2 MAP Parts- All is Well and Piece by PieceMidnightThunder2019-03-25 | Yeee more MAPs :D I experimented a lot with backgrounds in both of these, so hopefully they turned out ok!!
Cutoff Audio: Fix You- ColdPlay (This was my first attempt at drawing Sunstar and it went terribly wrong lol)Bill Ciphers Death Reanimated - Part 17MidnightThunder2024-04-01 | Arguably one of the best villains in cartoon history (or heck, even in general)
So it's been a while since I uploaded a MAP part, as I've been very busy and don't have much time to draw (STEM degree, work, yeah..); I actually finished the majority of this back in 2020, but during my spring break I had a few hours of free time. So, the animation is older, but I'm still pretty happy with how this turned out, especially since I don't draw humans much!
I think we all know that Thistleclaw is one nasty cat (or should I say, "a cat that really was gone"). This MAP tells the story of such a character, and I could not be more pleased with how well the project came together! After almost 4 years of hard work and dedication, I am happy to present the Rasputin MAP!
Music: Rasputin - Boney M. Moskau - Dschinghis KhanWhere You Are- Part 39bMidnightThunder2022-05-30 | This part is actually a part of a collab for part 39 of the Where You Are MAP! I worked on the Graystripe scenes; I had a lot of fun combining frame-by-frame animation with tweening!
Music: Where You Are- Moana Cutoff Audio: youtube.com/watch?v=LnhAtowjWmUAnimation Improvement MemeMidnightThunder2022-04-27 | Improving at art isn't always easy. Everyone grows at their own pace, and when comparing your art to someone else's (something you shouldn't do but is inevitable for most lol), you can develop negativity and art block real quick. I think it's important to understand that EVERYONE was once a beginner and EVERYONE has room for improvement. If you enjoy what you do, keep at it! Watching your skills grow is a beautiful thing.
Doing this meme and looking back on some of the old art I made has made me realize how far I've come and how far I'll continue to grow. It's nice!Faust, Midas, and Myself- Part 5MidnightThunder2022-02-02 | The background was done by @cheesecakewitch!!
Mothwing's dreams are wild lol
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=6BHQ_aCv8dE Characters: Hawkfrost and Hawkfrost (disguised as Leafpool) Music: Faust, Midas, and Myself- Switchfoot Cutoff Audio: youtube.com/watch?v=6VvUGlw61eIMore Abandoned Projects (2019-2021)MidnightThunder2022-01-05 | Last year, I had a lot of things going on, so I didn't get much done :,,)) Instead of putting the 4-5 animations I completed in 2021 into a compilation, I decided to make this instead! A lot of these projects aren't fully abandoned; I'm just unsure of what I'll do with the ideas as of now.
Projects: 0:00 Dropped/Cancelled MAP parts 0:40 TallJake- Videogames 1:26 OC Projects 4:54 Amphibia x Warriors AU
If you have any sort of content you'd like to see me make more of (map parts, memes, funny videos, other ideas), feel free to suggest them in the comments! I value all input! I'm currently working on a couple map parts so keep an eye out ;00
My friend Jay made the beautiful artwork at the beginning of the Geronimo MAP parts!
Music: Background: Good Starts- Jingle Punks youtu.be/NstTz8iyl-c I Just Can't Wait to be King- The Lion King Netflix Trip- AJR Geronimo- Sheppard Videogames- The Young Professionals (Lana Del Rey Cover) First Love/Late Spring- Mitski Devil Town- Cavetown Epoch- The Living Tombstone The Good in Me- Jon Bellion ¿Viva la Gloria? (Little Girl)- Green DayOlivia and Yunan (Amphibia)MidnightThunder2021-11-29 | They got out before anything bad could happen!!
Anyways, I wanted to formally thank you all for over 1,000 subscribers! It's been my main milestone goal ever since I started this channel, and I'm extremely happy that so many of yall enjoy my videos ;0;
Original Meme: youtube.com/watch?v=JxsRS4_AFJAHeather - Part 3MidnightThunder2021-04-16 | I'm finally back with another map part!! :00 This was a fun part that got my motivation back up. Poor Sunfall ;0;
Map: youtube.com/watch?v=rVdTSGRYsvw&t=64s Music: Heather - Conan Gray Cutoff audio: youtube.com/watch?v=6byUUq2UplM&t=5s2020 AnimationsMidnightThunder2020-12-30 | 2020 was interesting to say the least.... I apologize for the lack of uploads this year; I thought I would have more time/motivation to animate after quarantine started but it was quite the opposite :,,))
The good news is that I have a pretty cool project I’m working on (a wip is shown in the last couple of clips)!! It’s still in the early stages of animating but I’m hoping to make a lot of progress in the next couple months.
This one is dedicated to my dad (the striped cat; fun fact- his name is Raptorclaw and I designed him in 5th grade lol). He's always been there to listen and relate to my problems, as well as providing advice and cheering me up in the goofiest ways. I'm really lucky and grateful for that.
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=_DrSJRRsR7A Audio: Change Your Mind (Full Version) - Rebecca SugarWhy So Blue? - Part 1MidnightThunder2020-07-09 | Finally done with this one!! Gotta say I had some art block at the beginning but I’m glad I was able to push through it :00 I’ve got a few other MAP parts I’m working on that should be out soon as well!!
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=hpXEywGJ9-0 Music: Why So Blue? From Steven Universe FutureSoul on Fire- Birthday Animation MemeMidnightThunder2020-05-26 | Today's my birthday, so I made a small animation meme!! This was a really fun stress-reliever despite the fact that I started it only four days ago, lol.
For this map, we were supposed to choose a Warriors character to identify with and illustrate their struggles. I chose Mothwing because she often gets left out (especially for not believing in StarClan, which she gets yelled at by Mistystar for), while her brother Hawkfrost gets most of the glory despite what he’s done in the past. She’s kinda just in the background ;0;
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=ntd-XmuE0lI Music: Meteor Shower- Cavetown (I didn’t add a cutoff this time. Do you guys like videos like this or do you like the cutoffs added? Lemme know if you have any thoughts :D)I Will Walk 500 MilesMidnightThunder2020-03-20 | Hey!! Check out this amazing animation meme that LemonswithLife and I created: youtube.com/watch?v=s4ZZzVYTWS8 (The real reason I made this walk cycle)
I liked this walk cycle, so I created this with it. It is very late at night lol
Song: I’m Gonna be- The ProclaimersBack to You- Part 16MidnightThunder2020-01-29 | For my wonderful best bud ;33 Characters are ours- Thunder and Oli!!
Music: Back to You- WILD Cutoff: youtube.com/watch?v=crv99-LT4j8 (I made this animation last year and never had a good place to put it until now lol)How to Create a Drawing App - Swift 4 TutorialMidnightThunder2020-01-24 | Update: I am happy to announce that this video won 1st place!! I'm very excited and proud; I just can't believe it ;0; Tysm for the support!!
Hello!! Here's a bit more context for this video: This is a video I created for both my class and a contest. The video I submitted for those contains personal information, so I made an edited version of the video for you all! The task was to research a programming technique that you didn't know about and then create a short video explaining how to use it. I decided to make a simple drawing app! This is the most basic drawing app in order to demonstrate how to enable drawing from the user. Hope you enjoy!!
This is my first time trying anything like this so if you all would like more videos similar to this I'm open to suggestions! This was recorded on my ipad in a closet lol. And if you're subscribed for my animations, don't worry! I have plenty of those coming soon. ;3
Music: Payday - Jason Farnham youtu.be/-96SMUqYA1kWaving Through a Window- Animation PracticeMidnightThunder2020-01-11 | I'm gonna start uploading some small animations I do for practice to bring content for yall ;0 Here's one I've been working on since December!! I've always wanted to animate this song and I suppose this is a bit of a stress reliever, lol. Enjoy!! ;w; (I was originally gonna make this longer but I cut it short to save time, so I included a storyboard of my original idea)
Song: Waving Through a Window (Katy Perry Version)2019 AnimationsMidnightThunder2020-01-10 | The video’s a bit late, but here are my animations from 2019!! Tysm for the continuous support; it really means a lot to me!! :D I’ll have more animations coming soon hopefully ;0 (I didn’t get anything done in May whoops)
Music: Cool by Tobu soundcloud.com/7obu Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/cool-tobu Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/lbMraHEhdgMGuiding Light- Part 2MidnightThunder2019-12-11 | Feat. Robinpaw and Falconpaw! Falconpaw often feels like he doesn’t fit in and is very introverted, while his brother Robinpaw is a social butterfly. However, Robinpaw is a very sweet bean and comforts his brother whenever he’s down. The two share a close bond despite their “distance” in personality types.
(dang I was really happy with the background colors but youtube ruined the saturation ;n;)
Audio: Guiding Light- Mumford and Sons Cutoff: Gravity Falls- Dipper vs ManlinessSteven Loses ItMidnightThunder2019-12-09 | Poor Steven is always dealing with his mother's problems (I'm getting stuff done I swear)
The beautiful Hailstar in the cutoff was drawn by Strm ;3 Check her out here: youtube.com/channel/UCsvxvE1qKHYuVxTe0P-G2Ow (I apologize for the bad editing; Hailstar is just out of sync with the beat now that he’s lost his true beauty ig lol)
Audio: Bitter Water- The Oh Hellos Cutoff Audio: youtube.com/watch?v=mN7eWTD5-r8Wolf vs Snake- AnimationMidnightThunder2019-09-30 | A few years ago, I drew a picture of a wolf and a snake facing off. Now, here's an animation of it! I experimented a lot with this, and I think I'm satisfied with the result! So, enjoy! :3 (I'll be posting more of these small animations soon, as practice. :0 I'm still working on my maps though, so keep an eye out for those, too!)
Old drawing: https://sta.sh/01n3l3lo9l30 Music: youtube.com/watch?v=V-ZVhAlxkggBody Rolls- (5hr MAP) Part 4MidnightThunder2019-08-26 | I'm sorry I promise I'll upload serious content soon lol For now have Hawkfrost obsessing over power (aka Brambleclaw's pants: the real key to success)
Audio: youtube.com/watch?v=b95ohgF16xc The pringles can was not drawn by me; I take credit for only the art/animation.Amen- Part 7MidnightThunder2019-08-10 | Holy cow, it's finally done!! I've been working on this on and off since December, and I can't say how glad I am to have finished it, and I'm pretty proud of it! It's such an honor to be in this map aA; I had a blast working on this c:
Audio: Amen- Amber Run Cutoff: That Squidward paper meme that we all can relate to at some pointRevenge (Creeper, Aw Man)- Part 14MidnightThunder2019-08-05 | O h n o That feeling when a creeper pops up and you have nowhere to run (Recording the creeper was probably the hardest part of this honestly lol)
Audio: youtube.com/watch?v=cPJUBQd-PNM Cutoff audio: youtube.com/watch?v=87GUSKlanB0Abandoned Projects (2017-2018)MidnightThunder2019-08-05 | Hey, guys! First off, I can't believe it's already been 2 years since I officially launched this channel! I can't thank you all enough (all 500+ of you!! :0) for the support I've recieved; it really helps to motivate and inspire me to pursue my passion of animation. Anyways, instead of making another channel trailer, I decided to compile some of my old projects that I never finished. There's more info on each one below. :D
Miss Jackson I dropped more maps than this one, but I decided to include it because I was pretty proud of it at the time. I tested out new angles, and honestly it's a shame I never got around to finishing it. Audio: Miss Jackson- Panic! at the Disco
Get Back Up Again This was something I remember being really motivated on. The song fits perfectly with Squirrelpaw and her journey with Brambleclaw and the other prophecy cats. I stopped working on it after I found out there was already a MAP with this song and Squirrelpaw. Audio: Get Back Up Again- Anna Kendrick
I Won't Say I'm in Love This follows Bluefur and her denial for her feelings for Oakheart, while spirit Snowfur and Moonflower act as gossip girls, lol. I eventually lost motivation on this, unfortunately. Audio: I Won't Say I'm in Love- from Disney's Hercules
How Bad Can I Be I had this planned for a long time and completely storyboarded. The song kinda fits Darktail and his controlling, sneaky nature. I lost motivation on this one as well. (I need to work on motivation obviously whoops) Audio: How Bad Can I Be?- Ed Helms
Rusty Joins ThunderClan A small spoof featuring Sandpaw and Dustpaw judging Rusty/Firepaw when he arrives. I saw the original commercial and immediately thought of this concept, lol. Audio: youtube.com/watch?v=6w3bRWiiI4Q
Big Bang A bit of a stress reliever I worked on for a bit. I was planning to add some lipsync and more movement, but again, I lost motivation. :,,) Audio: Infinitesimal- Mother Mother
First Laptop Animation I no longer use a laptop, but when I first got photoshop on it, I created this. It was the first animation I did since my old amvs from 2014-2016.
More content coming soon, so stay tuned!! :DI Cant Wait (Meme)MidnightThunder2019-08-01 | Oh boy
Original: youtube.com/watch?v=F0uolUQTllAForbidden Friendship Reanimated- Part 55MidnightThunder2019-07-24 | I love HTTYD so much and I've always wanted to animate the sweet bean Toothless :D
Audio: Forbidden Friendship- HTTYD Cutoff: HTTYD youtube.com/watch?v=Bs0LoHAERtoThe Mind Electric- Part 12MidnightThunder2019-07-18 | I've always wanted to animate Watership Down characters! Here's General Woundwort punishing Blackavar for trying to run away ;0 (This is my first time animating rabbits lol)
Audio: I lived- OneRepublic Cutoff: (I didn't know what to do rip) youtube.com/watch?v=v2tA7fzugxMKiss That Grrrl- Part 11MidnightThunder2019-07-04 | Poor Ashfur getting friendzoned ;n; I experimented a bunch with backgrounds here; I hope it looks ok :,D This was a fun part though!
Context/story: I have a hard time talking to people irl. I'm a very awkward person and yeah all you introverts get the point. This is why the lyrics really spoke to me here, because I need to "find my voice." However, as the lyrics say later on, a voice can be anything, especially art, so I kinda hinted at that by adding some of my favorite things/hobbies, which is my "voice." :3
Audio: How to Be a Person- Shane Koyczan Cutoff: youtube.com/watch?v=BC_iergA5ugJayden Yells at Mr. Peanut HeadMidnightThunder2019-06-09 | The context for this is too long to explain so here yall go Take my friend yelling at teachers lol
Go support them btw they did an amazing job voice-acing this and drawing the gorgeous thumbnail: deviantart.com/niightshiift
Characters: Jayden and teacher
Please don't reuse this video/audio unless one of us gives you permission to do soEverybody Wants to Rule the World- AnimaticMidnightThunder2019-04-29 | An animatic featuring my friend’s ocs! Check them out here: deviantart.com/niightshiift
Here’s an explanation of what’s going on:
Jayden and Avalon are the same being, but in alternate worlds, like two sides of the same coin. The animatic starts off with Avalon and Jayden seeing each other. (This takes place on the first page of their comic which you can view here: deviantart.com/niightshiift/art/Devils-and-Angels-Page-1-783342751) Avalon sees Jayden as innocent as her younger self, and flashbacks to her backstory.
Avalon was born into a nice, rich family. She had everything she could ask for... until her mother suddenly became ill. During this time, Avalon’s dad got into an affair. Avalon’s mother eventually dies of the sickness, and everything goes downhill from there. Avalon and her dad lose money fast, and Avalon is forced to work to support her and her dad. Her dad becomes more controlling and often hurts her. Avalon is exhausted from working as well as studying engineering. One day, Avalon sneaks back to study. Her dad finds her and yells at her, but she refuses to leave. Angry, he claws her eye out. She runs away that night, swearing vengeance. She invented all her gear. Later, she returns to kill her father. She becomes well-known and often teaches apprentices. (In assassination) However, when those apprentices misbehave too much, she hurts them, or even kills them. She develops a legacy as an assassin.
Music: Everybody Wants to Rule the World- Lorde Only the art/animation is mine!2 More MAP Parts! (Goodbye Song and IGRTD)MidnightThunder2019-03-27 | "But Thunder, you just posted MAP parts yesterday! Why didn't you just combine the 4 parts into one video?" Tbh, I didn't think I would get these two done so fast! (And All is Well has a short deadline) For months, I only had backgrounds to do on these two, so the art is pretty old :,,D I might have some more MAP parts done this week, actually! So keep your eyes open ;)
Cutoff audio: You Spin Me Round- Dead or Alive *coughs* I may or may not have made the same mistake in the same 10 minutes.... hence why the heads go spinning instead of rotating a few degrees lolValentines Day PMV- Happy Together (OLD)MidnightThunder2019-03-20 | Original Upload: February 22, 2017
I shall do another part of this next year :3 I OWN NOTHING BUT THE ART Song-Happy Together: The TurtlesPaws of Fire- Speedpaint (OLD)MidnightThunder2019-03-20 | Original Upload: November 4, 2016
This is Firefoot from the novel Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams.
I OWN NOTHING BUT THE ART Music: Unity by TheFatRat Drawn with ibisPaintXOC Speedpaint- Im a Star (OLD)MidnightThunder2019-03-20 | Original Upload: July 19, 2016
This is my first speedpaint, so yeah.... It features one of my OCs, Skypelt, who is famous among his Clan.
Dedicated to my teacher, who inspired this cat.
I DO NOT OWN THE AUDIO
The song is "I'm a Star" from Steven Universe Here is the link to the cover: youtube.com/watch?v=mJ0x8cXjmlsWanderer- Part 2MidnightThunder2019-03-08 | Moth Flight is amazing aA ;0; I really tried to focus more on anatomy here, and I think it turned out ok?? :0
Cutoff audio: youtube.com/watch?v=2JJfh1zffosImprovement MAP- Part 12 (+ Progress!)MidnightThunder2019-02-24 | Heck yeah here's some improvement!! The first clip was made in November of 2015. It's from my Radioactive amv!! You can view that here: youtube.com/watch?v=OVzxDZ-pKQQ The second clip was finished in February 2019! The animation was actually done last November, and I just lined and colored slowly lol. I still like how it turned out, though!
Cutoff audio: youtube.com/watch?v=R_gOuCkUjO8 Progress Music: New Happy Day by fennecbeats soundcloud.com/fennecbeats Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/nAx56UPakM8Imagine- Short Film (2018)MidnightThunder2019-02-05 | Imagine takes you into the mind of a creative little girl, who is bursting with ideas. She uses her imagination as inspiration to draw. Dive into the mind of her and see her ideas come alive!
Hey guys!! This is a short film I completed back in early December. I only had about a week to do it, so man it was stressful! Also, I've never animated or really drawn humans before..... rip. I hope it looks alright! I submitted this to a state competition, but it didn't get accepted unfortunately. I'm pretty satisfied with how it turned out for the time frame, though!
Music: Music Credit: OurMusicBox (Jay Man) Track Name: "High Above The Clouds" Music By: Jay Man @ ourmusicbox.com Official "OurMusicBox" YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM goo.gl/fh3rEJNew Years ResolutionsMidnightThunder2019-02-02 | One of my resolutions was to not grab as many MAP parts I haven't been doing so great so far :,,)
Audio: youtube.com/watch?v=1L8cjkGt6YsZero (48 Hour GAW MAP) Part 45MidnightThunder2019-01-31 | Oh. My. Gosh. I think this is the fastest I've ever animated in my life :,D This is a 48 hour MAP, meaning I got two days to do it. (That's why the frame rate is slower and the bg kinda sloppy sorry :,,)) Here's my Government-Assigned warrior, Ravenstorm! She's a RiverClan cat. She's sassy, but once you get to know her, she's actually pretty nice! Also, thank you all so much for 400 subs!! Hooooly cow ;0;
Icarus- Needletail MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=J73sEQJ_Tnk THIS MAP IS OPEN! Parts were overdue and the MAP really needs to get done, so it would be amazing if yall could help out!
King (Pets MAP): youtube.com/watch?v=Z9TbddDOw6Y Tribute to my two childhood golden retrievers, Jake (the light tan doggo) and Alex! (The dark orange pupper)
Still I Fly- Anything New Years MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=AhTTwQY5tmE&t=47s Collab with the amazing LunarCatArtz! She did the backgrounds! Check her out, she's underrated: youtube.com/channel/UCGVs_z5e6Whnm52Lpt5rlsw This is meant to be positive, looking forward to the upcoming year and looking back on what we accomplished this year! It shows my passions for photography and art, and how I'm determined to improve. It also shows my trip to the Grand Canyon, which was a huge highlight of 2018 for me!
I hope everyone had nice holidays and thank you so much for 2018!! I can't wait to see what 2019 brings!
See you next year ;)Beings- MemeMidnightThunder2018-11-23 | Happy Birthday to the black and white floof known as Thunderstorm!! As of today, it has been 7 years since I originally made them. Kids just grow up so fast :,)
Original meme: youtube.com/watch?v=UgoHbw6m_l0 The background used in the beginning is this: youtube.com/watch?v=R3truckCACISweater Weather- Part 8MidnightThunder2018-11-09 | I love working with these designs omg Also the first shot probably has the most complicated background I've ever done (And it only shows up for a split second rip)
Sendspace: (I'll upload this in a couple days) MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=Zvsyylu9BNQ Designs belong to Colacatinthehat and Viioletshine Cutoff audio: Chickens vine