I SHALL NEVER WATCH STEVEN UNIVERSE AGAIN!” thats what most steven universe fans go through

[@hopestarstudios]

@@averagegordonenjoyer3141 I’ve definitely been meaning to rewatch the show, but idk if i can get through seeing best girl topaz give up on her dream of freedom again!! My heart cant take it!

[@peskygull9279]

This is the most relatable video ever, except it’s minor characters in quick succession. God, where do I begin. Ezekiel total drama, scamper Igor, Hoodude voodoo from monster high, griffin Glass Scientists, the list goes on

[@hopestarstudios]

Oof it must be rough to be obsessed with multiple characters with very few screen time. I remember how hard it was for me with Topaz lol! I'm so glad you enjoyed my video!

[@noahsark.cosplay]

As someone who kept up with Steven Universe when it was airing, Stuck Together (and the following StevenBomb of episodes) absolutely FLOORED ME with how the plot seemed to go from 0-100 so quickly 😭 Topaz was such a cool character, I wish we got more from her especially in Future 🥹

[@hopestarstudios]

@@noahsark.cosplay I only started to watch the show during that steven bomb, but i 100% agree because that was definitely one of the show’s peaks!!!

[@kittygardenva2741]

I think your inspirations show what you truly value most in your passion for cartoons and your greatest strength as a creative. You notice things nobody else does, and make beautiful things inspired by the hidden gems that inspire you!

[@hopestarstudios]

@@kittygardenva2741 Omg!! Thank you so much!! I hope to one day create some great cartoons in the future!!

[@kittygardenva2741]

@@hopestarstudios With what I've seen of your work so far, I think you're on the right track! You put so much care and energy into them!

[@hopestarstudios]

@@kittygardenva2741 OMG!! THANK UUU!!

[@Randomfnlover]

now i wanna watch steven universe

[@hopestarstudios]

@@Randomfnlover You totally should!! It’s a fantastic show!!!

[@SunnLikesStuff]

I get this feeling, Roy from Peanuts is unironically one of the Peanuts characters I think abt most often, luckily I found other people unnaturally obsessed with Roy. I'm worse with other characters, but at least the stranger ones are like Violet levels of strange. Violet who was at the very least a major character for slightly over a decade.

[@hopestarstudios]

I'm glad that your obscure hyper fixation characters had more screen time. I was miserable looking for art and fanfics with Topaz in them! Thank you for watching the video, I hope you enjoyed!!

[@E10Cat]

I used to draw fakemon all the time, I really should try remaking them ! This brought back that nostalgia

[@hopestarstudios]

@@E10Cat omg!! You totally should!! Im sure they would look amazing!!

[@feathergothic7693]

ATHENA P!!? 👀 But yeah, I get falling in love with background characters that are pretty much insignificant to the main story. Like background ponies in late season MLP are so iconic. But I distinctly remember wanting to be this random background Steven Universe character with short hair and a witch hat and dress, they were just so gender to my kid brain. They’re in a Stevonnie episode and in a Beachapalooza episode in the crowd for like five seconds and according to the fan wiki their name is Mary. But minor role characters deserve love too and it’s good to see it being given!

[@hopestarstudios]

@@feathergothic7693 OMG!! I remember loving the Mlp episode Slice of Life for all the love it gave it’s minor characters!! Especially with Lyra and Bon Bon!! Totally have to watch that SU episode featuring Mary!! Hope you enjoyed watching me hyper-fixate on my fav minor character!!

[@Portahooty]

Lol I’m obsessed with Hessonite from the Steven Universe videogames.

[@hopestarstudios]

@@Portahooty Omg!! I remember her!! I should really play the SU video games!!

[@the0black0bullet]

THIS IS SO CLOSE TO MY ANIMATION JOURNEY ON A WEIRD LEVEL. Hi! I'm an animation student who's favorite show was pokemon before watching an episode of steven universe my older sibiling watched when i had a "no screens punishment". Before that day i said I'm not gonna watch that show ever cus it was creepy (only saw parts of roses room basically befor that) but after seeing the episode she watched (alone together) i fell in love with the show and binged everything that was out in two days, which i think was one episode before the one you talked about. After that my sibiling showed me storyboards of the show and told me about the creator and the process. From that day on both me and my sibiling (well they befor that but yeah) wanted to be storyboard artists and now both of us are animation students! Just Finnished first year and i can't wait to do more!!! (also watched mlp, hazbin and my little brother just started showing me the boys lol) (Also, also, i thought jasper is a dude too)

[@hopestarstudios]

@@the0black0bullet OMG!! WE ARE LITERALLY THE SAME PERSON!!! I’m also going to be an animation student this fall so the parallels are crazy!! Thanks for sharing your story with me!! Can’t wait to see you and your siblings work one day!! I’m so glad you enjoyed my video!!

[@the0black0bullet]

@@hopestarstudios same with u!!!! I'm sure u r gonna be a great animator! I actually looked at all of your animation on this channel after Finnishing the video and they r really cute!!!

[@hopestarstudios]

@@the0black0bullet omg!! You’re are so sweet!! Thank u!!

[@the0black0bullet]

​@@hopestarstudios I now Finnished watching your pokemon ships video and while i haven't shipped the same ships i did have weird pokemon ships! I even posted a treecko and corphish fanart on my Instagram a long time ago lol

[@hopestarstudios]

@@the0black0bullet slay queen!! Thank you for watching, hope you enjoyed it!!

[@Disassociated24]

WAIT YOU’RE ATHENA’S SISTE…wait…that actually makes sense. You do sound similar. Dammit.

[@hopestarstudios]

@@Disassociated24 hahaha yeah we get that alot lol

[@BeanitoLopez]

(Insert joke here) ps. I'm gonna watch the first videos sorry

[@AthenaPOfficial]

Very impressed you got to this video before me 🫡 I gotta try harder next time

[@BeanitoLopez]

It was just luck😅

[@hopestarstudios]

@@BeanitoLopez no need to apologize! Thank you for watching this one!!

[@BatBitesTheBat]

I got into animation because I watched a pokemon lucario flipnote on youtube. That was like a decade or so ago and I'm still going strong

[@hopestarstudios]

@@BatBitesTheBat Nice!! It seems all animators find their own odd ball way of getting into it!! Keep up the great work!!

[@BatBitesTheBat]

@@hopestarstudios thank u a lot :D

[@licketysplitz4241]

I loved MLP and Pokemon too!

[@hopestarstudios]

@@licketysplitz4241 Nice!! Hope you enjoyed my video!!

[@theoneandonlyphineas]

Your videos kinda remind me of Athena P, have you heard of her?

[@hopestarstudios]

@@theoneandonlyphineas You could say that lol 😂

[@theoneandonlyphineas]

@@hopestarstudios I’m one of athenas friends teehee, this was intentional

[@hopestarstudios]

@@theoneandonlyphineas yeah i kinda figured lol! Thanks for watching!!!

[@theoneandonlyphineas]

@@hopestarstudios no problem:)

[@unripetheberrby6283]

Wow what a fun backstory, lol! 😂 I hope you keep the passion for years and years Btw just noticed, I like all the colors in your characters hair 😁 hahah

[@hopestarstudios]

Aww thank you so much!! I hope so to!! Also I'm so glad you liked my persona, I wanted to make my character have the dots in order to make her stand out from other avatars.

[@upumpkin]

Great video! I need Topaz memes now

[@hopestarstudios]

@@upumpkin Thank you!! I also need more Topaz in my life!!

[@pixelgnarp]

RAGHHHHHHH SU MENTION

[@Fripet]

:D

[@sillybilly471]

OMG ATHENA IS YOUR SISTER?? ILY BOTH

[@hopestarstudios]

@@sillybilly471 Aww thank youuu!!

[@BatBitesTheBat]

I love yr vids so much 😭 this is so relatable

[@hopestarstudios]

@@BatBitesTheBat Awww thank you so much!!

[@rouxlskarrd7163]

If you like cartoons you should watch phinese and ferb you will enjoy the show it has fantastic characters not the bugs though they are SO BORING like there are no reason for them but any way there are fun characters there is the boys them selfs who invent diffrent contraptions and they have buddies Isabella Buford and baljeet there is Candace and she trys to bust them by showing the mum and there are the best characters Perry the platypus and Dr Heinz Doofenshmirtz and they are just so much fun you learn so much of his backstorys how his parents did not show up to his birth you should watch it it is so much fun.

[@hopestarstudios]

@@rouxlskarrd7163 i’ve watched a few episodes of phineas and ferb!! It’s a really fun show!! (Dont know what you mean by the bugs) Maybe i’ll watch more!! Thanks for the suggestion!!

[@rouxlskarrd7163]

The bugs were in the episode doof 101 and the owca files and they were cut from all the other episodes because they thought there were too many stories going on at once so they give them a go in doof 101 but people hate them because they try to be funny but they seem pointless to the plot of the episode to the point were people would skip them every time they were on.

[@hopestarstudios]

@@rouxlskarrd7163 wow, i never knew about that, learn something new everyday. Thanks for telling me this fun fact!

[@rouxlskarrd7163]

Did you see the marvel one they had and the star wars one oh and they made two movies you should watch those the one with the eye patch doof who took over the tri state area because he lost a toy train yes that was it that was all it took for him to take over because of ONE train.

[@hopestarstudios]

@@rouxlskarrd7163 I haven’t watched a lot of the series just a little here and there. I remember the 2d dimension movie though! It was great!!

[@TMunday]

ATHENA P?????¿!!!!!!

[@GeraldEatsSoup]

Dont beat yourself up for thinking Jasper is a dude. We get gender norms taught at a young age. Also those norms weren't challenged nearly as much in cartoons a decade ago than they are now

[@hopestarstudios]

@@GeraldEatsSoup So true man, I’m so glad we have more representation now than we did 20 years ago because now we’re becoming more educated on lgbt issues , race and so many more topics our elders had no idea about.

[@Illposteventually]

I only like you because of your sister. Tell her to do little einsteins lore and don't mention that someone told you to.

[@hopestarstudios]

@@Illposteventually hahah that’s literally insane 😂, she’ll do the videos she wants to do. She doesn’t need me to tell her how to youtube lol. Also comments are public so she can just as easily see this on her own.

[@AthenaPOfficial]

I will now never do Little Einstein lore because I hate you. Unsubscribe from me.

[@jamespriftakis3004]

This is Athena and Kelly’s brother. We only like you because… we don’t. She was going to do little Einstein’s lore but now she’s not. Sucks to suck kid.

[@Illposteventually]

@@jamespriftakis3004 I refuse to believe that

[@Illposteventually]

@@jamespriftakis3004 also, what the heck did I even do wrong?