Man I'm really bad at this whole weekly schtick.

Hey there! So things have been a bit rough as of late, both mentally and physically, and it's made work an absolute drag. Things have been getting better gradually but I doubt I'll be well in time for the intended release of Vitrics' Duelist Demo. Though in light of that, I'm nearly set to finally start rough animation for the project, among many other Newgrounds exclusive projects! I've been mostly working on collaboration work, among the likes of projects such as the Topstick Collab and the Blamformers Collab 2. I have a lot of work ahead of me still, and it won't be easy in my state, but I fully intend to push forward in spite of my poor health. Regardless though, I might as well still give updates on what I had done.

DUELIST DEMO

The Duelist Demo has been coming along pretty well conceptually, I'm essentially ready to start animation and SFX work, as everything else is practically done. I have a solid outline and a selection of audio to use, as well as a picture perfect visualization of how I want things to end up. I haven't done much artwork, as I've felt the need to organize things above all else, so I've done a lot of writing and cleaning. There's a couple documents about the project at the moment that are pretty major to it's development, spanning around 20k words total. Though I've still done plenty of visual work, including numerous style tests for when I eventually get to animating the close-ups featured in the demo.

I've also done a lot of background work, I won't show the more finished concepts as they're heavily subject to change, but I'm very proud of the visuals I've presented thus far. I really hope I get to work on this demo more often.

Pico Day 2024

Being that I failed to finish my last Pico Day contribution in the form of my giant art piece made to commemorate and celebrate the occasion, I've taken my time planning out a huge tribute to Newgrounds in the form of a project I want to make throughout early 2024. This project will be pretty secretive as of now, but I'll be making posts about it in the future in order to seek help in it's production, as it's an incredibly ambitious project. I will likely reveal more in the future so I can seek some thoughts other than my own, but I'm certain that Pico Day Forever will turn out pretty nice!

Here's my unfinished piece for Pico Day 2023 in the meantime.

Transformers Collab 2

Most of my recent efforts have been for the upcoming Transformers Collab 2, in which I have taken heavy part of, that's being hosted by my good friend @CrockettDK. I've been working relatively hard on my own original cartoon with the help of some friends about the Autobots holding applications in a convention center. It's a pretty simple plot, but I have high hopes for the cartoon, as I hope to make it tailored to my style of animation and writing. It also has some really cool people doing some really cool voices for the characters, which is honoring.

I've also been tasked with making concepts and possible final assets for the Collab, regarding it's transitions and promotional material. So that's pretty fucking cool, even if I'm just making rough concepts as of now..!

The Nickelodeon Collab

To commemorate the release of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, and the upcoming Nickelodeon anniversary sometime in 2026, I'll be opening applications for a new Nickelodeon themed animation Collab based off of the many original creations that Nick has had to offer. November 3rd will mark the date that the applications will hopefully be open to the public, where I'll also be releasing more information about how the Collab works.

Time Patrol クソのために!

I've been slowly preparing the production of an entirely original series that I hope to work on once I finish all of my 2024 projects called 'Time Patrol: FFS!'. This series is to be a 9 episode cartoon series that follows a relatively simple story of Time Patrol agents working to get their high ranks back after a slip up in the field, resulting in multiple time prisoners' being let loose. I have a lot of writing done for the entire series, and have some very simple character designs and worldbuilding elements in the workings. This will be a project I likely won't get to work on for a good year or so, which is fine by me, but I hope it lives up to the expectations I've held it to. I'll provide future updates within the year!!

Collab Work

Not too long ago, I foolishly signed up for an unholy amount of animation collaborations in hopes of having an excuse to animate more frequently, which has often lead to harsh work conditions and declining mental health. I still have a large amount of Collab work I have to get done in the next couple of months, but I feel as if they're turning out pretty well, and find myself excited to share what I'm making.

Commissions

Roughly a year ago I set up commissions with a rather elaborate promotion setup (... for my skills at the time ...), and have since then closed them due to mental health and overwhelming workloads. While I'm still working on finishing a lot of owed work, I've also been at work on overdue commissions and art trades from that era. After I finish all of that overdue work, I fully intend to reopen commissions with a fresh coat of paint alongside new payment methods and updated examples of my work. This will likely take up a lot of time from my already small amount of time to work on passion projects, but it'll ensure financial stability while I continue to do what I love.

I'm hoping to get all of this stuff up and running within the next month or so, even if it requires cutting some corners over time. I'm relatively proud of what I've been able to do despite my current condition, and I hope to continue at this pace. I'll be taking some time for myself so I can hopefully work through my current mental issues, but I'll try to work as often as possible without it being to my detriment. Thank you for reading, and I hope you're all doing well. <3