Been meaning to recommend some stuff as of late.

Honestly I feel like youtube is going to end up dying as a result of how they run their algorithm sooner or later.

Sort of doing a bit of an experiment utilizing a posterization method from Krita that could basically turn down the amount of pixels that were in a thing, I took advantage of that using a little bit of photography on my part to make the GBA element and I'm hoping that the next step is to incorporate a totally different element in the screen of the GBA.

It's a bit on the experimental side but if I manage to pull this off it could be insanely interesting to pull off something different with a non traditional method of making pixel art applied with traditional methods of making it.

Pic related using my own GBA with this.

Also related: Krita screenshot where I've been using the different layers.

Well that's the thing, the marketing of the Wii U didn't help it to stand out and everyone felt that it's what the Wii should have been. But you can't really blame nintendo when they have a specific philosophy in mind with blue ocean low costs at the time it came out. (Remember, this was when Iwata was still alive)

The problem I have with the Switch 2 is that it's very anti-consumer. No, I'm not going to pay 500$ when that's half my rent when right now nothing really justifies me getting it when I could fix my old switch and go back to playing Smash Ultimate and Mario Kart 8. That's also keeping in mind that Nintendo is literally asking that you pay for a subscription to use a fucking mic and a button and has a crummy ass tutorial to explain some shit.

That's also considering they're asking me to lock in my games to one console.

Gameboy Color and NES, also the Sega Game Gear and perhaps a few other consoles from the 3rd generation of video game consoles.

This is the thing, anything that has to do with the bit power comes down to the processing power and limitations of a console. While that does put limitations on what colors are used, how many, and the size of the sprites and number of frames used per animation, it has very little to do with the graphics in of themselves and more so the hardware limitations of the console you are working on.

Hence why there are specific set of rules on what you can do to create sprites in that hardware. Obviously, once you know the rules you can break them like Capcom did with Megaman, but that come from a deep understanding of what the NES is capable of since the sprites in those games are actually layered.

I hope that explains it. I'm going off of what I remember learning from The Spriters Resource and a few other communities I know of where I first began learning pixel art, but if there is something I'm missing and/or am incorrect on then other members are welcome to correct me on that or add on to what I'm describing.

It doesn't help when people actively think that all pixel art is "8-bit" either. That perception helps no one.

Switch 2 will outsell the Wii U only because the marketing isn't as confusing where people thought it was some add on instead of a full on console.

However, I don't think long term it will out do the OG switch. You could make an argument that the next smash will make or break the console but lets be real, just because Smash 4 happened to be on the Wii U didn't make the sales any better and I doubt that the next new Smash will be as good as Ultimate in that regard.

Update to what I've been working on from my last stream. Been experimenting a little bit with the pen pressure dithering in Aseprite so I wanted to give that a go.

This might end up being my thing to post for Pixel Day tbh.

A new WIP for pixel art related things, hoping to go for a Y2K Aesthetic.

Also, using my own colors since it's been a hot minute since I made my own palette. Would love some feedback on this.

(FYI if anyone has feedback, comments or criticism for me, please let me know because I would really appreciate if people gave me some tips here and there)

No.

Besides the standard for shock value isn't the same as it was in the days of Manhunt. The only way that shock value is gonna be there is if they manage to make an M game with a fully depicted sex scene.

You might find these nice but I'm going to be real, pokemon fusions are better suited for deviant art and being objective as I can get... these aren't worthy of being front paged here.

Rangers suck today lol.

You'd think they'd put up more of a fight but you know what? Good for the Bruins because they need the wins right now.

Vailskibum doesn't really give much serious thought to news in the animation industry or pop culture.

In some cases it can be good for short form content BUT in other cases not so much.

At least with Saberspark, as much of an old goober he is does try to put effort into his content's scripts. I'm not saying people should like one over the other or either of them at all but objectively speaking, they are youtubers at the end of the day.

If that were true, then content farms wouldn't be posting shit with Ai now.

Regardless all the same, its still nothing new or relevabt to add. Its just random Chinese or Indian people hijacking algorithms to get money with low effort content.

Honestly I didnt know there was anything else to add to this thread until whoever posted above me brought the topic back from the dead.

While I agree that fundamentals could be gone over again in the process of renewal to hit that level of mastery, I think the real issue comes down to consistency with those fundamentals.

Admittingly that is a challenge for me too, so I'm not going to be around the bush and say that things like proportions, perspective and anatomy are the easiest thing to keep doing each time. But here you're able to make all these clean photos and nice details only for the veiwer to get pulled out of it because of those things not being up to par. Unless there is intent to why you're breaking those rules it won't do you any good.

You know what you can do with detail but in short, it doesn't mean a damn thing if you can't make sure you're nailing that every time.

I very much keep forgetting I have an art thread that isn't intended just for mere sketchbook stuff and I think I found a reason to bump this again in light of me doing streaming and what not.

Not exactly my sketchbook thread where I'm just making shitpost worthy doodles but for what it's worth I may have a use for this thread to have some of my WIP videos up and not just have them in their corresponding pieces? IDK.

You just reminded me that I should play B3133 again

Would you want Ken Penders making nore sonic comics?

Watching the winter classic right now.

I'm surprised the ice is holding up down in Miami. Tbh this event might convince the city to allow the Panthers to have a new arena in their city?

Idk, its a possibiity.

Yes because as much as I love my rated M games with tits, violence, drugs and implied sex scenes I'm not always in the mood to play those 24/7 and would much rather keep yelling "FUCK" at that one tough level in my rated E game I beat 1000 times since I was a wee lad

No.

And word of advice, don't make threads like this. It's frowned upon here to beg to be scouted.

Don't most of us over 25 feel this way somehow?

While I do agree that the perspective could be pushed to something more dynamic, the biggest draw for me is the fact that you have a real awesome energy that could really be utilized in a way that could make this kick ass to an insane degree.

If you plan on doing a Ver. 2 of this Sketch bring that energy in and consider pushing Zim's expression, I think you could really pull off something that could very well move toward a final piece in that respect.

Well imho I think you got something with your work so I'm willing to vouch on grounds you got a good amount of technical skill, from what I can tell.

That aside, personally I favor Newgrounds over most mainstream social media on grounds that I can at least interact with people and build a following as long as I'm utilizing whatever skills I got to contribute to projects. Granted, there's been some bumps in the road here and I've had my share of rodeos on this site but all in all I prefer it because it takes me back to a time when it wasn't about algorithms and discord chats.

If I do use other platforms, bluesky for a few quick posts and for people to see what I'm up to and instagram for the mainstream audience. I don't really need anything more than that.

I feel like this is why I've adopted a skepticism stance.

If I'm being honest, a lot of the Pro-Ai people you talked to are probably the Ai-Bro stereotypes who aren't going to listen from the sounds of it.

If you want to have a convincing argument the one thing you need to do is lay out the concerns and issues Ai has without coming off as alarmist and those arguments need to be curated in a manner that points out where the hard skills of being an artist cannot be replaced by gen-ai, and it needs to be directed to the companies using it and the supervisors people work for.

From what I have seen there are very few people able to articulate those things and direct their concerns to the right people. If you don't have the finesse to do it and if you don't know your audience, it's not going to amount to much.

Lets see...

Ape Escape: On the Loose

Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker

GTA Liberty City Stories

Final Fantasy Dissida

Little Big Planet PSP

Modnation Racers PSP

Stockholm Syndrome?

While we've decided to bump this topic back into relevancy, these are my thoughts as of the end of the year.

I found Bluesky to be convenient. Not necessarily as just some alternative to Elon's Shitter but because after I found a widget for putting a BlueSky Add-on VIA HTML I can make short posts quickly if it relates to anything I'm doing with my website, twitch, or even YouTube content without having to post a fuck ton of content I don't need on my website.

That being said.

I could potentially say that I don't need BlueSky and remove it at any point, only because most of my followers are on Newgrounds or Instagram, but it makes things a bit more convenient for me on a functional level. I rarely bother to scroll much on it anyways because in retrospect I don't really need to dive into the political rabbit holes that it has where people want to have their own little echo chambers as much as I use it if I need to make a quick post.

What isn't controversial about Twitter these days?

I jumped ship when Elon bought it and way before it became fashionable to do so. If I were you, I'd just take my leave and use an alternative. You'll save yourself a headache.

Well its a skill I had and its one I chose to double down on.