hi there, just wanted to say that i noticed how you’d routinely reblog my old norray animatic every time its Ray’s bday and honestly just wanted to express my gratitude 😭😭 i made that when i was like 15 and didnt expect anyone to even like it, much less be so dedicated as to reshare it every once in a while so it makes me feel a bit shocked and flattered. i havent animated much since but im certain my illustrations have looked better since then at least. anyhow thank you for liking my art enough to do that !!! idk just wanted to say that i noticed and appreciate it a lot <3
@ ANYONE WHO HASN'T SEEN IT YET PLEASE WATCH THIS ANIMATIC IT'S LOVELY THERE'S A LOT OF NICE CHOICES IN IT
Like for the first "shooting stars never fly for me" line Ray finally seeing one once Norman and his family help him believe in hope again, and for the second one there being a vast starless sky (but specifically retaining the crescent moon for Norman's cowlick sharkfin tucked away behind the clouds 💙🌙🤍) because the next scene is Ray's shooting star reappearing once again 🖤🤍
But yes thank you so much for sharing your art with the world! I love coming back and sharing your recreation of such a poignant moment in the series on the day it happens along with its resolution.
I remember seeing this tag on your reblog of it lamenting the turn the anime took and thinking how tragic the whole situation is, seeing a series that meant enough to you to want you create something in tribute to it be tarnished due to fiscal calculations by faceless suits, knowing that was the final impression so many people would have of it. It almost feels like it invalidates everything you felt about it or renders it pointless.
On top of that, you have the people heading twitter or other social media platforms not valuing your work the same way you do, only caring about it to the extent it keeps people on their apps/sites so they’ll be exposed to more advertising, in turn pushing creators to constantly keep churning out new material in order to not be drowned out by algorithms. Very detached and soulless, always pushing the newest thing and barely giving previous works (hesitate to say “older” with how fickle time is on the internet) time to breathe. Some days it's very demoralizing.
But I love revisiting older pieces I've seen before (see the "filed under posts I'll reblog in perpetuity until blocked" and "filed under RENarts that drive me crazy stupid" tags lol) or discovering new ones creators were kind enough to leave up. Even if they don't feel the same way about the series, the fondness they held for it at some point still shines through even years later, and I like sharing that with other fans. <3