Fans of Disney's Clopin!

Fanart

2008-08-25T06:03:42Z

So this is totally unfinished since I need to draw a background (ooo I hate those!). However, it was something that popped into my head and I couldn't get rid of it. Also, I cannot seem to replicate the infamous Disney style we all know, and for that I apologize but I suppose this just makes it more unique? I guess. Clopin here looks slightly younger but over all I did not want to change his awesome purple outfit. Even if it is only the top half of him you can see in the pic. Pretty well he has turned around in surprise, hence the look on his face, after being caught by some guards. Doing what you may ask? Well it will be winter in this picture and gypsies weren't always the richest people XD.

http://alittleloopy.deviantart.com/art/Clopin-Caught-WIP-95937069

And so he is going to run!

Hey!

2008-08-21T20:25:28Z

Wow a Clopin Fan Community......really I am not surprised to be honest lol. Way back in 1996 when I was the tender age of seven I watched the movie, and immediately thought Clopin was the coolest character ever. He was so over the top that I would just giggle the whole time he was on screen. Now, I can appreciate the movie and his character more now that I am nineteen and not a weirdie seven year old XD.

Also, I will be doing fanart of him for all of you guys, as I do with all communities I first join XD.

Don't know if anyone's seen this yet...

2008-08-05T03:14:55Z

...So I thought I'd go ahead and post this.

Now, I'm fairly new to LJ in general, not to mention this community (which I was stupidly excited about when i found it), so hello! I'll have some of my own work up here at some point, both of the artwork and fiction variety. But I found this, and ordered one for myself of course, and thought that I should probably show you guys since you seem to be rather appreciative of a certain animated gypsy.

If someone has beaten me to the punch then just ignore me!

But if not then you should take a look at this

In The Mail-vy!

2008-08-01T03:58:53Z

I got my Hunchback of Notre Dame read-along in the mail today! <333

All the way from LA and it only took 3 days! OMFGLOVE.

Its sooooooo pretty, and has Clopin on the front. I'm going to listen to it in bed tonight, and have wonderful dreams!

Only downside: I read the credits in the front. The Archdeacon is the narrator and there's no Hugo! But there's Clopin, so really. I think its Ok.

I THINK ITS VERY OK <333

Ciao.

Ok, read/heard whatevzz. VERDICT!

Well, apart from the only 3 lines and two piccies concerning Clopin (although, there was a nice rear view one) that disappointed me and the BLANTENT CHANGE OF DETAILS (Yeah, the gyspy mother tripped. RIGHT AFTER FROLLO'S FOOT SAID HELLO TO HER FACE!) it was actually rather cute. AND John Rhys Davies does a little fun facts thing at the end <3

Can't wait to ger my other bookies!

les cloches sonnent

2008-07-17T20:07:42Z

Words cannot substitute the joy I feel from finding this community. (:

A brief history of this unhealthy obsession of mine:
Hunchback will forever always be one of those giddy, nostalgic, always-there interests of mine. That and Phantom of the Opera. Cultural linguistics from the latter led to the former, and Hugo's writing [I read the abridged version of the book] acted as a gateway for my Les Mis obsession. But, Hunchback, ahh, good ol' Hunchback. The Disney movie floored me when I first skimmed through it; hey, Frollo's Hellfire gave me a good run.

&because I am SUCH a Disney nerd, truefacts, let me show my research to you. I've always wanted to see any of the HoND characters at Walt Disney World, but to such avail, no luck. The internet brought the next closest thing.

Him inside the library at France in Epcot's World Showcase.

His signature. Ain't it just darling?

From what I've been finding, the last time he made daily appearances was back in 2003/2004; but that he was a hoot to talk to. A hah, I've found more than enough claims that he was willing to talk about Frollo's, ahum, strange attraction to Esmeralda.

(: Hope this isn't terribly old news.

Hello Hello!

2008-07-17T02:37:47Z

I just went to join your community and up jumps a message that says: You are already a member of this community! So, right... As of when I don't know... may have added myself subconsciously when I stumbled upon you a while ago XD
Silly me!

Anywhooooooooooo....

Yes. I've obviously joined your magnificent community because I love Clopin oh-so much and its always nice to be able to see that other people adore him too. He deserves so much love!

I just finished reading Notre Dame de Paris and oh my god, did I cry or what? Poor Clopin!

I've just ordered the read-along audio CD of HoND off Amzon and am currently waiting for my dad to call back so I can ask him if I can buy the song book too. I mostly want it for the picture of Clopin on the front... but I do so love the movie as well. Next to Alien vs Predator; its my favourite movie!

Anyways...

http://admiralpeach.deviantart.com/art/The-Jesters-Favourite-Brolly-89934416

http://admiralpeach.deviantart.com/art/Clopin-88518823

Here is some pictures I've done. The first one's better (because I seem to have a profile fetish and draw the side of people's faces better then their bodies XD)

And here is me being random (I've put this on my MySpace page XD)
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd274/AdmiralPeach/ClopinBanner.jpg

Anyways, ciao mon petites!

Clopin

2008-07-15T05:04:01Z

HEY..*echo echo echo* where is everyone? aren't we supposed to be talking about the greatest and hottest Disney character alive??

moar fanart~

2008-05-27T20:59:53Z

Hello there~
More Fanart from me ^^°
I tried to draw him not in 'anime'-style (like in the last picture XD )
But its totally new for me. I just draw anime/manga stuff normally...

Just a photoshop colored pencil sketch...
I hope you like it ^^~

And sorry for the bad joke XD I am NOT creative.

well.... hello there!!

2008-05-27T00:42:16Z

Hi peoples! I'm just a newbie here and I come bearing GIFTS! And by gifts I mean Clopin fan art.

The first one is a random doodle I did of Clopin prancing around in Frollo's clothes...

then we have Pirate Clopin. 'nuff said.

Tell me what you think..... mwah!

Uhh...I am new.

2008-05-26T15:00:23Z

So...ähm...yes...I am new here c:
Hrm...what to say ô.o? Not much Q_o
I am very bad at english (i am from austria), so i can´t write more at the moment X3
I try to make a fanart of Clopin and the biest for this community, because i can't write much, but i suck -_-°

I cut of the text XDD it was such a stupid joke!! Embarrassing!!! ^^°
Nevertheless i hope you like it...a bit ._.

Abd I wish you all a nice day~

Disney World

2008-05-14T01:09:06Z

Hey just wondering i'm going to Disney World soon and has anyone ever seen any of the HoND characters lately and if so where??

Hello?

2008-04-18T02:20:58Z

Where'd everyone go? I have no one to discuss Clopin with :(

XDD

intro post

2008-04-10T12:29:11Z

^-^

I wish I would have found this community earlier. I mean...I've only been a Clopin fan for hmm...12 years? I was 6 when the film first came out and instantly proclaimed that the King of Gypsies was my favorite character. This was also the year I went to Walt Disney World to see the HoND stage show and everything. I even got his autograph *fangirl squee*. I did go through a long time of thinking that Disney movies were for kids...stupid me. But since I have gotten back from a Disney World trip with my cousin and will also go with my senior class in a week, I decided to start watching my old tapes again. Then it's like, "Wow, how the heck did I forget about this guy?". Now I am also a Frollo fan, but I can't ever forget Clopin and how irresistably cute he is ^-^.

P.S.-There is a room in my school called the R.A.P room which is an upperclassmen lounge and we are painting whatever we want on the walls...yep, Clopin will be forever immortalized on the walls of the student lounge :p. Also, I am giving a "How To Draw" speech in one of my college courses and one of the people that my class will get to pick from to draw will be the cute little puppet that Clopin is hardly ever seen without.

*end cheesy intro post*

clopin_disney @ 2008-04-03T22:35:00

2008-04-04T03:36:11Z

Guide of the Clopinphiles and Frollophiles

The Frollophiles

- They watch "Hunchback" more than 50 times only to see and hear Frollo.
- The Frollophiles collect all toys, images, T-shirts or objects of Frollo. 
- They were the first ones to buy the Hunchback Video in Disney Store On-Line.
- The Frollophiles think the Clopinplilies are crazy because they don´t
appreciate the great talent of Frollo.
- A Frollophile spend all day searching for Frollo Web pages.
- Many of the Frollophiles dream about Frollo, write about Frollo, quote the
famous words of Frollo or have a obsession with Frollo.
- You can easy recognize Frollophiles in a crowd--they're the ones who have
a expression of displeasure and a ceremonious attitude and wear dark clothes.
- The Frollophiles burn you if you say something like "I don´t like Frollo" 
or "The best Disney villain is Scar".
- Many Frollophiles don´t know how "Hunchback" ends because they exit the movie theater 
or turn off the VCR when Frollo falls of the Bell Tower. 
Others don´t remember or know what happened in the scenes where Frollo doesn´t appear.
- The Frollophiles think the best song of the movie is "Hellfire" and many of
them think it's the only "real" song in the movie.
- The Frollophiles hate the Academy Awards members because they didn´t
nominate Frollo for Best Supporting Actor.
- The Frollophiles think Frollo is the only star in the Hunckback.


The Clopinphiles:

- The only reason they see more than 50 times the Hunchback was Clopin.
- This group collects all toys, images, T-shirts or objects of the King of
Gypsies.
- They were the others first ones in buy "Hunchback" Video in Disney Store
On-Line.
- They hate Frollo because he put their hero Clopin in a cage and they can´t
understand how anyone can admire a monster like Frollo.
- A Clopinphile spends all day searching for Web pages of the King of Gypsies.
- They have the same obsession for Clopin than the Frollophiles have for 
Frollo.
- The Clopinphiles are more notorious in the web and more cheerful.
- You can easy recognize Clopinphiles in a crowd, they have a festive
expression and many of them wear colors like purple and yellow.
- The Clopinphiles hang you if you tell them something like "Clopin is
only a clown"  or  "Clopin? Please, everyone knows Lumiere is the best" or
"Really the Genie is more funny". 
- The Clopinphiles only hear "The Bells of Notre Dame", "Topsy Turvy", "the
Court of Mirecles" and "The Bells of Notre Dame (Reprise)", they jump all
the other songs.  
- Some of them know the beginning and end of "Hunchback" but they don´t know
what else happened except The Festival of Fools and the "Court of Miracles".
- The Clopinphiles think the star of the "Hunchback" is Clopin and anyone who
thinks the opposite is crazy.

Maybe this'll spark some more people to join in :D

New Member

2008-03-29T04:04:28Z

Hey,
I can't tell you how excited i was when i found this place :D Although i've been watching it for awhile i finally decided to join. Well ...I love HoND it's the best i first saw it years ago when i was a kid but just recently i began a job where i work with kids and one of the other workers brought in the movie and i have since fallen back in love with it! The story the music and of course the wonderful Clopin...lol (sorry he IS my favorite) but i began looking for others who shared the same love and was pleasantly surprised that there were still those dedicated fans out there. Anyways can't wait to talk to you all. Nice to meet you :D

moar arts D8

2008-03-23T00:48:01Z

Heyhey, here's a couple of recent sketches I've done (LANGUAGE WARNING):

Yeah, dunno how this originated. He just came out looking grumpy and someone suggested he should be getting his hair cut or something. xDDD And then there's the gay hairdresser guy who makes me giggle. xDD

Sorry, I should have edited out the "bitches" part, but I forgot, so I posted a warning before the cut just in case. xD Anyway. My new semi-obsession is "Cabaret" and I thought Clopin would make an awesome Emcee. Sometime when I have more free time I want to make a HoND fanvideo of him singing "Money". 8D I'm also going to re-draw this and make it all pretty and such. This is just a concept sketch.

Enjoy or something 8O

Uh... hi!! XD

2008-03-21T11:38:25Z

You have no idea how happy I am to have found this group!! Lol. I guess I'm not the only one who thought they were well, the only one. XD
Hi, I'm Eliza.
I remember watching HoND when I was younger and absolutly adoring Clopin and a few days ago that adoration was rekindled. (Hehe, hate to bore you with my story!!) I was browsing through some music and stumbled across the song, "Bells of Notre Dame" and decided to take a listen considering how much I loved the movie and its music when I was younger. And the song was, in short, better than I remembered. Especially a certain someone's singing voice. = ) So, I decided to watch the whole thing and got even more entranced. I don't think it was too severe until I stumbled across the amazing, nay phenominal fan fic, Herlikin. (I'm sure you guys have read it, it seems to be one of the more popular ones out there.)
Anywho, I'm hooked. And it sounds like a lot of you guys are, too.
So... I look forward to chatting, see ya around!!
xxx,
Eliza.

My shot at Clopin art

2008-03-19T13:41:05Z

Okay....I dared to post these online so here you go! I only started drawing Clopin about...3 weeks ago....so bear with me.

http://sparklehat0661.deviantart.com/art/Clopin-sketch-2-80408901

http://sparklehat0661.deviantart.com/art/Clopin-Sketch-1-80408637

Clopin as a wolf

2008-03-12T13:31:29Z

So yes, I've been in a wolf funk for a while and decided Clopin needed a makeover...I was going to go with his crazy colors from his outfit for his fur color, but I like more naturally colored wolves, so I decided against it. I did give him a spot on his face that is the same color as his mask because, hey, it's Clopin.

http://chowdahxhead.deviantart.com/art/Clopin-as-a-wolf-2-78696991

Lilly Wants To Be A Star

2008-03-10T13:55:06Z

I apologise in advance for this. I really do.

Also, I've never done this before, so I hope it works.
I felt like I needed to post something here so I decided to go ahead and do it. Yes, this is how I entertain myself.

I'm also a moderately good drawer, I think, so maybe later I'll post some drawings. But for now, this is what you get:

Click If You're Easily Impressed

Parmi Les Gitans - Chapter 8

2008-03-04T23:43:02Z

Whut? An update! No wai...

AN: SORRY! SORRY! I meant to update this – yay for writer’s block!

Also, this chappie was supposed to be, like, twice as long. But, since you’ve all been so patient, I’m gonna just upload what I have now, because I like where it ends anyway. :p That means this chappie is shorter than usual, but I’m sure you’ll live! I promise you, I shall not forget about this story – though, I have to say, funny things happen when you let things sit. I reworked my outline, and now I think it is much better, if not much more mature than I was originally intending.

This chapter has a few swear words, but nothing too bad. Again, thanks for your patience:-D

Chapter Eight

Her heart was pounding in her throat. Élodie lashed about as violently as she could, but the gypsy’s grip was too strong, and his fingers dug painfully into her skin as she attempted to flee from him. From behind, a soft glow of light emanated from the flaming torch Tristan clutched in his hand.

“Gilles, you’ve got to stop this, we have to turn back, this is kidnapping…”

And to her dismay, Gilles replied (in a panicked shrill), “No, it’s the rule, she’s seen the entrance! Besides, it’s too late now, if we let her go, she’ll no doubt go run to the guards… damn it!” Élodie had fiercely thrashed at him, managing to catch his arm, and she scratched mercilessly. His grip on her tightened, his hand still firmly clamped against her mouth and muffled screams. They continued their descent, and Élodie finally heard the sound of light splashing. Where in France were they taking her? Gilles continued forward, frantically, sifting through what smelled to Élodie like a dank sewer. She was growing weary of thrashing her limbs, but continued to pry away at Gilles clenched fingers. A booming voice rang out through the underground, and then the sounds of splashing all about made her freeze, as well as her kidnappers.

“What’s this?” The voice was like thunder, loud and forcefully, with a deep, booming timbre that shook her to the core. Gilles was quick to stammer an explanation.

“We found her. Out in the graveyard, s-she was just poking around, she saw us pull away t-the tombstone,” she could feel his grip tighten on her, unconsciously, due to his nervousness. She gave a muffled cry of pain. Her eyes were slowing beginning to adjust to the new sources of light – she was surrounded by at least ten gypsies, all looking menacing with swords and knives, wielding lighted torches and insidious smiles. The booming voice came again, and she swiveled her head as best she could to see a beast of a man, large and looming, with broad shoulders and strong looking arms. He had a very strong set jaw, a thick black beard, and a sinister gash running from the right side of his face, just next to his eye down his wide cheek.

She was terrified.

“Who is she?” The beast-man spoke, voice low and powerful. Gilles remained silent, but Tristan finally managed to find his voice.

“We need to see Cyrano.” His voice sounded so small in comparison to the leader of this band of threatening gypsies, but he stood tall and met the man’s gaze squarely.

“Who is she?” The man repeated, his tone growing even more intimidating, but Tristan did not shrink.

“Now, Pitivo, please, we must see Cyrano.”

“What’s going on here?” Another voice rang out through the underground, and Élodie could not feel more relieved when she realized whom it belonged to. Cyrano, with his son by his side, stood, arms crossed, surveying the scene with a mixture of disdain and curiosity playing on his face. Clopin’s expression mimicked that of his father’s, and breathlessly, Élodie managed to pull Gilles’ hand from her mouth and called out to him.

“Clopin!” Her voice was shrieking and panicked, and desperately she tried to run towards him. The hand enclosed around her arm, however, tightened its grip and she winced aloud from the pain.

“Élodie?” Cyrano questioned incredulously, while Clopin stepped forward, face positively menacing.

“Unhand her.”

There was some dark force, some inexplicably sinister tone that impregnated his voice, and everyone in the vicinity gave a start. Swiveling her head, she could see Gilles’ jaw dropped in shock, and Tristan looked extremely pale. Then, the painful grip on her arm lessened, and her pain subsided. Hurriedly, she backed away from the two young gypsy boys and threw herself into Clopin’s welcoming arms. He lifted her gently, holding her close to his chest, while staring menacingly at the culprits.

He made to speak, but Cyrano beat him to it. “Explain yourselves.”

Gilles wasted no time, beginning to explain that they had found Élodie in the graveyard. “She was spying on us or something,” and before she could protest, another voice rang out.

“She saw the entrance,” Tristan spoke for the first time, his voice low and feeble. All eyes turned and stared, “Of the Court… we…we were careless, and she saw it.” He turned to look squarely, not at Cyrano, but at Clopin. “I’m sorry, but we were just obeying the rules. We couldn’t leave her.”

Cyrano’s face hardened but the beast-man spoke again. “What exactly was the li’l mademoiselle doing in the graveyard, so late at night...” he sing-songed menacingly.

Élodie did not look at him to respond, but rather Clopin. “I was visiting my mother’s grave.” He gave her a sad look, and she felt his grip on her tighten somewhat comfortingly.

“However precious the sentiment is, it doesn’t change the fact that she’s trespassed on our sacred grounds!” The beast-man, Pitivo, snarled. “Cyrano, you know what must be done.”

Both Clopin and Élodie turned to Cyrano. He stared at Pitivo hard, mouth forming a small frown, but said nothing.

“She’s just a child.” It was Clopin who broke the silence, addressing both his father and the burly man.

“Child or no, the law of the Court states that all trespassers meet the gallows!” Pitivo sneered. Élodie felt the blood rush from her head.

“We’ve never had an instance such as this in the past,” Cyrano murmured, thoughtfully. Pitivo swirled to face him angrily.

“We’ve hung younger than her before.”

“Yes,” another voice came from behind them all. Élodie turned to see another gypsy man, this one nowhere near as frightening-looking as Pitivo. His sleek black hair was relatively short and streaked liberally with gray, but his eyes were a warm russet hue. “But these circumstances are far different.” Though his voice seemed soft, there was a sort of quiet strength that comforted Élodie immediately.

“Oh, pray tell how so, Cato?” Pitivo asked with disdain. The man Cato gave no indication of feeling threatened by the much larger gypsy; rather, he gave a small, sardonic smile before continuing.

“Well, I shall gladly tell you, Pitivo,” he answered kindly, and Élodie saw that Pitivo grimaced at Cato’s unaffected countenance. “In cases past, always the intruders have been guards, Frollo’s soldiers hell-bent on revealing our whereabouts. Pitivo, look at this child.” He motioned towards Élodie with his hand. “She means us no harm. She threatens us in no way. Death is unnecessary.” Élodie felt a surge of gratitude for the older gypsy, who gave her the slightest of smiles, kind and warm.

“We cannot let her go!” Pivito’s lip curled unpleasantly towards Cato. “We risk her revealing our location!”

“I won’t tell anyone!” Élodie’s interjection startled everyone, who had apparently forgotten that she still remained securely in Clopin’s arms. Beside her, Cyrano gave a small, sympathetic smile.

“Élodie…” he started gently, not quite meeting her eyes. “Élodie, surely your family understands your attitude towards our people is…different from theirs.” His words were light, careful. “As leader, I-”

“He cannot afford to risk anything!” Pivito snarled, harshly. A cold look from Cyrano stilled the larger man’s tongue, and Clopin began to speak.

“Your father is a prominent figure in the town, and too close to Frollo.” The words sounded strained, completely unlike the normal Clopin she knew. Gone from his eyes was the usual jesting glint, and all traces of warmth in his voice vanished. “To let you return to them, burdened with such a secret – well, it is out of the question.”

There was an icy chill that slithered down her spine, settling like a rock in the pit of her stomach. “…So I am to die.” Her voice was choked, and there was a faint tang of salt upon her lips. She belatedly realized that tears sprung freely from her, sidling down her cheeks furiously. Clopin did not look at her, but his grasp around her lithe body tightened.

“There is another way.” The meek speech of Tristan forced Élodie to hiccup slightly in surprise. All the men turned to the boy, expectantly. In that moment, the young gypsy looked very afraid and out of place. And then, he looked at Clopin intently, and with a fierce expression of determination and something else Élodie could not quite understand, offered, “She could stay.”

The simple words resonated in the darkened sewer, and Clopin raised an eyebrow thoughtfully. Cyrano rubbed his chin with careful consideration. “The idea has merit,” he conceded.

Pitivo scoffed. “She, stay here!? She is not one of us! She is noble-born, she would never fit in-”

“It is a happy alternative to the noose.” Cato piped, graciously. The invisible weight that was pressing upon Élodie’s chest lightened; her head cleared, though she was still hiccupping considerably.

“And where will she stay?” Another gypsy whose name she did not know chimed in. Pitivo glanced keenly at Cyrano.

“Cyrano, if I may, she is more than welcome to stay with me.” Cato spoke up, almost defiantly staring at Pitivo and the other wary gypsies. “I’m sure Mirela would not mind… and we are certainly prepared to take her.” There was a sort of sadness in his tone, but Élodie only half noticed – this man was going to take her in.

And then the realization of everything that was happening dawned, and she took pause. She would have to stay. As if reading her thoughts, Clopin gently prodded, “Élodie, would you like to stay here, among the gypsies?” She deliberated. A life as a gypsy – she would be free from her father, from the Charbonneaus, from Frollo, from…Daniel? Mélanie? Emeline? But she knew – she had no choice.

She looked at him, cheeks still tear-stained, and nodded.

AN: Yes, I’m cutting off here – there is just too much to fit in that wouldn’t go with the rest of this chapter. So, you can expect a new chapter up sometime in the NEAR future… the yayz! And before ANYONE reviews and claims I've "jumped the shark" or created such a cliche and whatnot, I ask that you please first consider that I actually tried to logically set it up that she could live with the gypsies, and ask for you to wait it out...I can guarantee this story will have MANY twists to surprise you with!

Hi there!!!

2008-03-04T19:22:22Z

*GASP* I thought I was the only one!!!
Apparently not!! Everybody loves Clopin!! Hee hee, that sounds like a sitcom. They should make it.
Well, it's more than likely I'll just annoy all the serious-minded Clopin fans here but I'm just so excited about this whole thing!!
I just joined!

clopin_disney @ 2008-01-21T23:20:00

2008-01-22T05:24:37Z

Hallo!

I hope I'm not violating any like, double-posting rules or anything.

But I made another fanart and I'm really proud of it.

Because Clopin, while well-designed and generally adorable, is really frikkin' hard to draw and I've been having a lot of problems drawing him, and I think this one came out as a total fluke, but:

http://steorra-moonstar.deviantart.com/art/Clopin-75277127

Ummm yeah. And I really feel like I can die happy or something now. 8D

yeah. 83 enjoy~?

clopin_disney @ 2008-01-18T23:32:00

2008-01-19T05:48:49Z

Hey guys!

New member, assuming this community is still active... ummm. Yeah. The name's Kaycie, nice to meet y'all. :D I will now entertain(?) you with my "how-I-discovered-Clopin" story.

When I was 7, I was so stoked to go see Hunchback of Notre Dame with my BFF-at-the-time. Sat down in the theatre, watched it up until Phoebus got shot with the arrow, and I decided, "THIS MOVIE IS FAR TOO VIOLENT TO BE DISNEY. I MUST FLEE FROM THIS DARKNESS." and I refused to watch the rest, so I abandoned the theatre. For many years following, I was incredibly wary of new movies and extremely sensitive to violence.

I am now 18. Only a week ago did I decide, "I need to face my childhood fears." So I watched it. And was thrilled. To an extent where this is by far my favorite Disney movie and my favorite Disney soundtrack. As an aspiring animator, this movie is seriously one of Disney's best in terms of animation and environmental art. The backgrounds are INSANE, man. INSANE.

Clopin, in particular, caught my eye. From an animation point of view, he is absolutely fascinating. His facial expressions are extremely varied, his physical feats exaggerated and zany. Both his animation and his voice acting were extremely well done. I hope to obtain a copy of the movie and watch his action frame-by-frame. He is aesthetically pleasing, both to the eye and to the ear. :D

Heheh. So yes. That is my tale. Most epic.

And as a reward for reading through all of that, here's some Clopin fanart (Frollo's there too. Because I love him almost as much as Clopin. Even if he is a slimy jerk).

http://steorra-moonstar.deviantart.com/art/Clopin-and-Frollo-are-cool-74080297

Enjoy! Glad to be here! :)

-KcD

P.S. I perused this community (and the HoND community) earlier for icons and I may have taken some without informing the creator of doing so, but I take credit for none of them. If I took one from you and you want me to give you credit, just inform me and I will do so. :)

Intro and some arts

2007-11-02T16:15:43Z

Hullo everybody!

=D

You have no idea how excited I was to find this community. About a month ago I re-discovered HoND on youtube. I remember watching the movie when I was younger and only liking the 'colorful guy', as I remembered him. After watching the movie again I fell in love with all the characters, but Clopin shall always be my favorite, and now is in my top 10 of all time. So, intros aside, here is some Clopin related art I've done since September.

http://chowdahxhead.deviantart.com/art/Sketchy-Clopin-64888924

This was my first every Clopin. I had just gotten my tablet and was still a bit shakey with it, as you can see.

http://chowdahxhead.deviantart.com/art/Clopin-64997888

This one I did in English, thus the blue lines. Not bad for my second time without a reference, although I see some things that, if I could remember where the original was, I'd go back and fix.

http://chowdahxhead.deviantart.com/art/A-few-Clopins-66017092

...I like his legs, okay? Shuddup. They're fun to draw cause they're all thin and stick-y and the stripes on his pants...yeah. All done. You can read the blurb beneath the picture for an explanation of the bottom drawing.

http://chowdahxhead.deviantart.com/art/Djali-67400136

Not Clopin, I know, but it's HoND and my first completely-digital with a reference for colors NOT the position that I'm proud of. That and I think Clopin and Djali really don't like each other. Ever wonder why Clopin's hat has those rips on the brim? Djali definatly got hungry one day and decided that gypsy-king hat would taste delish.

http://chowdahxhead.deviantart.com/art/Come-One-Come-All-67577802

This one I did while the movie was on pause at this particular point. I sketched it roughly for about 5 minutes before hitting play and then making the lines more definate as the rest of the movie went on.

http://chowdahxhead.deviantart.com/art/Clopin-with-iPod-68003813

And my latest bit...iGypsy. Bwah.

Hope you all enjoy =D