TMA:102 - Nesting Instinct (Rough)

[@rachelthorn9915]

Jon being mostly sketched out with Elias suddenly becoming very, very sketchy is HILARIOUS

[@GhostKingDeAngelo]

And then turning into a literal square with stick arms after that 😂

[@DukeSplit]

I mean, he's always been pretty sketchy

[@thetaria]

I love how you drew Jon almost fully but said "fuck Elias"

[@LeoDBW]

1:37 Elias: "he offered nothing but a crutch of simple answers-" Jon: * look awkwardly at own crutch *

[@IncensedAgitator]

I'm going through for the first time and I never really thought of Jon as having to need a walking aid, though I guess having a corkscrew ground into your leg to remove worms would do that to a person.

[@atlanderwrites]

I could see him needing it temporarily after at least one of his beatings. Our boy was a total punching bag that season.

[@Sherylmikk]

I love your Jon the most. He looks like a wet rag of a man, but he looks like a normal dude, a young dude. Somehow that's the best image of him.

[@iflykaya]

I love Elias slowly just turning into a marshmallow over the course of the animatic 😂 its beautiful

[@deinodinosuchus]

i LOVE the picture of jon with a cane/crutch. wdifsjbfdicjs my little disabled heart loves it even though i’m not outwardly disabled

[@LizzyWithAWhy]

I've watched this animatic multiple times but I only just now noticed Elias stealing Jon's cane. Wonderful detail and SO in character. Absolutely love it.

[@luka.rabbit103]

3:07 I love how even the little eyes above Jon hate Elias

[@citra1885]

They're like: “No, don't come any closer! I WARNED YOU-” **Get popped by Elias*

[@fiarue]

I mean the Ceaseless Watcher did go, "nah, I prefer Jon" in s5

[@quantumblauthor7300]

"This botch fulla cobwebs"

[@curleek]

THE ACE RING!!

[@boowind4432]

1:24 I’m losing it at tiny Elias 😂

[@darcyg999]

2:45 JON’S SHIT EATING GRIN GOD I LOVE THIS SO MUCH AAKSHDJSSH

[@drinkerofpaint]

This is fantastic so I hope this doesn't come across as a diss-- elias slowly becoming a circle boy is so funny to me

[@WraythSkitzofrenik]

Yeah, SCREW Elias

[@nacho6438]

its hysterical

[@atlanderwrites]

Angy little circle boy.

[@WraythSkitzofrenik]

"Martin's research would have been sloppier." Um. Excuse me? Martin was willing to take on Michael for Jon. He would have been laser focused.

[@babybabybaby9201]

Melanie literally signed the contrat and she's blaming John, can't believe it

[@an8strengthkobold360]

Ok but... she's kinda right? Like if she kills him everything turns out fine.

[@dull_demon4717]

@@an8strengthkobold360 She doesn't know that though

[@randominternetartist2615]

plus everyone in the room (except elias) was actively telling her *not to do it*

[@empressofkingfishers8656]

fr like Jon wasn't even in the room when she signed the contract 😂

[@marcosgpaya1018]

she was obviously compelled to

[@GadAnimations]

Melanie's expression saying "Seriously!" at 4:25 perfectly encapsulates the way she said it

[@JaraelMoonsilver]

I’m in love with this Jon design, he’s really just some guy, and he’s /young/, he’s not even if not barely 30, he’s so good I love it so much aaah

[@aspen1889]

4:55 in hindsight it's so funny to think he genuinely said this from a moment of "Oh she got me there!" Despite it potentially ruining his master plan

[@martinsdragons]

I love this, omg! Jon with a cane is my favorite thing ever as a cane user myself. Especially as one who can stand without one. Also side note, Elias taking jon’s cane to hand it back to Jon was a foul move bro.

[@bowlerhatfilmsandreviews2778]

Elias is worlds best boss. But for real though this was fantastic animatic, even the rough parts had a charm and good blocking to them, bringing to life a scene I had sadly forgotten about

[@bea7972]

Me watching this: this is ROUGH??? * stickman Elias appears * Me: oh (Amazing anyway btw, the camera movement, all these shots just ughhh * melts * )

[@LizzyWithAWhy]

1:24 okay but this bit makes the animatic a 10/10 all on its own

[@SeerOfTime577]

2:13 I LOVE this sequence of Jon's utter exasperation.

[@ShinyHappyGoth]

2:14 Jon's DESTROY face is beautiful.

[@KyoKunSohmaROXX]

the frame of jon at 2:13 is GLORIOUS

[@horizonpenblade1288]

The sudden, uhm, shift in style at 1:24 caught me SO off guard I love it

[@huskyspot4177]

The barking laugh I made scared my dog

[@brighidcampbell491]

Bruh it made me *laaaaugh*

[@ChlorineToast]

1:59 i fell over laughing holy shit i wasnt expecting that

[@MysteriousSubstance]

SAME. Comedy gold

[@jesscoombes9150]

god i forgot how fucking funny jon is

[@efoxkitsune9493]

I always loved Basira's line about that. Basira: "...he's funny." Martin: "Funny? _Jon?_ " Basira: "Yeah..." Martin: "I don't think I've ever heard Jon tell a joke.." Basira: "Maybe you weren't listening." (Paraphrasing from memory, but it went something like that)

[@NiobaNorton]

"How embarrassing for you..." the smug little face at 2:47 is beyond cute!

[@104snowstorm]

Love this. Jon at 3:59 is him the entire frickin season 🤣🤣 Elias also achieves his true form 1:27 \o/

[@dumbmusorowan]

!!!!👀👀👀👀👀 CANE USER JONNNNNN 😎😎😎 US CRIPPLES KEEP WINNING 💪💪♿️♿️

[@antisocialbear-wolf]

I don't even know where to START I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!! from stick figure Elias to short Jon!!! The ace ring! Nervously feeling his old scars and wringing his wrist! Everything!!!

[@angelicarus4847]

0:33 The way Jon said it kills me every Times.

[@rosemarycat5]

aaaahhh this is fantastic!! the facial expressions! the body language! the use of jon's cane as an expressive prop (especially when melanie came in)! elias examining jon's Eyes!

[@huskyspot4177]

Ehhheheh. I love the little eyes around Jon, and the rage in that one eyed as Elias came in. Iff looks could kill Elias would be stabbed, burned and buried ten times over.

[@aeternusvotum]

Oh god, this is so good, I love those little floating eyes when John Knew about Gerry, but all your facial expressions are just so very very amazing, I couldn't possibly list all the frames I absolutely ADORE!

[@friday-13th]

oh this is fantastic-stick figure elias is glorious and i’m going to imagine him like that forever now lmao

[@topsprout9275]

Jon with a cane ohhh you see the vision so bad

[@lilbluecaboose]

Elias' >:0 ! face is the best thing I think I've ever seen

[@SilverSerpent705]

DID ELIAS DEADASS STEAL JONS CANE I love that

[@joyfullyitdevours]

As a cane user seeing Jon’s cane was so nice :’)

[@efoxkitsune9493]

Perfect character design, tbh. This might be the closest to how I imagined Jon in the stage of the story to any animatic I've seen so far. Melanie too. And the characters are so expressive, all the facial experssions and gestures are on point... Love it.

[@shadehlyne6159]

OH THIS IS WONDERFUL! :D

[@crossthekira99]

Tag yourself, I'm placeholder stick figure Elias.

[@beachfox8069]

This is actually really excellent just from a "How do you go about -doing- something like this", seeing the different sections at different levels of completeness really drives home the amount of work and passion that has to go into these. Also, it's very well done, so that's a bonus as well.

[@wintercrescent2396]

I’m with Jon on this one, SHUT UP ELIAS! 😂

[@quantumblauthor7300]

4:57 *[Y O U C A N T]* - lookin ahh

[@rayethequeerdo]

this is probably my favorite scene in the entire show and this animatic is **such** an amazing portrayal of it

[@dumbmusorowan]

2:26 lol me too jon (the best part of being disabled is all the crutch jokes i make now)

[@whateveryouhearditwasntme4109]

elias doing the charlie brown peanuts arms is the funniest thing to me lmaooo

[@Victor-xb1my]

the cane is such a good addition love it

[@trin-is-late]

One of my favorite scenes done with such style! Even the stick figures are hilarious and expressive. Fantastic. Thank you for sharing, finished or no.

[@shosplecolupis8794]

1:40 AND HE LOOKS AT HIS OWN CANE i love that!!!!!! literally id do the same thing

[@razmerry]

I WAS KIDNAPPED! >:0

[@HelloThere-.-]

1:38 This is a face I know well and it is face saying "would I get away with hitting my boss?"

[@eggowaff3379]

2:00 PFFFF ELIAS :,D

[@underratedgrapejuice]

i love jons cane omg

[@kindredmaki8108]

Thank you for posting this!! I actually love the slight chaos of style changes, keeps me on my toes :)

[@corvidkhaos]

this one of my favourite scenes and i love the way you draw jon!

[@BloodNigh345t]

This is so great even the rough bits. All the movements and little details just bring it to life.

[@MollyGrace]

This is so good, the detailed parts are stunning and even as a WIP I can still get the sense of their expressions and movement. I love how you gave them stuff to do throughout (like having them alternate between sitting and standing, moving Jon's crutch, etc.). Brilliant stuff, thanks for bringing this scene to life!! Also 1:27 had me cackling

[@cassie7377]

Good body language with the cane!

[@Librarymoth]

ACE RING

[@qfatima030]

ELIAS ‼️‼️ MY BABY ❗ HE'S SUCH A MENACE I LOVE HIM

[@sTrAwBeRrYoPoSsUm]

2:14 is my favorite part, I love my angry little archivist

[@crystallinecrow3365]

thank u for still releasing the rough. i love it.

[@thetaria]

3:58 PEFRECT SEQUENCE

[@Zelodiac7]

This is brilliant. I’m glad people are still making these

[@Nirian_vigora]

>:0! Was perfect

[@M0thW0man]

The little circles with arms is how I plan my animatics too no way

[@abrashva257]

AHDGHKGKAGLTKM STICKMAN ELIAS best character. i love everything about this. i could and would write an essay about all the things i love about this, but it's like 2 am, i'm eepy. maybe later though :D

[@jackeldridge4225]

So first, really good work. Second... you know considering the mood and theme of the Magnus Archives the slow break down of the animation is kind of fitting. lol The Magnus Archive Presents... The Animatic Breakdown of Reality.

[@lilalino]

aaaah i love this! the way you draw melanie is perfect. and the expressions and movements and...!!! i'm so glad you posted this, even unfinished. and btw this has both remotivated me to learn how to make animatics and made me headcanon jon as a cane user ^-^

[@lilajean8146]

AMAZING!!!! JUST AMAZING!!!!! So excited when I got the notification, and this did not disappoint!!!!😄

[@sarahtheplatypus3237]

DOES JON HAVE AN ACE RING?

[@fiarue]

3:58 THAT IS THE BEST THING I'VE SEEN ALL DAY ROFL

[@moveslikemacca]

i love your design for jon!

[@brighidcampbell491]

This is so good my dude. Absolutely amazing.

[@usedtobekrampus]

oh, my gosh i LOVE those place fillers frames XD!!

[@nacho6438]

im sorry jon is so hot here

[@qfatima030]

Also I love the cane !!!

[@MaximilianTheGreat69]

Absolute gold

[@bitter-bit]

Phenomenal expressions

[@Matreats]

DUDE I LOVE THIS SO MUCH

[@mrheat8376]

This is so cool!

[@alucardhellsing5466]

This is very good! Very expressive 💜

[@WraythSkitzofrenik]

John looks like Markiplier... I like it!

[@daku_sth4057]

Never clicked a notification so quickly

[@TallHallyHiatus]

1:28 BABY BEAN BOY

[@hamburgerdog25]

1:23 ok this whole thing is fantastic but this is fucking killing me 1:53 nevermind it got better

[@InfiniteAnvil]

This is fucking great!

[@user-nq1nz9vs4c]

So I assume from the description that this will remain a WIP?