Out of the Ink Machine

A BATIM au dedicated to a bit more historical accuracy and playing around in those areas (Background gif from Bimbo’s Initiation)

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Hiii Welcome to the HellHole

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Out of the Ink Machine is a Bendy concept au that incorporates more historical accuracy from the late 1920s to 1940s in terms of animation studios. Mainly, Joey Drew Studios is now much more based off of Fleischer Studios, from its Golden Age to its eventual downfall, as seen in the documentary “Out of the Inkwell: the Fleischer Story”.

However, it’s not all boringly fixing inaccuracies. I mean, magic evil ink exists, so It’ll be having some fun with the boundaries set, too. The story is going to be jumbled around so that characters get to interact and there’s more fun little studio-centric concepts.

Let me be clear that I am NO historian for these times and am very much a rookie. Let me also be clear that I know nothing about BADTR, and am focusing on just the game BATIM cause I don’t have the books either. I just got hyperfixated and wanted to make something for this.

List of references I’ll be using:

Out of the Inkwell: the Fleischer Story

It All Started With A Mouse: The Disney Story (1989)

The Making of Snow White - DisneyAvenue.com

Disney’s Folly: The Making of Snow White

Fleischer Studios in Miami - Cartoonresearch

Various 1920s - 1930s cartoons (Koko the Clown, Bimbo the Dog, Mickey Mouse, Silly Symphony, etc)

Research on other things (Phonofilm, Periscopefilm, early foley artists, early Disney studio work conditions, Hays code maybe)

If you have any suggestions for other accessible films or documents referencing this era (especially 1940s, I haven’t researched it yet), then I’d be thankful and take a look at it!

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Asks are both open and welcome!

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That’s all, folks!

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Ewwww

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This partial is gonna be based around what I've learned from this au btw!

Its name is Oddswald!

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What exactly is the Black Basin?

The black basin is a large underground aquifer under New York full of miscellaneous, black, viscous, sentient fluid! No one really knows when or how it showed up, if it was always there, or how it changes the minds of people.

Joey is the man who found it and built cartoons with it.

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what would joey fill his pinterest account with?

Pictures of grasslands and hillsides which he’s commented on all of, crappy pictures of the office and the drinks he gets, and one private board called “lovely artworks” which is a combination of fanart and maps of all the major arteries of an adult human body and the easiest placed to break skin.

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Oh my god this Dark Pals game has the big projectors... life saved

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Forgot how radicool this AU and its concepts were, this stuff slaps banger style

Tyy! It was very fun to make and still is ^^

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you know, just a bit of inspiration from myself! if I were to make a scary mascot, I'd make them a combination of every design they've ever had, layered on top of each other. Symbolism go ZING!

I actually already did this! This au's version of Sinny is a representation of a loss of sanity, and therefore is a mass of inconsistencies and scribbles.

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Disney used to be so rich that they made the whole Best of Disney-50 Years of Magic tv special combining live action and animation with special effects on the same level as the Who framed roger rabbit film- since that short film shows a lot of cartoons such as Mickey and Roger and others interacting with corporate staff and even their own merch, I think you'd be interested in it!

Ah yes I've heard of it! If I do get back onto doing this au again and searching for references, I'll watch it! Or who knows, I can watch it for fun too.

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Im clearing out some old art and I realized I have a lot I was hiding just cause I dunno,,, I like the mystery. But here's some other drawings and parts of the story!

I'll try to answer some questions as well!

Read more for the story bits:

I don't remember exactly, but the ending chapter was supposed to reveal that Henry had no heart, and instead his actual heart was put in a cute little Bendy plushie he made for Joey when he left. Stealing this little guy, named "Sunny", would have the Ink Demon chasing after you in an ever-shifting labyrinth. Depending on if you choose to open Sunny or keep him alive, you get different endings! You can also see him in this drawing!

While the Ink Demon was the reality of the studio, Sunny was the innocence of the show. Since he's partially made of Henry, both of them kind of hold the heart that was there!

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I wonder if people are gonna confuse this (old now) blog with the new mod... it's just pure coincidence and I think it's kind of funny anyways get it Ollie get it

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Also sorry about the disappearance! This blog was based off a very big hyper-fixation that died down after a while... and now chronic fatigue has been making me unable to keep up with things. I might still upload some stuff here but it would be old drawings and things I've never shown, plus some new sketches. I'm happy I could capture some of your interests! Thank you ^^

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I wonder if people are gonna confuse this (old now) blog with the new mod... it's just pure coincidence and I think it's kind of funny anyways get it Ollie get it

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(Image ID: A two panel comic of Sheepry. In the first panel he’s in complete darkness. He says, “I’m gonna turn on this flashlight and see the Ink Demon, aren’t I”. In the second panel he turns on the flashlight to see a red play dough-like demon instead, who says, “worse”. Henry screams, “Jesus Christ what are you!”, to which Banban responds, “collect my games”. End ID)

Sorry I haven’t been active on here, I’ve been on a Banban detour because I am absolutely enamored with the games and how they’re batshit insane. I am also learning coding and modeling and rigging and procrastinating and how to make anything so there’s that too.

Hey look what I just found out what I can do on tumblr, go listen to it. Graham Kartna time

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It occurred to me that I should make an art tag… I’ll go do that

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Cosplay Update!

(Video ID: Me next to two foam bendy heads. The first one, prototype 1, is much more rounded out and comprehensible than the other one. I then proceed to assault the other one, prototype 2. End ID)

Progress is being made despite me in this last video saying that it’s going backwards! I’ve padded the new prototype and started adding details! Yippee!

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If you’re striving for a lovecraftian horror vibe but want to avoid some of his more overtly racist stuff I do have some recommendations.

These synopsis contain spoilers but honestly since you’re not sold on the guy I’d recommend spoiling yourself first so you can just take what you like as inspiration the first time you read it or just skim the wiki or tv tropes.

Pickman’s Model- cosmic horror themed around art, specifically paintings. Lots of interesting refs to famous artists and insight on what makes their work eerie. The narrator and antagonist are both artists. Antagonist has an interest in witchcraft and pushes boundaries with the subject matter of his paintings. The monsters featured in his paintings are way too realistic to be pure fiction.

The Music of Eric Zahn- Narrator meets an elderly musician whose original pieces sound both beautiful and otherworldly. Seems to be inspired from a supernatural force and the music is played to keep whatever it is at bay.

The Outsider- Told from the perspective of the monster and starts off sympathetic. Themes of loneliness, alienation and the horror of coming to the realization you’re not human.

Personally, I recommend you make up your own lore since I find the Lovecraft mythos to be overrated and often the stories that include his most famous monsters tend to be the most overtly racist.

Keep in mind, these works still contain racists themes it’s just not as obvious or prevalent. I.e. the first two there’s physical descriptions that aren’t obviously racially coded but the idea of using facial features to infer moral character or otherness is definitely something you’d want to avoid.

I’ve been thinking about how to respond to this ask for a while cause it’s literally so kind. You just compiled and made a synopsis of 3 stories just to make my Lovecraft experience a bit more bearable and fun. TYSM!!! THAT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!

(Image ID: A kitten taking big drinks out of a bowl of water. End ID)

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We walk the wooden fields

(Image ID: Sammy Lawrence holds his hand out to the viewer, holding his shepherd’s crook in the other. He’s the only one lit up in a crowd of his cult all facing him and praying. Text under him says, “the prophet”. End ID)

Guess what funny man is on Artfight!

Art Fight

An art trading game

(Image ID: Sammy Lawrence crudely drawn. He has some pointers. The one on his face says, “winning smile”. The one on his arms says, “big meaty fucking hands”. The one on his legs says, “lil’ legs”. End ID)

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don't read lovecraft lol, as someone who did, you're not missing out on much aside from some really complicated words and some racism

Ok good to know. I’m comfortable with knowing my own really complicated words like opiocordyceps and semipermeable membrane and that one fish called Satan Eurystomus