#tma project

[drinker-of-paint]

TMA character Arcs - The Distortion

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Ok! restarting this little project digitally. (I will be going back to redo Jon's better digitally too ofc)

since I'm not confining it to October anymore (maybe, we'll see how we do) the project could use new name.

I'm not much good at that so feel free to shoot with ideas

Obligatory meme hey how would you feel if I made a compilation of these because my little Autistic brain loves making them

#tma #the magnus archives #michael shelley #michael distortion #helen richardson #helen distortion #the distortion #the spiral #tma project #tma character arcs

[mangozic]

my dead goth son and his friendly neighborhood personified concept of insanity

#really happy with how michael turned out :] i might stick to this design #rapunzel ah glowy hair <3 #i do need to workshop gerry though orz #have been working on this during breaks from my other projects and god it took way too long to finish #fun fact the final file for this is over 2gb 👍 forgot i was recording the timelapse #i could post it if anyone would be interested #the magnus archives #tma #michael distortion #michael shelley #tma michael #tma distortion #gerard keay #gerry keay #tma gerry #gerrymichael #doorkeay #technically? i’m not one to draw ship art usually but this one’s close enough i think #tma fanart #fanart #my art #digital art #illustration #magpod

[tildexart]

The Magnus Archives (Season One) Production Design Project

Hello everyone! Let me introduce myself- I'm Tilda (or Tilde), and I'm want to be a production designer.

Production designers create the overall look of a piece of media. From costumes, lighting, environments, props, etc., these designers make sure that everything looks cohesive and sets the mood.

So, I thought it would be fun to put my skills to the test by designing season one of The Magnus Archives. My winter break started as soon as I became interested in the show. Needless to say, a new obsession and an abundance of free time go well together.

You may have seen these illustrations posted separately, this is a master post of the whole project. My thoughts, processes, and critiques are all included under the cut. If you read them, I hope you enjoy! If, not, thank you for supporting my work regardless.

The Characters

When designing these characters, I tried to avoid being influenced by fan interpretations. Though, that was a challenge (especially with Jon and Sasha). I found that I looked to my friends for inspiration. Certain elements (Jon's glasses) were based off of what they wore.

Pinterest was also useful for finding clothing and pose references. Some looks were based off of different actors- in particular, Tim was inspired by Nicholas Galitzine and Elias inspired by Matthew Lillard.

Jane was the most fun to design! I believe in making terrifying characters actually terrifying.

Elias's design needs the most work. Having now finished the show, I see that it doesn't fit him. The purple is overly saturated, especially compared to the set. He looks out of place! I'd reverse the color palette to mostly green/yellow with purple accents instead. Although, I will forever defend the purple tint in his gray hair.

The Set

Jonathan's office was a treat to design! Balancing the color and clutter was especially important. This room is meant to be claustrophobic and uncomfortable, but not overbearingly so.

The wood looks to be full of splinters, but not so worn that it can be thrown out. The chairs offer no back support, and the shelves make the room smaller. The goal was to represented Jon's mind. Intricate, messy, and suffocating (Note: that is more of a season two description).

One goal was to capture the look of an actual archive. Valuable times was spent researching the different kinds of storage, files, paper, etc. The texture and color had to be accurate.

A split-complementary color palette of blue-green, yellow-green, and red was used. Of course, I had to get green in there, and the varying hues and desaturated reds worked well for the wood and filing supplies.

Jane's ashes and the Web lighter on the desk place this set at the end of season one. I find details like this to be important, it's one of my favorite parts of design. There is much needed abundance of eye imagery as well. Most obviously in the carpet, but eyes are carved into the table and watch from the shelves.

My main critique is the lighting- the filters used could be adjusted as to not distort the colors of the boxes. They look inconsistent. The Web lighter could also be more obvious, yet it is small and pixelated.

The Props

I designed these as I re-listened to season one, and it is the most recent piece I finished. Combining the details described in the show with what the objects would have realistically looked like was interesting. That was most useful for the clown, the Ming vase, and Ex Altiora.

Each of these objects came from a specific time with a specific look. Ex Altiora was bound in calf leather from the 1800s, so those books were referenced. Same with the frills on the clown's outfit.

The Ming vase was especially interesting, as it is from the Jiajing period. When looking at photographs of Jiajing vases, I found that many of them lacked handles and had an hourglass shape. That was fascinating to me, as many artists depict a standard oval-shaped vase. Also, the vase's design is described as straight lines that create distorted patterns when looking at it. That effect was achieved using chromatic aberration and the liquify tool (chromatic aberration was used to create a vertigo effect on Ex Altiora).

My critiques are... nitpicky. minimal. The shading on top of the garbage bag is unnatural. The thickness of the gold engraving on Ex Altiora is uneven. The "I" in "Immediate Consideration" is not capitalized. Other than that, I'm happy with how the props look.

Conclusion

First off, if you read everything, thank you!! It is a lot, I know.

My greatest takeaways are that 1) ask for critique, always 2) research skills are necessary for design 3) references are your friend! Seriously guys, use your references.

I hope you enjoyed this project and I'm excited to share more of my work in the future!

#and before anyone asks #i am not doing this for any other season #feel free to ask any questions about this project! #tma #the magnus archives #tma season one #production design #tildexart #tilda rambles

[woodlouseonastring]

podcasts are great because it's like having a friend tell you about their day while you're doing the dishes but instead it's a bunch of guys running around and experiencing the horrors

#now to tag all the podcasts i've listened to #tma #tmagp #the magnus archives #the magnus protocol #the silt verses #tsv #the attic monologues #camp here and there #chnt #ethics town #mabel podcast #wtnv #smile grove #the williams project #<- unfinished :( #rambles

[yamikakyuu]

Horror audio drama/podcast fans

#Looking at you... #Rqg #(Yes it's a horror podcast) #Tma #Hfth #malevolent podcast #the amelia project #(YES YOU TOO AMELIA) #Death by dying

[aru-art]

two-headed calf by laura gilpin

#the magnus archives #tma #michael shelley #michael distortion #gertrude robinson #two-headed calf poem #god what a monster of a project this was to work on. ive never finished a comic before #im so happy its finally done #(/s) please direct any anonymous hatemail for this at my good friend @crestofcethleanns he pitched the idea i just visualised it <3 #also tim (the real one not stoker) (i will never get tired of making this joke) ilysm thanks for being my emotional support #my art #2023 #backgrounds #comics #mag 101 #mag 101 another twist #sorry the quality sucks on mobile #i am by no means a comic artist im just a silly little illustrator #so i didnt know the best way to go about formatting this but liked the idea of scrolling through the drawings :)

[spooksier]

assorted doodles, samama khalid you are fucked 🫶

☆ prints | patreon | comics ☆

edit: christ alive tumblr image compression

#art zone #tma #tmagp #magprotocol #fanart #some doodles for a bigger project hehehehe #the sam/jon parallel is already so real in my mind like thats my baby #one day ill formally post my oiar gang designs but not today

[snekberry]

the archivist gets top surgery <3

#tma #the magnus archives #jonathan sims #jon sims #jared hopworth #magpod #magnus pod #tma comic #snekberry draws #me projecting into jon again #i would also like to avail top surgery services from jared hopworth #trans #tma spoilers

[casual-socks]

in my Heart martin blackwood has fucked up teeth. needed braces as a kid but just never got them. when he was 12 he had 2 rows of canine teeth and now they r crooked,,, to me

#tma #the magnus archives #martin blackwood #not 2 project or anything…

[cult-of-the-eye]

oh btw jonathan sims secretly desperately believed in the loch ness monster as a kid and was DEVASTATED when that team of scientists debunked it

#listen #bro watched the water horse once #ONCE #and he decided he wanted one #i'm not projecting #what r u on about #jonathan sims #tma #the magnus archives #tma headcanons

[rocksanddeadflowers]

so what about one of those "jon was in the mechanisms in college and martin is currently a huge fan" jmart fics except we have an alternative/punk martin and for whatever's reason wore his battle vest/jacket to the archives and jon is so close to reprimanding martin for "inappropriate workplace attire" (the hypocrite) but then he sees the extremely detailed and lovingly hand-made mechanisms backpatch as the vest's centerpiece and he just,,, freezes and walks back to his office.

#i MAY write this actually at some point #but no guarantees bc i have so many tma wips and absolutely zero are posted rn #am i projecting onto martin??? absolutely #don't worry i have a warrant *hands you a paper with “I'm a martin kinnie” written in green glitter ink* #ugh i meant permit ?? #anyway #tma #the magnus archives #the mechanisms #jmart #jonmartin #for later #punk's not dead it's just a little chilly

[drinker-of-paint]

TMA Character Arcs- Elias Bouchard

Ngl, I hate this. Im really sorry about the quality of this one lads it's all I've got 😭

But I finished it, so here it is.

s5's is straight up cringe I know I know.

I've already deleted this once so hopefully I'll keep it up this time

Version with season 4/5 spoilers below

#tma #the magnus archives #tma character Arcs #tma project #elias bouchard

[st7arlight]

hey :) headcanon that jon develops motor tics during s5 because the human body wasnt built to hold that much power in it :)

#tma #the neurological consequences of being the antichrist #LOOK AT MY ART #please #the magnus archives #magnusposting #magnuspod #jonathan sims #jon sims #jarchivist #jarchive #i guess? #this is inspired by the song #a nervous tic motion of the head to the left #bc when i tic its usually to the left #and i love projecting #(plus the non-tic related bits in the song are So jon) #(so the rest must be as well)

[tildexart]

TMA Season One Objects 🕸️📼👁️

#and thus concludes my Magnus archives production design project! #I’ll probably post all three parts in one big post #hope y’all enjoyed :] #tildexart #tma #the magnus archives #prop design #procreate #production design

[adventuresingingerland]

Jonathan Sims, a Summary.

Inspired by this amazing quote from the one and only Shane Madej and Buzzfeed Unsolved, my beloved.

#Jon has both Shane and Ryan energy and I love that for him #this is from a much bigger animatic project also based on buzzfeed unsolved but it is taking forever and I am an impatient woman #the magnus archives #jonathan sims #the magnus archives fanart #tma fanart #tma #magnuspod #magpod #fanart #buzzfeed unsolved #magnus archives unsolved #crossover

[crit20art]

[ID: a digital drawing of Martin Blackwood from The Magnus Archives, shyly modeling a simple blue dress. He is depicted as a tall, fat Vietnamese-Polish man with light brown skin and abundant freckles. He is trans and non-op, and has cleavage and chest hair. His facial hair is patchy and scruffy, and his haircut is short, with the fringe styled in waves. He wears combat boots, purple browline glasses, blue plug earrings, and a blue ribbon choker. End ID.]

woe date night Martin be upon ye

#there was supposed to be a starry-eyed Live Jon Reaction but i didn’t like the sketch #anyway <3 do I continue to project shamelessly onto Martin? yes. i do #martin blackwood #martin k blackwood #tma #the magnus archives #maintagging this cause i cant be stopped. actually #tma fanart #the magnus archives fanart