Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Smash Time Stories!

Dalton | SmashToons @smashtoons.com · 24d

Some Witch's Trial sketches.

I still can't lock down a color scheme for Kayla's outfit.

3 14 45

Reposted by Smash Time Stories!

Smash Time Stories! @smashtimestories.com · Jul 29

Here's a WIP clip from The Witch's Trial, an animated short in the world of Smash Time Stories!

16 78

Reposted by Smash Time Stories!

Smash Time Stories! @smashtimestories.com · Jul 31

Here's a 3-minute clip of rough animation from The Witch's Trial!

Dying to get back to work on this, but it's gotta wait juuuuuust a bit longer.

2 18 48

Reposted by Smash Time Stories!

Smash Time Stories! @smashtimestories.com · Aug 23

Enjoy the rest of your summer ☀️

A sketch of Kayla and Jamie at the beach.

17 55

Reposted by Smash Time Stories!

Dalton | SmashToons @smashtoons.com · Sep 4

Happy belated b-day @kevinfagaragan.bsky.social!

2 25 160

Smash Time Stories! @smashtimestories.com · Aug 23

Enjoy the rest of your summer ☀️

17 55

Smash Time Stories! @smashtimestories.com · Aug 16

Giving this a quick boost for #IndieAnimationDay

Smash Time Stories! @smashtimestories.com · Jul 31

Here's a 3-minute clip of rough animation from The Witch's Trial!

Dying to get back to work on this, but it's gotta wait juuuuuust a bit longer.

5 18

Reposted by Smash Time Stories!

Smash Time Stories! @smashtimestories.com · Aug 7

Happy b-day to the awesome voice of Pierre, @justicewashington.net!

Art of Justice and Pierre, with mirroring poses.

5 17

Smash Time Stories! @smashtimestories.com · Aug 7

Happy b-day to the awesome voice of Pierre, @justicewashington.net!

5 17

Reposted by Smash Time Stories!

Dalton | SmashToons @smashtoons.com · Aug 6

Heads up, my webcomic @smashtimestories.com is gonna be on hiatus until the end of the month.

1 7

Reposted by Smash Time Stories!

Smash Time Stories! @smashtimestories.com · Jul 31

And of course, this scene isn't all I've got - it's just all I can fit in 1 vid here. There's a nearly 6-minute long preview on YouTube, which includes rough animation for the opening scene and the anime intro.

Go check it out!

The Witch's Trial - SNEAK PEEK!

YouTube video by SmashToons

youtu.be

1 6 12

Smash Time Stories! @smashtimestories.com · Jul 31

Of course, there has been some progress since this clip.

Mostly behind-the-scenes stuff, reworking the final third and some lines of dialog to account for the comic's reboot.

But also I've been re-learning 3D modeling to make the environments for this!!

Dalton | SmashToons @smashtoons.com · Apr 21

Gonna get back to work on the actual comic pretty soon, but here's the latest arena WIP.

Nearly done laying out the landscape. After that, I can finish up the architecture and start adding in all the trees/bushes.

1

Smash Time Stories! @smashtimestories.com · Jul 31

And of course, this scene isn't all I've got - it's just all I can fit in 1 vid here. There's a nearly 6-minute long preview on YouTube, which includes rough animation for the opening scene and the anime intro.

Go check it out!

The Witch's Trial - SNEAK PEEK!

YouTube video by SmashToons

youtu.be

1 6 12

Smash Time Stories! @smashtimestories.com · Jul 31

This clip features the voices of:
- Hayley Nelson as Kayla
- @veratan.bsky.social as Melody

And various songs from @popskyy.bsky.social!

2 1

Smash Time Stories! @smashtimestories.com · Jul 31

Here's a 3-minute clip of rough animation from The Witch's Trial!

Dying to get back to work on this, but it's gotta wait juuuuuust a bit longer.

2 18 48

Smash Time Stories! @smashtimestories.com · Jul 30

Ch.2, Page 20 is out now! #webcomic

smashtimestories.com

3 6

Smash Time Stories! @smashtimestories.com · Jul 29

Here's a WIP clip from The Witch's Trial, an animated short in the world of Smash Time Stories!

16 78

Reposted by Smash Time Stories!

Dalton | SmashToons @smashtoons.com · Jul 24

I could make progress in the game.

... or I could make my webcomic characters in DK Artist...

3 21 91

Smash Time Stories! @smashtimestories.com · Jul 24

Ch.2, Page 19 is out now! It's time for Pierre to meet his father... #webcomic #update

smashtimestories.com

Update banner for Ch.2, Page 19. Pierre stands in the void.

1 6

Reposted by Smash Time Stories!

Dalton | SmashToons @smashtoons.com · Jul 22

Some of the designs have gone through big tweaks just between the initial sketches for this reboot and the final version.

Violet was in both Ch. 1 and Ch. 2's covers before her proper introduction, and she went through like 3 palettes in that time lmao

Grayscale sketch, but a lot of high contrast in her design. Her hair was also a bit messier.

V2, from the Chapter 1 cover. Very purple.

V3. A much darker palette for her, closer to the final colors.

V4. Slightly taller, the contrast returns, and her hair is back to black instead of violet.

This is a sneak peak of her character render for Ch. 2.

1 3 22

Reposted by Smash Time Stories!

Dalton | SmashToons @smashtoons.com · Jul 22

Originally, the plan was to just expand the intro to the series. Give some origins, fill out those initial events and then lead back into what came before.

Nah. At this point, I've got different plans. Why stick to continuity I made when I was fresh out of college? I can do so much more now.

1 1 10

Reposted by Smash Time Stories!

Dalton | SmashToons @smashtoons.com · Jul 22

It's really funny to me that, in 2023, I drew essentially 150 rough pages for the reboot of my webcomic.

Nearly two years later, the reboot has finally happened. And out of the 60 pages released so far... we've made it to page 14 of that initial draft, lmaooooo

The end result changed so much.

1 2 25

Smash Time Stories! @smashtimestories.com · Jul 21

Here's some quick doodles I threw together for Instagram about the temporary schedule change.

These posts are usually pretty fun to do, since I get to use a much looser style.

Kayla lays on the ground, dazed. The caption reads "I'm a bit too busy to do the usual 2 pages/week schedule for a bit. But I don't want the series to go on hiatus in the meantime, so..."

"For the next few weeks, it's just gonna be 1 page per week instead of 2. Patreon will get the next batch of 4 pages soon!"

Melody presents this like a stage magician doing a trick. The Scareguy, one of her illusions, holds up a sign with a 1 on it. "ta-da" and "wow" appear next to it.

"Oh, and there's a new Smash Time Stories account on Bluesky. It's mainly gonna repost Smash Time Stories stuff from my main account."

Violet gestures toward the new page.

3 14

Smash Time Stories! @smashtimestories.com · Jul 21

Over the next few weeks I'll start filling out this page with art, comics, and WIP clips from The Witch's Trial. I'll have to see if it's better to post stuff on this page, or just use it for linking to new updates and whatnot.

The comic will be updating weekly on Wednesdays for the next month!

2

Reposted by Smash Time Stories!

Dalton | SmashToons @smashtoons.com · May 20

Smash Time Stories, Chapter 2
"Calistro's Legacy! A Gift From the Shadows!!"

#comic #webcomic #sts #ch2

The cover to Chapter 2. A mysterious figure holds a wine glass, and in the liquid we see a group of characters. Some famiiar, some we've yet to meet. Front and center are Pierre and Kayla, looking concerned.

2 4 16