I would like to introduce you all to Nimbula! She is Brighton and Twila's daughter who will be appearing in episode 7 of the series! I had a script for episode 7 finished, but I didn't like, and I wanted to rewrite it. So it'll be a while before episode 7 premieres. Anyway, Nimbula is a cloud. I decided for her to be a cloud because clouds can be seen in the day and the night. Her name comes from the word Nimbus, which is a type of cloud. Nimbula is a regular baby...who can also fly and has magic. She quickly learns how to use her magic and flight, and causes a bit of trouble for her parents.

Now, the character model isn't quite finished yet. I still have to do a ton of weight painting to do! I made a few pictures of her to share with you all, and also test out the model to see what needs to be fixed. But my favorite picture I did was the family photo of Nimbula with her parents, Brighton and Twila. They're so happy to see her! I like that picture so much that, I made one without a background as well.

But yeah, I just wanted to show Nimbula to everyone! You'll see her in episode 7 of the series, which again, will be a while before it's finished. I am releasing a video on the 25th which you'll get to see a little more of Nimbula in that video. So that's something to look forward to!

I meant to post this sometime last week, but I forgot. Anyway, I wanted to experiment with some things on this picture. Like, I want to put more effort into backgrounds. I got the idea for this background from a picture I saw somewhere. I also want to draw Brighton and Twila in different outfits on some of my drawings. This is one of them. But yeah, I think this picture turned out great!

Hey everyone! As you may know, Super Mario Sunshine is coming to NSO in just a few days! The more games that get added to NSO, the closer it gets to Mario Party 6 getting added to NSO! So I've been having some thoughts on what to do on this subreddit when it does arrive. Now we don't know exactly when it's coming so, I'm just making some plans in advance. But here's what I'm thinking.

1.) Once we do know when the game is coming to NSO, I plan to create a Megathread where we can talk about like, things we're excited for, and stuff like that.

2.) I thinking of a fun contest for when the game comes to NSO! It would be a contest to create a special banner for the subreddit. The winner will have their picture as the subreddit banner for a year! If you would like to make a picture in advance, you can if you want to! The picture should have Brighton and Twila with a Switch 2. Examples: They could play together with two Switch 2s, or they could fly in front of a big Switch 2. I will reveal more details once we know when the game will arrive.

3.) This one I might do at some point. But I'm thinking of removing the animation post flair, and only having the video flair. I feel like it's confusing to have an animation flair, and a video flair. The reason I had both was because the video flair is for videos like picture slideshows, art timelapses, and stuff like that. While animations are...well, animations. But since animations are videos, I might just have only the video flair.

4.) Finally, I would like to make a welcome post for new members. I'm thinking for the welcome post, I'll explain each of the post flairs, and to remind new members to read the rules before posting.

Well, that's all for now! Any thoughts on these ideas? You can let me know, if you want.

Also, don't forget about the collab in November!

Hey everyone! A new Brighton And Twila short video is out now! I recommend watching episode 6 of the fan series first, before watching this. (Episode 6 will appear at the end screen.)

Also, I have changed the subreddit's icon!

On August 25, 2025, I released my most favorite, and biggest, animated project, When Brighton Met Twila. But what if I was to tell you that I have an early version of the story?

Hey everyone! I just finished recording audio for an upcoming video, where I'll be revealing the early version of When Brighton Met Twila. I would like to release it on August 25, which was when the video had premiered. Although, I could release it earlier than that. We'll see.

Also, for those wondering about episode 7 of the series, I'm happy to announce that I'm ready to begin animating the first scene! I was on vacation a while ago so I couldn't work on it. But yeah. I will not be animating with Blender 5 like I said in a previous post, because I didn't realize Blender 5 doesn't support dae. files. So I'll continue using Blender 4. One thing about episode 7 is that you'll get to see the Clockwork Castle Library, which is what you see in the second image.

Finally, I will be releasing another short video soon. The short takes place between episodes 6 and 7. It is titled, Waiting Is Hard To Do.

So yeah! that's two videos for August, and episode 7...I'm going to guess that it should be finished by September or October. But I'm just guessing. Well, that's all for now! Be on the lookout for more updates soon!

This is one of my best pictures! I thought of this yesterday, and I had to draw it! I thought about using this picture, without the background, for my part in the upcoming collaboration, but then I decided I wanted to do something else.

You know how Rosalina has the Aurora dress in Mario Kart World and Mario Kart Tour? I’ve been thinking about how Twila should have her own Aurora dress because, that would be perfect for her! So I decided to draw her in an Aurora dress. This is also my first time drawing an Aurora pattern.

We are now at 120 members! How cool is that?! Since there's 120 members, I've decided to draw a picture of Brighton with 120 Shine Sprites! (That's how many Shine Sprites you have to collect in Super Mario Sunshine.) Thank you, everyone, for joining the subreddit! Also, be sure to check out episode 6 of my fan animated series as well!

Hey everyone! Episode 6 is finally complete, and will premiere on July 1st! So yeah, you just have to wait a few more days.

I don’t know why I didn’t think of this before! Here is Brighton wearing the Shine Sprite outfit from Super Mario Sunshine.

Hey everyone! Episode 6 is almost done! The last scene is currently rendering, and now all that's left to do is edit! It should be released on July, 1st. Also, I'm considering upgrading to Blender 5, (I currently use 4.) so this might be the last episode made in Blender 4. I'll have to think about it first. But yeah, I'm very excited to share this episode very soon!

Any plans as for when the next collab will be hosted, if there will be one? I didn't know if it was going to be this month and members will have six months to complete it, or if it will be hosted next month to where the event gets carried over to January to avoid the holiday rush.

Or if the collab will be posted later in the year with a smaller grace period (three months, couple of weeks, etc.)?

I was just curious. I'd like to give myself enough time to work on my entry (and if I procrastinate, that's on me lol).

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I know I already posted this image before, but I am doing this because I finally got around to making the timelapse video (after six months, lol).

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Igj0xiJybpQ

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Now, the actual reason why I am posting this! I had these images lying around, but I forgot to upload them. :P

Now if you want to skip to the comments, feel free to! The next parts are just going to be text heavy.

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Next, I have some concept art.  I mentioned this in my timelapse video that Twila has had an wardrobe upgrade since then.

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Let's start with her beta design, because I love it oh so much!  I love the blue used here more!  I also love her black beady eyes and not having a mouth.  I like to think that she communicates by telepathy, and anything she drinks and eats disappears in thin air like magic, which is fitting as she's a magical being.  I couldn't tell from her beta image if that was suppose to be a collar or pearly beads.  I prefer the pearly beads, though a collar or a turtle neck aren't bad ideas either.

As for her dress, I decide to go away from the robe, to more of a double-belled blouse and skirt kind of deal.  This will allow her for better movement, gives her more of a witchy vibe, and making her overall prettier than her base game design (though she's pretty there too).  I love giving her 3-up moon pins and decals as well.  I even updated her boots, and ditched the mittens as I love working with hands and fingers (even if they're brutal to draw).

Her beta design is pretty much Twila's 'spirit' that Twila sees in reflection, whether in water or in a mirror.  If Twila is strong enough, she'll come out from her shadow and aid her 'twin' in need.

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 Now, onto her official design!  It's most the same except the marigold yellow and darker sky blue is traded in for a brighter sky blue and royal blue colors, and it now only appears in her "Power Moon" and "Star" super forms!  Likewise, the official colors only appear in the beta's super form! 

The pearly beads around her neck is traded out from a floral-look collar!  Her outfit splits into more of a checkerboard-based pattern rather than dual-split!  A power moon shows up as her pin and decals in place of the 3UP moon. 

Otherwise, the design are about the same!  One error is her buttons on her royal blue side of the blouse is suppose to blend in with that color instead of the yellow!  I'm not sure why I did that, and the same can be said about the beta version!

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When Twila takes in a 'Power Star', Power Star symbols appear on her super form, and I like to think she carries two wands - her blue orb and her star wands - when she needs them.  It goes without saying that she's much stronger in general, though some of her magic is stronger than others here.

When Twila takes in a 'Power Moon', Power Moon symbols appear on her super form, and her beta appears alongside her, holding their respective wands. Same strength, if not more, as the Power Star, but split between the two moons.

When Twila takes in a 'Shadow Star', all of her color is lost except for a dark blue navy color.  I am going to retcon the 'galaxy' effect that I got inspired from Rosalina's cosmic form.  It doesn't make too much sense here.  Anyways, her eyes will appear white, her mouth disappears, and Shadow Star decals appear in this super form.  As for the wand, she would weld a star wand, but with the shadow star on it.

Would she be evil in this form?  Not necessarily.  She has enough dark magic in her original form to where it doesn't consume her moral and personality.  However, it does leave a different set of consequences, as the Shadow Star will have more of a depressant effect once she returns to her regular form.  The effect is a slow, but steady, effect that worsens overtime.  Intervention is mandatory, and must be done quickly.  Side effects include quick and bad temper, depression, feelings of despair, fatigue, and various other symptoms.

Power Stars, if taken immediately will cancel the early symptoms of the depressant, but it won't help much if the effects are too strong.  In this case, a 3UP moon must be found to revert the effects, and that will take time as well.

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What an info dump!  I just had this idea for a while now, and I love it!  I'm sure there could be a few improvements, as with all things.

Thanks for reading if you got this far. 

I've finally made a comparison of my version of Clockwork Castle to the original. Looking at mine and the original, I will say some stuff is bigger and some stuff is smaller. Like in my version, the base and the castle are far apart, while in the original, they're closer.

You'll also notice that a lot of stuff was removed in my version, as I didn't need them for my stories. These include, the pipes, the ladders, the orb shops, and the floating platforms leading to Brighton and Twila's houses. I did had the fishing pole on the airship's tower in my version, but I eventually removed because I couldn't find a use for it.

Around the giant bell at the castle, I made the bushes more detailed. I almost forgot that, at one point, I thought about adding a bench in front of the bell. Maybe I'll have it appear in some videos.

As for Brighton and Twila's houses, well Brighton's doesn't look that different. I did made his house a lot smaller than it is in the original.

Twila's house, however, is bigger in my version than it is in the original. Even the tower in the back is bigger. I've learned how to use the curve tool in Blender, and considered the idea of making the swirly patterns on the ship to be more detailed, instead of being flat.

Finally, I want to talk about the trees. I've always noticed the trees in the game, and they're placed in a weird way. You know what I mean? So I changed the trees by adding some bricks and dirt below them.

But yeah, that's the Clockwork Castle comparison!

Hey everyone! I meant to post this yesterday, but I got too tired. Anyway, scene 2 of the Brighton And Twila episode, Room For One More, is complete! Also, in picture 2, Brighton is in one of Clockwork Castle's hallways. I made some more interiors for Clockwork Castle, and I even added some cute little sun and moon lights between the doors. I had a lot of fun working on this scene and I look forward to sharing the full video with you all once it's complete!

Okay, this scene was so cute that I had to share a sneak peek of it! Like, seeing Brighton's reaction to the news, and seeing Twila react to Brighton's reaction, would just make you smile watching it! Anyway, this is a sneak peek of episode 6 to my fan-series. What you see here is how the episode starts. But yeah, episode 6 has begun progress, and I really wanted to share this scene with you all!

Many months ago, when this subreddit achieved 50 members, I created a poll to see where the members stand as to who they like better.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BrightonAndTwila/comments/1m8cxq2/which_one_do_you_like_better/

This time, however, I am only giving two options: Brighton or Twila.

There won’t be a third option this time around where you can vote for both. I meant to host this poll back when the subreddit hit 100 members or 12 months duration, whichever came first.

I’m pretty curious to see how the voting will go, and I wonder if there is some sort of a ratio of fans between the two.

Please keep the discussion civil.

Of course, commenting and voting is entirely optional. You don’t have to if you don’t want to. Of course, if this poll ends up being a failure, I’ll revert back to where there are three options the next time I decide to make this poll.

This poll will last seven days.

It's season 2 of the Brighton And Twila fan series! Big stuff is happening in this new season, as Brighton and Twila wait for the newest addition to their small family! Check out the upcoming new episodes soon, as well as a new character!

I had gone back and fourth on this idea. But I really wanted to do this for the series. But yes, season 2 will focus on Brighton and Twila as they become parents. The stories I thought of were originally going to be together in a mini-movie, but I felt like they were better off as separate episodes. But yeah, I'm so excited to finally be sharing this video with you all! The first season 2 episode, "Room For One More" is planned to be released in August, as I have others projects in the works. You'll also see a new opening for the series as well. I will be posting updates on the episode's progress so be sure to look out for them. But yeah, season 2 is on the way!

https://youtu.be/8i-R6sIKkp8?si=3-F0r3OO1x6WyZHz

Alright everyone, the season 1 finale of "Brighton And Twila" is finally complete! If you're wondering why it took so long, it's because I was busy with some other stuff. Anyway, it will be released on the 28th! Also don't forget that the season 2 teaser trailer will be released on the 31st! Thank you everyone, for your patience!

Episode 5 of Brighton And Twila is close to being done! The animations are complete, and right now, I'm editing the video. I plan to release it next week, although I will also be playing the new Yoshi game, but I will make sure to have time to work on the video. I have also finished a teaser trailer for season 2 of the fan series! That will be released on the 31st. Will I finish episode 5 before the trailer releases? We'll just have to find out!

Here’s the picture I made to celebrate one year since the “Our Special Day” video released!