http://i.imgur.com/z9rvUBm.png

The background is boring, I know, but I have it all layered out to add texture and lighting and things like that. I think adding lighting will make a big difference. It's been fun drawing this, at least. I've been uber busy trying to find a new job/ interviewing everywhere. I still have a job, but hours have been getting cut. It's VERY hard to pay to live by yourself when you budgetted to live on your own with a SPECIFIC SET OF WORK HOURS ON YOUR MIND.

I like to bitch cuz imma lil BIIIITCH

Well, not YET!

I've been getting some pointers and tips on how to improve my background game (because my backgrounds are SHIT) so I've been putting a lot of time into that. Which means a lot of sketching, getting pissed off, trashing it, starting over, more aggravation, throwing that away, and settling like a LITTLE BITCH. I still feel I'm improving though! I fear my biggest problem is lack of patience when it comes to it. I'll feel comfortable with one background, then try to rush the next in hopes of getting to that positive feeling again. It's a BIG constraint/ problem of mine. I have all the patience in the world for everything but myself.

Unfortunately, I won't be voicing TOO much. I live in a studio, so yelling like I used to is hard without getting a knock from the po po for noise complaints ya know? I feel (No... I KNOW) all of my animations have made it as far as they have solely due to my voice. So it provides me with an interesting challenge, and will hopefully motivate me to improve! 

I've thought about asking around for voice actors, but it's been awhile since I've made anything original. I feel that would be silly of me to ask for something when I haven't done much myself. If I do well with this toon, maybe I'll ask around. That, and it PAINS ME SO MUCH NOT TO BE ABLE TO YELL AND SCREAM AND VOICE LIKE I USED TO. Almost all of my voice stuff now occurs in my car; to the point I will purposely drive no where just to vent (I'm a SAD individual okay?) Eventually, I will either move somewhere I can shout all I want, or build myself a very small recording booth.

HOT DAMN I TALK A LOT woah mama okay CYA!

Also hi.

It's from a Sleepycast, yay!

Was fun getting back in to it all. I've been away for far too long. Hope you enjoy it! If you don't, well WHATEVER I STILL HAD FUN YOU CAN'T TAKE THAT FROM ME.

And I'm back to animating! It's incredibly rough unfortunately, as I haven't done it in awhile. I also gave Flash CC a try, which I DO NOT recommend. It freezes constantly, and it COMPLETELY deleted the current animation I'm working on now. Had to start over, but luckily I kept very early drawings saved here on Newgrounds.

That is all; carry on!

It's been a very long time since I've been active in these parts. I used to visit almost every day; watching animations, participating in the forums, creating music and videos, and chatting with some really cool people.

I kinda fell away from it all. Every day turned in to every week, to every couple of weeks, to once a month. I'd check to see if I had messages, watch a toon here and there, then not come back for quite some time. I'm not really sure why, but things change I guess.

I still kept in touch with a bunch of people from the site and followed newgrounds on other forms of social media. I knew that Pico day was coming, but felt it'd be out of place for me to show after being absent for so long. Old friends started coming out asking why I hadn't shown in... Over 6 years I believe? All I had were lame excuses, and they let me know they were. I was invited out, and decided to spend the next month of my time trying to find a way to make my way down.

It took a lot of negotiating and effort to get the days I needed, but I got it, and went.

I had an AMAZING time. I was incredibly nervous at first. For starters, there were WAY more people than I had seen the last time. I didn't recognize half of them. It's very hard to meet new people when there are large groups talking amongst one another, so I started small and looked for people I knew. And even then, I was afraid know one would recognize me. Almost everyone I met the last time did remember, however, and they welcomed me with open arms. That, is one of the greatest feelings ever.

I met a lot of talented people. Drank entirely too much (and was happy everyone enjoyed some Cleveland beer). And was given an amazing tour of Philly while I was down. Guh, everyone was so nice.

You'll be seeing me here a lot more.

(I know this entire post was just a bunch of jarble, but I was just throwing all of my thoughts out as they came.)

Also, hi.

Oh man

Oh SHI! I actually made a new animation! If you want to call it that. You should go watch it or something! Maybe? Please?

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/622186

My computer was down for a couple of weeks due to a shipment error and having already taken apart my PC before realizing the problem. I'm operational and will try to get back to those that have messaged me soon!

Oh hello there newgrounds people! Are you interested in the NG Movie Jam? Would you like someone to voice your characters? Are you tired of political nonsense on your television? Do you hate being alone? If you answered yes to any of these questions, perhaps I may be of assistance! I make a great life partner!

Also I do voices and stuff!

If you require help in anything else, I do some artsy fartsy stuff too! Woah! What a deal! And for free too! It's like I'm giving myself away! I'm like a cheap whore, but without all the sexy diseases! HOT HOT HOT!

Hey newgrounds! Long time no chat! So I love this apartment, I've gotten all the little nic-nacs I've wanted for a long time, so I've been trying to focus more on doing something bigger in terms of flash, rather than doodling every day. I'm actually trying to work on something more serious and less funny and random (though I'm SURE that I will get distracted and make some small short that I hope to be funny).

Misc. / Storyboard

I made a couple quick buttons to skip shit you don't want to see (sorry didn't make a "SKIP ALL THIS SHIT THE FUCK DID I LOOK AT GAWD FUCK EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS" button). Basically some quick sketch ups to help me down the road. All the dialogue is a place holder. What they actually will say will most likely change. That's why everything sounds so short or skipped.

I've been working a lot, so after a long hard work week, I've been rather enjoying myself. Which also means I've been straying from here. It's also kind of hard when you live with other people and they have people over or want to do things. I'm trying to find a good mix between being super social and being a hermit (which if you're trying to do anything for this site, you kinda have to be a hermit, unless in a group project, ha).

I'm also wanting to do more voice work, but have noticed I can hear a bunch of background noise from my computer. I'm going to look in to building a small little box I can hang on my wall and place my mic in, and then cover the intererior with noise absorbing materials to help get rid of the peskyness. Wish me luck!

No I mean it. Wish it for me. DO IT. NOW.