Are you going to do that Inktober thing again?
” I think so … I bought a new pen”
Good. Tell me about it after we’ve had a nap. “Absolutely.”
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What’s the latest with that animation thing then?
“Well I sent off the link to my video …”
“But nothing’s happened. And nothing new has gone up on the challenge site for two or three weeks …”
Ha! That’s it then. You’ve broken the Interwebs!
So have you been filming your Angry Old Woman, dear? “No, Mum. I’ve been drawing an animation for a LoopdeLoop challenge. The theme of this one is “Fear”.
Fear? Well that’s typical of you dear, I must say. Who in their right mind would want to make a cartoon about fear? … Apart from you of course.
What on earth are you doing now?
“Trying to work out an animation, Mum.”
Who is that?
Me, in ten years time I think.
“I remember you doing that.” Doing what, dear?
“Taking my drum away… I never saw it again.”
I don’t remember, dear.
What on earth is a GIF then? “It’s a kind of moving image … a short, looping animation. Very short. And these days … more likely a video clip.”
I really don’t know what you’re talking about, dear. “Neither do I most of the time. And probably not now.” Oh you’d better just get on and show me one of your gifts then. “GIFs, Mum.”
Anyway. Where have you been? I thought you were painting watercolours.
“I got distracted.” You do get distracted easily you know. Your problem is … you lack concentration.
“I was making gifs.” Gifts? Well anyone can be distracted by gifts. “No Mum. GIFs!”
Why are we in black & white?
“I bought a book: How to Draw Noir Comics by Shawn Martinbrough. He says you have to draw from life or photos … and to start taking lots of photos in black & white.
Does it make us look sinister?
“Maybe it’s a self confidence thing. Dropping pins into a glass by way of music-making … someone else might have stood ground and made a case for conceptual art there. Or maybe it’s a matter of timing. A couple of years later everyone was looking for conceptual art … But not that year.
I think you should just get on and put those watercolours up.
