He/Him ‖ Amateur at Life ‖ Could be a memer if I was more committed ‖ Total Drama, Mumford & Sons, Zootopia, Super Mario, The Beatles, Doctor Who, Hiccstrid & My Little Pony
Alejandro Bustillo & Heather Feynman as James & Maria Reynolds
Justin Kalili as Samuel Seabury
Harold McGrady V as Charles Lee
Eva Matveevich as George Eacker
And of course, although not present in the play, Sierra Goodwin as Theodosia Burr I
I know, I'm aware I butchered the entire concept of having the same actors that played Hamilton's best friends during the war also play his political enemies, but I just focused more on the kind of character that fit the best for each Camper
A very special day has arrived. April Fools? Never heard of it.
It's Cody's Birthday!
Can you believe this guy turns 34 this year?
Long rambles and extra pictures below the cut
Maybe I got a bit ambitious with the composition, especially since I was scrounging for time to get this done (we had quite a busy month) which meant I couldn't focus on details as much. But I knew I wanted to make something that felt significant for my boi.
I initially planned to include even more characters; the entirety of Gen 1 and a handful of others, but I knew that would've been too much for me to handle.
So I left on the cutting room floor-
The characters who Cody is on more negative terms with canonically (Duncan, Courtney, Alejandro)
Katie and Sadie (Sorry)
All but three of the post Gen 1 characters.
It's also the one year anniversary of posting my Total Drama art. Not that it's an especially significant thing to note, but it's pretty cool nonetheless.
Here are some alternate renders.
The background is mostly just a mix of background tiles & tones in MediBang, as well as overlays and decorative brushes.
Next are the characters laid out individually and transparently (Sans Justin, Trent, DJ and Lightning as they're egregiously incomplete below the shoulders (At least they have a full head, which is more than can be said of Zeke or Sierra))
Cody & Dawn and LeShawna & Beth were drawn on the same layer, so I can't really separate them.
Geoff, Izzy and Tyler are just very small.
Some characters get cool outfits, some get very light redesigns, a couple look pretty much how they do in the show.
Izzy is dressed as a piñata, because why wouldn't they be?
Harold's look is very loosely based on Beat from JSRF
LeShawna's design is based on a look she has in Dramarama.
I can't draw Gwen the same way twice.
Nobody else has any specific inspirations for their looks.
Now that I think of it, the centre of the drawing is not dissimilar to what I drew last year. Similar compositionally, but different contextually.
Kinda embarrassing to look at my older art now, but that just means I'm super happy with the stylistic evolution. You can tell I've gotten more comfortable with the way I draw TD characters.
So! Sense I've been in a Blueluc mood as of late, I'd like to make an extensive post on why I love this pairing, and why it works so well!
(Please note this is my personal opinion, and isn't meant to attack or shame other shippers who don't ship this pairing!)
Now! Let's begin!
First off, where did this pairing even begin?
Blueluc started after Jean-luc's first debut in the episode, Camping. His first and only major role in the show-- but this single episode was enough to spark one of the most popular ships in the Bluey fandom!
The first thing we learn about Jean-luc is that he speaks French and cannot understand English, but despite this language barrier, it doesn't deter these two from playing together and instantly hitting it off! They immediately start to connect without even understanding a word of what the other is saying.
It's just the fact that they connect and bond so fast and become such close buddies in such a short time span, if they get along that well in just a few days, who knows how much further their relationship could go and grow if they were able to spend more time with eachother.
A thing to take notice is we see the two build a little make-shift hut, and to me, feels like a metaphor of building a home together. Now it could be reachy but it's definitely something to take note of! They made something special together, something only for them.
But that isn't the only thing I'd like to point out--
Second case in point-- the touches--
These two are already so comfortable holding hands and making physical contact even after, what? A day or two? For most people it can take a few weeks, even months or years to be this comfortable with physical contact like this-- now yes, they are kids and kids usually don't really care but even so, it's still a big leap even for people their age--
Plus, it's just so adorable-- look at them!! Little bbys!! Holding hands!!
Another thing I'd love to point out is the tree and how it's a metaphor of their growing relationship.
While I could be reaching with the building-a-home metaphor, this one is undeniable meant to be a visual representation of their relationship with eachother, as it holds such a large role in the episode, but I'll go more into detail later after it's done growing!
For now, let's take a moment to point out why they get along so well, and how it'd work for any romantic relationship that may form for their future.
As we all know, Bluey is a bit bossy when she plays games with other kids-- that trait likely stems from the fact that she's a Heeler, a herding dog, which could explain why she feels the need to take charge.
And not to throw shade, but her personality type just doesn't mesh well with someone like Mackenzies-- they're both hard headed, stubborn and feel the need to take charge when they can. That headstrong attitude just wouldn't work well for a serious relationship.
But it does work for someone like Jean-luc, who was more than happy to follow along with her games, simply just wanting to play and have fun, not even being told what to do-- just saw that Bluey was collecting sticks and went to help her and play with her.
I'm not saying that he's a "follower" by any means, but I am saying is that he's willing to accommodate with her, a true gentleman I must say! Just a wittle sweetie!
(Plus again, they got so close so quickly and easily--)
And that's not to say Bluey doesn't do the same in return! Again, she can get pretty bossy when she plays, so I think it's worth pointing out how well she handled the minor miscommunications she has with Jean-luc is a pretty big thing for her-- instead of getting upset at Jean-luc or stop playing with them because they can't understand eachother, she instead shrugs it off, and comes up with a way where they can both understand eachother via the drawing on the rock!
She was willing to think of a different way to communicate and get over their misunderstanding so Jean-luc could get it. Most people don't do that, especially for someone they've only known for around a week--
Now, let's talk about THIS scene, now this? This just simply broke my heart on first watch, and even harder on rewatches--
It truly amazes me how they fit so much genuinely good chemistry between two characters in the span of a single episode that most shows can't even do in the span of 2 seasons--
The writers truly out did themselves, there's a good reason so many people cry at this scene and after--
Speaking of after! The time skip!
Now ik many debate if this scene is even canon but there isn't any indicator it isn't a flash forward, so I'd say it very much happened.
Now remember that tree I was talking about earlier? Here's where we pick up where that left off--
It shows that their relationship stayed strong even when they were apart, the tree fully grown and in bloom, symbolizing how their relationship only grew with time, even as they got older.
It's one of my favorite aspects about the episode, and my favorite piece of symbolism for these two.
I could go on and on about them and why their relationship just simply works, but I think just simply watching the episode will do all the talking for me-- that and the fact this is the most popular ship in the fandom lol--
But I think I've made all my points clear! If you'd like to discuss further, go for it!
Hi Tangle! Big, BIG fan of your Bluey work on Twitter and Instagram. I wanna ask you if you would allow us (us being my friends from a Discord server) to use that panel of Jean-Luc saying "CRIKEY!" as a sticker, please. It's really funny and adorable, and we love it very much. Please and thank you :3
YES ABSOLUTELY 1000 TIMES YES
if anyone asks where its from just direct em to my socials pls
I’m gonna get a lot of people laughing at me but I’ve given certain ships in Bluey nicknames inspired by Pokémon, they’re named after certain episodes, see if you can name them
