@CacklingGrungilo - @Aalasteir (Q) - Index

Q: Newgrounds inspired you to become an animator, specifically the SleepyCabin crew. Why do you think that spoke to you?

I always assumed animation wasn't something that anyone could do or it was something that took a really long time to ever get decent at seeing regular people who were around the same age as me making awesome stuff made me feel like it might be possible for me too, another thing that really inspired me was the fact that you could mix comedy and art even in just drawings alone that wasn't something I ever considered doing before I found newgrounds. I was more focused on having my art be serious and meaningful then having it be something fun and memorable.

I also love newgrounds because of how experimental and creative a lot of the art and animation is :^)

Q: In your opinion, what makes a cartoon good?

I think the best things are things that try to do something different, even if something isnt executed perfectly if it's unique and something thats never been seen or thought of before I would say it's good. Especially in an art medium where u can create anything and do anything in it.

Q: What’s your perspective on what makes a cartoon bad?

The only things I really think are bad is if something is copying something else blatantly and not putting a create spin on it or trying to make something new.

Q: What is it about cartoons from the ’90s to early 2000s, like Courage the Cowardly Dog, Ren and Stimpy, and Beavis and Butt-Head, that inspires you?

I really like how expressive a lot of the old cartoons were faces are one of my favorite things to draw because I think there funny, I also liked that the fact the 90s and 2000s had a lot more experimental shows and art styles on TV, I also like the humor and designs I really like gross out stuff and monsters I think there fun :^)

Q: What does your typical animation pipeline look like?

Usually I'll think of an idea for a bit then I'll make a script, then i do the animatic and voice acting around the same time to get the pacing right and then I'll design characters while animating usually on the spot unless there main characters.

Q: What did you learn between making Josh and The Various Evils Ep. 1: CURSE OF KRABATO and Josh and the Various Evils (Pilot)?

A big thing was framing and color I feel like I've gotten a little better at having more complex shots and having more vibrant colors. Another thing is I'm using an actually decent animation software now until recently I used really janky softwares that held me back a bunch and i would use them because animate really confused me, learning animate was a big thing that I think made this episode a lot easier to make than the first.

Q: Originally, in Josh and the Various Evils (Pilot), Slenderman was going to be part of the show. What are your thoughts on creepypastas in general?

As a kid I thought creepy pastas were way too scary and only bad boys with cool sunglasses read them i thought if i saw a slenderman or jeff the killer on my computer they would come to my house and get me, but now I like creepypastas I think there pretty sweet I like a lot of horror stuff and some of my favorite movies to watch are just bad horror movies creepypastas to me are just like that but sometimes mario and the simpsons are involved too wich is just friggin epic.

Q: What do you like about playing instruments?

I really like improvisation i think its fun just to jam out and creating something that has never been made before and probably won't happen again I also like that every instrument is like it's own creature they all sound different and are played completely different so u can come up with different ideas depending on wich one your using :^)

Q: Top 10 sound effects for cartoons?

1. Tom's Scream

2. Rens laugh

3. Punch

4. Awooga (old car horn)

5. Splat

6. Scooby doo run/skid sound

7. Gulp

8. Bonk

9. Womp womp womp (trumpet)

10. Boingoingoingoing

Q: What were some of the games you liked on PlayStation 1 and PlayStation 2?

I loved Crash Bandicoot 2 and 3, destroy all humans, war of the monsters, tony hawk underground, spongebob battle for bikini bottom, and spider man for ps1 those were some of my first games as a kid and I thought they were pretty sweet :^)

Q: Some of your favorite games are Crash Bandicoot, the Mother series, and Bloodborne. What do you like about each one, and why do you think they resonate with you?

I really like crash's for it's gameplay and art in the first 3 games i think its really cool how expressive it was even though the models were really low poly crash bandicoot 3 was one of the first games I owned as a kid and I thought crash was sweet because he had a cool yoyo and drove a motorcycle I also really like crash's music a lot I think it's really fun.

I really like the art music and story of the Mother series I like stuff that can mixes comedy into serious stories and I also like the world it has and all the enemies have fun designs and I like all the areas how it will mix realistic areas with goofy fantasy ones.

I love the world and art of bloodborne I think the monsters are awesome and the music is fantastic and I like all the gritty cool weapons you get. I really like fantasy stuff that has huge scary monsters I think it's sweet, and I also like the world and monsters are unique because it mixes aliens with fantasy, and the gameplay is really fun I like the aggressive fast paced combat.

Q: How would you describe the experiences of fishing and camping with your grandpa, who was a commercial crabber?

It was a lot of fun :^) as a kid I spent a lot of time with my grandfather he had a house on the water were we would catch fish and go out crabbing the house was always full of seafood and creatures fish, crabs, and eels I think alot of that inspired my art because I always thought that they looked cool and the bugs outside looked cool and would draw cool fish bug monster creatures.

- Starting Art

I started making art as a kid i liked to make small story books and creating characters, I had a sweet notebook that I made different monsters designs on each page I used to really like making different creatures and still do character design and world build are my two favorite parts animation

Q: Why do you think you like character design and world-building?

I love world building because I think it's really satisfying I think it's really fun just creating stupid lore and easter eggs that I know are there but probably no one else will notice it makes it feel like each project instead of being something by itself is building up to something bigger, I also am a big history fan so I think it's cool making my own history for my own universe :^)

I love character design because I like making creatures and entities that people have never thought of or seen before and I really like drawing faces it's one of my favorite parts about character design I like all the different expression and stories u can tell just with a face :>()

Q: Top 10 hats?

1. Backwards/sideways cap

2.propeller hat

3. Fedora

4.top hot

5.wizard hat

6.dunce cap

7. Pirate hat

8. Cowboy hat

9. Bowler