July 1st 2024
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Da Intro
Howdy and hello, folks, and welcome to the thirteenth monthly blog post. That’s over a whole year’s worth of blog posts. Woag…I definitely didn’t forget to mention that last month so don’t bother checking, please. Let's get on with it!
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!
Check out the best of May here, if you haven't already!
https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1535431
If you got logged out of your account last month, Tom and the team figured out why!
https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1535880
Some other events / deadlines going on this month:
- NG Audio Deathmatch audition phase
- Summer Art Collab deadline
- NG Summer Smash meetup (Wildwood, NJ - 18+ only)
It’s TOO LATE to join Christmas in July - WOMP WOMP!!! YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE!!! Be on the lookout for that full collab dropping July 25th, and look forward to next year’s inJULY Productions collab!
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 “Darnell” by @greenman321321! I really love the colors, linework, and composition of this piece. I also love the chunkiness of everything here; the hoodie strings looking like AUX cables is a neat (and probably unintentional lol) callback to Darnell's audio portal roots. Really good piece!
Da second is "They Pull Away" by @TheBestBroster, a very subtle but effective piece. I don't have a lot to say about the piece, but it does stand out to me as being particularly striking due to its texturing and the subtlety of the woman's expression. Good stuff.
Da third and final work is “Stranded” by @vertii, which is an incredibly charming piece. The car itself is wonderfully rendered, but I also enjoyed the minimalistic background style and the depiction of BF - the extra hair details, as well as the bored/contemplative expression we rarely see the character displaying. Really solid stuff all around!
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 @GrapheneKid, a musician who’s also working on game development (as seen in Da News)! I honestly don't have a great deal to say about GrapheneKid's style - I just think he's underrated and I enjoy his music. Go check out his tracks! NOW!!
Da second spotlight belongs to @SkittleWaffle, an excellent chiptune musician! The kind of chiptune that doesn't 100% follow old-school limitations but benefits from that freedom with a rich, vibrant sound. Go check out his tracks for some NES-adjacent jams!
Da News
It’s time for da news! Here I’ll share some exciting or interesting news posts from around Newgrounds.
@creepincrawl is having a surgery on the 5th to improve his quality of life. If you can afford it, consider assisting creepincrawl with a Ko-Fi donation.
https://ko-fi.com/creepincrawl
@Aalasteir has interviewed over 60 NG users over the past few months (including a sarcastically answered interview from yours truly) - be sure to catch up on them to get some insights into the general NG public!
https://aalasteir.newgrounds.com/news/post/1435991
@ZaneLittle has reached 1,000 NG fans. Congrats!
https://zanelittle.newgrounds.com/news/post/1453619
@GrapheneKid shared some alpha footage from his game!
https://graphenekid.newgrounds.com/news/post/1448926
@BoMToons shared a recap of the past few months in his life!
https://bomtoons.newgrounds.com/news/post/1455061
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 @SamaadBae5, who I've featured a lot on this blog lol. Mahdi (as he goes by on other platforms) is an FNF fan through and through, and I find him to be the perfect example of an FNF fan that's in touch with Newgrounds culture. He's also an excellent musician in his own right outside of FNF!
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?
I think the biggest one is obviously Kawaisprite. But also, there are people in the fnf modding scene like Greggreg who really scratch a specific part of my brain when it comes to music.
How did you discover Newgrounds?
As a child, I watched my favorite animators' on YouTube and then went here to watch the uncensored versions of the popular cartoons.
What’s your favorite thing you’ve submitted to Newgrounds?
This has probably been the hardest to answer. I don't ever really look at my stuff and say "Yeah, this kicks ass...", at least not for too long. Once I finish something I like, I replay it a few times and begin working on the next thing. But I think my favorite things on my account are things where I collaborated with people. Whether It be IguanaSuchas helping voice Pump for my South remix or being a part of an entire collab, the idea that it's not only me resonates a lot with me and how I view this site lol!
What’s your favorite color?
like them all, but I think I gravitate towards darker and colder colors for some reason...
What’s your LEAST favorite color?
Not specifically a color, but I HATE gradients with 2 colors that don't mix! You'd see it all the time in Flash games! I think they did it to emulate shading, but WHAT KINDA SUN DO YOU KNOW IS IN FRONT OF YOUR FUCKING FACE??
all jokes ofc lol
Give a shoutout to one Newgrounds user!
If it had to anyone, it's gotta be the tried and true @IguanaSuchas! He was one of the first guys on here who I made a genuine connection with and I don't know if I'd be collaborating with so many people if it weren't for him after he did a fanart of one of my characters.
What’s your message to the NG community?
Make shit.
Take genuine criticism to heart.
Suck penis.
Repeat.
I'm outta here! And thanks for asking me MasterHand!!
Da Rest
June was a pretty good month for me with some highs and some lows, but overall enjoyable. I'm writing a lot of this blog last minute because of how busy I've been lol...
July is gonna be spent grinding away at the Christmas in July collab. Still a lot of work to be done over the next 24 days to make sure it comes together! Wish me luck rofl
Also - for any interested musicians, I’m hosting my first ever music competition! Be sure to check out the details:
SkittleWaffle
This was a great read. Thanks for the spotlight haha :D