{"id":278,"date":"2026-01-29T12:07:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T17:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mu-art.org\/carolineflynn\/?post_type=project&p=278"},"modified":"2026-02-02T11:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:01:02","slug":"tentacle-tunes","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/mu-art.org\/carolineflynn\/project\/tentacle-tunes\/","title":{"rendered":"Tentacle Tunes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Brief<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Come up with an original story featuring at least 4 characters, including a protagonist and a villain.\u00a0 Flesh out the characters through character sheets of expressions and poses.\u00a0 Put them into fitting environments.\u00a0 Make some sort of cover or poster to promote the narrative.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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My Interpretation<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I chose to create a children's story about a group of middle schoolers who come across a baby octopus one day.\u00a0 They save her from death and raise her, then they all start a band where Octavia the octopus plays the drums.\u00a0 They become wildly successful because of her, but they know eventually they will have to bring her back to the ocean.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Octavia is an octopus who lives in a giant fish bowl during the day, and is in a famous band at night.\u00a0 She loves playing the drums with her friends.\u00a0 I chose to make her pink because this is for children, and I thought it would be more recognizable as an octopus.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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This is an example of an expression page for each of my characters.\u00a0 This is the one for Oliver; he is happy, angry, sad, surprised, and shocked.\u00a0 I chose to stay with a really simple color palette and rendering style because there were many children's shows that had this style.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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This is an example of a sheet of poses that I also created for each of my characters.\u00a0 This one is for Oliver, he's playing the guitar, showing off their custom leather jackets, and playing soccer.\u00a0 The one playing the guitar was really tricky to get the hands in the right place.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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This environment is a snapshot from one of their concerts; their band is called The Blokes because they are from London, England.\u00a0 I had a really fun time with this environment because of the colors in the back, and I found the poses really fun to do.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Tentacle Tunes Title<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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This is the title I made for the show that I was picturing my characters in.\u00a0 The show tentacle tunes follow my characters and their antics.\u00a0 I wanted the letters to look like tentacles, and I used the colors of Octavia, and it's in a fish bowl, just like she is most of the time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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This is the book cover that I made. In the book, the group is forced to send Octavia back to the ocean because she's outgrown her bowl, and she needs to find her family.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Animation<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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