Matthew Shezmen - (Bitter Strike! Cartoons)

SEASONED KNIGHT is my longest cartoon, ever. (30 minutes)

Hey everybody! 

The new cartoon is a couple of days away! The sound editing is all done, the Easter eggs done, THE MUSIC (are you ready for some 80s rock songs?) the thumbnail too (got a little teaser for ya) And I can proudly announce that this is the longest cartoon I've ever made in my entire carrier, and the one I'm most proud of without ANY doubt. I couldn't believe it myself. You'll be the judge of course, but I think even Seasoning Ash pales in comparison to the variety, sco...

URGENT: Looking for a Fire Keeper.

Hey guys, as i'm recording my own voice acting, i'm facing a bit of a problem. Check out the message in the picture. Thank you.

THE LAST UPDATE

Hello guys!

Today I'm placing the last drop of color on the new cartoon, as I'm finishing up the Demon Princes' boss fight.

That means that tomorrow I will begin reviewing the script and then start the voice acting. I'm pushing through this final phase of production and it's been a very demanding time for me. But first: I'm very sorry if I wasn't able to finish the video this month, like I promised in the last update. But I assure you that i did everything in my power to make it h...

MIDIR FIGHT: done! And many others!

I'm gonna miss that dragon-scaled jerk! But wow, i'm so satisfied with the work I've done. ^^Hey guys, I've completed coloring every scene that's outside of the boss-fights, and If I keep this pace i'm gonna be done with the entire coloring on the 24th. I've squeezed every hour of my days to get as much work done as possible. I'm looking forward to finally complete this... you guys have no idea...I feel like voice acting and music is going to be a walk in the park!

Tonight I'm back with...

COLORS ARE FLOWING YO! (UPDATE)

Hey guys, guess what? I've finished animating every single scene in the parody (except for some livestreams related stuff, which I admittedly neglected lately, in order to not lose focus on the offline work). But It's here in front of me now, all of it, in all its monochromatic glory and it's ready to be colored, like the biggest coloring book that every child would dream of. I mean, a Dark Souls coloring book? Sounds pretty cool to me.  :P 

This milestone is a huge one, for m...

Major UPDATE + Your Fanart in DORK SOULS 3 "Seasoned Knight"

Here's the new update video guys! And to all you artists out there, join the Fanart contest! 😎😄😍

UPDATE (Animating/sketching all done!)

Hey folks! Today I'm animating the main action scene for the new parody (the climax). This is, probably, the most difficult piece of animation in the entire series. With that done (tomorrow), the parody will be sketched in its entirety, thus i'm going to start the outlining and coloring process for each scene, until completion. After I started this process I will have more details on the progression, for now I can't provide any estimates. This week I'm also going to ramp up the pace with the ...

Free Seasoned Knight Wallpaper!

It's heart-warming to see so many of you being excited for my next work.  More than 260.000 souls have watched the new trailer! :)

As thanks, here's a wallpaper to download. 1080 pixel or 2200 pixel, your choice! ;>

(click the attachment below)

DORK SOULS 3 "Seasoned Knight" -TRAILER-

"Ashen One...find the missing ingredient!"
The TRAILER for DORK SOULS 3 "Seasoned Knight" is finally here!

ARE YOU READY? -Trailer-

#Trailer #DorkSouls3 #Tomorrow 

B-Day

I realized yesterday's night that today is my birthday! Haha oh well...XD That means I'm gonna take a break today and stream tomorrow. Have a good day everybody! ;)

It's the end of the year...

It's the end of the year and Seasoned Knight's development is proceeding FAST!

For the first time (ever??) my prediction for the trailer's release is accurate. As I said back in the announcement video, it will be ready by the first weeks of January. Between the 10th-15th, if not even earlier. Yes...that could happen, but I'm dependent on some of the voice actors sending me some assets so for now I'll stick to that estimate.

It will contain 21 individual scenes, 2 of these are cont...

Still here Ashen Ones!

Hey yo, I'm still here. ;) I went to a massage therapist today for my sore neck, and OH GOD, I feel so much better. Taking a break worked guys, and my sleep cycle is fixed as well.

BUT...I LIED. I didn't take a break. Partially. I still animated every day (but not as intensively). Sssh don't get mad please. You guys have to understand that when you have projects like these in your hands and -you are your own boss-, it's not easy to simply "switch it off". When I stop animating I feel frustrate...

Progress on the Trailer

Good news everybody! Every scene for Seasoned Knight's trailer is now animated (in sketch form) and ready to be outlined and colored. I'm starting today the outline process, hoping to cover 2/3 scenes per day. The trailer will have 22 new scenes in total. In other words, I'm right on schedule, like a boss! 😎 Can't wait to share this epic work with you all. 

DORK SOULS 3 -Seasoned Knight- ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO

Dear guys, here's the announcement! I hope you are excited as I am for this last beast of a cartoon I'm working on. And so fast too! Let me know what you think of all the juicy sneak peaks in the video! :)
Now, back to work! ^^

Sick but feeling better now.

Hello guys. Today I woke up with a nasty stomach flu. Puked my soul out :( ... I feel better now, but it bugs me cause i had planned to record the announcement video for "Seasoned Knight" tomorrow, but I have to postpone it one day or two to recover. Hope you understand everybody. Cheers.

A mad (shez)man diary

Heyo dear guys! This will sound like a mad man's journal, lol, but hear me out if you have a moment: It took me an entire week to fix my sleep schedules and failed every time. I've been working all nights, and sleeping during the day, and every time i wanted to stream i was like "Damn i'm tired.. i better take a nap now to recharge my batteries before streaming" and then passed out for 8 hours. It's fucked up. All i can do, is not napping today and keep myself AWAKE by playing a game/ watching a...

ANIMATION STREAMS coming up!

Hey dear supporters! As promised, the animation streams are finally going to start. Yeah! 😎This is next week's schedule, but it might change down the line depending on how busy I will be.

If you want to see some cool animation tricks, catch sneak peeks for the new DORK SOULS cartoon and have a good time, come say hi! 😉 See you then!

https://www.twitch.tv/matthewshezmen

DORK SOULS "Ring the Bell" MINI-ARTBOOK

Hope you enjoy! ^^

DORK SOULS "Ring the Bell" WALLPAPERS (1080, 2200 resolution)

Hope you enjoy! :)

What I'm doing right now, in detail! (a lot of stuff)

Hello guys, I've got a """rapid fire""" update for you all. Let's go!

First, I'm missing just 1 page of the Seasoned Knight storyboard, thus tomorrow the new parody will not only be fully written, but also fully visualized on paper! This is great news considering how fast i'm going forward. Last year, it was the end of November and I was still slowly STARTING to draw the storyboard for Seasoning Ash. ;)

At the end of November I will publish the official announcement video for Seaso...

It's time.

 It's time to turn these stupid blank rectangles into an awesome intricate animation that you guys will (hopefully) enjoy a lot! ;)

Full disclosure: I took this photo yesterday, I've already drawn 3 full pages. ;D

THANKS for the great reception + NEWS!

Hey there guys! 

I wanted to say thank you for the new short's great reception! So many views in such short time and so many nice comments too, you guys rock! :) I'm currently recovering from a flu but I'm also writing the new parody. I'm so ahead that I'm likely going to start drawing the storyboard already this week! I know right? That's fast! I'm so motivated to bring you the last Dork Souls as soon as I can, all thanks to your support which motivates me a lot. Keep an eye on my Twitch...

DORK SOULS "Ring the Bell" (Dark Souls Short Parody)

My new Dork Souls short is here! I hope you guys enjoy it, it was fun making it and not as stressful as my other big animations. A nice change of pace and It's thanks to you guys I was able to make this. Now I can continue working on the new ds3 toon! :) Also, as I told you in the update, this was just an extra video so all the patreon rewards and perks will go into Seasoned Knight instead. I will, though, share the wallpapers and storyboard for this toon with all you guys, regardless of the Pat...

Finishing up the new short and patron rewards info.

Hey guys, tonight i'm wrapping up adding all those little tweaks and changes to the new short. Tomorrow i'll do the final montage which shouldn't take much!

I also wanted to give you a heads up about the patron rewards for this extra toon specifically since a couple of you guys were wondering:

Since this is just an extra video (not a main one), i decided to not do the patron integration since there's no time or space to insert the names. Instead, all the new patrons (after Seasoning Ash)...

DS1 Short last UPDATE

Hey guys how's it going? I'm gonna need a few more days to work on the new DS1 short. I made some changes in these last few days, even added some stuff for the better. This new toon has a nice variety of character expressions and gestures, some of them will even be the groundwork for the new Ds3 cartoon! Even if it's an extra video, I think it deserves that extra care, cause it's coming along very nicely! I'll keep you posted ok? Cheers. ;)

DS1 parody coloring...DONE!

The coloring for the new Dark Souls 1 Animation is done! \o/ Next step is reviewing the script and doing the voice acting. Then, mouth animations and...done! I'm proud of this one, it was a fun diversion. 

Also tomorrow night (9pm CET) i'll be on Twitch doing a "Seasoning Ash" speedrun of ds3. We are going to kill all the bosses in the same order of the parody, with the same costume/weapon. I hope too see you in the chat! :)

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My original Dark Souls 3 parody was demonetized yesterday, now it's back (kinda).

I think my hair turned gray yesterday. I was livid, thinking of the future of my Dork Souls 3 series and why such a decision was taken. First think I did, was changing the thumbnail and ask for a manual review. Later at night the monetization was apparently back (didn't get any email, but it was showing as "green" in my video manager, and it still is).

It goes without saying that this was huge relief but some damage has been done. You can see it from the graph, the cartoon was no a roll i...

UPDATE DS1 Short/Seasoned Knight.

Hello there! It's been a very busy week, as I'm finishing up the DS1 short coloring! I think it could be ready in about 10 days, voice acting and all. Probably less. In the meantime, I'm continuing to write "Seasoned Knight" and I'm very pleased by what i wrote so far. It's epic, funny, and the lore is DEEP! ;) I would say that 80% of the whole animation is decided. I apologize for not streaming much, I even have a brand new capture card!...but I haven't been able to find the time. I promise i'm...

DS1 short ready to be colored! + Good news

What's up guys! I have some great news. The DS1 short is fully animated, I'm gonna start coloring it tomorrow.  Expect something in the same vein to my old Mgs 1 parody, total nonsense fun and insanity, but this time in the Dark Souls universe! Also, I finally bought my first capture card, should be here on Tuesday so we can finally have some high quality, lag-free streams. Hype! :>  
Thank you to all you guys, my patrons, for allowing to do this. Both making short cartoons possi...