I will be removing all my rewards from Patreon, for a number of reasons. I started Patreon 5 years ago (wow), and while my viewership on YouTube has grown significantly since then, the support I've seen on Patreon has stayed the same low amount, the entire time. I attribute this to several factor...
2020-12-05 03:02:24 +0000 UTC View Post
recognize those waterfalls? it's the background behind the battlefield stage. not that easy to recreate, but not too hard. I recorded some footage of a training mode session using that stage, with the camera set to fixed, and took a still image of the background which is accessible in the custom ...
2020-10-05 18:11:20 +0000 UTC View Post
research for animation vs super smash bros is underway! I'm getting CG Geek to help me figure out how the heck we're gonna do it. this one will probably take a while. don't expect anything until next year.
2020-09-28 16:14:35 +0000 UTC View Postwe got Scott Buckley, an amazing musical composer, to do music for AVAS 4. Just one scene. I don't want to show you the actual scene but I can show you the music, hopefully this doesn't spoil it too much. Don't share it with anyone. It's sooooo good!!!
2020-09-16 17:21:44 +0000 UTC View Post
my son was born 3 weeks ago so it's been hard to keep my normal schedule. I'll make up for lost behind the scenes posts by doing multiple per week, until we're caught up. stay tuned! in the mean time have a stick bug (animated by ellis02)
2020-08-18 23:12:19 +0000 UTC View Post
another hint to the plot of this next episode, and once again, you'll never guess haha
2020-07-23 18:11:20 +0000 UTC View PostHighlights: crazy complex robot animation, green's fortnite dance
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Correct! the theme of the next animation will be Lucky Blocks. BUT can anyone guess what happens in this episode?
2020-07-10 20:28:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Huge hint in this pic
2020-06-29 14:32:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Someone guessed correctly last post, what this is supposed to be. Although that's just a part of the answer. Here's an updated picture, and honestly it doesn't really help much. What is this a picture of?
2020-06-24 17:01:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Can you guess what's going on in this picture?
2020-06-16 16:39:17 +0000 UTC View Post
some mild spoilers for AVA Shorts Ep 4.
sorry bout the delay on AVM Ep 18, this weekend i promise haha.
2020-06-08 15:38:05 +0000 UTC View Post
First clip with sounds! Not final, none of this is final.
Sorry for the delay, Texture Pack should be done by the end of the week!
Time for your weekly behind the scenes! Here's a short section from the beginning of AVA Shorts Ep 4. Likely coming in July at this point.
Also in progress:
AVM Shorts 18 - Texture Pack
AVM Shorts 19 - Lucky Block
Just wanted to show you guys this explosion made by ShadowQrow. That black and white charcoal drawing held for just 1 frame makes a big impact.
AVAS4 will not be done until after late June. The next animation will be AVM Shorts 18, Texture Pack, and it is running late, trying to get it done...
2020-05-19 19:39:25 +0000 UTC View Post
AVA Shorts Ep 4 is really coming together! As usual I don't want to spoil too much but here's a quick snippet to show a somewhat finished sequence.
Still working on AVM Short Ep 18 (Texture Pack). Might be another week or two.
Gonna get started on another AVM Short soon, this on...
2020-05-11 18:57:39 +0000 UTC View Post
There's a lot going on in this image huh? This episode, like most episodes, is turning out to be fairly complicated. Lots of moving parts that influence other moving parts. I don't wanna give you too many details, I'll let the picture speak for itself.
Otherwise, AVA Shorts Ep 4 is coming a...
2020-05-04 18:29:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Huge amounts of progress being made but I don't wanna spoil it all!
Still simultaneously working on AVM Shorts Ep 19 - Texture Pack and brainstorming more and more stories!
We did a test to see what it would look like to combine the BG, the effects, and fully in-betweened stick animation, just for a short segment. It's not perfect, there's some outlining around the fire and a vignette around the edges when the BG blurs, but this is a good indicator of what the final...
2020-04-20 16:45:27 +0000 UTC View Post
ShadowQrow is working on water effects for AVA Shorts 4.
When I first brought him on as an animator he struggled to get the style of the stick figures down, and I wasn't sure where he could be most helpful to the team. But when I discovered his talent for water effects I was pretty blown aw...
2020-04-13 18:50:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Weekly update!
Build Battle is coming out this Saturday.
Above is a picture of the house where the next animation will take place, the one called Texture Pack. What do you think?
Working on stories for Lucky Block and Parkour, both Minecraft shorts. Do you guys have any ideas fo...
2020-04-06 21:02:11 +0000 UTC View Post
So I won't tell you why, but we are going to include green doing the Fortnite Default Dance. This, as it turns out, is a hard thing to animate, even for the best animators. I asked two of my top animators to give it a shot but I'm not sure which one I'm leaning towards. What do you think, A or B?...
2020-03-30 15:45:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Weekly update!
Note Block Battle is done and it's being received very well, thanks guys.
Now it's time to go fully into the next animation, Build Battle (tentative title). There's a robot in it that is made of Minecraft blocks but behaves like a person. Here's a picture of it. It's ve...
2020-03-16 20:09:04 +0000 UTC View PostYou may be surprised at how different a lot of things look in the file compared to once it's published. The Note Block particles are generated with virtual keyboards and red triangles, and the swirly potion effects are generated by floating blue rectangles. You can also see how we handled the 3D ...
2020-03-16 20:08:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Check out one of the backgrounds that Kyokaz made for AVA Shorts Ep 4. Going all out for this one, it's gonna be fire. 🔥🔥🔥
Expect Note Block Battle this Saturday! It's almost done! So excited. It's gonna be ridiculous. Here's a sneak peek of some of the music, it doesn't give away ...
2020-03-09 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Late this week, I was sick but now I'm feeling better.
Thought I'd mention that you can follow some of my animators on Twitch and watch them work on upcoming animations!
https://www.twitch.tv/thepapastone...
2020-03-04 15:10:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Weekly Update Time!
Currently working on 4 animations (all titles are pending):
AVM Shorts Episode 16 - Note Block Battle
AVM Shorts Episode 17 - Build Battle
AVM Shorts Episode 18 - Texture Pack
AVA Shorts Episode 4 - The Final Showdown
Aaron just needs to finish the fina...
2020-02-24 16:47:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Redstone Academy is done, so now I'm getting back to work on Note Block Battle. It's gonna be good.
The AVM Shorts that come after that, Build Battle and Texture Pack, are also underway. They won't necessarily be the next videos to come out, but they are are easiest to do so we're doing the...
2020-02-17 14:35:42 +0000 UTC View Post
