I’ve shared these before, but I love the accidental contrast in these Pieces, and the slight subversion.

Shadow’s being a peaceful shot of him among a Starry Sky.

Sonic’s a piece before conflict, but with a similar peace built from determination.

It’s like Poetry, it Rhymes.

Hope you can forgive this break in the Hiatus, started working on finishing WIPs and I wanted to share this quick observation. Plus I just hate leaving things off on a Sour Note.

Coming Attractions:

Horror Art

Lewd Art

Environmental Art

Art Of Each Skullgirls Character (Fighters)

Fan Art For A Lot Of Series Including:

Sonic

Street Fighter

Hazbin/Helluva Boss

Star Fox/A Fox In Space

Kirby/Kirby Guardian

Scream

Dead by Daylight

FNAF

South Park

Futurama

Family Guy

And A Lot More. Like A LOT

Speaking of more here’s some other Things I got planned:

Art Explosion: A Big Art Dump where I’ll share a bunch of Illustrations of widely varying Tones and Subjects. I’ll be sharing it all at once, and write [ CONTENT WARNING: ] on any especially Edgy Shit I make. Doing this as both a Creative Exercise and a apology for my Whining.

Scream Franchise Retrospective: Covering the Films up to VI, along with some other Ghostface-Adjacent Media like Danny Johnson of Dead by Daylight and the TV Show; this is gonna be my Love Letter to one of my Favorite Franchises.

Devilman Animation Retrospective: Think a blend of the In-Depth Density of the Scream Retrospective with the more casual approach I’ve mentioned. This will cover every Animated Adaptation of Devilman, which I’ve been enjoying my Time with recently.

Shoto’s Album of the Day: Something I’ve already done on Twitter, I want to recommend Albums I enjoy each day I decide to Log In. I’m not very experienced with analyzing Music so this will be a pretty casual affair compared to other writing I’ll be doing.

Illustration Remakes: I want to post Higher Quality Versions of a lot of my Old Art as is. But I feel like Redrawing some pieces would be a lot more Fun! I’ll do this sporadically, much like how I always do my Art anyway. But I’ll try not to do too many Back-to-Back.

Livestreaming: I got a few different Ideas for this but I definitely want to do Streaming sometime soon.

Media Analysis and Retrospectives: From Books to Blockbusters, Albums to Video Games. I definitely want to start that again regularly.

Original Fiction: I’ve got some Ideas, Characters, and Worlds Brewing. But it’ll be a little bit before I really delve into these.

Animation: Once I get the Tools again I’m definitely gonna be Animating a lot.

And much more. There’s a lot of Creative Mediums I want to play in. But I’ll leave it here for now. Any “Coming Attractions” post I make will be marked with the Month and Year it’s released. This one’s just an Improved version of two others, meant to list the Creative Endeavors I’m aiming to work on the next few years so basically it’ll be the Tree the other lists will branch off of.

I deleted the last post because it was the Exact Reason I need to take a break.

Yes it’s good that I’ve recognized my Faults early this year. And I’m glad I’ve been working to make my Boundaries as a Creative/Online Presence clear as possible.

But repeating my Intentions and Reevaluating myself to the same conclusions every time isn’t going to Help. Everything else has been. Getting away from the Unhealthy yet Appreciative Obsession I had towards those who’d helped me through my breakdown and establishing more healthy relationships/boundaries with ‘em. Working on the Art Explosion even if it’s still a WIP. Slowly getting back to Analyzing/Critiquing people’s work. Having a healthier relationship with how I interact with others online in general. Getting stuff done in my Real Life while getting more Time in with Family and Friends. Speaking more openly online about my Thoughts/Experiences.

But. I can’t keep whining about these things as well as more Serious Stuff. Not like I have a lot. I’m not looking to make my Spaces some Hug Box where we don’t talk about Serious Topics, but I’m not looking to make ‘em Hot Take Factories or a Diary of my Personal Issues/Worries or a Trauma-Dumping Ground. And I can’t let Stories of Corruption like I’ve shared this Year keep putting me through the Wringer and making me Reevaluate and Repeat.

So like I said. I want this Year to be the Foundation of how I handle all of this going forward. A Blend of me sharing whatever I make and is on my mind, with talking to people in both Professional and Casual Contexts. I don’t consider everyone I’ve had a Good Interaction with a Friend, but they’re open to the offer. This Whole Joint is me being Honest but Professional on my terms while having Fun and Improving my Craft. That’s the Beauty of Independent Art Creation. For Better and Worse the Responsibility is yours. I appreciate those who’ve stuck around, and I still need to take Time to look back through all my Interactions to both Refamiliarize with some of you and remind myself why despite everything one of my Favorite Parts of all of this is talking to people. So yeah, Stay Safe and Take Care of Yourselves people.

P.S: From now on, unless I really need to update you all on something; I’ll save these types of Posts to actually be Year Reviews. And I’ll also be making an Updated Project List that’ll detail a bunch of Ideas I got for the next few years.

Born and Raised in a small town with some years spent in the City, as of writing I’m in the process of planning out my Adult Life while going with the Flow. And looking for Good Times along the way. Innocent and Otherwise. I Absolutely Love Video Games, Animation, Music and Movies. Also have a strong appreciation for Comics despite my comparatively limited experience with ‘em in Comparison. Love learning about Shit too.

I Started my Indie Journey in 2019 fueled by a Desire to finally Start said Journey and to talk/meet various people across the Globe. It’s mostly been a Fun Ride, but not one without Fuck Ups on my part.

As of August 2023, I’ve been working to get back on track after I reached a Breaking Point in November 2022 that left my Mental State Unstable for a good portion of 2023. I’ll detail it later on in this post because frankly at this point I’m sick of talking about it. But I am feeling better despite it all, and have a lot of Plans I’d like to get to. I’ve got better things to do.

Alrighty Introductions’ out of the way, the rest of this Pin will be personal info about me and my Work. I’ma mostly keep it light for the Vets’ Sake but Long Story Short I’m a guy who’s experienced some of the Best and Worst Life can offer. Which is reflected in my Interests.

Name you can call me: Devilman, Shoto (Usual Go To I’ve Noticed), Ray, Shotokan

Age: 23 going on 24 in September

Sex: Male

Race: A whole lotta White with a Splash of Native American.

Nationality: American

Sexuality: Pansexual

Height: 6”1

Weight: 170-195

I guess the last thing to write before I start the Addendum List is I’m Physically Disabled, but fit enough for ya not to notice unless you knew what to look for. I got a Neuromuscular Disorder known as CMT (Charcot Marie-Tooth). It Fucks with my Nervous System among other Shit.

Neo Addendum Prime 1: Content Warning: I like Edgy Stuff, sometimes Real Edgy. I Like Horror, I Like Hentai (Guro And Loli Included). I Hope the Devilman in my name is a good indicator of that; just know that when ya follow me, you might see some Explicit Shit. (Name Is Devilman Shotokan On Twitter, Thinking Of Changing It On Here Too But Need To Become A Supporter On Here)

Neo Addendum Prime 2: When it comes to Al Art and NFTs/Crypto, l'm highly skeptical of a lot of it but can see some Potential too. In fact I regret how I fell into Blindly Hating NFTs for a bit. Though I'm not above Jokes about 'em.

Neo Addendum Prime 3: I've always been a guy who tries to blend being Carefree with being Serious about Life. And while I've been through a lot I've had just as much if not more Good in my Life. I also believe in being able to Joke about anything while being Respectful.

Neo Addendum P4: I enjoy talking to people, whether it's Dry and Scholarly to Wacky and Flirtatious. That said, I'm taking things on here a bit more Seriously for now. I had a habit of falling into Negative Parasocial Tendencies in the past that I want to tame while staying Open.

Neo Addendum Prime 5: While I try to keep it to a Minimum, if I get into an Argument on here at all I ask any followers of mine to let me handle it. I'm open to Support and Advice, but unless I state otherwise I'd like to handle all aspects of my

"Career" myself. From Work to PR Shit.

Neo Addendum Prime 6: I plan to make Art in a Wide Range of Tone. From Innocent to Depraved, Escapist to Confrontational. I'll do my Best to put proper Content Warnings when needed, but Hopefully in a way that doesn't ruin any Narrative Flow. (I’m Now Of The Mindset To Where I’ll Mark Work Like This With A [CW], And Have A Page Listing Potential Triggers If It’s Long-Form Work Like Comics Or Written Work)

Neo Addendum Prime 7: I'm not one who believes anyone needs to Police their followers, but nevertheless we do have a Responsibility towards our Fans. To any fan of mine under 18, l ask that you not Interact with any Lewd work I produce or share (Either Intentionally Or Not). Horror’s ok as long as it doesn’t deal with Sexually Explicit Things.

Neo Addendum Prime 8: Adding to the Last Point, I do plan on making both Twitter Alts and possibly Webpages dedicated purely for uploading Work of mine. Both SFW and NSFW. If you just want to see my Art til then I suggest my Newgrounds. Better Content Filtering there imo.

Neo Addendum Prime 9: I plan on streaming in the Future, Near Future Hopefully, but I don't see that becoming a Serious Gig for me even with the VTuber Aspirations I got. I'd consider that more Hobbyist and a way to Chat/Socialize in a more Tangible Way than Text.

Neo Addendum Prime 10: While I'd like to handle my Work myself as much as possible, and I'm not looking for or even really accepting Help right now. I'm always down to talk Shop. And am eager for feedback on the Art I produce.

Neo Addendum Prime 11: As of August 2023 l'm still looking into various ways to get pay for my Work I'm Comfortable with. I'm not looking to Rip anyone off and I want to really make sure I Trust the method I pick. l've got a few options now, but am still making sure I like 'em.

Neo Addendum Prime 12: I have No Consistent Schedule for the most part. And sometimes I need to take Time to myself even in my Personal Life. Especially since 2020. So I'll try my Best to stick to any plans I make but don't be surprised if they change.

Neo Addendum Prime 13: These Addendums Sound Like

RPG Names)

I'm building the Lore around my Avatar, and there's bits in some of the Art Descriptions. And I definitely will use him as my VTuber Model when I start that.

But note that while I'll speak "In-Character" at times that’s exceptionally rare.

Neo Addendum Prime 14: I guess to bridge of of 13, RP is a thing I do Rarely. Like I said I'm me. Not against RP or anything and in fact want to get into Tabletop again, but in terms of my Online Presence I'd mainly like to stick with Talkin' and Workin'.

Neo Addendum Prime 15: l've got limits as to what I accept and want to see, but when it comes to Art I hate people dictating what can be made and Demonizing Artists for creating. Especially with how Fucked things truly are IRL. Instead of complaining, use that Energy to actually Help People. (Note: Critique And Harsh Criticism Isn’t What I’m Talking About)

Neo Addendum Prime 16: Main Goals:

Make What I Want. Innocent or Depraved, Escapist or Confrontational.

Meet Interesting People. Maybe even make some friends.

Help out others with my Work or my Words.

Hopefully inspiring them to help people in ways I can't.

Create for the Fuck of it,

Have Fun!

Neo Addendum Prime 17: I hesitate to even bring this up because my god l'm bored thinking of it frankly and prior to this any vets of mine have heard me Bitch way too much

(IMO) about it. But l've got some Baggage to say the least.

Neurological Disease CMT.

Stroke stemming from CMT + more.

Rape. Deaths of Loved Ones. Despite all of that I've had a Very Good Life.

Luckily a fairly "standard" one for most Americans too. The CMT is definitely the Biggest Obstacle for me and always will be. But while I can get pretty disheartened and depressed, especially since the 2020’s have been Hard for everyone. i'm pretty good at picking myself up. Sad gets Old.

Neo Addendum Prime 18: Made a lotta new connections as of Late, some budding friendships as well! I Really Appreciate It, but I'm afraid of making some Peeps feel Ignored. Especially in the VTuber Community since I'm settling in on Predebut-Standby.

Please. Feel Free to Reach Out!

Neo Addendum Prime 19: You're gonna have to Forgive me if I've forgotten Interactions we've had. I'm a Very Busy Man IRL and Art-Wise. Got a lotta plates spinning as I try to balance even more. Narrowing my Focus a bit but l'm still just a Mortal. Just like with my IRL Friends and Family tho, it usually just takes a bit of Talking to spark those Memories. (This Shit Sounds So Conceited)

Well this is most of the Important Information I had in my previous Twitter Pins. This News Post will be updated in the Future as well, both with the Rest of what I’ve had written and anything I feel I need to add in the Future. It’s August 16, 2023 at the Time I’ve rewritten this. My Mindset has be rearranging, rebuilding, and remembering itself for this whole year. I definitely feel more stable than I was, and honestly this year feels like I’ve been reviewing and prepping for the Future. While trying to keep motivation and positivity in a pretty hard year, after some Hard Years in a Row. It definitely hasn’t been all Doom and Gloom though, and I’ve let setbacks postpone my plans too often in my Career.

So, welcome to my Chaos. Hope it suits you well enough.

B&W Character Pieces: $25 My Style, $50 Style Recreation (To My Best Abilities)

B&W Background/Environmental Pieces: $30 MS, $60 Recreation

B&W Combined Pieces: $35 MS, $75 Recreation

Colored Character Pieces: $30 MS, $55 Recreation

Colored Background Pieces: $35 MS, $65 Recreation

Colored Combined: $45 MS, $75 Recreation

*For $5 Extra I’ll Send The OG/Physical Piece To You When I Get The Option To

Rules of Engagement:

While I’m pretty open to draw whatever, I ask for the subject before we agree in case I’m not comfortable with it.

If you’re under 18, I won’t make anything with Nudity for you. And will keep Underdressed Art (Like Swimsuit Stuff) tasteful. I’m also gonna refrain from any Insulting/Callout Pieces unless we’re close. Even then I’m hesitant.

Even if multiple orders are placed from a Single Person, I’m not letting an order go above $400; unless it’ll be a Multi-Month Commitment.

I ask for at least a month to complete an order. I’ll also be taking 10-15 Gigs per Comm Grind. Up to 3 per person. If 4 Slots are taken by 3 People, or 3 Slots by 4; I’ll eliminate the remaining 2.

Sooooo yeah, pretty simple. It doesn’t really take into account material costs or shipping. But this simplicity is why I’m looking for Feedback, especially from those experienced with Commissions. Both Ordering and Making ‘em.

So I started doing this thing last year on Twitter I called “Shoto’s Recommended Album of the Day” where I recommended and briefly review an Album to anyone who sees it. I’m gonna bring it back soon, possibly today; but I’m not sure how I’d approach it on here. Could just make it News Posts but I worry that’ll get annoying quick. I’ll likely do that anyway, but you guys got any thoughts on it?

I’ve still got to catch up with a lot of it, but EVO this year seemed like a Shit Ton of Fun!

Already seen some Hype F***in’ Sets and some Good Times. Caught a lot live too on stream, but there’s plenty of action to watch. Might share more In-Depth Thoughts later on. It was also fun seeing some of the discourse Online, especially the lament of Zero May Cry XD

Hey people, I just wanted to speak my mind and share my intentions going forward. I wanted to save this for September but it’s gonna bug me all month if I don’t talk now.

As anyone paying attention knows, my Mindset towards my purpose with my Art Life has been fluctuating Hardcore this year. Both because of my actions and stuff that’s been going down this year. And I’ve been having to pick up the pieces of my Mental since November.

I’ve accomplished things I thought would take ages in these Four Years. Increased my Artistic Skill Exponentially. And interacted with a wide variety of people, if only Online. But at the same time I fell into behaviors that sicken me. I got and fought an Obsessive Streak, one I’m still tempering. I’ve gotten into my First Internet Arguments, some of which I was an obnoxious ass. Shared my Pain constantly to you all. This Constant Whining; which is good on a Transparency Level by keeping you all Informed of my situation and intentions but I feel like an Attention Whore whenever I do this. Especially because I’ve been seeing people who have it way worse who’d be much more deserving of Support both in my Real Life and on here.

Especially because I haven’t put out much work, despite being Busy as Hell with Creative and Personal Responsibility. Though some of you still like my WIPs which is nice. ^^

As I’ve said before, I started this path because I wanted to contribute to the world while meeting people, learning new things, and having Fun. With my Traumatized, Disabled Ass; I feel like being in any Important Roles like a Doctor or even a Store Clerk would just slow those environments down. But as an Artist I can Inspire and Comfort those more useful than myself to Society. On my own terms. And make any positive ripple in the Sea of Life I can.

But. I’m worried. I’m worried that I’m just killing the Spirits of my Followers. Toying with Emotions. Making people feel neglected or worse used by me. I’ve made a lot of connections that are very fresh. Some of you are Followers here and on Twitter. I’ve also been studying the Work of many Artists and various things Humanity has accomplished and perpetuated. In All Honesty these last Four Years have been a bit of a Blur. I don’t want people to feel I’m using them, or just Hunting Heads. But especially after my Breakdown in November, my worries of how present I am in people’s Lives have spiked. With all the Crazy Stories this year has produced too, it’s been so hard to keep my Motivation. I’m close to the Mindset I had when I started.

But this is all stuff I’ve been saying this entire year. I’m so ready to just get over it and have fun with ya’ll again. But Stories keep hitting close to home and making me reevaluate Shit.

I’m still sticking to the plans I’ve stated in the last post, staying offline for the most part until September. I got a lot of Art to work on and IRL Shit to do as usual, I might lurk around like I’ve been but to a much lesser extent.

I’m considering taking a year off but I think it’s just an overthought. I want to just go about the casual conversations and analyzing others’ Art, while sharing my work and words like I used to. And I have been to an extent.

But I need to make sure this isn’t just chasing attention and fucking with people’s heads. So please don’t feel obligated to follow me. Whether you’re a fan or friend.

I guess this Shit’s a good place to end. Screw these types of Posts for a long time. You know what I’m about if you read these.

Stay Safe out there Chooms. Live as Hard as you can, with some Responsibility.

Hey ya’ll, I just want to let you know I’m doing better. If you’re unaware yesterday I let myself get frustrated to the point of venting about how my show of support to Lex, Leighton, and Rav quickly became my most viewed thing ever. I’ve already explained why I got so mad, but to sum it up (Especially For My Newgrounds Folk); what started as Rage against a group of Scum quickly became frustration at Twitter boosting my most Negative Post in spite of my Art or previous Solidarity Posts.

But honestly I lost sight of the fact it was only getting views. Unlike all the compliments or fun interactions I’ve had these near 4-Years. In fact I should be Glad that it’s my most viewed post. I just wish I made it more about showing kindness to those Hurt than Anger at Vermin.

It’s a great microcosm of my Best and Worst Traits I’ve shown honestly. Wanting to show Kindness and Support, even to Strangers; while not being afraid to call out what I feel is Bull Shit Passionately. Contrasted with Impulsivity and Doubt leading to Stupid Choices.

SuperMega deserves to crumble. All this anger should be focused solely on the perpetrators. And I wish there was more posts about showing Support through Kindness instead of Anger. But Demonizing the anger isn’t necessary. In fact I saw a bit of In Fighting while reading this. Furthermore, while it’s healthy to have fear for what this means for the groups surrounding SuperMega; focus should be kept on this incident. Not on weighing this against others like Oneyplays or the Grumps.

This’ll most likely be the last time I bring this up as well. Even if I relate to Lex, Leighton, and Rav’s Pain. This isn’t my fight. However, sad as this is to say, it’s yet another story this year that serves as a Cautionary Tale for any Creative in the Digital Age. Protect Yourself. Have a fallback plan, and include people you can Trust in it. And don’t be afraid to be seen as the Bad Guy or get ostracized by former Creative Friends.

Because as we’ve seen. Indie or Professional. Corruption can easily take hold in the Art Sphere.

I wish Lex, Leighton, and Rav all the Best.

Matt. Ryan. Don. Jim.

If there’s a Hell, you got VIP Tickets.

I’m still gonna be off for a bit, setting up a Studio Space in a room that’s been needing cleaning for a bit. But when I return I’m gonna rewrite my Twitter Pin one more time and do some Major Account Maintenance.

I wanna state that the Mass Unfollowing I’m likely gonna do isn’t out of spite, and I leave the door open for anyone to contact me if they’d like to keep me around. God that sounds Egotistical. But this is a matter of not stretching myself thin.

In my it’s hard enough for me to find Time for people in my Life due to the Complications of my Condition and the Mental Strain it causes. I don’t want people in the Work Side of my Life to feel I’m Ignoring, Manipulating, or Abandoning them.

That all said it’s been Fun slowly getting back in stride. There’s been a few times now where I’ve taken a break from Social Media for various reasons. Becoming Repetitive in my Analysis of others work, Feeling I’ve let myself hinder others, and the Mind Break of 2022.

After all this time, and all the mental flip-flopping I’ve been doing; I do feel truly back to me. But now that I’m comfortable with what I’m doing on here again and how I go about Interacting with people I need to focus on the Grind while still having Fun.

So to sum it all up:

Need to Work, but can stop this intense Self-Scrutiny, at least in the Public.

Need to reconnect with people but take it slowly. I definitely got too comfortable immediately calling people Friend at times (No Offense To Anyone, It’s Purely On Me).

And overall just stop taking this Too Seriously while keeping my Head On. I made my NG and Twitter to interact with people across the Globe and start pursuing Art as an Indie. And while I’ve had some major Fuck Ups imo, I’ve mostly stuck to that.

Ok that should be the last of these Self-Critique Posts for a Loooooooong While. I can always look back on things if I ever feel like I’m slipping.

Back to the Plan I had shared. No more Major Posts (Excluding RTs, Emergencies, And Comments) until I get my Art Backlog done.

Also gonna enjoy the Remainder of Summer Outdoors and With Family and Friends as possible. Which I’ve done much more than Last Year and I Love It. Hell I might post some Photos on here and NG ‘cause I got some pretty sights around here.

For now, Stay Safe, Hustle, Have Fun.