- Joined
- Apr 3, 2021
When I saw the footage and watched it again, I was surprised at how not-dingy Chris's house actually was, compared to his older footage. Maybe it was the shit camera he used, but the old 14 Branchland definitely had a more rotten feel to it.
Chris' room was surprisingly a lot more clean and put together, if not cluttered. I think not seeing shit through a yellow-tinted, or badly lit webcam probably helped.
The illustrations were an interesting touch, though they still felt a little off. For some reason, im reminded of conversations I've had online about the cartoonist Charles Schultz; and how difficult it is to replicate his designs. Even professionals who do the greeting cards and all of that say it's near impossible to exactly get it right.
Perhaps the rudimentary styling of Chris is natural to a point where it's actually really difficult for even trained artists to get 1:1. Like, the illustrations in the video just felt a little TOO clean, they miss the smudginess and blotchiness of a TRUE and HONEST CWC original. Again, Im not trying to rag on the artist, it was an interesting idea that was added to the video well. But it was something I noticed