Redesigning Classic Movie Monsters

[@bibibai7378]

Jacob: the monster is you, but thats not bad Julia: the monster is within you, and it is bad Karina: the monster is other people's judgement Nathan: the monster is a big shark

[@daalimbe]

Put them all together: the monster inside me is a judgmental shark with dubious morals

[@U.R.coolkid]

@@daalimbe so basically drawfee

[@andreyleonel255]

@@daalimbe You just got this person's dumb idea and made an even dumber idea!

[@moonoftheblood]

s h o r k

[@EpicNerdsWithCameras]

I love how everyone else is getting all philosophical, then Nathan is just drawing a space shark and having the best time.

[@pollywatson8099]

"I didn't really follow the prompt" "ignore the fact that I'm just drawing a room" so Karina got possessed by Julia for this episode, huh?

[@LupineShadowOmega]

She did. XD

[@mothe4th275]

that's because julia is the real monster of drawfee

[@wompus_king]

Julia’s primordial chaos was the monster that Karina recontextualized

[@goombizdvorakkiewicz5226]

It's called "osmosis". EDIT: I've been informed it's actually called "diffusion".

[@AirIcky]

And Nathan's drawing did have Julia vibes, so only Jacob is immune to Julia.

[@jacklandismusic]

I love how Karina’s like “I just phoned it in” and then proceeds to draw a very interesting and poignant piece about loneliness and a sense of not belonging.

[@christinachang7934]

whenever nathan does a limited color, graphic poster style, he always executes it perfectly

[@greyisnthere]

it's one of my favorite things that he does, he's so good at it!

[@WhiskeyDogNonsense]

I love those so much. They always turn out great.

[@PernicketyPern]

He has been upping his game on renders in general lately imo, and it's a joy to watch

[@Artifying]

I want to learn his method so much because the graphic posters are one of my favorite art styles

[@Elleh_meno_pee]

Specific but I couldn’t agree more 💪

[@mikplaysthings3228]

Nathan: A Monster! Jacob: A Monster but it’s a Person! Karina: The monsters are the people on the outside. Julia: The monster is the person on the inside…

[@ladyolinden]

And none of those are wrong…

[@igneuux]

I have reached a conclusion. If: space shark = monster outside of person = monster inside of person = monster Then: person = space shark I know what I am doing today.

[@NessaOfDorthonion]

@@igneuux ...you're turning into space shark?

[@igneuux]

@@NessaOfDorthonion I already am, so are you. Math says so.

[@kukui1679]

insert confused math lady here

[@goutthescout]

Me this episode: Nathan - "This is so cool and fun!" Jacob - "This is so cool and fun!" Karina - "Oh god, these walls are a prison..." Julia - "Oh god, this flesh is a prison..."

[@emilyart07]

Speed paint drawfees just consist of everyone going “yeah!” and “hell yeah!” as the artist explains what they’re doing and that’s the content I’m here for

[@wormish_squirmish_III]

I love it when they compliment karina and she goes ‘thank yeww’. That’s my favorite part for sure. Just cool chill art hour lol.

[@screamsformemes]

@@wormish_squirmish_III I love it that Jacob has taken up the Karina "thank yewwwww" its really cute

[@houserspeed]

I like the part where Karina goes "oooOOOooohhh!!!"

[@johard_gohard]

And when the do something cool in the painting, someone says "I liike that, it's so cool." - "Thanks, I didn't keep it!"

[@גלעדסוירזנסקי]

Artists supporting artists

[@thesoupin8or673]

Julia: This piece and story is about the futile struggle to outrun the monsters within ourselves Jacob: This has such good vibes

[@spicybeantofu]

Relateable vibe

[@blackberrybat1476]

i love that stein is kind of adjacent to the "shapeshifter nonbinary" cliché but, like, with a twist! the shapeshifting is just self performed surgery

[@CandyBookGirlz]

DIY top surgery core 😳

[@jodoodlyboi2963]

@@CandyBookGirlz lmao

[@PileofMoldyMush]

Don’t you live changing your ankles when ever you want, and don’t even get me started on my ARMS it’s so fun to customize Don’t you agree?

[@asher3311]

i thought this was about stein soul eater at first

[@dominic_19077]

I loved that detail too.

[@CansOfCosplay]

Nathan is absolutely KILLING it with his renders lately, it feels like he's unlocked a new level in his art and it's SO fun to see. I hope he feels the same! it's one of the best art feelings.

[@screamsformemes]

YESSS you found the words

[@TheReverenceProject]

The man snapped with this one!

[@lostlittleghostfriend]

heck yeah. I saw the thumbnail when this video came out, and just thought "Nice, Nathan's gonna kill it again"

[@ahadmerchant9498]

The scales of the shark looked so textured and amazing.

[@sketchbook8177]

To answer Nathan’s question, Dr. Jekyll drank the potion because it was a disguise. It transformed him physically into Mr. Hyde, and this allowed Dr. Jekyll to do the monstrous things he always wanted to do while protecting himself from consequences, and maintaining his perfect social image. The problem (from Dr. Jekyll’s point of view) was that he began turning into Mr. Hyde without the potion, and he lost control to these monstrous desires. My interpretation of it has always been that while Dr. Jekyll thought that Mr. Hyde was his disguise, the reverse was actually true. Mr. Hyde was the real him, and Dr. Jekyll was the carefully constructed disguise that allowed him to blend into society, but as he began indulging his real self he became unable to maintain his disguise.

[@thewingedporpoise]

hmmm, I like this

[@sabbathjackal]

I was just about to leave this comment

[@IskandrArchive]

That's exactly what I was gonna say, I love Jekyll and Hyde

[@oldeking4330]

Ive always heard the story described as a critique of victorian era societal/self-repression, so the alcoholism take was interesting and unusual to me!

[@Mario_Angel_Medina]

I would argue that although mr Hyde started as just a disguise for Jekyll to indulge in his worse side, the freedom of turning into another person gradually made Hyde more and more inmoral than what Jekyll could ever be. The book is very vague about the "evil" things mr Hyde did before the murder of a random guy (for Jekyll that was the last straw, the moment he said "Hyde needs to stop existing"), and I even sort of recall Jekyll writting on his journal that some of those early indulgences weren't even illegal, just "improper of a gentleman of his age and status". So it gives the vibe that Hyde started just doing rowdy young lad stuff but the lack of any conscience or superego or remorse gradually degraded him into a murdering, child-torturing** monster **one early insident with Hyde has him chasing a little girl who is rescued by a small mob of neighboors and is very vague about what Mr Hyde wanted to do to the child, so we could assume the worst

[@Gorm169]

"There's probably a mob of village people." I can't be the only one to imagine Stein fighting the members of Village People.

[@bushybeardedbear]

I've just got an image of them as JoJo villains now, pillar men probably. Just in very _long_ limb entangled poses of Y M C A...

[@Star-pl1xs]

dorian electra vibe

[@hawkeyescoffee6399]

So glad I wasn't the only one whose brain went the YMCA Villaye People route. It wasa pretty funny image in my mind too. 🤣

[@ShakeyBox]

Young man, this is no way to behave. I said, young man, that belongs in the grave...

[@banana_bonanza]

Nathan is actually ridiculously amazing lately. I feel like everyone's style has been getting more refined but Nathan's has had such a drastic change over the past year so its easier to tell how good its gotten

[@MrWTFgameplay]

Totally agree, it has been going on for a while. For me it started around the mascot speeddraws with the guys who sing to the moon

[@theylorlr6677]

Yesss! I look away for a second and suddenly Nathan's got just the coolest looking drawing and I'm like wait go back! How! Love that boy so much. Knew he was my favorite for a reason!

[@belial7625]

I like how literally every speeddraw since time immemorial has such a comment

[@romulusnuma116]

@@belial7625 Nathan never wants to take up time in normal episode so it's just do great to get to see him flex

[@CatsNChickens]

Hello Karina. This was a great episode.

[@delacruise666]

Hello Karina. I agree owo

[@deanc9195]

When you say the monsters name, it gives her more power

[@delacruise666]

@@deanc9195 also if you say the name 3 times, she comes through to our world

[@adrianyates4434]

@@delacruise666 karina karina ka-

[@z31drifterlf]

@@adrianyates4434 YATES, YATES?!!!???!

[@RobertHornbek]

Nathan: I'm just having fun...in spaaace! Jacob: I made a really cool friend! Karina: Yeah but, monster is actually a big mood and we all know it ::takes drag off cigarette:: Julia: Yeah, we all know a monster, and if you don't think you do, you probably are the monster ::takes deeper drag of a bigger cigarette::

[@sabotower1792]

"Bigger cigarette" sent me. I just imagined Julia smoking a cigarette the size of a bean burrito

[@knightryan1]

those long corella davil long cigarette

[@tink6225]

@@knightryan1 Cruella devil...? Corella davil..

[@thesetwofloofs5397]

are you guys talking about… cigars??

[@LadySioma]

I love that Julia doesn't remember anything pop culture related, but knows Jaws Bruce

[@Lawsonomy1]

The funny thing is, in the movie the shark is very much named Jaws. That's the point. Bruce is a name the people on set had for the animatronic, but Julia's brain upgraded it to: -Jaws- Bruce is the name of the most iconic shark in the world, everyone loves -Jaws- Bruce.

[@lachryphagous]

I thought she was setting up a joke with the Finding Nemo white shark which is also named Bruce but Julia just knows Jaws shark in a first name basis.

[@wokenlunatic2849]

The only Bruce I know is The Shark from Finding Nemo

[@f0olk94]

@@lachryphagous i think the shark from Finding Nemos is named after the Jaws one

[@genericname8727]

I thought it was somewhat common knowledge that the shark from Jaws is named Bruce. I’ve known that since I was a child and it’s weirdly come up in conversation numerous times since over the years, so I would’ve thought more people would know. I thought it was less commonly known that Bruce from Nemo was named after the Jaws shark, but I thought a lot of people learned about Bruce from Jaws’s name because of Nemo too.

[@Knight-Bishop]

Don't worry Julia, I knew Mr. Jaws was named Bruce. He *hated* salt water.

[@Lawsonomy1]

The funny thing is, in the movie the shark is very much named Jaws. That's the point. Bruce is a name the people on set had for the animatronic, but Julia's brain upgraded it to: -Jaws- Bruce is the name of the most iconic shark in the world, everyone loves -Jaws- Bruce.

[@yuizuno2410]

@@Lawsonomy1 oh i thought she was thinking of bruce from finding nemo

[@NecromancerAdept]

I think it's so wonderful that Julia hasn't gotten far enough in the game Raft to know that shark is ALSO named Bruce in reference to Jaws.

[@Kangakool]

@@yuizuno2410 The Finding Nemo people named the shark after the animatronic shark.

[@joeysingingchannel]

"Please, call me Bruce. Mr. Jaws is my father's name."

[@ramonscantlebury3319]

karina always downplays her art, saying that she "phoned it in" and such, but she genuinely makes some of the most creative and beautiful pieces in these speed draws.

[@frog_goblin]

it always makes me wonder if like, if she was given all the time she wanted if she'd make fucking masterpieces. because even on a time crunch she makes fantastically beautiful artwork and is very talented (they all are, though, not to downplay any of their work). she's got the BIG adhd vibes of "well i know i had a deadline but i did the exact same thing i do every time and put it off until the last minute :)" which i get as an artist w/ adhd lmao. i always feel like im phoning it in or half-assing my work cause i just either wont complete things or do it last minute

[@GippyHappy]

I think it’s a reflection of how much effort she feels she put in maybe, not necessarily the quality. Like because she did it last minute and quickly, without _technically_ doing the prompt, she feels she could have done better, even if the end product is still really good.

[@annalisasteinnes]

Karina's piece really makes La Creatura a sympathetic character. She wanted him to look sad, and he does. And the composition and colors...it's a really great piece of art.

[@starfox3883]

Genuinely one of my favorite Drawfee pieces in a long time. I’m still thinking about it

[@emilybobcat]

My partner is requesting a shirt with this print

[@annalisasteinnes]

It would make a great poster, too

[@balorthedreamer6792]

It reminds me so much of The Wolf Among Us game, and that's a very good thing.

[@marcoscarrasco92]

Little-known fact: Frankenstein's monster is also called Bruce. Mary Shelley was inspired after reading Jaws 3-D.

[@wetbread6757]

is there a source for this info?

[@bobgrouby3539]

U almost had me for a second there

[@marcoscarrasco92]

@@wetbread6757 I'm sorry, no. It's a dumb joke.

[@wormish_squirmish_III]

When I was reading it I called him James bc I imagined him being played by James McAvoy but that for sure works too. And I think Mary Shelly would definitely be a big fan of the jaws movies.

[@DragonbIaze052]

@@wormish_squirmish_III James McAvoy actually played Victor Frankenstein. Daniel Radcliffe was Igor. It was a very good movie, except for the last part.

[@DavideMenezes42]

Julia went all out and conceptualised an Atlus game where half the gameplay is a Slice of Life with Dr. Jekyll's plots and stories and the other half is a Dungeon Crawling/Puzzle solving when he turns into Mr. Hyde and I think that's beautiful.

[@mikochaos6310]

God just think if they made it a Speedrun game where the longer it takes you to do the puzzles the more bad things Mr Hyde does out of your control and you having to deal with the trauma you caused when you finish the puzzle

[@phoonwax]

this is just Persona 5 but you are a monster and im all for it edit: oh wait i just realized you said "atlus game" thought i had an original thought for a sec guess not

[@davidharshman7645]

Honestly, losing some of the shark design getting lost to the darkness is the truest way to represent Jaws, who relied heavily on not being completely seen to enhance the horror.

[@Zaprozhan]

Bruce the Animatronic Shark was so unreliable, Spielburg rewrote his shots so it showed less.

[@kittikat4124]

Its kind of funny how the issues with the animatronic probably made the movie more of a great classic. The idea of not knowing where the shark was certainly made it more scary and similar movies ended up using that trope as well. Im sure it was incredibly frustrating on set, though

[@BritBox777]

Jacob's self-modifying Frankenstein is an animated show that should exist, but doesn't Yet.

[@unerochebleue]

I was watching it thinking he straight up just created an anime villain on the spot like it was nothing and I'm here for it.

[@sirtitan7940]

Kinda reminds me of The Amazing Screw-On Head

[@hamshankscps1049]

I would love to see a battle anime of Stein, where they have to fight different monsters and they have to modify themselves before battle

[@_EvilJelly]

Franken Fran is a thing. It's sort of in that direction?

[@paigelego4027]

Dr. Stein from Soul Eater is pretty much this

[@Crawver]

I remember when they had Karina on a few times as a guest, and thought she always seemed too timid/didn't vibe amazingly well with the other trio. But now I struggle to imagine the gang without her. I'm so happy they brought her on, and that she really found her pace in the group.

[@AmiableDingo]

Whenever I watch an older episode that doesn't have Karina it just feels like it lacks energy. Karina makes their conversations much more dynamic and interesting

[@Scrofar]

She's grown in power because of our love for her, just like Clifford the Big Red Dog

[@alex_does_art129]

@@Scrofar Karina is Clifford the big red dog confirmed

[@thatoneleaf9895]

@@alex_does_art129 and also a movie monster.. but tbh if Clifford the Red Dog was created in the horror movie genre he could easily be a terrifying monster especially if he grew based on others' fear of him

[@Nortarachanges]

@@AmiableDingo Yeah, I love old Drawfee, but it’s definitely less pumped up than this. Sometimes that’s what I’m after though ^_^

[@deanc9195]

Nathan worrying about space propulsion, without just thinking “maybe he don’t stop movin’?” You know… like a real shark! Gravity powered slingshotting, no stopping… that’s fucking rad, right?

[@uuh4yj43]

that's such a cool concept

[@IcarusAscent]

The idea of space sharks set into motion by some ancient cosmic event, spending uncountable eons slingshotting around stars in an unceasing hunt is one of the most sick nasty ideas I’ve ever heard!

[@mirandapanda2950]

Absolutely !!!

[@elizabethbrandt8642]

The remnants of solar system formation across galaxies coalesce and gain sentience as predators of warped space time

[@tairneanaich]

I LOVE it

[@ghoul_kid1027]

something about Bruce's little space tummy makes me feel a euphoric level of lizard calm. so, thank you nathan

[@avahormozian3445]

I know, right? His drawing really evolved my Digimon

[@melkerahtagadatsoin-tsoin6016]

@@avahormozian3445 I was gonna say that !

[@xRaiofSunshine]

Give tummy scritches 😁😚

[@tallyho836]

Jacob doing nothing but drawing nonbinary people in crop tops is literally me

[@crimson1135]

YESSSSS SAME

[@midnights2631]

As a nonbinary person I support it

[@emerygrey1582]

Not to mention how gender his art style is- its perfect

[@alexschofield8085]

As a nonbinary person who exclusively wears crop tops I feel seen

[@isa_bean]

this is an all bangers episode: we got nathan's badass creatures, jacob's charming character design, karina's incredible perspective work and julia's super thoughtful poster designs. an absolute treat!!!

[@myrrhee8831]

Seriously it feels I like everyone was giving 120% of their artistic expertise this episode!

[@trailblazer225]

Everyone was so in their pocket for this one, I love it. I even love how half of them were like "This one intimidated me so much that at a certain point I just had to turn my brain off and do it" because they instinctively ended up interpreting the monsters they chose through exactly the lens that drew them to it in the first place

[@Red-in-Green]

La creatura’s username is 100% something like “AmFish” and actually he’s totally honest online and everyone’s just chill with it half because they don’t believe him, and half because that’s how the internet is.

[@philosofi239]

Holy fuck, ok, dont stone me to death, or do, whatevs, lol. Hear me out. How many fish vtubers are there? Im pretty sure of 3, defo a lot more. (Gura, Finana and Nemu) *sidenote* shylily and bao arent fish, theyre mammals (whale and orca iirc). So with your theory, its entirely possible that am fish is a fish vtuber. And i for one welcome our new fish overlords.

[@Sputnik5790]

He is a Fishman Vtuber.

[@PowerSpirit50]

@@Sputnik5790 From Fishman Island..

[@2clam4jam]

He has a Twitter where he says stuff like “these modern human cities are filled with dust and sound i long to return to the silent depths of the sea” and people are just like same lmao

[@shadufdoodles]

Imagine him just streaming and everyone just thinks he has a really realistic vtuber model

[@basil5188]

I've gotta agree with Julia, space shark is absolutely one of the coolest pieces Nathan has done!! Also I love what the tendrils added to the design even though Nathan didn't end up sticking with them. It kind of made me think of catfish whiskers?

[@abhiwankenobi7172]

Nathan: "I drew this cause I like Sharks" Jacob: "I drew this cause I wanted to make Frankenstein's monster cool" Karina: "I drew this cause fish boi" Julia: *10 minutes of complex philosophy behind the design*

[@wormish_squirmish_III]

Julia is for sure the John Lennon of Drawfee

[@lololzaz]

And thats why i love julia, even if its not the simple thing its the Julia thing and it matters to her!

[@thareelhelloagain]

@@wormish_squirmish_III She's the George Harrison. Lennon was a fake philosopher. Just a lazy, violent fool.

[@jaconyde9525]

I mean, Karina portrayed the isolation of quarantine THROUGH the fishboi and Jacob gave Frankenstein more agency

[@MiotaLee]

I love that she talks about the inspiration and the meaning behind the book. It made her piece so much more conceptual

[@thonielilind1779]

i still can't believe how good nathan is as drawing animals

[@SieMiezekatze]

Práctice _baby_

[@sourwitch2340]

I love how Jacob straight up turned Frankenstein from "Technology, you don't know what you're doing, how dare ye challenge the sacred constant state of nature!" to "If it makes you happy, why would it be evil? Just be a little careful, I guess, but transhumanism? That's a vibe".

[@Humorless_Wokescold]

"And I can't even sexualize him because they did that in Shape of Water!" She's not wrong

[@wormish_squirmish_III]

But you can always re-sexualize something 🤔

[@Zoreta]

Guillermo del Toro has stated Creature from the Black Lagoon was what first drew him to the romance potential of movie monsters; Shape of Water is his monster-fucker-friendly remake. So Karina is REALLY not wrong.

[@houserspeed]

Karina letting that stop her... Coward! 😁

[@ladyolinden]

I chuckled at that too but tbh when she first mentioned the creature from the black lagoon instead of Shape of Water my mind went to the lake monster villain in Kim Possible cuz as a kid/pre-teen I had strange feelings for him and wanted more content of him. Was kinda hoping to have Karina bring that up too but maybe she wasn’t a Kim Possible girl XD

[@EverTheFractal]

@@ladyolinden In one episode (the one with dictator D.W. and Pro Pain Hank Hill) she says her only reference for a time travel plot is in Kim Possible a sitch in time so she absolutely was.

[@Ovetupp]

I'm so used to Nathans soft, round friends so when he busts out the coolest pulp sci-fi horror image I've seen... I wish there were space-sharks to be afraid of.

[@myrrhee8831]

Fr he absolutely went off this episode such a cool piece

[@iamnoone21]

Karina kind of pulled a Julia this ep lol Mostly drew a room for a character design challenge Didnt really follow the prompt, in her own words Blasted out an amazing Moody piece of art in a remarkably short time

[@dancetx]

I love that Julia got so deep into the concept of her art she kinda struggles to speak a little bit 'cause it's important to her and she's not sure if anybody else will understand. I know the feeling!

[@xian1978]

Can we appreciate the ease with wich Nathan draws animals? I'm just shocked! People always complement Julia and Karina, but Nathan, oh boy, is he good too!

[@thilypad557]

Animals are so fucking hard to draw. They all look different unlike people where you just learn the basic anatomy. Birds and sharks have completely different anatomy, idk how the heck he does it so easy!

[@jackchichei8761]

Jacob gets (and deserves) no complements.

[@PixelMixels]

He's goated with the sauce I think he got good reference pics as well which is half the battle I think idk his process tho

[@TheWinterWarlock]

The 4 corners of drawfee: Nathan: draw animals Kabina: draw anime Jacob: draw little guys Julia: draw.. faces and scenes?

[@CloverCelest]

@@TheWinterWarlock Julia: draws handsome men and backgrounds

[@Jes_Z]

Weirdly specific drawing idea: You all Draw Garfield but in human evolutions. Nathan: 1982 Garfield (caveman) Jacob:1989 Garfield (middle ages) Karina: 2008 3D Garfield (Industrial Revolution) Julia: 2004 CG Garfield (futuristic)

[@christinachang7934]

oh my god, very bold of karina to do a perspective drawing when she had limited time...and executing perfectly as well

[@1nsaniiity]

Jekyll & Hyde was written as the result of a feverish nightmare, and Robert Louis Stevenson had actually destroyed the first version as his wife found it too shocking. Religion and social appearance were super important during the Victorian era, and both play key roles in the novella - the idea of good vs evil (but both existing in each person, hence duality) and that people had to repress their less savoury side. The repression specifically is what led to Jekyll creating a potion to hide (get it?) his evil side. However, while Mr Hyde is seen as wholly evil, Dr Jekyll remains the same as ever, leading to the conclusion that “man is not truly one, but truly two” since he still has both good and evil in himself. Ultimately, one of Stevenson’s key messages seems to be that repressing your evil side is what can lead to such disastrous crimes. Jekyll becomes addicted to becoming Hyde as it allows him to do all the things he was repressing without fear of repercussions on his own moral character, and the deeds are SO evil because he has been repressing so much of himself for so long that they just explode out (there are a number of references throughout the text to Hyde’s anger being animalistic or explosive, uncontrollable). Eventually, Hyde becomes more powerful and Jekyll no longer needs the potion to become Hyde, but instead needs it to stay Jekyll. I could go on about this forever, and this is only a (very truncated) version of what I want to say… basically, the novella is a critique of Victorian society and the consequences of suppressing parts of yourself just to stay in good standing in society. Repression of who you are leads to crime, etc etc Source: I am an English teacher and have studied (and taught) this novella extensively

[@emmememz1574]

Holy cow. Thank you for taking the time to explain this, I feel so differently about it now! Please excuse me, I need to go and think for a while.

[@1nsaniiity]

@@emmememz1574 there are a lot of lessons that we can take from older texts and they still have relevance today! And knowing about the historical context of when they were written opens up lots of additional understanding and interpretations. :)

[@igoroliveira9778]

Are they any essays on the work that you recomend?

[@1nsaniiity]

​@@igoroliveira9778 hmm, well most of the essays I worked with were either written by high schoolers or by teachers as model answers for high schoolers. It also depends what you're looking for and what level of depth you're interested in, but there's a lot of good resources available around that aren't just essays. If you want some insight into a variety of different key ideas, themes in chapters, character breakdowns, and contextual information, I would recommend looking up study guides. For example, the York Notes study guides for England's GCSEs (grade 11). Some websites like Sparknotes and BBC bitesize also have detailed breakdowns, including some summaries of the sections. You can also find study guides on KZbin. For example, Mr Bruff has excellent resources on several texts and his videos are often used in classes (you can search 'Mr Bruff Jekyll and Hyde' for his playlist). There are also documentaries and articles available with historical contexts, such as Deacon Brodie (who is widely regarded as an influence for the writing, as he was a respectable man in public but secretly was breaking into people's houses, gambling, and so on). Finally, you can also google 'Jekyll and Hyde essays' for several different GCSE exam questions and example answers - the questions themselves are designed based around key themes and ideas, for example something like 'how has Stevenson presented the theme of secrecy through the setting' is a pretty good indicator that there is a lot of imagery in the setting that points to secrets. This can give you a good basis for what you should be looking for when examining the text for yourself. The questions are often VERY leading. England uses Jekyll and Hyde as one of its texts for the standardized exams for all grade 11s, so honestly I would look there even if you are not living in the UK. I hope that helps!

[@kitteneyejo]

nathan's super genuine "oh my gosh, thank you so much!" made me smile so big we love to hear it

[@loneronin6813]

Interesting bit of trivia: They named the animatronic Bruce after Spielberg's lawyer, who was often referred to as being, "A real shark." That's just too funny to make up in my opinion XD

[@isaacmartin9835]

And then the big shark in Finding Nemo got named Bruce after the shark in Jaws

[@High-LordHarza]

I always figured Bruce from Jaws was named that because Bruce is a very Australian name and there's a buncha sharks in Australia xD

[@loneronin6813]

@@isaacmartin9835 Yeah I always got a kick out of that as well lol

[@Dinosauringg]

Hey there Drawfreaks, have you considered redesigning Dark Souls Bosses as just little guys?

[@thegoose8663]

All in bathtubs

[@yeetmcgeets]

@@thegoose8663 wearing hats

[@Black-ut8ld]

@@yeetmcgeets playing with rubber ducks

[@ghastly_doctor]

@@Black-ut8ld Specifically ones modeled after the bosses they are

[@whitherwhence]

Oh this is terrific

[@SaritaWolf]

Dang, Julia’s whole concept would be a perfect backdrop for “The World Has Gone Insane” song from the Jekyll & Hyde musical concept album. That song never actually made it into the musical cause I guess they didn’t know how to represent it, but the concept of Jekyll running around trapped in his own brain is exactly what I imagine for it.

[@FunnyFany]

I keep forgetting Jacob is colourblind. He's THAT good an artist.

[@alastairalves1665]

JACOB IS COLOURBLIND????

[@PernicketyPern]

@@alastairalves1665 Yes, he is red/green colourblind

[@drakero770wintersun7]

Aa, that explains some of the colors. It just adds new layer of interesting on his art

[@PernicketyPern]

He has explained at some point that he has memorised the RGB picker in photoshop so that even if he can't see the colour he knows roughly what it is. I know he also asks Julia some times.

[@elize2952]

Me too, it still shocks me every time he reminds us. He’s awesome

[@Skuthulu-archives]

Can we appreciate Nathan’s artistic glow up? Like damn dude!

[@lucideandre]

Karina made La Creatura relatable and “human”, in a bathtub, wanting love. And you said you wanted to AVOID doing Shape of Water?!

[@DanielBoutinAwesome]

One of the things I love best about Drawfee is the positive feedback they give each other. As someone who struggles with accepting compliments or positivity (especially with art), it's so nice to hear so much support and appreciation like this.

[@myrrhee8831]

It really does feel like they appreciate each other’s work a lot. I honestly hope I find a group like this one day

[@georgewhite9176]

I’m so happy Nathan has been able to really show his skills off in these speed draws. Normally he’s first and ends up rushing his designs/ideas, but when he’s given time to flesh it all out he kill it harder than space Bruce kills that astronauts

[@charlotteeo7803]

Everyone killed it this ep, utterly stunning. I want Karina's, Julia's and Nathan's as posters, and a constant stream of Stein art because I too love them 😍😍😍

[@shockofthenew]

All the Drawfee members have levelled up their art over the last few years to the point where I could really see them releasing a full art book of their speed draws & renders. They've produced so many beautiful pieces for the show!

[@BouncyKnight331]

For those wondering, the shark in Finding Nemo (Bruce) was indeed named after the animatronic shark named Bruce used for Jaws. Fun fact, he hated salt water and would regularly sink in the ocean while filming. You can still see him at Universal studios in California.

[@buzzoffyear4021]

As someone who said “hello, name’s Bruce” in an Aussie accent right after that part, thank you for you comment ^_^

[@TheMrVengeance]

Gosh, I'm constantly amazed by Nathan's range, from friend-shaped beans to this brutal AF shark and all so gooood.

[@kyoar3397]

I love how Julia's explaining the complex philosophy behind Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Nathan's just like, "but in the NES game he has to turn into Mr Hyde to punch the bats"

[@hollyhobgoblin8838]

Nathan continues to show us that speed draws are when he's at his best. Also, I love how deeply Karina and Julia thought through their concepts and how clear it is that they care deeply for the source material. And yes, Karina, I also acquired moss balls over the panini because I set up a betta fish tank over quarantine.

[@virginiecortes]

Wtf is “the panini”? I’m so confused… what did I miss???

[@molamaple]

@@virginiecortes she’s referring to the pandemic

[@virginiecortes]

@@molamaple ohhhhhhh okaaaay. Thanks!!

[@hollyhobgoblin8838]

@@virginiecortes For a while, KZbin would demonetize any video in which you said the word "pandemic" because they were worried about people spreading misinformation about the Coronavirus, so it became a joke amongst KZbinrs to call it "the Panini" instead.

[@nyanarchist_]

I love how when jacob is faced with a character design assignment he goes "they're very cool.. and nonbinary..... yesssss"

[@mzpnmomojans2705]

Julia’s piece is so beautiful. She is so good at scale and liminal spaces and mood. Normally, I’m more drawn to fun character design, but hearing her talk about her feelings about Jekyll and Hyde really drew me in and I think has made me reevaluate how I view Julia art as a whole. Everyone’s art was incredible today.

[@JuniperDenn]

Nathan his file is called ChompChomp. That's all. That's the comment.

[@MCNinjaDJ]

Okay... but the Stein fighting other monsters idea is really fun... because if you made it a show that could be a motif for how Stein gets power ups. Beat a werewolf? They get brand new claws that cut all the things. Beat a mummy? Now you got a binding to catch more monsters. I love this idea so much.

[@cynnicysm]

I don’t think I’ve ever more viscerally identified with an art piece than I did with Karina’s “la Criatura”. He carved a tiny spot out of the world he’s forced to live in where he could feel a little bit at home but in doing so must acknowledge that he is other than. It was…so good.

[@Jaaaannnneeee]

I love that the others are like “here’s my favourite little guy/shark” and Julia just slams an entire thesis down on the desk (I really like her take on Dr Jekyll/Mr Hide though, I haven’t heard that interpretation before)

[@ozzmen4494]

Her take is interesting and the original story is much more closer than to the inspiration she mentioned. Essenntially the story is not about a split personality. Dr Jekyll essentially created a very elaborate disguise to follow his "desires" looked down upon by society (its not mentioned what it is by victorian it could be murder or not). In the end the point is that Mr Hyde is not a different personality but Jekyll gets more confident and rowdy as his persona and at some point he accidentally killed someone as Hyde and he tries to cope with it.

[@swiftninja91]

There's a character in Soul Eater called Franken Stein who actually does experiment on himself (and others), simply because he loves to dissect and rip things apart. He's a dude that's just barely holding onto his sanity ... and probably one of my favourite characters from the show

[@macarthius]

I'm so glad Jacob said Nathan's had Julia vibes. I always try to guess who's art in the thumbnail before I watch and I was thinking Julia for this one but was so unsure because it seemed more like Nathan's rendering. Nathan did an amazing job on that piece though!

[@clararose1795]

I always know it’s Nathan when it’s a dope ass animal. 🦈

[@Brianna-eo8nu]

Considering the amount of gimmicky shark centric movies that exist souls to capitalise on the success of Jaws like Sharknado and The Meg, Sharktapus etc, I’m genuinely surprised nobody to my knowledge has attempted to make Jaws but in space.

[@genericname8727]

I think I may have seen Mega Shark vs Mecha Shark. I remember seeing lots of ads for Ghost Shark too. It is weird if there’s none set in space at this point.

[@macklinillustration]

Yet.

[@GLORIOUSCHONK]

Jaws X, anyone?

[@caitlynstarrparrish]

Meg was based off the book.. I think. The book was pretty good actually.

[@fakename2969]

there's a game about that, i'm pretty sure

[@Rumkeez]

karina: i kinda phoned it in *shows off a gorgeously evocative piece*

[@chmesie]

As a fellow Nathan I'm proud of how much Nathan killed it this episode, such a good piece

[@luannesbestfriend7]

This comment makes me want for all Nathan's to create a group chat, and when one of them does something good the council of Nathan's all nod in agreement.

[@Phlarx]

Julia's description of the Jekyll/Hyde story makes me imagine a Shadow of the Collossus style environment, a story of small versus very large, where the man is trying to regain control of his monstrous self, as the monster is destroying his world and relationships. EDIT: Shadow of the Collossus is the second game after Ico, which was the other inspiration.... whoa

[@r0siepurple853]

I really love that the team build each other up in these speed draw episodes. They are so gentle and encouraging! I live for their usual humour where they tease each other, but this is just so sweet!

[@WBWhiting]

I was watching Julia's piece come together thinking about surrealist artist Giorgio De Chirico! And then at the end when mentioning inspirations, she throws up the cover of PS2 game Ico, which was based on the art of De Chirico!

[@macklinillustration]

Yes, that's it! I knew it felt familiar, I just couldn't quite put my finger on it.

[@timothymenard1750]

In regards to the Jekyll and Hyde stuff, in the original book (Don't know about the movie) Jekyll and Hyde are the same person, Jekyll created the formula so he could create an identity that would allow him to indulge his cruel side without fear of ruining his reputation, the only thing that changes is his body and he drops his inhibitions, he only starts trying to undo Hyde when he kills someone and begins changing in his sleep without the potion and realizes that if he gets stuck as Hyde he'll be stuck with the consequences of his actions. It's interesting that the pop culture version of Jekyll and Hyde treats them as separate people when in the original it's the opposite, if you want a quick and entertaining summary of the book you should watch Overly Sarcastic Production video on it.

[@katcyer26]

I found another OSP fan in the wild! Nice to meet you 😊

[@timothymenard1750]

@@katcyer26 nice to meet you too

[@matthewbreytenbach4483]

Yes! That was an excellent video.

[@movezig5]

I like how much sense it makes for Stein to be non-binary. They're transcending humanity and can be whatever they want, so why would they limit themselves to human notions of gender? (Kind of reminds me of Envy from Full Metal Alchemist, in a way.)

[@RuiSen1]

They do remind me of Envy too, they’re so cool

[@marys4038]

There’s an essay by Susan Stryker that talks about the parallels between transness and the story of Frakenstein and it’s sooo good. It’s called My Words to Victor Frakenstein Above the Village of Chamounix if you’re interested

[@starspawn507]

There's a villain in Worm called "Nice Guy." His power is that you can't perceive him as threatening. So he's a very strong example of the villainous average guy. After all, he's just a bystander! That person must have had their throat slit by someone else!

[@ahadmerchant9498]

I love seeing Worm references in the wild! Wildbow works still feel niche to me so it's always a treat seeing it's not tiny anymore.

[@snazzygoose1149]

Oh has anyone suggested they draw characters from Worm? 'Cos they should totally draw characters from Worm!

[@clararose1795]

That makes me think of the anime Psycho Pass, where the police are literally incapable of catching certain criminals because their brain-scanner-things don’t read them as criminal.

[@electronic_rat]

Jacob sees a character design challenge and says “is anyone going to make the coolest nonbinary character I’ve ever seen” and doesn’t wait for an answer and it slaps major ass every time I love you Jacob

[@TheBestAsbestos13]

>"Slaps major ass" STEIN'S, THUNDER, BASEBALL

[@IntrusiveThot]

@@TheBestAsbestos13 stein is going to break my pelvis?

[@crowsoto9612]

I love that so much I am going to cry

[@CordialGun]

Julia was killing it from start to finish 🥺💖✨ The thumbnailing; gritty rendering juxtaposed to dramatic lighting; THE SYMBOLISM HOLY HECK The vibes of a novel cover and a visual feast in equal parts

[@saladman1211]

Space Jaws really does sound like something that could've been made, like Jason X or Leprechaun in Space. Definitely wouldn't have looked like this though.

[@Kvalln]

I happened to read this one before the ep, and my mind IMMEDIATELY thought “now how did he work Space Jam into this…”

[@NeuroticPixieSlasher]

Sharknado went to space in Sharknado 3. I loved that instalment: it hit the perfect spot between stupid fun and not as stupid as goddamn time travel (which is where they ended up going in later movies).

[@supportive_rat]

julias piece made me physically react like holy fucking shit that’s one of the most emotional and beautiful things I’ve ever seen. the rendering and composition is flawless and the concept behind it makes me want to cry in a good way. thank you for this, julia 💖

[@spoookley]

i like to think that stein is an au where victor actually cared about his creation and is a supportive father figure to them. he teaches them how to modify their body, which allows them to find an identity of their own :)

[@ciarahalton5890]

Nathan & Jacob: Space Shark! Cool Enby Scientist!! Karina & Julia: This represents the dissociative feeling of loneliness and this represents running from the monster that is yourself :)

[@MolecularMachine]

If anyone needs to know why monsters are so compelling and ubiquitous, this episode kind of sums it up

[@jadetortellini6150]

I love how much more openly anti-capitalist y'all have gotten since becoming independent. Also holy shit, Nathan's art has been on a near vertical trajectory upwards in quality like every single speed draw this was beautiful

[@SoICanComment163]

Yeah! Like, Nathan’s work has always been so strong, especially his characters! They’re so conceptually sound, clean, and just so much fun. But recently watching him play with a wide range of styles and high detail work has been an absolute joy!

[@Blackhorselove1]

My thoughts exactly! I’d totally buy Nathan’s drawing as a print.

[@shepherdbrooks7609]

They were with College Humor right? I mean Dimension 20 with Brennan Lee Mulligan and Game Changers seem pretty staunchly anti-Capitalist, so I don't know why that would have been an issue back then.

[@aaronbarnett8002]

@@shepherdbrooks7609 it might be because when they were with college humor they were owned by a company who didn't focus on entertainment so from what I have heard drawfee had to jump through a bunch of hoops to make them happy, but now they don't have to which is awesome

[@PernicketyPern]

I have been noticing how his renders have really improved a lot lately. So much more complexity and finesse.

[@maximillionchaoswolf]

Nathan's drawing feels like it belongs in the outro of a scifi anime, Jacob's could be a series, Karina is amazing at perspective, and Julia is amazing at scale it makes me want to draw tiny figures in vast landscapes.

[@TitaniumSeraph]

I LOVE the space shark! If "Stein" was a Webtoon - I'd 100% read it. Creature from Black Lagoon has Swamp Thing Alan Moore vibes... Jekyll and Hyde is one of my favorite classics - cool concepts!

[@SeaMonsterCeph]

I was ABSOLUTELY thinking Alan Moore Swamp Thing while watching Karina go! I’m glad someone said it.

[@squishykotetsu]

Just in case noone said it yet: the self-modifying interpretation of Frankenstein's monster already exists as a recurring collection of characters in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels! They're all called Igor and are among my faves from that series

[@skeleluna04]

…… wasnt there an Igor already /in/ the Frankenstein movie??

[@squishykotetsu]

@@skeleluna04...that's the joke :D Discworld is satire, in case you're unfamiliar :)

[@skeleluna04]

@@squishykotetsu ah! I see! I am unfamiliar, thanks for the clarification, this just became a lot more amusing loll

[@squishykotetsu]

​@@skeleluna04 uuuuh definite reading recommendation in that case! "The fifth elephant" is the first book in which Igors show up iirc, in case you'd want to jump straight to that - alternatively, "Thief of Time" also has an Igor and I think that story probably works better as a stand-alone if you're unfamiliar with the series, because the fifth elephant is indeed a part (the fourth, I think) of a sub-series about a set recurring of characters

[@skeleluna04]

@@squishykotetsu well then I just might have to look into it, thanks for the recommendation!!

[@Mario_Angel_Medina]

"There's probably a mob of village people" ... I know he's talking about the villagers that usually chase the monster with pitchforks and torches at the end of the old movies... but I couldn't help but imagine a Biker, a Cop, a Sailor, and a Native American possing Ginyu Force-style and ready to fight Stein

[@nathanwall6253]

No joke, If they did a Jaws-esque film about a "Space Shark" attacking a starship or space station, I would watch the shit out of that.

[@thesaucymare1562]

I looked into it. There are 2 movies called "Space Sharks" listed on imdb. One is french tho. But the english one is apparently in post-production and expected to be out this year. However neither one has any plot listed so don't know how Jaws-esque they will be.

[@magpieMOB]

Jesus Christ, Karina, coming for my feels yet again. I'm not complaining, I also know I'm not alone in feeling like a horrifying creature at a remove from humanity - now I also feel less alone and more seen, thanks for showing love for the horrible creatures out here trying to get by. Love you guys so much for the love y'all put out into the world

[@AlledThundes]

I´m a mexican girl and I must say that I always simp for Karina but now that I hear her say "la criatura" I can´t help but totally fall in love with her... Bonus points for saying that she´s gonna kill me

[@jon_franklin]

Drawfee episode idea: You guys should draw what if real animals had Pokémon Evolutions!

[@THExRISER]

Ooh I like this one.

[@melkerahtagadatsoin-tsoin6016]

@@THExRISER me too !

[@lazor06]

Great idea!

[@junco88]

I just want to throw this out there for Julia and any other Jekyll and Hyde fans... There's a J&H goth musical that's really good and intense that I highly recommend!

[@starlingleeva127]

Yessss!! J&H is super underappreciated and the music is phenomenal!

[@buymyfinepies]

Imagine being a Jekyll and Hyde fan and *not* knowing about the musical. Preposterous

[@thatponighoul]

A New Life comes on in the car and I start sobbing

[@starlingleeva127]

Facade always gets me hyped af

[@annalisasteinnes]

Aaaaaaand, did you know that the guy who wrote the J&H musical *also* did a musical version of Death Note? And it's *also* got really great music?

[@bittsandpieces]

Karina's piece reminds me a lot of a specific era of Hawkeye comics that really exemplify his character dealing with depression - the color palette and the loneliness of it is so.. like it feels like we shouldn't be looking in on it, almost. Like he wouldn't want us to see it

[@havenparks]

You’re so right.

[@saxmaverick]

The astronaut in Nathan's reminds me of "There are sharks in space??" "Always has been"

[@dobubby4954]

I like how no one cared about the space farts idea Nathan mentioned- Because I for one laughed so hard when he mentioned "space farts" in the most nonchalant tone.

[@SlyProphet]

Bass boosted

[@drakero770wintersun7]

Nathan have thrown so many fart jokes that it is now new normal. It is not joke anymore. It is serious. Space shark movement issue solved

[@lucideandre]

That’s such a non-binary thing to do too, just naming themself “Rock” (Stein being Stone, or Rock, but in German)

[@elieli2893]

I know a nonbinary person called Poem! :D I haven't really thought of a name for myself, so far, though (also nonbinary xD), I'm in a weird space where my birth name both is fine with me but also feels kind of like it's hanging by a thread, almost loose :'D

[@lucideandre]

@@elieli2893 oh, I know the feeling. I’m not non-binary, but I went through that a little. I’m sure whatever name you land on will be great!

[@LARAUJO_0]

That makes a lot of sense considering Victor's from Switzerland and went to a German college in the book and therefore likely spoke a lot of German

[@lucideandre]

@@LARAUJO_0 if not exclusively. I don’t know where in Switzerland they’re meant to be from, but in parts of it (especially closer to Germany), people speak mostly only German

[@HalCG]

@@lucideandre Frankenstein was born in Naples and grew up in Geneva

[@Krinbo]

Idk what Nathan is doing to improve his art, but he is quickly becoming my favourite artist on this channel

[@not_actually_a_jellybean]

i really appreciate you guys casually drawing amazing non-binary people ! There's so much negativity, erasure and straight-up hate out there, so this really means a lot to me ! I legit cried because i was so happy when you introduced Stein

[@7ris7an.]

Yeah, I know Drawfee's accepting but I still had to do a double take when I heard that. It's sad that being treated as a normal person is surprising to experience, but the fact that it's happening is a good sign :,)

[@leebrady9669]

pedantry is saying “frankenstein is the doctor, not the monster” understanding the point of the book is saying “frankenstein is the doctor AND the monster”

[@thesunwillneverset]

Both is saying that Victor Frankenstein was indeed a monster, but not a doctor cause he dropped out of med school.

[@thrashandburn10221]

True knowledge is wanting to go for a roll in ze hay, roll, roll, roll in ze hay

[@1eyed_songbird]

Wasn't the monster also Frankensteins (dead) brother, therefore also a Frankenstein?

[@tro_onk]

​@1eyed_songbird No, the monster was put together with many different parts from many different bodies. He is not Frankenstein's brother. However, he did kill his little brother, which is tangentially related, I guess.

[@myrrhee8831]

I just have to say that I weirdly loved Jacob’s detail with Stein’s industrial having the flat ends. Such a cool mesh of classic Frankenstein’s monster aesthetic with a modern accessory. Honestly EVERYONE did so good this episode I genuinely LOVED every piece y’all did. You guys are such amazing artists

[@art.cryptid.creates]

The way Karina says "La CreAtuRa" will live in my head rent free for at least the next week

[@mr.sandman7339]

That and "I also acquired a little moss ball over the panini", a sentence that would have made less than zero sense before 2020.

[@makadise]

Karina's is so good that when she mentioned the coloring it actually caught me by surprise, it looks already so cool with just the inking

[@bronwyndonovan4424]

Julia, as someone who suffers from depression, your vision for Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was just *chefs kiss* and completely relatable !!! Love love love xxx