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I asked if @ScepterDPinoy would accept a commission for creating NG-themed cursor sets, and I'm very happy he did. Thank you so much!
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Posted by Aalasteir - October 21st, 2023
DEADLINE: November 29th
The audio is planned to be uploaded on:
December 1st
Share your heartwarming audio messages. Think of it like audio graffiti. It could be something like:
"Mary Tankmas!"
"I'm so happy it can be a part of an amazing community!"
"Bozo brigade incoming."
"Potato."
And more!
RULES:
You must be 18+ to participate
This collab is rated T
Minimal length 1 second -- Maximum length 5 minutes for each submission
HOW TO SUBMIT:
1 - Export in WAV format
2 - Upload your file to a file-sharing service
- Google Drive: Click the share button and make a link that can be "Accessed by anyone"
3 - Send me a PM with the link
- If it was a collaborative effort, kindly provide the usernames of all participants
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Posted by Aalasteir - March 23rd, 2023
Rob: https://wobwobrob.newgrounds.com/
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Thumbnail artwork: Wob Wob Rob
Introduction
https://wobwobrob.newgrounds.com/
Netspeak Games
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(1) - What does music mean to you?
“Listening and performing lots of different styles of music,
and the cool thing about playing the tuba is that you're pretty much always playing the root notes.”
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
(2) - How to be successful, How to be happy
“Your actual success,
are you improving are you getting better,
are you getting happier?
I don't think money has much to do with those things.”
“I think the real metric is are you improving are you getting better as a creator.”
“That's easy to do if you've never done any music production or anything like that before,
and just starting the very first project is a massive improvement.”
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(3) - Elements to make a good song
“It's important to know why you are doing something,
and what are you trying to achieve with the thing,
that you're setting out to do.”
“Tick those boxes.”
-incorporate elements that the audience would like to hear-
Wobwobrobs checklist
1. What do you want the audience to feel?
2. Keep things simple - does it work on 4 tracks?
3. Chord progressions resolving in a satisfying way
4. If you delete an element from your song
and nothing changes, delete it. You don't need it
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(4) - Game Music
-It has a motif, it tells a story-
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(5) - How big does one's equipment play in the quality of music
“It is important,
but it's not as important as knowing exactly what you want to do,
and expressing it as best as you can.”
“Break down the music that you love
listening to and what is every single thing doing in that piece.”
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(6) - Who gets to decide what good music is?
“You decide what good music is.”
-If you working for a quiet you'll have to support their vision-
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
(7) - What does it mean to make the right decisions? In life
“One's in success life comes down to the quality of the decisions that you make.”
“The more good choices that you make the most successful and happy you will be.
In general.”
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(9) - The games you like
Super Metroid (Super Nintendo)
Hollow Knight
GLASYS (covers)
https://www.youtube.com/@GLASYS
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(10) - The games you dislike
“Maybe because I'm not very good at it, to be honest,
I hate going online and just getting my ass handed to me when I play a game like this.”
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Conclusion
“I've woken up every day excited at the possibilities of what could be created.”
“The most important thing is. Are you happy with it,
are you proud of it,
and does it put a smile on your face?
There's a really good chance if it puts a smile on your face, it will also at least put a smile on at least one other person's face.”
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Posted by Aalasteir - March 16th, 2023
Johnny: https://thatjohnnyguy.newgrounds.com/
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Introduction:
https://thatjohnnyguy.newgrounds.com/
Reinvention: The Audiobiography of Real Faction
https://realfaction.bandcamp.com/album/reinvention-the-audiobiography-of-real-faction
Music Portfolio:
https://www.newgrounds.com/playlists/view/418e843790458b861066f2b199a8caba
Formally:
https://realfaction.bandcamp.com/album/real-faction
Piercing Lazer - Simple Sight (Castle Crashers Necromancer Theme)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK_mZFdo-hY&ab_channel=ThatJohnnyGuy
Pico's School Soundtrack:
Pico's School:
COLLABORATIONS ORGANIZED:
Pixel Day + BIG NG COLLAB TEASER:
https://thatjohnnyguy.newgrounds.com/news/post/1333809
Art-Inspired Music Contest:
https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1409442
NGAP20 Collab (Audio Portal's 20th Anniversary)
https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1519057
Off The Wall Show:
https://offthewallshow.newgrounds.com/
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(1) - Before Newgrounds, what were some events that shaped your personality:
Johnny discovered Newgrounds in 2003 (Easter)
“Movies had a really big impact on my life.”
Steven Spielberg movies
Robin Williams
Jim Carrey
“The people on Newgrounds, help me struggle less in some ways,
I felt really welcomed there and I connected with a lot of people like me.”
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(2) - Experiences with other websites:
AOL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1UY7eDRXrs&ab_channel=RetroHead92
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3DudqwsRPw&ab_channel=LGR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv1B9sPPOXo&ab_channel=GreatBigStory
What Happened to Saturday Morning Cartoons?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bux83X6G99Y&ab_channel=Cinemassacre
Early use of the Internet:
https://web.archive.org/web/19961219123812/http://foxkids.com/
https://web.archive.org/web/19961229111201/http://www.kidswb.com/
https://web.archive.org/web/20041204185743/http://www.ebombsworld.com/
https://web.archive.org/web/20061231140225/http://www.stupidvideos.us/
2003-2004:
AIM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNAgfMtRte4
MSN
Skype
2005:
https://web.archive.org/web/20050228223856/http://www.myspace.com/
https://web.archive.org/web/20050401094836/http://www.homestarrunner.com/
Yahoo Search:
https://web.archive.org/web/20051101003433/http://search.yahoo.com/
ThatJohnnyGuy. My Retro Life (Podcast)
https://www.newgrounds.com/playlists/view/eb600da1c962f5758288946287a94662
“I kind of regret showing my face on the internet,
but at the same time.
I really like that I could bring my characters like Jack Serious to life
and old JKTV footage on YouTube.”
JKTV:
“If I had advice; about using the Internet to anyone,
who's kind of new or they're teenagers and they're young
and it's haven't shown their face yet.”
“Don't show your face on the Internet.
If possible not your legal name.
Not too much personal information.
Cuz things go viral and you just don't know
and it could ruin your life or somebody else's life.”
“There are a lot of ways people
can take advantage of you on the net.”
Off the Wall - Season 4, Episode 4: LeviRamirez & TeraVex on Gappy's Playground & Making Games:
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(3) - What makes you happy:
“More anything, what's made me happy is throughout my life is connecting to others.”
“Life is about learning things,
not know them right away.”
“A wise man once told me to stop trying to be like a hammer,
and be more like a screwdriver.”
“Take it at your own pace, it's not a race.”
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(4) - Your history with Newgrounds:
2006 and 2007:
https://web.archive.org/web/20000510004620/http://www.newgrounds.com/
Pendulum (Drum and Bass)
Knife Party
Madness Combat
Madness Combat Fan Songs:
https://web.archive.org/web/20060701015117/http://www.newgrounds.com/
Queen (band)
Piercing Lazer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK_mZFdo-hY&ab_channel=ThatJohnnyGuy
https://realfaction.bandcamp.com/
Piercing Lazer Playlist:
Halo 3
Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2
2023:
A Silent Voice - Cryptic
https://asilentvoice.bandcamp.com/track/cryptic
Hate to Love - Johnny Guy
https://thatjohnnyguy.bandcamp.com/track/hate-to-love
Cursed Server
https://cursedserver.bandcamp.com/
Pixel Day
https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1520525
NGAP20 Collab (Audio Portal's 20th Anniversary)
https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1519057#bbspost27617896_post_text
A.i.m. Audio Contest
https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1339801
Off The Wall Show
https://offthewallshow.newgrounds.com/
TheNewgroundsPodcast
Show #1:
The Great One
https://the-great-one.newgrounds.com/
NG: Zero Hour Demo
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(5) - How does it make you feel about all the experiences you've had:
“It's incredibly humbling.”
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(6) - What does it mean to express yourself:
“What it means to express yourself is,
just to do what makes you happy just. Express no matter who you're around,
as long as you're not hurting yourself or anyone else.
People will just love you.”
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(7) - Soundtracks:
2008
Piercing Lazer - Simple Sight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK_mZFdo-hY
(2011)
https://thatjohnnyguy.newgrounds.com/audio
2013
Fischer OST (Cancelled Game)
https://realfaction.bandcamp.com/album/fischer-ost-cancelled-game
The Thing (Cancelled Fan Game OST)
https://realfaction.bandcamp.com/album/the-thing-cancelled-fan-game-ost
2015
Realfaction
https://web.archive.org/web/20210227072748/https://www.realfaction.net/
2016
Pico's School
Pico's School (Original Soundtrack)
https://thatjohnnyguy.bandcamp.com/album/picos-school-original-soundtrack
Off the Wall, Season 4, Episode 5: Spazkid on Nightmare Cops, Animating, & Why Things Suck
https://offthewallshow.newgrounds.com/news/post/1344817
Fetal Fury
https://www.newgrounds.com/playlists/view/7c2613a0c4bf1c4863690f94df92f3a5
Inspiration:
Capcom Vs SNK 2
Tekken (Games)
Street Fighter (Games)
(Japanese rock metal bands)
Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas
BABYMETAL
Cuphead (Game)
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(8) - Music media and resources you can recommend:
Resume of past work mostly for game-style music
https://www.newgrounds.com/playlists/view/418e843790458b861066f2b199a8caba
Off the Wall Season 3
https://www.newgrounds.com/playlists/view/b09ec850ffc3d203f2397b28c54d0abd
Off the Wall Season 4
https://www.newgrounds.com/playlists/view/3f1df7b8c728ba432946dccc6c799c8d
A podcast series that took a deeper look into the earlier years of my music:
https://www.newgrounds.com/playlists/view/f741fd1df5772e6b5a5e5285ca2d01a5
FL Studio
Reaper
Audacity
XLR Studio mic AKA G
Preamp
Audio box
Morphvox Pro
https://screamingbee.com/morphvox-voice-changer
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(9) - Podcasting:
The Faction Report
https://www.youtube.com/@ThatJohnnyGuyyy/search?query=the%20faction%20report
Factioncast
https://www.newgrounds.com/search/conduct/audio?match=tags&tags=factioncast
Talking Real
https://www.newgrounds.com/search/conduct/audio?suitabilities=etma&c=3&terms=talking%20real
The Newgrounds Podcast
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(10) - Podcasting media and resources you can recommend:
The official Newgrounds podcast
https://thenewgroundspodcast.newgrounds.com/
Conan O'Brien
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Conan+O%27Brien
Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend
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(11) - How do you improve at a craft:
“You study.
You keep practicing.
You have a passion for it.
It's really as simple as that.”
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(12) - Literature:
Halo
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Magician's Nephew
The Silver Chair
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
“Look up tips online.”
“Make sure you have proper grammar.”
Grammarly
“Go with what you know.”
Venturescape (Audio Drama Series)
https://www.newgrounds.com/playlists/view/9076bec75d496c58f9e6c4aa0b52b9b1
The Great Gatsby
The Lovely Bones (Warning story about sexual assault)
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(13) - Recommendations:
Lord of the Rings (Movies)
How To Kill a Mockingbird (Book)
God of War (Game series)
Life Is Strange (Game series)
The Fallout series
The Elder Scrolls series
Bioshock series
Peter Jackson King Kong (Game)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Game)
Portal and Portal 2
Undertale
The Last of Us
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Final Fantasy 6
Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy 7 (Remake)
Final Fantasy 14
Silent Hill series
Resident Evil 7
Legend of Zelda series
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(14) - Voice acting:
-Be careful with what roles you get. People can take advantage of you-
-You have to trust the people you work with-
(Started)
Voice acting with his built-in microphone in his laptop
(Early)
Blue Yeti microphone
PreSonus audio boxKRK rocket monitors
KRK rocket monitors
MacBook Pro laptop
(Later)
AKG microphone
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(15) - Voice acting in media you recognise as good :
Batman The Animated Series
Kevin Conroy
Fullmetal Alchemist
Atlantis the Lost Empire
The Lion King
Mulan
Avatar The Last Airbender
Aladdin
Robin Williams as Genie
-Learn to express emotion with your voice-
-Learn to do impressions-
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(16) - What is your self-image shaped by:
“Ultimately what's most important;
is that you are happy with yourself.”
-It's about taking small steps and recognizing the progress-
https://www.16personalities.com/
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(17) - How does one become a community organizer:
“Talk to someone who's done it before.
Just kind of shadow them, I guess a little bit.”
-Study contests-
Necromancer Theme Remix Contest
https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1299957#bbspost23862468_post_text
-Putting the contest acronym inside of the beginning title of the art-
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(18) - How to help:
“Make sure that you're listening.”
“Sometimes it's not something you can help.”
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(19) - Eudaimonia:
“Enjoying the challenge.”
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(20) - How to process negative emotions:
“Study your personality type.”
“All about the journey, it's all about the challenge.”
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Conclusion
Hate To Love
A Silent Voice - Cryptic
“Life is unexpected,
so expect that.”
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Posted by Aalasteir - March 12th, 2023
The Crazed Side: https://thecrazedside.newgrounds.com/
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Thumbnail artwork:
Introduction:
https://thecrazedside.newgrounds.com/
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(1) - Origin:
Dads books:
Adult Swim
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
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(2) - The Crazed Side:
The Crazed Side documentary:
Stoned Rivals Of The West:
The Crazed Side series:
https://www.newgrounds.com/playlists/view/7c26a41f89fe11a94377ef3a304c99ac
“It's nice to have that one thing,
you have complete control of.”
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(4) - Do you feel that your taste in media has changed:
Deus Ex (2000)
Arkham City
“I used to be more like watching dark longer anime
stories like Death Note and Code Geass.”
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Conclusion:
“When the drugs see you they should get high as fuck.”
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Posted by Aalasteir - March 9th, 2023
VoicesbyCorey: https://voicesbycorey.newgrounds.com/
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Thumbnail artwork:
https://chipollo.newgrounds.com/
Introduction:
https://voicesbycorey.newgrounds.com/
Spooky Month - Tender Treats:
PICO VS BEAR DX:
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
(1) - How did you take your first step into your artistic journey:
Aladdin (1992 Disney film)
Robin Williams (Genie)
“I loved learning voices and I love performing
them for friends because it made them smile.”
“I still have like all my original audio files back from
when I started on Newgrounds.
And I actually like to go back and listen to them.
Just to kind of remind myself, how much I've grown, since I started.”
Blockhead:
https://www.newgrounds.com/collection/blockhead
TANKMEN:
https://www.newgrounds.com/collection/tankmen
Camp Rogain VA Demo:
https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/search/author/VoicesByCorey/13
“I honestly wouldn't be where I am today without Newgrounds because it has allowed me to grow.
And give me opportunities to hone my craft and just grow as a voice actor
and it's basically giving me a catalog to see how much I've grown over the years.
I'm very thankful for Newgrounds.
I'm thankful for all the game developers and animators and fellow voice actors
who I've got to work with over these years and I'm very thankful that Tom
has been able to keep the site up and running, and allow us to share our creative sides.”
“It's one of the best websites in the world
and you can change my mind about that.”
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(2) - Warnings and lessons you learned throughout life:
“When you're faced with adversity and negativity
you can't let it drive you and defeat you.”
“This time around I told myself: I learned my lesson, and I told myself.
If I'm going to be doing this again,
I need to surround myself with people who are going to want to help me GROW and be supportive.”
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(3) - Voice acting advice:
1. BIG A
“When it comes to voice acting it's little v,
and big A.
Meaning when it comes to voice acting,
your voice is secondary to the acting component.” -- Rob Paulsen
2. LEARNING THINGS EVERY SINGLE TIME
“I'm still learning things every single time.
I try to voice act I try to listen to my old auditions,
and see what I could do differently.”
3.INVEST IN YOURSELF
“Take the time to invest in yourself and your voice acting career,
and learn how to act.”
By Yuri Lowenthal (Author), Tara Platt (Author)
Voice-Over Voice Actor: The Extended Edition
Dee Bradley Baker
https://iwanttobeavoiceactor.com/
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(4) - Your production pipeline:
1. AUDITIONING:
“As a voice actor your main job is NOT recording voices
It's recording auditions.”
1. Audition
“Following the guidelines of what you need to do for your audition.
Record the lines, follow the format send it in.”
1. JUST LET IT GO:
“Let it go don't think about your audition,
don't dwell on the audition.
1. JUST LET IT GO.
Because the more you sit and dwell on whether,
you're going to get chosen, or not if you don't get chosen. It's going to devastate you.”
“If they really like your auditions, they are going to reach out to you.
There's no need to check every single day to make sure that they heard your audition,
and whether they like your audition.”
2. Call back or you get chosen
3. Production
4. Wait
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(5) - Friends you've made, people you've met:
Nick Senny
https://nicksenny.newgrounds.com/
Josh Dyton
https://joshdytonvo.newgrounds.com/
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(7) - How to communicate with the director/collaborators:
“COMMUNICATE.”
“It also does fall on you as well,
you have to be willing to be proactive and not just sit.”
“Even after you've sent stuff,
don't hesitate to reach out to a team,
and say "Hey you know just checking in do you need anything else for me?"
“Care about the project you're working on.
That's something you always want to convey to your team.”
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
(8) - The projects you've been a part of:
https://voicesbycorey.newgrounds.com/movies
Spooky Month - Tender Treats:
PICO VS BEAR DX:
Camp Rogain:
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(9) - Classic Newgrounds:
“I'm very happy and I really hope;
that people continue to come to the side,
and give it a chance because it is truly one awesome website.”
(10) - The tropes of Newgrounds animations
“What ultimately makes Newgrounds unique,
is just the different styles of animations.”
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
(12) - What makes a good Newgrounds movie:
“What are the best things that you can do when making a movie,
that's going to be successful on Newgrounds is:
EXECUTION.”
“Having good communication among your group to make sure
that you guys finish the task.”
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(14) - Webcomics:
Cyanide & Happiness
He's venturing into webcomics
https://cheetoh.newgrounds.com/
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
(15) - Media recommendation:
“Support your favorite artists on Newgrounds.”
South Park
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
(16) - How would you describe your mental health:
“During those days when you're having all those negative emotions guarantee you,
there's going to be one positive thing.”
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
(17) - Things that make you angry:
“Especially in voice acting is when you replace me for a role.
That I was casting for, and you don't let me know.”
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(18) - How to define your goals as a creator:
“The first thing you ultimately need to do is start off with small goals.”
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
(19) - Do you understand your own emotions:
“If you're able to be in touch with your emotions,
you're able to take those emotions,
and apply them to the characters that you're performing as.”
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
(20) - Create the ultimate unfunny formula:
“If you want to be a DICK right out the gate;
you're going to be unfunny
you're going to be unlikable
you're going to be unapproachable.”
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Conclusion:
“Bring happiness to people through my performances...
and doing that makes me happy too.”
“Voice acting really makes me happy.”
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Posted by Aalasteir - March 7th, 2023
Zedrin: https://zedrinbot.newgrounds.com/
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Introduction:
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(1) - How did you get interested in making art:
Zoids TV Series 2001–
Newgrounds animations
Miniclip animations
Oney's Toon Tutorials:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkdmg4Gq-lM&ab_channel=HardDriveArchive
“We banded together with a bunch of people;
to try and make a movie.
Which DO NOT try to make a movie for your first animation.
It is suicide!”
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(2) - Origins... DeviantArt. YouTube. SFS Animation:
Shantae (Series of platform games developed by WayForward)
MLP FANDOM:
Silly Filly Studios -- https://mlpfanart.fandom.com/wiki/Silly_Filly_Studios
https://mlpfanart.fandom.com/wiki/Zedrin
https://www.youtube.com/@SFS_Animation
“I'm not disappointed in the work at all,
I do kind of wish that we hadn't like devoted
so heavily towards the fandom at the start.
Because ultimately when we tried to move on,
and try to branch out to do other things.
Cuz we all kind of got collectively sick of like the fandom
and whatnot and MLP as a whole.”
“So as a result we eventually did wind up
shuttering the studio.
Which was kind of a shame, shutter that in 2015.
but it's like we're not going to make anything else;
on that channel.
Whatsoever.”
“When it comes to MLP:
I think really what I wanted was;
more of like a sense of community.
And things like that cuz,
like the show itself it's fine
it's not terrible or anything
it's not something that I would really enjoy in modern times,
But back then there really wasn't
a whole lot of competition.
When it comes down to it and it was really competently written.
Still. It was still enjoyable all things considered.”
-EDITOR'S NOTES-
Attaching yourself to popular franchises.
And providing value for that audience.
Is one of the best ways of getting an audience yourself.
-EDITOR'S NOTES: STOP-
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(3) - PV02... Pivot:
Cave Story:
https://cavestory.fandom.com/wiki/Curly_Brace
Ask Blog:
https://pv02.tumblr.com/page/74
“It was always hard when it came to like making the comic;
by the deadline and things like that and getting things ready.
Just because it's a lot of mechanical work.”
“Finding plot holes that I had written myself way back.
And came back to haunt me later on. And eventually got so bad.
That I just could not keep up with it anymore.”
-EDITOR'S NOTES: USEFUL RESOURCES-
Write the beginning, and write the end.
Fill in the middle.
Writing is Rewriting.
Create a Show Bible:
Examples: https://www.scriptreaderpro.com/tv-show-bible-examples/
George Carlin tells his own biography - Interview 2007:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm4YnDl5hOk&t=3s&ab_channel=RareInterviews
If you see or hear a good idea, write that down.
It might be subject to change.
Though it's important that you write it down.
The Habits of Effective Artists:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM39qhXle4g&t=162s
The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxbCHn6gE3U
Writing:
https://www.youtube.com/@filmcourage
Business:
https://www.youtube.com/@thefutur
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DRAWING PRACTICE THAT MAKES YOU WORSE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trltj40RLaI&ab_channel=MarcBrunet
Deliberate practise.
1. Deliberate practise, the method is what should, if you're just putting in the hours at best
you'll make insignificant progress will only help to ruin your motivation or worse;
you'll develop bad habits. Bad habits take a lot of work to unlearn.
2. Copying is at the root of all, learning so you should most definitely. copying very wise words the third. Steal like an artist.
3. Don't set your targets too high it's normal to get more bold and try more advanced and technical drawings as you get better but I've noticed often the increase in difficulty
is faster than the increase in skills. Do something you can finish.
4. Don't be afraid to change or violently add or remove elements.
5. Always practise with a clear goal.
6. Always try to find an angle that's fun for you.
-EDITOR'S NOTES: STOP-
“Maybe I would have had a little bit better luck
if I kind of like studied few other webcomics.”
“I think really the biggest issue that I kind of had with original PV02.
Is just like I kind of would write things that
just happen for no reason.
It's like there's no real agency in the story.
And Pivot doesn't really feel all that active in what's going on to her.
She's reacting to situations, I wanted her to be more:
Proactive.”
“Start with a story; that is consistent with itself.”
“I can't decide if it was going to be;
cyberpunk or post-cyberpunk?
I didn't commit to anything, that was one of the issues.”
“One major change would be; instead of Pivot just suddenly
waking up, in this factory arbitrarily...
I would want her to essentially be investigating, actively.
And decided to go there because there's some reason, why?
She feels drawn to it. And that process;
she winds up screwing something up.”
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(4) - Advice would you give to aspiring artists:
1. PRACTICE RIGHT
“Make sure you're practicing right.
Cuz doing the same thing over and over again,
that you don't care about.
Or you're doing it wrong, is NOT going to be helpful.
Draw what you want.”
2. TELL A STORY
“Remember: art is NOT a matter of;
"Hey, I put in a bunch of work coins and,
now I get out progress."
You're only going to get progress; if
you actually CARE about what you making.”
“Really the entire purpose of art is...
it's not about a matter of technical skill.
What makes good art is; art that is trying to say;
something, or trying to tell a story.”
“Also, it's not trying to actually hurt people...”
3. CONVEYING THE IDEAS
“Art's purpose is basically; how well it conveys ideas.”
“This is the whole reason why:
sometimes you'll get like; "Oh hey I spent like 5 minutes on a sketch."
For some reason, this is getting a ton of notes.
Meanwhile...
"This thing that I spent 8 hours on is getting NOWHERE."
Well it could be that the sketch,
was way better at conveying the ideas.
Or that those ideas are just way more relatable.”
“Focus on how you tell a story with your work.
Even if it's not technically impressive,
if you know how to tell a story:
right.
And if you know how to make things feel impactful.
it'll feel more:
fulfilling.”
4.THE EFFECT OF SPECIALIZATION
“Likewise. When it comes down to it.
That is also the reason why NSFW;
tends to be more successful.
Than SFW.
It's not because NSFW is like an
easy mode or anything.
There are a lot of technical aspects that still go into it.
Its NSFW;
knows what it wants to be,
and knows what it wants to do.
It's "easier" in that respect,
that you don't have to think as much about what it's trying to do.
“Whereas like if you're trying to do a SFW piece.
You got to put MORE thought into it: making it interesting.
Sometimes I have had some friends who...
they are really funny,
they're really good at doing SFW pieces,
they get a ton of hits on their work.
But then when they try to go to do NSFW,
they have a hard time making it sexy
because they can "only" do funny.
As a result; they're NSFW do not
as well as they're SFW.
And they are confused as hell as to why that happens.”
“it's not black and white.”
5. FEEDBACK
“Really a lot of people have this misconception that like "Oh hey, you need to:
sandwich things." —Positive common, first. critique in the middle. Positive common, end—
"If you're being critical of somebody, that means that you're being truthful..."
That's BS!
The entire point of critique is understanding;
what the artist is trying to do, and express?
How they can accomplish that, either better
or what is holding them back from that?”
“You have to understand as a critic.
You have to try to figure out what the artist is trying to do,
before you can give advice.”
6. THE BIGGEST PITFALLS
1 - “Monetizing your hobbies really sucks.
It's very painful because the thing that you used to love doing.
Now becomes a source of work
and you don't really love doing it all that much anymore.”
“Work pieces, fun pieces, things that kind of count for both.”
—It's a blessing when people like you for your own work rather than fan art.—
2 - “Take breaks, you need to take some time for yourself.
This isn't just a matter of mental health.
This is also a matter of:
Your hands can only handle doing so many pieces of art per week.”
“If you are over-exerting yourself... I have done this a few times.
Your hand basically is shot for like 2 to 3 weeks:
You literally CANNOT pick up the pencil, that is incredibly painful... and it sucks.”
“If your hands are cramping up, STOP.”
“You have done enough.”
“Listen to your body.”
—When you age, it becomes more difficult to recover from physical pain.—
7. DO NOT RATE YOUR WORK IN HOURLY WAGES
“The better you get at it , the less time you have to work on it.”
“As you get better, your work will get more skilled.
You'll also get faster so you can render out something;
that is more valuable, in less amount of time.”
“DO NOT rate your work in hourly wages.”
“If you're getting a lot of commissions,
chances are you should raise your rates.”
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(5) - Money:
“Diversifying your sources of income.”
“When it comes to YouTube...”
—Uploading videos of vastly varying subject matter, can cause algorithmic problems—
—YouTube prefers specialization—
BE CAREFUL
“When it comes to things like Patreon and Subscribestar:
be very very cautious about doing PERSONALISED REWARDS,
I would not recommend including them in the tier itself.”
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(6) - Problems with online communities: DeviantART, Discord, Twitter
“DeviantART has managerial problems.”
“Newgrounds is a great alternative.”
“Newgrounds really has your back.”
—Discord is NOT a good way of building an online presence
because you can only access content by being on a server.
Discord is isolated—
—Twitter is really good for making reach,
it has to be combined with an art site Newgrounds... Pixiv... DeviantART.—
LEAST ONE OF US BOTH
“Each social media site;
falls into either a SOCIAL SITE or a GALLERY SITE.
As far as artists are concerned, you really want at least one of us BOTH.”
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(7) - Good experiences you've had with friends:
“You can make friends with other artists,
just by doing things like art trades,
you like their characters get invested in their characters.”
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(8) - What to do? When someone impersonates you:
“Confront the person if it's on the same platform,
I'll make a big statement on the platforms that I am on,
that; "Hey this person here is not me do not trust their work."
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(9) - Streaming advice. Twitch, Picarto:
“Generally the biggest piece of advice I can give:
you're going to stream try to do it;
regularly, and roughly the same time."
“If people kind of get into a rhythm of expecting you;
to be online at a certain time.
They will start showing up more and more regularly.”
“Far as Twitch goes;
you want to make sure that you're kind of paying attention to people
and you're interacting with others.”
“If you're going to be doing art,
try to find a few friends who don't mind being in a stream with you
and give them a Discord call and just chat with them as you're working.”
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(10) - People you had interactions with
RubberRoss:
If pro artists can make me laugh in gartic phone, they get $50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqVgGopRHGk&ab_channel=RubberRoss
-- 15:28 --
Tom Wayland -- Youmacon
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(11) - TTRPGs:
“Really overall when it comes to like how to run a good game in D&D.
I would say, is to make sure that your players have AGENCY.
make sure that you're not putting them in situations,
where they feel like they cannot win or can't decide what to do.”
“Try to work with your players and if
they have ideas on how to approach a situation.
Or come up with a solution...
Try to figure out what parts of that work.”
“Remember you're working with your players to tell a good story,
you ARE NOT the enemy, if are DM.”
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(12) - Advice on 3D, Blender:
--EDITOR'S NOTES-
—Use multiple monitors,
So you can look at the shortcuts do you use. Write down notes—
You can resize windows to fit multiple on-screen, so you can take notes
and look at shortcuts.
https://obsidian.md/ -- Could you also use multiple word pads
(Ctrl + f) - To write and organize chapters.
Organize all your notes and write down all information
and able to find it again, make it understandable
—Use steps:
1.
2.
3.
-EDITOR'S NOTES: STOP-
“Stick with it and watch those tutorials.”
https://www.youtube.com/@BlenderSecrets
https://www.youtube.com/@TheRoyalSkies
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(13) - Elements you like in art
“Art's purpose is to basically convey an idea.”
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(14) - Media that has affected you the most:
Studio Trigger
Hiroyuki Imaishi
Gainax
Panty & Stocking
Kill la Kill
Madoka Magica
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Darling in the Franxx (Does not count as a Trigger anime)
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(15) - Advice on life:
“Try to make the world a bit better.”
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(16) - We need Newgrounds:
“It always puts its users first, more than anything.”
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(17) - How to schedule your day:
“I don't really schedule my day.
I kind of have like ONE KEY thing.
that I plan to do each day;
even if that thing, is just: Relaxed
or just play some games.”
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(18) - What you wish you knew earlier in life:
“The biggest thing that wished that;
I had known earlier in life was:
I actually wanted to go into;
what I am doing today.”
“I really wish that
I had known more; what I want to DO early on.”
“If I had pivoted to programming or computer science.
Then at least would have had some relation to what
I'm doing now and would have been more useful.
Than understanding building structural dynamics.”
“That's another thing that would also advise for life;
is always be willing to try and learn new things.”
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(19) - Useful art, animation. Resources you can recommend:
Oney's Toon Tutorials:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkdmg4Gq-lM&t=312s&ab_channel=HardDriveArchive
Zedrin's Tutorials and stuff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC_PJu9qS8U&list=PLZSg-6jAiXc1eTG5xMDSVH6oHRsK9LWs0
“Ultimately you want to try and find a tutorial, that fits your style.
Because everybody's starting point can be different.”
Animation principles
The 12 Principles of Animation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDqjIdI4bF4
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(21) - How did you make: Hiro the Dense. And Hiro the Dense:
“The big thing with Hiro the Dense
is that I originally did it in a way that. I was trying to cut a lot of corners.
In cutting corners I end up making MORE WORK for myself.”
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(22) - What makes a good tutorial:
“The information has to be accurate
and it has to be concise.”
“Different tutorials will work for different people, overall.”
“Cut out as much fluff as it feels like it needs.”
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(23) - Curly Brace: HACKED (Series):
“Big animation projects especially like my NSFW ones
are kind of a headache to work with.”
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(24) - How did you get the bronze whistle on Newgrounds:
—Flaged flamers—
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(25) - How to interact with a fanbase
“So as far as interacting with a fanbase most people suggest that you don't,
I am not like most people however.”
“Overall generally, you should probably keep them at arm's length
just because you don't want to get into:
parasocial involvement, which isn't good.”
“Treat them like you would do anybody else.”
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(26) - How do you feel when you get fan art of your characters
—If you get fan art.
It is good that have it somewhere on one of your socials,
where you just kind of clarify what you're comfortable with and what you're not—
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(27) - What would be the production plan for your PV02 show:
“A: Make a world a lot more concrete and specific and involved.”
“B: Make sure that things actually feel like they're happening for a reason.”
“C: Lean more heavily into the whole cyberpunk themes.”
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Conclusion:
1. CONCERNED ABOUT NUMBERS?
“If your art isn't getting numbers;
it might be because:
you're not saying anything interesting.”
—If you're concerned about numbers.
Think; how to RESONATE with an AUDIENCE—
“But as soon as you can identify the problem you can level up.”
2.NEW APPROACHES IS HOW YOU IMPROVE
“Always be trying to figure out NEW approaches.
Cuz you don't want to practice all the time,
and practice the same things and then wonder, why?
You're not improving.”
“Unless they can figure out a new approach.”
—DELIBERATE PRACTICE—
HealthyGamerGG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks_zt9xzHy4&ab_channel=HealthyGamerGG
16:23 - Success in a video game
“It's usually just working smarter, not harder.”
3. ENJOY THE JOURNEY
“Try to always focus on doing THINGS that you ENJOY,
cuz if you're passionate about it.
Chances are, other people will be as well.”
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