So I traced this animated GIF I found online, but is that an OK thing to do?

I want some opinions on this because I love the result but maybe the technique of tracing someone else's animation isn't cool.

I just deleted my Twitter account as I think it has been completely useless for promoting my artwork, getting followers and interacting with other creatives. Do you think I just suck at Twitter or do other people feel the same?

As I reflect back on my artwork these days I start to realise how much I let others influence myself and my artwork but I feel as though I've hit a point where certain things in life don't bother me anymore and it has changed my perspective on a lot of things.
Over the years I've intentionally made my artwork NSFW to chase view counts and comments and it has worked to a degree, although it has been fun most of the time I realise that I don't show my NSFW artwork to my family and some friends also the amount of creative and original content has stagnated, so at the end of the day I don't have all that much to show the people closest to me.
I definitley do not support censorship and I don't intend on stopping NSFW artwork altogether but I wish I had more creative and fun artworks.

When I was a kid all I drew was stuff like aliens, monsters, mutants, robots, ninjas, lots of sci-fi and fantasy, I still love all of that stuff today and I miss doing it, so I hope that some people see this as a message about their own artwork, don't let view counts and comments dictate what you do, do what you like doing and maybe once in a while go out of your way to click on an image that isn't M or A in the artportal, give some votes and comments to those guys because we can always use more creativity and community support for people who are doing what they love and not just trying to appease the masses.

Another one of my dick drawings made it onto a Funhouse video!

https://youtu.be/YrwS0G2TpAc?t=808

I stopped drawing the dicks because they were a little controversial, some people made a big deal about it and I didn't think it was very healthy to draw dicks all the time but in light of thier continued success maybe I should do some more dick drawing?

Too bad they had to blurr it so drastically but it's the Dr Manhattan dick

http://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/rennis5/dr-manhattan-dick

If NG were to make an animated feature film what would it be about?

I'm looking for ideas to start writing a story and to see how far I can take this idea for a user created project,

also if you like this idea and would like to be apart of the project don't be affraid to comment or even PM me.

https://www.threadless.com/heavy-metal/

Threadless are holding a competition for Heavy Metal Magazine!

This is really exciting, I'm a big fan of Heavy Metal Magazine, but I'm guessing this competition is going to be tough as balls, I'm still umming are arrring about entering.
First prize is $2000 cash, $250 threadless voucher, a 10 year subscription to Heavy Metal Mag and your very own artwork featured on the cover of the mag!!
and that's just for first place, there are also some runner up prizes, the comp closes on may 4th.

Also I've been sending personal messages to some of my favourite artists to let them know about it.
What do you guys think about this comp?
Do you guys know an artist this comp would be perfect for?
Do you think I have what it takes to enter?
Are you going to enter yourself?

Hey guys I just wanted to share that a little while ago I found out one of my drawings was shown in a Funhaus video on youtube,
at about 6:35 they show my Terminator Dick cartoon, check out the video because their comments are pretty funny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsdNU7AeVnA

I just wanted to take a moment to express my anger about having some artwork pulled off DevianArt for depicting underage pornography, to which I take great offense.

I will keep this short because I added most of how I feel about this to my aurthor comments here on Newgrounds, here is the link 

http://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/rennis5/hinata-ramen

clearly I havn't drawn a young naked girl, rather a mature woman but DeviantArt's claim is that the character is more widely known as an underage girl therefore I cannot have this posted on their site, even if I attempt to make the character look older or explicitly say that the character is over the age of concent, I belive this be unruly censorship

but let me know what you guys think, have I have I done something wrong or is DeviantArt taking this to far?

Today is Australia day on this side of the planet and I'd just like to take a moment to call upon any other Australians or anyone who loves Australia here on Newgrounds to come and checkout my most patriotic art piece on this special day

http://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/rennis5/cpt-australia?context=ratings:etma.offset:0

Woo-Hoo!

Just hit 300 followers, pretty happy about that.

Hope to many more to come.