Came across Newgrounds for day and recently discovered this artwork that was frontpaged.

Now usually, getting Frontpaged are meant that Moderator of Newgrounds love it. It usually if it got enough view or highest rated within day. Most Frontpaged have around 5 stars with enough views and such.

This is prolly the first time I ever seen Frontpaged artwork with rating below 3 stars or even lower.

Yes, this is political artwork and Newgrounds is meant to be an safe haven away from politic or any offensive material and basically a place to chill out with but this is something that spark my interest.

Now I been looking at some of his artwork and they are political-based and while that he stated his own opinion, almost all of them are lower then 3 stars. Out of all those, they decide to make this frontpaged oddly enough.

While Newgrounds people are more mature people and response more maturely nowadays, posting politic on public eyes arounds here do get people attention but not in good way. Politic in Newgrounds is old news (I mean, look at Tom Fulp old flash game back in 90s) but it something that NG don't do nowadays and haven't age well.

I curious though, why they frontpaged it if they know it bit controversial and low-rated?

Okay, I got some of the weirdest dream I got today.

It appear that I was in Newgrounds website, exploring around the site and they have a new site design with new backgrounds and such. In this update, there new feature where you can switch to different layout. You got normal layout then the "Classic" layout where everything is in Flash as well as layout from the 90s (The young days of NG).

Man, that was something.

n i c e

I cannot believe they are actually doing this. What next, Trump Jam?

I can't really animated for crap right now as I still learning the basic, but maybe I can do voluntary work with other (such as Background or illustration) but I don't know where to start.

Can't wait to see people animated about Musk doing shit like invent Neko girl or rocket ship up his ass or something along the way.

Well, I promise myself that I won't be joining mainstream media for while. Sadly, I somewhat managed to break that promise and decide to join Twitter:

https://twitter.com/38caution

God help me people.

(although if you seriously want to follow me there, go ahead. I trying to expand my gallery as possible).

Today is the yearly #picoday2020 and actually my first time doing Newgrounds event that I can actually do and honestly I like doing these type of event that allow me to be more creative. Before the drawing, I did carefully study some character and even play/watch one of them (I mostly recognized Madness since I done couple drawing of Hank before). I also decide to put iconic character/my favorite summation into one artwork instead of doing just one character.

@TomFulp as by far the hardest to do since there too many version of him (You got JohnnyUtah version, K-FED, and many more) so I did serval attempt and this is result. For some reason, his eye are somewhat familiar to Pico eyes.

The Tankman I did was inspiring by @Snackers "NEWGROUNDS VS. THE WORLD"

The Scoot the Burbs (on bottom-right) was added at last minutes because I forgot to add him during the sketching part. Still love the animation. Of course, I also added @Meatcanyon version of Hank Hill from "That Boy ain't right", one of my top favorite animation this year. @RealFaction is also in this one as he done some of greatest song in NG.

Last but not least is Pico and Hank from Madness (also Angry Fiac). Madness is actually my favorite Newgrounds animation at all time; the fast-pace action and overloaded violent, it very intense series and I like it that way. I can't wait to see new Madness animation coming soon.

Pico on other hand, I do see him everywhere on Newgrounds back then (even used him as rating system instead of Tankman; what we got now), and fact that he is iconic character, of course I would draw him. The game is very edgy but I do like how satire and political incorrect the game was (The soundtrack was good too, even the old version where Tom used Ultrasonic Sound by Hive, though I do also love the RealFaction soundtrack of Pico school as well).

I do see other Pico day fanart and all of them are actually great. Right now, I currently witness this art known as "pico day collab 2020" by @Wandaboy (and other 7 animator and couple of voice actor and artist) as well as @ninjamuffin99 who do the music. It totally the best, go check it out. (totally not a shoutout).

How is Pico day going for you?

At my post back at Deviantart (title: Circa 2016-2020), I was explaining how controversial the Eclipse update was (if you haven't know, it a name for Version 9 site update) and why that I was about to retired in that site as well as belief history of my gallery throughout my time.

Deviantart was my first site for my pathway of being Digital artist and the time I join was lot of fun. There bunch of cool feature I want to try, there group I would join and so on. I meet some cool people in there (as well as shitposter and troll) and despite DA being infamous for awful gallery and poor management, there was some user who was nice or actually good artist with passion and giving people. Sadly as time go on, riot was everywhere when Eclipse as announced back at early 2019 and make it worse when old version is about to retired on May 20 with Eclipse being unfinished still (not even close to being done), making riot grow larger (with the movement known as: The Sound of Silence). It was at this point that, a huge amount of userbase was about to leave DA and I was about to do the same. It was sad enough for me to leave that place.

It come to conclusion that, I am moving to Newgrounds! Well actually, I been here since 2018 to expand my gallery somewhere, but now it my new home, my new neighborhood and honestly, Newgrounds is actually one of the greatest neighborhood I ever move in. There great collection of Movie, Audio and more. Back then, NG was the place I go to, when I was younger, for Flash content so I actually more familiar with the place. This place seem to be very lively with all the animator and artist who wanted to be recognized as well as being heavily community-based and great moderation.

Make me curious though (I meation this before), are we getting third Migration? Would be great to get more member in NG and more supporter.

Even better is that, I recently just reach 50 fans on NG and while that is a very small number, it a big deal for me because there 50 people who follow for what I do and that is amazing. So thanks you peep who following me recently or long time ago. Here for another 50!

This is just my prediction but I hope you are prepared for third Margination. This time, it DeviantART and after getting email that Eclipse will be permanent change, everyone is started to leaving that place.

Just giving head up.

Rick May, The voice of Soldier from Team Fortress 2 have recently passed away due to COVID-19. May he rest in peace.

I remember Team Fortress 2 back then when it was popular in early 2000s and seeing all the special clips (such as Expiration Date and Meet the Crew video), it show how great and badass it was. The characters has so much personality, even the voice actor was spot on and how iconic it was. Even non-TF2 Fan recognized them.

TF2 is the oldest, but greatest, Team battle online game ever (unless Overwatch and other game like it) and there almost nothing to beat it. Sure the Hat markets is everywhere, it still have a growing community that never die out anytime soon.

Rest in Peace Rick May, you was the best Soldier ever.

Okay it is quite small numbers, but I can say it an start. I thanks you for your kindness guys.