making a fantroll in like twenty minutes

[@No-qh3hf]

you have such a homestuck artstyle

[@IPoppedThePopcat]

Wish I had that

[@duplollamaree1250]

my sister helped me put together my first fan troll in about 10 minutes and she is the most hideous thing on the planet and I love her very much. remember the rules are ALWAYS optional and if someone tells you your troll is wrong just tell them to fuck off because you make your own goddamn rules I ALMOST FORGOT TO SAY!!!!!!!!!! this is a really nice video! the commentary is nice and your art style is great. subbed!

[@RubyLing_]

yaa, fantroll designs are subjective. you dont owe someone's critique for saying its inaccurate unless its a mary sue looking oc. go crazy!!

[@kharmacal]

@@RubyLing_ honestly even then tell them to fuck off. something something dream bubbles and also its just the nature of homestuck for canon to be an afterthought

[@gortmo]

I've lately been getting really into fantrolls, I've never been an artist but this video singlehandedly inspired me to learn how to draw purely because farrago fiction is so goddamn annoying to use

[@Z0mb13-34ts-BrAInzZz]

I absolutely love clowns (If that wasn't obvious. . .) and I think more people should make clown OCs of any color blood, not just purple. I have a teal blood OC who is idk what to call it but their like a juggalo for the juggalo cult and pretends to be a purple blood so they can be a "real clown" but in reality everybody knows and is plotting the best way to murder them :] (sorry I now no one cared I'm just in a generally positive mood right now and I promise i'm not saying that just for attention-)

[@weavermarquez1271]

My sincere thank you for these videos. You're one of my favorite artists overall for your dedicated study on mspa art styles. I saw you're doing a comp sci program - if you'd ever like an interdisciplinary compsci grad's perspective, I'd love to chat. I'm starting to finally get back into art myself and I want to study and figure out what really makes the sbahj art styles work and see if I could design an algorithmic approach.

[@KrisFRunes]

remember: if anyone says your troll is wrong or goes against the rules, just yell

[@meatmanuel]

character design isn't all just vibes and ideas! the "there's no such thing as a wrong decision" mentality can only take you so far - especially when applied to the realm of style mimicry, which this video is explicitly aimed at. as far as making comic-accurate trolls goes, there are established rules and aesthetic choices.

[@inkedoutsans]

Wow. I literally adored watching this so much. You are insanely talented and i'm annoying so I'm trying to figure out what setup/program you have that gets your lines to manipulate like that. Looking for something for myself, yknow? Just overall this is super cool.

[@Mexicandougremer]

he is using fire alpaca!

[@wideclide42069]

nice tutorial. subscribed

[@brun0araya497]

Hello friends, the version that our pal is using (the one I found and the brush works) is 2.2.10!!!

[@reesepufferson5619]

Nice Apple product.

[@moss_fetttt]

what tablet do you use? i'm stuck (lmao) with no other option than to buy one since none of the programs i've seen have mouse support.

[@meatmanuel]

at the time of recording this video, i was using a Wacom Intuos Draw CTL490. these days i use an Intuos Pro, but that's a hell of a lot more expensive

[@moss_fetttt]

UPDATE: i got a nice tablet. i'm drawing somewhat well now. Will keep practicing :3 Thank you for the tips.

[@codezombie4575]

I’ve been trying to make the brush work but it’s broken now :( do you know how to fix it?

[@meatmanuel]

admittedly i haven't really used firealpaca since making this video. i heard from a friend that an update a little after it broke the brush, i have yet to figure out a new way to do it. soz

[@GurgenSphit]

you can do the same thing they did in the video but make it a 2-4 pixel thing instead of a 1 pixel thing. worked for me.

[@MIROSLAVAPOLLO]

@@GurgenSphit THX!!! :^D

[@aPoxlee]

i tried the brush but its a bit wonky

[@meatmanuel]

yeah, ive heard that recent updates might have broken the thing that made it work. oops

[@aPoxlee]

@meatmanuel what version did you use when making this video?

[@starbland17]

Thanks!

[@meatmanuel]

no problem!

[@tea8053]

Its corbin time

[@notchine2517]

fireAlpaca? yea im thinking disliked + flaming dog poo left on your doorstep lol