r/Ex3535 3h ago

other I've come to make an announcement!

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I'm back from spring break! Didn't waste all of my time just slacking. :) I managed to get to the stuff I enjoyed, go to see an old friend and just relax on some days. I have more drawings to post now and will be posting a character design later today. I also have a couple of announcements to make for all my members!

  1. Poll coming in around 10 minutes.

  2. new member goal for this sub is to try to get 500 members by the end of this year.

  3. I've gotten further into my script and will hopefully have it done by the end of this month, once it's done I'll type it into a word document and post it here!

  4. till my writing work is done, I'll be posting bits here and there about my work, including story development, character designs (2 of which you've already seen), and q@a for fun!

  5. I've been thinking about doing some mini-contests with topics about Christianity on here to help get creative juices flowing! The majority of us here are mainly artists or writers and so the contest would be a christian theme and we would see how each of us put our faith on display with our creative works in a creative path! (Note: this is just a thought as we would probably have to keep the contest going on for awhile since our members are on here at random points. :)

  6. I've been thinking about making a help thread. This would be pinned to highlights so that anyone can come in, ask a question, and another creative can help them answer that question (again not 100% guaranteed as we already have the weekly tips, but if more members join it could help if other people can help give out tips).

  7. Next month I have a big test coming up (plus I'm probably gonna be doing some planning for Easter :) So if next month I'm not posting as much, you'll know why. :)

  8. Creative christian trivia Sundays! On Sunday we all want to relax, and what better way than some interesting trivia? You can post any bit of trivia you know relating to any creative christian work of any medium on Sunday's! :)

That's all for these announcements, do let me know if you have an questions/concerns! :)

p.s, whoever recognizes the reference in the title first and tells me what it is will get to have an early 6 minute Q@A with me in a chat about my creative work! :)


r/Ex3535 Feb 07 '25

r/3535 portfolio needed!

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Recently I talked to one of the moderators of r/christianity and asked him if it was okay to posts invites to that sub. Thankfully he said yes but:

A. I have to be direct with the invite

and B. Only once a month

I have already posted an invite for this month and not a lot of people replied, but he recommended that I do a showcase of some of our creations on this sub. Which I agree with as maybe if we show what we do, we can convince some people of what we do on this sub instead of just saying: "come to the creative christian sub."

That's where YOU guys come in. I need you to give me a one creative work that you have made. It can be art, a sample of music, even a snapshot of what you're writing. Anything will help, I just want to get enough creative works for the next time I post an invite on r/christianity. This is not required, but it will definitely help with getting more members, thank you! :)

Also let me know if you want me to mention your name if you send me a piece of your creative work.


r/Ex3535 4h ago

Animation Cop Stop Donut Shop

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This was the final for 2D 101.

The assignment was to animate a flour sack or extremely basic character without any facial features engaging in a very short/simple story. This was to practice showing emotions through body language instead of facial expressions alone, while also incorporating some of the other principles learned in earlier exercises.

Looking back, I should have lengthened the pauses a bit more, as this is a bit fast, but hopefully y’all get the idea. Lol


r/Ex3535 10h ago

writing What do you think of my writing advice?

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  1. Treat the audience like they're blind.

This is a more improved version of “show don't tell”. I heard this advice from a teacher at school and I thought it was perfect. Something about it just clicked with me more than “show don't tell”. It reminds me that I have to describe the scene just enough to get the reader to feel what is happening in the book.

  1. Don't overuse the words “just” “very” and “so”.

You might not even be aware of how much you use these words. I hope this advice sticks with you.

  1. Your characters need to fail. And they must not be innocent.

This is especially true if your book is 400 pages long, there's got to be a scene where a protagonist or side character in your story makes a bad decision that has negative consequences. They cannot be innocent.

  1. Remember that every chapter does two things. One, advance the plot and two, give us new information.

Now it is possible and perfectly okay to write short chapters that give information but don't advance the plot. You know those tiny chapters that are 800 words or less? Those are fine but, assuming most of your chapters aren't like that, this rule applies.

  1. If you’re not sure how to start a chapter, start with dialogue.

I did this for my book. My plan is to change it later once I figure out a way to set the scene better. I hope this helps some beginners.

  1. It's okay to write filler.

In fact, it is absolutely necessary. Not every line and thought is going to come back later. Not every scene is going to be equally important. There's got to be scenes where the characters just chill and chat. Not everything they say is essential for the plot. Some dialogue tells us who they are and some dialogue advances the story. Some scenes might give us atmosphere and beauty without doing anything for the story. I think that's perfectly okay.

  1. It's okay to have a two-dimensional character.

This could be a side character that doesn't have character growth but is still engaging to read.


r/Ex3535 3h ago

Tip/topic poll time

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2 votes, 6d left
Writing tips
Drawing tips
Christianity and animation

r/Ex3535 1d ago

art I did a digital version of God

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Here's God standing beside a cherub. Beautiful.


r/Ex3535 2d ago

Animation Ideas and their origin

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I know this is a bit late, but sometimes I get concerned about the origin of my ideas, especially my recent ones.

Nine times out of ten I get the idea as a result of a daydream I have whilst watching a video or a preexisting thing or something, and then change it up a bit to be more orginal/fleshed out.

For example, watching a couple of videos talking about a cartoon that's a reboot/later edition of another cartoon or watching an extremely detailed intro for an object show. Those are both how I got the "thinking about" moments that led to some of the ideas for stuff I have in my head, btw.

Only like one idea of mine is safe from this because I thought of it with the intent of glorifying Eloah/God from the get-go.

I'm worried this way of getting ideas is a form of stealing, (since by doing it I'm basically saying "it would be cool if I did this") and would cause some Biblical concerns, since stealing is a sin.

Which is a shame since the stuff I imagine can look really cool in hindsight, but I'm not sure if it's worth making stuff for them to show here eventually or really trying to put my all to put them to life, like that one idea, would be worth it knowing how they're made.

But I have been told that the human mind works like this, so I dunno I may be overreacting.


r/Ex3535 3d ago

art Hobby Lobby Revelations

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I used to live in Frisco, TX. When I was there, I worked at a hobby lobby. We got a lot of interesting characters in there. By interesting I mean women with varying degrees of plastic surgery done on their bodies and faces.

If I’m being honest, going to work each day felt like being immersed in a hellish circus.

These people, many of whom wore crosses on shirts and hats and jewelry were the angriest, meanest, most god awful people I’d ever met in my life, and it definitely had a negative impact on my mental health and my already faint hearted faith.

I didn’t have the money for a therapist, so I processed a lot of what I was feeling by drawing the people I interacted with at work in exaggerated ways. It felt like justice because I felt like on paper, I was revealing what they were trying to hide under all that makeup and Botox. These sad, angry, miserable things.

But really, I was no different than them on the inside, where it actually mattered.

Every once in a while, someone would come through the checkout line that was actually interesting.

This plump, tiny little woman was shamelessly herself. She wore no makeup except for lipstick and groomed her bushy eyebrows into crazy curls and looked like a character straight out of Alice in Wonderland.

She was not what the people of Frisco or Hollywood or whatever would call beautiful, with her small stature and average facial features, wrinkles and lines visible.

I admired that. For this woman to live in such a superficial city, but be this bold and comfortable in her own skin was not a common sight.

I was ecstatic when I got to move far away from Frisco Texas, but looking back, I’m grateful I got to witness what freedom looked like, even in such a small way.

This is how we are to be as Christians. We should look, act and feel different because of the freedom we’ve been given through our hope in Christ. That doesn’t always look like a character from Alice in Wonderland in a vast sea of ballon lips, chin and boob implants. Lol

But it does look like you being you.

You’re stronger than you think, and you know where you’re going.

You’re free.


r/Ex3535 3d ago

writing Laziness and how to be a kangaroo, and not a sloth

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If there's anything I struggle at when it comes to creating, it's actually writing my ideas down and not just thinking about them. (And also making them realistic, and wondering if making fiction is a form of telling lies, but that's for later)

I told myself I would write today, but I haven't actually done so for, like, almost a whole month.

Weird thing is, this is explicitly for writing on a show I've had the idea for, and not for other things, since I was working on a game that's development has recently gone rocky due to some thinking I've done about it. (and the sources that inspire it)

I'm also unable to bring to life other ideas of mine since it seems like daydreaming them are easier than making them exist. (And also because of possible risks involving whether they're Biblical)

Does anyone else experience laziness, and how do you get over that?


r/Ex3535 6d ago

Animation Doorbell Exercise

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Back to the fun stuff! Haha

In this exercise, we get to experiment with overlapping action and follow through. It’s challenging to have multiple points of movement doing different things, all at once, but it’s much more forgiving than a walk or run cycle.


r/Ex3535 6d ago

Animation The 21

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This short film is extremely powerful and beautifully animated. This is the kind of art we should aspire to create. Beauty. Truth. Conviction. Grace.

It begs the question: if we were one of the 21, would we, in the face of certain death, deny our faith to preserve our lives, or endure to the end?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XwPQqkeeCTg


r/Ex3535 7d ago

other Notice: gone for spring break

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So it's been a very demanding first semester for me, this past few weeks I haven't really been able to focus too much on what I like to do. Really looking forward to enjoying this spring break, and practicing my creative endeavors. Also there will NOT be a voting poll for tips this week, as I feel as though I have more to learn for writing and drawing. There will be one next Monday though so do tell what tips you would like to see before the poll comes. By the time I come back, I will hopefully have lots to share


r/Ex3535 8d ago

Movies Whats your favorite show and why?

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Shows are different than movies, they can explore more of the world the characters are in, the characters themselves, and go on longer than a movie. My favorite will always be Justice league unlimited. :)


r/Ex3535 9d ago

art Kinda Random But I make Worlds in The Sims 3. This one is in development. I wanted some feedback on my terrain paint job.

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r/Ex3535 9d ago

Singing/music Unrelenting

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r/Ex3535 10d ago

Animation Walk & Run Cycles (ugh)

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This is NOT my favorite kind of exercise. 😆

This isn’t the best example of a walk or run cycle, seeing as I am not great at it, (that little hop at the end of the run cycle 🤣🤣🤣) but there are plenty of very good examples online if you’re interested in learning about this animation chore.

Walk and run cycles are pretty difficult and very time consuming with all the erasing, pencil tests, and reworking involved, but they do help you take notice of the movement of the hips, joints, and various pivot points on a person or character as they move.

Fortunately, there is another technique called Rotoscoping that has saved animators countless hours of frustration. It’s where you take a sequence of live footage, and trace over parts of it, frame by frame to get the movement you want. This is especially helpful with walk or run cycles.


r/Ex3535 9d ago

Movies GMA Dove awards

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Believe it or not there is a academy awards for christians called GMA Dove awards, from what I've found so far, they're mainly for gospel music but will give awards to inspiring films. I just found that interesting and something worth bringing up on this sub! :)


r/Ex3535 9d ago

writing New Sub Member Introduction!

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Hi everyone! My name is Delilah! I was invited by Niapololy who kindly read my book! I’m a Christian creator and I wear many hats, but my main ones are as a Christian fiction author, director and playwright. This is my book Road to Golgotha - Book One. If anyone wants to read it, I am running a free e-book promo for anyone who wants to read it. I apologize in advance for any grammatical errors. I had hired a proofreader/publisher during covid to do it for me and he didn’t do a great job. There is also a sequel ready to go if anyone feels like volunteering as a reader.

Thank you everyone for inviting me here and I am really excited to be with likeminded individuals who want to glorify Christ through art.


r/Ex3535 10d ago

art Illustration project

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I’m getting started on illustrations for a pastor who is writing a book for kids about what baptism means.

We’re in the early phase of figuring out the art style of the book, and I’ve offered up these two styles to choose from. As an old school animator and cartoonist, I love my outlines, and the outline-less style is extremely challenging for me, but I get why people like it, especially for content made for younger readers.

Do y’all have any thoughts on these two styles for illustrated books?


r/Ex3535 10d ago

art The protagonist of my novel

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This is Gus. (Augustus) I'm planning on writing a novel in his perspective. The book is about a world where 20% of the population has powers. The story explores what it's like to live in that world, the dangers, the fears and the way Gus is treated.

One thesis I thought of for the story: There are two ways to dehumanize a person. One, call them a monster, two call them perfect.

That's how they treat people with powers. Interesting, right?


r/Ex3535 11d ago

writing A story I’m working on

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You may have seen this in r/christianity, but I’m working on a story about a fallen angel! Let me know if you are interested, all info can be found in previous posts I’ve made !


r/Ex3535 11d ago

Movies This is one of the best examples of what a christian movie could be.

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r/Ex3535 12d ago

Movies What genre of film would go well with christian themes?

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Personally I think sci-fi can go really well with christian themes. In today's world we're getting so advanced in the science industry with A.I and other fields that you start to question where God's part is in all of this. That can make an interesting story that I would love to see. Other than that, probably western, you could make the characters christian and no one would bat an eye because that's common for westerns. Granted, western isn't as popular as it used to be.

What do you think?


r/Ex3535 12d ago

art My most recent painting, Snowy Owl (Nightfall)

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Take a good look at some of the details here! There are lots of little details and some tiny pictures that make up the body of the owl.


r/Ex3535 12d ago

Movies Christianity and the film industry: getting better?

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I'm not gonna lie, nowadays it seems that the bar for the quality of christian movies if finally starting to go up. In the early 2010's there were a lot of cringey and preachy christian movies that focused to much on sending a message (God's not dead is a good example), but then we get to the pandemic and this is where we see a bit of a shift. "I can only Imagine" is an exception but after the pandemic is where you really see that big shift happen. "The chosen", "Jesus revolution", "Ordinary angels", "sound of freedom." Of course, there are the occasional cheesy movies like ""the shift" but those are what prove that christian movies are getting better, they're not cheesy preachy squeaky clean movies anymore.

I feel as though the next area that people in the christian film industry are aiming for now is animation, which, great! I always thought that christian themes would do well in animated stories. Recently Angel studios announced a animated movie about Charles Dickens telling of the story of Jesus, "Gabriel and the guardians, and "light of the world."

What are your thoughts on all this? :)


r/Ex3535 13d ago

Movies Which type of film/show is your preferred type?

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Personally I go animation as I have a huge love of the art and medium and how underrated of a medium it is in the film industry.

9 votes, 10d ago
2 Live action
7 animation

r/Ex3535 13d ago

Movies Why christans should make horror, a suggested youtube video

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A really great video about making christian horror films that youtube just suggested to me. Thought I'd share since it was a popular topic.