Hello!!!

Okay, so it seems like 2023 was kind of FUCK'D. I mean, not totally fucked, there were some good parts to it, but it was a weird year. I was unemployed for over six months but received some unemployment benefits from Texas, so it wasn't too horrible. I had a hard time scoring a job, but I did eventually find one that's nice, It's not perfect, but it's okay for now. Some projects got finished, and some did not, but I have been learning a lot about myself and my work ethic when it comes to personal projects.

SO WHAT’S NEW? I want to get to know myself and find out what's important to me. I have taken way more time away from the internet in 2023, and I might be doing the same in 2024. That being said, I still hope to produce and release more animated work. I am in my 7th year of animating, and I feel like there is this huge step that I took in 2023; things are quicker and easier to animate, and everything looks less stiff. I'm happy with how things are going, but I want more of my ideas to see the light of day.

Here is a quick recap of some work I made in 2023:

• NEWGROUNDS Logo

• Vtuber models

https://willsrandomartwork.itch.io/vampire-vtuber-f

• Sticker September (but still struggling to find a way to sell them locally)

https://www.tiktok.com/@wills_random_artwork/video/7287733177924193578?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7273874733908674091

• NGTV Christmas Marathon

That's it?! Geez!! With all that time, I still managed to fuck off most of 2023.

My goals for 2024 are to define my voice creatively. I have a music video I am about to release with @SroSocial, which is more than halfway finished and will probably be the next major animated project released here. I haven't scrapped Lovecraft Toons, but I did put it on the shelf to gather a little dust. I hope to clean that project off and really do some work to have that made. I have plans for some video games, but I will have to see if that is something I truly want to work on or if it's just a shiny idea that's distracting me from the projects I should be working on.

I hope everyone out there is doing well or is looking forward to 2024 being a better year. I didn't make a mid-year post last year, but if things go well this year, I hope to recap where I am in June or July.

Take it easy!

- Will

Hello,

Well, here's to another New Year's post! I enjoy writing these posts as a way to reflect on my situation year to year. Shit has been strange the last few years. I made a 5-year goal to leave Texas and start on a path to a new career. That goal has been reached I am in Kansas, a cool little college town in middle America. My career change hit a speed bump, I had a job in customer support for a larger company and was let go at the beginning of 2023.

So, at the time of writing this, I am unemployed and trying to figure out my next path. Things are not super dire, I have some savings and I got a severance from my previous employer so I won't be homeless any time soon. I have some jobs lined up and one, in particular, looks incredible! I'll keep everyone posted on how that goes in my Mid-Year post.

As always I took on some projects and worked on a collaboration. There is still hope in me to work on the Lovecraft Toons series, but I have been incredibly busy this last year to get much accomplished for that.

Here's a sneak peek at some progress shots for that series:

I got the opportunity to be part of the Resident Evil 2 Collab, as always it is really nice to work with BadTwinZ and the other amazingly talented animators.

Resident Evil 2 REANIMATED

Worked on another game Collab with Pomegranite and a group of very cool peoples

PixelGrounds

Also, some artwork for Mabelma's game

Trophy Collab

and Voiceover work for Mabelma and xristos on their games

ZemmiPhobia

Mash Tower 2

I made a few more sales on Fiverr and other paid gigs. To cap off 2022 I've been working on developing a website for myself, I really hope to have this be a hub for everything I work on moving forward.

willsrandomartwork.wordpress.com

Now, we are in 2023, I got some goals that I really hope to reach this year. I want a job that pays well enough and that I enjoy working for. Also, I want to have more time managed for myself to work on my personal projects. Last, I have started to make money as an artist in the last 2 years, I want to keep that going and possibly start selling digital assets, designs, animations, and physical stickers.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope to reach out more to the friends I have made online since joining NewGrounds. I hope everyone is doing well for themselves!!

Love,

Will  

HEY!! This year has been a FUCKING roller coaster! I don't exactly know where to start.

Some plans have changed, but not really. I have life goals and plans that are still ongoing, some that might be changing altogether. So I will let you all know how things were supposed to go, and where I am now.

1. Make sure my kid finishes high school.
2. Sell my house and get out of Texas.
3. Get a new job.
4. Live happily ever after.

So how did it go?? Well, my kid finished school and did super well!! Scholarships and academic achievements the whole thing! Right as things are lining up, my Mother-in-law passed away unexpectedly. We all have been in a funk pretty much ever since, there was a plan in this move to bring her along with us. We all still want to move, but the house is on the market and sitting. Little showings, no bites, still waiting in Texas to sell and leave. I did get the new job though, remote, super chill.

Big ups, and big downs. Still working through a lot of what has all happened and what to do next. With that, I have been busy traveling, packing, cleaning, and doing all the responsible adult sit that sucks but needs to be done.

I have been picking up my pen more and more this last month and plan to get back to work, creatively.

Resident Evil 2 Collab is on and work is in progress!

I need to get back with the team for the Lovecraft Toons series and get that up and running again.

I know this post is a bit of a downer and hopefully doesn't put too many people off. I really have been struggling to even bring up the topic to the general public. But here it is.

Love you all, take it easy, thanks for reading,

Will

OH SHIT!!! 2022, time just keeps moving forward! I'm super excited and nervous about the coming year. Lots of big personal changes happening, my family and I will be moving to a new State which means I am going to need to find a new job. This all happens mid-year so there will probably be another update about where I am and what I am doing.

I like to keep my annual goals pretty simple and my 5 year goals big, my annual goal for me this year is going to be change some of the bad habits that keep me from being more productive. What that looks like is limiting my time with games and social media, setting timers for distractions so I can stop wasting time and focus on more important things.

I have a show!!! And have been working on this with an amazing team of people, https://caldochico.newgrounds.com/ - https://srosocial.newgrounds.com/ - https://stephvarens.newgrounds.com/ - https://echorulerofdistances.newgrounds.com/ - https://rogerhanna.newgrounds.com/ - https://mabelma.newgrounds.com/ go check them out! As for the show, it is called Lovecraft Toons, go follow it here for future episodes. https://lovecrafttoons.newgrounds.com/

The rest of it, as always, I have a whole bunch of projects, plans and ideas. Working on more games this year which are in the development stage. And the work will be up on here in good time. The Resident Evil 2 Reanimated is happening, which was one of my favorite games I used to play back in the day. Thanks for having me on again https://badtwinz.newgrounds.com/

For everyone who is here and reads these little life and creative updates thanks for stick it out to the end of the post. I hope to be on here dropping cool shit and growing my skills. Making something that is at least entertaining enough to make a few good laughs. Hope all of you are doing well and are getting by alright.

Love ya,

Will

Alright, I am in a much more creative and energetic mood than I was back in 2020. I think the strain and stress of the world that I was feeling during the onset of the pandemic and the unforeseen future that was to come has been less impact on my overall mindset. Which for my mental health is probably a really good thing.

The simple goals I gave myself to be generally more creative have been met, I took on a new project and made some new creative friends working on Escape from Happy Homes

Created and overseen by Pomegranite

This was the first time for me to work on a game from start to completion, and even though I only did some background work, I learned a lot about the process and what all it takes to make a game. Props to Pomegranite and the rest of the team for sticking it out and making a sick ass game in a very very short (in my opinion) time frame.

So what's next??

Tomorrow is Piconjo Day 2021!1!, and this would be the first time for me to truly embrace a NEWGROUNDS event, so I at the very least will make an art piece, at the most ambitious I will make an animation, we will see how tonight goes.

I have finally decided to push myself as hard as I can to make art and animation something that will create income for me. So when I make another post at the beginning of next year, hopefully I will be more of a working animator and less of a hobbyist.

Love you guys!

Will

This year has been pretty savage, thankfully I was able to continue to work and live fairly normal. Empathy for the people who has lost loved ones and everyone struggling with their lives has really put a strain on the idea of making animations or artwork. I did some stuff, worked with a few people on different projects. Got a short made with the audio of @RogerHanna - https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/748690

Then joined in on the Resident Evil REANIMATED Collab hosted by @BadTwinZ which I was really excited about, got to work with a bunch of talented and creative people on that project.- https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/766758

I am dying finish and produce a sticker pack, I feel like I was so close, then life got crazy and busy.

Ending off the year felling like I could have done more, but still working to get some shows off the ground. I decide to start something I could make regular episode for with less effort, which brings us to the "Smiley" series - https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/772508

I love to see the people who were able to thrive and grow, hopefully I can catch up on that for 2021, I am always late for the party anyway.

Love you guys!

Hey guys,

Man, I am sure like everyone else it's been a bit of a bumpy road. I am still working on animations, but I have had a bit of a hard time finding my footing for the last few months.

Glad to have a place to come back to, love how things don't seem to slow down much on Newgrounds. Hopefully the last quarter of the year I can have something more solid and continuous, like a series or show that I can work on and stay grounded to.

Much love to everyone here,

Will

Update for 2019..

Working on some BAD ASS Episodes for Flow Down Stream

Starting a "Month of Sticker" for one of the months in 2019.. Maybe September Sticker - (want to create some Merch)

and hopefully get some episode of King Frump down.

Happy New Year peoples!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UK7lM5RrHY   Baphy the Goat... Not a super sucess... but it is something!!