It took like what seven unsuccessful attempts and each taking around 2 hours before I gave up? This one took over 4 hours to complete. I think this looks okay. But compared to what I done before this one is a masterpiece! Look at the grass! Look at the trees! Specifically the tree trunks. Leaves are so hard to do!
As you may have guessed, this is part of my Super Secret Project. I think I already wrote that although I’m going for a stock anime background look I’m making all the assets myself. How else am I ever going to learn how to do backgrounds?! I still dream of becoming a background artist for a comic or preferably a visual novel.
For my next project I would want to make a more distinct style. Mainly for the backgrounds as they take up most of the space in the image. I don’t have any ideas yet other than the sequel to the Super Secret Project probably titled Super Duper Secret Project. But I don’t like to think about a sequel to a project that isn’t even half way finished. I might end up liking that one more and then throwing all the hours I spent working on the Super Secret Project into the trash.
I don’t have much to say today. Other than I’m just so happy this background’s done! By the way don’t you dare bring up the line art. It’s an intentional art style choice to have it be visible over over the leaves.
And with that I’m going to lock myself up in our spare room and write a chunk of the script.
(NOTE: This part of the show was not scripted, nor was it planned. Due to this, the scene went on for several minutes, so I will only show a portion of the recorded dialogue)
Tara: Is this not the 1st fake report you've received?
Secret Squirrel: *sigh* It never stops. *pulls out some paper* We've had several fake reports in the past few years.
Tara: *grabs the paper and realizes that it's a record of all the false reports they've had lately* Oh dear... I assume the fake reports are starting to get to you, huh?
Secret Squirrel: Yeah... It's especially getting to the chief.
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So for context, as we were doing our St. Patrick's Day show, someone (presumably a prankster) decided to report us to a secret agency in the CN city (the same one that Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole work at).
According to Secret, the caller claimed that there was a robbery of some sort happening in the building (which, of course, wasn't true).
Thankfully, despite the tensity of the situation, nobody got hurt.
This actually wouldn't be the only instance of Secret Squirrel appearing in the studio, but we'll get to that when the time comes.
is there any particular reason why morocco mole is called morocco? is he actually from morocco or did they just want to use stereotypes? moreover, it seems to be his actual name, like how secret squirrel’s first name is ‘secret,’ and in super secret secret squirrel, he has a brother named after a type of wind in the middle east: scirocco
Doubtless the Chicago gravitas for the likes of Super Snooper and Blabbermouse, Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole, Inch High, Private Eye and Undercover Elephant.