I'm still here.
Posted 9 years agoDespite recent FA breakdown I'm still here and I'm not moving out anywhere else. I hate the idea of creating plethora of new accounts on various websites and trying to synchronize them all just because one of them fucks up once for some time. FA and SoFurry... that's basically it... If only that actually mattered considering how rarely I post anything XD. Still I won't move out in any near future. When I see artists changing websites and expecting that all the fans will follow them is... unrealistic and dumb... I hate it myself, so I stay here and don't give a fuck... as I always do XD.
Cheers!
Cheers!
Repetitive art :(
Posted 10 years agoHmm... Today I took a look into my gallery to assess my works with a critical eye of the author. Well... saying that I'm displeased would be an understatement as much as saying that I'm horrified, an overstatement. Still my art is boooooring like a brown shit carefully placed by a fat ass over a brown carpet melding with it so nicely that you don't even know about its existence until you step into it. My art is like that. It's brown, so it's already better than nothing but it lacks life. It's like you see a fresh shit and you expect it to smell but it doesn't. You poke it with a stick and it still doesn't give away even a hint of its presence. You try again wanting to smell what is right, wanting to smell what you expect of a fresh steaming pile of crap but you can't sense anything. It's bland, flavorless, simply... brown. Not that I expect shit to taste... umm... Anyway, I noticed three major problems with my pictures. First it's the angle. It's always similar thus boring. Second is the coloring which is dull but I'm slowly making progress here so it's not that bad. The last one is anatomical correctness/incorrectness. Sometimes too much of it makes a picture look bad... just as bad as not enough of it. I still have to find balance. Not that my characters are anywhere near anatomical correctness hehe... Sigh... Still much to learn but fortunately I hope to live long enough to learn it all. I can only cheer myself up that I make fast progress considering how much I usually draw...
But there's also a good news. I'm finally making steps towards creating my fursona :D. I'm currently working on the character itself and the clothing. I waited this long because I wanted to acquire enough skills before I design my character. Now it's almost easy :D. Almost because perhaps my biggest problem is lack of creativity :D. So it will take a while... you know it's a "creativity <-> time" tradeoff. :D
But there's also a good news. I'm finally making steps towards creating my fursona :D. I'm currently working on the character itself and the clothing. I waited this long because I wanted to acquire enough skills before I design my character. Now it's almost easy :D. Almost because perhaps my biggest problem is lack of creativity :D. So it will take a while... you know it's a "creativity <-> time" tradeoff. :D
Sidebar? Don't like eeeeet...
Posted 10 years agoBaaaaarfff... No, really it sucks balls like a hoover... Not because what it contains (well, that too) but mostly because how it looks. And yeah I thought FA code is untouchable. For many years changes to the website were cosmetic or not quite visible at all and since I don't have access to the website's private bits I can't really say what has changed. But now, after selling FA to imvu it evolved into a new kind of pokemon... which is easy... to change. Normally I keep quiet about things happening here mostly because I don't really care and I'm just a mere user who is happy that he can use this fairly decent website for free. Still I think I couldn't simply stay silent when I'm drowning in shit slowly pouring out from sidebars :D. For now it's a laminar flow but I don't really want to see it when it gets turbulent.
Bots and other internet oddities.
Posted 10 years agoInternet has been a place for aggresive advertisement for a long time but spamming through bots on instant messangers haven't ceased to amuse me. Especially since those bots are usually pretty primitive. I've talked to a few bots which were pretty good but those employed for pestering IM users are sadly not. Too bad they usually are quick to go offline and you can't really make fun of them for too long. Here's a conversation I just had :D.
Vsas2012: hey
rezzy: hello
Vsas2012: hi i looked at your aol on the lifestream. I am 23/f wanna talk & trade pix?
rezzy: Sorry unless you grow a dick I'm not interested in your pictures :P
Vsas2012: My name is mandi i was brought up in Miami i'm kind of a small grl wth big curves lol were r you frm?
rezzy: I'm from a planet where we care about the proper language. Your errors offend me deeply. Could you speak like a civilised person?
Vsas2012: so, i'm just bored watching tv in my bed i'm not seeing anyone and looking... do you have some pictures to trade?
rezzy: no
Vsas2012: ok, like want to check out pics of me??
rezzy: no
Vsas2012: I placed recent pics here http://imgur.com/a/95Qo9#0
rezzy: If any sapient creature (though I think the programmers of this bot can't be called sapient) read this message I beg you, make your bots a little bit more intelligent. They don't even understand the word "no". It is really very easy to write a bot which only sends some preprogrammed messages and doesn't even try to parse the input. All the bots out there seem to be sensitive to the word "bot". If you use it, they get "offended" and say they are not bots. Please... make them... livelier...
Vsas2012: talk to me like im a nasty slut baby.. do u like grls that are sluty?
rezzy: Oh... This one is different... apparently even more stupid... didn't notice the word bot. Perhaps her artificialness can't parse such long messages... That's so sad.
rezzy: Well I like slutty boys :D
Vsas2012: your really making me horny baby i wanna cam wth u <3
rezzy: You always assume that everyone is heterosexual... Shame on you!
rezzy: I'd prefer to cum, and certainly not on or inside you...
Vsas2012: go here i just made you an invite to my cam http://goo.gl/m7pN88 press the green button
rezzy: Hmmmm... more tasty links... Delishys...
Vsas2012: do not worry sweetie the website i am on is absolutely free to sign up all u gotta to do is signup they allow
rezzy: Of course, now you'll try to convince me that it's free and that I'll have to type in my credit card info but it won't charge me even for a penny, right?
Vsas2012: fill in ur c.c information baby for Age verifying your cc will not b billed. ok im ready 4 you
rezzy: Hah! See? :D I knew it...
Vsas2012: i am so horny right now do wut u have to to get in.. ill spank my ass til its pink 4 you
rezzy: I'm not into cattle miss... Horns are out of discussion.
Vsas2012: ok sweety.. i will talk to you in the site.. gonna place my phone 2 charge. muah!
rezzy: Yes I know... besides, you ran out of sentences... I understand sweetie... shit happens.
Vsas2012: k
rezzy: Charging your phone?
Normally I don't click links, especially those which looks like made especially for me. But this time I made an exception. I was bombed by information how totally FREE is the subscription I was to sign for. The membership was LIFETIME FREE. I mean the membership... only membership. Because sadly under that pile of FREEsomeness there was a small note that along with my super free memebership I get a Premium upgrade which makes the service free for a few days and then they charge about 40€/month for each one of them.
It's amazing. In the age of sooooo much free porn in the internet there are still some people who are willing to pay for it and still some who want to and make money out of it. Well... one could say FA is no different in sometimes it's indeed just like it but at FA people usually get commissioned content tailored to their specific needs and the rules are clear. Nobody is trying to squeeze money out of you with deception.
Vsas2012: hey
rezzy: hello
Vsas2012: hi i looked at your aol on the lifestream. I am 23/f wanna talk & trade pix?
rezzy: Sorry unless you grow a dick I'm not interested in your pictures :P
Vsas2012: My name is mandi i was brought up in Miami i'm kind of a small grl wth big curves lol were r you frm?
rezzy: I'm from a planet where we care about the proper language. Your errors offend me deeply. Could you speak like a civilised person?
Vsas2012: so, i'm just bored watching tv in my bed i'm not seeing anyone and looking... do you have some pictures to trade?
rezzy: no
Vsas2012: ok, like want to check out pics of me??
rezzy: no
Vsas2012: I placed recent pics here http://imgur.com/a/95Qo9#0
rezzy: If any sapient creature (though I think the programmers of this bot can't be called sapient) read this message I beg you, make your bots a little bit more intelligent. They don't even understand the word "no". It is really very easy to write a bot which only sends some preprogrammed messages and doesn't even try to parse the input. All the bots out there seem to be sensitive to the word "bot". If you use it, they get "offended" and say they are not bots. Please... make them... livelier...
Vsas2012: talk to me like im a nasty slut baby.. do u like grls that are sluty?
rezzy: Oh... This one is different... apparently even more stupid... didn't notice the word bot. Perhaps her artificialness can't parse such long messages... That's so sad.
rezzy: Well I like slutty boys :D
Vsas2012: your really making me horny baby i wanna cam wth u <3
rezzy: You always assume that everyone is heterosexual... Shame on you!
rezzy: I'd prefer to cum, and certainly not on or inside you...
Vsas2012: go here i just made you an invite to my cam http://goo.gl/m7pN88 press the green button
rezzy: Hmmmm... more tasty links... Delishys...
Vsas2012: do not worry sweetie the website i am on is absolutely free to sign up all u gotta to do is signup they allow
rezzy: Of course, now you'll try to convince me that it's free and that I'll have to type in my credit card info but it won't charge me even for a penny, right?
Vsas2012: fill in ur c.c information baby for Age verifying your cc will not b billed. ok im ready 4 you
rezzy: Hah! See? :D I knew it...
Vsas2012: i am so horny right now do wut u have to to get in.. ill spank my ass til its pink 4 you
rezzy: I'm not into cattle miss... Horns are out of discussion.
Vsas2012: ok sweety.. i will talk to you in the site.. gonna place my phone 2 charge. muah!
rezzy: Yes I know... besides, you ran out of sentences... I understand sweetie... shit happens.
Vsas2012: k
rezzy: Charging your phone?
Normally I don't click links, especially those which looks like made especially for me. But this time I made an exception. I was bombed by information how totally FREE is the subscription I was to sign for. The membership was LIFETIME FREE. I mean the membership... only membership. Because sadly under that pile of FREEsomeness there was a small note that along with my super free memebership I get a Premium upgrade which makes the service free for a few days and then they charge about 40€/month for each one of them.
It's amazing. In the age of sooooo much free porn in the internet there are still some people who are willing to pay for it and still some who want to and make money out of it. Well... one could say FA is no different in sometimes it's indeed just like it but at FA people usually get commissioned content tailored to their specific needs and the rules are clear. Nobody is trying to squeeze money out of you with deception.
Compassion, kind words and other shit.
Posted 10 years agoObserving the FA and other internet communities over years I noticed an interesting phenomenon. Many people treat internet as a place where others can cheer them up or say kind words while they get really pissed if the reality proves otherwise. Every time people write something there are ones who agree and ones who don't. Unfortunately some think that those who don't, should shut the fuck up. This way the internet turns into a place where you can only say nice words or stay silent forever. No debate, no disagreeable opinions. If you say something which is potentially hurtful you get labeled as a jerk, douchebag etc. I noticed peoples' feelings are very easy to hurt... especially when you're right. Then it hurts the most. Well... I'm against swearing at others or being simply unnice but criticism of both someone's creations or opinions or even deeds should be a natural part of our existence in a community, yet people are getting more and more sensitive to that. I know criticism feels horrible but it's important to ask ourselves "Is that person's argument reasonable?". Also criticism gives us a reason, a direction to improve. No cricitism makes us feel as if we were already awesome but it's almost never true. Heh... human behavior is based mostly on emotions. Sometimes it's pretty bad. Anyway I consider the internet a place of free speech. Every time you post ANYTHING in the internet you must be prepared both for comments of appreciation, disagreement or even disdain. I usually try not to worry that my words might hurt someone's feelings and write/say what I really think (in a polite manner of course) but I must confess that I usually don't want to add fuel to the fire because it always brings up a lot of drama everywhere. To bad we need to restrain ourselves so often...
Ok. I'm done, just a quick rant with which not every one of you has to agree ;).
Ok. I'm done, just a quick rant with which not every one of you has to agree ;).
Commission info (new)
Posted 11 years agoINFO:
1) I do only digital art. No traditionals. Works are drawn for printing in 300 dpi resolution. You can specify your preferable dimensions in inches or pixels (note: dpi doesn't make sense when you measure size in pixels). This does not apply if stated otherwise.
2) Provide full, detailed descriptions of what you expect me to draw (references appreciated).
3) All changes (except trivial ones) after the sketching phase, not specified in the description, cost extra. This additional fee depends on complexity of changes and my personal judgement.
4) You have rights to copy, modify, redistribute or print for your private use pictures commissioned by you with exception for selling them further in any form. If you want to sell commissioned image the price rises at least by 50%.
5) I hold full rights to all images commissioned by you including possibility of selling them as prints. If you don't want me to sell prints I charge 30% extra. NOTE: This does not imply the right to sell this picture.
6) By default I put your commission in my gallery as a smaller image of lower quality. If you want to keep it private it must be agreed upon at the very beginning.
7) Payment will be acquitted in advance, just after the sketching phase is done. For recurring commissioners payment can be postponed at the end but you won't be presented with full quality snapshots of the progress but with small ones of low quality with watermark included. Even for new commissioners it's possible to use the "50% before/50% after" policy but as in the case of payment after work, you won't get full quality snapshots of the progress.
8) You have the right to cancel your commission anytime. However you will be fully refunded only in case the progress hasn't gone past sketching. Otherwise you will be refunded in an amount relevant to the progress of the artwork. It might be possible to resume your artwork later, up to half a year after the day of suspension.
9) I have the right to cancel your commission without specifying the reason. In such a case you'll get a full refund, regardless of the progress.
10) You may ask me to stream the drawing process over skype but since I draw very slowly make sure you really want this.
WARNING:
Provide full, detailed descriptions of your commissions... If you can - keep them in points or at least short sentences. Remember that inclusion of new ideas to your commissions at later stages will cost you extra or might be impossible without redrawing the entire picture.
IF YOU DO NOT SPECIFY CERTAIN DETAILS I WILL ASSUME THAT THEY ARE NOT IMPORTANT TO YOU AND WILL BE DRAWN ACCORDING TO MY TASTE! ANY LATER CHANGE MIGHT COST EXTRA.
PRICES:
(may change over time)
SMALL WORKS:
- icons: $15 (600x600 pixels + scaled versions) (only relatively simple pictures)
- bust/badge: $30 (actual price depends on complexity)
Sample: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3051805/
NOTE: Unusual complexity might cost extra.
LINEART WORKS:
- first character: $40
- additional character: add $30
- background: add $20
- adding flat color: add $20
Sample: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15394378/
NOTE: Unusual complexity might cost extra.
STANDARD COLORED WORKS:
- first character: $60
- additional character: add $40
- background: add $30
Sample 1: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4281262/
Sample 2: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4174753/
Sample 3: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15185613/
NOTE: Unusual complexity might cost extra.
PAINTERLY STYLE:
- first character: $80
- additional character: add $60
- background: add $50
Sample: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13479853/
NOTE: Unusual complexity might cost extra.
Untrustworthy commissioners and nice artists becoming jerks.
Posted 11 years agoHello everyone. I want to tell a story of my last commission. Why do I bother? Well... why not! Anyway, let's get to the point.
On August 18th I got an unexpected note from a certain user here at FA. It was unexpected because he asked me about a possibility of a commission yet I wasn't open for commissions that time. Nevertheless I agreed. The deal was to draw a picture with two characters and a background in a painterly style which I first introduced in my artwork for Shane. I set the price for 150$ which has been accepted immediately and warned him that I would be able to start drawing the picture not sooner than two months later. As I always used to do, I decided to take the payment after I've finished the drawing. In the meantime my friend was visiting me for over a week, which was one of the reasons why I had to put off drawing the picture.
After about two months I started doing my job. He insisted on watching as I was drawing so I employed that nice skype feature to stream my screen to another user. I work pretty slowly so it took two or three weeks of irregular drawing for a couple of hours each time. If I recall correctly he hasn't asked to change anything and always said that everything was great. He was only pestering me to tell him when he could watch me drawing again. In the meantime he asked for intermediate stages of the picture. I was a bit reluctant to give him anything of good quality since it was still before the payment. He kept repeating "please trust me" again and again so I decided to take a risk and send it. It wasn't finished that time anyway.
Finally I finished the picture. He was again pestering me to show it to him and to trust him. Of course he said he would pay me once he resolve a problem with his bank. It smelled a bit fishy but the picture was finished so I couldn't save any time on drawing it anymore and again decided to take a risk. "I can't get screwed more than once anyway" - I thought. Also I was aware that over two months passed since he commissioned me so he could be short of cash. Eventually I agreed and sent him the picture and asked for payment at his earliest convenience.
He fed me the same story about his bank and how he had problems with it. That he wrote to them using traditional mail and any respons hadn't arrived yet. (Who uses traditional mail to communicate with banks today? o_O). I suggested writing an email or even going to the bank personally. I was pretty much concerned but he wasn't avoiding contact with me and informed me from time to time about the "progress" so I trustfully assumed that there might really be some problem. On November he said that he hadn't had the money yet. I asked him when would he gonna have it and he asked for a deadline for payment. I am usually a nice guy so since he didn't have money that time he wouldn't have them next day, so I set the deadline for 31 Dec 2014. A full month to collect the agreed amount. In the middle of that month he came to me to inform me about... things. Just read (he pretty often repeated his messages if I hadn't replied for more than 2 minutes but I pasted them here only once. Sometimes I concatenate a few consecutive message of the same person into one).
7 Dec 2014
Him: Hiiiiiiiii (hug)
Rezzy: hello
Him: I have received a message from my bank and my bank told me that I will receive my money next week, but I do not know what day, okay?
Rezzy: fine, that's ok
Him: I go send you a message when I received my money, okay?
Rezzy: very well... don't worry about that too much... as long as you are honest with me, it's ok :)
Him: Ok ;)
(plus some more irrelevant chit-chat)
8 Dec 2014
Him: The drawing at a little problem
Rezzy: what do you mean? I don't understand
Him: the areas in the black circles should more white and the pawpads of character of my friend are a pinkish color. You can adjust this, please?
Him: You can adjust this?
Him: You is here?
Him: You can adjust this?
Him: Please ;(
Rezzy: I could, a bit at least. I will improve the whiteness but not too much.
Him: OK, you adjust this when?
Rezzy: after you pay I'll do the adjustments and draw that bust I promised [I even promised him to draw a free bust for long waiting]
Rezzy: but it won't be a problem... fortunately the fixes won't need me to redraw things... just improve colors a bit
Him: You go adjust this after the payment?
Rezzy: yes. you said next week [for the payment] so it shouldn't be that long :). don't worry I'll do it.
Him: OK, great (hug) (heart)
Him: I'm tired (yawn)
Him: Well, I'm leaving, goodbye, see you tomorrow my friend (heart) (hug) (heart) (hug)
(plus bye bye and stuff)
13 Dec 2014
Him: I go connect me Monday because Saturday and Sunday I'm very very very busy. Okay?
Rezzy: I don't mind... but start thinking about the payment... you said this week you would resolve the problem
Rezzy: so I hope you'll be ready with everything next week
Him: Oh yeah, my problem is soon resolve, okay?
Rezzy: I hope so... initially you told me you would do it in a week... currently it's like a month... I might be willing to wait some more but not another month... better fix it before the end of this year
Him: Yes, trust me
Rezzy: trust is earned, not granted... so maybe I will... I trusted you more than most people would.
Him: See you soon (Monday), okay?
Rezzy: ok, sleep well
15 Dec 2014
Him: Hiiiiiiiiiii ^_^
Rezzy: hello
(little chit-chat here)
Him: My problem is solve (happy) I go received my money this week (I hope), but I don't know what, okay?
Rezzy: not okay... last week passed... you said they were gonna send you money last week
Rezzy: and I'm sure you would say the same next week
Rezzy: that the problem is solved and you'll get money next week
Rezzy: week passes after week
Rezzy: it's been almost a month. 25 days to be precise
Him: Yes, I know ;( my bank is slow, I'm sure this week
Rezzy: like I said last time... I'm waiting not longer than to the end of this month
Him: Give me a limited date for pay you, please
Rezzy: what do you mean? you want a hard deadline?
Him: You give me to what day to pay you?
Rezzy: ok... 31 Dec 2014... it's the deadline
Him: OK, I promise you of pay you
Rezzy: ok. for your own comfort I suggest you transfer it at least a few day earlier
Him: Ok ;)
(I'm tired, good bye, blahblahblah)
23 Dec 2014
Him: Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Him: I go pay you the 31 December, okay?
Rezzy: hello... okay... I will remind you in a few days... treat it as the final date, there won't be any more deadlines... I will take action immediately on 1 January 2015 if payment won't appear on my paypal...
Him: Ok ;)
Him: You'll do what action?
Rezzy: I don't want to threaten you for now... just pay and everything will be fine
Him: I want know, what action?
Rezzy: I want many things too... not always get them. Don't irritate me.
Him: Please, I want know
Rezzy: No... I want my payment... I've been waiting for almost two months... you don't need to know what I do... you only need to pay me for the work I've done... as simple as that.
Him: Ok. The 31 okay?
Rezzy: yes... 31 dec or sooner...
Him: The 31 okay?
Rezzy: yes of course
Him: Do not be angry, okay?
Rezzy: for now I'm only mildly irritated, not yet angry. It will depend on you though... Still, good luck finding another artists as patient as I am...
(bye bye and stuff)
29 Dec 2014
Rezzy: hello, I only wanted to remind you about the deadline on 31... Goodbye
Him: I know, bye
Him: I know, okay?
Rezzy: ok I said I would remind you once and I did.
Him: OK, bye
Now it's the most hilarious part. Our two last days of. Enjoy.
29 Dec 2014
Him: You have received the money?
Rezzy: sec I'll check
Rezzy: give me 10 minutes. I'm eating now
Rezzy: Ok
Rezzy: No it hasn't... When you actually send any money they will come, don't worry. Paypal is pretty reliable... again... my account is [xxxxxxx].
Rezzy: also paypal informs me with an e-mail for every transaction... so don't think I'm gonna believe you that you sent any money and I haven't gotten them...
Rezzy: don't worry you still have 3 hours left... plenty of time
Him: Wait
Rezzy: I do :D I'm all waiting XD.
Him: I have of problems with paypal, but I have another way to pay you, I can send you a postal money order (mandate cash)?
Rezzy: nope only paypal or bank transfer...
Him: Bank transfer?
Rezzy: you can choose any way you want if only money end up either on my paypal or my bank account. I can give you my bank account number... an international one
Him: OK, I want bank transfer. Please
Rezzy: ok... so do it... you still have 3 hours and 4 minutes... and no I won't wait another week...
(after a couple more of irrelevant messages I gave him the necessary info)
Him: I want do this today in my bank, but my bank is close today and tomorrow, I go send you the money the 2 January, okay?
Rezzy: do it through the internet
Rezzy: no, you do it till the midnight. sorry but you had the entire month. I don't believe you, even after next two days you won't pay me, you always wanted to cheat...
Rezzy: so either you pay to midnight or we'll talk differently. think up something, it's not my problem. you had two months to pay...
Him: I have received all my money yesterday. I prefer to do it in my bank, not on the internet, my bank is more secured
Rezzy: no, you prefer not to pay at all... that's why you waited till the end... don't worry I'm doing internet transfers for years and they are secure enough... just check everything twice...
Him: In a website?
Rezzy: just stop explaining and complaining. It's not my problem... use either paypal or your bank website. I'll check if money arrived somewhere tomorrow... so you should be happy that in fact you've got a few hours more than till midnight... but that's all. I waited to long and apprently you're not trustworthy at all. Like I said... think up something... ask friends, ask family, ask anyone to help you if you can't do it yourself
Him: I'm afraid. I'm afraid of internet. Internet is dangerous, I have miss a lot of money on internet
Rezzy: I don't care if you're afraid or not... I haven't begged you to commission me, you wanted... you agreed for the price. Today I won't respond to you anymore. I'm waiting for payment. I DO NOT CARE ABOUT IT! You had two fucking months... BYE!
Him: Bye? Why bye?
Him: I forgot the price. [I noticed he removed this message]
Rezzy: You're an ultimate idiot. If you forgot the price, how could you try transfering money to me on PayPal? What? you picked up an arbitrary amount of money? No, you never even tried to send anything... You're a fucking liar and I'll make sure you get what you deserve... I'll be waiting till tomorrow, till I wake up. Then I won't wait any longer.
Him: You make me what? I want know, please. [repeat a few dozen of times]
Him: My bank is close today, my bank is open the 2 January, I am really really serious, I have try of send you the money but I have received a message of my bank, my bank is close today and tomorrow, my bank open the 2 January at 9pm, I am really really serious, please wait the 2 January for the payment, okay?
Him: PS: sorry for my bad English, I'm french
[again two messages above a couple of times]
1 Jan 2015
Rezzy: I woke up and checked my account... I don't see your payment and I'm fed up waiting. Yes I received your emails I just didn't want to talk to you yesterday anymore. I could wait one more day for payment but the problem is I don't believe you're gonna pay me tomorrow... You had the entire month, you could have done it a week ago... or two... You haven't... so you see for yourself... Waiting for your payment is just a waste of time which normally I could spend on squeezing the cash out of you. It's much more reliable than waiting... which doesn't work in your case. I might even want to charge you more... for the delay... Banks do it too, and I'm not a bank... hahahaha... banks are nice. How can you prove that you will pay tomorrow?
Him: I'll send you a receipt. And the banks is not nice
Rezzy: I don't care about receipts... if money appers on my account... either bank account or paypay account (I'd prefer paypal) I will surely inform you. But how can you ensure me that you pay tomorrow? banks are nicer than I can be
Him: I don't like PayPal. You go see the money of your account tomorrow. If I have not pay you, you go make me what? I want know
Rezzy: ok I will wait till tomorrow, you better send money using a fast transfer. I won't be waiting next two days for the money to arrive. 150$ as we agreed... (the info about the price is in your notes at FA). And about yesterday... I can tell when you lie or not so better don't do it again. My friendly advice :). I work much better with honest people...
Him: Surprise ;) I promise.
Him: Answer at my question, please. If I have not pay you, you go make me what? Answer, please
Rezzy: You have time till tomorrow midnight in your timezone. If you don't have money... borrow it or do whatever you want. No my business... Till tomorrow... Have a nice day.
Him: You have answer at my question. I want know
2 Jan 2015
Him: I want cancel my commission. Please. Answer me, quickly
Rezzy: I'm afraid you're about 4 months late. when you buy bread you eat it and then go to a store and expect a refund?
Him: No. I want cancel my commission
Rezzy: exactly... the situation here is just the same... there's nothing to cancel... it's already done.
Him: Cancel. Please
Rezzy: you can beg me forever, I won't...
Him: I have not the money for the moment. The price is very big
Rezzy: where was your brain when you commissioned me? on vacation?
Him: Sorry for this. Please, cancel
Rezzy: sorry since you are unable to pay there are other ways to solve this problem my dear... you don't need to talk to me anymore. I will solve it myself. too bad for you
Him: How? you go make me what?
Rezzy: I have no reason to talk to you anymore. Just prepare for much more than 150$.
[after which he has been blocked]
Yes I know I was too gullible sometimes and like I promised many times I would keep my policy of taking payment after work until someone rips me off which is what happened. From now on you can expect a nice yet quite a cold guy who will take money in advance (like most artists do) and who won't draw free art for anyone (except for the requests already taken). Comparing to how I used to be it will be a big change. Of course trustworthy commissioners don't need to worry about anything. I will just be more careful and not trust you. That's all ^_^. And no... your trust that I won't rip you off is not the same as my trust that you pay. I need to care about my good name. If you I start cheating you it will be my end. You don't have the same problem. I will post my new commission info later today I guess...
And one more thing. I tend to believe people because I hate assuming that they are bad, untrustworthy or something. But I HATE lack of honesty. I hate it really much. It's the easiest way to piss me off. So if you want to think up some excuse, consider telling the truth. It's more likely that I praise honesty than condemn it. And one thing I hate too... Lack of logic in arguments. If you explain something to me, better make sure that your statement doesn't contradict the previous ones. I'm perhaps not a master of it but I can use it. Don't assume otherwise.
I have ideas and plans for consequences for that guy but if you have any others, do share. The more ideas the better :D.
On August 18th I got an unexpected note from a certain user here at FA. It was unexpected because he asked me about a possibility of a commission yet I wasn't open for commissions that time. Nevertheless I agreed. The deal was to draw a picture with two characters and a background in a painterly style which I first introduced in my artwork for Shane. I set the price for 150$ which has been accepted immediately and warned him that I would be able to start drawing the picture not sooner than two months later. As I always used to do, I decided to take the payment after I've finished the drawing. In the meantime my friend was visiting me for over a week, which was one of the reasons why I had to put off drawing the picture.
After about two months I started doing my job. He insisted on watching as I was drawing so I employed that nice skype feature to stream my screen to another user. I work pretty slowly so it took two or three weeks of irregular drawing for a couple of hours each time. If I recall correctly he hasn't asked to change anything and always said that everything was great. He was only pestering me to tell him when he could watch me drawing again. In the meantime he asked for intermediate stages of the picture. I was a bit reluctant to give him anything of good quality since it was still before the payment. He kept repeating "please trust me" again and again so I decided to take a risk and send it. It wasn't finished that time anyway.
Finally I finished the picture. He was again pestering me to show it to him and to trust him. Of course he said he would pay me once he resolve a problem with his bank. It smelled a bit fishy but the picture was finished so I couldn't save any time on drawing it anymore and again decided to take a risk. "I can't get screwed more than once anyway" - I thought. Also I was aware that over two months passed since he commissioned me so he could be short of cash. Eventually I agreed and sent him the picture and asked for payment at his earliest convenience.
He fed me the same story about his bank and how he had problems with it. That he wrote to them using traditional mail and any respons hadn't arrived yet. (Who uses traditional mail to communicate with banks today? o_O). I suggested writing an email or even going to the bank personally. I was pretty much concerned but he wasn't avoiding contact with me and informed me from time to time about the "progress" so I trustfully assumed that there might really be some problem. On November he said that he hadn't had the money yet. I asked him when would he gonna have it and he asked for a deadline for payment. I am usually a nice guy so since he didn't have money that time he wouldn't have them next day, so I set the deadline for 31 Dec 2014. A full month to collect the agreed amount. In the middle of that month he came to me to inform me about... things. Just read (he pretty often repeated his messages if I hadn't replied for more than 2 minutes but I pasted them here only once. Sometimes I concatenate a few consecutive message of the same person into one).
7 Dec 2014
Him: Hiiiiiiiii (hug)
Rezzy: hello
Him: I have received a message from my bank and my bank told me that I will receive my money next week, but I do not know what day, okay?
Rezzy: fine, that's ok
Him: I go send you a message when I received my money, okay?
Rezzy: very well... don't worry about that too much... as long as you are honest with me, it's ok :)
Him: Ok ;)
(plus some more irrelevant chit-chat)
8 Dec 2014
Him: The drawing at a little problem
Rezzy: what do you mean? I don't understand
Him: the areas in the black circles should more white and the pawpads of character of my friend are a pinkish color. You can adjust this, please?
Him: You can adjust this?
Him: You is here?
Him: You can adjust this?
Him: Please ;(
Rezzy: I could, a bit at least. I will improve the whiteness but not too much.
Him: OK, you adjust this when?
Rezzy: after you pay I'll do the adjustments and draw that bust I promised [I even promised him to draw a free bust for long waiting]
Rezzy: but it won't be a problem... fortunately the fixes won't need me to redraw things... just improve colors a bit
Him: You go adjust this after the payment?
Rezzy: yes. you said next week [for the payment] so it shouldn't be that long :). don't worry I'll do it.
Him: OK, great (hug) (heart)
Him: I'm tired (yawn)
Him: Well, I'm leaving, goodbye, see you tomorrow my friend (heart) (hug) (heart) (hug)
(plus bye bye and stuff)
13 Dec 2014
Him: I go connect me Monday because Saturday and Sunday I'm very very very busy. Okay?
Rezzy: I don't mind... but start thinking about the payment... you said this week you would resolve the problem
Rezzy: so I hope you'll be ready with everything next week
Him: Oh yeah, my problem is soon resolve, okay?
Rezzy: I hope so... initially you told me you would do it in a week... currently it's like a month... I might be willing to wait some more but not another month... better fix it before the end of this year
Him: Yes, trust me
Rezzy: trust is earned, not granted... so maybe I will... I trusted you more than most people would.
Him: See you soon (Monday), okay?
Rezzy: ok, sleep well
15 Dec 2014
Him: Hiiiiiiiiiii ^_^
Rezzy: hello
(little chit-chat here)
Him: My problem is solve (happy) I go received my money this week (I hope), but I don't know what, okay?
Rezzy: not okay... last week passed... you said they were gonna send you money last week
Rezzy: and I'm sure you would say the same next week
Rezzy: that the problem is solved and you'll get money next week
Rezzy: week passes after week
Rezzy: it's been almost a month. 25 days to be precise
Him: Yes, I know ;( my bank is slow, I'm sure this week
Rezzy: like I said last time... I'm waiting not longer than to the end of this month
Him: Give me a limited date for pay you, please
Rezzy: what do you mean? you want a hard deadline?
Him: You give me to what day to pay you?
Rezzy: ok... 31 Dec 2014... it's the deadline
Him: OK, I promise you of pay you
Rezzy: ok. for your own comfort I suggest you transfer it at least a few day earlier
Him: Ok ;)
(I'm tired, good bye, blahblahblah)
23 Dec 2014
Him: Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Him: I go pay you the 31 December, okay?
Rezzy: hello... okay... I will remind you in a few days... treat it as the final date, there won't be any more deadlines... I will take action immediately on 1 January 2015 if payment won't appear on my paypal...
Him: Ok ;)
Him: You'll do what action?
Rezzy: I don't want to threaten you for now... just pay and everything will be fine
Him: I want know, what action?
Rezzy: I want many things too... not always get them. Don't irritate me.
Him: Please, I want know
Rezzy: No... I want my payment... I've been waiting for almost two months... you don't need to know what I do... you only need to pay me for the work I've done... as simple as that.
Him: Ok. The 31 okay?
Rezzy: yes... 31 dec or sooner...
Him: The 31 okay?
Rezzy: yes of course
Him: Do not be angry, okay?
Rezzy: for now I'm only mildly irritated, not yet angry. It will depend on you though... Still, good luck finding another artists as patient as I am...
(bye bye and stuff)
29 Dec 2014
Rezzy: hello, I only wanted to remind you about the deadline on 31... Goodbye
Him: I know, bye
Him: I know, okay?
Rezzy: ok I said I would remind you once and I did.
Him: OK, bye
Now it's the most hilarious part. Our two last days of. Enjoy.
29 Dec 2014
Him: You have received the money?
Rezzy: sec I'll check
Rezzy: give me 10 minutes. I'm eating now
Rezzy: Ok
Rezzy: No it hasn't... When you actually send any money they will come, don't worry. Paypal is pretty reliable... again... my account is [xxxxxxx].
Rezzy: also paypal informs me with an e-mail for every transaction... so don't think I'm gonna believe you that you sent any money and I haven't gotten them...
Rezzy: don't worry you still have 3 hours left... plenty of time
Him: Wait
Rezzy: I do :D I'm all waiting XD.
Him: I have of problems with paypal, but I have another way to pay you, I can send you a postal money order (mandate cash)?
Rezzy: nope only paypal or bank transfer...
Him: Bank transfer?
Rezzy: you can choose any way you want if only money end up either on my paypal or my bank account. I can give you my bank account number... an international one
Him: OK, I want bank transfer. Please
Rezzy: ok... so do it... you still have 3 hours and 4 minutes... and no I won't wait another week...
(after a couple more of irrelevant messages I gave him the necessary info)
Him: I want do this today in my bank, but my bank is close today and tomorrow, I go send you the money the 2 January, okay?
Rezzy: do it through the internet
Rezzy: no, you do it till the midnight. sorry but you had the entire month. I don't believe you, even after next two days you won't pay me, you always wanted to cheat...
Rezzy: so either you pay to midnight or we'll talk differently. think up something, it's not my problem. you had two months to pay...
Him: I have received all my money yesterday. I prefer to do it in my bank, not on the internet, my bank is more secured
Rezzy: no, you prefer not to pay at all... that's why you waited till the end... don't worry I'm doing internet transfers for years and they are secure enough... just check everything twice...
Him: In a website?
Rezzy: just stop explaining and complaining. It's not my problem... use either paypal or your bank website. I'll check if money arrived somewhere tomorrow... so you should be happy that in fact you've got a few hours more than till midnight... but that's all. I waited to long and apprently you're not trustworthy at all. Like I said... think up something... ask friends, ask family, ask anyone to help you if you can't do it yourself
Him: I'm afraid. I'm afraid of internet. Internet is dangerous, I have miss a lot of money on internet
Rezzy: I don't care if you're afraid or not... I haven't begged you to commission me, you wanted... you agreed for the price. Today I won't respond to you anymore. I'm waiting for payment. I DO NOT CARE ABOUT IT! You had two fucking months... BYE!
Him: Bye? Why bye?
Him: I forgot the price. [I noticed he removed this message]
Rezzy: You're an ultimate idiot. If you forgot the price, how could you try transfering money to me on PayPal? What? you picked up an arbitrary amount of money? No, you never even tried to send anything... You're a fucking liar and I'll make sure you get what you deserve... I'll be waiting till tomorrow, till I wake up. Then I won't wait any longer.
Him: You make me what? I want know, please. [repeat a few dozen of times]
Him: My bank is close today, my bank is open the 2 January, I am really really serious, I have try of send you the money but I have received a message of my bank, my bank is close today and tomorrow, my bank open the 2 January at 9pm, I am really really serious, please wait the 2 January for the payment, okay?
Him: PS: sorry for my bad English, I'm french
[again two messages above a couple of times]
1 Jan 2015
Rezzy: I woke up and checked my account... I don't see your payment and I'm fed up waiting. Yes I received your emails I just didn't want to talk to you yesterday anymore. I could wait one more day for payment but the problem is I don't believe you're gonna pay me tomorrow... You had the entire month, you could have done it a week ago... or two... You haven't... so you see for yourself... Waiting for your payment is just a waste of time which normally I could spend on squeezing the cash out of you. It's much more reliable than waiting... which doesn't work in your case. I might even want to charge you more... for the delay... Banks do it too, and I'm not a bank... hahahaha... banks are nice. How can you prove that you will pay tomorrow?
Him: I'll send you a receipt. And the banks is not nice
Rezzy: I don't care about receipts... if money appers on my account... either bank account or paypay account (I'd prefer paypal) I will surely inform you. But how can you ensure me that you pay tomorrow? banks are nicer than I can be
Him: I don't like PayPal. You go see the money of your account tomorrow. If I have not pay you, you go make me what? I want know
Rezzy: ok I will wait till tomorrow, you better send money using a fast transfer. I won't be waiting next two days for the money to arrive. 150$ as we agreed... (the info about the price is in your notes at FA). And about yesterday... I can tell when you lie or not so better don't do it again. My friendly advice :). I work much better with honest people...
Him: Surprise ;) I promise.
Him: Answer at my question, please. If I have not pay you, you go make me what? Answer, please
Rezzy: You have time till tomorrow midnight in your timezone. If you don't have money... borrow it or do whatever you want. No my business... Till tomorrow... Have a nice day.
Him: You have answer at my question. I want know
2 Jan 2015
Him: I want cancel my commission. Please. Answer me, quickly
Rezzy: I'm afraid you're about 4 months late. when you buy bread you eat it and then go to a store and expect a refund?
Him: No. I want cancel my commission
Rezzy: exactly... the situation here is just the same... there's nothing to cancel... it's already done.
Him: Cancel. Please
Rezzy: you can beg me forever, I won't...
Him: I have not the money for the moment. The price is very big
Rezzy: where was your brain when you commissioned me? on vacation?
Him: Sorry for this. Please, cancel
Rezzy: sorry since you are unable to pay there are other ways to solve this problem my dear... you don't need to talk to me anymore. I will solve it myself. too bad for you
Him: How? you go make me what?
Rezzy: I have no reason to talk to you anymore. Just prepare for much more than 150$.
[after which he has been blocked]
Yes I know I was too gullible sometimes and like I promised many times I would keep my policy of taking payment after work until someone rips me off which is what happened. From now on you can expect a nice yet quite a cold guy who will take money in advance (like most artists do) and who won't draw free art for anyone (except for the requests already taken). Comparing to how I used to be it will be a big change. Of course trustworthy commissioners don't need to worry about anything. I will just be more careful and not trust you. That's all ^_^. And no... your trust that I won't rip you off is not the same as my trust that you pay. I need to care about my good name. If you I start cheating you it will be my end. You don't have the same problem. I will post my new commission info later today I guess...
And one more thing. I tend to believe people because I hate assuming that they are bad, untrustworthy or something. But I HATE lack of honesty. I hate it really much. It's the easiest way to piss me off. So if you want to think up some excuse, consider telling the truth. It's more likely that I praise honesty than condemn it. And one thing I hate too... Lack of logic in arguments. If you explain something to me, better make sure that your statement doesn't contradict the previous ones. I'm perhaps not a master of it but I can use it. Don't assume otherwise.
I have ideas and plans for consequences for that guy but if you have any others, do share. The more ideas the better :D.
Sort of a breakthrough in my life :D
Posted 11 years agoHiya... I rather don't share details from my life but this time I think it's something I can be proud of :). Today I passed an entry exam for PhD studies in physics. So in about 12 days I'm starting my new life as a PhD student :D. I was waiting for this moment since childhood :). Please wish me luck ^_^.
I'm fucking pissed off because of Wacom >_<
Posted 11 years agoToday I got pissed so much that I even decided to write this rant journal. I'm a very cautious person. I bought my Intuos Pro M almost a year ago for about 500$. I rarely spend so much money on stuff so I cared for it like hell. I cleaned the surface regularily, I covered it with cloth when not used to prevent dust from collecting on its surface. I also don't have a habit of pressing my pen hard, not to damage the pen or the tablet itself. I am VERY delicate when handling expensive things... Ok... Today I was drawing happily... Drawing drawing drawing... suddenly *screetch*... WTF? After a year of usage my original pen nib was worn out pretty much. It developed sharp corners but since the plastic of the nib was much softer than the surface of the tablet so it couldn't damage it. I could see traces from nib wear but after using a wet cloth I could remove them easily. But this time there was apparently something tiny and hard incorporated into the nib. I looked and saw a nice 1cm scratch on the surface. It was pretty deep and interfered with the pen until I spend a few minutes rubbing it with some cloth to sand it. It drove me insane. I expected that wacom's plastic nibs are free from such surprises but it seems they aren't. If I were careless I wouldn't mind but I tried hard to prevent such things from hapenning and I really hope this scratch won't become a problem in the future. Ugh... I'm just pissed...
Now I've got mixed feelings. Is it an accident or just wacom is getting one of those brands with nice history and shitty new products. I don't know. I remember people complaining about rough surfaces of Intuos 4 series so that their nibs wore out too fast. I think wacom did it on purpose to force people to buy new nibs more frequently since once you buy a tablet you don't do it again soon. So nibs is the only source of pretty constant income. Then people were mad at wacom for that so they released a series with smoother surfaces. Now I'm slowly thinking that wacom add something hard to the nibs to enforce their change more often, because if not that I would probably using that nib for next couple of months. I really don't know.
Now I've got mixed feelings. Is it an accident or just wacom is getting one of those brands with nice history and shitty new products. I don't know. I remember people complaining about rough surfaces of Intuos 4 series so that their nibs wore out too fast. I think wacom did it on purpose to force people to buy new nibs more frequently since once you buy a tablet you don't do it again soon. So nibs is the only source of pretty constant income. Then people were mad at wacom for that so they released a series with smoother surfaces. Now I'm slowly thinking that wacom add something hard to the nibs to enforce their change more often, because if not that I would probably using that nib for next couple of months. I really don't know.
My new approach at art - references :)
Posted 11 years agoAfter I decided to get back to drawing I made a promise to myself. It was to become a better artist... I know that most people here would be satisfied with my current level and I know that drawing to the fullest is much more time consuming and sometimes frustrating but this is the only way I can get some satisfaction from art. I was too scared to try new things and use references last time. This way I couldn't improve my skills at all. Now I'm trying to learn, observing how light works and using some references to improve both at anatomy and perspective. I never trace because it's too much of a cheating but referencing is fine. I also try to understand why the image looks like it looks. This gives a lot of understanding. As you certainly noticed, my last work was drawn without a lineart. I think it's the best way to improve. To abandon linearts and play with light and shadow long enough to create a realistic and convincing effect. Now I'm preparing to draw my next request and I decided to take a different path than usual. Normally I would simply get straight to drawing. This time I decided to gather at least a few dozen of references that will be helpful in drawing this particular image and to spend a few minutes for each one of them separately to sketch what is in there. To analyze, observe and learn. I guess it's a good way. I won't need to spend too much time on general practise because I will apply a nice amount of it before each drawing :). I can make fast progress so I'm not worried about time :)... Heh... to be honest I'm still at the beginning of the art journey but I think I regained my lost motivation and fun of drawing and now I want even more. I will certainly never do hyperrealistic works. I don't see a point in drawing a picture which most people can't differ from a photo but I'm aiming almost as high as that :). Wish me luck, I will certainly need some of it :)
I just wanted to share my thought with you. Thanks guys for all the support I had before I left and the kindness I get now. Have a nice day.
PS: I really don't want to do the proofreading so I only hope that I didn't make too many mistakes XD
I just wanted to share my thought with you. Thanks guys for all the support I had before I left and the kindness I get now. Have a nice day.
PS: I really don't want to do the proofreading so I only hope that I didn't make too many mistakes XD
Hello everyone
Posted 11 years agoHello there :)
After a few years I decided there's no use to hide anymore (not that I was hiding XD) and it's high time I got back to drawing. Three years ago I decided to stop drawing. It was dictated mostly by lack of free time. Shortly after my old Wacom Graphire 4 broke and I was postponing purchase of a new one for months if not years. Finally I had to buy a new one which is a Wacom Intuos Pro (Medium size). I need it since I also give tutorials in math and physics over the internet. I must say this is not that much better than my small, old graphire. Yes, the size is more comfortable but still the quality increase is inadequate to the price increase. Of course I won't say it's a bad tablet but not as great as I hoped it to be. I will definitely NOT buy a cintiq unless I start crapping diamonds :).
Not much has changed since I left. Well I haven't left to be honest, I was being here all the time, just not writing anything or posting any stuff. I'm really not good at writing journals about every minor crap in my life. Most people don't (and should't, unless they have shit loads of free time and love procrastination) care if I baked cookies, bought a new TV or crapped my pants XD.
Art-wise, I'm gonna draw more now. I don't know how often to be honest. It will strongly depend on the amount of free time but I hope to spew out at least one picture per two weeks (possibly more). I'm not ready to take commissions because I haven't refreshed my skills enough yet but I'm willing to take a request. I will take only one at a time, because there's no use in taking tons and never finishing them. I can draw up to two characters. They can be of any species. They can be canines, felines, equines, reptiles (dragons), avians and so on. Virtually any species but please spare me earthworms, eels or any other crap like that XD (still flies are permitted - not to discriminate Rotarr XD). I can also draw any fetish but I would preferably NOT draw scat XD. You can specify what you want to see. the background and the pose. You can't however specify what style it should be drawn in. I will select it depending on my mood and amount of free time. You also cannot expect your picture to be perfect but you shouldn't worry about that. I'm doing requests as practice and because of that I will try to draw them well. If you want a picture write a short description here in comments. But please be specific, not just "my character in any pose in any setting you want". I don't give any guarantee that you will get your picture so I will not inform you that I picked your request until I start drawing it. That's it :). If you want one, write a comment :)
After a few years I decided there's no use to hide anymore (not that I was hiding XD) and it's high time I got back to drawing. Three years ago I decided to stop drawing. It was dictated mostly by lack of free time. Shortly after my old Wacom Graphire 4 broke and I was postponing purchase of a new one for months if not years. Finally I had to buy a new one which is a Wacom Intuos Pro (Medium size). I need it since I also give tutorials in math and physics over the internet. I must say this is not that much better than my small, old graphire. Yes, the size is more comfortable but still the quality increase is inadequate to the price increase. Of course I won't say it's a bad tablet but not as great as I hoped it to be. I will definitely NOT buy a cintiq unless I start crapping diamonds :).
Not much has changed since I left. Well I haven't left to be honest, I was being here all the time, just not writing anything or posting any stuff. I'm really not good at writing journals about every minor crap in my life. Most people don't (and should't, unless they have shit loads of free time and love procrastination) care if I baked cookies, bought a new TV or crapped my pants XD.
Art-wise, I'm gonna draw more now. I don't know how often to be honest. It will strongly depend on the amount of free time but I hope to spew out at least one picture per two weeks (possibly more). I'm not ready to take commissions because I haven't refreshed my skills enough yet but I'm willing to take a request. I will take only one at a time, because there's no use in taking tons and never finishing them. I can draw up to two characters. They can be of any species. They can be canines, felines, equines, reptiles (dragons), avians and so on. Virtually any species but please spare me earthworms, eels or any other crap like that XD (still flies are permitted - not to discriminate Rotarr XD). I can also draw any fetish but I would preferably NOT draw scat XD. You can specify what you want to see. the background and the pose. You can't however specify what style it should be drawn in. I will select it depending on my mood and amount of free time. You also cannot expect your picture to be perfect but you shouldn't worry about that. I'm doing requests as practice and because of that I will try to draw them well. If you want a picture write a short description here in comments. But please be specific, not just "my character in any pose in any setting you want". I don't give any guarantee that you will get your picture so I will not inform you that I picked your request until I start drawing it. That's it :). If you want one, write a comment :)
Overwhelming spelling mistakes
Posted 14 years agoA good lecture for most of you:
http://iampaddy.com/spell/
I rarely write journals but today my friend sent me this link. I noticed that the internet language is getting gradually worse a long time ago. Also I noticed the problem is the most significant for native English users. I speak English as a second language and I don't make as many mistakes as some people out there... I don't know whether it's a matter of me not being a native speaker or just because I DO care not to look like a moron when I write and I usually try to check twice before I send anything.
Of course typos are pretty common especially if we need to write fast and don't have time to correct mistakes. However it's quite sad when people don't see the difference between "your" and "you're"... It's just WOW... I see it ALL THE TIME and everywhere. It's hard to believe that it's happening. I really don't know whether English is so incredibly hard (but I think my language is much harder - don't believe? then try learning it) or people show a great amount of laziness (and ignorance) when writing stuff (which is more applicable in this case I think).
Yes you know much more words than I do, you know them well, you know slang, you know shit loads of meanings of any word... But grammar usually sucks like a fox XD... It's funny but it happens to adult people... I don't care about children up to 16 yo... They've got time to learn, but adults? I'm speechless.
You might wonder why I decided to write this journal. It's because I noticed this problem a long time ago and it was accumulating for some time until it exploded thanks to my friend :D...
http://iampaddy.com/spell/
I rarely write journals but today my friend sent me this link. I noticed that the internet language is getting gradually worse a long time ago. Also I noticed the problem is the most significant for native English users. I speak English as a second language and I don't make as many mistakes as some people out there... I don't know whether it's a matter of me not being a native speaker or just because I DO care not to look like a moron when I write and I usually try to check twice before I send anything.
Of course typos are pretty common especially if we need to write fast and don't have time to correct mistakes. However it's quite sad when people don't see the difference between "your" and "you're"... It's just WOW... I see it ALL THE TIME and everywhere. It's hard to believe that it's happening. I really don't know whether English is so incredibly hard (but I think my language is much harder - don't believe? then try learning it) or people show a great amount of laziness (and ignorance) when writing stuff (which is more applicable in this case I think).
Yes you know much more words than I do, you know them well, you know slang, you know shit loads of meanings of any word... But grammar usually sucks like a fox XD... It's funny but it happens to adult people... I don't care about children up to 16 yo... They've got time to learn, but adults? I'm speechless.
You might wonder why I decided to write this journal. It's because I noticed this problem a long time ago and it was accumulating for some time until it exploded thanks to my friend :D...
In response for computer crashes that happen to artists!
Posted 15 years agoHow to get an artist to draw a FREE picture for you...
Posted 15 years agoIn my short art career I encountered number of individuals whose intentions were pretty clear yet well masked. First ambush, then attack. Of course everything not to defeat a worthy opponent but to get a free art. Yes... a free art which nowadays is almost like currency for furry fandom. They show value, they show prestige... However the problematic thing is that most good arts are done by good artists and they... cost... (DRAMATIC MUSIC)... Yes they cost... (arts not artists) And more, some of them cost MUCH... of course the rule of a thumb says - the more cash you have in your wallet, the more you want to save. This way if said individual is not an art fan or artist supporter, he will try to get an art for free which is pretty normal I guess... He will try to get at least one (preferably more). Of course it requires some sophisticated tactics to strike at the right moment to get a picture... It's not easy but some furries mastered these techniques for many years practising on lesser artists... Their next step is to attack and make a new art slave...
After some time and experience (though I don't have much yet) I can list a few techniques used by people to get their beloved free arts... Of course I must state first that they usually are less thankful for pictures than people who have to pay for them. It's another fact that you care more about things you have to pay for... So here are these techniques:
1. Straightforward:
- Do you take requests?
(My comment: Nice and straightforward way but I personally draw free pictures only for close friends...)
2. Poor puppy
- I don't have a single picture of my fursona *cries*...
(My comment: I feel so sorry for you *hugs*, it's such a tragedy!)
3. Celebration
- You are such a wonderful artist! You know, tomorrow is my birthday...
(My comment: Best wishes! *flees*)
4. Oh by the way:
- Yes I agree... this culture was well developed and shamans were incredibly wise... Oh btw... I've seen your last picture. You're a great artist! I love your art! Do you know my character? It's a black wolf with a brown collar... Here take a look...
(My comment: Oh yes I've seen some wolves like that...)
5. Overlove:
- I love your art, you're such an amazing artist, I loved your pictures long time ago and am a huge fan of yours... I would love to get a commission from you... too bad I don't have money right now, but it's ok...
(My comment: Not quite... it's not ok XD)
6. Approach by connections
- Many great artists drew gifts for me. They are so nice guys! Look into my gallery <link here>.
(My comment: I feel so ashamed now. Should I be among great artists? Naaaah XD)
7. Trader
- Hi, do you do trades?
(My comment: You take a look into their galleries and see they can't draw a stickman.)
8. Trade by surprise
- Hi, I wrote a story for you... Look!... Now could you draw my character in this pose... here are references...
(My comment: Some people fail at this technique and say that they want to write/draw something for you instead of facing you with the fact... This way you have time to refuse XD)
9. Insufficient mana:
- I want to commission you so badly but I don't have any money right now...
(My comment: No resources available, build another crystal mine!)
10. Permission:
- You know... If you want so much, feel free to draw my character... You have full permission to use it in your arts but just ask me first...
(My comment: Oh my gosh! I feel soooo special! Thank you for permission!)
11. Challenge: (by martin_lonewolf2)
- You know... I've never seen anybody draw an anthro Dung Beetle. Wanna give it a shot? I think you could do it!
I respect people who would like to have a free picture and it's fine I guess but only if they are straightforward. It's just honest. I know not everyone has money for picture but would like to have one. The only thing that pisses me off and makes me laugh at the same time is hiding the truth :)
This straightforwad method is the only one that I find nice and honest. I don't laugh or make fun of those who simply ask without using some crazy tactics xd
After some time and experience (though I don't have much yet) I can list a few techniques used by people to get their beloved free arts... Of course I must state first that they usually are less thankful for pictures than people who have to pay for them. It's another fact that you care more about things you have to pay for... So here are these techniques:
1. Straightforward:
- Do you take requests?
(My comment: Nice and straightforward way but I personally draw free pictures only for close friends...)
2. Poor puppy
- I don't have a single picture of my fursona *cries*...
(My comment: I feel so sorry for you *hugs*, it's such a tragedy!)
3. Celebration
- You are such a wonderful artist! You know, tomorrow is my birthday...
(My comment: Best wishes! *flees*)
4. Oh by the way:
- Yes I agree... this culture was well developed and shamans were incredibly wise... Oh btw... I've seen your last picture. You're a great artist! I love your art! Do you know my character? It's a black wolf with a brown collar... Here take a look...
(My comment: Oh yes I've seen some wolves like that...)
5. Overlove:
- I love your art, you're such an amazing artist, I loved your pictures long time ago and am a huge fan of yours... I would love to get a commission from you... too bad I don't have money right now, but it's ok...
(My comment: Not quite... it's not ok XD)
6. Approach by connections
- Many great artists drew gifts for me. They are so nice guys! Look into my gallery <link here>.
(My comment: I feel so ashamed now. Should I be among great artists? Naaaah XD)
7. Trader
- Hi, do you do trades?
(My comment: You take a look into their galleries and see they can't draw a stickman.)
8. Trade by surprise
- Hi, I wrote a story for you... Look!... Now could you draw my character in this pose... here are references...
(My comment: Some people fail at this technique and say that they want to write/draw something for you instead of facing you with the fact... This way you have time to refuse XD)
9. Insufficient mana:
- I want to commission you so badly but I don't have any money right now...
(My comment: No resources available, build another crystal mine!)
10. Permission:
- You know... If you want so much, feel free to draw my character... You have full permission to use it in your arts but just ask me first...
(My comment: Oh my gosh! I feel soooo special! Thank you for permission!)
11. Challenge: (by martin_lonewolf2)
- You know... I've never seen anybody draw an anthro Dung Beetle. Wanna give it a shot? I think you could do it!
I respect people who would like to have a free picture and it's fine I guess but only if they are straightforward. It's just honest. I know not everyone has money for picture but would like to have one. The only thing that pisses me off and makes me laugh at the same time is hiding the truth :)
This straightforwad method is the only one that I find nice and honest. I don't laugh or make fun of those who simply ask without using some crazy tactics xd
Art programs review
Posted 15 years agoThis is a short review of some useful raster graphics programs. In this review I am going to focus solely on raster graphics and avoid describing vector software or programs I think are just bad. Keep in mind that it's my personal opinion and you do not have to agree with it. Some of my experience with programs is not very up-to-date but usually programs don't change that rapidly over time. All the programs were tested with Wacom Graphire 4 tablet.
Free:
- Pixia (I don't remember the version I used)
- OpenCanvas (old beta)
- Artweaver 1.1 Free
- GIMP 2.6.8
Cheap:
- OpenCanvas 4
- ArtRage
- PaintTool SAI 1.1.0
Expensive:
- Photoshop CS2 (I haven't tested newer)
- Corel Painter XI
Pixia
Pixia is a free raster graphics program created mostly for manga artists. The thing that strikes you most as you use this program first time is the interface... It's simply ugly but that wouldn't be a problem. Pixia has one good feature - stroke interpolation. It smooths your strokes so you can draw long strokes that are smooth and clean. The issue is however the line quality. I remember I couldn't make this software draw clean lines in any possible way. This is especially visible for very thin lines which are aliased. The interface is not very intuitive either. I can't say much about this program because I don't remember many things. It's not the best one but certainly worth a try.
Advantages:
- stroke smoothing
Disadvantages:
- not intuitive and ugly interface
- low quality of lines (aliasing)
OpenCanvas (beta)
This is an old program for digital drawing which is still very commonly used mostly because of one feature - networking, which allows users to draw collaboratively over the internet. The basic old version has really few features but it produces good quality lines however it lack is sophisticated interpolation algorithms for stroke smoothing. Another interesting feature is a possibility to record your drawing process so you can show it to friends or save for later use.
Advantages:
- good quality strokes
- networking
- drawing process recording
Disadvantages:
- few tools and features
Artweaver
Artweaver is a program which resembles both Photoshop and Corel Painter. It is a good and free alternative for Corel Painter and the interface looks very similar to that seen in Painter. Using this program is intuitive for Photoshop and Corel Painter users however there are no roses without thorns... Artweaver lacks in stroke smoothing and is fairly slow. You almost see how strokes are rendered. It's caused by the algorithm of rendering strokes which requires the user to move the cursor pretty much to draw a part of a stroke. So drawing is visible and it can be irritating. That's similar to Corel Painter.
Advantages:
- many features
- great set of brushes
- good quality of real brushes
- intuitive interface
- good tablet support
Disadvantages:
- slow line rendering
- lack of stroke interpolation
GIMP
GIMP is a heavy and well developed program mostly for image editing and resembles Photoshop a bit. It has many filters and editing tools and it's the main purpose of this program. Drawing is also possible and it works very nice however there are programs which are better suited for drawing.
Advantages:
- many features
- great set of filters
- good quality of strokes
- moderate stroke interpolation
- interface a bit similar to Photoshop
- good tablet support
- fast rendering
- vector graphics support
Disadvantages:
- you can't dock tool-windows to the main window
- small default set of brushes
Open Canvas 4
I don't have much experience with this program but I put it because it seems to be good and many people use it. This program is an improved version of old beta (much improved) that contains many brushes and is suited mostly for drawing/painting.
ArtRage
ArtRage is a program that tries to immitate real painting process. Actually its only purpose is drawing and painting and the program provides a set of realistic tools allowing you to achieve results very similar to painting using traditional media.
Advantages:
- highly realistic tools
- great tablet support
Disadvantages:
- few features
PaintTool SAI
This is a very small and cheap program for raster graphics. It's probably the best choice for drawing. Program needs really little hard drive space and is very fast. Also supports tablets very well. One of the main advantages is the number of features and the disadvantage is an unintuitive interface. Another thing is a wide set of customisable tools and amazing quality of lines of any thickness... It also supports vector graphics.
Advantages:
- superb quality of lines
- adjustable stroke interpolation
- high quality area filling algorithms
- great tablet support
- lightweight
- very fast
- high quality zooming
- possibility to rotate the canvas by any angle
- support for vector graphics
Disadvantages:
- unintuitive interface
- few filters
Photoshop
Photoshop is a widely known and heavy program suited mostly for image editing. It's possible to draw using this software with great results. Its main advantage is a wide variety of filters and great editing algorithms however the tablet support could be better.
Advantages:
- good quality of lines
- good tablet support
- fast stroke drawing algorithms
- good quality zooming
- support for vector graphics
- moderate stroke interpolation
Disadvantages:
- heavy
- expensive
Corel Painter XI
Corel Painter is said to be the best program for digital drawing. It could be true if not some issues but let's start with advantages. This program supports tablets very well and possibly every feature of your tablet. It's a bit similar to phothosp so it shouldn't be hard to switch to Painter. It also has a wide range of high quality brushes that immitate real media very well. Also moderate stroke interpolation is present. However there are a few drawbacks. Zooming is very sloppy and you can see interpolation artifacts. Also this program is very slow. Even the basic brushes render lines in a slow way. This program also renders thin lines poorly.
Advantages:
- wide range of realistic brushes
- great tablet support
- support for vector graphics
- adjustable stroke interpolation
- moderate number of filters
Disadvantages:
- expensive
- very slow
- poor zooming
Conclusions:
Sometimes it's very hard to choose one good solution. Some programs are designed for drawing, some others for editing so it's good to have two... My suggestions are:
- GIMP or Photoshop (editing)
- SAI or Artweaver or OpenCanvas or ArtRage (painting/drawing)
Editing:
Of course if the price is your main criterion, the choice is obvious. If not then it should be obvious too... Photoshp and Gimp are not almost equally good. I can't say that one program is much better than the other, so my suggestion is to follow the idea of saving money and choose GIMP. Gimp is great for editing and suitable for drawing just like Photoshop.
Painting/Drawing:
For painting I suggest EasyPaint Tool SAI. This program is incredibly small and fast but has many really high quality features. The interface is not very intuitive but it's possible to get used to it fast. I strongly recommend it. It's not free but the license is very cheap (around 40$) and I personally think it's the best program for drawing I have ever used. I strongly discourage from buying Corel Painter... Corel is pretty good but slow and expensive. Much better alternative is to use a bit worse Artweaver but it's free and in my opinion faster than Corel Painter. ArtRage is good if your main intent is to create works that resemble realistic media but don't be disappointed if you don't find many brushes or filters... this program is not for that. Open Canvas is another program that can be used but similarly to ArtRage and SAI it's not free. As far as I know it's successfully used by many but I don't have much experience with it.
My personal choice:
I personally tried all of these programs but I'm using constantly only two... Photoshop and SAI... but since GIMP improved recently I consider switching to GIMP as a replacement for Photoshop.
Note: Stroke interpolation is a feature that makes the strokes smoother, however it's not antialiasing. Antialiasing creates smooth borders of lines (you don't see pixels) and this feature is available in each one of described programs (if not state otherwise). However stroke interpolation is an ability of a program to create smooth stroke shape both when you move your pen fast and slow.
PS: I appreciate suggestions what to change or add in this review. I'm particularly interested in pointing out more advantages and disadvantages of any of them. It's important for people who didn't make their choice yet.
Free:
- Pixia (I don't remember the version I used)
- OpenCanvas (old beta)
- Artweaver 1.1 Free
- GIMP 2.6.8
Cheap:
- OpenCanvas 4
- ArtRage
- PaintTool SAI 1.1.0
Expensive:
- Photoshop CS2 (I haven't tested newer)
- Corel Painter XI
Pixia
Pixia is a free raster graphics program created mostly for manga artists. The thing that strikes you most as you use this program first time is the interface... It's simply ugly but that wouldn't be a problem. Pixia has one good feature - stroke interpolation. It smooths your strokes so you can draw long strokes that are smooth and clean. The issue is however the line quality. I remember I couldn't make this software draw clean lines in any possible way. This is especially visible for very thin lines which are aliased. The interface is not very intuitive either. I can't say much about this program because I don't remember many things. It's not the best one but certainly worth a try.
Advantages:
- stroke smoothing
Disadvantages:
- not intuitive and ugly interface
- low quality of lines (aliasing)
OpenCanvas (beta)
This is an old program for digital drawing which is still very commonly used mostly because of one feature - networking, which allows users to draw collaboratively over the internet. The basic old version has really few features but it produces good quality lines however it lack is sophisticated interpolation algorithms for stroke smoothing. Another interesting feature is a possibility to record your drawing process so you can show it to friends or save for later use.
Advantages:
- good quality strokes
- networking
- drawing process recording
Disadvantages:
- few tools and features
Artweaver
Artweaver is a program which resembles both Photoshop and Corel Painter. It is a good and free alternative for Corel Painter and the interface looks very similar to that seen in Painter. Using this program is intuitive for Photoshop and Corel Painter users however there are no roses without thorns... Artweaver lacks in stroke smoothing and is fairly slow. You almost see how strokes are rendered. It's caused by the algorithm of rendering strokes which requires the user to move the cursor pretty much to draw a part of a stroke. So drawing is visible and it can be irritating. That's similar to Corel Painter.
Advantages:
- many features
- great set of brushes
- good quality of real brushes
- intuitive interface
- good tablet support
Disadvantages:
- slow line rendering
- lack of stroke interpolation
GIMP
GIMP is a heavy and well developed program mostly for image editing and resembles Photoshop a bit. It has many filters and editing tools and it's the main purpose of this program. Drawing is also possible and it works very nice however there are programs which are better suited for drawing.
Advantages:
- many features
- great set of filters
- good quality of strokes
- moderate stroke interpolation
- interface a bit similar to Photoshop
- good tablet support
- fast rendering
- vector graphics support
Disadvantages:
- you can't dock tool-windows to the main window
- small default set of brushes
Open Canvas 4
I don't have much experience with this program but I put it because it seems to be good and many people use it. This program is an improved version of old beta (much improved) that contains many brushes and is suited mostly for drawing/painting.
ArtRage
ArtRage is a program that tries to immitate real painting process. Actually its only purpose is drawing and painting and the program provides a set of realistic tools allowing you to achieve results very similar to painting using traditional media.
Advantages:
- highly realistic tools
- great tablet support
Disadvantages:
- few features
PaintTool SAI
This is a very small and cheap program for raster graphics. It's probably the best choice for drawing. Program needs really little hard drive space and is very fast. Also supports tablets very well. One of the main advantages is the number of features and the disadvantage is an unintuitive interface. Another thing is a wide set of customisable tools and amazing quality of lines of any thickness... It also supports vector graphics.
Advantages:
- superb quality of lines
- adjustable stroke interpolation
- high quality area filling algorithms
- great tablet support
- lightweight
- very fast
- high quality zooming
- possibility to rotate the canvas by any angle
- support for vector graphics
Disadvantages:
- unintuitive interface
- few filters
Photoshop
Photoshop is a widely known and heavy program suited mostly for image editing. It's possible to draw using this software with great results. Its main advantage is a wide variety of filters and great editing algorithms however the tablet support could be better.
Advantages:
- good quality of lines
- good tablet support
- fast stroke drawing algorithms
- good quality zooming
- support for vector graphics
- moderate stroke interpolation
Disadvantages:
- heavy
- expensive
Corel Painter XI
Corel Painter is said to be the best program for digital drawing. It could be true if not some issues but let's start with advantages. This program supports tablets very well and possibly every feature of your tablet. It's a bit similar to phothosp so it shouldn't be hard to switch to Painter. It also has a wide range of high quality brushes that immitate real media very well. Also moderate stroke interpolation is present. However there are a few drawbacks. Zooming is very sloppy and you can see interpolation artifacts. Also this program is very slow. Even the basic brushes render lines in a slow way. This program also renders thin lines poorly.
Advantages:
- wide range of realistic brushes
- great tablet support
- support for vector graphics
- adjustable stroke interpolation
- moderate number of filters
Disadvantages:
- expensive
- very slow
- poor zooming
Conclusions:
Sometimes it's very hard to choose one good solution. Some programs are designed for drawing, some others for editing so it's good to have two... My suggestions are:
- GIMP or Photoshop (editing)
- SAI or Artweaver or OpenCanvas or ArtRage (painting/drawing)
Editing:
Of course if the price is your main criterion, the choice is obvious. If not then it should be obvious too... Photoshp and Gimp are not almost equally good. I can't say that one program is much better than the other, so my suggestion is to follow the idea of saving money and choose GIMP. Gimp is great for editing and suitable for drawing just like Photoshop.
Painting/Drawing:
For painting I suggest EasyPaint Tool SAI. This program is incredibly small and fast but has many really high quality features. The interface is not very intuitive but it's possible to get used to it fast. I strongly recommend it. It's not free but the license is very cheap (around 40$) and I personally think it's the best program for drawing I have ever used. I strongly discourage from buying Corel Painter... Corel is pretty good but slow and expensive. Much better alternative is to use a bit worse Artweaver but it's free and in my opinion faster than Corel Painter. ArtRage is good if your main intent is to create works that resemble realistic media but don't be disappointed if you don't find many brushes or filters... this program is not for that. Open Canvas is another program that can be used but similarly to ArtRage and SAI it's not free. As far as I know it's successfully used by many but I don't have much experience with it.
My personal choice:
I personally tried all of these programs but I'm using constantly only two... Photoshop and SAI... but since GIMP improved recently I consider switching to GIMP as a replacement for Photoshop.
Note: Stroke interpolation is a feature that makes the strokes smoother, however it's not antialiasing. Antialiasing creates smooth borders of lines (you don't see pixels) and this feature is available in each one of described programs (if not state otherwise). However stroke interpolation is an ability of a program to create smooth stroke shape both when you move your pen fast and slow.
PS: I appreciate suggestions what to change or add in this review. I'm particularly interested in pointing out more advantages and disadvantages of any of them. It's important for people who didn't make their choice yet.
Selling prints at inkbunny
Posted 15 years agoHere's my inkbunny: http://inkbunny.net/Rezzy
Ooookay... I was looking for a place where I could sell prints... The problem is that I couldn't find any website where I could sell both adult and tame furry prints. Printing pictures and sending them over the ocean is not the best neither the cheapest solution so I hope this website will help me a bit. I set only two pictures because they are high resolution and can be used for prints. So far I don't have many high-resolution pictures. I prefer to work in low-res but this way they are not suitable for printing. Since I found a website I will try to draw all new pictures in appropriate resolutions.
In case of any problems please consult me...
Ooookay... I was looking for a place where I could sell prints... The problem is that I couldn't find any website where I could sell both adult and tame furry prints. Printing pictures and sending them over the ocean is not the best neither the cheapest solution so I hope this website will help me a bit. I set only two pictures because they are high resolution and can be used for prints. So far I don't have many high-resolution pictures. I prefer to work in low-res but this way they are not suitable for printing. Since I found a website I will try to draw all new pictures in appropriate resolutions.
In case of any problems please consult me...
Homophobic conversation :)
Posted 15 years agoHi there... Today one of my acquaintances decided to piss me off a bit starting a topic... it's pretty interesting how he acts... (and probably how I do too XD) Just read... it's priceless...
PS: This text is translated from polish, so thare are some mistakes probably :) It was too hilarious not to translate it XD
Kamiol: You crack me up with you status messages sometimes :P
Rezzy: Nice to hear that. :)
Kamiol: You know actually, it still you doesn't kure :P
Rezzy: what I don't do? o_O
Kamiol: Ehh ... just it's too direct :P
Rezzy: I don't understand what you wrote...
Kamiol: o fuu ... so what language I'm writing to you? maybe I'm fucked up and write to you in German?
Rezzy: I forgot that the word "kure" is polish. Even if you mean "care" it still doesn't fit to your sentence
Kamiol: and it's so hard to figure out that I made a typo in that sentence and switched the letters
Rezzy: That's bad because I still don't get it. It sounds like: "Actually it still you doesn't care". If it was a mere typo I wouldn't give a fuck.
Kamiol: "care" - to care - caring
Rezzy: You know, better sober up... because I don't know "what I don't care about"
Kamiol: but what? You mean mental sobriety?
Rezzy: You write in much less comprehensible manner than usual, that's the issue. You write as if you were drunk... but you probably aren't because you would make many more mistakes in such a case, so I just assume that you got even more retarded at your motherly language... progressing retardation... sad but well... how can I be of service? ^^
Kamiol: I don't know, you're the only fag I've ever talked to that I haven't beat up so far. Maybe it's normal to talk to you in different ways?
Rezzy: If you hit me I would kill you even with a stick :) Don't think I can't defend myself ;)
Kamiol: Right, you're actually right. True team is like a real family... http://www.sadistic.pl/pics/mantrain.jpg
Rezzy: And what does it prove? :) I can send you many smut photos anytime too :)
Kamiol: I'm talking about fags.
Rezzy: I know, so what actually is wrong with that?
Kamiol: The fact that you lacks in dignity...
Rezzy: because I've got direct status messages?
Kamiol: yeah, that's the case
Rezzy: You know you can block me or remove from your list... Nobody gives a fuck about my statuses or they rather think that they are funny. I usually don't care what others think about it :) It's not worth worrying about.
Kamiol: Yeah ... right. I don't know what kind of lifestyle you're leading. But I assume that you rarely go away from the computer
Rezzy: That's unfortunately true. Everyone leads life one likes... Doing things against your will or desires will not lead to anything constructive
Kamiol: Perhaps you haven't had a girl and that's the issue?
Rezzy: I had... long time ago
Kamiol: Why it's your sexual orientation. Maybe it's because you haven't scored girls?
Rezzy: And maybe you haven't had a boyfriend? and that's why you're straight... have you considered it?
Kamiol: Hehe. hehehe ... hahha strong words ... I think I will put it on bash :D
Rezzy: strong but true... you know it... you don't have to try everything to know what you need.
Kamiol: Have you got a dog?
Rezzy: no... I don't see any relation?
Kamiol: Too bad, maybe you'd get to like animals. But since you haven't had any, how do you know whether it's something true or not? and that it's not what you realy want?
Rezzy: Because sexual attraction is something beyond your control... You don't decide whether you get a hardon when you see a girl or a man... it just turns you on... Notice the fact that you can't be sure about it too. The question is "Are you?"... homosexuality is common in nature but people pretend that they don't see it.
Kamiol: Yes but you are wrong in about 2-3 thousand years
Rezzy: You suggest that orientation is changeable? because we are thinking creatures? ok... it's fine :) I presume that YOU have got the power to change too but you just don't want to use it...
Kamiol: This is the same as if you were trying to explain why you like killing blond women in dresses? What if it's a disease?
Rezzy: Maybe :) But rething again WHAT is a disease...
Kamiol: I born to fuck blond women in dresses with checker patterns.
Rezzy: a disease is in fact that what people started calling a disease... any kind of deviation in mental or physical sense can be called a disease
Kamiol: a disease - a huge deviation from the norm
Rezzy: you know Kamil... you don't see the difference between two things... killing is hurting others, it destroys life, health, hurts your victims' families... homosexuality does not destroy any life, health or thing
Kamiol: And returning to the psychology...
Rezzy: But you are sick too you know? I am sure that you deviate from the norm in AT LEAST one thing - we all do... you can't be 100% mainstream person...
Kamiol: But that's not an ideal scale...
Rezzy: because you say so? maybe you try to deny your own disease like I deny mine?
Kamiol: I say. I tolerate fags until they don't try to pick me up...
Rezzy: A disease is something that destroys...
Kamiol: Is it that fucking hard?
Rezzy: Don't think you're so handsome that every fag will chase you XD We also have got some minimum standards and we don't try to pick up any shit we see.
Kamiol: A man fucks women.
Rezzy: A man is free... Women too.
Kamiol: But not "a man fucks other men".
Rezzy: because you say so?
Kamiol: if there were any real choise ... but in your case you're limited to the anus. Because that's the way "how Goddy created us"
Rezzy: Not everyone believes in god. I personally believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster! Let his Pasta fall upon us! Ramen!
Kamiol: I don't believe either... Out of curiosity... how do you want to get old. in what way?
Rezzy: read the pastafarian's rules... I obey them... I will get old happily Kamil and having happy people around me :)
Kamiol: But do you think that you will be getting old with your partner. Without any children? Do you have a brother?
Rezzy: What do I need children for? no I don't have
Kamiol: What about your surname? Will it vanish?
Rezzy: oh don't say that you case so much about this crap. And my family is not only me. Many men in my family has the same surname
Kamiol: and your parents? Do they know?
Rezzy: of course they do, I couldn't bear hiding that long...
Kamiol: Aaaand?
Rezzy: My parents see who I am, not who I fall in love with or who I fuck... and amazingly... they see a man, quite a normal one, because I'm not much different from the others
Kamiol: oooohhh
Rezzy: if you think that I wear pink clothes and wiggle my wrist then you heard too many stereotypes... I have the luck of having normal parents who are not narrow-minded. ;)
Kamiol: I don't know... everyone has his norms, conditions and some rules.
Rezzy: indeed... my rule is to lead a peaceful life with others...
Kamiol: But I think that behind your sexuality there is some kind of psychological defect. The same about others.
Rezzy: Maybe but I like this defect :) But look... since gays exist and there are homosexual animals too... then maybe that means that homosexuality is quite natural? It's like people with snow-white skin... natural but rare
Kamiol: Animals? Any example?
Rezzy: most... dolphins, ducks, apes... that's what I remember... there are more.
Kamiol: But isn't it only a show who dominates? and do the animals form life-long couples?
Rezzy: Some of them do...
Kamiol: Only of one species.
Rezzy: Man read something at least. Just search for some info and you'll see... Some species form long-lasting couples some not
Kamiol: My fucking God... I do have a brain just NOT to compare to ANIMALS.
Rezzy: I don't think I'm better than them :) I rather think that people are worse than animals... They can destroy things just because they don't like it or to have some benefits... it's worse than what animals do.
Kamiol: Yes. Right. You're right, it's better to let peoples' instinct control them... instinct of survival ...
Rezzy: if you care about survival so much just go and and start making babies... go, go, step aside! pleasurable and useful at the same time!
Kamiol: Because what to have a job for if I can kill a weaker one to have some money for food?
Rezzy: You can and then you will get even more food in a prison - for free. :D it would be worse if prisoners noticed that you're a weaker one and make a prison slut ouf of you... and the horror begins ;) these people certainly control their instincts ;)
Kamiol: that's too, yeah, fags have nice times in a prison. Maybe let them put you in a jail and you'll get more pleasure...
Rezzy: The problem is that most of them are not fags you know? They are just weak so they are raped
Kamiol: It's worth it
Rezzy: Sorry I haven't had sex for 3 years now... I would willingly get some. That's when you lead a life for the sake of moral rules :) I bet you have scored much more chicks in a week than I fucked with men in my whole life.
Kamiol: No. Never one night stands.
Rezzy: So just try to imagine that me neither... I think you're living in a world of fables... stories... you judge gays but you don't know anything about them. Worse... you don't even know your straight friends... because you don't see how slutty they are...
Kamiol: Hey!.
Rezzy: This is classic "girl fucked by many men is a whore, but a guy who scores chicks is a hotshot"
Kamiol: Just see. You will get 3 years in a jail. This will not be a single night but 1090 days - 1095 night precisely
Rezzy: Oh God how dull you are my friend :) I knew that you're dumb long time ago but I didn't know that you don't have any kind of wisdom :) I pity you. You can't live in a diverse community or you barely can
Kamiol: I like surprising people
Rezzy: Too bad that with dumbness XD
Kamiol: Yhy ... but how is it like to live in your own imagined world?
Rezzy: you know... just go and live in your fable world, in a world where there are no gays, jews, black guys, muslims, where there are only hot chicks and macho guys attracted to them, beer, vodka and no law. But now gimme a break because I don't feel up to talk to you anymore ok? :) You are too limited to understand anything. I was trying to explain you things many times as you asked me. Writing stories, novel, programming, sql... but you couldn't get anything, even the simplest things you were messing up... every time you were showing complete lack of understanding. That's why I don't want to stop talking to you because it's not comfortablefor me but because it's futile. I won't change my opinion on these things and you won't change them either... I can accept SOME of your arguments, but you don't accept any of mine... This certainly proves that your opinions are perfect and only true... if you want to say anything more, say it and farewell..
Kamiol: I see you got angry a bit. Because you can't logically write sentences. But if you consider overusing pronouns as a sing of intelligence then you're wrong. Anyway, I would willingly continue this conversation tomorrow. Because I want to go to bed now. So see you later :) :*
Rezzy: ok goodnight then. and we will not finish it tomorrow... don't even try to talk to me... you can consider it as my failure if you wish... yeah that will be fine :)
PS: This text is translated from polish, so thare are some mistakes probably :) It was too hilarious not to translate it XD
Kamiol: You crack me up with you status messages sometimes :P
Rezzy: Nice to hear that. :)
Kamiol: You know actually, it still you doesn't kure :P
Rezzy: what I don't do? o_O
Kamiol: Ehh ... just it's too direct :P
Rezzy: I don't understand what you wrote...
Kamiol: o fuu ... so what language I'm writing to you? maybe I'm fucked up and write to you in German?
Rezzy: I forgot that the word "kure" is polish. Even if you mean "care" it still doesn't fit to your sentence
Kamiol: and it's so hard to figure out that I made a typo in that sentence and switched the letters
Rezzy: That's bad because I still don't get it. It sounds like: "Actually it still you doesn't care". If it was a mere typo I wouldn't give a fuck.
Kamiol: "care" - to care - caring
Rezzy: You know, better sober up... because I don't know "what I don't care about"
Kamiol: but what? You mean mental sobriety?
Rezzy: You write in much less comprehensible manner than usual, that's the issue. You write as if you were drunk... but you probably aren't because you would make many more mistakes in such a case, so I just assume that you got even more retarded at your motherly language... progressing retardation... sad but well... how can I be of service? ^^
Kamiol: I don't know, you're the only fag I've ever talked to that I haven't beat up so far. Maybe it's normal to talk to you in different ways?
Rezzy: If you hit me I would kill you even with a stick :) Don't think I can't defend myself ;)
Kamiol: Right, you're actually right. True team is like a real family... http://www.sadistic.pl/pics/mantrain.jpg
Rezzy: And what does it prove? :) I can send you many smut photos anytime too :)
Kamiol: I'm talking about fags.
Rezzy: I know, so what actually is wrong with that?
Kamiol: The fact that you lacks in dignity...
Rezzy: because I've got direct status messages?
Kamiol: yeah, that's the case
Rezzy: You know you can block me or remove from your list... Nobody gives a fuck about my statuses or they rather think that they are funny. I usually don't care what others think about it :) It's not worth worrying about.
Kamiol: Yeah ... right. I don't know what kind of lifestyle you're leading. But I assume that you rarely go away from the computer
Rezzy: That's unfortunately true. Everyone leads life one likes... Doing things against your will or desires will not lead to anything constructive
Kamiol: Perhaps you haven't had a girl and that's the issue?
Rezzy: I had... long time ago
Kamiol: Why it's your sexual orientation. Maybe it's because you haven't scored girls?
Rezzy: And maybe you haven't had a boyfriend? and that's why you're straight... have you considered it?
Kamiol: Hehe. hehehe ... hahha strong words ... I think I will put it on bash :D
Rezzy: strong but true... you know it... you don't have to try everything to know what you need.
Kamiol: Have you got a dog?
Rezzy: no... I don't see any relation?
Kamiol: Too bad, maybe you'd get to like animals. But since you haven't had any, how do you know whether it's something true or not? and that it's not what you realy want?
Rezzy: Because sexual attraction is something beyond your control... You don't decide whether you get a hardon when you see a girl or a man... it just turns you on... Notice the fact that you can't be sure about it too. The question is "Are you?"... homosexuality is common in nature but people pretend that they don't see it.
Kamiol: Yes but you are wrong in about 2-3 thousand years
Rezzy: You suggest that orientation is changeable? because we are thinking creatures? ok... it's fine :) I presume that YOU have got the power to change too but you just don't want to use it...
Kamiol: This is the same as if you were trying to explain why you like killing blond women in dresses? What if it's a disease?
Rezzy: Maybe :) But rething again WHAT is a disease...
Kamiol: I born to fuck blond women in dresses with checker patterns.
Rezzy: a disease is in fact that what people started calling a disease... any kind of deviation in mental or physical sense can be called a disease
Kamiol: a disease - a huge deviation from the norm
Rezzy: you know Kamil... you don't see the difference between two things... killing is hurting others, it destroys life, health, hurts your victims' families... homosexuality does not destroy any life, health or thing
Kamiol: And returning to the psychology...
Rezzy: But you are sick too you know? I am sure that you deviate from the norm in AT LEAST one thing - we all do... you can't be 100% mainstream person...
Kamiol: But that's not an ideal scale...
Rezzy: because you say so? maybe you try to deny your own disease like I deny mine?
Kamiol: I say. I tolerate fags until they don't try to pick me up...
Rezzy: A disease is something that destroys...
Kamiol: Is it that fucking hard?
Rezzy: Don't think you're so handsome that every fag will chase you XD We also have got some minimum standards and we don't try to pick up any shit we see.
Kamiol: A man fucks women.
Rezzy: A man is free... Women too.
Kamiol: But not "a man fucks other men".
Rezzy: because you say so?
Kamiol: if there were any real choise ... but in your case you're limited to the anus. Because that's the way "how Goddy created us"
Rezzy: Not everyone believes in god. I personally believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster! Let his Pasta fall upon us! Ramen!
Kamiol: I don't believe either... Out of curiosity... how do you want to get old. in what way?
Rezzy: read the pastafarian's rules... I obey them... I will get old happily Kamil and having happy people around me :)
Kamiol: But do you think that you will be getting old with your partner. Without any children? Do you have a brother?
Rezzy: What do I need children for? no I don't have
Kamiol: What about your surname? Will it vanish?
Rezzy: oh don't say that you case so much about this crap. And my family is not only me. Many men in my family has the same surname
Kamiol: and your parents? Do they know?
Rezzy: of course they do, I couldn't bear hiding that long...
Kamiol: Aaaand?
Rezzy: My parents see who I am, not who I fall in love with or who I fuck... and amazingly... they see a man, quite a normal one, because I'm not much different from the others
Kamiol: oooohhh
Rezzy: if you think that I wear pink clothes and wiggle my wrist then you heard too many stereotypes... I have the luck of having normal parents who are not narrow-minded. ;)
Kamiol: I don't know... everyone has his norms, conditions and some rules.
Rezzy: indeed... my rule is to lead a peaceful life with others...
Kamiol: But I think that behind your sexuality there is some kind of psychological defect. The same about others.
Rezzy: Maybe but I like this defect :) But look... since gays exist and there are homosexual animals too... then maybe that means that homosexuality is quite natural? It's like people with snow-white skin... natural but rare
Kamiol: Animals? Any example?
Rezzy: most... dolphins, ducks, apes... that's what I remember... there are more.
Kamiol: But isn't it only a show who dominates? and do the animals form life-long couples?
Rezzy: Some of them do...
Kamiol: Only of one species.
Rezzy: Man read something at least. Just search for some info and you'll see... Some species form long-lasting couples some not
Kamiol: My fucking God... I do have a brain just NOT to compare to ANIMALS.
Rezzy: I don't think I'm better than them :) I rather think that people are worse than animals... They can destroy things just because they don't like it or to have some benefits... it's worse than what animals do.
Kamiol: Yes. Right. You're right, it's better to let peoples' instinct control them... instinct of survival ...
Rezzy: if you care about survival so much just go and and start making babies... go, go, step aside! pleasurable and useful at the same time!
Kamiol: Because what to have a job for if I can kill a weaker one to have some money for food?
Rezzy: You can and then you will get even more food in a prison - for free. :D it would be worse if prisoners noticed that you're a weaker one and make a prison slut ouf of you... and the horror begins ;) these people certainly control their instincts ;)
Kamiol: that's too, yeah, fags have nice times in a prison. Maybe let them put you in a jail and you'll get more pleasure...
Rezzy: The problem is that most of them are not fags you know? They are just weak so they are raped
Kamiol: It's worth it
Rezzy: Sorry I haven't had sex for 3 years now... I would willingly get some. That's when you lead a life for the sake of moral rules :) I bet you have scored much more chicks in a week than I fucked with men in my whole life.
Kamiol: No. Never one night stands.
Rezzy: So just try to imagine that me neither... I think you're living in a world of fables... stories... you judge gays but you don't know anything about them. Worse... you don't even know your straight friends... because you don't see how slutty they are...
Kamiol: Hey!.
Rezzy: This is classic "girl fucked by many men is a whore, but a guy who scores chicks is a hotshot"
Kamiol: Just see. You will get 3 years in a jail. This will not be a single night but 1090 days - 1095 night precisely
Rezzy: Oh God how dull you are my friend :) I knew that you're dumb long time ago but I didn't know that you don't have any kind of wisdom :) I pity you. You can't live in a diverse community or you barely can
Kamiol: I like surprising people
Rezzy: Too bad that with dumbness XD
Kamiol: Yhy ... but how is it like to live in your own imagined world?
Rezzy: you know... just go and live in your fable world, in a world where there are no gays, jews, black guys, muslims, where there are only hot chicks and macho guys attracted to them, beer, vodka and no law. But now gimme a break because I don't feel up to talk to you anymore ok? :) You are too limited to understand anything. I was trying to explain you things many times as you asked me. Writing stories, novel, programming, sql... but you couldn't get anything, even the simplest things you were messing up... every time you were showing complete lack of understanding. That's why I don't want to stop talking to you because it's not comfortablefor me but because it's futile. I won't change my opinion on these things and you won't change them either... I can accept SOME of your arguments, but you don't accept any of mine... This certainly proves that your opinions are perfect and only true... if you want to say anything more, say it and farewell..
Kamiol: I see you got angry a bit. Because you can't logically write sentences. But if you consider overusing pronouns as a sing of intelligence then you're wrong. Anyway, I would willingly continue this conversation tomorrow. Because I want to go to bed now. So see you later :) :*
Rezzy: ok goodnight then. and we will not finish it tomorrow... don't even try to talk to me... you can consider it as my failure if you wish... yeah that will be fine :)