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Any update to when this is being posted?

At 4/5/10 04:54 PM, Archon68 wrote:

At 4/5/10 04:36 PM, Sh0T-D0wN wrote: Ffff- I knew I'd forget something. Lol; I'll rework the sound in RF tonight if you want.

No, you and JKR were the only ones whose parts I didn't have any problems with. Good job!

Have a look at the credits.

Yay! I did something right for a change!

:)

At 4/3/10 05:47 PM, Elfman-Rox wrote: So... Monday it is?

Monday now? Okay...

I believe I accepted the buddy request, however I had like 12 people on my pending list (people randomly send me requests when I've never talked to them in my life) so make sure, would you? Thanks.

Not to be pushy, but when do you think this puppy will be posted? I just don't want to miss it on the Portal, so as to vote highly of its majesty.

No rush, just let me know so I can vote. Also what icon are you going to use for when uploading? I've found proper icon choice is very important if you want more views/possible front page. Let me know if I can be of help.

At 4/1/10 09:03 PM, Farza wrote: It's so dark and hilarious. The only prob is, you used real pics. Archon, EYE have the fla when you want it.%u2248%u2248%u2248

Whoops... I didn't know I couldn't use pics. I guess it just fit the parody that much better. I could have done it via drawings of my own if I had known, I just figured the actual from-life pictures made it all the more horrible. It's satire at its best! Or... worst? I dunno.

Finished!What 'chall think?

Let M E try again. EYE will have M-EYE entry ready by the end of the day.

Stupid April's first day.

I will have my entry to you by the end of the day. Finishing it now.

They appear identical to me.

I'd offer suggestions, but it appears that link is broken. Have another?

The best advice I can give is practice, practice, practice. And then, when you can hardly see straight and your hands are about to fall off, practice some more. That's the only way you can improve and get to that "This only took me 5 days" level.

I have an idea, just not sure if I've got the time to execute it. Busy busy... If I can manage, I'll send it along.

At 3/17/10 07:50 PM, Duchednier wrote:

At 3/17/10 10:15 AM, JKR wrote: Well the newest 5 Shades is FINALLY up... Took me forever. Man AS 3.0 hates me... :(
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/53 0603

And the battle for daily 1st commences!
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/53 0634
Happy groundhog day everyone!

its groundhog day right?

BLAST YOOOOOOOOOOOOU!

Ha ha, but seriously, that was an awesome animation. I hope it gets 1st for the day, it's deserving. (Though I kind of wish their arms weren't sticks.)

Here's a tip from someone who's been there before: It's freaking hard to do. You have to stay on top of things constantly and whip everyone to meet deadlines. Then when they DO, YOU have to meet deadlines so it can be released, expecting things to go wrong with code constantly.

Anyway, good luck, just be prepared for a lot of work!

It's really a very personal thing. You have to try different ones to see what works best for you as an artist.

At 3/17/10 05:52 PM, Magical-Zorse wrote: these icons confuse me

Agreed. I wish they were more differenter!

Seems like this could be a fun project, sorry I missed it. Well maybe next time!

Good luck finishing it up to post.

It's a good start. I really like the character design of the first, larger guy. The other seems very plain by comparison, so maybe tweak it to be more extreme like the first. In the extreme long shots (where they are just shadows) you need a horizon line to anchor them to the stage. Just a simple line in the back will do, separating ground and sky.

Keep at it!

He's a talented guy, isn't he? Actually to my knowledge he doesn't have a NG account. He works with me on some Fred the Monkey stuff, and can be found on the Fred message boards if you'd like to ask him if he's got other things to show. I'll let him know you enjoyed his work, he'll be excited to hear it. :)

Maybe this will even make him do more here on Newgrounds, I guess we'll see!

At 3/17/10 12:20 PM, Starogre wrote:

At 3/17/10 10:15 AM, JKR wrote: Well the newest 5 Shades is FINALLY up... Took me forever. Man AS 3.0 hates me... :(
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/53 0603

uhh what? shouldn't it be five shades of green?

That was already done years ago. It has nothing to do with St. Patty's day. Just a coincidence that it released today of all days. ORANGE!!!!!!!

Well the newest 5 Shades is FINALLY up... Took me forever. Man AS 3.0 hates me... :(

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Now up! Thanks everybody! You guys did a great job.

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  The 5 Shades of Orange by JKR

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Here's to many more 5 Shades. *toasts*

At 3/16/10 10:17 PM, Toast wrote:

At 3/16/10 09:31 PM, JKR wrote: I don't think there's such a thing as "over-achieving" really. If you're passionate about something,

Bullshit. Working a lot on something you're "passionate" about is one thing, but being an over-achiever at school is something completely different. People don't do their schoolwork because they're passionate about it, they do it because they're jerk-wads who, honestly, don't have many better things to do in life.

I do my schoolwork because I'm passionate about it, but then, that's why I'm back in school after five years away from it. I didn't have this sort of passion when I was in my early twenties, but now I'm ready to tackle it and make myself a better artist as a result. A lot changes in the years after becoming an adult... But if there are under 18 year olds who have that same level of passion, man, it's going to be AWESOME to see what they accomplish with their lives. More power to them; the world is waiting for them to change it for the better.

I don't think there's such a thing as "over-achieving" really. If you're passionate about something, you improve as you work. If you work super-extra-hard, you just improve that much more. I did a presentation for class the other day, and it was far and away the best presentation of anyone in the group. I even brought in a guitar and sang at the end. Now, it could be LOOKED at as over achieving (I could have gotten an A in my sleep based on what other people did for this) but it helped me with my public speaking, and to have more confidence in my singing in front of others.

I don't even CARE about the grade (if I pass, I'm happy, be it an A or a D) but that kind of experience really helps you later in life.

Terribly, TERRIBLY sorry that I haven't released this via the portal yet, folks. I am begging forgiveness here, it's obviously entirely my fault. It seems like every time I sat down to put everything together yet another crazy event would take place to call me away. It's been a completely insane start of 2010 for me.

BUT, FINALLY, I am finished putting it all together. I kept having to go in and fix weird issues that popped up, so if something is off let me know and I'll resubmit it with the changes. I think it should go pretty smoothly though.

I plan on submitting the swf to the Portal tomorrow at around 9:30AM EST. I'll post a link here when I do!

(On a happier note, now that I've figured all this crazy AS 3.0 code out if we want to do a future 5 Shades I will be able to pop things in to the existing template and not have some crazy several-month delay! Yay.)

Since Christmas is a few days away, I'm going to put the collab up on NG either next week or at the start of the new year. I figured it would get lost in the hoopla of the holidays so it would be best to hold off on the launch of it. Just so everyone is aware!

Merry Christmas!

At 12/17/09 02:32 PM, Bogoblin wrote:

At 12/17/09 12:27 PM, JKR wrote: Good news, everyone!

It looks like we do indeed have enough room for everyone to be in, no vote needed! Huzzah!

I do need Bogoblin to resend me his, though. For some reason it won't read the file type

I might have exported it in CS4 format. I'll send it to you ASAP.

Awesome, thanks.

I was trying to put off getting CS4 because I feel like I JUST got CS3, and the freaking upgrades are just too expensive to do this every other year...

Good news, everyone!

It looks like we do indeed have enough room for everyone to be in, no vote needed! Huzzah!

I do need Bogoblin to resend me his, though. For some reason it won't read the file type. Did you do it in an older version of Flash? That usually happens when people send me files from earlier than Flash 8. If that's the case, I'll need someone with Flash 8 to open it and send it to me as a Flash 8 file.

At 12/13/09 01:18 PM, Bogoblin wrote:

At 12/13/09 10:14 AM, JKR wrote: If you submitted an entry but your name is not above, please PM/email/reply here ASAP! Thanks.

You said you had my entry before. Do you still have it or do you want me to resend it?

Sorry, sorry, yes, I got yours. It was down at the bottom since you were the first one to send yours in, so I forgot to add it to the list. :)

At 12/14/09 01:10 AM, CartonOMilk wrote: Alright! I'm in!
Just checking, my good man, did you get my second version?
I can't help but check
it is my first collab fine sir....

Yes, I have your second version.