If there’s one thing readers know, it’s that the book was better than the movie. Why? Well, sometimes, it’s because film directors often fail to depict the characters on screen as they’re described in the book.
But don’t worry. Josiah Brooks, the artistic YouTuber behind Jazza, will bring you justice.
Brooks is an artist, animator and sculptor, and on Jazza, he challenges himself with a variety of tasks, such as drawing classic heroes as villains and vice versa; remaking characters as they’re actually described in the book; and swapping the art styles of two different TV shows.
And as you watch, you may learn a thing or two along the way.
Brooks challenges himself to complete many creative ideas. And a lot of Brooks’ videos may inspire viewers to flex their own creative muscles in new ways. For instance, artists can attempt many of the challenges on the channel themselves.
Jazza not only shows the process of how he creates his artwork; he also explains what he’s doing, and why it helps his depiction. Some videos are dedicated solely to providing art tutorials.
Brooks complains in a couple videos about how YouTube’s algorithm encourages creators to create videos based on sensationalism rather than authentic talent.
Some older videos provide detail on how to draw male and female bodies, and a couple videos intentionally focus on drawing or animating clothed breasts. Likewise, some designs Brooks makes aren’t appropriate for younger audiences, such as videos on drawing a succubus, a seductress and a “BDSM elf.”
Other challenges contain other potential problems. For instance, in a challenge in which Brooks switches the art styles of two different TV shows, we see Spongebob and friends depicted as meth dealers from Breaking Bad.
Though infrequent, we did hear words like “h–” and “a–,” and there was one instance of a censored f-word and s-word. God’s name is occasionally used in vain.
Jazza entertains with unique and creative ideas that may inspire an artist to take up their pencil and draw, too. But for parents with younger children, some of the themes (and a bit of the language, too) depicted in Brooks’ drawings may be too mature for their viewing.
Kennedy Unthank studied journalism at the University of Missouri. He knew he wanted to write for a living when he won a contest for “best fantasy story” while in the 4th grade. What he didn’t know at the time, however, was that he was the only person to submit a story. Regardless, the seed was planted. Kennedy collects and plays board games in his free time, and he loves to talk about biblical apologetics. He thinks the ending of Lost “wasn’t that bad.”
