Hey everyrobot!
2022 was my first full year on Newgrounds since I begun posting last year in October for Madness Day.
It's been a great year for my artistic career, and from January to December I have made some genuinely good progress!
So without further ado, lets get into it.
ART
After Secret Santa 2021 I decided to start posting alot more on Newgrounds.
The first art I posted this year was the "The King of Chaos" on January 3rd - some fanart of The Spades King from Deltarune.
I have alot of problems with this one, but most notably are the general rushed-ness of it, the awful shading that just makes it look dirty and the weird smoke effect that I used to be obsessed with, for whatever reason.
Later in the year, on May 8th, I got my first proper commission from @BasalSpider! It's still in my old style and still has alot of issues, but it is definetly an improvement from earlier's King drawing!
Around this time, I was already experimenting with a new style, that utilises cel-shading and more exagerated proportions. This style made it's debut on August 5th with my entry for the UCU anniversary contest, "Best Pumpkin Dad".
This one is (in my eyes) a huge improvement from the other two. Looks clean and soft as compared to the dirty and rough art from earlier in the year.
I continue to use this style today with my most recent art being "Corey Squared" which I posted on December 9th.
ANIMATION
At the start of this year I was still producing the [now deleted + cancelled] "Blue Jay Studios" webseries. This would later be KIND OF rebooted into "Mind Over Machine" ("MOM"), but more on that later - Heck I'm going to make a video on the history of MOM at some point, there is ALOT to discuss.
The animation on the show left alot to be desired and the audio was INSUFFERABLE. I never had voice actors so it has text on screen and used text box noises similar to those in Undertale, albeit at a drastically lower quality.
The show is where the original versions of Ren, Mint, Gabriel, Alexander and Mark Four come from! They were VERY different however, Mark Four wasn't even a robot.
Over the year I produced a couple of cartoons. Most notable of these (other than MOM) is "Batmanimation", released on March 23rd not too long after the release of "The Batman" in cinema.
This cartoon is the origin of the MOM art style, and my style for toons in general.
A bit later I joined onto The Toonami Collab, which then released on August 5th.
My part on this was miniscule but it was fun to work on and was my first animation collab on Newgrounds (and in general)!
Skipping over MOM, which will have it's own section.
Earlier in the year I joined onto this year's Sketch Collab.
I was busy with MOM and suffering from some burnout around the time I joined on but I did get my bit done, even if it's very simple. The collab then released on December 21st!
GAMES + AUDIO
Sections combined as there isn't much to discuss here.
I was invited by my friend @UnevenPrankster to work on his game "Fighter.Net", a fast paced version of Mancala with that sweet y2k aesthetic! I was invited on to do the art for the game's protagonist Roland! The game released on August 14th, play it here!
On July 3rd, I got to be on an episode of The Ugasi Show! @Ugasisvelta is a great friend of mine and the episode (which unfortnately is unavailable to watch) was really fun to be on!
Later, on November 29th I was hired on to The UCU as a Co-Host for The Ugasi Show! A huge honour, thank you Sky!
MIND OVER MACHINE
This is the biggest thing I accomplished this year BY FAR.
Work began in August, whilst I was on holiday in England. I continued working on it until November when Robot Day was announced - I went into WORK OVERDRIVE to get it out in time!
The show went through many rewrites throughout the year until only recently when the story was finalised. I can't wait for you all to be able to see what the show has to offer!
I'd like to extend my most sincere thanks to the cast and crew of the show.
This is going to sound super corny, and it is. This show is my dream come true and being able to work on it with such a talented and lovely crew was an amazing experience.
You all helped my dream come true and thats awesome. I can't wait to work with you on the rest of the show and I can't wait for you, the fans, to be able to see the rest of the show!
Next part of the MOM story comes early 2023. It is the first part in a series of split episodes that take place before episode one and help establish the story. The first of these being "Heist of the Century". Standby for more updates!
Speaking of updates, in the meantime, how about you join the Official MOM discord or even support us on Patreon! Links below!
https://www.patreon.com/user/membership?u=83989506
Thank you all for your support over the year! Here's to 2023, maybe it won't go by nearly that fast.
This recap was for my Newgrounds stuff only, however I exist elsewhere! Just for fun here is my Carrd.
Keep being Big Shots! Love you all!
UnevenPrankster
Have a great one [Big Shot]!