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'''Skills of an Artist''' is a series of [[live action]] step-by-step instructional drawing videos posted regularly on [[Strong Bad]]'s [[@StrongBadActual|Twitter account]], and later uploaded to [[YouTube]]. The series is based on the scene in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[dragon]] when Strong Bad first draws [[Trogdor]], as well as the scene in [[Fan Costumes 2016]] when he draws [[Homestar Runner]]'s star; the background music from those scenes is also used. The feature is typically released every week or two. All videos feature a real Strong Bad-like boxing glove holding a marker, explaining as he draws. Near the beginning, Strong Bad always says some variant of the phrase "I make drawing FUN!", which also debuted in [[dragon]]. Earlier episodes were drawn on a whiteboard designed to look like lined paper, but starting with [[Skills of an Artist LIVE!!]], it has been replaced with an actual sheet of paper (still with the fake lines). He frequently [[Glossary|makes up words]] to describe shapes, such as "side-take" for the outline at the side of an object, or "squishtangle" for the shape of a slice of bread. Earlier videos were simple and filmed in one shot, while later videos use occasional cuts, fades, and effects, and sometimes even cuts to other scenes. Most of the time, the drawing increasingly gets more exaggerated over the course of the video. For example, a sandwich eventually becomes Strong Bad eating a giant pig's head sandwich, and a majestic eagle becomes an eagle's sketchy older brother spinning a pizza.
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'''Skills of an Artist''' is a series of [[live action]] step-by-step instructional drawing videos by [[Strong Bad]]. They were posted on the [[@StrongBadActual]] Twitter account, and later uploaded to [[YouTube]], before finally being added to the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] during the [[post-Flash site update]]. The series was typically released every week or two, but is no longer updated regularly. It is based on the scene in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[dragon]] when Strong Bad first draws [[Trogdor]], as well as the scene in [[Fan Costumes 2016]] when he draws [[Homestar Runner]]'s star; the background music from those scenes is also used. Near the beginning, Strong Bad always says some variant of the phrase "I make drawing FUN!", which also debuted in [[dragon]].
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All videos feature a real Strong Bad-like boxing glove holding a marker, explaining as he draws. Earlier episodes were drawn on a whiteboard designed to look like lined paper, but starting with [[Skills of an Artist LIVE!!]], it has been replaced with an actual sheet of paper (still with the fake lines). He frequently [[Glossary|makes up words]] to describe shapes, such as "side-take" for the outline at the side of an object, or "squishtangle" for the shape of a slice of bread. Earlier videos were simple and filmed in one shot, while later videos use occasional cuts, fades, and effects, and sometimes even cuts to other scenes. Most of the time, the drawing increasingly gets more exaggerated over the course of the video. For example, a sandwich eventually becomes Strong Bad eating a giant pig's head sandwich, and a majestic eagle becomes an eagle's sketchy older brother spinning a pizza.
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| [[Image:TwitterSOAA5.png|125px]] || [[Muscleman]] || 1:38 || {{hcount|twitterdate}}August 24, 2017 || {{hcount|youtubedate}}August 24, 2017
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| [[Image:TwitterSOAA6.png|125px]] || [[End Boss]] || 2:14 || {{hcount|twitterdate}}September 4, 2017 || {{hcount|youtubedate}}September 4, 2017
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| [[Image:TwitterSOAA7.png|125px]] || [[Cartoon Characters]] || 2:05 || {{hcount|twitterdate}}September 11, 2017 || {{hcount|youtubedate}}September 11, 2017
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| [[Image:TwitterSOAA8.png|125px]] || [[Eagle]] || 1:23 || {{hcount|twitterdate}}September 21, 2017 || {{hcount|youtubedate}}October 4, 2017
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| [[Image:TwitterSOAA9.png|125px]] || [[Classic Stand-up Arcade Game]] || 1:48 || {{hcount|twitterdate}}October 3, 2017 || {{hcount|youtubedate}}October 4, 2017
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| [[Image:TwitterSOAA10.png|125px]] || [[Skills of an Artist LIVE!!]] || 4:23 || {{hcount|twitterdate}}October 11, 2017 || {{hcount|youtubedate}}October 12, 2017
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| [[Image:TwitterSOAA11.png|125px]] || [[Tennis Shorts]] || 2:13 || {{hcount|twitterdate}}October 18, 2017 || {{hcount|youtubedate}}October 25, 2017
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| [[Image:TwitterSOAA12.png|125px]] || [[Large Bean]] || 2:13 || {{hcount|twitterdate}}October 25, 2017 || {{hcount|youtubedate}}October 25, 2017
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| 12 || [[Image:TwitterSOAA12.png|125px]] || [[Large Bean (toon)|Large Bean]] || 2:08 || {{hcount|twitterdate}}October 25, 2017 || {{hcount|youtubedate}}October 25, 2017|| {{hcount|hsrdate}}January 16, 2021
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| [[Image:TwitterSOAA13.png|125px]] || [[Cornucopia]] || 2:09 || {{hcount|twitterdate}}November 8, 2017 || {{hcount|youtubedate}}November 9, 2017
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==Music==
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[[File:decemberweenventcalendarday3.png|thumb|Sheet music]]
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The music that plays in the background of the series, originating from the drawing scene in [[dragon]], was given the title "Skills of an Artist" on the [[Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 1]]. The song returns in [[Happy Trogday]], [[Fan Costumes '09]], and [[Fan Costumes 2016]] in reference to the aforementioned scene. The song was given a more upbeat remix for the "nerd culture" advertisements in [[sbemail 206]]. The sheet music was featured on {{Decemberweenvent Calendar|day|2}}.
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A more relaxed version of the song was used in [[Cartoon Characters]], and would continue to be used in [[Yonder Website]]'s subsequent appearances in [[Characters from Yonder Website]], [[Haunted Photo Booth Teaser]], and [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]], and as one of the radio songs in [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]].
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==Trivia==
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*The first four episodes were released on Twitter in an order that doesn't correspond to their official number on the [[TV Time Toons Menu]]. These four episodes along with the fifth episode were released on the same day on YouTube.
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Current revision as of 09:45, 15 November 2023

"Welcome back to another Skills of an Artist!"

Skills of an Artist is a series of live action step-by-step instructional drawing videos by Strong Bad. They were posted on the @StrongBadActual Twitter account, and later uploaded to YouTube, before finally being added to the TV Time Toons Menu during the post-Flash site update. The series was typically released every week or two, but is no longer updated regularly. It is based on the scene in the Strong Bad Email dragon when Strong Bad first draws Trogdor, as well as the scene in Fan Costumes 2016 when he draws Homestar Runner's star; the background music from those scenes is also used. Near the beginning, Strong Bad always says some variant of the phrase "I make drawing FUN!", which also debuted in dragon.

All videos feature a real Strong Bad-like boxing glove holding a marker, explaining as he draws. Earlier episodes were drawn on a whiteboard designed to look like lined paper, but starting with Skills of an Artist LIVE!!, it has been replaced with an actual sheet of paper (still with the fake lines). He frequently makes up words to describe shapes, such as "side-take" for the outline at the side of an object, or "squishtangle" for the shape of a slice of bread. Earlier videos were simple and filmed in one shot, while later videos use occasional cuts, fades, and effects, and sometimes even cuts to other scenes. Most of the time, the drawing increasingly gets more exaggerated over the course of the video. For example, a sandwich eventually becomes Strong Bad eating a giant pig's head sandwich, and a majestic eagle becomes an eagle's sketchy older brother spinning a pizza.

Contents

[edit] Videos

# Screenshot Name Running Time Twitter Date YouTube Date Toon Menu Date
1 Strong Sad's Severed Soolnds 1:58 10000August 18, 2017 10000August 24, 2017 1January 15, 2021
2 Sammich 1:54 10001July 12, 2017 10001August 24, 2017 2January 15, 2021
3 Cannonmouth 1:38 10002August 2, 2017 10002August 24, 2017 3December 31, 2020
4 Posh Toilet Paper 1:36 10003July 26, 2017 10003August 24, 2017 4January 15, 2021
5 Muscleman 1:38 10004August 24, 2017 10004August 24, 2017 5December 31, 2020
6 End Boss 2:14 10005September 4, 2017 10005September 4, 2017 6January 15, 2021
7 Cartoon Characters 2:05 10006September 11, 2017 10006September 11, 2017 7January 15, 2021
8 Eagle 1:23 10007September 21, 2017 10007October 4, 2017 8January 15, 2021
9 Classic Stand-up Arcade Game 1:48 10008October 3, 2017 10008October 4, 2017 9January 15, 2021
10 Skills of an Artist LIVE!! 4:23 10009October 11, 2017 10009October 12, 2017 10January 15, 2021
11 Tennis Shorts 2:13 10010October 18, 2017 10010October 25, 2017 11January 16, 2021
12 Large Bean 2:08 10011October 25, 2017 10011October 25, 2017 12January 16, 2021
13 Cornucopia 2:09 10012November 8, 2017 10012November 9, 2017 13January 16, 2021
14 Clownbread 1:50 10013December 6, 2017 10013December 14, 2017 14January 16, 2021
15 Draccus 2:15 10014December 13, 2017 10014December 14, 2017 15January 16, 2021
16 Guitar 2:19 10015February 7, 2018 10015February 8, 2018 16January 16, 2021
17 Diskette 2:09 10016February 14, 2018 10016February 15, 2018 17January 16, 2021
18 Barf Bag 1:52 10017February 21, 2018 10017March 20, 2018 18January 16, 2021
19 Really Cool Boat 2:53 10018August 8, 2018 19January 16, 2021

[edit] Music

Sheet music

The music that plays in the background of the series, originating from the drawing scene in dragon, was given the title "Skills of an Artist" on the Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 1. The song returns in Happy Trogday, Fan Costumes '09, and Fan Costumes 2016 in reference to the aforementioned scene. The song was given a more upbeat remix for the "nerd culture" advertisements in sbemail 206. The sheet music was featured on day 2 of the Decemberweenvent Calendar.

A more relaxed version of the song was used in Cartoon Characters, and would continue to be used in Yonder Website's subsequent appearances in Characters from Yonder Website, Haunted Photo Booth Teaser, and Mr. Poofers Must Die, and as one of the radio songs in Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom.

[edit] Trivia

  • The first four episodes were released on Twitter in an order that doesn't correspond to their official number on the TV Time Toons Menu. These four episodes along with the fifth episode were released on the same day on YouTube.

[edit] See Also

[edit] External Links


Skills of an Artist

Strong Sad's Severed Soolnds | Sammich | Cannonmouth | Posh Toilet Paper | Muscleman | End Boss | Cartoon Characters | Eagle | Classic Stand-up Arcade Game
Skills of an Artist LIVE!! | Tennis Shorts | Large Bean | Cornucopia | Clownbread | Draccus | Guitar | Diskette | Barf Bag | Really Cool Boat

Decemberweenvent Calendar

Day 1 – Everybody Everybody
Day 2 – Stave It Off
Day 3 – Skills of an Artist
Day 4 – Caleb Rentpayer Love Theme / Funeral Dirge
Day 5 – Now I'll Do A Dance
Day 6 – CGNU Fight Song
Day 7 – Videlectrix Chime / StrongBadZone
Day 8 – Smells Like Peanut Action
Day 9 – Meet Marshie
Day 10 – No Probalo
Day 11 – 3 Times Halloween Funjob
Day 12 – Cheat Commandos Theme Song

Day 13 – Teen Girl Squad / 4 Gregs
Day 14 – Strong Bad is a Bad Guy
Day 15 – Strong Badia National Anthem
Day 16 – Homestar Runner Presents: Presents
Day 17 – The Cheat Is Not Dead
Day 18 – Because, It's Midnite
Day 19 – Peasant's Quest Theme
Day 20 – Santam'n Is A Blademan
Day 21 – Stinkoman Level 1
Day 22 – Dethemberween Thnikkaman
Day 23 – Trogdor
Day 24 – Todaybor Day Is Labor Day / Anew App

Character Variations | 2024 Revisit

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