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Gift of Ages by *JohnSu:iconJohnSu:

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Submitted: December 23, 2006
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Gift of Ages is an animation I made in about a week and a half for my church's Christmas program.

Ah, there's so much to say about this one, but I somehow feel that explaining it will make it weaker. I should hope that the piece is strong enough to stand on its own without my having to prop it up with words.

And so for some of you I might have ruined Christmas. But to everyone else, I hope you've enjoyed this presentation and that it brings new meaning to the secular symbols we see annually.



Programs used: Flash 8, openCanvas, 3D Studio Max, and Sound Forge. All 3D work was done by my brother Brian (thanks!), and the music is Chopin's Etude in E major Op.10 No.3.


EDIT: I've read all your responses but haven't replied to them all since...there are a lot. Anyhow, in general, I appreciate how much some of you are moved by it, and I'm also impressed with how open-minded the rest of you are in receiving it. Thanks, guys. Merry Christmas.

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Daily Deviation, 2007-12-20

Daily DeviationGift of Ages by *JohnSu This beautifully crafted piece was suggested more times than I can count. Please read the artist's description to learn more about it. Regardless of one's spiritual beliefs, the passion behind this work is obvious and the artistic merit is certainly appreciated. (Suggested by =EnigmaticEmpress and Featured by `FallenRox)

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~Mushroom-sama:iconMushroom-sama: Dec 23, 2006, 8:00:11 PM
yay first one to comment...i think really nice :3

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In the old days, the Olympics were played by naked men...yum
=Desaesed:iconDesaesed: Dec 23, 2006, 8:01:27 PM
Wow. This is really good, and it actually touched me. That really puts Christmas in a bit of a different perspective, with the blood soaking the robe thing, I would of never thought of that. Good job.
~MangaLoca:iconMangaLoca: Dec 23, 2006, 8:02:23 PM
OMG I really love this. *__* You are truly an awesome animator! It's really cute, as all you characters usually are. :heart: It flows well with the music too! And of course the meaning behind it is awesome. ;D Great flash as usual JohnSu!
Mood: Love ~futabi:iconfutabi: Dec 23, 2006, 8:03:23 PM
^____^ I love the colours and the beautiful animation! And the baby has really sweet eyes~

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冒険　吉日　心拍　上昇
明暗　遭遇　生命　相愛
~Mila-Valentine:iconMila-Valentine: Dec 23, 2006, 8:03:32 PM
That's really awesome! It doesn't need any splanation! Congratulations on the wonderful job.

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°3° Kiss the German!
~McHuggies:iconMcHuggies: Dec 23, 2006, 8:05:28 PM
Wow. Santa is old.

Wasn't Santa's outfit originally green, but made red for Coke ads? Well. I like your version much better.

In fact, I liked this whole flash a lot. Great job!

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Bitch Tasty
Mood: Wow! ~okashiraotaku13:iconokashiraotaku13: Dec 23, 2006, 8:06:41 PM
wow, thats really deep, a welcome change from the overly used icons of christmas.

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"Why block when they're running straight into my attack?"
-Daigoro
~kyariko:iconkyariko: Dec 23, 2006, 8:07:30 PM
Touching. It really was touching, I loved it.

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:pride: Somewhere over the rainbow. :pride:
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