In an abandoned western town, Koda must choose whether she will keep running from the shad

In an abandoned western town, Koda must choose whether she will keep running from the shadows that haunt her or face them head-on. 🤠 This film is being used as a proof of concept for a pilot in development. For more art related to Mirage, follow my Instagram: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUM4Zm9rVDV1WnRULVJTYngydWVKMjcxNzkxX3xBR3JiS2FsX2VLQl9vOGItbkxzV1hZY3dwaW53NHNZR2FWaTBMa205LXpLZWxZMlNSaTUzQ1F5VkpGN0ZUblA5OERjUmprWWtfNXJicUdmcS1IdFRVajFESTZmZ3NhbUJuLVJI&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fkiranarog.scribbles%3Figsh%3DNTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%253D%253D%26utm_source%3Dqr&amp;v=gGluHyyGEjw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.instagram.com/kiranarog.s...</a> 🤠 Thank you to Ruth Daly, Lauren Faust, Brenda Chapman, John Perez, and all our peers who made this film possible. Written and Directed by Kira Narog and Aliya RafeiLead Animator: Kira NarogLead Compositor: Aliya RafeiComposer: Logyn OkudaSound Design: Steven Choi, Karthik Davuluri, Van Duong🌵🌵🌵 A film by Kira Narog and Aliya Rafei🌵🌵🌵Check out our portfolios here:Kira Narog: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUM4Zm9rUkdpM3pGWVVZb3ZDWGNEcTg1cU1mbHxBR3JiS2FrZ3V0U3M1ZU9qb0ZEM3ZlbXpQamVtcHZqOTBhMER1Nk15bVZEQk04Yk9GSktXZzhFaVJzMWNHekFfTzdNUHQtTloyODE4TnJtemZMSkJlTUR4Zk1TRENtbXlXX2Yy&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.artstation.com%2Fkiranarog&amp;v=gGluHyyGEjw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.artstation.com/kiranarog</a>Aliya Rafei: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUM4Zm9rVFhLcllMMy1pNEFzcFVLLXQ4Tl8xZ3xBR3JiS2Fub0I2TG5yb0pVaG9Ob2tJT1dmQ2dMZjVzSkg4MV95XzZvVkV4OUQzT0VlcTlOV0thT3VibnB2ZThycnhwM2R6NzZJYjFKaTZXLThRYXM5WXd2QTNDb1R6eUNLNXhy&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.artstation.com%2Faliyarafei&amp;v=gGluHyyGEjw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.artstation.com/aliyarafei</a>🌵🌵🌵

MIRAGE | Short Film | Chapman Animation & VFX (2025)

Don't get scared by the 40 minute long video lol

Full course on each 5 animations with detailed explanations. It has BUNCH of tutorial so be prepared to watch a movie long behind the scenes. And, is the first time where I actually talk to my audience. Basically I decide to mix things up. Videos includes-Shadow as John Wick (Keanu Reeves 3D Animation Parody)-Jack Black Movie Industry Take Over (3D Animation Parody)-Kirby and Meta Knight Stylized Showdown (Fan 3D Animation)-Eggman and Gerald Dance Off (Sonic Movie 3 Animation Parody)-Tenna steals Spamton's Spotlight (Deltarune Animation) That's right. ALL FIVE. And damn it took so long to edit these together. YouTube▶ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@themathewflames" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@themathewflames</a>Twitter/X▶ <a href="https://x.com/TheMathewFlames" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://x.com/TheMathewFlames</a>Bluesky▶ <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/themathewflames.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://bsky.app/profile/themathewflames.bsky.social</a>Soundcloud▶ <a href="https://soundcloud.com/thatmathewflamesguy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://soundcloud.com/thatmathewflamesguy</a>Twitch▶ <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/themathewflames" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.twitch.tv/themathewflames</a>TikTok▶ <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@themathewflames" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.tiktok.com/@themathewflames</a>Patreon▶ <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheMathewFlames" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheMathewFlames</a> Extra credit and linksTexture shading used (credit to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Nikolaj3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@Nikolaj3D</a> )▶ <a href="https://nikolaj3d.gumroad.com/l/painterly-shader" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://nikolaj3d.gumroad.com/l/painterly-shader</a>Shadow video Article▶ <a href="https://80.lv/articles/sonic-s-shadow-imagined-as-john-wick-in-a-gorgeous-stylized-animation" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://80.lv/articles/sonic-s-shadow-imagined-as-john-wick-in-a-gorgeous-stylized-animation</a>My artist friend Social Media▶ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/j_casso07/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/j_casso07/</a> Permission! ▶ You are allowed to use my videos/animations for YouTube poop, remix, reviews, reactions, make subtitles in different language (dubs) or any other kind of edits. As long you credit me, I’m completely fine with you using my content for edits. But reuploads and monetizing compilation with my videos are not allowed. I don’t want to deal with that nonsense. :/ If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment or email me for further details.

How I made my stylized 3D animations in Blender (Behind The Scene)

At long last, the entity finally draws near. It's so close I can almost-

Credit to Nikolaj for the Painterly Shader! "NewGrounds Version" specifically refers to the music in the video. The normal version uses Santana's "Smooth" and can be found here: <a href="https://youtu.be/OQDl9d_eFk0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://youtu.be/OQDl9d_eFk0</a> This version instead uses a... more workshopped version of the song, let's say...

Cam Discovers the Entity (NewGrounds Version)

This is based on that one scene from Sonic Movie 3 where Eggman and Gerald Robotnik were pulling some HELL of a moves. So this is basically my version of it. They pretty damn good at it.

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Eggman and Gerald Dance Off (Sonic Movie 3 animation)

A Test of a Sharper style and the transition between those two styles.

This shot was a short one to test the switch between the current style and a more intense style in certain scenes. It was a bit heavier on the compositing front due to trying to establish this style, and also push it in After Effects. In the future I want to try and push sharper shapes on the character model to achieve this effect better.

JADE - LookDev Animation Test 5

Style Progression through a larger performance shot.

This was less of a compositing test and more of a progression for establishing a warm atmosphere, and working on a more complex performance shot. This also showcased the versatility of the newer method due to having a camera move in this shot. The major test with Compositing was a sort of brushstroke vignette around the edge of frame to see if that would mimic a desired brushstroke effect. This was to some success, albeit I feel it ended a little distracting.

JADE - LookDev Animation Test 4

Test of a new method in Blender to generate Brushstrokes.

For this test I finally figured out something about Geometry Nodes in Blender. Because of this I could attach brushstrokes to the 3D Environment, instead of generating them frame-by-frame in After Effects. I wanted to avoid a flickering series of Brushstrokes across the entire frame, and this was the best way to do that, while having complete freedom to move the camera throughout an environment. I still used the After Effects method for other effects that are achieved in post, like Jade's sword, or some particles.

JADE - LookDev Animation Test 3

A Longer Animation Test with more Complexity in Compositing.

This is the second test that I have made in an attempt to find a more painterly style that I enjoy. It's inspired by Loving Vincent, and in this shot, it features more effects surrounding her sword. I tried to use the same method that I used for generating the brushstrokes on her sword, to give a more imperfect looking aura surrounding it, alongside a brushy texture.

JADE - LookDev Animation Test 2

Test of a Painterly Style for this Project.

Recently I've been trying to develop a painted aesthetic that's inspired by Loving Vincent, and this was my first test to do so. I'll be posting the other tests as time goes on, as the style has developed in the past few months. The first shot was what I want to try and do for most shots in the show, where there's typically a short depth of field, therefore the background would become made of brushstrokes as it goes out of focus. Alongside that, most elements and effects would have that similar texture, so a lens bokeh, or her sword's aura for example. The second shot was intended to go for a more intense version. It was inspired by how the Batman would have very odd lens choices to get very strong lens dirt to divert focus to one part of a shot. This would be sparsely used as it does blur up a lot of the frame.

JADE - LookDev Animation Test 1

I fused some Pokémon and Binding of Isaac enemies/bosses! Come see!

I've fused some Binding of Isaac bosses/enemies with Pokémon! I even fused a couple of the starters from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Take a look!<img src="https://uploads.ungrounded.net/tmp/img/569000/iu_569643_7071694.gif" alt="iu_569643_7071694.gif" data-smart-scale="480,270">I started off by drawing them in black and white (6 colors, painterly pixel style) Then I animated them by squishing and smearing stuff around.<img src="https://uploads.ungrounded.net/tmp/img/569000/iu_569649_7071694.gif" alt="iu_569649_7071694.gif" data-smart-scale="640,360">Then I colored them by replacing the 6 color ramp in select parts of the images (usually the fusion is a different color)Then I added some effects in post! Voila! I hope you enjoyed. Which was your favorite? Music used:The Binding of Isaac Rebirth - Diptera Sonata

Pokémon + Binding of Isaac FUSIONS

The villainous Dr. Robotnik confronts Sonic about his frustrations.

v1.0 — Initial release. Used chroma key to separate animation from backgrounds.v.1.1 — Used alpha channel instead of chroma key. Green line art artifacts removed.v1.2 — Added SWF version. Fixed minor color mistakes for SWF version only. <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eZM3_aK-9eM#ngq:1154:649#ngq:1154:649#ngq:1154:649#ngq:1154:649#ngq:1154:649" width="1154" height="649" data-smart-scale="1154,649"></iframe> COMMENTARYI started this project thinking, “Oh, yeah, I know exactly how to draw AoStH Robotnik; I don’t need to use reference!” And then every frame looked like shit. So, I went online and referred to the show itself and these two pieces of concept art by character designer Milton Knight. A good lesson in humility. <img src="https://uploads.ungrounded.net/tmp/img/397000/iu_397394_4226168.webp" width="764" height="317" alt="iu_397394_4226168.webp" data-smart-scale="764,317"> I accomplished a good chunk of animation on a livestream, but the stream was struck down because I played episodes of Adventures of Sonic for my friends to watch thinking nothing would come of it. Maybe I should stream on Twitch or Picarto, accounts where I don’t really care whether they live or die. It’s a darn shame because that stream was a lot of fun! DoodleDemon and I started calling each other “blithering buckets of bolts” and watched Robotnik do a Nazi salute and that was absolutely hilarious. <img src="https://uploads.ungrounded.net/tmp/img/397000/iu_397346_4226168.png" width="446" height="708" alt="iu_397346_4226168.png" data-smart-scale="446,708"> The show itself is a lot of fun. It’s stupid fun. Every moment Robotnik is on screen is a good time. Scratch and Grounder are great, as well. The team that worked on it—including Milton Knight, the voice actor Long John Baldry (1940–2005 R.I.P.), and the storyboard artists (including Scott Shaw! From the early Archie Sonic comics)—did a fantastic job given the limitations they worked with. Overall, I definitely prefer SatAM over AoStH, but they are both very different genres of animation. While I was working on this project, Milton Knight leaked on Facebook that Diskotech would be doing an Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog complete series release on Blu-ray and that it would contain new interviews with him. I had hoped that the release would be in HD given that it is Blu-ray and not DVD, but it was very unlikely whoever owned the rights to the show kept the film masters and only kept the master tapes, which inherently have a lower resolution. Later that year, Diskotech officially announced the complete series on Twitter. I am absolutely going to pre-order it. It comes out February 2022. If they ever release the SatAM complete series on Blu-ray (in full HD, knock on wood), I will die a happy man. Now that I think about it, I’m known by all my friends for being a huge Sonic fan, so it’s weird that it took until now for me to make a proper Sonic cartoon. This project started as a gift for MatterBoar. I felt bad that <a href="https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/771051">the previous animation I made for him</a> was released in November 2020, 13 months ago, and I hadn’t made any new ones in that time. So I secretly started this one and originally intended to give it to him for free. He asked me if I was available for new animation work and I told him about this side project and he said he’d buy it! The deadline was Christmas Day. The night before, I promised myself I would work on this cartoon until it is 100% ready to release. I thought it would take maybe three hours. It ended up taking 22 hours straight. I only took three hour-long breaks to rest my hands and get a half-hour of sleep. A single cup of hot chocolate coffee got me through it! The thing that took the longest in this particular long stretch was the shot of Robotnik running in place. That took forever! I probably could have done this quicker, but I wanted to make sure each and every frame was cleaned up. I do not envy the animators of the original show. Despite how simple Robotnik’s character design looks, animating him takes a long time, especially compared to Sonic. Robotnik’s mustache and yellow jumpsuit straps in particular were very troublesome, as well as layering the different body parts. The most frustrating thing with Sonic was doing his baby blue highlights. Thankfully, Sonic hardly moves in this cartoon. (That’s kinda uncharacteristic of Sonic, but hey I’m not complaining!) I wanted to add some traditional paint-like motion blur to some of the snappier movements, but due to the deadline—and me just wanting to move on to something new—I could not do it in time. The tight shot of Robotnik’s face at the end was also supposed to be painterly, similar to the gross-out shots in SpongeBob and Ren and Stimpy, but after I took a crack at it in Clip Studio Paint, I couldn’t do it. Also, I felt that a rendered painting of a character wouldn’t fit a parody that tried to match the art style of the original show. Pre-production began in August 2021 and post-production ended on Saturday, December 25th. Normally, a 26-second-long cartoon wouldn’t take that long, but due to a myriad of continuous financial problems and setbacks, it took four months to complete. It probably would have had a better start if I had started by making storyboards. I run-and-gunned this whole cartoon and I definitely regret it. I ended up making last-minute changes to the character poses, facial expressions, etc., which isn’t something you really want to be doing a lot with deadlines involved. You want to make confident decisions in the beginning so that the changes later on will hopefully be few in number. Ordinarily, I would not do this slapdash approach with a commission. But this started out as a gift and turned into a commission later. Regardless, even quick, shoddy storyboards would have gone a long way! Lesson learned. Originally, I was going to commission my friend Dyoudi Mitimasa (<a href="https://epicfunnyhahajokelol.newgrounds.com" rel="nofollow">@epicfunnyhahajokelol</a>) do the background art. He is a natural at this kind of sharp, abstract art style. However, I did not have the money to commission an artist, especially at the time. So instead, I leave you with a huge recommendation to go check out Dyoudi’s art! He’s a wonderful artist and a wonderful person! Additionally, Milton Knight is still an active artist and has a Patreon! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/miltonknight/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Go support him, too!</a> I made this background art by referencing two screenshots from the show, shown in the timelapse video. At first, I was very happy with this art, especially since it was my first real attempt at abstract art. The reference really helped! But once I put it in the cartoon, something was wrong. Robotnik’s design is mostly warm colors. The background is mostly warm colors. I feel this leads to a lot of Robotnik’s movements being less readable than they should. Sonic is fine since he’s blue, orange’s complement. If I had to do the background art again, I would divide the composition into two sections: a cool section for Robotnik and a warm section for Sonic. <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HgFCB4l9Vv8#ngq:865:649#ngq:865:649#ngq:865:649#ngq:865:649#ngq:865:649#ngq:865:649#ngq:865:649#ngq:865:649#ngq:865:649#ngq:865:649#ngq:865:649" width="865" height="649" data-smart-scale="865,649"></iframe> CLIENT<a href="https://youtube.com/c/matterboar" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">MatterBoar</a> ANIMATION / BACKGROUND ART / EDITINGAlexander Emenheiser <a href="https://ade-syndicate.newgrounds.com" rel="nofollow">@ade-syndicate</a> BACKGROUND MUSICDr. Robotnik's ThemeComposed by Reed Robbins and Mark SimonCover by <a href="https://youtu.be/j9GpekZhhkI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Turret 3471</a> Main Title ThemeComposed by Clark GassmanIncludes motifs fromSonic 2 Title Theme and Emerald Hill Zone composed by Masato Nakamura,In the Hall of the Mountain King composed by Edvard Grieg,and Flight of the Bumblebee composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov AUDIO TAKEN FROM<a href="https://youtu.be/1kCWA4gwOT0?t=1391" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">OneyPlays Sonic Robo Blast 2 - FINALE</a>with <a href="https://oney.newgrounds.com" rel="nofollow">@Oney</a>, <a href="https://patreon.com/wanwangames" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Ding Dong, and Julian</a>Edited by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/DexTheSwede" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Dex the Swede</a> FONTSPedro SPECIAL THANKS AND PATREON SUPPORTERSAnimation stream viewers,including <a href="https://twitter.com/doodledemon_art" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">DoodleDemon</a>, for keeping me company<a href="https://www.patreon.com/miltonknight" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Milton Knight</a> for being nice when I talked to him :)<a href="https://suprdee2.newgrounds.com" rel="nofollow">@SuprDee2</a> for being supportiveand giving me a new version of Toon BoomDyoudi Mitimasa <a href="https://epicfunnyhahajokelol.newgrounds.com" rel="nofollow">@epicfunnyhahajokelol</a> PATREON &amp; KO-FI SUPPORTERSAleahAshleyFroggyDuwudeViktor Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog © SEGA, DIC Entertainment 1993 P.S. — I’m working on a new project right now! Consider becoming a member on Ko-fi and you’ll get access to previews, WIPs, shoutouts, and more AND support my work! There are options for one-off donations and memberships. Thank you! OH, and Merry Christmas! <a href="https://ko-fi.com/adesyndicate" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img src="https://uploads.ungrounded.net/tmp/img/506000/iu_506236_4226168.gif" width="427" height="240" alt="iu_506236_4226168.gif" data-smart-scale="427,240"></a>

OneyPlays Animated: Sassy Sonic

Recently, I updated my style that I wanted to achieve for JADE to be a more painterly look.