Good luck with your new job ♥

To be honest, I know the feeling. I'm not nearly as experienced as you in my own line of work, but I know what it's like to lose that drive. Honestly I think you'll get the urge for it again after a while. You just need a good change of pace for a while.

i am really sorry.... but i hope it makes you feel better...

I hope everything works out

"REAL Job"

Art isn't a real job amirite???

Lmfao, THIS.
To be fair lots of artists say 'real job' when we get a non-art job, but art as a job doesn't make it any less 'real'.

Real job meaning steady paycheck instead of living commission to commission hoping you get enough to make ends meet.


Money is evil but you gotta haves it someways. ;)

Uh... someone like Wolfynail is in no shortage of commissions. There is no "hoping" here. They are among the top 10 users on this site.

Yeah, she's pretty awesome. But that's the exception from the rule, and she is smart to realize it.

And the masses are fickle. Especially in economically uncertain times. :p

Not true? You can still have burnouts and lack of motivation in a 'normal' job.
It's called depression, and it can happen to anyone. As for it being 'more easy to have a vacation', if you can afford it, no it's not. Your employer gets to tell you whether or not you get a day/week off. If you work for yourself, you're the one who gets to choose.

It depends on the person. It always depends on the person. Some people can make a hobby a job and still enjoy it, others can't.

Some. Again it all depends on the person. So it's really subjective.

In general, people employed by a larger company (in a job above entry-level completely-no-skills-required) will have access to some amount of paid sick leave or vacation days. Yes, obviously, they will be subject to requirements depending on the time of year and current project and whatever else, they won't be able to take vacation when it would be significantly detrimental to the job they are being paid to do, but the option - within some reasonable limitations - is more readily available.

The average furry artist working commissions as their job usually has a very small margin between meeting all their monthly financial requirements and not. Yes, they have the freedom to choose to take a day off whenever they want to, but any kind of vacation means not only an expense drawing money from any savings they may have been able to make, but also a cease to new income generated by new work. The perception of a greater freedom for the average self-employed furry artist is massively reduced when you account for the financial immobility.

So yes, while all of this does depend on vastly different individual circumstances, IN GENERAL, a "real job" working for someone else in a non-art capacity will require use of skills less dependant on personal mood/motivation/inspiration than artwork, and will more commonly come with sick/vacation days, at the cost of putting yourself more at the beck and call of a boss. Self-employment comes with more 'freedom,' but the trade-off is less security - you may have a month where commission work dries up, you have less profit margin to set aside savings for vacations or emergencies ( VERY few furry artists are willing to charge much more than the bare minimum they need to pay the bills ), so while you may have more freedom, you have less ability to make use of it.

I dread to imagine where most of these struggling furry artists will turn when they are facing retirement years with no retirement saved up because the fandom can at most do just enough to help people pay bills for many of them.

Art is certainly a real job if you go at it as such, it just has the trade-offs as you spoke about. The problem is making art your job in THIS fandom, the market for furry artists here doens't exactly encourage doing it as a Career Choice.

I'm not even sure if the top artist in the fandom even make it to pass by and have a retirement? I feel like most people need to at least make $30,000 a year to slide by and you want to aim above that (like $50,000 or more). I don't know if the fandom really can support living wages for a lot of artists.

Really it just depends on what standard of living people are set in. One artists standard of living vs their income may seem like they're poverty stricken and barely struggling by ... yet that same income to another artists standard of living might make then all the difference in the world to have all kinds of things

THIS.

you are absolutely right on the living standars of every person, for myself I live in a poor country with a terrible economy and high inflation rates, just the fact that i'm earning in dollars is such a HUGE advantage to my daily living, I can work for a few weeks and work enough money to get a new PC but here, getting a real job, I would have to work for YEARS of minimum wage not spending a single dime just to get semi-good pc.

So yes, it all depends on the living standars of every person, wether they're based on their location or just merely their way of living.

this. professional artists of this caliber should be making fucktons more.

Yeah, that's kinda my big bad looming concern. >_<

That's far from limited to furry artists though, I don't think MOST people my age or younger have much in the way of retirement plans... it's gonna be scary to see what happens in another 30-40 years. >_<

To be fair, I sort of... don't have plans ON retiring? Like, I know I'm young, but I'd be perfectly fine being old as balls and still drawing (or making costumes) for a living, as long as it is physically possible. (I'll probably still be drawing even if I get arthritis I CAN'T BE STOPPED.) This is what I personally love to do, and with my mental health issues (anxiety mostly) I currently can't feel comfortable in a 'normal' job.

Plus as someone else stated, it really depends on your standard of living. MY standard of living is "Room rent, food, HOPEFULLY some extra cash for fun things." - one day I'd LIKE to have a house, but it'll still be "Pay rent/bills, have food, MAYBE have extra for luxuries." If I can earn enough to hang out with friends and maybe go to a con or two every year, I'll be happy.

Another plus, I have a boyfriend who I honestly have no intentions of breaking up with. We've been living together for a year and I'd be happy living with him for the rest of my life - and he at least plans on having a 'real' job. So I'd be able to piggy back off of him every so often, and he'll piggy back off of me every so often, like we've been doing for the past year. :P

Life gets more difficult and expensive the longer you live, which is why most people are encouraged to build a retirement. It might not even take all that long in life before drawing might not be an option for you. My mother did typing and insurance when she was my age, now she's in her 50s and needing surgery in her wrist just to deal with carpal. She was in such immense pain she couldn't even chop vegetables.

So I'm certainly not going to tell other people what to do, but it's wise to try and save money and have it there for an emergency. Unless you're in a country with an okay social safety net, it'd suck to be 60~70 years old and having nothing to fall back on.

Exactly that, bodies age and deteriorate, and the longer we use some parts of our body the quicker they can wear out to the point that we can't use them anymore.

That's one of the reasons for my concern with all these struggling artists trying to make a career out of furry artwork. I'm sure it's possible for some, but that's a small minority I would imagine.

-cough Canada cough-

retirement plans.

lol.
Greece Ver. 2.0

Well you realize many struggling furry artists didn't necessarily CHOOSE to be struggling furry artists. A lot of us work hard at it because we don't have much else =P
My circumstances kind of chose for me. I don't have marketable skills or high level formal education, I have a side job but it is not even going to cover basic monthly bills for most people, so, you know, gotta put my hope on art as the only way of moving forward. A lot of people are struggling, without jobs, etc, and are just doing whatever they can to get by, whether that's working at Walmart or doing furry art, and can't even think about retirement even if they'd want to

I know they didn't CHOOSE it.. whatever path they took in life lead them there one way or another.. But I'm still worried for what they'll have to go through later in life.

Well, a lot of people are going to have this problem, not just furry artists. No one's quitting their well-paying 9-5 tech job to become a furry artist...people do it because it's the thing they CAN do and have to do. I don't think the vast majority of the furry artists who try to live off it had many better opportunities come their way. The same goes for a lot of people though. I know middle-aged people in tough jobs probably making only as much as I do (which is a tiny amount) but what can you do?

My thought process is that they should expand their horizons beyond Just furry art.. because the market place for furry artists is somewhat hard to succeed in with how saturated it is.

The trouble is that when you're a slave to commissions to just pay bills on time and stuff, it's REALLY hard to work on other things besides furry art. Trying to get into other kinds of art, making a portfolio, finding other kinds of work takes a lot of time, and if you're not getting paid well for commissions, it's really hard to do other stuff.

Vicious cycle can be pretty damn vicious to say the least!

You have really great input, man. 10/10 analysis.

Kind of assuming that this job they've taken isn't art related, aren't you guys? "Real job" could just be implying a job that pays decently. Plenty of art jobs like that.

Yes, his new job is art related. He just meant he works as an employee at a company now.

Art will be a real job when it stops paying less than minimum wage, lol.

Artists will start making more than minimum wage when they start charging such. X3

The rise of auctions, ych, and patreon is a simple result of the fact that they put the determination of the value of an artist's work in the hands of their audience, and not the artist - which hey, surprise, almost always results in significant pay increase for the artist.

Well, then the price point is a result of natural demand rather than some arbitrary price point someone has decided to set it at. But, it also introduces price competition.

I often see Auctions/YCH and such going for more than what the artist normally charges thankfully.

But the problem with artists making more than min wage when they start charging such.... is the fact that there's so many artists in this fandom who are willing to charge less than minimum wage. So much supply with not as strong a demand.

In my experience, there are the buyers who just want "furry art" involving their character with little particulars beyond that, and then there are the buyers who want specific artists, or a certain style, or quality, or particular content. The former tend to be the bargain-hunters, as they can be satisfied by just about anybody, so it makes perfect sense that they seek to stretch their play budget and get more commissions at cheaper rates. The latter are a little more discerning, and tend to be more aware that if you want something, you pay for it, so you'll usually see the ones willing to pay higher rates when what they want can't be done by just anybody.

While the market for simply "furry art" is exceedingly saturated, and too many people charging practically nothing, I think that really just helps keep the bargain-bin buyers occupied, but the ones who understand and appreciate the value of custom-tailored artwork seem to consistently be more than willing to accept higher prices to get what they want, even if it means fewer commissions. So artists looking to escape the bargain bin really just have to learn to ignore the whining that comes from people who are just angry that they can't impulse-buy from them anymore.

I think a bigger factor in up-and-coming artists trying to make commission work a viable income is that unless you're just an insanely phenomenal talent and/or have a exciting new style, it's just going to take a lot of time to build up enough of a following to be able to support yourself with commission work. There's no shortage of amazingly talented people that still struggle just because they're relative newcomers and haven't gotten the exposure needed to sustain full time commission work yet.

Could have meant "Real" job as in being on an actual payroll instead of accepting funds under the table in trade for work. I've caught myself using it this way before :)

I know, I just love the choice of words and how often artists try to fight against it when art actually IS their job, lol.

Ah yeah, I'm with ya on that then

I totally get that. Freelance/commission artists constantly have to defend themselves from the attitude that their art and craft isn't real work, and that they shouldn't get paid for what they do. But do we really need to jump down the throat of one person who felt that they finally got the kind of job they wanted? I am pretty sure Wolfynail understood that the commissions he did was actual work and that he deserved the money he got, but is far more appreciative to be on an actual payroll now.

good luck dude! Your work's awesome, I just hope to keep seeing more of what you put out man !

How's the Iron artist pool thing btw? I think you never mentioned you would cut that out at some point, will you?

Even If I'm not going to cut that out, it would be months till I'll have time for it again.

So you still doing it or you going to stop picking people?

I am afraid I have to cancel it as well, sorry.
There was no chances for me to finish it all from the very beginning.

Thought that would be the case, well, good luck with your new job!

Damn the luck!

But best of luck with your new career.

Although I am disapointed by this, I totally understand. Best of luck!

Good luck with the job! :3

It's a good idea. People seem to forget that being a freelance artist is a risky thing to do no matter how popular you are. Having a stable job is probably for the best ^^

Good Luck man, it's good to recharge

Good luck with the job. Maybe this will fill your battery ^^

Nothing wrong with breaking the monotony an trying something different for a while ^^

Just out of curiosity: is your job also artistic? Or something completely different?
Your choice is fully understandable, though. Good luck in your new job, i hope it'll give you a break and you'll recharge your artistic batteries. Sounds like an artistic burn out, I feel you on this.

Yes, it's kinda artistic. This is the only area I was able to get well-paid job =)

"So can we see your resume?"

"Sure, just look at any furry porn site and you'll see tons of my art all over the place."


Sorry, not to be insulting. Honestly I'm a bit sad to hear that. I was finally getting to the point I had the means to commission you. But I also would rather you well both emotionally, mentally and financially.

So, not that my opinion or anyone else but your's mattered in this, but don't feel any thing but support from my end. Hope it works out for you and you find a happy medium between the needs of yourself and the continued interest of your many fans. Of which I will continue to remain.

i was starting to think about commissioning certain artists like here and when I see stuff like this, I think, "Man I should learn to act quicker!"

Who knows what awaits you in this job? I'm currently in the works to train at Tim Hortons.

Sounds neat! Good luck with it again! Take your time

Well I regret commissioning but hope you succeed at what you do.

I have lots of questions....
why is the sky blue?
why does it feel good to walk around nu-- oh oh about the real job thing. naw im good.

Good luck in you endeavors.

The sky is blue, 'cause I say so...

oh...ok den. Can you make it purple next time?

I'll try... Wait... Shit... Now it's green!

aw man! D: you dun gone an fucked it up!

Sorry... o_o I'll unfuck that!

You better! XD

We are now on Namek??!?

good luck with the new job and take all the time you need from commissions and such. love your art all...will be waiting to hear more details

Have a good one! Relax and take all the time you need!!! One day though, I hope you start again. </3
I'm sure my mate is in tears about now, you're his role model for art. :> Good luck and hope you find that spark again!

Nothing wrong with taking a break to recharge your batteries. Happens to everyone at one point or another.

That's completely fine, great artists like you need breaks. Yall are human after all! x3 Hopefully when you are ready, I'll have enough cash be able to commission you. Good Luck on your job! :3

Do what needs to be done for you ^.^

Good Luck in the workforce.

Draw for you. It will recharge you. As will a break.

Everyone gets burned out after a while. do what feels right for you.

see ya in 3 months!

It'll be nice to see some more personal work from you!

I hear you there everyone gets burnt out doing the same thing for a long duration it's time to change things up abit

just draw for you in the mean time to keep your art muscles good

Do what makes you happy Wolfy-Nail, after all it's your life to do with as you please :D

What, no more drawings of rainbow sparkle dogs?

Best of luck to you, Wolfy! Hope everything eases up on you and you can have time to simply be you :)

I feel kinda bad now. Adding this, I lost my chance to get art from you for the third time and I spent the last 2 weeks hoping I wouldn't be picked in the IA pool because Greece has established a capital control and no money can be sent abroad o-o!! I do hope that at a point you will continue with that list!!

I pray for the best in your job man :) I know what its like to be burned out from drawing, even if I draw more as a hobby. I imagine that the stability of employment is way more worth it than people think!!

Enjoy the new horizons mate! Hope it all works out for you when you start work next month!

This kind of art-work is just one angle in a wide career. Best of luck!

Well, sad for the art, but good for you.
Good luck and a nice day.^^

Oh no! I never got the chance to commission you for your absolutely gorgeous art! <3 But you need to do what you feel you must, as we all do. I wish you the best of luck in your new endeavors! <3

Well I certainly hope you're not gone for good, I really love your art; tho I can understand needing a break. Best of luck with your new job and I hope to see you back sometime :)

Entirely understandable. Good luck with your new job.

Good luck in your new job hun :)

yes RL jobs are importent, wish you good luck

I'm feeling ya.

On a similar path myself right now.

Making the slow fade away from commissions as soon as my debt is paid.

Ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Really hope the job works for ya, it's too easy to get bummed out by the job market these days (at least around here -.-)

Hope you still have time to do a bit of artz here and there, but I'll understand it if time doesn't allow for it.

Ooh, and good luck, of course! Congrats on the job!

I almost never did this before =D We'll see. If I'll have anything to share, like references, I'll do.

I loved looking at your Critique, tbh I found it beneficial even if my own art wasn't on the block.

You said you aren't completely abandoning your creative activity in the community, maybe Critique will be a good outlet to both help others a long and give you a rest from the previous 'workload'?
(This is all just a thought.)

Regardless, Hope the lifestyle change is both refreshing and enjoyable.

Good luck with the job. Let us know when you're batteries are charged once again.

Good luck with the new job. Hope it is fabulous!

Well, I hope your job serves you well, Nail. I did just start +watching you within 2 days, but I can understand. You have a very supportive group of people who care about you, and I'm one of them. I wish you good luck on your job, and I hope you enjoy it, too. I was wanting a commission from you, and I was shocked at first. But I'm proud of your decision, and I respect that.
Good luck out there, Nail~

now i have a real chance to take first place on popularity on FA! YES! no sarcasm, really.
good to hear you finally got that issue right, living out from commissions is hard, we all know that. and a break from a pile of commissions and commissioners themselves will definatelly do you good.

tho, i still cound on that collab thing one day mabey :U

You are actually next on my list for collab commissions. Just a minute ago I finished my part of collabs with Iskra.

yay! looking forward to that <3

How exactly do collab commissions work? I'm feeling a bit more brave in trying to get involved trying to get a picture.

I certainly don't blame you there. I hope all goes well with your new job~!

I'm curious, though, after all commissions are out of the way, will you continue on with personal art in your own free time? And will you post it online?

I am pretty sure I will draw and post online!
I also expect I huge skills improvement, as soon as I'll be free from stress and will be able to draw for myself. Because now I feel guilty to spend my time on learning new tutorials instead making money to pay the rent.

Молодчина Гвоздь! :D Так держать!
Надеемся что нам доведётся увидеть твои работы, пусть и не заточенные в кругу нашего общества.

I hope you enjoy your away from art job.

No one said it would be non-artistic job =) Just not furry-oriented.

well don't burn yourself out doing non furry art then ^.~

Aw. I was really hoping to get some art from you some day. Oh well, fingers crossed. I can understand where you are coming from and I hope after a time's break you'll take commissions again, even if it's just a few on occasion.

Congrats on the job, btw. :D

Do what you gotta do. I hope you at least keep producing good work in your free time!

Good luck and work hard, I hope you get promoted oAo

Hope all works out, Wolfy! Will be cheering for your success ;)

There is no shame in taking a break when things get rough or you get bored. While I will miss your commissioned works, best of luck in your new career field.

now the rare wolfs-nail pics will skyrocket in value
then you open ladder auction commission slots

GENIUS

This is my Plan B =)

I'm a bit surprised more artist don't do this. A regular job can make around the same or greater income (depending on where you live) and be more steady & reliable. Though your high quality art would probably be more than the normal job income.

Wish your best and good luck! Hopefully we'll still see you around with personal art. Possibly YCHs or Rare commissions, which will go up in value due to its rarity =p

I don't know about others, but for me, I much prefer art over a regular job because I can set my own hours at any time. If I am having a bad week, my commissioners don't get upset with me taking "vacation". I can work for 12 hours a day, or 10 minutes. Whatever works best. And now that I have a son, I get to be with him all day every day, and draw while he naps. It offers ultimate flexibility if managed properly. I hate being away from home, so this is nice for me.

This is exactly how I feel. I have health issues, and hate being away from home. So being able to take whatever time I need off is a huge plus about this job.

Good luck out there Wolfy! Do whatever it takes to make sure you can get that passion to draw again or well just do what it takes to make yourself feel better okay? Your wellbeing is always the most important thing. Sucks to hear you kinda just stop but it is what it is.

Fret not, and good luck on both your new job and the massive pile of art queue you have! I loved your art and will always do.

Super sorry to hear... And best of luck with your new job...
I hope you continue drawing though, not to take commissions, but for yourself, I mean you have talent, don't let that go to waste, that would make me sad :(

Fully understood, your mental wellbeing comes first and foremost. I hear on the real job priority.

What about those who haven't paid but is confirmed in queue? Been super excited about it for about year now.
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6220981/

Hope you haven't forgotten us!

I wish you the best for your new job tho.

Sorry, Kisharra.
I don't know what I was thinking when I promised this waiting-pool. I did not wanna say "no" to this huge pile of awesome commission ideas and now I have to cancel it.
I am very sorry about it. But there was never chances for me to finish even half of this list.

Good luck dude!

А что за работа то? Просто реально интересно, ибо я не думаю что есть места которые с радостью посмотрят на фурри порнуху как референсы

Я ж в Европе живу теперь. Тут на такое смотрят проще.
Буду художником в гейм-индустрии с ориентацией на казино.

Главное что платило больше за час работы. Я думаю ты ведь прекрасно понимаешь что с коммишионов тоже можно совсем немало в час зарабатывать, если сосредоточится) Но я прекрасно понимаю если просто устал их рисовать, да.

Да не в деньгах совсем дело, как ни странно. Они берут на себя мою головную боль по виду на жительство, налоги, страховку, стаж в крупной фирме будет капать. Коммишками я бы мог больше заработать, но попутно самому со всеми бумагами возиться я просто не тяну. Да и хочется банально хотя бы какой-то период жизни побыть подчиненным. Что бы тебе просто давали объем работ и больше ни о чем думать не надо было.

Ооох, вижу вижу, прекрасно понятно тогда! Да, можно просто поработать, и там тогда и посмотришь что тебе идет)) Надо же что то новое в жизни иногда пробовать, верно.

А какие остаются проблемы с видом на жительство после женитьбы?

Дам я тебе объём работ, дам... =^.^= Наша контора вышла на прибыльность, через пару лет можно будет продавать, и тогда у меня будет бабло нанять тебя где-то на годик, и закончить наш проект...

good luck at your job, jobs now a days are hard to get so i wish you luck at it, may it be.....well may it wok out heh ^^;

Good luck with your new job, Wolfy! =D

Que the influx of brain dead ratchets who don't read this and try to commission you anyway, thereby driving you away from FA forever.

Even though you make bank on your pictures its not like you can live off it anyway. Anyone who has a problem with that is an idiot. You never really stopped getting pummled by commissions so fuck it, I'd stop too. Just be ready for that welcome back journal doe cause you gunna get drowned again lol. Cheers on the new job

8 years is a long way... I understand what you're feeling and sometimes we all need to change so we don't go crazy

best of luck with your new job!!
I hope it's not too stressfull on you

Its good to take a break now and then, or ells you'll burn out and start hate doing what you use to love.
Good luck with the job!
If I may ask what will you be doing? I am quite curious, sorry for prying. xD
Was wondering if it was something that is also a break from the PC or something that your skill are helping you out with now.
I am a modeler and texturer for a small 3d company, it helps me appreciate the "free range" commissioners give me where as my job is super specific about what they want. |D

I'll be an artist in game industry.

Good for you and congratulations on the new job.

Congrats on the new job.

I always say, first comes you then others. Its good you are explaining so no one should bitch

Thank you kindly for the updates, and good luck with your future endeavors!

Good luck with your new job, and I'll always look forward to any new art from you. :)

So those IA slots are just going to get canceled? Disapointing, that's the second time I've been in a que with you waiting over a year only for the slots to be canceled :/ oh well.


I understand to a degree of there is no drive there is no drive and forcing it out sucks.I do hope your job goes well however

You are not alone who are disappointed about it. And you have reasons for it. Sorry, that was not smart or nice from me to promise something I have way too low chances to do.

Gotta do what's best for you. Grats on the new job.

Congratulations! I love your art but I know it's nice to have some stability and personal creative freedom.

I hope your new job works out well for you! It's good to change things up every now and then.

"One must know when to leave the stage
Undefeated
Shining like a diamond among trash
Remaining a mystery that no one
Will solve for all time to come."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ8qBioPlHE

When you feel that your batteries for comissions are deplated you're doing best thing to not dissapoint your fans and leave stage while you are undefeated and you may return one day in whole glory :)

Art isn't a real job? The government sure as hell thinks so since they're taking a cut of it every 4 quarters. of the year. :x
Wish you luck on your new job though.

THIS. FOR REAL LOL

The government will call anything anything if it means collecting taxes from it. They love every penny of other peoples money

Taxes could work different in his country, who knows.. I imagine he meant "real job" as a non-art job though. I've used it in that sense all the time, a sarcastic one to mean the 9-5 jobs that are so talked-up by anyone over 25 but that I personally hate and never want to hold, as much as I may have to soon enough. Maybe that's how he meant it~

The position he got actually is art related.

I saw you had commented as much further down but didn't want to be all nosy about it, haha. I'm glad to hear that's the case. I'll admit I'm looking to do the same so it's encouraging to see a freelance artist who's landed a full-time art job and not just had to settle for a non-art job to pay the bills in a less-stressful manner.

"real job"

lmfao i hope that was sarcasm.

I think he meant a stable job with paying taxes and such etc.

Um.

I pay taxes quarterly, what are you talking about?

Well you do, but not everyone :P

And I only mean income taxes ofc

And besides, you don't really get any experience from drawing furry stuff. And you can't really use porn furry stuff in portfolio or resume xP (sorry for spam)

*laughs all the way to the bank*

whatever

"you don't get any experience drawing furry art"

*massive improvement in only 2 years*

2013: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/9735325/

2015: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/17098831/

May I watch you? holy shit

NO. U CANT.

yes u can thanku

I meant experience as in working in project teams or something. Most of furry artists work alone.

Lots of furry artists do collabs. o_O Some of the comics and stuff from Club Stripes were done by more than one furry artist.

So can you explain to me why i should be worried about doing projects in teams or something if my job is a freelance artist???

Well then you have nothing to worry about obviously (as long as you can show something beside yiffs). I was talking about designers/artists in general.

Even if all I drew was yiffs and that paid the bills, I don't think that would make me less of an artist lmfao.

....where did I say that you aren't an artist?

You're reading way too much into their comments. They're not saying what you think they said. Should probably try not to make so many assumptions about what other people mean.

Ooh I wanna share. XD

2006: https://e621.net/post/show/17371/-2.....t-dialogue-dig

2015: https://e621.net/post/show/599393/2.....ing-dragon-duo

omg that is fantastic XD

Remember to do you first, Mister Nail, whatever makes you happy is best.
Good luck to you and it's been an honor working with you each opportunity that I was lucky enough to get.

Good luck in the job and I wish the best for you.

It's okay man. Eventually this happens to best of us. It's good to have stable income so you can rest yourself and recharge. Good luck with the job. ^^

Bring out wolfy-nail knock off artists!

There are already too many of those on this site :,(((

I imagine there will only be more considering this. ;_;

This is too real fuck XD

Congrats on a new job! I do hope things work out well for you :)

Awww that sucks.

I actually made this account to do writing commissions, turns out, when money got involved I did not enjoy writing. Something about money made my feel like when I write it had to be my best, no room for sloppiness, unwanted pressure. Hopefully we'll see some drawing from ya, you're a fantastic artist and we'd had to see you hang up the brush.

Oh heck, one you start your new job start commissioning art.

Best of luck to you. Completely understand needing to re-evaluate what yoyr doing, and how to do whats best for you. :)

Welcome to the land of "Creative Burn Out". It is definitely no fun, and one's inspiration truly leaves. Burnout is something I have hit personally and professionally twice. It iz one of the reasons I accept commissions so rarely. The best advice I can give you is to read as many comics and boks, see as many movies, and talk to as many artists as you can. Just do no serious. Work (drawing) during this period of recharging. If you have ideas, thumbnail them, and save them for later, but no serious work (maybe for about a year?), until you feel the burning need again. Then sketch in private, as you will have gotten rusty. When you feel bck to where you were, then lost publicly again. Hope this helps.

Scott

Good luck with your new job ! Hope it turn out to be amazing for you too. Your amazing artwork was, and will always be a big part of this fandom for me. }:)

I am disappointed, as I have been hoping to be able to afford one of your lovely pieces. However, I completely and unreservedly support you. You must do what is right for you, not for everyone else. Give yourself the time you need. And, if you do decide to open for commissions sometime in the future, I'll try my luck then. In the mean time, be good to yourself.

It's totally understandable how commissions aren't for everyone. You've had a good run (8 years, geez!) and it's totally understandable to move away from it, whether temporarily or completely stop taking commissions all together. Good luck at your job (:

Good for you, man! I hope the new job gives you a much needed change of pace and purpose. In fact, artists that do this usually come back posting more styleized art than before, so that will be interesting to see how your talent evolves :D

Good luck with the new job! :=)
I pretty much got to the same point and been working full time now ^_^

Completely understandable, I'm glad you've nabbed a job that does allow you to flaunt yourself artisticly and make good income as a result.

Like any hobby, once it becomes a job it can turn into a chore. Having furry stuff take a back seat may help rekindle things over-time.

Amen to that. I'm just glad he managed to snag a job in an art related field.. I hope they pay him the big bucks!

Good luck!

I understand completely. I just drew the first thing just for myself in months. Years? Good luck with the Crappy Day Job!

Ah this is such a wise choice!!!
My job was eating somuch time I had to
Quiet comissions as well and never regret it.
No pressure and plenty time for own Projects :3
Well I certainly will drain you comission wise
This ef in case i never get the chance again x3;

I'm cringing with everyone else when you say 'get a real job' as if art didn't pay your bills but yeah. :V
I do hope you enjoy your new job for what it's worth. Very few people can be forced to do this for years and not eventually just get burned out on it.

Good luck with your RL job. It's too bad you won't be taking anymore new commissions, but I respect that it's always best to take a break.

Congrats! And good luck!! I'd love to do a collaboration with you one day ;A;

Oh man good luck with your new job! I was hoping for a collab sometime, but your work first!
I just hope we'll still see some art from you, even if not furry related, your style itself is pretty awesome! :)

My little heart. ;_; Finally on a Wolfy queue, your art just barely in my fingertips and now it is gone. I completely understand though. I hope you find happiness in this and will grace us with more personal art. And maybe one day I can be good enough to get a Wolfy collab! New artist goal.

Where else am I supposed to find porn where all the guys have the same smug look on their faces?
:C

All I can say is fucking congrats to ya man. I hope they are giving you some good benefits and a healthy salary/wage. On the plus side, any future art projects will have even more value since your time will become that more limited.

I'll admit I'm a little heart-broken, as I've always wanted to commission you and just haven't had the expendable cash. I'll have to find a way to save up some money in case you do end up taking commissions again, or maybe one of those collab auctions! I totally get how you might want something more stable/higher pay. Congratulations and good luck on landing the new job, Wolfy~

Its great to hear you got a new job, I hope everything works out for yah and i wish you the best of luck ^_^

I do have a question though, in your iron artist queue i do not see my name listed, i have already paid my commission in full. so i was just curious if maybe you forgot to write mine down in the journal.

Thanks!

I think everyone needs time to themselves in every industry. In art that requires you to draw for yourself from time to time. Taking time out to create stuff you want to make or even just taking a break from art is perfectly reasonable. Just keep drawing, wouldn't want your skills to dull after all, and I hope you'll share anything you draw besides commissions. Its always a pleasure seeing your work.

It's alwyas sad to see someone with such hard earned talent burn out. But burn out happens. Thanks for all your work to point both personal and commissioned. I do hope that working the other job and taking a break helps you regain your creative juices, or at least gives you the time and perspective to find if you will still enjoy drawing for yourself, if for no other reason.

Eight long years. Don't they go by in a blink?

Just think, you have a new job, and many people wanting to pay you to do artwork. How long until you are rich?

Yes, and I will draw in con-books, as always

do what is fun, you'll find what you want to do!

Do you still plan on posting at all, in the future? Like finished IA's and commissions, the collabs that you're working on, the tutorials? Or are you going to stop posting art on FA altogether?

I'll keep posting here whatever I'll do =)

Могу токо пожелать удачи. "Реальные" работы сейчас нарасхват. Конечно, зависит от местности, но всё же времена (или их интертрепация в мозгах общества) тяжОлыеееее

So for all the people on your regular and Iron Artist list. Will those be deleted (folks who haven't paid)?

Reading his comments up above I believe those have been essentially cancelled

Congrats! Good luck.

What sort of job did you get?

Hopefully you'll be still posting personal non-commission art? :3

Game Industry Artist is what I heard him say in the comments. Not sure specifically beyond that.

Once you've adapted to the new lifestyle you'll be creating only the art that really tickles your fancy. And you should know what I mean by "fancy." ;)

I mean your genitals, Wolfy. Your genitals.

Also, look into urban permaculture. Thanks.

Thank you for sharing art with us all of this time, I hope your new job goes really well. :)

Well Wolfy-nail as they say, "So long and thanks for all the fish!" Have a good successful life, and watch out for the government.

Did u ever consider making a patreon?? Do u already have one?

Greetings Wolfy-Nail!

May your new job be fun and very lucrative :)

Best of luck with the new job! Totally understandable that constant drawing will wear on you after a while.

I don't know if you've tried this, but consider raising your rates. That will reduce the number of people who commission you, without reducing the money you bring in much. You gradually raise the rates until the work evens out. Often one can come out ahead in this process, when one is a well known artist as you are within this community.

Still, whatever you choose to do, I wish you well.

Well best of luck to you. Unfortunately for me I had hoped to one day have enough to commission you at least once. Too bad.

Well recharge those batteries, get feeling better, and make that money! Best of luck to you on your new pursuits and I for one, hope to hear more about it!

why not doing a patreon ??

fair point here

Wish you best of luck in your non-furry art career.
I see you mentioned that you're applied for game related artist job.
I have some experience working as concept artist on game studio once. It's quite an enjoyable experience :)
Here's some suggestion, avoid office drama. I mean, that shit can make and break your career :P
Also, I dont know if your have art-director or the person who approved stuff has some artistic skill as mine he has little to no knowledge about art LOL

Good luck / buena suerte!!!.. we will miss you!!!........

..change.. is often good... fresh air and such.. ^.^ ..may this part of your life journey be nice...
Gentle winds and calm seas.. ^.^

Understandable. Good luck with yer job!

Удачи тебе и больших сил для новых свершений!

Now I know that some people may disagree, but to do this takes a lot of "guts" or as some would say "balls."
I'm glad that you had the voice to say this publicly, even though people may be upset. it appears most seem to be happy for you and your choice. While working as a vet and a freelance artist, burn-out comes naturally. I hope that you end up loving your job and I am looking forward to seeing your creations around as you continue to produce beautiful products of your own imagination.
I wish you the best of luck and congratulate you upon your new job position.

you need to relax :)

Wishes of more success in your new chapter of life!

I'm curious, did you have to deal with any stigma of doing adult work during your job search? Any advice for others in a similar situation?

Great news about a new job - and even art-related too (as noted from other comments). :) The commissions thing makes total sense; I think any artist that takes more than 50% of drawing time for commissions as opposed to entertaining their muse is eventually going to burn out on it. I hope this gives you more time to do personal art when off work. :)

Gotta do what you got to do. Sometimes stepping away from your passion helps you see what it is you appreciate about it. Working a day job you will look forward to coming home and drawing again.

Good luck in the future, Wolfy! Take it easy.

some guy on facebook called Tai Lon has uploaded the piece of work you did for Argos Rex and has claimed he isnt stealing it. he refuses to believe it unless he hears it from you because he said he isnt profiting from the picture so it isnt theft.

Are they saying that they did it? Because if they're just uploading it and not taking credit for it I wouldn't sweat it. Wolfy's stuff gets shared all the time.

Its a shame! D: but I have a question: you will still drawing and uploading some images on here?
I admire your skills and style a lot, and I really wanna follow you on your galleries and see how you improve, if you do another one or something, please consider to share it with us!
no matter if is furry or not! we will be there suporting you!

take it easy and do what is the best for you! good luck!

Good luck with everything, love your work.

Good luck, man. Hope you'll keep drawing that rape-tacular art!

Good luck with the new job hope everything goes well. Sometimes a break is the best thing for our creative juices and you know whats going to be best for you. Best of luck with everything.

Hope ya enjoy your new job and it gives ya a break to get the creative juices flowing, dude!

Best of luck and thanks for all the delicious art, Wolfy.

Sounds like you're really making some big decisions. I wish you the best of luck with your job and hope the best for you and your art and creative talent.

Do what you gotta do man, no prob.
I learned some neat tips from your tutorials regardless.

Да ладно, моя мечта получить от тебя фуллку накроется медным тазом?
Good luck to you, you know your way.

Good luck being a functioning member of society, proud of you son.

That is understandable, furry art doesn't provide a good retirement plan nor a good health-care/insurance system. Though, that also depends on living expenses in the country you live in, for example in Poland you can live with less then 500$ income/month, which I guess, would be two commissions done by You :3
Still, I am quite bummed out by the fact that you are drasticaly cutting down on your commissions intake. Really wanted to get You to draw something very naughty with Geno. Hm, maybe instead we can do a trade sometime in the future?~

I hope this allows you to draw/create just for the heck of it again, without having to worry about doing it to someone's specs, or to please a "buyer." Even if it takes you time to recharg your batteries before you even do that, if you end up feeling like just creating content for yourself, I look forward to seeing it.

I'm already impressed you were living out of comissions only for this long!

I mean, the whole stability thing, but with an art job going, maybe you'll be around
with your own projects around here, yeah?

I was really hoping to commission you because I really enjoy your artwork, but I also understand you have to take of yourself first and foremost.

I wish you the best of luck and I hope everything works for you.


Love, Peace, and Taco Grease!

May seem super late to the party but I really hope things go your way! I really have loved your art for a long time and I'd hate to see you stop doing it as you seem to have a passion for what you do. Hope the job is going well and hope life in general for you is working out!

Congrats on the new job! A change of pace is definitely good and this will definitely help with feeling burnt out.

I'm still really happy that I got that collab video gaming commission from you and Malware when I did. It's definitely one of my favorites.

L I T E R A L Y

Just happy to know you are still alive. Big luv bruv