Dear Diary, I Was Creative Today

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Welcome to the creative journey of Rainbow as week by week she gushes over recent projects and all the lessons about life, creativity, and what it means to be an artist of many forms. From words to illustrations to pencil sketches to sewing and eventually crochet, Rainbow brings you along for the adventure as she demonstrates that passion can be called from anything and that embracing it can only lead to a better understanding of yourself and who you want to be, even if the project is never finished.

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Episodes

Ep 288: High Detail Art / Taking Online Criticism

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we have ourselves a double feature! Some notes on High Detail Vs Realistic Art and some things to consider when it comes to the High Detail stuff, and my personal notes on taking online criticism and why you should keep it in perspective. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Apr 22, 2022•14 min•Ep. 288

Ep 287: First Person, Second Person, All The Persons! (My Take On The Four Novel Perspectives)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing my take on the different novel writing perspectives you can have. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Apr 21, 2022•16 min•Ep. 287

Ep 286: Queer Clothing (Drag Queen/Cross-dressing)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing Drag more specifically the drag outfits and my thoughts on Drag Queen/Cross-dressing expression in your characters. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Apr 20, 2022•13 min•Ep. 286

Ep 285: Trope Talk: S.P.E.S. (Super-Powered Evil Side)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing the trope of the super-powered evil side or SPES and some creative things you can do with it, as well as examples of it. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Apr 20, 2022•14 min•Ep. 285

Ep 284: Title Logos (How To Make Them Interesting, And Have Fun With It)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing what a title logo is, why you want one, and how to make one easily and with a load of fun. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Apr 18, 2022•15 min•Ep. 284

Ep 283: Faith In The Process (3 Different Ways Of Keeping Your Art Fresh And Fun)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing 3 ways you can make art that aren’t just the same old thing you’ve always been doing, and allow for that random creativity to make an appearance. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Apr 15, 2022•13 min•Ep. 283

Ep 282: Trope Talk: Elements (Things To Do With Your Element Wielding Characters)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing the trope of Element powers and different ways you can play around with an element specialist and an all-encompassing Elementalist. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Apr 14, 2022•15 min•Ep. 282

Ep 281: Music As Your Prompt (For Writers And Artists Who Like To Jam Out)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing how you can use music as a writing prompt and how fun it can be to do so. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Apr 13, 2022•13 min•Ep. 281

Ep 280: Unscripted Mastapiece (Tips On Recording Unscripted Audio)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing recording audio and some tips and tricks I’ve learned on how to do it as best you can right out the gate. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Apr 12, 2022•17 min•Ep. 280

Ep 279: What Would Happen If The Heroes Didn’t Save The Day? (Thought Experiment)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing a thought experiment in which your heroes don’t win the battle against the big bad but instead the world was destroyed. What would they do? What would happen? What about the next generation? | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Apr 11, 2022•12 min•Ep. 279

Ep 278: Mary Sue Suffering (What It Means And Why It’s Not Valid Anymore)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing Mary Sue’s and my definition of them, as well as why overall Mary Sue is not a valid criticism anymore. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Apr 11, 2022•13 min•Ep. 278

Ep 277: The Art Of Podcasting

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing how to make a podcast on Anchor and some things you’ll need, both hardware and software, as well as how to make an episode. Tomorrow we explore actually recording the meat of your episode. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Apr 07, 2022•14 min•Ep. 277

Ep 276: Trope Talk: (No) Power Control

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing the trope of No Power Control and all the fun things you can do with it in your story. Some examples, fun thoughts, and some different ways to have it happen. |Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Apr 07, 2022•15 min•Ep. 276

Ep 275: Art... Could Have More LGBTQ+ Flags (Some Ways To Get Flags Into Your Art)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing some cool ways I’ve found to get more pride flags into your art, so that you can represent and be stylish. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Apr 05, 2022•14 min•Ep. 275

Ep 274: LGBTQ+, Coming Out (About My Opinions)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing how in social media of any sort, whether it is a tv show or an instagram, I would like to see more LGBTQ+ representation. And my thoughts on LGBTQ+ in general. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Apr 04, 2022•18 min•Ep. 274

Ep 273: Art Is Fundamentally Broken

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing how art, cannot truly be defined, and how that makes it fundamentally broken. This one’s here to give you my insight on how I perceive Creativity in all it’s forms. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Apr 04, 2022•15 min•Ep. 273

Ep 272: Trope Talk: Soul (More Specifically Soul Projection)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing the trope of Souls, and how you see them more and more nowadays as well as some inspiration for how to do your Soul Projections. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Mar 31, 2022•12 min•Ep. 272

Ep 271: Express Yourself (Some Notes On Character Expressions With Me Going Crazy At The End)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing character expressions, what references you should use for yours, and some troubles you may have. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Mar 30, 2022•15 min•Ep. 271

Ep 270: Show Don’t Tell (And How That Advice Doesn’t Always Apply...)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing the advice “Show Don’t Tell” and some reasons why it doesn’t always work as well as thoughts on how to better balance these two things in writing. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Mar 29, 2022•14 min•Ep. 270

Ep 269: Font Catastrophes (Why You Should Check Your Art Software For This...)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing why you should take caution when it comes to the fonts that come with your art software. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Mar 28, 2022•18 min•Ep. 269

Ep 268: Life Update

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing some things going on with my life so far, and just a general update on my business amongst other things. More about my cat this weekend on my YouTube channel! | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Mar 25, 2022•13 min•Ep. 268

Ep 267: Styles For Your Fur Baby Potraits! (Tutorial On Two Animal Drawing Styles)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing the two styles I have used so far for creating fur baby portraits. One to use for past animals, and one for your new cuddly bugs. More about my cat this weekend on my YouTube channel! | FREE Comic Template Pack — https://theartninjaz.com/free-comic-templates51441692 | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Mar 24, 2022•15 min•Ep. 267

Ep 266: Getting My Writing Back Together (Part 1?)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing how I am getting back into writing with a new idea and some ways that you can try to do the same. More about my cat this weekend on my YouTube channel! | FREE Comic Template Pack — https://theartninjaz.com/free-comic-templates51441692 | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Mar 24, 2022•15 min•Ep. 266

Ep 265: Draw Your Buddies! (Some Things To Think About When Drawing Something New In Art)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing animal companions(in the spirit of me adopting a new fur baby), and how it’s good to research your new art type if you plan to do it a lot, but maybe not when you just want to do a one-off thing. More about my cat this weekend on my YouTube channel! | FREE Comic Template Pack — https://theartninjaz.com/free-comic-templates51441692 | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Mar 22, 2022•14 min•Ep. 265

Ep 264: Meowza! Writing Animal Companions And News About My Own New Companion!

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing the news about my new cat, as well as some things to consider when writing your animal companions. More about my cat this weekend on my YouTube channel! | FREE Comic Template Pack — https://theartninjaz.com/free-comic-templates51441692 | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Mar 21, 2022•13 min•Ep. 264

Ep 263: Animation In Story Creation (Even If You Go Along With Music, You Can Still Have A Story)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing AMV’s and how you can make them, while still having an underlying story or just some fun images. | Link To FREE Comic Template Pack — https://theartninjaz.com/free-comic-templates51441692 | Link To YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Mar 18, 2022•12 min•Ep. 263

Ep 262: Animatic Ani-Madness (What They Are, What They Do, And Where To Find Them)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing Animatic’s and what they are, as well as how they differ from animation and have their own pros and cons. | Link To FREE Comic Template Pack — https://theartninjaz.com/free-comic-templates51441692 | Link To YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Mar 17, 2022•13 min•Ep. 262

Ep 261: Trope Talk: Rebirth

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we shall discuss the Trope Talk that is one of my personal favorites: Rebirth. Some things you can do with it, as well as what it is. | Link To FREE Comic Template Pack — https://theartninjaz.com/free-comic-templates51441692 | Link To YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Mar 16, 2022•16 min•Ep. 261

Ep 260: Animator’s Agony (And How To Avoid It)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing Animation and a refresher on some tips I’ve given in the past, as well as some new things that’s I’ve learned animating myself. | Link To FREE Comic Template Pack — https://theartninjaz.com/free-comic-templates51441692 | Link To YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Mar 15, 2022•14 min•Ep. 260

Ep 259: Trope Talk: Fictional Amnesia (Wow Does Real Amnesia NOT Work This Way)

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing a trope that has been seen time and time again, especially in episodic TV shows: Fictional Amnesia. Today is a special focus on what new spins you can put on it, as well as what it typically looks like. | Link To FREE Comic Template Pack — https://theartninjaz.com/free-comic-templates51441692 | Link To YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Mar 14, 2022•16 min•Ep. 259

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