June 1st 2024

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Da Intro

Howdy and hello, folks, and welcome to the eleventh monthly blog post. Eleven!! That’s crazy!!

Last month I didn't pay super close attention to everything that went on here in NG, but I still found some awesome stuff to share with y'all. Please enjoy this month's blog :)

Just as a disclaimer: I’ll only be showcasing submissions rated E or rated T. I have the M and A ratings turned off for my account, so if a user I showcase here has submissions with those ratings on their account, I may not know about it. Viewer discretion is advised and all that!

Da Recap

This segment is where I’ll be talking about cool stuff that happened in the past month here on Newgrounds!

Pico Day was last month - check out some submissions!

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1534897

Check out the Pico Day winners as well!

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1535238

@ScepterDPinoy is hosting an Arcade Pixel Art Mockup Zone Collab! The deadline is in five days so hurry up and join!!

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1534531#bbspost27875601_post_text

@TerminalRepo is hosting the Newgrounds Deltarune Collab!

https://terminalrepo.newgrounds.com/news/post/1446173

Wanted to give a special shoutout to the Halloween in May collab, which was started in the NGAP Collab Center Discord and was inspired by (iirc) the Christmas in July collab. It's an honor!!

It’s not too late to join Christmas in July - but it will be soon!!! PLEASE JOIN MY COLLAB FOR MUSICIANS, ARTISTS, AND VOICE ACTORS!!!

https://masterhand4444.newgrounds.com/news/post/1416075

Be sure to keep an eye on the Newgrounds Calendar for future events!

https://www.newgrounds.com/calendar/

Da Works

“Da Works” will be me going over three works from this month that especially stood out to me here on NG. It may be popular stuff that I want to celebrate even more, or it may be more lesser known things that I think need a bit more love. Who knows! Anyways, here’s da works for this month.

Da first work from last month is “2 Kitties” by @DicesNSlices! I really enjoy these designs for these two characters - this art just feels very cute and sweet to me, and I think the idea was very well executed. That’s all I have to say LOL

Da second is “rudebustrr” by @TheReq, which is a Rude Buster remix that is sexy in its simplicity. The instrument choices and the decision to not go overboard with the remix works a lot in its favor, and I think this is an instance where not remixing the entire song works in a track’s favor. Seriously fantastic interpretation of such an iconic track.

Da third and final work is “NG Dublin Meetup 2024 / 12 / A200” by @Aalasteir! This is a very fun and energetic recap of Aalasteir’s experience in Ireland at the Dublin Pico Day meet! Give it a listen if you can; it’s a short podcast but an informative and interesting one!

Da Spotlight

This segment is meant to celebrate the cool users on the site who I just think are plain awesome.

Da first spotlight goes to @mihar34! mihar34 is an artist who typically draws multimedia fanart of characters from FNF, MLP, Madness, and more. His style is saturated with rich and fun colors, and the way he draws characters makes you acutely aware of the shapes each character consists of in a way that I can’t fully describe - it’s such a cool style, let me know if you see it too after you check out mihar34’s full gallery!

Da second spotlight belongs to @DaThugWizard, who has mastered PhantomArcade’s art style in all of its charming glory while still injecting a great deal of personality. Def peep his X / Twitter to check out his original (currently in early development) game inspired by FNF called Underground Rapper!

Da News

It’s time for da news! Here I’ll share some exciting or interesting news posts from around Newgrounds.

Plenty of users had Pico Day stories! Check out a handful of them here:

@ChazDude https://chazdude.newgrounds.com/news/post/1445402

@Droid https://droid.newgrounds.com/news/post/1445455

@Dungeonation https://dungeonation.newgrounds.com/news/post/1445484

@Tritnew’s birthday was in early May. Happy really late birthday!

https://tritnew.newgrounds.com/news/post/1442112

@MettaSeven is bringing a Jet Set Radio-themed music collab to NG!

https://mettaseven.newgrounds.com/news/post/1444066

For more comprehensive, weekly news on what’s going on in the NG community, please follow @TheTankTribune!

Da Mail

This segment allows you to share your voice personally here on the Frontpage Blog. Whether it’s shower thoughts, self-promotion, questions for me, something you think I should feature, or literally anything else - as long as it’s SFW I might feature it here! Simply PM me with the subject line “FP Blog Mail” to send your message.

I reserve the right to refuse to feature any message. Messages with profanity will be censored. Abusive messages will be reported to site administration.

Seems like the mailbox is empty this month…

Da People

This is a segment where I send some interview questions to a cool NG user and showcase their answers!

This month, I interviewed @binejyeah, who you may know for their titular "binej yeah" / "Mouthman" character, as well as their short cartoons featuring the character. I hope you enjoy this interview!

Content warning: This interview contains uncensored profanity. Viewer discretion is advised. Interviews are presented as-received with no edits unless otherwise specified. Some links have been added to mentions of media.

What are the main inspirations you draw from in your work?

it's mostly artists i like, 2000s edgy "grafitti" type stuff, adult swim shit (particularly athf), a little bit of cruelty squad and the like and currently nu metal type shit like limp bizkit in terms of vibe and whatnot

How did you discover Newgrounds?

when i was like 8 years old i used to be super obsessed with dad n me despite never being able to get past the first opponent and i think that's sorta where i discovered the site i don't really remember all i know is that i discovered it at a very young age but never actively used it until 2021

What’s your favorite thing you’ve submitted to Newgrounds?

i guess my animations idk (more to come :-) )

What’s your favorite color?

green and purple

What’s your LEAST favorite color?

There are No Colors that I Hate... I like All of them...

Give a shoutout to one Newgrounds user!

@sum41fan02, huge fan of this guy's art

What’s your message to the NG community?

eat your 3 meals a day breakfast lunch and dinner and don't do things that will harm or even kill you :-)

Da Rest

May has been slow but good! After graduating, I’ve just been keeping my head down and working, both at my Real Job [TM] and on my projects. Been doing a lot of fun music stuff, both deliberately and spontaneously. Still need to start learning how to draw…

My Pico Day track is one of my favorite things I’ve put out in recent memory; go check it out if you haven’t yet!

Also - for any interested musicians (as well as a few artists and voice actors), please remember to sign up for the Christmas in July Collab Album ‘24! Applications are open until June 27th but are first come, first serve - sign up today!

https://masterhand4444.newgrounds.com/news/post/1416075