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I have been r*bbed, my current situation
a year ago
Last Friday I was the victim of a robbery.
THE SITUATION:
I was heading to the public library like every week to work on commissions. There was a park nearby, so I decided to rest there. There was no one around. When I took out my phone to check messages, two guys approached me from behind, one took my cell phone and the other snatched my suitcase.
Both robbers were armed with homemade knives, so no matter how much I wanted to, I couldn't get out of that situation. I went through a lot of fear while they opened my suitcase, they took away my tablet with which I work on commissions, threatened by the weapons they had.
They fled with my tablet and my phone on a bicycle. The first reaction I had after that was to scream that I had been robbed.
There was nobody around..I was alone, powerless, frightened.
So I immediately ran to the nearby store I found to tell the situation, call the police and in the process ask them to lend me a computer so I could block my cards and remotely deactivate the devices.
THE AFTERMATH
I was able to get a new phone on Sunday, recovering my accounts (google as the main and my socials to be connected again with my family, friends, and commissioners) explaining the situation right after it.
Also I got the backup from the cloud with my photos and the finished commission files that were on the tablet and my phone.
However the unfinished and incomplete commission works I was doing on Procreate were lost....
-HOW I AM?
I couldn't sleep well, not having a phone in my pocket feels like I've lost something big and I blame myself for not being more cautious on the street. My anxiety attacks went back with force and the memories of that experience make me fear of going outside.
What hurts me the most is my tablet...and my apple pencil. It was practically my main device to work on my art.
I forgot I live on a dangerous country on Latinoamerica...Thank god I wasn't hurt or worse.
-AND NOW...WHAT?
Honestly, I have few options.
A relative lent me his graphic tablet so I could use it on an old laptop I have. Since the pandemic I hadn't used a graphics tablet connected to a computer. I installed medibang so I would have something to continue drawing with.
I will try to complete the outstanding commissions using the sketches and updates I gave to the commission agents before the robbery. It would be starting over again...is really frustrating.
-HOW DO YOU CAN HELP ME?
If you like my art, and want to help in some way, my kofi is open for donations.
https://ko-fi.com/saberkenjifc
I am also open to emergency commissions: I can draw pinup lineart for 25 usd, one character, black and white, without background.
PayPal: https://paypal.me/saberkenji
I am very grateful for the support that family, friends, fans and beautiful people have given me.
Thank you.
With love
---Kenji---
PD. long time in no post a journal on FA.
I'm considering in do an itch.io site to put my past image packs.
THE SITUATION:
I was heading to the public library like every week to work on commissions. There was a park nearby, so I decided to rest there. There was no one around. When I took out my phone to check messages, two guys approached me from behind, one took my cell phone and the other snatched my suitcase.
Both robbers were armed with homemade knives, so no matter how much I wanted to, I couldn't get out of that situation. I went through a lot of fear while they opened my suitcase, they took away my tablet with which I work on commissions, threatened by the weapons they had.
They fled with my tablet and my phone on a bicycle. The first reaction I had after that was to scream that I had been robbed.
There was nobody around..I was alone, powerless, frightened.
So I immediately ran to the nearby store I found to tell the situation, call the police and in the process ask them to lend me a computer so I could block my cards and remotely deactivate the devices.
THE AFTERMATH
I was able to get a new phone on Sunday, recovering my accounts (google as the main and my socials to be connected again with my family, friends, and commissioners) explaining the situation right after it.
Also I got the backup from the cloud with my photos and the finished commission files that were on the tablet and my phone.
However the unfinished and incomplete commission works I was doing on Procreate were lost....
-HOW I AM?
I couldn't sleep well, not having a phone in my pocket feels like I've lost something big and I blame myself for not being more cautious on the street. My anxiety attacks went back with force and the memories of that experience make me fear of going outside.
What hurts me the most is my tablet...and my apple pencil. It was practically my main device to work on my art.
I forgot I live on a dangerous country on Latinoamerica...Thank god I wasn't hurt or worse.
-AND NOW...WHAT?
Honestly, I have few options.
A relative lent me his graphic tablet so I could use it on an old laptop I have. Since the pandemic I hadn't used a graphics tablet connected to a computer. I installed medibang so I would have something to continue drawing with.
I will try to complete the outstanding commissions using the sketches and updates I gave to the commission agents before the robbery. It would be starting over again...is really frustrating.
-HOW DO YOU CAN HELP ME?
If you like my art, and want to help in some way, my kofi is open for donations.
https://ko-fi.com/saberkenjifc
I am also open to emergency commissions: I can draw pinup lineart for 25 usd, one character, black and white, without background.
PayPal: https://paypal.me/saberkenji
I am very grateful for the support that family, friends, fans and beautiful people have given me.
Thank you.
With love
---Kenji---
PD. long time in no post a journal on FA.
I'm considering in do an itch.io site to put my past image packs.
I'm just glad you're unhurt and still alive, sir. I wish you the best in this ordeal.
Thanks for your kind words, my friend
It sounds like they may have eyed you maybe once you walked passed them. Yeah being alone is the worst and is what probably
gave them the plan to do it due to how the area was so deserted.
I hope they get identified by any cameras there or some how they get busted for something down the line.
I know the feeling of getting robbed. Back in the 90s my friend was stupid and gullible. These black guys listened to our conversations and lied to him about
knowing some break dancer friends. He lied about having a photo, he asked me to go with him, buddy system thing. I didnt trust the guy right away and
once we got to his car there were 3 black dudes in the back of the car, the driver and the one guy. He opens the glove box and pulls out a black gun and robs us
losing my $200 chicago bulls jacket that my mom bought me around the time when Michael Jordan was on the team.
We walked away safe but i had this gross feeling of being robbed. I was so pissed at my friend for being stupid but at the same time i felt bad that he got suckered.
Only had pagers and the jacket so they robbed those, 90s stuff.
The only thing we can do is report it but when we did the police couldnt do anything. We reported it but that was it. Sometimes i tell myself this i why people
bring their own weapons even though its illegal because the police doesnt do a fucking thing about helping.
I pray you recover from all of this, and some how get a new lappy and tablet.
I highly recommend going on newegg for the lappy and trying out the zip or affirm to
pay for the laptop. You can pay it off in payments. For the tablet i recommend a used wacom like a 22HD, they are pretty cheap and if you use paypal credit you can
buy it pretty easy.
This way you have everything you need and can just pay them off. Just an idea so you can recover with some new stuff.
Thanks for the kind words. I won't give up.