human art. 𓆣 posting will be limited due to poor mental health. 𓆣 Bee/Bug 𓆣 he/him/they 𓆣 Polish 𓆣 art tag: #owad art 𓆣 other blog: @leafbugsblog 𓆣 check out The Property of Hate's Polish translation I'm co-creating at @tpohpolska!!!
I laughed so hard after I took this photo, it's absolutely perfect
I'm happy and a little overwhelmed from the positive reception of this cosplay, hah. I'm definitely not done having fun with him, so stay tuned for more!
The Property of Hate is like a light in the darkest and hardest period of my life. You're a huge inspiration to me, Mod, and your kind soul is one of a kind. Thank you for entrusting me with translating your comic, as @hisui555 said, it is an honour. Big hugs from Poland, thank you for being here <3
Stell was originally a TPoH OC, so she is perfect for this, hah
Here she is! (she/they)
She'd get overstimulated at the Market in five seconds, so she had to find alternative ways to realise herself… only to decide to stay in the World of Make Believe a little longer ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ change is scary okay
They'll leave when they're ready. It is not quite their time yet
If you havent heard, @modmad the creator of the property of hate (one of my faborite webcomics ever) has been getting incessant hate mail for over a year due to simmularties between rgb and a certain other tv head that looks eerily simmular...tpoh is mods passion project and main source of income, so you can imagine how distressing all this must be to them after over a decades worth of work. if you'd like to help, or learn more, you can read this post thread here
Ive been a fan of modmads work since middleschool and shes probably the main reason I decided to pursue my love of making comics when i graduated despite chronic pain, illness, and being unable to attend college, her works are truly special and I encourage everyone to:
First off, valuable resources which helped me even get started on this:
Puppet Nerd's How to make a frog puppet tutorial was a big help
They also have a page about which stitches are best to use for sewing puppets!
Now onto the process. First, materials!
I used craft felt for the whole puppet because it was the easiest material for me to obtain and puppet fleece was really hard to get (I'm not complaining, it still looks great and has really vibrant colours)
Don't use felt that is too thin unless you want to end up stitching everything twice because it tore (like me TwT)
I freehanded the pattern by looking closely at the frog puppet tutorial. Here is what I came up with:
obviously the size will vary depending on how big your hand is, so measure your hand before cutting or make a test on cheap fabric!!
The length of the body fit roughly on an A4 piece of felt, so just one was enough to cut both pieces for the body. Again, the size may vary depending on your hand size so I'd buy at least two pieces just to be safe
note: they are completely empty inside aside from my hand! no stuffing required
I hand sewed them using a whip stitch for the whole puppet. A tutorial can be found on the page about puppet stitches mentioned earlier
I also used a technique to make the stitches less visible, again Puppet Nerd is a very helpful resource here
For the tongue and eyes, I just glued them on with fabric glue.
Now for the most mysterious part: how did I make their mouth be so rigid yet flexible?
...
honestly, it was a complete accident XD
I tried gluing pieces of plastic to the inside of my test puppet (named Kreatura) using some cheap fabric glue but it did not work very well. BUT the glue made the felt stiff all by itself, keeping its shape! (It's a really bad glue for anything but this lol)
It may not look pretty, but it WORKS, is reasonably grippable and isn't that noticeable at first glance, so it's GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME! :D
I just worked with what I had ok
I think that's it? They are the second puppet that I've ever made (the first one was the test one) and it was much easier than I thought it would be!! It was honestly so fun and just seeing them sitting on my desk is such a joy
For those who are interested in helping in the RGB/Mr. Puzzles situation, I have created a google doc which highlights some key points and it woud really be appreciated if you could help spread the word!!! Please also correct me if I got some details wrong🙏🙏
PREFACE The main purpose of this document is NOT to call out the similarities between Mr. Puzzles and RGB, or ask
I also made a few posts on my twitter page regarding the matter which seems to be gaining some traction, please help retweets those + the google doc post as well if you can
Thank you to everyone who has been sending such kind messages, I promise I really do read them all, even if I can't reply, but while these messages are wonderful (and really. I mean it. just the nicest and most heartfelt things I've ever seen) the sad fact is they don't change my situation. But you can change it. You can help me.
If you know my situation, if you want to help me, please write to Glitch Productions. They are the only people who can, and I believe, might, be able and willing to save me. SMG4 has ignored me, even through a legal letter. I have no hope that they will do otherwise, but Glitch are a different case and I think they just genuinely don't know I exist. I have sent them a message, to no reply, but more messages means more of a chance they will notice. IF you are on twitter please message that way, I closed my account there years ago, and please be polite: I am not asking for hate, even if I've received it.
Even a short message will help. I need numbers, I need voices. My own voice is being drowned out, but you can speak for me as well.
For some points on the plagiarism under the read more (what I collected/organized while building up an email to send):
1) TIMELINE
RGB was created long before, over a decade before Mr. Puzzles first debuted.
(*RGB's first appearance may have been 2011, was a little iffy on that)
2) UNDENIABLY UNCANNY RESEMBLANCE
The number of traits, some uniquely specific to and representative of RGB's design, that are copied in Mr. Puzzles design are too many to be chalked up to 'just a coincidence'
Especially when you look at the designs of all of the other TV head characters out there - I collected as many as I could find (though I'm sure there's more) and none of them come even close to sharing the number of similarities that these two do.
3) TV MODEL AND DESIGN CHOICES
While looking up references for older TVs, I found that for the exact TV they're based on (small retro box TV with knobs in the upper right of the TV and an antenna) most of the references didn't have a vent on the side of them like RGB and Mr. Puzzles do.
I looked up 4 different reference terms, and still had to scroll a while before I found one that matched exactly (above collection just a general sample/example of types of TVs I found). Unless my browsers are wigging out, either the pictures that would come up for these kinds of TVs were different in 2023, or this exact combination of features are just not very common for this style of TV. If that's the case, it may be a bit strange to design a character with those features together.
Here's where that distinction is important: Mr. Puzzles as a character doesn't have much of a reason to go with this design over other styles of similar TVs. But RGB does. The vents on the sides of RGB's head aren't just an aesthetic choice - they're included as a legitimately integral part of the story-line (Negative RGB). The same can be said for a number of other choices Modmad has made, down to individual items of clothing, that show just how much thought and intention and consideration went into every aspect of RGB's design.
Which makes it that much more frustrating to see him get plagiarized in such a careless manner by people who don't even seem to put much care into their own character (common criticism I've read that SMG4 fans have had about Mr. Puzzles and his 'arc').
4) OTHER PEOPLE, EVEN THOSE WHO HADN'T HEARD ABOUT THE SITUATION FROM MOD, NOTICED
This has been noted by fans of both series since Mr. Puzzles first came out.
Some people may have found more points than this, but these are what I stumbled upon. Hopefully helps bring a little more context to the situation.
just to update that nobody from any of the relevant parties has got back to me or made any statement. please reblog this version, as @timmyreads has compiled an extremely comprehensive explanation and evidence of the theft; at first I just wanted to be left alone, but it's really not enough. every time I see Mr Puzzle or even read his name I feel physically sick, it's hard for me to type it even now. I feel violated in every way, and I need help. I can't save myself, I have tried every single avenue available. At this point I need to be saved.
For those saying please/just keep making TPoH anyway, it's not that simple: I can't. My mind and heart are broken. The story itself has stopped communicating with me. I cannot make it any more, not if this situation doesn't change, and that loss of the story scares me more than anything else in the world.
Thank you to everyone who has been sending such kind messages, I promise I really do read them all, even if I can't reply, but while these messages are wonderful (and really. I mean it. just the nicest and most heartfelt things I've ever seen) the sad fact is they don't change my situation. But you can change it. You can help me.
If you know my situation, if you want to help me, please write to Glitch Productions. They are the only people who can, and I believe, might, be able and willing to save me. SMG4 has ignored me, even through a legal letter. I have no hope that they will do otherwise, but Glitch are a different case and I think they just genuinely don't know I exist. I have sent them a message, to no reply, but more messages means more of a chance they will notice. IF you are on twitter please message that way, I closed my account there years ago, and please be polite: I am not asking for hate, even if I've received it.
Even a short message will help. I need numbers, I need voices. My own voice is being drowned out, but you can speak for me as well.
First off, valuable resources which helped me even get started on this:
Puppet Nerd's How to make a frog puppet tutorial was a big help
They also have a page about which stitches are best to use for sewing puppets!
Now onto the process. First, materials!
I used craft felt for the whole puppet because it was the easiest material for me to obtain and puppet fleece was really hard to get (I'm not complaining, it still looks great and has really vibrant colours)
Don't use felt that is too thin unless you want to end up stitching everything twice because it tore (like me TwT)
I freehanded the pattern by looking closely at the frog puppet tutorial. Here is what I came up with:
obviously the size will vary depending on how big your hand is, so measure your hand before cutting or make a test on cheap fabric!!
The length of the body fit roughly on an A4 piece of felt, so just one was enough to cut both pieces for the body. Again, the size may vary depending on your hand size so I'd buy at least two pieces just to be safe
note: they are completely empty inside aside from my hand! no stuffing required
I hand sewed them using a whip stitch for the whole puppet. A tutorial can be found on the page about puppet stitches mentioned earlier
I also used a technique to make the stitches less visible, again Puppet Nerd is a very helpful resource here
For the tongue and eyes, I just glued them on with fabric glue.
Now for the most mysterious part: how did I make their mouth be so rigid yet flexible?
...
honestly, it was a complete accident XD
I tried gluing pieces of plastic to the inside of my test puppet (named Kreatura) using some cheap fabric glue but it did not work very well. BUT the glue made the felt stiff all by itself, keeping its shape! (It's a really bad glue for anything but this lol)
It may not look pretty, but it WORKS, is reasonably grippable and isn't that noticeable at first glance, so it's GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME! :D
I just worked with what I had ok
I think that's it? They are the second puppet that I've ever made (the first one was the test one) and it was much easier than I thought it would be!! It was honestly so fun and just seeing them sitting on my desk is such a joy
I saw Beetlejuice for the first time today! (at the Syrena Theatre in Warsaw) I got really excited whenever the snake appeared, lol. The show was great fun!
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