TAZ Animation: RISING SUN {spoilers}

I thought of this at work one day and got really excited and had to make it!! Between life and other projects, it took me a while to finish it (and yes, this is as finished as it's getting), and my design for the IPRE robes changed halfway through... But I'm still proud of how it turned out!!
Big thanks to the Stream Team for getting me through this project, you guys are the best! ^O^/
Tumblr Post: toastyhat.tumblr.com/post/174...
Boards: toastyhat.tumblr.com/post/170...
Fandom: The Adventure Zone
Program used: Toon Boom Studio 4.5

[@EmptyFeet]

not sure if some people missed it in the actual episode or what, but Lup's dab is canon! I included it cause I knew at least a few people would be bummed if I didn't, haha!

[@EmptyFeet]

"And Barry’s spectral form turns towards you, Taako, and nods, and then lowers back down into his body. And then Lup’s form turns towards you, Taako, and stares for a while, and then dabs, and then lowers back down into her body."

[@thehappiest1502]

EmptyFeet Thank you SO much for adding it and this whole think was flat-out AMAZING!! 👏 💘 💘

[@niajhopkins]

EmptyFeet god dab it!

[@vickielavigne2696]

The first time I watched it I didn’t see it and was actually so sad 😂 caught it the second time though

[@gremlin6208]

EmptyFeet ifuckingsawthatomg

[@sloane2222]

oh im lesbian about this!

[@goddessofmoss9649]

big feckin mood

[@Duck-mn8xp]

Me at any woman ever

[@TheRealFlurrin]

I thought you left out the dab but then I rewatched it for the third time and FINALLY noticed it oh my God

[@data6022]

Same

[@abluetale1016]

Flurrin me too I finally saw it and it was great

[@emjepp8468]

Omfg... i just saw it too

[@elias486]

the way you animated taakos clothes reacting to the force of the lych transformation is such a great detail holy shit

[@EmptyFeet]

haha thank you!! it took me two tries to get the cloth flapping just right @v@

[@elias486]

EmptyFeet i always struggle with that too!! it's so hard to pull off, i am really impressed

[@abbeysimmons8751]

I would just like to call attention to a line from this song (appears earlier than what plays in the video): "My mother was a tailor She sewed my new blue jeans" Not only is the song *perfect* for Lup, it's also *perfect* for Barry!

[@squidpie6728]

you can't escape the red miles

[@gnashing_teeth]

My thoughts EXACTLY >:]

[@chardioic]

NEAT reference bro

[@seafoamtaide]

Oh god

[@sirbush5319]

I've watched this video maybe a thousand times, scrolled through the comments a thousand times, read Homestuck about a thousand times, and I just got The joke two years later.

[@DaemonInWhite]

you breathe life into these hilarious, badass moments and make them real in a way that audio alone can not. I don't picture the cast exactly the same way as you've got them here and yet somehow you managed to reach in to my head and pull out exactly what I thought these scenes would look like

[@happygirl7101]

Within 5 seconds of the video: *DABS*

[@chucksputum]

The way you animated Lup smiling and diving backwards off of the starblaster is literally the most badass thing ive ever seen

[@idenyourdad1479]

DID LUP DAB IN THE BEGINNING

[@thetrueyuu8474]

Yep

[@victorialucero3257]

That smile at the end tho

[@bardolphers3003]

does anyone know what version of house of the rising sun this is?

[@victorialucero3257]

Azers heavy young heathens

[@teriibyte]

IM LITERALLY SOBBING THIS IS SO BADASS GODBLESS YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU DO

[@turtlebunny9386]

THIS MAKES ME SO EXCITED I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF

[@lemon5458]

This is literally the best taz animation I've ever seen!!

[@Silverizael]

Then you haven't seen the other one EmptyFeet did. :P

[@OkamiWolven]

Oh my god.... this is absolutely beautiful and inspirational... oohohoogfndm. I love how you animate so much

[@RANDOCOM]

That dab was as beautiful as your animations

[@blegh7091]

THIS IS AMAZING!!!!! I love the way she twirls off the starblaster and the timing is so good for every shot!

[@savemeaspoon6310]

gOD THIS IS SO GOOD. You never fail to actually bring these hilariously kickass scenes to life so brilliantly, to seamlessly, it's actually breathtaking. Hella bummed I couldn't make it to the stream(s) this time round but dear god I'm so glad you managed to crank this out?????? I really hope everything's going well !!! Phenomenal work as always my friend 💕♥️💗💘💞💕👀👌♥️😩👌♥️👀💞💗💞💗🙏💕💞💘👌👀👌💕

[@elizavetapotemkina4861]

I love this so much. Taako’s emotion at seeing the liches rise; the facial expression; sinking to his knees. The badassery of Lup as a lich destroying the pillar. It’s beautiful

[@Duck-mn8xp]

I’ve always been in love with Lup, but oH BOY THIS REALLY SOLIDIFIED THAT

[@MissFarewells]

HELLO THIS IS GORGEOUS BYE

[@spacetearable]

I fucking LOVE your lich design. The void under the hood with only white eyes and that fanged smile, all that feral joy in her new power MUAH ~chef's kiss~

[@russel3648]

God you animated that free fall so perfectly holy hell

[@PhoenixHavok]

Great choice to accompany this moment

[@neveradmitdefeat5751]

yessss it looks so good!! i love the part when he falls off of the ship, it looks so 3d omgg

[@cardboarddraws9022]

Neveradmitdefeat I think you may have just made a typo, but Lup is a woman, so it would be "when *she* falls off the ship". Please try to respect that.

[@ariannasilva4462]

ChristinaDraws They could have got her mixed up with the boyfriend? Or probably typo, hopefully.

[@cardboarddraws9022]

True, also possibly a confusion with Taako? They are identical twins after all, but yeah hopefully just a typo

[@ariannasilva4462]

ChristinaDraws Honestly I can see Taako and Lup dropping off hand in hand! XD

[@cardboarddraws9022]

Haha true, they reform at the next cycle anyway so what's the point of staying alive when they're about to leave?

[@tylersheppler5942]

jeez that smile right before she released her power is just 100% PERFECT!

[@dolly.]

I swear to god there won't be a moment where I'm not completely floored by the amount of time and effort clearly put into your animations. ♡

[@tsalvador]

this is literally my favorite fucking thing, i've never seen someone put so much life into these characters?? the way taako falls to his knees? lup and barry getting up off the ground? the way lup jumps off the fuckin railing?? just fuck me up, man. 1000/10

[@MarbleJams]

This is amazing! I can’t wait for more! My heart is going to pop because of how excited I am!

[@blakestewart279]

When it came to Litch Barry and Litch Lup, I’d always just had a sort of Blanket ghost design in my head but instead of a blanket it’s a red robe, this is so much better and just made every Litch scene so much better for me.

[@TuckyBlue]

The way she turns around the moment before she jumps off the starblaster is full of the exaggerated swagger of an elven woman

[@thirdeye3750]

How dare you make something so perfect I love it

[@kieransaul2711]

YO. WAIT. WHAT. I JUST STARTED LISTENING TO TAZ LAST MONTH. THEY HAVE ANIMATICS? HOLY SHIT.

[@Ella-pf1mu]

This KILLED ME. I’ve watched this so many times since I watched balance!!

[@OmegaChase1002]

That wizard on the left at the start dabbed.

[@gizmodaddy7183]

*griffin McElroy voice* THATS FRESH AS HELL

[@spaceyastronaut4295]

**screams because that's the only way I know how to express how amazing this is**

[@JasonStjuste-cy7zo]

I saw the dab , that's all I need.

[@fairydust1997]

the bit at 0:23 when Lup jumps off the starblaster... chills

[@faunina669]

its literally been 2 years and i still watch this periodically and then GET GOOSEBUMPS ALL OVER *ITS JUST THAT FUCKING GOOD*

[@Kippie-pk2gn]

I knew I wanted to cosplay SOMEONE from this podcast - but I loved too many characters to decide. This is the animatic that convinced me to cosplay Lup. It has begun.

[@duke-of-fire]

SOMEONE PLEASE TELL MISS LUP THAT IM IN LOVE WITH HER

[@harveydangerfield]

The moment when her teeth flash and she lights up the column is so gorgeously animated that it makes ME feel powerful, it gives me this hysterical sort of scream laugh in my chest that makes my goddamn HANDS SHAKE this is a MASTERPIECE your animation is so fucking smooth I could just die

[@cinemacatalina]

I LOVE THE DAB!!!! and WOW!!! HOW CAN 47 SECONDS ENCOMPASS THE MOST EMOTIONAL AND INTENSE SCENE? I love every part of this! from the dab to the jump to the lightening to the crackle and Taako's face?? As he falls to his knees??? That small suggestive tilt of Lup's chin before she jumps off! and the music timing!!!! WOW just wow! I cant express how cool and amazing this is! you are so talented!! I hope the McElroys see this!

[@fourleaves6877]

The way Lup twirls to fall backward into the freefall gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. You've outdone yourself once again, Toasty.

[@fourleaves6877]

A relisten of TAZ has prompted me to come back to this video, and two months later, I still can't get over this!!!

[@fourleaves6877]

A YEAR LATER AND THE TWIRL AND FALL STILL SENDS MEEEEE!!!! GOD YOU'RE SO GOOOOOOD

[@fear_toxin]

THIS IS FUCKING INCREDIBLE YOOOOO _LUP'S DAB AT THE BEGINNING MADE ME SCREAM_

[@attabooii]

I love this so much!! It's so smooth and dynamic!

[@lucym2256]

When lup falls off the ship legit gave me chills

[@KarmaKatya]

I finally just got to this part of the podcast and I am just blown away by how phenomenally you portrayed this scene!! So good!! Thank you for making this!!!

[@muriel4907]

Aaaaah chills. Every single time I watch this!!! Amazing job!

[@kaeli829]

This is awesome!!! :D your animation style is so fluid, I love it!

[@thundertaps5752]

This turned out so so amazing! Once I'm back home I'll watched it another couple of times!

[@jayx.f.9037]

Ive watched this so many times because it looks so badass and I get chills every time... amazing job!!

[@malloryshannahan139]

Absolutely stunning! Keep up the great work

[@zoogrrl5309]

This is AMAZING! Ugh the composition and movement is UNREAL

[@alainaavocado4243]

this is so fluid and gorgeous i love it sm

[@PonPonKittyKat]

That dab at the beginning XD

[@Loony4Luna42]

This is, hands down, my favorite TAZ animation. I can’t stop watching it!

[@Rachel-og8jy]

All of your animations that I've seen are magnificent, but this is the one I find myself watching endlessly. Thank you for making this!

[@katethegate]

Oh wow I love this a whole lot, your animation is so beautiful! Great job 👋👋!

[@slattic8334]

This is so dramatic and beautiful and I love and you are single handedly keeping my craving for dramatic taz animations satiated. God I love your work.

[@forgottendemon]

omg , i love all your animations , they are so smooth ;0 i think ive destroyed the replay button XD

[@katethegate]

I keep coming back to this video because the animation is just so smooth and fluid, and the energy of the song perfectly goes with the scene. Great job!!!

[@kettlecliff]

This is so good!!!!! I've been watching it on repeat for like 10 mins!! Makes me want to learn animation!!!

[@evadale8503]

Holy crap, this is so cool!! The animation is so fluid, and the movement looks fantastic!! I love this!!!!

[@MayliSong]

Hot damn, that is some awesome animation all the way through. Very well done.

[@lovewolfgirl56]

This literally gave me goosebumps. Excellent work! Keep up the amazing animations!

[@rowansmith422]

my first few times watching this i thought it was odd that she just jumped off the ship forward then was falling back... then i noticed her little twirl on the rail of the ship on my dozenth watch fucking gorgeous. ive been watching this repeatedly for like 3 days.

[@vynniev9611]

This makes me emotional no matter how much time has passed

[@ixxEnchantedLuvxx]

all of ur animations honestly make me fall in love with animation even more thanks for blessing us with ur amazingness :,)

[@owlpip8992]

This is amazing! I love your take on the characters

[@haildust313]

aa this turned out so amazing!! ;; im crying

[@Noanyouknow]

I have chills all over my body. This animation is amazing!

[@marsfeathers]

I've watched this 100 times I'm just so in love with everything about it. The music is SO choice, and the timing and movement is GORGEOUS!!!! You continue to outdo yourself every time!

[@wyng2138]

I physically can't count the number of times I've watched this! this is has to be the best thing I've ever watched! its all so fluid and the physics on the robes and hair and everything else are just so perfect! keep up the great work!

[@spare266]

i think i've watched this at least 100 times now... all the timing with the music just kicks me in the chest every time, lup's smile? crazy good.

[@vanessaking2456]

THE GORGEOUS ANIMATION + THE DAB FROM LUP?!?! = 10/10 VIDEO

[@chynagrace4432]

This is soooooo cool like my goodness the movement and Everything it's great

[@hmmno1035]

this is so good it's just so powerful and it gives me the chills every time

[@Phoeniiix]

i love this animatic so much its so GOOD, the energy... it gets me every time i watch this

[@Fuzzyluvur]

This is so good!!! I adore the way that you animated Lup! It captures her character perfectly!!

[@s.sirois5428]

Goosebumps dude!! That drop down from the ship made my heart jump. You did such a great job! Wow

[@Xaurii]

YES BLESS I HAVE TROUBLE FINDING THIS ON TUMBLR WHEN I REMEMBER IT, I'M SO GLAD YOU UPLOADED IT HERE AND YOU ADDED TO IT AHHHH I LOVE THIS ANIMATION SO MUCH GOD DANG

[@kirajones1650]

TuT this is flippin fantastic! Oh my goodness I love this idea!!!!

[@zolaliz4000]

I’m so happy I can watch these now cuz I’ve caught up (almost done! I’ll be sad when I finish but happy I get to watch your bigger tax animation) - it was seven rewatches for this one cuz I can’t get enough of how perfectly this captures how I imagined it and w o w Jesus Christ you’re sorta my hero

[@sweatyeggboy8352]

hi yeah lup taaco is perfect thanks for tuning in

[@lizziejohnson4613]

I’m just so blown away about this whole thing wow, just wow! I’m on my second re-listen and getting close to this scene and now when it comes up I’ll have the perfect imagery for it. I seriously cannot praise you enough for the song choice (one of my favorites), the incredible detail, and just the sheer bad assery of Lup’s jump off the Starblaster. I literally got chills. Now excuse me while I watch this at least ten more times because holy fuck it’s good!!

[@rousebarker7877]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have been a fan of your work back when you began animating homestuck and things of the sort and to see you create such an amazing animation for my most favorite piece of media EVER gives me such an overwhelming feeling of joy and just !!!! you’re such an amazing animator and artist and i am so so amazed by everything you do!!!!!!!!

[@atlasmoreas5684]

GOD the energy in this is just insane! Ive watched this literally so many times, and it still never fails to like gut punch me with a wave of adrenaline and excitement. So fucking cool fbdndn

[@Diam0nade]

Wooooo! This is sick as all hell!! I’m still so round of you for finishing this Toasty! Shout Out to the stream squad!💝💖

[@lynaes.9154]

I just finished listening to TAZ: Balance and this was the first thing I went and watched. I've been looking forward to watching this since I started balance and it DID NOT disappoint!!!! Amazing stuff, I love your animations 💖

[@maryvoz6649]

Oh f*** this animation is astonishing! I thought this popped up for me because I’ve been watching TAZ animatics, I didn’t realize it was because my favorite animator published!! The perfect storm!

[@Salinaut]

I'm late to the party as I only discovered and listened to TAZ this year, but good god, do I love this. Everything about it is so good. And your Lich!Lup is utter perfection.

[@KimonoSuki]

Ahhhh after getting into TAZ its suddenly everywhere! I loved you HS animations and now this jegus ahhhh YEESS

[@quill9918]

Ive watched this like seven times already. It's so amazing!

[@turtlebunny9386]

Just me returning 4 years later. Whenever I come across this video, I know I’ll need a few minutes to bask in its glory. Has never ceased to make me grin like a fool. Thanks for your art, Toasty!

[@PGT860]

Saw this on Tumblr and without your username immediately knew it was you for that badass perspective work on Lup 👌

[@alishaherbitter6278]

No matter how many times I watch this I still get chills. Every single time.

[@Selunabun]

Holy cow this is so amazing, i love Lup's backward fall. She's so powerful and amazing and you captured her energy so well

[@nnbk_fornow]

You might be my new fave Taz animator.