Wow! Just Wow! I never expected to hit such a milestone, but thank you all! 1000 watchers! 1000 people who looked at my art and thought "I'd like to see more of this". 1000 people who are as weird and crazy as I am! That's Insane

Thank you

I know I give a bit of a blurb under each of my pieces as I learn and try new things and I hope that doesn't scare off people. I do this as a hobby and to practice a skill that I find very fun, which is why I've never really been comfortable doing commissions or taking money from people, or even really advertising my work. I don't have social media and I don't post anywhere besides FA, mostly because I'm a bit scared of what that would involve, and also because I'm still not confident enough to be doing this seriously and having all that scrutiny. I do love drawing though, and I know some of you do share my work on discord servers and elsewhere, so thank you for that vote of confidence.

Despite my hesitancy, I'm super proud of how much I've grown in the last few years, and how much I've learnt. I started as a fiction author on sofurry before I moved over here to do art fully. I was so scared making that change, and even today really embarrassed by some of my early works when I first started. I often wondered if I should switch back, give up on art and continue to just do fiction. Even today I occasionally consider deleting those old art pieces, but for now I've decided to keep them and I hope they serve as a reminder to other artists (and to my future self) of how practice and growth over time looks and works. Today as I post new art I'm so much happier than back then. Each piece becomes my new favourite, and each new drawing looks better than the last, at least to me. There are a number of artists and stories that have inspired me on this journey, and I can't possibly list them all, but you may see them mentioned or referenced from time to time as I draw new pieces and the occasional homage to them.

I like to think I've found my niche now, as the cartoon villain transforming the helpless heroine into the cute furry she deserves to be, and I'm glad that my fun doodles also amuse and titillate you all. For me it's not just about the art, but the story that it tells, the situation the characters find themselves in, and the events before and after that our minds fill in for us. I love that spark of imagination you get when you see a single panel drawing and get that thirst for more of the story. That's why I love TF stories and characters or worlds that naturally lend themselves to it.

The Main Event

With all of that out of the way, I'm going to do something a bit fun for you all as a thank you and a one off reward for your support. I'm going to offer my first ever commission... with a catch. I love the stories that I try to tell in my art, and I love the same from other artists and authors, so I'm going to offer it as a prize.

I'm going to run a fanfiction contest, and the winner will get a free commission from me.


Firstly, some contest rules:

* The fanfiction must relate to a piece of art in my gallery. It doesn't matter which one. I know I don't have a lot of images in my gallery, but I want to see the stories that you all imagine when you look at my art
* It can be any length
* It can be any quality
* It can be SFW or NSFW
* Each user can only submit one entry
* Single chapter only please
* Anyone can enter, regardless of whether you are a watcher or long time follower
* I'm the only judge and my decision on the winner is final
* You should mention me and the art in the description so I can find it easily
* if in doubt, you can send me a note with your entry
* Most importantly, have fun with it!

As for the prize commission:

* Single character only
* Must be a character I know. No OCs
* Can be a TF, partial TF, or human
* Must be relatively simple pose. I want to keep things simple for my first ever commission
* No fetishes. Not really my thing.
* Can be SFW or NSFW
* If in doubt, look at what I usually draw for ideas on what I usually do
* Please don't rush me... I'm still slow when it comes to the full draft to render process
* You can post the result in your account, or share it wherever so long as I can also post it, and you must link back to me

(For those artists who are used to offering commissions, please let me know if I've missed anything or there are other conditions I should be including as standard)

The deadline I'm setting is 2 months, so you have until March 1st to write your entry which should hopefully give people enough time to do something fun without stress. I'll still be posting as per usual during that period so feel free to wait and use a newer drawing as the reference for your entry if you wish.

Truth be told, this is quite scary and daunting prospect, so I hope it works out ok.

Roundup

So I'm not going to make commissions a regular thing. I don't think I can really honestly accept money or say to people that I'll give them an art piece within a certain period. My life just doesn't have that regularity and I don't want people saying I ran away with cash if my life gets too much, or that what I drew isn't what they wanted. Maybe in the future, but for now I will say that all of your comments and recommendations are enough inspiration for me, and are truly never ignored. Many have directly inspired work I've done, and I've tried to give credit when that's happened, and others will almost certainly come in future art.

I'm not really sure what the next milestone will be or what I'll do then. I don't do this for the numbers, but they are a pleasing affirmation so I hope I don't get so absorbed in them that I lose my way. I leave it to you all to keep me honest.

Finally I'll end with a massive thank you to those who've commented on my art, given feedback, corrections, ideas and all sorts of useful input. It's been fabulous and you all are super. I am here because of you all, and whilst we can never know what the future brings I hope to be around for more years to come bringing you beautiful furry girls.

Thank you for everything!