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🕑 Added 2018-04-14 20:00:29 +0000 UTC Just wanted to make an update.A lot of things going on.
Don't want to go into details and bore people with all of that.
The short of it is that I'm moving on to something else.
I want to do something more original, in an art style that isn't copying a show.
I've always felt held back with copying the show's style. Eventually I felt like I hit a wall and couldn't advance or learn anything else. Like, that was it. What I was doing was the peak of what I could do with that art style.
There were also the thoughts of getting a cease and desist always looming overhead, making me put out even less effort and avoiding anything ambitious.
There's a pretty long list of things that chipped away at my interest and enjoyment. But those two and the community are the main three. The community being a whole story in itself.
None the less, I'm moving on to something else.
Or rather, reinventing/rebooting things.
I've been working for about a year now, building a new world from the ground up, redesigning characters, and even populating the world. No more ghost town backgrounds. To me, it feels like it's becoming a completed world. It's something that's been in the back of my mind for years, ever since the first EG episode I did.
It will still be a story about "Fluffle Puff" but not the pony version you know. Although, she may show up every now and again. I've also redesigned "Chryssi" to be more of a unique character. I wanted them to be similar to keep the familiarity of "Fluffle and Chryssi", but original enough to be their own characters, in their own world, that can stand alone by itself. And also avoid cease and desists.
This will be a story told in a much more personal way, in a more personal art style I'm much more comfortable with. Just about every episode I've written has a meaning to it. Kind of like the EG episodes. The first three episodes of this new series will be pretty similar to those, actually. Those EG episodes meant a lot to me. And it always bothered me that I didn't do them how I wanted. I rushed them. Took shortcuts. The lack of motivation from everything around me took its toll and I was very lazy. It was depressing looking at something that came from my life and emotions, done in such a crappy way. Even more so seeing how popular those were.
But now I'm fixing that. I'm taking my time and going into a lot of detail. More than I probably should. The first three episodes of this new series will be a reboot, telling each episode in a more detailed and personal way. And then from there it'll start telling a story I've been writing for the past year. With an occasional episode of nonsense. I've even gave spooky "Big Sis" a little of a backstory.
I don't know how people are going to react to this new series. But if you like the EG episodes, you'll probably like this new series. I've been wanting to do a story like this for years but never had the help or resources. I still don't have a shred of help, but now I feel comfortable enough that I could do it by myself. So I'm going for it. In all seriousness, if I were to have a life goal it would be to do this series.
But I do feel really bad for you, the patreons, who are still supporting me with your hard earned money, despite me not doing anything for months. It all started out with a simple idea of doing an EG 4 in a different style and turned into "Just do it. Do the whole thing. Stop holding yourself back." I really had no idea it was going to take this long. Then life things piled up, slowing me down more. But things are picking back up and I'm not going to stop now.
If you want to stick around and support me on this new adventure, I would be more than happy to update this place with some patreon only screenshots every now and again. But beyond that, I really don't know when the first episode will come out. There's a still a handful of things I need to concept. As well as waiting for my room to be redone and fixed. I'm sitting on the living room floor right now and have been for weeks. So it could be a while.
Otherwise, I'm perfectly okay if you want to move on and find someone else to support. I haven't done anything in months. I honestly think you should find someone else to support. So please don't feel bad. I'm the one that should, and does, feel bad.
But by the off chance you want to come back, I'll be announcing on my Twitter around when the first episode will be coming out.
Though, for now, I'm going to be closing questions to the Fluffle Puff blog and redoing a few pages and profiles. This Patreon, included. I'll most likely be starting a new blog for the new series, which I'll be posting everywhere when it's up.
Whether you stick around or not, I cannot begin to describe how much it meant to me to have genuine fans among the not so good ones. The community was rough to the point where I considered stopping and just leaving. But a lot of you helped me through it. Whether it was just a genuine message sent directly to me, or you even went out of your way to stop me at a convention. I honestly couldn't handle some of those encounters. Not in a bad way. But more of a "I've never had any kind of attention or praise on such a heartwarming level" kind of way.
I made Fluffle Puff to entertain myself. She was just nonsense in the beginning. Something to fill the time. But then she evolved into a way for me to express myself. She became a part of me and such a large part my life. She helped me through so many of my mental stops and problems. To see her helping others in the way she helps myself can't be put into words.
She's not going anywhere. I don't think I'll ever let her go. She's just getting a little redesign along side me redesigning my own life.
I really can't wait to get these new episodes out.
And I hope everyone likes them.
But if this is the ends and you're going to move on, I'd just like to say, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for all the years of support and helping me find genuine happiness.
Comments
Cat theflotinghead
Don't worry dude. I loved watching your animations and little pony stories, and I look forward even more to whatever you make next! Keep being your awesome self!
Shepherd
For what it's worth, I loved seeing things from you. Each time a new video or ask blog reply came out, it was a happy moment, and was sometimes the high point of the day. I look forward to seeing where it all goes from here, man.
