Something I learned in a Visual Communications class I wanted to share:

Set a timer on your phone or watch during a non-busy period for 5 minutes. Take those 5 minutes to examine an object(s) you are not super-familiar with. See the shapes, color, how light reacts to them. Store them to your memory.

Do this Everyday.

When you do this, you are building your visual library. You will be able to recall these objects when you set a scene in your art. (Much like when you have different 3d models in a game engine for example).

lol Hard to believe its been 7 years. Good Memories.

Back to tedious animation work now. Toodles. <3

Late night storyboarding hurts my soul. :(

@tomfulp

@stormydew sez it's your birthday...

Happy birthday! I can't express the profound impact you and Newgrounds had on me both in my 20s and now.

Have a good one!

--YendorNG

Hi NewGrounds! :D

I'm still working on a Pico-Day drawing, but while I was taking a break I found this really great article by Cartoon Brew that showcased the animation work behind Snoop Dog's and Bebe Rexha new music video. :D

Rated T because the devils cabbage and what not. :P

The Article (contains character development drawings: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/music-videos/satellite-snoop-dogg-bebe-rexha-music-video-228124.html

The Video:

Much goodness to see a vintage style used. :)

Stay Hydrated,

--YendorNG

Hello NewGrounders, :)

Mort takes some time to smell the flowers... a bit to strongly.

Spring is here and so is the sun! For folks in the North East of the US we should begin to enjoy the warmth of the sun while it is pleasant... because next month it usually turns straight into a long, humid, summer... followed by endless road construction. :/

I'm proud of my accomplishments thus far:

-- I did get another FP trophy (My 3rd in whats seems like a marathon), and I elected to share it with @ZoidNG because he actually gave me a nice AliceDJ sound for my Audio Synth. (I'm really bad at sound design, so this was a nice thing to have to try something different.) :)

--I got my first Ko-Fi tip. Thank you anonymous stranger! I actually got around to fixing my bank account information today to receive it. Might go to Starbucks tomorrow to actually spend it. >_>

And... thats it I guess for that topic. Onwards towards not so great news:

I think I will give up getting the Wacom 22 this year. I'm running into a lot of bad luck at the moment. The local government threatened to garnish my wages over an unpaid Per Capita tax bill which was $300 total, which wiped out all my previous gains. Also. Someone some very deranged individual slashed a tire on my car... which was parked correctly on a public street with NO OTHER CARS parked on that side of the block. Had to get the car towed to the dealership and they also found my registrations and emission stuff was out of date, so I had to get that all taken care of.. $600 dollars... which maxed out my line of credit. :(

Not only that, I need a new windshield wiper blade and the normal maintenance done on it, but thats all gonna need to wait until May or June. I only use my car anyway nowadays to go to and from work... so no biggie. I'll make that money back eventually. It just takes time. :/

I also... strangely have no projects lined up. I'm not sure what I want to do for Pico day. I have been neglecting my art fundamentals because I had some musical projects I wanted to work on at the time, and I had to take on a few pointless half-days at work for alittle extra cash-- I really need to get into practicing again. >:/

Would anyone be interested in another Mort cartoon? If you haven't seen my animatic I did with @Jenital last month here is what I did with his work:

I am kinda interested in making another Mort storyboard... I'm not confident though to do actual animation yet. But I am getting there.

And... I think that's all. Its been very quiet lately... 9.9

Make some noise for me,

Stay Hydrated,

YendorNG. :)

@YendorNG (left) and un-named Raver, circa 2017 Baltimore at one if S3RL's shows and local talent.

I miss dressing up all glowy and stuff. I was the one keeping the energy high until we got to the main act.

Now I'm all hidey and making my own stuff I used to hear at these parties.

I miss the Rave.

I really do.

Oh wow.

I thought people at work hated me

because I was such a stickler

during 9-5 hours.

That layoff wasn't fun.

I retired from IT as I was pretty burned out from it all.

GF broke up with me same time.

Just got done being homeless too at the same time.

Those tears were the heaviest.

But now we good.

Just takes away to grow back up

and stop being angry

after being stomped on.

--

New music soon,

Stay good!

YendorNG! :)

WOWIE DOUBLE-ZOWIES ! ! !

I GOT 2 TROPHIES AS OF THIS MONTH

LATEST BEING

"YENDORNG - ITS YOU"

THANK YOU AUDIO PORTAL

FANS/MODS

I LOVE YOU NEWGROUNDS

MAD RESPECT

PRAISE

COOL

YES

!

GIVE NEWGROUNDS MONEY AND AND GET COOL PERKS ! ! ! DO IT RIGHT NOW ! ! !

or later... no pressure. :)

Love you,

Stay Hydrated!

--- Rodney :)

Hiya, :|

Short post: I am behind on the Wacom goal and a local tax bill. Stupid bank collapse in California has terrorized the economy and now recent environment disasters that have occurred or looming are going to greatly impact me. I need to spend two weeks doing extra shifts and side-work to make up for the inevitable shortfall. I am going to be extremely tired, and very irritable, and not so happy happy joy joy. >:(

Best I can do right now is have something for Pico day. Seems like a reasonable goal right now. :|

$1100 to left in the goal-- Two 60 hour work weeks ahead. :O

In more positive news this are nice uplifting reviews, please send more :P

Yes... I am a bit of lost person trying to keep to what I enjoyed in the past alive without getting in the way of the current pioneers... To be fair, they all sound unhappy, mumbly, always high on something... and only seek money... I'll write storytime blogpost later about my travels in the music scene, pre-pandemic.

Oh, I'm progressing in non-musical arts as well, you could say I am getting a head. :P~~

For you Front Pagies. If you are missing General forum, Supporter forum is where its at right now. Learn about supporting NewGrounds for as little as 2.99 a month, or $25 a year. This is crackers compared to all those subscription services you slightly better off people enjoy.

Take care,

see you soon :/

YendorNG.

It ain't easy. $200 down, $1100 to go. 100 a week = 11 weeks remaining.

Aside from bills that creep on you when you were not expecting it, the recent bank scare for whatever reason slowed work down again last week. I got sent home in the middle of the day 3 times because of the lack of work. Makes me wish I stayed the course and did become a programmer, but oh well. :(

Also, Hi! :)

Here is what's going on:

1. Clip Studio lied to me (in my opinion), or I misunderstood something-- the upgrade cost was $40. Audio playback has improved I think, but there is still no audio scrubbing. :/
2. I tried out Adobe Animate --I was overwhelmed with the fact it was only a 7 day period and there was so much to learn I ended up canceling the subscription. I did find the skeleton rigging kinda neat but thats not wanted to do with it. I may come back to that later in life. :/
3. Had a nice chat with Rewired Records' owner Ste (aka DJ Infinite), he likes where I am going with my music but I still need to refine things further. :)
4. I discovered playlists! I will will sort some music out and put them into playlists so you and I can jam out to things I find. :)
5. I am making an Animatic based on this gem of voice acting by @Jenital --

Sneak peek: Say Hello to 'Mort' --the unhinged main character.

Other then that, I got to go bed.

Say sane! Stay safe!

Your Pal,

YendorNG. :)