Housepets! Animated! Central Development Thread

Post by **D-Rock** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 10:51 pm

No problem, man. Family comes first. None of us will fault your for helping to take care of them.

GreatKitsune · Post by **GreatKitsune** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 12:20 am

MrNeonShot wrote:Hey guys.
I'm 17 now, and my dad's in his 50's. I don't have a job or a drivers license, and my dad has been working a full job and a part time job to cover 4 kids.
So, I need to start applying my time to start helping out with bills and stuff (as a personal choice). This means that I'm most likely not going to have time to work on this project. Sorry, I know I was the only animator who was going to help, but I just don't think I have the time to work on this anymore. Especially if I was going to be the only artist and animator.

I'll help in whatever way I can, but I'm just going to have to drop out of the project now.
I wish you luck on your future endeavors on this project and I hope you find a replacement animator soon.

That's fine. Sorry to see you go, but I understand.

CHAOKOCartoons wrote:
EDIT: Know what, I don't wanna see this project fall. If ya can't do it right now buddy, I'll fill in for ya! I can take a brake on some game projects for a bit and work on animating. You're making some sacrifices, it's only fair that I should too. Maybe one day you'll be able to start animating for the project again . So if it's okay with you and the others, I'd like to fill in for Neon, at least until he has the time to come back (if he can).

That would be great, chaoko! Animating won't start until recording is finshed and I've put together the sound, tho.

CHAOKOCartoons · Post by **CHAOKOCartoons** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 1:21 am

That gives me some time to prepare and practice animating some more. It's been a while since I've made an animation, and maybe I can pick up some new techniques.

As a demonstration on what the animation style might be, I drew up a character sheet for Peanut:

Czukay · Post by **Czukay** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:32 am

Nice, Chaoko. Hope that everything continues to work out well, and best of luck to MrNeonShot for finding a job and getting his DL.

SuperStar · Post by **SuperStar** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:35 am

Wow Chaoko! That's pretty good, like amazing!

Saturn381 · Post by **Saturn381** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 9:34 am

Great job, Chaoko!

Honorable Intentions · Wed Jul 22, 2015 10:12 am

MrNeonShot wrote:Hey guys.
I'm 17 now, and my dad's in his 50's. I don't have a job or a drivers license, and my dad has been working a full job and a part time job to cover 4 kids.
So, I need to start applying my time to start helping out with bills and stuff (as a personal choice). This means that I'm most likely not going to have time to work on this project. Sorry, I know I was the only animator who was going to help, but I just don't think I have the time to work on this anymore. Especially if I was going to be the only artist and animator.

I'll help in whatever way I can, but I'm just going to have to drop out of the project now.
I wish you luck on your future endeavors on this project and I hope you find a replacement animator soon.

Sorry to see you go, but I understand. Family is important after all. I hope things work out for you and we can get you back on the show someday down the road.

CHAOKOCartoons wrote:That gives me some time to prepare and practice animating some more. It's been a while since I've made an animation, and maybe I can pick up some new techniques.

As a demonstration on what the animation style might be, I drew up a character sheet for Peanut:

Bam! CHAOKO's here to save the day. That looks awesome and t's a great look for the show. Can't wait to see it in motion.

MrNeonShot · Post by **MrNeonShot** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 1:53 pm

@everyone: Thanks for understanding! I'll try to help in any way I can with the time I have.

@HI: Well, Chaoko is the author of a superhero comic

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 2:42 pm

Great job on this sketches Chaoko! They look very nice!

GreatKitsune · Post by **GreatKitsune** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 6:00 pm

I refuse to allow this topic to stagnate! Very good for early concept sketches, Chaoko.

Douglas Collier · Post by **Douglas Collier** » Thu Aug 13, 2015 1:27 pm

Any news on the voice polls?

GreatKitsune · Post by **GreatKitsune** » Thu Aug 13, 2015 2:40 pm

Douglas Collier wrote:Any news on the voice polls?

I'm leaving submissions open while the first arc is being recorded. It will probably remain this way for a week or 2.

CHAOKOCartoons · Post by **CHAOKOCartoons** » Thu Aug 13, 2015 4:22 pm

Oh we're in the recording phase? Sweet! Glad things are coming along!

Czukay · Post by **Czukay** » Thu Aug 13, 2015 8:53 pm

Oooh, I can't wait til The Game... Ooooh, I just lost, but anyway, I'll get some lines!

CHAOKOCartoons · Post by **CHAOKOCartoons** » Thu Aug 13, 2015 10:23 pm

Czukay wrote:Oooh, I can't wait til The Game... Ooooh, I just lost

How do you think I'm gonna feel? I'll have to re-listen to you guys saying it over and over! CONSTANTLY loosing the game.

Post by **D-Rock** » Thu Aug 13, 2015 10:28 pm

Though seriously, you'd think that I would have submitted an audition by now...

As much as I would like to at least try, I can't bring myself to do it.

Let's see if I can force it, though.

Honorable Intentions · Fri Aug 14, 2015 6:35 pm

Speaking of the game (and awkward transitions), to prove I'm still alive and to post something to this thread.

Here's the first two strips of...HP! ARC 2: THE GAME

In script format of course.

CHAOKOCartoons · Post by **CHAOKOCartoons** » Fri Aug 14, 2015 11:53 pm

Now we just need some Mario Kart Wii sound effects...
and BIRDS.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sat Aug 15, 2015 12:11 am

Mario Kart Wii sounds effects would definitely make the show 20 times more better. Lets shove it in!

Post by **D-Rock** » Sat Aug 15, 2015 12:23 am

First off, the constant interruptions were pretty funny!

Second, see if this has the game sounds you need.

CHAOKOCartoons · Post by **CHAOKOCartoons** » Sat Aug 15, 2015 8:51 pm

So I did that one thing again where I draw a character with mouth movements:

So after I drew Peanut's reference sheet, I didn't think I'd need to draw one for Grape. When I finally decided to draw it last night, I was so thankful that I did because I realized that I've NEVER drawn Grape before. Like, I drew Shadow Grape but that doesn't really count as "Grape". I had to change a lot of things in the middle of drawing this because I realized that I was doing it wrong. I didn't notice how drastically different the feline character anatomy was in Housepets! (mainly in their face and muzzle).
Anyway, it wasn't as hard as I once thought it would be once I got the gist of it. I was afraid that having her be physically mistakable for a guy while still keeping a female-esque figure would be hard due to how I normally draw, but it came out petty neutral in the end.

I don't think I need to draw any more reference sheets like these for the characters at the moment. Peanut and Grape are pretty good examples of all the character's anatomies, namely for the dogs and cats. Even in this, Peanut and Grape's mouth movements didn't differ TOO much, so really all I probably need to do is draw different characters in different poses. I may still ink and color these though, it's important to keep a good palette and pen size in mind.

Saturn381 · Post by **Saturn381** » Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:06 pm

Great job, Chaoko!

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:26 pm

Great jobs on the pictures Chaoko! The images of Grape really came out well and I love how you posed the mouths!

Post by **D-Rock** » Sat Aug 15, 2015 10:04 pm

Yeah, I'd say you captured her androgyny rather well.

GreatKitsune · Post by **GreatKitsune** » Sat Aug 15, 2015 11:58 pm

CHAOKOCartoons wrote:So I did that one thing again where I draw a character with mouth movements:

So after I drew Peanut's reference sheet, I didn't think I'd need to draw one for Grape. When I finally decided to draw it last night, I was so thankful that I did because I realized that I've NEVER drawn Grape before. Like, I drew Shadow Grape but that doesn't really count as "Grape". I had to change a lot of things in the middle of drawing this because I realized that I was doing it wrong. I didn't notice how drastically different the feline character anatomy was in Housepets! (mainly in their face and muzzle).
Anyway, it wasn't as hard as I once thought it would be once I got the gist of it. I was afraid that having her be physically mistakable for a guy while still keeping a female-esque figure would be hard due to how I normally draw, but it came out petty neutral in the end.

I don't think I need to draw any more reference sheets like these for the characters at the moment. Peanut and Grape are pretty good examples of all the character's anatomies, namely for the dogs and cats. Even in this, Peanut and Grape's mouth movements didn't differ TOO much, so really all I probably need to do is draw different characters in different poses. I may still ink and color these though, it's important to keep a good palette and pen size in mind.

Based on that reasoning, I think Mr. and Mrs. Sandwich will probably be difficult when the time comes.

CHAOKOCartoons · Post by **CHAOKOCartoons** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 1:35 pm

I've drawn and animated Mr.Sandwich before, though it certainly wasn't easy drawing a human character in the Housepets! style. Plus I have to figure out how to only show part of their face so that will be fun.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 2:41 pm

We could put their faces in. We did get to see their faces just that once.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 5:16 pm

CHAOKOCartoons wrote:I've drawn and animated Mr.Sandwich before, though it certainly wasn't easy drawing a human character in the Housepets! style. Plus I have to figure out how to only show part of their face so that will be fun.

Draw the whole scene and crop it in post?

Post by **D-Rock** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 7:48 pm

Buster has a good point. Only possible issue I can foresee are the strips where their faces are hidden behind text bubbles. That should be an interesting workaround.

SuperStar · Post by **SuperStar** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 8:22 pm

D-Rock wrote:Buster has a good point. Only possible issue I can foresee are the strips where their faces are hidden behind text bubbles. That should be an interesting workaround.

Maybe they could just be given odd shadows over their faces, like in a sinister shadow? I know it would be weird, but it might be our only option.

Post by **D-Rock** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 8:26 pm

Or convenient camera angles. Maybe in the Sinister Shadow arc, in scenes where we could see their faces in shadow, instead make the vantage point from outside the truck, from the front, at an angle that the roof obscures their face.

CHAOKOCartoons · Post by **CHAOKOCartoons** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 9:14 pm

Amazee Dayzee wrote:We could put their faces in. We did get to see their faces just that once.

Buster wrote:
CHAOKOCartoons wrote:I've drawn and animated Mr.Sandwich before, though it certainly wasn't easy drawing a human character in the Housepets! style. Plus I have to figure out how to only show part of their face so that will be fun.
Draw the whole scene and crop it in post?

D-Rock wrote:Buster has a good point. Only possible issue I can foresee are the strips where their faces are hidden behind text bubbles. That should be an interesting workaround.

That's true Amazee, though I was trying to avoid that to keep the consistency/running gag of the comic. However if it's too much of a hassle I may consider doing that (and probably will honestly).

Also a good idea Buster. By drawing the whole thing I can decide how and where to position the characters and then decide if hiding their face is a good idea or not.

And I'll just have to get creative with those scenes by placing things so they obscure their face or adjust the camera angles.

By the way, when and if we ever get around to where Karishad is introduced, how are we gonna go about his voice? Are we gonna have the real life Karishad voice him or...

Post by **D-Rock** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 9:24 pm

If it's possible, I'd say keep their faces obscured like they were in the comics. It was really significant when we finally saw a face in the form of Joel.

You know, that kept popping up in my head since the casting call was made. It would probably be better for Karishad to voice his own character, IF he wants to. I'm sure this is another moment where we could simply ask him.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 9:42 pm

Another possibility is just to not show Mr. or Mrs. Sandwichs' faces at all. In the new series of Peter Rabbit the only time you ever see Mr. MacGregor's face is in a crudely drawn picture by Cottontail. Aside from that the camera just shows from his neck and below. So that could also work.

SuperStar · Post by **SuperStar** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:33 pm

On the matter of Karishad's voice, yeah, I would say get the real one if he wants to. If he doesn't, or is busy, maybe we could hold auditions then let Karishad himself choose which one.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:46 pm

I wouldn't mind getting him to voice his character. It would be great exposure for him and I would just LOVE to hear how he sounds in real life.

Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:56 pm

I'd be fine with asking Kari to try to play himself. but remember that despite what he may want, he is not in fact an anthropomorphic fox and his voice may not match the character design at all.

Post by **D-Rock** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 11:25 pm

...what would an anthropomorphic fox sound like?

One thing I'm liking about this project is the fact that it'll give voices to everyone. Only male voices in my head for the pets is some variant of Sean Astin or Haley Joel Osment.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 11:54 pm

speaking of voices, it would be hilarious if we somehow scrounged together enough to hire Jon St. John (Duke Nukem's voice actor) for Bill Lindberg.

How much do you think the dozen or so lines of dialogue he has would cost?

SuperStar · Post by **SuperStar** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 11:56 pm

Buster wrote:speaking of voices, it would be hilarious if we somehow scrounged together enough to hire Jon St. John (Duke Nukem's voice actor) for Bill Lindberg.

How much do you think the dozen or so lines of dialogue he has would cost?

Well, except there's the fact that Rick says he sounds like Patrick Warbuton.