So, a few months back nearing the turn of the year I stated I was going to stop doing art, I am making this to explain that I was in a depressed state of mind when I made that decision because of how I felt from Home-Con with little to no viewers. When I made that journal post I wanted to see how many people really cared if I was to quit or not, out of 270 watchers at the time only 8 people replied and not one said "don't stop doing art" my heart sank, so I continued with the mindset of quitting art...

Over time talking to those over Skype (you know who you are) and a recent poll I took, people wanted me to take a break from commissions, but not to stop doing/posting art. I honestly can't understand how 14 or so votes were there but not one comment mentioned in my previous journal when I said I was quitting. So, I was confused as to what I should do, I have a furry convention in June called Califur I plan to have some images and other ideas ready for it, if I do well I will continue doing art if not I can keep doing art that seems to get me nowhere or look for work and drop doing art at all.

This is the crossroads that I am at with choices in my life, I am getting older and don't really have that bright of a future with the current path I am on. Commissions get me by and as you all my notice my workload is actually slowly going down, the reason my workload is slow is because it's mostly dealing with real life, my family mainly, not having a job or place of my own I cannot do art on a timely schedule this also hurts my productivity and creativity in making things that might interest you guys.

I have thought about Patreon and the likes but everyone I know of on here that watch me are not really 'that' into it the idea I also came up with seemed to not fly to most of you, so that thought quickly left as it came. My comic ideas also seemed to not be very catching to be supported, my "Utovia Darkness" concept seemed to be 'meh' or "get some comics down first" to see interest. I am not against making some comics to show the idea, but from my previous journals it felt like there wasn't much enthusiasm to try it.

So, as you can see how I feel like I can't really do anything because I feel people are disinterested in what I do and create and if I cannot get interest and work for you guys then I can't keep living this way, if I had a job it would be a different story but no I gotta try n get a commission, I have to ask/beg friends people I got to know, you know how bad I feel doing that? (Answer: I feel like dirt.)

I recently teamed up with  except23 /  theboundraccoon because they believe we would do well, I am to color their lines in live streams on picarto, I color pretty well and relatively quickly, this team-up seems like it could do 'ok' for the time being, but I can say it's not going to be a job but I hope for the best from this team-up even though this week was kind of crappy for us.

I am doing some art still even if they will mostly be for me, I still come to believing it would be best to just quit posting art online other than color work from streams or what I owe but I am leaving all that up to the con I will be attending with a fellow RL artist friend of mine  shalie . She has not been really active on here due to being at so many cons a year, I am hoping to learn a thing or two from her.

I will be using a new website soon called RedTigerStudio.com this will be a personal site for myself, I will no longer be using bakaneko-studios.com and the name here on FA will be deactivated and it's contents will be deleted.

So, there it is. If there are any questions leave them in this journal and I will get to them eventually.


Paid For Commission List
 jrcarter - 8k traditional picture - Started light sketch(paper)
 coyote42 Pre-Sketch YCH Pose 2 - Desert Dog - Getting to it
 Train Brace and Yolanda singles - Started
 GameGod210 Sharp and River - at a rough sketch phase
 mojorover 1 full minor background - Snow Wolf
 ramaage Ref Sheet of Quicky - 50%
 Leafthornton Hannah Everstone - Sketch phase
 unilaocorn Aussie Bikini Koala
Wall of characters - Almsot Completed


Accepted Not Paid List -Not Starting Yet-
 sailoranna Violet and Tracy Lined image
BossHoss - 2 Character image of Betsy Ross and Molly Pitcher and then a single image of Riptide
 StringPetounPing Xil and Arcanus - Decay and Setta - Zero in sailor Fuku + Crystal Koala