Ok, I'm not sure whether "live action" art like this is allowed on Newgrounds as an actual art piece, but to be honest, I actually like the idea of a mixed media image. Plus, this pic actually means a bit to me since it represents a milestone for me. So I decided to make my first blog article since that's what it seemed photos like this belonged under.

You see, I sometimes go cycling on my own and doing some sticker slapping (Livin' the Bomb Rush Cyberfunk life baby!) on lamp posts and metal surfaces and stuff, and the reason I took this image was because I was finally able to cycle up to the supermarket, which was quite the journey, or at least it was back then. I created this on September 17th 2023 and finished it on the 19th of the same month of the same year.

I dunno whether I'll make anything else like this where I blend real lifey stuff with cel-shaded goodness, but I think Trainhead's looking enthusiastic as always to be going about places!

Well well well, guess who decided to act all slow-minded this time. DeviantArt!

Just today, DeviantArt decided to literally without any permission DELETE three of my drawings all the while stating that they were "policy violations" Yeah right! Now I'll admit, those pics were inflation images, and the characters inflated were NOT underaged. You do wonder why these crybabies who get triggered over (safe non-underaged) images of ballooned cartoon characters haven't gotten a brain operation yet.

Sigh... Look. I know that my DA gallery is a mess of inflation garbage and most of the requests were done some time ago and don't reflect current me AT ALL, hell, I'm actually pretty ashamed with most of them, but I'm still unbelievably angry that DA tampered with my gallery. This crap happens far too much with modern sites, to the point that a mass life imprisonment of these moderators would be justified to set an example at this point. And really, I had long since gotten really fed up of just making inflation pic after inflation pic on that awful as Hell site. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy short amounts of inflation art from time to time, but when I was being used by unappeasable request spammers, things quickly spiralled out of control.

Oh, and did I mention that DeviantArt has NEVER taken action against actually evil users such as BlueCatRiolu (apparently Riolu changed now), Nuggettheballoongirl and FoxTown2002, who have a creepy obsession with children? By all means, let that sink in.

So screw you DeviantArt! You really deserve to be forgotten about and become a 404 page like LiveLeak did. Between your Core and Subscription microtransaction scams, toxic Sonic The Hedgehog-obsessed mentally challenged users, some of whom should NOT be allowed near kids AT ALL, and your newfound hatred of freedom of speech, I'll make dang sure to upload on other sites such as Weasyl, FurAffinity and good old Newgrounds.

And for anyone who was kind enough to take a read of this, do everything you can to get you and your buddies away from DeviantArt and onto better sites such as the ones I said above. Trust me, you might just be able to see some Street Soul goodness on those sites as well!

It's the station that got a hyperpowered missile pointing right at Sonic's toxic fanbase? Street Soul Radiooooooooo! Now folks, let's launch this sucka and watch those greedy losers cry!

Seems like Ziyo's wish for there to be an end in sight to all those requests he's been given came true. At a Calypso-styled cost... You see, last month, DeviantArt decided that nobody on the site can see anyone's art because they marked it all as mature for anyone who's not logged in. Talk about vandalism! Ziyo's took this news as well as you could imagine...

And why are they doing this? So they can become "brand friendly" for advertisers who probably find DA simping for them a little uncomfortable. Like, Chris Chan and Megan levels and uncomfortable.

Then there's the fact that DA are now supporting art thieves, allowing them to use other people's art so that artificial intelligence can make something ugly and inferior out of it. To say that DeviantArt is going down like Tumblr is a biiiiig understatement. Already many users are packing up and leaving the site. Already there were many problems DA had to face. Spamming ads for money stealing schemes such as membership and subscriptions, ignoring dangerous users and supporting NFT culture. But the new problems truly are the last straw. But don't worry, Ziyo won't be leaving DeviantArt, he'll just put stuff up on the site less frequently and be using other sites such as the almighty Newgrounds to post his art.

And for his request stuff? I've heard he's sworn off requests for anyone but his most inner circle. And for good this time. Requests have been draining his sleep and happiness for months on end and he's gonna make sure never to allow Sonic's fandom to hit on him again.

Man, DeviantArt turning traitor sure did come outta the blue. But it was high time for Ziyo to reach out to other sites as is expected for a growing content creator. Hope karma catches up to you DA!

Whether you prefer a mic or a tank, there's always one thing you gotta love. Street Soul Radio! After spending a little more time trying to chip away at the requests that everyone mindlessly throws at him, Ziyo's finally gonna try out something on Newgrounds! Here's what he's gonna do! First, he's gonna look around the site a bit, next, try and learn some of the ins and outs of the place, then finally try submitting some art on there. You'd be a fool to not dig Ziyo's artstyle, suckas!

In fact, Ziyo himself is in the live lounge to give his thoughts.

"I should have gotten onto Newgrounds sooner, really. Thing is with DeviantArt is that it's becoming more of an uncomfortable place for me. Not because of the requests. Well, partly that, but also because of the... failing state of the site. They're spamming all these ads about Core Membership and subscriptions in a desperate bid to steal your money. It's really scummy stuff and DeviantArt has become quite glitchy in some places and there's even whole galleries being censored for no reason too. So yeah, I'm as nervous as Astro Man about what the future holds for me on Newgrounds, but I feel like that's my only option for going forward."

Ok doom and gloom, thanks for saying stuff. Now, he's not gonna completely leave DeviantArt, keep that in mind everyone out there. He's just gonna be uploading stuff onto NG without the CJ at the beginning as well as DeviantArt. Mostly the stuff that those child catching mods over at DeviantArt would have little temper tantrums over, like gore and action and stuff you'd see in a superhero comic. Who knows? Without those crazy Sonic fandom cultists out for his blood, maybe Newgrounds could prove the home Ziyo's always wanted?