And then there’s Katnipp
Im sorry but her characters always look profoundly stupid, know what i mean?
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And then there’s Katnipp
Im sorry but her characters always look profoundly stupid, know what i mean?
She cannot compare herself to Beatrix Potter....!!
I know Gingievitis is meant to have a tongue in his open smiley mouth, but it always looks like he has snake fangs to me.
She's doing it all backwards. Beatrix Potter wrote incredible stories and the popularity of the characters came from their stories. She keeps banging on about "The world of Katnipp" , but that doesn't exist. Cart before the horse. Beatrix Potter's stories have heart and are timeless. She was a talented author who happened to also be a great artist. Whatever people think about Catherine's art, she is not an author and not a storyteller. I don't think she understands how competitive the children's book world is now. It's expensive and even established authors often don't make enough to have it be their full time job.
She's deluded. You can't expect a product to sell that has no story behind it. Talent first, merch later. Gotta find some talent first 
She's another one that thinks imitation is the same as creation.She's deluded. You can't expect a product to sell that has no story behind it. Talent first, merch later. Gotta find some talent first
I’m sorry but i am laughing like a maniac 
The next Peter Rabbit, the one where he took a poo in his own water bowl, lets go! (sorry Cath
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The next Peter Rabbit, the one where he took a poo in his own water bowl, lets go! (sorry Cath
)Gal needs to brush up on perspectiveI’m sorry but i am laughing like a maniac
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The next Peter Rabbit, the one where he took a poo in his own water bowl, lets go! (sorry Cath
even kawaii style follows the fundamentals
A lot of the comments on that vlog seem to be from other creators/artists telling her how great and brave she is / you got this, girl / you’ve made the right decision etc. The same people were probably saying similar things every time she expanded the studios, bought another printer, had another amazingly successful launch. They’re just arselickers who think the universe gives them points for being supportive to strangers who wouldn’t piss on them if they were on fire.
So I am confused, what is she going to do now?
I watched the video last night. Not sure how I feel about it really. Genuinely feel terrible for them over the infertility issues they seem to have- trying for that many years and still no ‘result’ would be heartbreaking.
that said that is where my sympathy ends. I feel like she has got used to travelling and the YouTube vlogger lifestyle and just wants to focus on that and by saying they want more slow travel to do creative work is a bit of an excuse. I think when the other staff member expressed they wanted to leave she was worried about being somebodies boss and being a boss to a non family member and realised she couldn’t do it. All really strange and think she is very privileged to be able to just shut up shop so to speak like that.
that said that is where my sympathy ends. I feel like she has got used to travelling and the YouTube vlogger lifestyle and just wants to focus on that and by saying they want more slow travel to do creative work is a bit of an excuse. I think when the other staff member expressed they wanted to leave she was worried about being somebodies boss and being a boss to a non family member and realised she couldn’t do it. All really strange and think she is very privileged to be able to just shut up shop so to speak like that.
To be able to not just carry on travelling at the rate she does but to actually travel more when shutting her business… the money, the privilege. How can she fund that lifestyle going forwards??
By slow travel she clearly means travelling without the pressure of coming back to an actual job. She’s done what they all do, had a taste of travel paid for by other people and now she wants that to be her “job”.
I’m sorry but the frog isn’t much better imo
True. TBH I dont know anything about Rainylune but kawaii mixed with violence is at least different and the design is much cleaner.
i wouldn't recognise a katnipp character outside of katnipp at all.
One thing that sets Katnipp apart from other small UK creators is she never actually seems to attend physical events? Like she's never bothered with comic con or anime cons or places that she could actually market her work. Seems very odd to me as cons are the best place to make easy sales for these things.
She used to do conventions. The very first video on the channel is her at something called SunnyCon. She did a few vlogs about them but there hasn’t been one for years now.
Ahh. I'll have to go check that out. I wonder why she stopped, they're easily the best way to get your art out there and make money as an independant artist of cutesy things.
Can we place bets on how many weeks it will be until she's rented a brand new studio, this time with attached cafe, and she's swanning on about how THIS is what she's meant to do?
I knew she had ambitions to be a travel vlogger but I think she overestimates her creativity in producing those kind of videos. They’re ok if you watch one or two, but they are so formulaic. If you miss one, it’s not the end of the world as you pretty much know what’s involved. Breathily squealing how cute/amazing everything is in between eating food, going round shops, Dean trying to avoid the camera and travelling on public transport is about all you get.