Welcome to Newgrounds NXT!
This development system is specifically designed for Newgrounds animators with under 1,000 fans on the site, aiming to help you achieve that milestone while spreading your work. And throughout this process, you'll have the opportunity to connect with the Newgrounds community and possibly even make some friends (or find some future collaborators)!
How does it work?
- The first step (if you already have at least one animation in the "Latest Movies" section of your profile) is to introduce yourself! Say hi, tell us who you are, and whatever you want people to know in regards to you and your animations. Any way you want to introduce yourself is completely okay! If you don't have at least one animation uploaded yet, you still have to introduce yourself - you just need to do the second step first, alongside your introduction.
- The second step (or potentially your first step) is to regularly post your new animations here! Make sure to include a short description of it as well - we want others to be invested in you and interested in what you create.
- If anyone's animations interest you, give them a watch! Leave reviews and ratings with good intentions, and let them know that you're also in Newgrounds NXT!
- Starting at the end of March, monthly updates on everyone's fan count will be monitored and posted, beginning from their initial post here.
- If you're at 900 fans, your progress will be monitored in a section above everyone else's in a "Special Watch" section of the updates. Once you reach 1,000 fans, you are officially a Newgrounds NXT alumni! You will stop being tagged in progress updates, and your username will be archived and put into the Newgrounds NXT Alumni section.
Important Rules and Information
- You are only allowed to post two older animations, and this is reserved for your introduction. Outside of this, animations posted should be at most a week old.
- If you decide to quit Newgrounds NXT and want to stop being tagged on your progress (either permanently or temporarily), send me a private message with the Newgrounds PM button. Any Newgrounder without any on-site Newgrounds activity for 3 months (including forum posts, news posts, reviews, etc.) is automatically removed from the progress updates, but can join back at a later date by making a new post here.
- Animation quality isn't important whatsoever, but the effort you put into your animation is. Shitposts without any redeeming effort put into it should not be posted here.
- As much as I love them, animation collabs (which I define as movies with 3 or more credited animators) should not be posted here unless you were the host and substantially contributed beyond just hosting it. Don't worry, collabs are lovely, but this is a place to get people invested in you!
Remember, Newgrounds NXT is all about establishing a creative and supportive community full of emerging talents with the same goals in mind. I'm excited for you to join, and I hope you enjoy the road to becoming an official Newgrounds NXT alumni!
