RAINBOW

Dear Diary, I Was Creative Today

Arts EN ↓ 595 episodes

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 313: Trope Talk: Hateful Relationships (Ally Vs Ally) 31.05.2022 14:41

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing one of the four main relationship types: Hateful Relationships. And why I think having an Ally Vs Ally version is one of the most interesting, and how to keep it interesting. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 312: Variations (Creating Characters You Can Differentiate Between On Screen) 27.05.2022 16:23

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing the variations you can make in the art of your characters in order to make them stand out in any situation, and also a bit about using silhouette to help you see if this worked. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 311: Calligraphy Is An Art (And My Thoughts On It) 26.05.2022 11:57

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing calligraphy and how it is an art of its own and why it’s good to learn a little bit about it, even if you aren’t interested, | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 310: Book Covers Vs Movie Posters (A Look At Both And Their Differences) 25.05.2022 15:36

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing book covers vs movie posters and the main things that tend to go on them, and the way they are different from one another in most circumstances. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 309: Character Sheet: Outstanding Outfits 24.05.2022 13:41

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing the different outfits necessary for the creation of any new character, some optional ones, and a new one added whom this episode! | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 308: Sworn To Swearing Secrecy (Things To Consider When Thinking Of Swearing In Your Story) 23.05.2022 13:52

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing swearing in your story, and a few things to consider before doing that. From what your parents will think, to society, to rating, no wonder not many mainstream stories pull out the big curses! | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 307: Getting Handsy (Drawing Hands And How It Can Be Hard) 20.05.2022 16:36

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing the problems that arise with trying to draw hands and some things to look out for when doing so. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 306: Double Feature: The Circle Is Your Best Friend In Art, Trope Talk: Super Speed Problems 19.05.2022 27:19

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we have a Double Feature! Since I forgot to post yesterday(and we’ve hit a little over 300 episodes!) we’re doing two in one! First we start off with why circles make up every character in art, and the many problems with creating a character with super speed. Although don’t let that discourage you ;) | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/cha...

Ep 305: LGBTQ+ Characters And How They’re Represented (And How It’s Very Specific) 17.05.2022 16:31

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing how gay characters are often represented in media and how it’s the same thing every time, which isn’t right. Not all gay guys are like this... | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 304: Character Costume Catastrophe (How You Imagine Costumes, And Why You Should Sketch Them) 16.05.2022 17:19

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing how you imagine character costumes in your head vs how they actually look on paper, and how sketching them out can make even better costumes! | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 303: Aren’t Vacations Awesome? Well At Least They Are When You Get To Have a Full One... 13.05.2022 21:12

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing my latest vacation and how it went wrong in the worst way possible. But it was pretty fun up until that point! | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 302: How To Spice Up Your Character Illustrations In ProCreate (GIF Style) 12.05.2022 14:37

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing Character illustrations and how they can get boring to do after a while, and a way that you can spice them up! After all, showing off your talent with a gif instead of a still picture will look a lot cooler, am I right? | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 301: Trope Talk: Clones 11.05.2022 15:31

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing the Trope of Clones. Now we aren’t going to be able to cover everything today but we do cover how a clone may come to be, different degrees of clone obviousness, and how the more serious a show is the less you can identify a clone. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 300: Hacks For Drawing Positions (And A Rant About Something Every Artist Hates At The End) 10.05.2022 15:59

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing some personal hacks I have on drawing different positions for your people, as well as a nice rant at the end about details getting forgotten in art and how every artist hates it. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 299: Dead Characters (Characters That You Left Bhind And What To Do With Them Now) 09.05.2022 17:19

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing taking old cringey characters and putting them into your universe without necessarily focusing on them. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 298: Absolute Advice (Why Its Not Usually Helpful, And Some Ways You Can Still Use It) 06.05.2022 11:53

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing absolute advice and how it’s not good, but you can still use it just not for every single scenario. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 297: Trope Talk?: Character Break (What They Are And What You Can Use Them For) 05.05.2022 11:24

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing Character Breaks and how they typically happen, and what all you can do to a character afterwards. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 296: Fictional Logos (Notes On Making In-Universe Logos, From The Literal To The Symbolic) 04.05.2022 12:51

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing making in-story logos and how it’s important to consider a lot of different things. From a Logo for a single person, to a whole organization, let’s dive in. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 295: Trope Talk: Post-Apocalypse World (And How We Got Here) 03.05.2022 13:46

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing Post Apocalypse Worlds and more importantly, a deep dive into how we got from normal society to rubble of a shambling mess. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 294: Is It Really That Bad To Oversimplify Your Logos? 02.05.2022 12:50

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing oversimplifying logos and why it may not be that bad to do so. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 293: Trope Talk: Indestructible 29.04.2022 15:07

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing the trope of Indestructibility and some ups and downs of writing a character with this power, and how to overcome the possibility of your character becoming uninteresting. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 292: Watermark Mayhem (What They Do, Why You Need One, And Some Fun Things To Do With Them) 28.04.2022 15:38

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing Watermarks and some important things to note about them when it comes to identifying you and your brand. As well as what they are, and fun things you can do to spice them up. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 291: Make The Beginning Before The Ending (Some Notes On How To Keep On Writing) 27.04.2022 15:11

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing stating your story before you make an ending, and how it’s important that even when you’re excited... to slow down. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 290: Old Art Is Cringe (But You Should Look Back At It) 26.04.2022 12:04

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing how while old art may look terrible or cringey, it’s still important to see how far you’ve come. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |

Ep 289: Writing Trauma (Some Personal Notes On How To Write Trauma) 25.04.2022 16:13

Welcome Magic Pants Collective! Today we are discussing my own personal notes on how to write Trauma, and the feelings caught up with the memories of it amongst other things. | Horns & Halos, YouTube Channel — https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBGKtTNRrAfsPqIFOpGPPw |