@ScribbltyHibblty - @Aalasteir (Q) - Index

Q: The origin of your interest in Ocean themes? Why do you think you wanted to become a creature and concept designer in elementary school? What was it about the term you heard while watching Face Off on the Syfy channel that resonated with you?

:I think it was my Dad who mostly sparked my interest for nautical environments early on when he’d take me island hopping and fishing across those bits of land that pop up along the big river that runs down Florida's east coast. As for wanting to become a creature and concept designer as a kid, I just remember that was how the hosts of Face Off were introduced, and the idea of coming up with monsters as a career was incredible to me, so that’s what I wanted to do anytime someone asked.

Q: What does it take to become an artist?

:It depends on the person and finding what sorts of creative endeavors they feel fulfillment in, and then try to get better with every endeavor.

Q: What have you learned about yourself from drawing?

:That traditional mediums are the most (and arguably only) reliable means of expressing myself.

Q: How did RFF come to be?

:I drew Clive first before anything else because I was stressed and wanted to draw a creature man. From there I gave him a girlfriend, a kid, married them, wrote in a second kid, and kept throwing ideas at the wall until the story just sort of developed itself.

Q: What is some of the fishing gear you have collected?

:I own a couple lures, bobbers, and lots of nice fishing hooks from people whose gear was either left behind or washed up after being lost. The coolest thing I found is a huge cranckbait that you'd use for huge offshore fish like tuna and marlin

Q: How is it like exploring coasts?

:It can be incredibly satisfying seeing the natural ecosystems you live in. Sometimes I’ll come across some neat critters I’ve never seen before, which is always fun to go home later and identify. Small things like barnacle clusters, oysters, mangrove shoots, fish bones, and colonies of hermit crabs start to become little works of natural art when you take the time to appreciate the details . On the other hand It can also be infuriating at times because people who don't give a crap will leave trash behind, accidently kill the stuff left in tide pools cause they wanted to mess with it, scare everything off by blasting music, and tear up river beds with needlessly powerful engines.

Q: Which sculptures do you have? And why?

:I make and own lots of different mermaid, shark, and general sea life statues. It helps keep me inspired, and I feel more comfortable in rooms that have a lot of decor. If I don’t make them then I try finding them whenever I’m out and about in an area I don’t visit often.

Q: Your tips for browsing flea markets?

:Make sure you carry cash and have a general idea of the type of stuff you’re looking to buy, but not so specific that you get frustrated cause you wasted the day searching to no avail. Also don’t be afraid to ask about things you’re short on. Most vendors are willing to knock a buck or two off just to make the sale.

Q: Some cool stuff you've seen in independent businesses?

:(Just to list off some from the top of my head) Carpenters that specialize in furniture made of drift wood~ woodburning artists that do custom designs on stuff like gun boxes~ metal workers that do big sculptures of deep sea creatures~ artists who can take old mangrove roots and carve them to look like fish~ gardeners who grow the tastiest fruit I’ve ever had from their own back yard~ and people who make their own flavored honey with ingredients they’ve cultivated themselves, or bought from another different independent grower.

Q: What's the origin of your username: ScribbltyHibblty

:I started on Twitter with the name “Scribbling Chimp" that I came up with on the spot so I could submit to an art contest. When I made the transition to Newgrounds that name was taken to I tried a couple other similar names, and landed on that one.

Q: How would you describe your experience of using NG, and how do you discover it?

:I’ve always had NG in the back of my mind from way back in elementary, but didn’t make an official account until high school for a reason I’ve forgotten. Either way, my experience with the site has been spectacular. The people who run NG seem very committed to nurturing a strong community of artists and supporting every artist who wants to use the site for sharing the stuff they make. For example, the tablet I still use to this day was given to me during a Newgrounds giveaway, plus a good deal of the people who were foundational to how I approach art came from Newgrounds.

Q: How did you get interested in fishing?

:Dad took me when I was young, but unfortunately he left the picture around middle school. I eventually picked it back up again on my own with friends and fell in love with the sport all over again.

Q: Have you ever been to a Long John Silver's?

:No

- Odd encounter

First real job I had was at a gas-station, and within the first week of working there I was in the back taking stock when my manager came in and asked if I "saw the dog lady". Apparently a woman came in and asked to buy a hotdog for the dog she had in her truck. She then proceeded to throw the hotdog in the parking lot, and opened the truck door to let out like seven neglected (corgis I think it was) dogs before speeding off without them. My theory is that she was a crazy dog lady who was told to get rid of some of her dogs, but was too afraid to take them to a shelter cause of the state they were in. That's just one of many odd encounters I had the three years I worked that gas-station job.

Q: That is very strange, what were some more odd encounters?

:Forgive me if this is a little crass, but another strange one was when a lady (who was very clearly on some sort of substance) knocked over a trash can in broad daylight in front of the store and started playing with, and digging through the garbage. The same manager from the last story put me on register so she could deal with it. When she went to confront her, the lady digging through the trash began taking her shirt off to flash the crowd that had built. How everything was resolved is a blur because I was behind the counter the whole time. Later that night, however, I unfortunately found a massive pile of human waste on the side of our building which was almost definitely the doing of the woman who was digging through the trash earlier that day. A regular who also saw the excrement agreed because he had dealt with drug cases before, and he said it was incredibly similar to the “stuff” he’s seen addicts make in the past.

Q: Your advice for life?

:I think it’s important to live outside of yourself a bit, and to accept and appreciate the stuff you can’t control, because most of it you can't, while also cherishing the few small things you can.

@KismetPDM - @Aalasteir (Q) - Index

Q: When did your journey on the Internet start, and how did it impact you?

A: Young, way too young, unsupervised. I was very well versed in internet safety, creeps and malware and all that surface level stuff, I just saw a lot of shock content. In terms of social media, very recently, less than a year ago. Was never in my life interested in social media, until I wanted to get paid to make art for other people. Nowadays I'm much more interested in just getting my art seen. Commissions are a fun bonus.

Q: What is the difference between drawing for fun or learning?

A: The end product I suppose. Learning is just focusing hard on making something look anatomically accurate with no end goal, usually stops before any sort of polished sketch (hard for me to say lineart, my lineart is equivalent to other people's sketches, sort of). That line is very blurred though, sometimes I get very invested in a learning sketch and it tries to turn into a full project, only to stop short when I have to focus on an entirely different problem and don't have the motivation to futz with it. Or an actual project requires enough focus and study that it's effectively a learning sketch by the end. 

Q: Where did your passion for art come from?

A: I've been doodling since I could pick up a pencil but I'd really call my start when I got my first drawing tablet. For most of my pre-teen and teen life my number one inspiration, easily, was the ability to make things exist. I only learned relatively recently that being able to mentally visualize things in full color and detail isn't the norm so that definitely contributed. Anyway, it was an obsession with being able to transfer scenes and characters from my head into something other people could also see. Plus a lot of belief that I could just "do things right the first time" without practice, so I had a very high bar I was trying to make. I really wanted to be able to make professional level hyperrealism without actually learning to the point of bragging about not using tutorials and getting pedantic when people talked about me. The rise of genAI especially made me have to rethink, now that everyone could just make something exist with zero actual effort behind it. I have a lot more appreciation for the process now, thus me heavily leaning into the imperfect nature of my art. I still want to make professional level art, but stuff that's pretty and has soul above all else. Being able to convey characters in their hyper-specific detail is a bonus. 

Q: Why do you think you like drawing gore and body horror?

A: It's therapeutic. A little rebellious. Pain and adrenaline are something very difficult to convey or invoke via pixels on a screen so if I can make people squirm in their seats that means I'm doing a very good job. Art is for all emotions, not just the positive ones. I do try to warn people everywhere thoroughly though, it's a big passion of mine but there's nothing I'd hate more than if someone was made uncomfortable by something they don't want to be made uncomfortable by. It's for the people who want to see it, not the people who don't. That interest is definitely slightly entangled with my interest in biology too, "it's not just what's on the outside that counts", or something like that. Every creature is 90% what they are on the inside that dictates how and why they function.

Q: How did you discover Look Outside?

A: I saw a "unique deaths" compilation on Youtube for the demon and knew I had to keep an eye on that game, but at that time I would've never guessed what a philosophical masterpiece it is. I did say I have a strong interest in flashy colorful atmospheres with depressing plotlines, Look Outside is the exact polar opposite. A desperate, dire atmosphere where you could be condemned to eternal suffering with the slightest mistake, even one not within your power, but humanity and sympathy live on strong in spite of that. It's a story of hope in the worst possible circumstances, even the primary antagonist is there by pure happenstance and didn't mean any harm. 

Q: What makes a good horror game in your opinion?

A: In terms of just being scary, I think there's a very careful balance of using jumpscares as a punishment as not as the primary driving "fear" factor. Good horror games make you feel like you're gonna get jumpscared at any moment, punish you when you get complacent, and otherwise just leave you to steep in that looming stress. Too many horror games think that the jumpscares are what makes the game scary, and while yeah having the precedent that your heart could jump at any moment is anxiety inducing, that's like tickling someone to make them laugh at a comedy show. In terms of personal preference, uncanny valley is criminally underrated. It's like a shortcut to getting that sinking feeling without the jumpscares. I don't think there was a game that terrified me more than Yumi Nikki. Big props to games that can make me genuinely uncomfortable.

Q: What do you like about biology/evolution?

A: A lot of history behind this one. I think overall I just really want to create an environment that's just as complex as the one we currently live in, from scratch, otherwise totally unrecognizable. Humans only create thoughts from existing learned concepts which is something I would love nothing more than to surpass, but I've resigned to chalking some things up to convergent evolution. This planet sucks, let's make a new one. It won't suck less but it'll be new and that's cool. 

Q: What are these big projects?

A: There is a lot of information so I'll try to summarize it quick. That cyborg character I've posted a couple of times at this point, the one with the rust? That's Kismet, my mascot/insert/sona/whatever term you wanna use for it. They're a member of the starring species for my primary big project at the moment. Hybrids between humans and a native species on a tidally locked planet with a sulfur dioxide atmosphere, in a society where replacing your body with prosthetics and dying at your desk is the norm. They were created by the previous sapient species inhabiting that planet, who have since moved on to farther colonies. One perfect day I'll have an entire catalogue with every major species, kingdom, a full societal guide. And then I'll probably have no idea what to do after that. Probably just expand the universe more. But it gives me a lot to do, I'm fine with being mid-process for a long while.

Q: What music and video games would you like to make?

A: No clue. I'd love to create a game as philosophical as Look Outside but I don't know what hasn't already been done before. For music, I'd probably do whatever I felt like genre wise. Can't see myself sticking to a particular style, I just wanna make stuff that I'd listen to.

Q: What would more you could name?

A: Yumi Nikki, Cult Of The Lamb, Lobotomy Corporation, Buckshot Roulette, just to name some more I like the actual story and lore of. I actually like quite a few games but I value gameplay and fun just as much as lore, it's just the gameplay and lore are two entirely different aspects, so naming just-for-fun games is kind of off topic. There's also a lot of games I like but have never played, just watched other people online play. I used to be super into FNAF and Undertale, still love Deltarune (though I haven't played or seen chapter 3 and 4 yet), that's kind of what I grew up on. And, hear me out, Spore. Many, many hours in spore. Nearly 2000. Granted a decent chunk of that was just AFK'd on my computer, but the majority is actual gameplay. It's the only creature creation game of its kind so I'm more than willing to put up with the jank and sub-par gameplay. Plus, I actually kind of like the gameplay, as long as you accept it's kind of a chill game without much skill or strategy involved. 

Q: What do you think about spiders now?

A: I'm actually super chill with bugs and arachnids now, actually I love bugs. A lot of them are adorable if you look close enough. I'm still very slightly arachnophobic, enough to be like "woah" if I see a giant spider in my bathroom, but that's not hard to get over just logically. My fear for bugs is directly attributed to how much I think a particular one could reasonably hurt me. So, I know bees don't sting unless they're forced to, most spiders can't pierce human skin, centipedes can sting but that's nothing a Swiffer can't handle. To some of my other critter-loving friends' dismays I do still kill bugs, mostly because I live with someone who is super not chill with them, I don't have the skills or resources to escort them out and it's not fair for me to knowingly leave a huntsman in the house. What's I'm super not chill with is wasps. That's the only insect in my life that's actually hurt me before and would hurt me again.

Q: Do you ever get nightmares? And do you have dreams? And what are they about?

A: Recently while playing Cyberpunk 2077 I had four Cyberpunk related dreams in a row, mostly gameplay focused. That was a personal record. I can't control my dreams as well as some people can but I usually subconsciously know I'm dreaming even if it's not necessarily totally lucid so I almost never get nightmares. I've been able to track in real time how I forget dreams within 30 minutes of waking up and it's really frustrating. 

Q: How did you get interested in Madness Combat?

A: No idea, I figured it was just another come and go interest that'd last for, eh, a few months at most. Now I'm at the four-ish year mark. I do think there was just some happenstance, like me having inspiration to make some fanart, and then I realized a Hank cosplay would be really easy compared to other cosplays, then I started browsing other people's art, then I got really attached to the characters. As a whole though? No clue why this is what my brain latched on to. 

Q: What was your process for creating your Hank cosplay?

A: I looked up what Hank wore, bought it, then wore it. Actually most of my kit is pretty cheap, the boots were the most expensive and they were like 60 bucks. Since Hank's character is 90% clothes, unless you're going totally overboard, you really don't need much actual prep. I've spruced up my outfit with bandages and fake blood over the years, tiny things here and there, but for the most part its just an outfit. 

Q: What are some examples of what people need help with?

A: Usually emulators and slightly more technically inclined programs. Nothing over the top, I'm not building PCs over here, just some stuff that not everyone knows how to do inherently. I wanna say the average person can understand any thing with a decent UI and I help people with stuff that doesn't necessarily have one, but I don't have a metric on that.

Q: What type of knives do you have? And how did you get interested in collecting?

A: They're all mostly random ones I've been given over the years. My collection started when I was going on walks at night and was given a knife for self-defense, just in case. That knife is since long gone, the spring and lock mechanisms on it broke so it became unsafe to carry or use. I got a new utility knife, a (very dull) balisong, a (very dangerous) switchblade, I even bought myself a nice sharp buck knife. I know a lot of people are weird about carrying knives and I respect anywhere that doesn't allow it, it's just a really simple tool with plenty of uses. I use mine to open mail in the car. Plus you don't need a permit below a certain blade length where I live, nor much prior training beyond basic knife safety. 

Q: That is awesome! Which conventions have you been to?

A: Only a single specific one. I'm not a hardcore cosplayer or anything, I just go with my friend each year. Worth the entry ticket fee just to walk around as one "Motherfucker" Wimbleton for a few hours in a place where you're not the odd one out for it.

Q: Are you excited for MADNESS DAY 2025?

A: Hell yes. I've been "planning" on participating in the art contest several years, I just keep getting interrupted by either losing motivation with that current work or being too busy. I have a WIP in the works that, with any luck, I'll have done by this year so I can finally participate. This is also my first year being officially on Newgrounds, or any social media for that matter, so I actually have a tiny bit of a platform to post off of now. Plus, aforementioned WIP is planned on being my wallpaper too. I'm already gonna have "Madness Day 9/22/25" written on it regardless, but if I could put "entry winner" on it somewhere too without being fraudulent, that would be so baller.

@goncalves - @Aalasteir (Q) - Index

Q: What does Newgrounds represent in your eyes?

It represents community. That alone is what kept me connected to the website for this long. It's a piece of the internet that I once knew, but has drought ever so quickly. It's an oasis we all share and thrive.

Q: What are some stories you would like to write?

As of now, I have been focused on Naisho (pronounced Nai-so): She was a woman that was killed by her partner, and she was disposed along with a belonging that she had treasured from their first date, a chibi plush bunny. A prize from a claw machine with her handling the joystick, and her partner's guiding her with his hands on hers - it represented their love. Her spirit became bonded with the plush when her body drifted through a gate that stood lone in a great lake. And from there, Naisho became the plushie and entered a world that mirrors hers. I want to explore more than just her however, maybe a visual comedy or short stories, I do have something else that is related to my OC on my profile picture, but that will have to wait.

(Early draft of her human counterpart, much has changed since this design.)

Q: How did drawing become your favorite thing?

In 2014 I would mess around MS Paint for the first time, and I ended up drawing Auditor which was my first submission I have ever made. I still have my work archived from that time, but it peaked my interest years later, after a sudden realization. My friends would often draw art of me but at the time, I felt I was uncapable of making something back for them. At some point I felt confident, and I said to myself to why not give it a try? At first, it was traditional art, but then I chose to make pixel art - and from that point on, I was feeling confident, and my friends praise would lead to what I practice to this day. Basically, I'm an artist thanks to them!

(I only have the thumbnail, this is all that remains)

- Madness

The reason why I have an absurd amount of fans with so little work put out is because they are from a different era when I was into Madness Combat throughout 2014-2015. It was the best cheat code to get fans when MC was at its golden age of the community, and all I did was to make for the lack of better words, "scene creator art" (with art being as loose as a wet noodle). I was a 'sprite pirate', and that acquired me easy fans and friends, even had in contact with a few animators like Gibb50, Cethic and Madnesia19. Another obscure fact is that, back in 2011 or 2012, I remember showing off Pico School to class and I got in so much trouble that I was lectured by my principal. If I remember correctly, the principal labelled 'Pico' as a terrorist. From there, I wouldn't come back until I made my account in 2014... And it's not even this one.

Q: What is a sprite pirate?

I just came up with this term, and it goes like this: In a scenario that a madness combat animator, someone that doesn't like their sprites being used, and they have test or flash animations, a "sprite pirate" could rip them off by downloading the .swf file depending where it was uploaded, like a news post or movie. As I mentioned, 'madness scene creator art' was basically a cheat code for easy fans at the time and if it featured popular animators, people would blindly believe that they respected me enough to hand their sprites just like that when I offered no contribution. I do regret this choice, I was young and didn't know any better. My crime is that I never credited them, unfortunately. I'm not the kid that I was anymore.

(An example of what I mean, made it 11 years ago)

Q: How would you describe the Madness community?

I have nothing much to say about them because I lost touch a long time ago. From the way I see it, they look like they have shrunk in size last time I saw them. I have seen new work from the community, and I am genuinely impressed how far they got, and they look more friendly towards new fans that there's even comprehensive tutorials on how to animate, drawing... It's really great to see the talent they have now. Maybe one day I will do something Madness related, but I can't see myself being part of it.

- The future

I never told everyone why I left in 2015, and I will share it here: It mostly had to do with how I was getting tired of madness, being under the influence of bad people and Kelzad. However if I hadn't left, I wouldn't be the person that I am today, it allowed me to evolve as a person. I was able to meet new friends that I'm still in contact with today, one of them even made the profile picture that I'm using as of the date of this interview. It's all thanks to them that I'm even an artist, and that friendship carries me to the future, that is Newgrounds.

Q: How would you describe the ways you have evolved as a person?

I am more open to engage and motivate people around here, which made me very passionate and hopeful when I see potential, and I want that person to seize opportunities and their dreams. My flaw is that I leave basic reviews, but it's all in good intention and I do want to see their work to evolve.

Q: What are some of your favorite games on NG? That resonated with you, and why?

Definitely 'Pico School'. In 2010, I was searching for mountain peaks ( we call them pico in portuguese), and one of the top results were 'Pico School', and that is how I found Newgrounds by accident. On my first ever playthrough, I ended ragequit because Alucard was kicking my ass. 'Chibi Knight' is also a bastard, but I like it.

Q: What are the qualities of good online friends?

Care, value and good vibes are my requirements. I've said from time and time again to keep your friends close, because they can be the only people you can trust, and they can lend a hand when you most need it.

@Chiruu - @Aalasteir (Q) - Index

Q: How did you get interested in creating art?

-Well, actually, my interest in creating art is quite recent; I've been drawing since I was a kid, but I guess because of my age, I never understood what it meant to me and I didn't think about it much either. I loved comics and animation, and little by little as I grew up I was amazed by that way of capturing stories in images, in those millions of unique aesthetics that some artists used to create worlds, it seemed like a great discovery at the time, but it was really always there. Little by little I started taking it more seriously (more or less in the last 2 years) and studying I realized how complex something was that as a kid I only understood as lines and colors, a phenomenal science that I definitely wanted to join, even if I wasn't the best drawer.

Q: What are your favorite aspects of drawing?

-I think the aspect I like most about drawing is that feeling of being "daydreaming," so to speak; a moment of relaxation where there is only creative freedom; although there is always a moment to draw seriously and to practice, hahaha

Q: Art and media that inspires you?

- I think my greatest inspirations come from comics and manga; authors like Kentaro Miura, Mignola, Moebius, and Takehiko Inoue have largely shaped the style I'd like to achieve. I'd also like to remember Enrique Alcatena, a cartoonist from my country. He's probably one of my favorite artists and whose projects deserve more recognition. I invite you to read his work, especially "Liquid Steel," a surrealist and bizarre gem. I'm also inspired by animated films by Satoshi Kon, Tomm Moore, and Hayao Miyazaki (his influence isn't noticeable, but I love him and his work means a lot to me).

I really like classical artists like Gustave Dore, Dürer, and Caravaggio, and traditional Japanese ukiyo-e.

I'm also greatly inspired by the films of Akira Kurosawa (I'm embarrassed to confess to being a bit of a Japanophile, haha).

Friends and colleagues in the field are also a great inspiration,like @chatuma, a great artist that deserves more recognition, he knows a lot about technique aspects

Q: How did you find NG?

-My first contact with Newgrounds dates back to when I played games like "Alien Hominid" or "Dad 'n Me." I loved those games and their aesthetics.

Recently, a colleague recommended I post my work here. I have fond memories of the site and believe it's one of the best forums for young artists. Many incredible collaborations emerge from here.

Q: Favorite food and drinks?

- My country's cuisine has a strong Italian influence, so I grew up loving pasta. I really like Milanesa with mashed potatoes, a typical dish from my country, and Bombas de Papas (they're not regional, but they're delicious). I also like Asian food, like Ramen (a well-cooked ramen, I'm not talking about the packaged one) and others, but I can't remember the names, haha. I drink a lot of juice and water, and rarely energy drinks.

@SuperSnootch - @Aalasteir (Q) - Index

Q: What have you learned from studying the ecological collapse, which is also the theme behind your WATERBEAR animation?

ike the cost of survival for us is the detriment of the world. We live in a slave state, whether we recognize it or not. First world countries use like 90% of the world's energy, EVEN THOUGH the energy comes from all of the poorer countries. The fact that we aren't educating the poorer countries is a disservice to humanity.

- Encounter

One time I was taking the train in the big city, and some drunk dude stumbled up to me asking if I could put his backpack on for him.

I reluctantly agreed to it.

We both sat down.

He mumbles something under his breath "...i uhh.. imwahead off..."

"What?" I asked.

"..I.. I'm one of those people who chops people's heads off."

"Oh yeah?"

"YEah, im actually on my way to go get my shotgun and kill a guy"

"Huh, wow, uh thats pretty neat." I needed to get the fuck off this train. I thought to myself.

"So uh, where you going?" he asks

"that way" I point in the direction the train is going "Where you going?"

"that way" and he jestures in the same direction.

He stuck with me on the train for an uncomfortable amount of stops.

Finally he got off a stop before me and I did not die.

Q: Has using the train become scarier after the moment?

You'd think so, but I'm super lax now I love talking to strangers lol

Q: What is your philosophy concerning what is considered effective storytelling, and why do you think you feel compelled to tell stories?

I personally feel like I'm a shite storyteller. I wanna level my game up. maybe when Waterbear 2 comes out, I'll feel accomplished in that lol. In the meantime, I'm going to try to have other people tell the stories, and I just animate them.

Q: What is the story behind the creation of your gamer music playlist?

I had no idea you could see that lol I just like VG music. The one im hyperfixated on rn is Rachet and Clank's soundtrack. Awesome funk mixed with robot noises.

@TuoMoon - @Aalasteir (Q) - Index

Q: How did you become an artist and animator?

• I always want to draw something, first i try graphic design, but then my parents bought tablet for me and found many of cool creators on Youtube, think for myself "I can make so many things with that" and now I'm here.

Q: What does it mean to be an artist?

• idk, it's just my way to make idea real.

Q: Who or what are your inspirations?

• My main inspiration still and continue be a Sr Pelo

Q: What is it like having most of you memory be working like RAM?

• It's don't effect on life, brain just delete all useless info

Q: What is the story behind your OC?

• I don't wanna give all secrets about Sonya, but i created her inspired by jobaba character

Q: Favourite video games, and why?

• I have 2 favorite games, it's HELLDIVERS 2 and Team Fortress 2, the most fun games i played.

@kioshimichi - @Aalasteir (Q) - Index

Q: How did you get interested in drawing?

• I got interested in drawing by alot of tv-shows I was watching when I was younger. And also by looking at other peoples works as well. It inspires me to draw.

Q: What was your process for learning how to create art, and what would be your advice for learning?

• My process of learning how to create art is by trying a certain goal you want to get till you finally feel comfortable with. By trying steps you normally cant do and focus on how you can do it in your style. I'm not good at advices but I could say is, practice. Find inspiration's of your favorite artists, shows, or manga, etc. work and improved, ask revisions if needed by people around you or you know around. Your not alone!!

Q: Any artistic inspirations?

• By tv-shows, anime, video games and people posting their works on the media!!

Q: What are the elements that you enjoy in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Vinland Saga, Baki, and One Piece, and why?

• I like the writing!! and its own action scenes. Its very entertaining for me and it also inspiring.

Q: You always wanted to make your own series with your own characters, like a manga or comic. What is it going to look like, and what would your series be about?

• I do!! always wanted to make one!! I have 3 ideas already planned out, one is similar to JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. Having different story settings in different parts and having different themes in each parts. The second one I've planned is a future sci-fi world like cyberpunk2077. And finally the third is an apocalypse world setting where monsters are formed into disasters.

Q: What makes a video game interesting for you? What do you feel Elden Ring, Cyberpunk 77, and The Elder Scrolls have in common? Do you feel you resonate more with world or an open world?

• Video games made it interesting for me by its overall story telling! I feel the games like Elden Ring, Cyberpunk2077, and The Elder Scrolls have in common by its immersive feeling yknow? It draws you in on its environment and its setting. I do feel resonated with its world or an open world, by the characters and story.

Q: What are some foods and drinks that you like?

• I guess anything, I eat or drink anything that's delicious

Q: Why did you join, what do you think about NG?

• Always heard of it years ago and wanted to give it a try. I think Newgrounds is cool platform that's filled with a lot of creativity. I love looking at everyone's art here, its so inspiring!!

Q: What is the story behind your name?

• I cant remember since it was years ago, but the "Kioshi" meant quiet, pure, or clear in Japanese. And the "michi" is meant for kitty in Spanish since the whole mascot I have in my pfp is a cat. But really it was just a cool name I liked and later stick with.

@Simoesclock - @Aalasteir (Q) - Index

Q: Who is the King of the Portal?

Strawberry clock of course!

Q: What does it mean to be a Clock? And how do you become a Clock?

Be clock means I don't have to keep thinking about quality or quantity, you can make whatever you want; To be a clock, you need to join the official Clock Crew Discord server and start making content until the Staff recognize you. Also, you need to prove them that they can trust on you.

Q: What makes a good Clock movie, in your opinion?

If it's done well because even shitposts can be unfunny. Try to make something that make people laugh.

Q: Advice on making Clock movies?

Don't waste your time arguing with critics. Your movie may be bad, but don't pay attention to what they say.

Q: Would you let Strawberry Clock drive?

If he isn't drunk, yes.

@Barvem - @Aalasteir (Q) - Index

Q: What is the inspiration behind you creating comics?

A: I didn't originally pick comics to be honest. I wanted to start with animation as you can see in my video section. That said, at the time, I didn't have my own computer. How I got interested was a friend at school who made these awesome comics that he's always had a rough time doing. He doesn't do them much anymore, and he and I still catch up, and he's a huge supporter. I dunno if he wants to be known, so I'm leaving it at that. Awesome guy though :)

- Chaos Persona

I been working on since middleschool probably about around '99. And to put it short, it's a science-fiction/fantasy about a world once plagued by a substance from space called Chaos. It was staved off by a hero, and the story starts at the aftermath where chaos eventually evolved to turn into more habitable forms. So basically final fantasy monsters. The hero of the story has genetic ties to the old chaos, as it bubbles to the surface in many forms depending on his attitude. And the story from there's about him finishing up a big job that ended up going from a simple delivery to being involved in the deep secrets of the world including a world ending monster.

Q: What did you learn about yourself creating Chaos Persona?

A: It went through a bunch of redos. It started off as borderline fanfiction lol. Even the name changed overtime. After a while, it's evolved into what it's turning into now. That kinda made me think about how my life changed without me even noticing. It got me to be curious about all kinds of things art can make you think about. So I learned a lot when making it. I'm into a good story, I love progression probably more than a fixed goal, and my attention span's shorter than I thought before I started these comics lol, that's pretty much what I learned.

Q: What is your process for creating a page?

A: For Chaos Persona, it's presentation from one panel to the next. So I'm just thinking about how it would look as if I was watching a show in my head. Stop at a point like a paused show, and I keep the picture in my head best I can. And if I can't, then just have fun with it. Continuity is key. Remembering where all the items are in the room and what they look like. I still have issues with that sometimes lol. I'd say I still have a lot to learn when it comes to certain things, but that's what makes it fun. Honestly, it's the details is when I get lost in my work because that's the fun part.

- More Barvem comics!

My Day with Barret, obviously just some days I spend with my first cat. It was also a means for me to practice comic making, so it's the first line of comics I made. Lazyman, it's a superhero spoof about the most powerful guy in fiction, because he can just say no to physics. His only weakness is he's just really lazy. Renegade Blue is the one I was working on right before my computer's USB ports blew out making it useless. It's a fantasy about fantasy monsters and cryptids living in a desert with natural borders so high, the majority of people can't get past.

Q: Where do you get your ideas for comics?

A: It's definitely got it's inspirations. Renegade Blue, the desert, weird crazy stuff happening, that's the atmosphere I got from Trigun. Chaos Persona, it's about a guy who's dragged back into his job that leads to something bigger in a fantasy world, obviously parallels Final Fantasy. My cat's my inspiration for my Barret comics obviously. And Lazyman...uh...I think I was just bored one day lol, Lazyman comics is a reboot of when I technically started making them which was when I was still in kindergarten.

Q: What are the elements that makes a comic interesting for you?

A: Nothing super unique I imagine: a good plot, great art to represent the plot in an engaging way, good pacing, and enough twists planned out well enough to make the act of going through the plot exciting enough to want to keep going.

Q: Your advice for creating art?

A: If you wanna be an artist, there are ways you can make your art better from basic shapes to the real fancy tricks that are popular with professionals. Getting your basic shapes down, knowing where lines go, that's a broad term to explain how you start out. Research. However! My advice is also stick to what makes you happy. Even if you can't do those things. If you enjoy drawing, if the action of moving a drawing utensil from point a to point b because it looks nice, and you keep doing it for years just because you like doing it constantly enough, you'll naturally start to find your own style and patterns, that's what makes an artist an artist to me.

Q: What anime and videogames do you like?

A: I'm not as good at picking new anime these days, I leave that to my friends. Older anime I've been into are stuff from toonami/Adult Swim back in the 2000s like Trigun, Hellsing, Big O, Cowboy Bebop, that kinda thing. Then the lesser mainstream ones like Legend of Crystania, Bakaretsu Hunters, Silent Mobius, probably a few others but I write a lot out of habit so moving on to games, mostly RPGs, action RPGs like Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid series, Legend of Dragoon, Legend of Zelda, shooting games, I was real into Destiny for a while, still play Red Dead Redemption 2. Jetpack Joyride's fun when I'm bored lol. There's a lot of stuff I like. But you can probably notice I've mostly been into stuff from the 2000s being a late 80's kid myself.

Q: Would you say media has affected your perception the world? And in what ways?

A: It definitely affected my perception of the world. It was an escape for me as a kid, and it feels like a reflection of intent as an adult. The one thing I know though is all I can do is guess. Sometimes it's obvious, sometimes not. Sometimes I overthink things, others I don't even notice. Like they say: art imitates life. So I stopped guessing and feel content just letting them say what they need to say. Folks say I'm a good listener lol that's probably why.

Q: Why do you like to go for long walks?

A: it's good for you. Also clears my head. The only thing that sucks is pain the day after when I walk too far on accident lol.

Q: How did you get interested in playing the guitar and the piano?

Piano, I got into it because of my great grandma playing on an old piano she had for a long time. Awesome lady, and despite her age, she was awesome at it. Guitar, well I was always into rock. Plus, you can't slide from one note to another on piano, and it sounds awesome.

Q: If you were to describe your experience with using the Internet how do you feel it has impacted you?

A: This is a new account, but I been using NG since the early flash days. Same with Albinoblacksheep, forums, I saw the beginnings of YouTube, instant messenger, social media, movie streaming platforms, the internet grew fast for me, same with a lot of stuff what with how it's allowed people to come together and talk about all kinds of things. Businesses building on old things like youtube when back in the day, it was just a bunch of folks sharing stuff. I'm still in the land of simplicity, but I'm interested how life went thanks to the internet. Good and bad things for sure, but it's not boring at least either way. Way too much for me to handle most times, but I respect it just the same.

Q: You travelled across the US a lot in your 20s. What did you see, and how did it change your perspective?

A: I saw a lot. I saw a snake nearly snap at me climbing up a dirt hill in the mountains, I had to take care of a spider nest that blew out in my tent, at night too, sucked! I saw a lot of old folks constantly throwing life advice my way like it was going out of style. People love to be heard I notice lol. I seen couples holding eachother at night in a greyhound bus. Kind faces handing out food for the homeless, crazy sad people cursing existence and everyone in it. Good and bad things are just part of life. Sometimes you just gotta accept both to be ok in the end.

Q: You were homeless in every state you traveled to. How did you survive?

A: Mostly luck. I did manage to get some kind of means to get food somewhat regularly most of the time. Other times, not so much, and I had to learn to stick close to the cities, and look for ways to work which is not easy when you're homeless, I can tell you that much. I found work, but it wasn't sustainable most times just jumping into town with nothing to your name. I was lucky though the homeless shelters had room, looked into food programs, bread lines, sometimes went out foraging in nature looking up youtube videos on how to survive on a phone that regularly had like 5 percent power lol. Pitched tents, set up a campfire area, pretty much spent my outdoors like that. The winters were always the worst, I had to find multiple ways to weatherproof and insulate it and tried multiple ways. But yeah, just learned as I went and learned a bit from others.

Q: Who are the Rimpushe and how did you meet them?

A: Actually, I misspelled that, my bad lol. They are the Rinpoche. The Rinpoche is an honorary title in Tibettan Bhuddism. They're teachers, particularly recognized as a reincarnation of previous lamas like dalai lama. So basically really important teachers where they come from. I met one of them through a family member who was helping out with Christmas decorations. Turned out, he took his holiday in Seattle that day. He was a really nice guy. He spoke a lot of deep conversations like he was talking about the weather and had a good sense of humor too. I'll always appreciate hanging out with the guy!

Q: What was it like being in the most expensive building in Seattle?

A: Well, once I got over my fear of heights, it was ok. People were just hanging out talking to eachother, they just had way more expensive food around, great bar too. Even had a piano I fiddled around on and got a few folks hanging around to listen to me play. I didn't pay much attention to the chatter really, it was kinda boring to be honest lol. I spent most of my time thinking man, it must suck being a window cleaner here.

Q: How did you nearly die on your first job?

Oh, I was in Louisianna working the dishwasher in the back, naturally, there's a hole in the floor for the water to escape cause lots of water around that kinda work. They have this table up front where they put the dishes out including silverware on a rack. This was behind me. I turn around, slip on a puddle and almost hit my head on the table chin first into the tray of silverware pointing right at my jugular. Luckily, I caught myself... on the handles of the silverware rack hanging at a steep angle lol. It was nuts xD I'm glad I didn't let go or catch myself then.

Q: How did you learn you can shake your eyeballs?

A: I dunno, I think I found out in m middle school? I just figured out I could do that and thought weird. Cool, but weird. The rest is history. Probably just focused too much I dunno lol.

Q: Your advice for life?

A: Honestly, I'm just making it up as I go. When something objective happens, is every single person on the planet going to get the same answer? Nope. Does life get hard? For sure! And everyone has their own interpretation for what that is. That means objective things do happen. Some things are meant to happen. I may be interested to find out what that is, but I'm finding it's better just to allow the answer to come along while I do my thing. That's pretty much my deal. Live life, pay attention to the little things. Don't be in a hurry to get where you need to go in the long run, you'll just burn yourself out most of the time. That's about all the advice I can think of. People come to their own conclusions how they get there. I like the love and peace route myself lol.

@BigSe3xy - @Aalasteir (Q) - Index

- The making of a Rebel

I ate dirt at the ripe age of 7 years old. Peas taste like dirt by the way, and I have personal experience to back that up.

Something more interesting though is the time I almost got arrested in high school over a comic book I had made. I think I was a sophomore at the time, so I was either 15 or 16, and whenever I would finish my assignments, I'd pull out a notebook and a pencil and just start drawing comics. I loved sharing these comics with my friends because they'd make my friends laugh, naturally others wanted to see what was so funny, so I'd let them read them too and they would also laugh at them. Harmless fun, right? Only problem is, my comics were usually overly offensive and edgy because I found that funny. If you want a general vibe of what my comics were like, they had like the type of humor you'd find in Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

Anyways, one day, I made the mistake of leaving my notebook behind after class and I found myself in the vice principles office with a police officer. They called my mother and she came to basically see a presentation on this comic I made. Long Story short, the basic premise was a teacher getting so pissed off by her unteachable students she started shooting up the school. I guess the subject matter gave cause to suspect me of threatening violence or something, I don't remember. To be honest though, I can understand that, even if at the time I thought it was bs. But man... I'm NOT at all proud of this... but my mother was CRYING when she was reading my comic, but even though she was sobbing after seeing the kind of crap her kid was making... I couldn't help but think my vice principal reading out the comic to my mom was the funniest shit ever. Hearing him going over every inappropriate joke in the comic was like getting my own personal ticket to top tier comedy. I didn't laugh though, I didn't even break a smile or a smirk because there was a cop standing beside me and the last thing I wanted, was for anyone in that room to think I was unhinged in any way. But I do vividly remember that there was random panel of an afro headed black dude just watching the chaos unfold while munching on a KFC bucket, and when the vice principal directly pointed that out, it almost broke me.

But yeah, needless to say my mother didn't see me the same after that for a bit. She genuinely believed there was something wrong with me for a while after that, and even wanted to put me in therapy over the situation. But luckily for me, I got off scot free. I didn't develop common sense though, since I continued to draw my comics in school and pass em' around for others to read. But never got in trouble for em' after that.

- Journey Forward

Something I rarely talk about or show is that I'm an artist; or rather I used to be one. If I'm being honest, the last thing I've drawn was way back in June of 2024. But I like to think I got pretty good at it before I quit. At least when it came to drawing traditionally I had no issues sketching and doing line art. When it comes to coloring though, I'm pretty mediocre. I never got too much digital practice in so I've always pretty much stuck to good ol' pencil and paper. When I finished school and got a real job, that only left so much time for me to do both music and art and since I tend to hyper focus in on one project at a time, I actually ended up not getting a lot done. So, I made the decision to drop drawing a while back, I don't regret it though, working on music is more fun for me anyways.

Q: What was some of the various jobs you've had?

Before trucking, I started off as a field worker. I mostly harvested crops and cut the fields on a riding lawnmower. A riding lawnmower that was constantly breaking down for some reason. But the job was simple and to the point, if a crop was ready to harvest, you harvest. You make sure the soil is full of manure, keep it from drying out, and when needed you cut the fields you cut em'. The fields themselves didn't really have crops in them at all. So it made it easy to just drive over them. The crops were in separate plots. I think the only reason the grass away from the crops was kept cut was because you could get in legal trouble if the grass on your land or place of residence is too tall. After that, I became a home healthcare nurse, however... legally I can't really talk much about that, because of the NDA you sign beforehand. Personal information can leak about a client if you say the wrong thing and if it's deemed identifiable, that could get you in a lot of trouble.

Q: What is it like being a Trucker (Long Haul)?

There's a lot of blessings and a lot of bs. Tbh, there aren't really any net positives or net negatives in this field, there's only really trade offs. On average you don't even touch home for a little under 3 months at a time, and you'll get a little under a month off in a cycle, but that off time is still paid. I like to think job security is pretty good because apparently around 95% of OTR guys quit after the first year. Social isolation is a big reason why, human interaction is pretty superficial for the most part as both parties are usually just trying to get a job done. Personally, I work well alone, but I understand that's probably subject to change as time goes on. You get to see the country which is cool, but a lot of it is boonies and forests, especially on the western half of the country, as a result... that also means you also see a lot a creepy, borderline paranormal shit out on the road pretty often. I guess the world just loves to give us unexplained noises and shadowy figures out in the distance constantly. If you want to explore a city, you pretty much have to rely on cabs and uber. That's if you even have time to check it out in the first place, considering docks are ALWAYS backed... and you'll usually spend 5 HOURS you aren't getting paid for, just to drop off a delivery. But I can't complain too much, it's consistent money, and since I don't have a family I can save up pretty easily. I'd write a lot more here, but running out of characters to type with.

Q: How did you get interested in creating music?

I started off by learning to play the euphonium/baritone in band class at 11 years old. From then on, I had a buddy teach me Trombone (It's literally the same as the baritone/trombone, except you use a slide instead of valves.) Then another buddy taught me tuba. My sister tried to teach me Clarinet, but me being the sexist prick I was, refused to learn it or I'd be gay. My 12 year old reasoning was... if it's a woodwind, but it's not a sax... it's automatically a chick's instrument. Funnily enough that sexist little prick sure had no issues learning to play snare drum from my friend's older sister. I rationalized it to keep my ego up, cuz drums are cool. But I am grateful for that, because learning the snare made me really good at reading rhythms. I owe her one. Every instrument I've ever played though either belonged to the school, or someone I knew personally. But after graduating, I bought and taught myself guitar, and while the switch from reading bass clef to treble clef was a little challenging I made it happen, as a result... I can now play keyboard as well since I can read both now! So, I've been a musician since childhood, but what really got me into producing was seeing video game remixes online and saying "HEY! I can do that! Eventually I started doing my own thing and the result is... well, this ig.

Q: What is your process for creating a song?

Jeez... Man... I am a messy producer. I use a mix of Musescore, Ableton, Bandlab, and FL Studio. I grew up learning musical notation, so if I'm composing something, my go to is musescore, at least to create melodies and basslines. Plotting notes on a staff is a lot more easily readable to me than plotting notes on a piano roll. And yeah, I understand that a piano roll is way better since you can be as precise as you want with each note, while a staff only allows for exact measurements. However, my counter to that, is once a melody is mapped out, I almost always export it into a midi, then plug the midi into another program. That puts it in piano roll form and from there, I can adjust the notes however I want if needed. If I want to do something more acoustic, then I'll keep just musescore audio. Now when it comes to making a beat for a track it's a way simpler process. I either use FL Studio or Bandlab since they both have awesome drum kits and samples. Depending on the genre, or just how I'm feeling that day, I'll either make patterns on a drum machine, or make rhythms using drum samples. An added bonus for Bandlab is that there's a whole library of ready to use sounds and beats you can plug into a track as well. Pretty convenient. FL Studio has a similar library, but you can only access it w a subscription, and I'm not sure if the stuff in there is royalty free like Bandlab's library, so I don't use FL Studio's. Finally, I'm not very great at mixing but I try my best. I should probably use more plug ins and just sit down and learn how they all work, but #1, I'm hard headed... and #2, I tend to be able to get away with at least a decent sound when just using stock premade fx filters and reverb. So... uh... I think I'll keep doing that. At least for now.

- Read the manga, and fighting games 

I'm one of those weirdos who would rather read the comic book or manga than watch the show. I'm not the type to try and act as if my medium is better, nor do I try to spoil everything for everyone else and try to point out each and every inaccuracy. I like reading comics over a show just because I can go at my own pace. Watching an episode takes a set amount of time, but reading it, the story can (usually) go as quickly or as slowly as you want it to. At least to an extent. Something else is that I'm REALLY into are fighting games but sadly, the closest FGC scene to me is about 2 hours away by car. And NONE of my local friends like the genre, so usually when I hit the top rank of a game, I just kinda lose all interest in it and drop it permanently. It doesn't matter what other content comes out for the game. I don't really have a reason to improve since I don't have a scene here, so it's a predictable pattern I've ended up in. Sad Times.

Q: What are comics and manga you would recommend, and why?

IDW TMNT Go read IDW TMNT right now! Long story short, it's Ninja Turtles... but for adults. I know that sounds stupid, but stupid is what comic books do best. Besides that, I'm pretty basic. I mostly read stuff that's already beloved by a lot of people since I don't have the patience, nor the money to just give stuff a chance... My recommendation could arguably fit into that, but I think the IDW series is pretty obscure, because I don't see anyone talk about it. I used to try a lot of random series right out the gate in highschool and was met with either a lot of garbage, or comics that think they're screenplays since you can spend 15 pages in the same room with characters just sitting and talking.

Q: Your thoughts around the Internet?

The Internet... What a place... I like the internet, it allows me to share my tracks, Find communities I could vibe with. Ect. I could go on and on about all the bs online but honestly there's no reason to. At the end of the day, you got the freedom to have pretty much any experience you want online for better or for worse. If I want to see some shit that makes me happy, I can do that. If I want to see some shit that pisses me off, I can do that. And there's a beauty in that I don't think people appreciate enough.