yo peeps, so, not today but yesterday (29th of september) marked 4 years since i created my small little mark on this site,

ty and friends.

in case you didn't know already, ty and friends is a series of animations about a guy who shares the same name as me and all his funky wacky cartoon friends LOL

but in all seriousness, i don't think it'd be half as fun to make stuff on newgrounds if it weren't for all you cool dudes! if you've ever so much as taken the time to watch my animations or take a look at the stuff they allow me to put in a section that they call "art" (their words, not mine. really.)

i would like to give you a sincere and heartfelt thank you, as just the knowledge that people actually SEE the stuff that i made, is something i don't think i'll ever get tired of, and will never appreciate any less than i already do.

now as for all the people who've guided me in my newgrounds journey, or the awesome people that put some serious effort into giving some really thorough and helpful feedback and encouragement, i would like to actually take my hat off to you guys because, really, it's always been something i love to find in my notifications when i open NG. honestly, feedback is the only way i can learn and having people take the time and share that with me, like,

thank you, really.

now that i've gotten the most important part out of the way, that being thank yous,

i'd like to address the fact that i am, empty handed. yeah.

(well not EMPTY handed but, i lack content this year for the annivarsary)

that's right, this year, i don't actually have a big ahh presentation or trailers or actual animations, which is because i wanna save all of that significant stuff for next year which is going to mark the FIFTH year i've been doing this. that, is when you will see some real content.

but, as for now, what can you expect going forward? as much as i don't have much to show right now, i'm workin' on stuff, trying new techniques as always, and personally the most important thing, having fun with what i do.

NEW THING?

at the moment, i'm storyboarding a pretty big animation. it's going to be comparable to that one 10 minute ty and friends "movie" i made, but more comparable to "we back lol" or "subway surfers" (minus the first half) or "daniel's ghostly adventure" in terms of quality.

it's gonna be my largest and most ambitious project yet, which i know is something people say but then it gets cancelled LMAO but i wanna try and say that this will be done, but no deadline because that's the worst thing you can do as an independant animator.

it's obviously going to take a hefty amount of time to finish it, and, i don't really feel confident saying i'll have it done by next year's annivarsary, but, hell, i'm sure it doesn't matter that much. it WILL be done, and that's what matters (:

ITS A GHOST?

yeah maybe i mean i lost the files to the trailer i was gonna make for daniel's ghostly adventure 2 but uh i'm gonna do that at some point i swear lmao

for me to be transparent with yall, i'm gonna have to lay it down simple. i haven't started it yet. it was wayyy down on my priorities list to be honest, but i assure you, much like the other big animation, this will happen at some point. once again, i don't know when, but put it this way you'll see it here one day at random.

WHERE'S YO GODDAMN MUSIC

-says no-one

nah but i do actually have an update to give there, i'm currently working at a remix of my song "the breaking point of me" along with a remastered version of the animated music video, which, is going to be the first "ty and friends rewinded" since 2020.

but in addition to that, i've also been playing around with some ideas for songs, and as you know music isn't something that should be forced. i've been wanting to be happy and confident with my writing and my instrumentals, so i'm just gonna say, watch that music tab. nothing groundbreaking i just wanna tell you now but hey, who knows, maybe i'll make something cool.

and maybe i'll remember to deafen the click of my mouse when recording... :D

anyway i'd also like to add that i'm thinking about doing a remix of the FNaF song by The Living Tombstone. i've been jotting down ideas for the past week or so and i'm coming closer and closer around to doing that at some point. it's not gonna be your average midi remix, i want this to be like an extensive new version with added things, but still staying true to the energy of the original.

GIVE US SOMETHING

fine, here's a small animation i made for fun

you're welcome 😌

anyway, that's about all i have to say this time around, so stay safe, look after yourselves, and, yes, keep moving.

catch ya later :D