Paleoart

Paleoart is a computer-animated television series created by User:Atlantis536. It is planned to have several seasons, each consisting of 26 episodes, but only the first episode of the first season has been written so far. It follows the imaginative Artist and his companions as they travel to different parts of the Age of the Dinosaurs to observe extinct animals for a dinosaur book.

Plot
In the present day, a young artist dreams of writing his own dinosaur book. He wants it to be the most accurate book there is, but such a thing is impossible as there are many things unknown to science. However, one night, a mysterious living dinosaur appears in his bedroom, brings his tools to life, and invites him to go back in time to observe prehistoric creatures as living, breathing beings.

Production
Atlantis536 was inspired to create the series after watching the animated series The Future is Wild. That show's premise involves four teenagers - and a hilarious, intelligent hypothetical descendant of squid - travelling to different time periods in the future and observing descendants of modern animals that were imagined for the documentary of the same name. Atlantis536 was so intrigued by the idea that he wondered how the story would go if the characters went to the past instead of the future. Thus the earliest concept for Paleoart was born. The title is a reference to a genre of art that deals with reconstructing prehistoric scenes; Atlantis536 chose the name because the word paleoart is a combination of paleontology and art, the two main themes of the show.

The characters were modelled after Atlantis536's own experiences. Artist, the main character, is a reflection of his main hobby in real life: drawing. He created Artist as a digital artist due to his own interest in the field and to increase the representation of digital art in fiction. Mousey and Pen, a living computer mouse and tablet pen, are based on characters Atlantis536 imagined for other stories. Mousey's power to transform into any piece of technology was inspired by the character Squidgy from Justin Time, while the character herself was based on a broken Apple Magic Mouse that Atlantis536 often imagines himself going on magical adventures with. Pen's power to bring drawings to life was mostly inspired by similar stories as well as Atlantis536's own fantasies.

Episodes are usually written following a basic formula: Artist and/or any of his companions have a problem, which is usually put off once someone remembers their mission. Arriving in the time and place of a certain creature, they try to make contact with it, observing its unique traits and/or asking it certain questions. Often said creature has a similar problem and by helping it, Artist's team manages to solve their own. Mousey and Pen usually use their powers at least once. When the job is done, they take off for another place in time. Though each episode is self-contained, each successive episode continues the overarching plot established by the ones before it.

Trivia

 * Several characters, such as Nathaniel (including Artist) and Brooke, are based on characters in Miraculous Ladybug, a French animated cartoon.
 * The theme song is based on the Swedish song "Caramelldansen", as Atlantis536 associates the song with digital art.
 * Once Paleoart is finished, Atlantis536 has plans to create a new series called Paleoart: Heroes, which would have the characters fight dinosaur supervillains around the world. It would draw inspiration from the anime Dinosaur King.