robert j! lake is the offspring of two lawyers. he writes, draws, sings, animates, produces, and attempts to make friends. he has done a lot of work on the soundtrack for homestuck as well as some video games he goes to the school of the art institute of chicago. homestuck isn’t all he does. really it isn’t. saying that will be bad and not true for example, here is an album he made that is about a giant sharkTumblr (3.0; @spellmynamewithabang)http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/af1e1e0671016a87527f16a9e568e50d/tumblr_mkvwy9Wpl61qhr9x9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>new twitter icon<br/><br/>i’ll do one for rachel to match soon i think<br/><br/>been drawing lots recently and almost none of it is stuff i want to post</p>http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/47359580174http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/47359580174Sun, 07 Apr 2013 08:20:33 -0400<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F86190594&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p>the other version of the same thing that the previous version was</p>http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/47019838566http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/47019838566Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:12:00 -0400musicmineanalog synthesis<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F86190589&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p>one of two versions of the same thing, done a week apart, both only using an analog synth and nothing else except multitracking</p>http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/47019811604http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/47019811604Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:11:21 -0400musicmineanalog synthesis<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_46626797350" src="http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/46626797350/audio_player_iframe/spellmynamewithabang/tumblr_mkg0byFQbM1qhr9x9?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fspellmynamewithabang%2F46626797350%2Ftumblr_mkg0byFQbM1qhr9x9" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p>old thing i never finished that i started for homestuck and now do not remember how this was ever related to homestuck at all<br/><br/>i’m gonna answer my ask backlog soon enough</p>http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/46626797350http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/46626797350Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:11:57 -0400shrugmusichomestuckmp3my whateverfunkeecephalopod: captainpunish: NOTE: This is just one person’s opinions and observations! If you...http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/46049462653http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/46049462653Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:40:18 -0400so on skype just now rachel tried to send me this cute twitpic thing of cuddly bedtimes but my skype...http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/45857425516http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/45857425516Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:51:00 -0400emoticonsbaby girlkatsplanet<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3e25f2f3ed91f76c31b09ed52e9d0c12/tumblr_mjwzmtEKhT1qhr9x9o1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>just crackin’ open a fresh copy of logic pro</p>http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/45759147835http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/45759147835Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:42:29 -0400logic promusicdawbuzzwordshashtagsblog<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7110eaa31d913347b6eebc63dc64e872/tumblr_mjuok18hOB1qhr9x9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/45664029811http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/45664029811Mon, 18 Mar 2013 05:48:01 -0400hap birfkatsplanetbaby girl<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_45659551644" src="http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/45659551644/audio_player_iframe/spellmynamewithabang/tumblr_mjuh0fQA051qhr9x9?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fspellmynamewithabang%2F45659551644%2Ftumblr_mjuh0fQA051qhr9x9" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/3e4190317351209519a38d5bfd7c7892/tumblr_inline_mjugwvpi7K1qz4rgp.png"/></p>http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/45659551644http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/45659551644Mon, 18 Mar 2013 03:05:03 -0400kingcheddarxvii<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/52d8ed6ce4dd680a5fdb7ae19c6b662b/tumblr_mjaeb6AWaT1qhr9x9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>this is a part of this game wherein you’re supposed to guess what tv show title rhymes with a gibberish phrase given<br/><br/>clues are given periodically but you get more points if you do it without clues<br/><br/>ps play you don’t know jack it’s great ok</p>http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44820629118http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44820629118Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:30:20 -0500sapranosyou don't know jackboardwalk empire<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_44813704144" src="http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44813704144/audio_player_iframe/spellmynamewithabang/tumblr_mjadsbrXm51qhr9x9?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fspellmynamewithabang%2F44813704144%2Ftumblr_mjadsbrXm51qhr9x9" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>instrumental version of a song i’m working on that rachel’s gonna sing on when she can get lyrics down<br/><br/>inspired by a taylor swift tweet</p>http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44813704144http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44813704144Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:01:01 -0500taylor swiftmusichomestuck musiciansartists on tumblrmp3baby girlkatsplanet<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ab83b44fd3ca15692e9f103ef1025aec/tumblr_mjadoggpxn1qhr9x9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44806607243http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44806607243Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:30:36 -0500comicsartists on tumblrim the devil nowms paint<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f499c08d05bc49cdc9671a57981b85fd/tumblr_mjad75glHC1qhr9x9o1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>haven’t used ms paint in ages so i decided to doodle a thing</p>http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44800150630http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44800150630Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:00:39 -0500doodlesms paint<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0ce51e7acfd7ce0a78e3afde7eeec3e3/tumblr_mja874YQoS1qhr9x9o2_r1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0813a6733b3a6f00b1bf0f415f31ecd3/tumblr_mja874YQoS1qhr9x9o3_r1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/aaadcddf66e0176fac9a0a398fae0a6e/tumblr_mja874YQoS1qhr9x9o5_r1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fac141b0ad01f1d71ab25026de933718/tumblr_mja874YQoS1qhr9x9o4_r1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8f578113153d05cc54a22b320d9d440f/tumblr_mja874YQoS1qhr9x9o1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>process shots for the art for the <a href="http://spellmynamewithabang.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">omegalodon album </a><span><a href="http://spellmynamewithabang.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">(which you should buy) (please) (i want your money ok).</a> </span><span>start to finish was about a solid week of work. <br/><br/>you might be wondering why exactly i even bother with a scanned drawing if the final version is so removed from it!<br/><br/>WELL<br/><br/>aside from getting my ideas down on paper (which helps me more than you’d probably think; i find traditional drawing far easier to get started than digital drawing for various reasons i might go into later), the scanned drawing was invaluable in mapping the pixel art, the bulk of was done in ms paint. <br/><br/>that third pic should give you an idea of the resolution i work at; this is so that it’s future-proof in case i ever want to print this (like if i ever do a vinyl edition of the album, hint hint). that shot of the eye is at 50% zoom.<br/></span></p>http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44794971668http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44794971668Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:30:12 -0500omegalodonmusicartmy artdigital paintingartists on tumblrvideo gamesvideo game music<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/833a29fea70452e589af25d8399e0480/tumblr_mja4ocWbL01qhr9x9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44772357335http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44772357335Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:26:36 -0500baby girli'll get back to posting art and music regularly once you start paying attention to methat was a jokei guess i have an axe to grind about thishttp://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44699933004http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44699933004Wed, 06 Mar 2013 06:08:00 -0500hahahahahahahaha<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/15d65036476abd7d00357397377cec3c/tumblr_mj8k3gym4R1qhr9x9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44699846976http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44699846976Wed, 06 Mar 2013 06:04:28 -0500the axe effect<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/62b66d2e8a258fe935e3b81d53c85f21/tumblr_mj8jy1Lm8O1qhr9x9o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>ok so i have axe shampoo right<br/><br/><br/>i’m not super into axe but i got it anyway, mostly because…it was the cheapest shampoo + conditioner at target<br/><br/>i’ve been using it for a while now, like close to a month. i’m about halfway through this bottle. <br/><br/>this is the color it is, it’s a pleasing yellow orangey thing<br/><br/><img alt="image" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f4c1f18438e7ebabc9644976753f4d18/tumblr_mj8j5lOY6D1qhr9x9o1_400.gif"/><br/><br/>let’s look at that up close</p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/df790608317797bb3391a811c41600b1/tumblr_mj8j5lOY6D1qhr9x9o2_250.gif"/></p> <p>not the best photo in the world but you can see that it is a nice yellowish color<br/><br/>let’s look at it when we squirt it out the bottle<br/><br/><img alt="image" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0c1ebaf84d1e5a31945d7fa8dd2501d8/tumblr_mj8j5lOY6D1qhr9x9o3_400.gif"/></p> <p>that l-what<br/><br/><img alt="image" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/aa464b99086ee9b625c67dc36061a1f4/tumblr_mj8j5lOY6D1qhr9x9o4_400.gif"/></p> <p>what the fuck<br/><br/>yeah so apparently the color of this shampoo literally changed entirely overnight. 100% from yellow to this gross teal. it also smells worse. like old bathrooms.<br/><br/><img alt="image" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/75ec0a30c780440ef43c769a2333b6c5/tumblr_mj8j5lOY6D1qhr9x9o5_250.gif"/><br/><br/>ugh gross<br/><br/>i guess this is what they talk about when they mention “the axe effect”</p> <p>i tried googling it to no avail there’s nothing about this what the HELL</p>http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44699770245http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44699770245Wed, 06 Mar 2013 06:01:00 -0500axe shampooaxegrossseriously how does this even happen what the hell<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F81911688&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p>soon</p>http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44629267846http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44629267846Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:54:18 -0500hip-hoprapeasy girlunderground hip-hopi'm the winner of every cornfield's rap contesti'm the whitest rapper there is who isn't kanye westsee it wasn’t intentional at all, and for any other human being on the planet i would say this...http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44441017801http://spellmynamewithabang.tumblr.com/post/44441017801Sun, 03 Mar 2013 02:59:18 -0500