One of the defining shows of its time celebrates its 15th anniversary this month, and of course I made a video to mark the occasion. Here’s the blog post promoting it, and the artwork I’ve made around the time of its recording and editing!
THE VIDEO
STORMY’S GALLERY SNIPPETS
Nicole Wyler – Decades Template
So, first things first, I changed the header text from Englishman’s Teeth to Babyteeth, in the hopes that more people will want to do this meme if the text is more legible.
Second, these outfits were fun to think up. I’ve considered Nicole to be a perfect balance of all the archetypes the Oddball Tetrad represent; as nerdy as she is cool, as much a girly-girl as she is a tomboy. I think the 1990s one here is the one that shows this best, as well as the best of these six; a nerdy-looking argyle sweater, blue jeans fitting of a tomboy, a cool-looking permed ponytail, and giant gold hoop earrings for a touch of femininity. I may just decide to it one of Nicole’s canonical outfits, it fits her that well.
The 1960s outfit came out well, too. I can see her wearing it to any date at Marilyn Springsteen’s; Holt would appreciate her making an effort to look nice, and Murray would think her outfit is fun and quirky.
Also, about the decorations on Nicole’s tail, the ribbon in the 1950s one and the pearls in the 1980s one. Tail decorations are an aspect of Grunvaliverse fashion… mostly a dated one, by the present day more commonly found at formal events than in everyday life. They’re not something I just came up with for this piece; I’ve a few times before, drawn Nicole wearing butterfly-shaped tail decs at her bat mitzvah.
1-Bit Oddball Tetrad
I saw a pixel art jam going on, in which the challenge was to submit a 1-bit pixel art with the theme of ‘balance’. So I decided to submit to it. The first thing my mind jumped to is how the Oddball Tetrad’s personalities, being so varied, balance each other out, making for fun interactions and an overall healthy friendship. I consider nerds and cool kids to be opposites, and tomboys and girly-girls to be opposites. Hence why Gilda and Wendy, and Margo and April are on opposite sides here.
The artwork is essentially the portraits of the Tetrad from the 1980s panel of their Decades AU memes, scaled down to fit within the challenge parameters, and with said portraits on the opposite side of the character whose personality is the opposite of theirs. I used said outfits, as the 1-bit restriction brought to mind 1980s Mac computers for me.
BTW, if all goes well, and my understanding is correct, this artwork should be appearing on a Game Boy ROM. So, uh… be on the lookout for that.
Wylers’ All Hallows’ I-IV
I – 1995
II – 1998
III – 2001
IV – 2004
Kind of cheating this one, since the last two were uploaded after the video’s premiere, but honestly, when else am I gonna get to post these? Aside from maybe a dedicated post of all eight planned entries to this series. Anyways, the first half of the Wyler sisters’ All Hallows’ photos in front of the fence of 2687 Brooks Drive, aka the ones taken before Wendy was born. These four artworks were my 100th art post to Newgrounds.
I – 1995 (Strawberry Shortcake)
All Hallows’ Eve is a big holiday for the Wylers. It’s all the sisters’ favorite holiday, for the costumes and the candy and the bonding they get to do with their friends. And their parents, Phil Dong-Hoon and Judith Wyler, have taken a photo of them in their costumes, in front of the fence in their front yard on All Hallows’ every three years since 1995, when two-year-old Dolly, a few months into walking on her own, dressed as Strawberry Shortcake. That costume was chosen for her, as they knew Dolly loved strawberries.
II – 1998 (‘La Fraise Noir’)
In 1998, with Roz and Maddie on the way in, the Wylers had their fence painted a classic white… and a five-year-old Dolly had her face painted white, after being entertained enough by mimes she saw on the streets of Albaneigh, to want to be one for All Hallows’. Dolly would perform as a mime for talent shows many times after, under the stage name ‘La Fraise Noir’, a nod to mimes being associated with French culture, her strawberry aesthetic, and her French background.
III – 2001 (Amy Rose and Dark Chao)
In 2001, Phil-ssi, seeing a Sega Dreamcast being sold for cheap at Griswold’s after the console’s recent discontinuation, decided to buy the system as his daughters’ first video game console. Along with the system, he bought both of the Sonic Adventure games.
Seven-year-old Dolly quickly took to Amy Rose as her favorite character, and decided to take up seamstressing just so she could make any Amy costume for All Hallows’. Between making the Amy costume, she also made dark Chao outfits for her two-year-old sisters, Roz and Maddie, knowing the dark Chao to be both of their favorites.
Dolly also designed her candy basket to resemble the Piko Piko hammer. The handle screwed off to reveal the compartment for the candy. The ‘hammer’ got so heavy during trick-or-treating, that Dolly’s suilline friend, Stella Svampsson, had to help her carry it.
IV – 2004 (Vampire, rice sack, toum bottle, and koala)
In 2004, when Dolly decided she wanted to be a vampire (a strawberry-eating variety) for All Hallows’, Roz and Maddie talked her into making costumes of a potato sack and a mayonnaise bottle, respectively. However, as she would learn the hard way, this was a ruse.
Roz actually wanted to be a sack of rice, and Maddie wanted to be a bottle of toum. They made these details to their costumes behind her back, not revealing them to her until it was time for this photo. Dolly, as shown in the photo, was bemused by the fact that she played a role in getting herself trolled.
As for the costume of the 14-month-old Nicole, the Wylers found that all the teddy bear costumes were sold out at the store, so they settled on a koala costume. This worked out, as Nicole, as a fan of Aussie culture, preferred koalas over bears.
And now it is time for Adler to fly off. Chapter VII hopefully coming soon. Until next time, take care, stay safe, be good to each other, reject the billionaires’ attempts to bring the world down… and have a good one.
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