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Please just focus on the decent sofa and don't let your eyes stray to the right of the lamp, thx.
It's been a year since the very first Bunaventura. I'd say I've made some improvements. Perhaps I've forgotten some things as well though. Got to keep trying.
It's the bunaugural original episode of Bunaventura. What adventures will this young bunny meet with? Thanks for looking at this!
CHAPTER SELECT-use these links if you want to jump to a certain part of the story and view pages in order:
10 Lost in the forest
19 Potions and Possums
30 The Butterfly Door
43 Trouble at Home
50 The Scary Cave
69 Heist Time
80 Returning the Crown
94 A Hero Gone Missing
106 The Wizard's Tower
123 Rescuing an Old Friend
135 Rescuing a New Friend
145 Wizard Law
162 Missive of Mystery
188 An Illness
205 The Moth and the Dragon
229 The Knight and the Rogue
251 An Important Orb
I've kind of been meaning to say this for a long time, but holding myself to draw one of these every weekday has been very helpful for me I think. It's easy for me to get trapped in a sense of perfectionism and then just give up when perfection remains out of reach. Having this system where at the end of the day I keep what I've done and move on to the next page means I've gotten probably a lot more practice than if I treated each installment as precious, especially since I haven't gotten completely discouraged and abandoned the project.
Someday I suppose I should learn to really work on and polish a single image. Someday.
Some stuff I doodled instead of going back to bed after I woke up in the middle of the night. We got Maynard, Chonny, my friend’s cat personified into Soil, and “The bride and the ugly ass groom” except it’s just the ugly ass groom.
experimenting with the style i draw with
Some sketch studies with the TNT Twins! Can you tell I’m obsessed? No? That’s alright, you’ll learn.
This is really fun pose practice, and like uh… consistency for the design. If that makes sense. Idk
And lots of Donnie interactions because Donnie is baby and my favorite so he will just be anywhere and everywhere and ya'll just have to deal with it.
Some additional information under the cut if you’re interested! Lots of it is just random train of thought about the characters, so bear with me, haha.
More on Raphael:
Raphael’s mode of invention is typically in mechanics. He really enjoys woodworking and metalworking. Definitely lives the "duct-tape can fix anything" lifestyle. Has a ‘workshop’ instead of a lab. Builds and crafts a lot of destructive things, but he also enjoys making gifts for his brothers. Only when he sees the need for it- and never when asked to. Knows some tech/coding for the bare basics of it, as it relates to mechanical engineering. But doesn’t enjoy the computer stuff as much as he likes the hands-on work part. Also has knowledge of some 3D modeling programs, which he and Donnie bond over 3D forms.
Raph is still very energetic, passionate, and easily angered. Definitely the most sporty out of the four of them. He also loves motorcycles (of course), and is working on his own custom bike. Other projects he is working on include: shield for Donnie’s back, ‘artillery camera’ (he refuses to expand on the meaning of this), lair defense mechanisms/traps, and a custom gaming controller for Leo. All in various stages. It’s hard for him to focus on only one thing at a time. And he enjoys tearing things apart almost more than putting them together, which often causes problems.
Keeps his Sai on hand and finds them useful for tearing things apart when ‘on the job’. Although he has been reprimanded for doing so. Might also be working on a Swiss-army knife of sorts but with Kunai and Sai. Still a work in progress. If given the opportunity, he will drop the Sai and simply go ham with his fists.
Aside from his personality, I also just want to point out that the edge of his shell is meant to represent a cog-wheel. Because of the type of materials he works with. And I think it's clever. Raph's design is probably my favorite out of the four, which is saying a lot. Because I love all of them. But I'm just really super happy with how Raph's design came out, and like... how well it fits this character. It just turned out better than I could have imagined it. One of those magical moments, you know?
More on Michelangelo:
Mikey is a huge fan of skateboarding, but that’s as sporty as he gets really. Also a huge animal fan. He’s always finding stray creatures to bring home and nurse back to health. He is also a huge prankster, in the best and worst ways. Likes to keep his family guessing. Acts all secretive on purpose just to confuse and or piss people off (Most specifically, Leo). Psychological warfare is the name of the game for Mikey.
He likes throwing tags around the city, but he only really has his own signature perfected. He wouldn’t call himself an artist. He just learns the basics of things to get done what he wants to do. If he did delve into art, he would probably stick with paints and spray. Loves food and eating, although his brothers would say he has terrible taste. (Think shaggy vibes.)
This kid would literally do anything for his brothers. He pretends not to notice, but he can pick up on vibes pretty well. Knows when others are lying, sad, happy, etc. Which is part of what makes him a great leader. He uses those skills to his advantage to persuade people- a true face man. Nothing really gets under his skin but he is insecure about ONE thing: the markings on the back of his head. Which look like eyes or huge warts. Always wears his mask to cover them. Or a beanie if his mask isn’t available. Often finds funny/silly ways to cover his head if in a scenario without his hats. He’s pretty desperate to keep it hidden.
Mikey still uses the Nunchaku as his favored weapon. He is fast on his feet, but very loosey-goosey with everything. It makes his moves extremely hard to predict, which he likes. And, despite his casual demeanor, he has spent a lot of focus and dedication to the craft. So he’s really proud of his skill. Plus, it’s fun to confuse and startle people when he pulls them out and pretends like he doesn’t know what he’s doing.
On Mikey's design, I am in love with the colors. Covering up the spots on his head was very intentional, but it really is kind of a shame. Because I love how the green spots pop. But I used that same green for Donnie's design to keep things cohesive. I really love the pattern for male Baele Four-Eyed turtles. A sick lil' guy, really.
More on the TNT Twins:
I want to make a separate post for their dynamic specifically, since I don't have my ideas drawn out just yet. But my immediately thoughts where "Dan and Arin from GameGrumps". So you can expect that the next post about these two will reference that. Obviously Mikey embodies Dan and Raph embodies Arin. It's going to be fantastic.