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hello whimsy nation. Today we have another episode of artist shoutout, right before the summer of shout out events start. before i get to the artist portion of the shoutout, i'd like to shout out some collabs as well. (and why yes, there IS new formatting to the shoutouts. thank you for noticing.)

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ COLLABS TO CHECK OUT ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚

@Tydaze is hosting what I believe is the 2nd annual pride collab for newgrounds. I know there will be a lot of interest for this collab as pride is a more general topic than what collabs usually are about, so heres a link for you to check it out

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1546024

The petpet collab by @gelert's deadline is rolling around on June 5th. i thought this collab was super cute and had a blast making my entries for it, so if you can get out your entries for it before the deadline i highly recommend joining.

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1544296

⋆｡°✩ ARTIST SHOUTOUT ✩°｡⋆

i kid you not i literally JUST found these guys today. its very surprising that these two artists aren't constantly gracing the front page of newgrounds, because the quality of work here is phenomenal. if you like dragons or horror, you should be excited for this installment

✪ ARTIST NO. 1: @Noctem-Tenebris ✪

i think dragons are just awesome. you cant have enough of them, quite honestly. they are quite complicated creatures to draw, so i feel its sort of rare you come across a dragon artist at times. especially one that really excels at what they do. noctem does dragons FANTASTICALLY.

this is like. SO beautiful i dont even know what to say. the dragon itself exudes raw power. that guy KNOWS they're the boss. not to mentioned every single scale is detailed. the lighting is breathtaking. this is a powerful creature and its been masterfully portrayed here.

another absolutely gorgeous, grand in scale work. these are art pieces i dont have to talk much about, because they do a wonderful job of speaking for themselves. yet again, the shading, detail and overall form of the dragon are breathtaking.

✪ARTIST NO.2: @CRYPTICQ

surprisingly, i do like horror. CRYPTICQ is very skilled at the art of Absolutely Creepy. if you like horror too, i'm sure you're going to fall in love with his work too.

my first thought when i saw this: what the hell is that thing

which if you think about it, thats VERY good when you're trying to scare people. It's dark, its unsettling, its confusing and creepy. its all the things it should be. The colors, lighting and composition do very well to come together and make a fantastic piece of art. If i end up seeing this thing in my nightmares, then i will consider it a good nightmare.

oh dear!! he is In There! CRYPTICQ's style does very well to give medieval fantasy vibes. looking at this image, for a moment you could almost swear you had stumbled across this Monstrosity in real life. I am reminded of a line from i have no mouth and i must scream where ted compares the fear hes experiencing as the same cold horror of a razor blade slicing across his eyeball. I think these artworks replicate a similar feeling.

okay Dats all. Definitely give all the talent mentioned here a look through. It was hard to pick just two pieces to show for the artists but somehow i managed. If you like what i showed here, you'll like the rest of their galleries. The collabs are also lead by competent and friendly hosts, and i know you wont regret joining in on the fun with them.

im also running another event for the summer! it's very similar to the loveletters event i ran in February on here. if this post got you in the mood for some shout outs, head over to the link below and type one out for your favorite user!

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1545794