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NiftyNautilus — TBLT-Come and Float Forever by-nc-nd

Published: 2013-09-27 19:44:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 3955; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 9
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Description "Oh we're floating, west and east,
We go floating, free and released
From the hands that gave us flight,
Hands too little to hold on tight-
Now we'll float forever, in and out of sight!"
-Those crazy balloons
Even though the song was full of fail (its only upside being that it was catchy and had a good beat) and way too sugary for a TBLT film, I wanted to draw this scene humanized so bad, which also meant that I just opened up a new can of humanizations-including the Ceiling Fan, the Balloons, and Hearing Aid (who is riding in the basket, between Lampy and Blanky).
The Ceiling Fan was hard to humanize, but I drew her with a splayed ponytail resembling giant blades (I couldn't do what I did for the parts shop fan, who had much smaller blades that would look right as pigtails, and I wanted more variety) and made the hair brown like the blades she has in the show. (I didn't have the right color, so forgive me if it looks awful.) She is carrying the laundry basket (which contains 7 people) so she mush be very strong despite her appearance.
Hearing Aid looks like a cantankerous old man with his thick eyebrows and the stubble on his face, similar to the expression of his appliance appearance. He is wearing an old-fashioned suit and a fedora, as well as actual hearing aids.
I also included my humanization of Microwave, who looks quite scared of the balloon people surrounding him. He tries to look sleek with his shiny black-dyed hair (Human!Microwave's real hair color is brown, but he's trying to look cooler than he truly is) and designer clothing, but he's too fat, lumpy, and snooty to properly pull it off. So you're pretty lucky to catch a drawing of him not acting like a total spoiled brat.
The cowgirl balloon looks the same as she does in my original picture of her humanized, albeit I also added a vest and bandanna to make her outfit a tad more rustic. The hippie balloon probably came out the best here, because I tried to make him look as '60's-ish as possible. He sports a ponytail and several peace-sign insignia (how else can you be a hippie dude without those?) and a tie-dye souvenir T-shirt from the Woodstock concert that his balloon self was lost at. There's even a cool patch on his vest that says "Make It Happen" but it's hard to tell. Yup, just your average peace-loving hippie guy. Groovy. The rest of the balloons were super easy to humanize, as the faces, hairstyles, and some accessories were already pre-made. All I had to do was make the faces look more human and just add a corresponding body. The balloons include the Hippie, the Cowgirl, the Bunny, the Clown, the Pumpkin, and the Gentleman. I was planning on adding the Hobo, Leprechaun, and Football Balloons, but I didn't have enough room for them. (I will likely come back for them soon, but not sure if or when.)
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Comments: 8

X-distroyer [2020-04-03 04:48:24 +0000 UTC]

Oh I remember that.

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sydneypie [2018-12-29 23:01:25 +0000 UTC]

Yay! To The Mesosphere! Finally We Can Die!

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Myrtle1367 [2013-09-28 02:44:23 +0000 UTC]

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NiftyNautilus In reply to Myrtle1367 [2013-09-28 02:47:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for that lovely standing ovation!

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BobcatAngel [2013-09-27 19:53:49 +0000 UTC]

As much as I hate this song with a passion, you did a really awesome job with the all designs here. Love it! ^^

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NiftyNautilus In reply to BobcatAngel [2013-09-27 20:22:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a bunch! But it is safe to say that it's the catchiest thing ever! And the way Blanky tries to fly on the bunny balloon was just too cute!

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BobcatAngel In reply to NiftyNautilus [2013-09-27 20:40:06 +0000 UTC]

Whenever I get that song in my head, I either pound my head on the wall, or just put on the Ducktales theme song on repeat.

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NiftyNautilus In reply to BobcatAngel [2013-09-27 20:42:19 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. Or just play a good TBLT song (like Cutting Edge) to help you remember what the series really should've kept to.

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