So, my birthday is in 5 days, and this year I want to be self-indulgent and I hope this isn't too selfish and asking too much, consider this just an open invitation.

But I'd love if y'all, my followers, drew a very simple sketch of Ragatha from The Amazing Digital Circus and DM it to me here to Newgrounds, if I get enough, I plan to do a little thing. 

I'm not asking for a full piece or a big sketch, I am fully aware this type of stuff must be paid, I perfectly know, I'm an artist. I just want this to be silly fun for me! So yeah, thanks for reading. 

Where does this fat bastard post his stuff anyway?

Hello, everyone. I come here to answer a question no one asked, yet I want to give the answer to. As many of you know, Newgrounds ain't my main thing, but it is where I grow the most, so let me do a little segway to say... Thank you!

Now to the question, the answer is simple, I post on Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky aaaand here. Also on Facebook, but I know only my old ass posts there in my personal account for my closest friends. Now, here's the catch, I also have SFW and NSFW versions of places that allow pornographic content to be posted, mostly Bluesky, Twitter and Newgrounds... BUT THERE'S ALSO A CATCH... Believe it or not, I have PRIOOOOORITIES in where I post, so that's the main focus of this post. This is basically me telling you "I got these social network accounts, but, you should check here instead if you want this or that" instead of just posting my links on my posts. See it as an open invitation to check my stuff in other places but also to let you know why I prefer [THIS] instead of [THAT], Okay?

Before we begin a thing to consider, I want to keep this post M-rated, as I want this to reach more people, so I won't link my NSFW accounts, you search for it yourself, it is not hard to stumble upon them (Hint hint profile hint hint).

If you want NSFW art:

• Newgrounds - Here is your safe bet and BEST BET! All of my NSFW and SFW stuff is here. All archived nicely, with alt versions properly visible in the same post, and at times, I put some extra stuff and insight on the development of individual pieces in my ART THREAD.
• Twitter (NSFW) - Safe Bet, Low Priority! Here I post under the name Akuma Taro, a handle I adopted as I wanted to separate my SFW stuff from my NSFW content even further, the only drawback of checking my art here is that, since the Twitter team and Elon Musk implemented AI, as an artist I am trying to defend myself from getting my art used for generative AI programs without my permission, so I first put my pieces on Glaze, and since my PC ain't the best, it takes around 45 minutes to glaze the pic completely, this is even worse when I make alt versions, like that recent Vanilla the Rabbit piece I did. So you might see stuff posted a few hours or a day later than Newgrounds and Bluesky... Speaking of Bluesky...
• Bluesky (NSFW) - Errrmmm.... High Priority? Tsssss... Yeah.... While both Newgrounds and Bluesky have higher priorities for me than Twitter now... Well...

This is just sad, man....

So, while I don't have to worry about AI and all... Yeah, I personally don't like how this looks at all... As a little method for overriding this, I quote pieces with pics. But this is such an unnecessary workaround which asks more from me... So yeah, if you want NSFW just check my shit here or on Twitter.

• Rule 34 Tag - I GOT ONE! It is outdated tho... In case you were unaware, I myself post my own content on Rule 34, I do this to avoid any other person posting it there and also for people to go check my twitter and Newgrounds account as at times, people don't properly put the sources, also to tailor it myself as sometimes there's pieces I am not proud of, there was this incident years ago where people posted very old shit I was ashamed of and I got insulted there, that broke my confidence a little. Anyway, my tag at the moment is not updated, basically I haven't had time to post my own stuff and to add the "AKUMA TARO" tag to my posts, I guess to keep it consistent I'll tag both Akuma Taro and TheGarbager619 accounts, I mean, in the end y'all there know it's me :)

If you want SFW art:

• Newgrounds - Just filter my stuff! I encourage anyone who doesn't like my erotic content to filter my stuff, I try to properly tag my stuff always, so maybe put out A and M just in case, in A are sex pieces or pornographic nudity, in M I got more tasteful nudity, so pick your poison or throw it away entirely and check my other goofy Safe pieces. I try to balance my output of SFW and NSFW stuff.
• Twitter - Your second best bet! Even though there's low Priority Tbh, I feel Twitter is basically my Newgrounds account but without the erotic stuff, so if you want it completely filtered, that's your best option, but, just like I previously mentioned, with the implementation of AI, I'll take my time to post there.
• Instagram - Uuuuuuh Low Priorities and I kinda hate it and forget about it So yeah... Instagram is my least favorite social network to post art on, but I have it cuz "Some industry fucks might like your shit and follow you" and "It is basically a portfolio", which for me it's kind of bullshit, man... It is a very cold social network, I barely interact with humans there, I love that NG still has forums, even on Twitter I can communicate with folks (For better or for worse) and on Facebook i can show my latest pieces with my best friends IRL and online (Not before glazing it, of course). But with Instagram? I gotta glaze it, gotta crop it out because of their shitty 1:1 resolution format, it has to look good on thumbnail so I make a thumbnail out of the piece and then I post the piece which looks cumbersome and annoying to check, gotta put something on my stories to hype up my stuff, man, it is so annoying, it's a very corporate environment, that's the last thing I want to think about when uploading my stuff; on Newgrounds, it almost feels like a game to crop the piece, to post alt versions, and to put text and my socials... with Instagram, it is a chore. And only for it to not reach anyone, and at times, I get comments from stupid bots. So yeah, honestly, don't follow me on Instagram, there's a reason why I don't put it on my links below my pieces.

So yeah, that's all, I dunno how to finish this, play Balatro, I'm addicted to that game. And see you soon.

So Twitter did some horrible TOS changes yet again, this time your tweets will be used for AI training, wether you want it or not, and now, everyone has decided to move to Bluesky for the second time. So yeah, before everyone remembers how meh Bluesky is and returns to Twitter, here's a reminder that I have a Bluesky... But not only that! Now I also have a NSFW one, so I decided to divide them.

https://bsky.app/profile/thegarbager619.bsky.social

(Please, Read Maison Ikkoku) https://bsky.app/profile/akumagarbager.bsky.social

As for Twitter, I will still use it, but this time, I will do just like I do with Instagram and just Glaze the pictures.

The Garbager six one nine has art commissions open again!

Nothing has changed regarding prices, just me shilling this again! As always, here's the info sheet and stuff. Feel free to DM me here or on Discord (thegarbager619) if you are interested or want any info regarding comes, also to check on my TOS and all that stuff.

Also, here's my portfolio if you want to check on some examples... Or you could just check my stuff here...

I want to know your thoughts on how I could improve the presentation of this portfolio I made, if y'all don't mind!

I'd also appreciate if you let me know of any error in it.

here it is!

https://garbager619.carrd.co/

I'm not only an artist, but also a weeb, a lot of my art is influenced by japanese manga, I am but another victim of their propaganda, love their video games, their music and manga/anime (Specially the niche ones, you won't see me watching Jujutsu Kaimid or One mid), but above all these, I love Japanese food a lot, that's why I am even working on a comic about it! So, as a creative, it is no brainer that I want to try and cook some myself!

I have been trying it since I was in High school, and it kinda sucked, Sushi is one of those recipes that look easier to prepare than it is, trust me, it's waaaay too easy to fuck it up, I kinda gave up some years ago, but then lately, I decided I should try again and take a different approach, instead of buying expensive shit like salmon, avocado, or crab imitation, I'll just start simple, I decided to cook what's known as "Kappa Maki", just Nori seaweed, rice and cucumbers. That's where the name for that horrible Nickelodeon cartoon came from, btw. So I tried again... And I am happy with the results... This is the first attempt I made on Tuesday 24 of this year.

Cut ain't that good, and I have a hard time properly spreading the rice, also had a hard time cutting it hence why the different sizes. I decided to change to a sharper knife and learn how to spread it better... And so I tried today again.

Again, problems with how I spread the rice, specially on the sides... I ate them so you can't see them but they looked god awful, lol; the cut has improved, tho. The overall presentation and taste? Amazing! And is not because I am making these myself, I genuenly enjoy sitting and eating them, although... Sometimes it is not the same when you make them than when someone else makes them for you, you know? Anyway, Maybe next time I'll finally try again with Imitation crab, cucumber and cream cheese, or maybe I can buy some Tampico Salsa, Sushi with Tampico is amazin! Some people might consider putting other than just a cut of fish a sin, but I am no stickler for how to make REAL sushi. So yeah, just wanted to share this.

So yeah, lately I don't feel as creative as I always have been, y'all can see my most recent pieces have been kind of simple, in a way, so yeah, I ask you, my followers and friends, what should I draw?

You can leave requests as well and I might consider doing them if I like it, ADHD is a bitch that just makes me go "Hmmmm, I dunno" at times so don't feel bad if I don't draw what you comment; this post is A-rated so feel free to suggest some spicy stuff as well, just please, keep it tasteful... I have been dealing with some folks who think all of us, artists who draw NSFW art, are as cumbrained as them and it is driving me insane.

So yeah, suggestion time begins NOOOOOW!

So, I recently bought this game called TCG Card Shop Simulator, personally, I'm not a Simulators player myself, I don't get much enjoyment from playing stuff like Farm Simulators, or The Sims nowadays, I prefer sitting down and playing a cool Roguelike, or a hard as balls platformer, but this, I had to play it, I saw my favorite Hearthstone Youtuber Rarran play it and it looked so damn fun, and the fact I always dreamt of owning a TCG/Board games shop was also a factor that attracted me, and so far, the game has been mad fun for me. At the beginning of it, I had to name my Card shop, and what did I call it? I just thought this for like, 10 seconds, 8 of them was just me laughing my ass off...

It is so stupid, but, as I was playing and kept looking at it, I thought how much I hated how bland it looks, I don't really enjoy looking at that Frutiger font looking ass banner with the silly Pokémon copycat clip art the game has... So I thought... How would I make my OWN card store look like? After all, I'm a graphic design graduate, let's give it a proper identity based on the childish joke I made. And so I took my little pages put together with a stapler I like to call "Sketchbook" and start drafting quick ideas.

I kept playing with the concept of HOT and SINGLES, and if you have ever consumed porn in this hellhole known as the Internet, you'd more likely stumbled on a shady ad offering you to meet with HOT SINGLE WOMEN in your area, so I also had to play with the idea of HOT WOMEN, it was a tall order as some logos just have one element or two merged together, rather than three, like this case. But I ended up going for the most unique one, which was the hot lady holding the card on fire, I know it could be done differently, but being honest, I have a hard time "Killing my darlings", so I went with this one.

I simplified it enough to make it more readable and with less elements, I added some horns to her cuz I love hot demon chicks, and a circle around instead of hair, as I thought of that iconic Simpson's logo for the Hellfish Squad, but maybe that format wasn't that helpful as it wasn't roundy enough, you know? It needed some movement, so I thought maybe something static like a square could work.

And it kinda did, I also fixed the hand and reduced her head as it was very disproportionated. I love how the V shape of her arm looks and I added the term HOT SINGLES using a condensed bold version of the Banschrift font, for the limit of the logo, I used the little space in the E as X's height. one time X felt enough space for the logo without the picture losing pressence.

"Hey, but weren't you making it because of a banner?" Obviously! I also thought about it, keeping the X-height, I feel this one works a little, bettr, I genuenly love brands with a logo and the company's name properly spaced. Imo, I still gotta work with that T in HOT and the SIN part feels a little too tight compared to LES, but, Oh well, this is just me documenting my process so far, one can always improve it.

Next step was making sure resizing the logo makes it so some visual information isn't lost. I did a few tests.

And as always, you can't trust your screen, so I printed it.

So far I like the results, not too much is lost in the smallest size, although I either would edit some stuff or maybe change the smallest permitted size of the pic to something a little bigger (Like the top left one); the halftone gradient helps black and white elements to stand out, I like that. I want to work on the T and O of HOT as I mentioned and, I know I mentioned the SIN in SINGLES feeling tight, but on second look, I kinda like it.

I might work on a colored version, I personally don't like to fuck too much with coloring when it comes to graphic design but if you don't try out shit in life, you'll never succeed. So yeah. Hope you guys like it, also any suggestion or observation is appreciated. I know I studied Graphic design but I am more of an illustrator myself (That's why I made this in Clip Studio and not Adobe Illustrator, lmao).

Hey everyone, this is like... A sort of update? I don't even know what I am about to write down, just a way to let out some stuff and to let y'all know what's being going on.

The best word to describe everything lately is just... Aimless. I just finished University, just waiting to get my papers and shit, and well, I am currently hunting down jobs, but I have been struggling with my social anxiety, it is not easy feeling my brain being like "Maybe I shouldn't bother them and not send my CV", I hate myself on that regard. However, in the mean time, I have been working on personal projects, I am starting a comic with a couple of friends and also starting one myself, I have been designing lots of characters. I guess I can show some of them, at least mine, the other is a work in progress we rather keep private, or at least, I should ask them first if I want to show em, you know?

These are for my personal comic, I guess I can talk a little more about the premise and the general idea behind it. It is a slice of life comedy of the first two girls, Jam and Ram, two best friends who decided to open a Japanese food restaurant named Eiganjo in their hometown, known as Samahani, a tropical island whose main economic activity is tourism, so they are trying their absolute best to keep their business afloat. If you are an og Garbager fan, you know I used those two girls for a NSFW pic collection, so, I am trying to clean their innocent image, the idea for this plot came to me when I came back to the city I am currently living on cuz of university, going down to my favorite Sushi restaurant just to see a fucking flower shop with a logo done with AI art, and I have seen lots of restaurants closing down, so I decided to write a story of the struggles of these type of small bussineses... In a comedic way, of course! I intend to post a page weekly and post it first on Webtoon and a few days later here on Newgrounds, I want to see if I can monetize my work, so maybe after all pages are posted, I will compile them and put them for sale on either Itchio or Gumroad.

My personal deadline was supposed to be next month, but seeing how things are going, I feel a little aimless, I got the script done, some concept art and character design, but I feel I still lack some stuff, sometimes you wonder... Is this enough? Like, do I, as an independent artist, who understands his limitations and what he needs and doesn't need, me who is basically Solo-ing everything in this project, do I really need that much concept art? For me, yes, yes I do, I literally tried to start the thumbnailing process and then I thought OH FUCK, I haven't even drawn the isle completely, or I don't even know how the streets look, what props they'll be using and shit... So yeah, I don't think next month is possible. But until then, stay tuned, I'll announce it whenever it is ready, hopefully late august-september.

At the same time, I am working on merch, well, mostly stickers and prints, since I am not working right now, I am looking to sell my stuff at cons and artist alleys just to make some extra cash while I'm unemployed, my parents have been very comprehensive on this front and I am thankful for it as I know not everyone has the same luck in that regard. Thanks, mom and dad! Speaking of, shameless plug, got comms open, check them out here! Help out a starving artist!

I stopped art fight for a bit as well, I love the thing, it is like an artsy splatfest, but I gotta admit I kinda burnt out quite fast and easy on the first weeks, and while I was doing my stuff, I did not get that many attacks on me and that sort of disappointed me, after a break, a lot of people drew stuff for me and I am grateful for it! I have seen them, but haven't commented on it. sorry! I'd like to do multiple revenges on them (I even promised a friend I would DO a revenge on him) but I just haven't been in the highest of spirits, the previous stuff I talked about has taken a toll on me.

I also been thinking on doing a short animation, I'm talking a meme of about 9 seconds, but then... After all this, I came to the sad realization... and maybe you too, dear "whoever reads this"... Isn't this a little overwhelming? Job hunting, Two comics, art fight, preparing stickers and prints, commission work, animation... When the fuck am I supposed to work on all this? this is why I said I feel everything on my life right now feels aimless, even if I could say I have my priorities, I still feel bad for draggin projects or not being able to finish stuff on time. I have had so many comic ideas in the past that have never even left the conceptual phase, so, this is important to me, I want to finally take things seriously, specially now that I have "The time". I guess I'll have to settle goals and have a planner. I need to learn how to eat an elephant.

Also, something somewhat related, I feel this is a decision I must let everyone know as I am aware some of you are here because of that, I know my OC Morticia is beloved by many folks around here, and I have drawn a lot of NSFW stuff with her, a lot of people love seeing Abbadon and Morticia have sweet and intimate moments, that's the type of erotic content I love doing, "I don't fuck, I make love" type of stuff, but, I have decided to stop drawing NSFW content of them, I want to keep stuff PG-13 with them, at first I thought just separating my SFW and NSFW accounts was enough, but I want to be professional from now on, Morticia is almost like my mascot, so I want her to be simple and clean (Is the way that you're making me feel tonight). Maybe I could from time to time draw and post something lewd with them here on NG, but outside, nope, I want to keep it just "Cheeky" and "Sly", but not horny or pornographic. But don't worry, I will make OCs SPECIFICALLY for NSFW stuff, and I hope they are a nice replacemente and make Morticia's sexy escapades justice.

Say hi to Mary! I'll draw her in cute and NSFW situations from now on! Hope she is of your liking. I actually came up with her name and backstory in a dream, yes, I am so stressed that I even dream OCs to "Work with".

I guess, that's all I gotta say for tonight, just an update on my life and my plans overall. I won't stop doing what I love, I have come so far to even stop now just because I'm sad, I'll just take a break and shit, I guess, and take it EAAAASY. I restarted playing Shin Megami Tensei III, It's been a while since I have played it, I feel I no longer vibe with it 100%, I stopped liking edgy stuff a while ago, you can even see that I haven't been drawing any scary or creepy shit in a while, I now lean more into happy and romantic stuff, that's why you saw me drawing intimate moments with Morticia and Abbadon, even them kissing and hugging and shit.

TL;DR: That feeling when ADHD at an adult age.

After so many years missed, I have finally decided that this will be MY YEAR!

and so, it will be! I have finally decided to join Art Fight this year!

I updated my old OC Nikki to get her in the line up, I should draw more of my other characters, not everything is Morticia and co... Althought she is like my main gal!

Anyway, see you in the battlefield, and may god help us all...

Go follow me if you feel like it, and let's have some fun!