Sonic spotted in the valley

There's a bluehedgehog is on the rampage in the valley, better send in G.U.N. to take him out.

Brooke Keesling took a video driving around Studio City, CA and I asked her if I could animate Sonic over it. She sent me the footage and here's the result!

Backgrounds from an upcoming Sublo episode

I'm currently working on episodes #14 and 15 of Sublo and Tangy Mustard. #14 is short and simple but #15 is maybe one the biggest episodes yet, up there with Katy's Birthday and Convention.

Here are a few backgrounds from it that I've been working on the past few days. I've posted more on my Patreon (patreon.com/aaronlong) if you want to see them!

I hope everybody's staying safe at home and not going out during this whole virus quarantine thing. Jeez these are crazy times, but we'll get through this. Just try to focus on whatever makes you happy. For me working on Sublo and Tangy Mustard has been a nice distraction.

No Man's Land

I think my cartoons fall in a tricky no man's land between being
- mainstream accessible/TV-friendly
- silly internet trash
- artsy festival shorts

So when I pitch them, they seem too niche and rough. Online they're too conventional to get much traction, and at festivals they feel vapid and crass next to the beautiful artsy stuff. I think it might be better if I leaned into one of those directions more, but my tastes bounce between all three... Anyway, I just try to make stuff I'd like to watch. It's all you can really do as a creator, at least when you're not getting paid!


As a general update, I've done a bunch of talks and interviews and panels lately that have been fun for my ego but not good for productivity! I'm also just drawing again for fun (for the first time in a long while) and slowly working on stuff. More Sublo and Tangy Mustard is in progress! also maaaaaybe others too.

 

DMX Sings Pingu

Requested by my friend Kevin to use as a phone ringtone.