I love Newgrounds and there's a group of artists and musicians and people in general I've met or learned of or follow because of this website. I think they all definitely deserve a mention. These are the main people who influence my art/music. or they're just really nice and i'll say so in that case lol

• the number one person, the dude who I can't express enough as a creative influence... the one, the only, @nexketch ! his art showcases for lack of better words a sporadic, crazy, messy, style of line work, which simultaneously is also really clean and thought out! I mean he lieterally made my favorite piece of art, like ever lmao. he hasn't dropped a piece i don't like and a specific piece of his inspired the first time i ever drew rawki because i liked the way he shaded the hat (looking back i absolutely failed in making something similar to his lol). His music is legendary as hell too like my god. his talent astonishes me and if you haven't checked his shit out you have to do it now. this list is in no real order BUT if it was then yk this goat would be on top

• the next person I regrettably sent a horrifically cringe piece of fanmail to and regret it to this day (shit was horrible). BUT his impact on my style is almost unmatched, it's @Paragoned . This dude has some of the cleanest lineart and coloring I've ever seen. He is one of the Illest newgrounds artists and deserves all the support he gets

• @jackartdotnet is SUCH a cool dude! like it's crazy he posts a new drawing almost daily and has been doing that for 564 PIECES!! he's made some of my favorite art on this site and seems like a really down to earth nice guy. and for how magnificent his art is and how consistent he is he's WOEFULLY underrated. in NO WORLD EVER should RAWKI goddamn mountain have more followers than art jesus. checking out his account is a must.

• @foghorntape makes the BEST beats. he could have 20 million monthly listeners and still be criminally underrated. He has a vibe unmatched by anyone else stretching the VHS aesthetic to it's absolute limits and curating an undeniable presence. one of my favorites by him. I've downloaded quite a lot of his onto my ds and listened to it while out and about. shoutout to his visual art too, cool ass dude that deserves your support

• @4WK the way he shades, those sick ass highlights, his whole style oozes... well, style. his art is badass and despite not having an extreme amount to say, he remains one of my favorite artists on newgrounds.

• similar situation with @SIPHONHarapeco . genuinely astounding artist with some of the coolest original characters known to man. seriously i don't know how they manage to make such impressive ass designs like my god is it awesome.

• @EmliyRose420 she is one sick ass person who has a whole fleshed out universe and family and shit with her ocs. and she manages to post genuine quality art about these ocs, CONSTANTLY. like i'm always checking in on her page and finding new shit she's actually insane! but also she's a really sweet person from what i've seen. she cares about her newgrounds peeps and does what she can to make others feel valued and included, i fw that heavy and she deserves everyone's support

• @An0nym0usVisit0r is the first person I really became friends with who was like, my age, and she's a really sweet person, if it was anyone I could have asked to collab with because I was nervous and didn't have friends it wouldn't have been as special because it wasn't my broat (bri goat). also she high key makes awesome art please look at it

• @Shai-P one of the first people I met on Newgrounds and the realest person I've ever known. She was always a cool ass homie who wanted to lift up the people she knows (and the people they don't). Many people have influenced me In my art, but this cool ass dude single handedly helped me feel included in this amazing site and I have her utmost respect for the time she's spent being hella kind. also, HER MUSIC IS SO FUCKING GOOD YOU have GOT TO LISTEN TO TS FOR REAL

• and a last notable mention @kingCyan . i have no clue how they manage to make shit like this gotta be a genius

• ALSO TOM FULP!!! HE MADE NEWGROUNDS AND WITHOUT HIM I WOULDN'T BE HERE MAKING THIS LIST THANK YOU MY TOM FOAT (tom fulp goat)

P.S i just made a new wu tang clan drawing and if you read this far it would mean a lot if you gave it a look, not many people have cared about it thus far lol https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/rawkimtn/bring-da-mothafucking-ruckus