㊣ OMΣN --Introduction-- What is OMΣN? OMΣN, is a faction dedicated to revitalizing our community through productivity and content creation. A simple goal that I hope we can stand by as our faction grows, bringing in more members and hopefully being something that you can participate in; something truly spectacular. Meet the Crew-- Leaders of OMΣN: Miles Hey everyone! For those don't really know me, my name is Miles; and I'm the new leader of OMΣN. After Meechie stepped down, I took the challenge to run this faction again, and hopefully I can keep it alive and well! Since I've been around before this forum started; I'm what the cool kids call an oldfag. I'm a pretty relaxed guy, so don't be afraid to introduce yourself. Drew Hi guys. Name's Drew, the last first gen Omen fighter standing. I've been around the community since February 2014, and I've seet the place change time and time again. A prime example being the phases factions like these are going through, and I'm proud to say I'm taking the backup leader position for whenever the need arises. If I could say anything about me as a person, I am an AE animator in training, and have always fancied the more "cinematic" approach when it comes to my work. I like to think I'm a friendly, approachable guy, ready to offer a helping hand. I'm definitely anticipating the future of this faction, and I'll be looking forward to what's to come, and I hope all of you will, too~ Donimation --Fighters-- See an open slot? It could be you, if you apply! 1: Delacroix 2:Pizzaman432 3: Shinn 4: Shulkle 5: Ainn 6: JPG 7: Applications: Applying is simple, so simply in fact: You just gotta fill out this form! Name: Age: Best Animation/Work: Why do you want to join us? After we read the said forms, we will judge the animation, and see if you get in to claim that slot as yours! And that's OMΣN, so far. Hopefully things on this thread and post will flesh themselves out. As of right now we have 1 Slot available; so grab it while you can!
Name: Ainn Age: 19 Best Animation/Work: Spoiler: Videos or Why do you want to join us? Because you said and I think that's exactly what the forum is in dire need of.
Drew, Blez, and Myself have all voted yes, I'm a fan of your facial rigging skills. Welcome aboard Ainn!
Name: Daniel Welch (Dan, Daniel, Dan Derps, Danny Jay, DJ, Danny) Age: 15 Best Animation/Work: I do the sprites and the hand drawns Spoiler: Animations Why do you want to join us?: I've been in the omen faction before. I feel like I was a pretty okay addition, and now that you guys have open slots i wanna come back, y'know...?
...I got nothing to lose c: Name: Shulkle Age: 18 Best Animation/Work: Spoiler Spoiler Have Fireworks. Starting to mess around with this program more. Why do you want to join us? Honestly, on the same boat as Ainn, and not much else aside from the, "I wanna git gud n maek my famery proud." Helping out newcomers, or even socializing/introducing them to the community has been a nice experience, and I think it's great to be in such a faction that aims to revitalize said community.
Dan, you've been a member for quite some time in Omen. Your animations are entertaining; creative, and downright funny at times. A 3/3 on the leader's vote: You're back in. Shulkle, You've been a pretty friendly and outgoing guy; helping on other people and the like with whatever troubles they have, I haven't gotten to know you, but the others vouch that you're a pretty cool guy and have improved a FUCK TON in animation standpoints. Welcome aboard my dude, you just made the cut.
Hey everyone. We're here with a few updates for you all~ So, with the very first faction collab released on Halloween, we're proud to have it as our primary debut for what this faction has to offer. A short heads up as to what's in store next: The faction will be divided into 3 (possibly 4) separate groups amongst the fighters, and each group will collaborate to create an "Introduction" themed animation. No deadline is set, nor has it started just yet, but when the green light is given, there will be either an edit on this post, or a new post about it. Stay tuned for any more news~ Fighter's status: Miles: - Cinematic tests / AE practice. Blez: - Naruto Vs. Ichigo (Cartoon Fight Club) - Blez (Past) Vs. Blez (Present) Drew: - Project Exodus - Various short / minor animations JPG: - Death Battle / Death Battle X Shulkle: - A GIF collab - Experimenting with a SMTxFE hud - Working with Juan to animate MS skills and put them into Flash 8 Daniel: - Working on his "Afro Grease" mixtape. - Finishing "danderps v.3 revamp" - Practicing animation (sprites/drawn alike) - Thinking of collab ideas Peace: Spoiler Ainn: - Working on a collab entry for Blez - Experimenting with rigs Hatim: - Revamping spritesheet / making customs - Animating a collab part
Hi again, guys! Back at it again with another update for you all. So, with the holidays coming up, and w/ another collab under contemplation ever since the Halloween one. We're proud to announce the 2 factions Horizon and Omen have agreed to come together to work on a Christmas special this year! We'll be looking forward to that when the time comes, and we hope you all will be, too. In other news, Hatim will be changing his role to a Supporter, due to irl problems and too much schoolwork. Best of luck to him. Fighter's status: Miles: - Mildly held back because of work, but is still productive. - Christmas Collab part - Preparing for Maple Rushed 4 Blez: - Naruto Vs. Ichigo (Cartoon Fight Club) - Preparing for Maple Rushed 4 Drew: - Commissions for Ryonari - Preparing for Maple Rushed 4 - Christmas Collab part - Project Exodus JPG: - Death Battle Season Finale Shulkle: - Christmas Collab part - Learning AE - Helping Juan with Base Breakout Daniel: - One Minute Melee (Fanmade) Santa Vs. Jesus Peace: - Preparing for Maple Rushed 4 - Project Exodus Ainn: -Christmas Collab part
Time for the 3rd monthly update! As far as collabs go, we've decided for the month, there will not be a new collab, for 2 reasons. 1. Half of the Omen members will have their hands full with Redux (an animating group associated with AnimationRewind), and 2. We want to avoid over-saturating the faction and MM w/ collabs. We will return with a new collab at a later date, which you will all be kept posted on. In other news, @JPGOfficialHD will be taking an official hiatus from Omen, due to the amount of work from college and ScrewAttack alike he is going through. Good luck to him. On a more positive note, after Ainn's bizarre absence, he's officially returned a couple days ago, after finally regaining his internet. He is now an official member again. Welcome back, @Ainn One final note, is the addition of our new supporter, @Kaffeine Welcome! Fighter's status: Miles: - Trying to Sprite out some map objects - Getting over a shitty cold - Wanting some MBRs - Working on rigs Blez: - cfc/SA fights - Tower Collab part Drew: - Audition for Redux - The remainder of Project Exodus - Maple Weapons Collab 3 part JPG: - College Work - SA animations - RE:Sekai no Kami Shulkle: - Maple Weapons Collab Part - Still helping out in Base Breakout - Something Something Fireworks and After Effects Daniel: - An animation I'm working on called "blanket" - A secret collab with some members (I actually dunno if it's secret or not...) - Finishing up my revamp - Starting animation where Dan gets back to omen after 3 years. Peace: - Post production / VFX work with Redux Ainn: - Adding poses to sprite sheet (I've already got a few done) - Contemplating MWC3 invite - Contemplating two 3-minute typography music videos - Conceptualizing Ainn Versus Zack animation
Just realized that i've gotten 3 things off of this checklist done. Just gotta finish this anim with Dan coming back and I'll feel accomplished for the month! it's lit!
Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit's that time again, everyone! To begin for this month, We've got some good news and some bad news. The bad news is, PeaceTheAOD will be stepping down from his fighter position, but will be staying as a supporter. The good news is, we've got yet another collab in the making, and Horizon will be taking part yet again. Pertaining to the current month, the collab will be Valentine based. However, the collab may or may not be released in time for the actual holiday. Some loose ends still need tying down. In any case, we'll see you all then! Fighter's status: Miles: - Shopping for a new tower - Looking at his MBR profile - School, School, School. - Drawing more often - Trying to force himself out of anims block Blez: - Currently taking a break from animating, due to school and lack of motivation Drew: - Pitching in for the Valentines collab - Maple Weapons Collab 3 - Animation for Redux JPG: - Still on a hiatus from Omen Shulkle: - Maple Weapons Collab 3 - Valentines Collab - MBRQ Chicken ̶-̶ ̶I̶ ̶s̶h̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶A̶T̶ ̶p̶a̶r̶t̶ ̶4̶ ̶b̶y̶ ̶S̶h̶u̶l̶k̶e̶ - Managing schedule between College and part time job Daniel: - Currently resting his mind and thinking of new ideas Ainn: - Merging data from two different computers via MEGASync to backup / migrate everything to desktop - Proceeding with Those Better Days 2 - Proceeding with Ainn Versus Zack - Sitting here looking at his MBR profile like "ｗｏｗ"
Sorry to leave the fray so suddenly, but I'm in pursuit of trying to become a better animator, and I believe this to be better for you guys as I wont be around as much. Keep moving forward and don't look back.
There are in fact spots open. If you're looking to join, you just need to fill this out: Name: Age: Best Animation/Work: Why do you want to join us? Then the leaders will decide from there.
Minor Update: Updated the faction's roster; we've got a few new friends from perpetual around to stay!
Who's ready for update #5? That being said, let's talk about the collab first; To be perfectly frank, the number of participants from the start wasn't very high to begin with. That turn of events mostly stemmed from most of our members having projects of their own, and other forms of work holding them back (view the fighter's status for more details). Only a select few were able to take part, but it wasn't necessarily enough for a full-on collaboration. To make a long story short, the collab that was intended for Valentine's Day, may or may not come to be, after all. However, those who did participate may possibly release what they have completed. That course of action resides in their decision. On a more positive note, as stated by Miles above, we've got not 1, not 2, but 3 new members of the crew: @Shinn, @Pizzaman432, and @Delacroix. A warm welcome to each of them! :clap: This amount of constraining outside work for Omen won't last long. We'll be back with more plans soon. See you in the next update! (P.S. Enjoy your Nintendo Switches, everyone! That brand new Zelda title with near flawless ratings ain't gonna play itself!) Fighter's status: Miles: - Hunting for a job - Making a comedy short Blez: - Is without a laptop, currently; is in the process of building a new PC. Drew: - Redux Animation - Maple Weapons Collab 3 - Other short animations - Job hunting JPG: - Still on a hiatus from Omen... again. Shulkle: - Maple Weapons Collab 3 - Valentines Collab part - Dealing with school Daniel: - Working to fix his grades in school. Ainn: - Those Better Days 2 - Ainn vs. Zack 2 - personal GIF icons - migrating animation-related data to MEGASync - Studying speechless animations and non-verbal storytelling elements - Developing Ainn as a character - Contemplating new templates (his pun, not mine) - Trying to make motion comics entertaining - Applying for Music Team #♫TEAMORRIOT Shinn: - Working on a mini-series for Secondo Neil: - "01,fla" (Fight animation) Joey: - Animation for ScrewAttack
Yet another update from your friendly neighborhood Omen faction! It's been quite an eventful time frame. To begin, there's been a change in the leader roster; unfortunately @Blez has stepped down from her Omen Leader 3.0 position due to personal circumstances. The good news is, she will staying in the faction as a fighter. On top of that, @Delacroix will be taking Blez's place, and will be joining the leader circle. A warm welcome to the guy (y). Regarding faction activity, you can bet our members have been productive, especially with the number of MBRs some of our members have taken up lately. Not to mention, we plan to take on more in the future (more on that later). Collab activity may be on continued hold, with the amount of personal projects, and as I've previously mentioned, more plans for MBRs are around the corner. Be sure to look forward to it, and we'll see you next month with another update! Fighter's status: Miles: - Dadaism Joey: - DBX animation - Practicing sketching - Planning on starting MBRs again afterwards Drew: - Final stages of my Redux animation - Maple Weapons Collab 3 - A few minor side collabs - Making modifications to my spritesheet JPG: - Nearly off from hiatus; studying for finals, and will return in June - Working on an MBR demo Shulkle: - Dealing with school and work - Valentines Day collab part (as a personal project) - Brief "introduction" animation for a minor collab - Base Breakout collab part Daniel: - Working on a "special" collab with Hyun's Dojo members - Adding more poses to his spritesheet - Finishing his MBR demo - Working on his tape Ainn: - Still uploading/syncing/transferring sprite-related (and other) data - Those Better Days 2 - Ainn VS Zack 2 - Something that doesn't contain "2" in the title (Ainn and Mel) - Tweaking or writing AS2 to make certain processes easier or more useful - Guiding Light 02 - Drafting a quick Sprite Comic guide Shinn: - Taking a hiatus from animating due to personal reasons Neil: - Continuing "01,fla" Blez: - VXV Audition - CFC animations
Hello again, and apologies for this being a day late! So, let's start with yet another change in the Omen roster. Unfortunately, Blez had to take her leave once more, but now this means Omen has one free spot, and is open for grabs! That aside, our restraining factors regarding group activity for the faction should nearly be over. No promises, but I can safely say we should be ready sometime soon for some group work. We'll be sure to keep you all updated on that. For now, there'll mainly be individual/MBR work from us for the time being. But it's especially great to see a new faction come into play. You never know... things might get interesting soon. :eyes: Fighter's status: Miles: - Writing a play - Raking in the money - Preparing for war Joey: - DBX animation for ScrewAttack Drew: - MBRing Fat_Dude - Co-animating with Silfur/Pixel-Plus - Been a tad busy with work JPG: - Same as last month, with the addition of working on a collab part Shulkle: - Those 1-2 day gifs full of magic. - This Valentine gif he never made progress of throughout April. - That Intro collab that he never made a part of yet and need to compile. - Them finals coming up in 2 weeks. Daniel: - Making music - Working on a secret project - Getting back into maple animation. Ainn: - Those Better Days 2 - Undergoing some cosmetic changes - Ainn VS Zack - Hiatus coz outta ideas LOL - Ainn and Mel - Yeah, senseless bashing! - Guiding Light 02 - Needs more writing - Some bullshit involving Maplemation and Nico Nico Douga - Animated Sprite Comic guide - Experimenting with 3D animation Shinn: - Is now off his hiatus, and bringing things back in Neil: - Been busy lately, but is still working on "01.fla"
Due to my presence as a sprite animator dwindling as I begin to enjoy doing it less and less and the fact that there are probably a lot of animators who would like to be in a faction much more than I want to be a part of one, I am leaving Omen. Been fun, had fun, good luck, and see ya.
