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6 years ago
It's been a very busy few months, but I haven't died and I do apologise for the crazy art spam. I've been working on building up my Patreon and social media presence over on Twitter.
TWITTER
I'll be deactivating PawPrintingVal, annd trying to remove PawprintingUK as I don't have access to it anymore (it wasn't made under my information) - so rather than going by two seperate names I'm lobbing them all together under one name - https://twitter.com/LapresOfficial
Truly I am by FAR more active on Twitter and the most of all, on Patreon.
Sure, I could have taken my old account on twitter and utilized it, but I want more of a streamlined art-only type account and didn't want to spark questions from friends and family if I removed anyone or muted them, I've tried tailoring my follows to be a little more SFW and mostly art content and entertainment.
On this twitter I do give-aways, one ends tomorrow in fact, and try to post only art or relevant things rather than daily life (thought one may slip through the cracks every now and again if its silly.)
ART
I've opened for artwork commissions via Patreon and Twitter and am closed for normal artwork, however I have been doing inexpensive coloured full body sketches for Christmas. My prices can be a little hefty for folks across the pond, even if I take a hit in the price for the amount of hours it takes per piece, so after thinking about this for the last few months and practicing, I've opened for £35 per image to allow others the chance to get artwork in my style even if its not fully rendered like my other pieces as of late. The turn around time is much faster, and I'll be continuing on with the last few that I have remaining.
https://forms.gle/oKHsSppERNSH1z5D7
£35 Sketch Commissions - Artistic Liberty Only
Tomorrow I end my give away, anyone who purchases before the end of the 29th here in the UK goes into the running to win a free Pet ID tag with their characters artwork on it, mailed anywhere in the world.
Examples of these can be seen on the google form and all over my twitter. =)
NEW MERCH!
Something that I enjoy doing is being creative with artwork and doing different things. Tomorrow I'll be doing a small sale and adding more stickers into the mix on my etsy shop until Sunday. Currently all of my lineart packs are under £10 which gives you access to make your own characters to sell and make adoptables with. |
New stickers will be going up, too! Including Pokemon ones and my latest Stronk sticker, as well as my first hoodie! Very excited about it. ^_^ Once these hoodies are gone, this style is gone for good.
The last fun piece is that I made my very first Calendar - featuring some of my favourite art pieces from this last year. It's A3 in size, which is a larger calendar than most and designed so that you can see the full print, write and make notes on each page for a unique styled record keeper.
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/743.....official-anime
PATREON
We are one Patreon away from my first crazy stream and the first release of the Patreon shiny trading card!
I've tried very hard to make the experience worth my Patreons while, which is why I spend so much time making and creating content and to make sure that those who chose the higher tiers get some neat stuff.
Patreon Christmas arrived in style this year, with stickers, an unseen art print, trading card, special card and A3 calendar as a thank you for supporting me. I hope to continue into the next year and really do some neat stuff for them. They've given me the opportunity to try new things, new crafts and let me draw for them some fun pieces. While I may never release my high resolution files except to my commissioners (I feel like that is a very personal thing for them) I try to give my Patreons other incentives that hopefully make their experience a very happy one. T^T
To them, thank you for believing in me and being part of my little online crazy beef buffet.
Christmas and Patreon for me will always happen in November - this is due to a number of Patreons being in the United States and I want to ensure they get their presents in time before Christmas. I have two parcels that still need to go out, one here in the UK, and one more in the USA (if the Patreon it was destined for would like it, they've opted out) and hand deliver two more locally. Each one has been wrapped and waiting to be opened! :D
General News
Overall I'm doing well, since starting these sketches I've felt a massive artistic weight taken off of my shoulders where I can stretch my wings and play with poses, I'm much happier with all of the ones I've been doing after the inktober round, I feel like I'm starting to wrap my mind around anatomy better and strive to get better.
We've had some rough news about family members recently, my gran-in-law has breast cancer and my mother has had mini-strokes and we're separated by an ocean and most of a continent. It explains a lot of what she goes through on a daily basis, as well as how moody she had been especially with dealing with grief of loosing dad. I know some of you know that we have had a fairly strained relationship for the last two years, however when we visited her this past summer we finally had a chance to just sit down and talk, like friends, and we finally understand the other better - since then our relationship has felt rock-solid and I hear her laugh again, that's been absent for many years, so even though she's going through a hard time and feels lonely a lot, she can still find the time to smile. That alone as been a big light in my life knowing that shes finally happy in knowing she has the two of us, slaton and I and that we love her unconditionally.
A couple of colds here and there, a VERY sore back (I think thats my own doing though, my computer chair is rubbish and starting to die, but as long as it keeps going, I'll keep sitting!) but overall, happy. I know folks enjoy when people post drama and get to read the T, but the best T for me is actual Tea, and even though I've had some very low points over the last few years, this is the happiest I've been in a long time. I have a strong support group of a handful of people who are very much near and dear to my heart, got to spend time with
alcapwny when he came to visit me, and my son is incredible. I can't believe he's turned into a teenager, yet is still more... mature than I am. >_> He has decided to change his character from a Shark to a Hydra, I think just so I have to draw like 11 heads, (thanks son). and he's changed his name from "Cobalt" to "Lapres Jr." I had nothing to do with the name, he just logged into one of the social media platforms I went on and BAM THERES MY BOY. XD Bless him.
THEN SOMETHING AWESOME when I visited my biological family in the USA I asked my niece (14) if she still drew anime in her sketchbook. She looked a bit concerned and shy about it but trotted off to get her book. I brought mine with me (like always!) so I planned on showing her mine, but when I opened her book I was surprised by how good her sketches were and her anatomy is pretty good! Turned page after page of anime characters and then something caught my eye. There was a fox and I thought "aww, thats awesome," tuned to the next page, there is a Protogen.
Me: "Uh..."
Next page.
"You have a Manokit in here."
Lulu: "....yeah....?"
I'm thinking there is no way that a Protogen and a Manokit are a coincidence.
Me: "HOLD UP, YOU'RE A FURRY?"
Lulu: ".....yeah...."
Me: "ME TOO"
Lulu:"THERES SOMEONE LIKE ME IN THE FAMILY?!"
We bonded over furry art. XD So her crazy ass auntie is an artist in the fandom, and trying to get her to keep drawing because where she is now, she'll go faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar. @_@
So want to get her into my fursuit, she'd be super duper cute. XD She never has to feel alone ever again in the fandom, my niece is a Manokit, my sons a hydra (Im just going to say Charizard from here on out, sorry boy, I'm over ruling you) and husbands a hoss. Family of fuzzbutts.
Nice to have fun stuff to talk about! XD
Conventions
Another year, we're not doing con season again next year even though I do miss it and would love to be a dealer again. Finances won't let me, BUT I hope to do some fun badge runs for you guys who do go! =)
Social Medias
I've decided to start up a telegram group - we did have a small Discord going but I honestly loath the platform, and I will be inviting folks as time goes on. I am trying to allow it to grow slowly so that we can get to know everyone who joins rather than open it for everyone, risk trolls and generally keep it a fun friendly place to be where I can share art, sketches and other stuff along with my Patreons. .
So, where can you find me?
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/LapresOfficial
Stream - https://www.twitch.com/Lapres
Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LapresOfficial
Twitter - https://twitter.com/LapresOfficial
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/LapresOfficial
Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@lapresofficial
And I think thats that.
Again, SORRY FOR THE ART SPAM. @_@ I have a lot to catch up on. Oops.
I'll be deactivating PawPrintingVal, annd trying to remove PawprintingUK as I don't have access to it anymore (it wasn't made under my information) - so rather than going by two seperate names I'm lobbing them all together under one name - https://twitter.com/LapresOfficial
Truly I am by FAR more active on Twitter and the most of all, on Patreon.
Sure, I could have taken my old account on twitter and utilized it, but I want more of a streamlined art-only type account and didn't want to spark questions from friends and family if I removed anyone or muted them, I've tried tailoring my follows to be a little more SFW and mostly art content and entertainment.
On this twitter I do give-aways, one ends tomorrow in fact, and try to post only art or relevant things rather than daily life (thought one may slip through the cracks every now and again if its silly.)
ART
I've opened for artwork commissions via Patreon and Twitter and am closed for normal artwork, however I have been doing inexpensive coloured full body sketches for Christmas. My prices can be a little hefty for folks across the pond, even if I take a hit in the price for the amount of hours it takes per piece, so after thinking about this for the last few months and practicing, I've opened for £35 per image to allow others the chance to get artwork in my style even if its not fully rendered like my other pieces as of late. The turn around time is much faster, and I'll be continuing on with the last few that I have remaining.
https://forms.gle/oKHsSppERNSH1z5D7
£35 Sketch Commissions - Artistic Liberty Only
Tomorrow I end my give away, anyone who purchases before the end of the 29th here in the UK goes into the running to win a free Pet ID tag with their characters artwork on it, mailed anywhere in the world.
Examples of these can be seen on the google form and all over my twitter. =)
NEW MERCH!
Something that I enjoy doing is being creative with artwork and doing different things. Tomorrow I'll be doing a small sale and adding more stickers into the mix on my etsy shop until Sunday. Currently all of my lineart packs are under £10 which gives you access to make your own characters to sell and make adoptables with. |
New stickers will be going up, too! Including Pokemon ones and my latest Stronk sticker, as well as my first hoodie! Very excited about it. ^_^ Once these hoodies are gone, this style is gone for good.
The last fun piece is that I made my very first Calendar - featuring some of my favourite art pieces from this last year. It's A3 in size, which is a larger calendar than most and designed so that you can see the full print, write and make notes on each page for a unique styled record keeper.
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/743.....official-anime
PATREON
We are one Patreon away from my first crazy stream and the first release of the Patreon shiny trading card!
I've tried very hard to make the experience worth my Patreons while, which is why I spend so much time making and creating content and to make sure that those who chose the higher tiers get some neat stuff.
Patreon Christmas arrived in style this year, with stickers, an unseen art print, trading card, special card and A3 calendar as a thank you for supporting me. I hope to continue into the next year and really do some neat stuff for them. They've given me the opportunity to try new things, new crafts and let me draw for them some fun pieces. While I may never release my high resolution files except to my commissioners (I feel like that is a very personal thing for them) I try to give my Patreons other incentives that hopefully make their experience a very happy one. T^T
To them, thank you for believing in me and being part of my little online crazy beef buffet.
Christmas and Patreon for me will always happen in November - this is due to a number of Patreons being in the United States and I want to ensure they get their presents in time before Christmas. I have two parcels that still need to go out, one here in the UK, and one more in the USA (if the Patreon it was destined for would like it, they've opted out) and hand deliver two more locally. Each one has been wrapped and waiting to be opened! :D
General News
Overall I'm doing well, since starting these sketches I've felt a massive artistic weight taken off of my shoulders where I can stretch my wings and play with poses, I'm much happier with all of the ones I've been doing after the inktober round, I feel like I'm starting to wrap my mind around anatomy better and strive to get better.
We've had some rough news about family members recently, my gran-in-law has breast cancer and my mother has had mini-strokes and we're separated by an ocean and most of a continent. It explains a lot of what she goes through on a daily basis, as well as how moody she had been especially with dealing with grief of loosing dad. I know some of you know that we have had a fairly strained relationship for the last two years, however when we visited her this past summer we finally had a chance to just sit down and talk, like friends, and we finally understand the other better - since then our relationship has felt rock-solid and I hear her laugh again, that's been absent for many years, so even though she's going through a hard time and feels lonely a lot, she can still find the time to smile. That alone as been a big light in my life knowing that shes finally happy in knowing she has the two of us, slaton and I and that we love her unconditionally.
A couple of colds here and there, a VERY sore back (I think thats my own doing though, my computer chair is rubbish and starting to die, but as long as it keeps going, I'll keep sitting!) but overall, happy. I know folks enjoy when people post drama and get to read the T, but the best T for me is actual Tea, and even though I've had some very low points over the last few years, this is the happiest I've been in a long time. I have a strong support group of a handful of people who are very much near and dear to my heart, got to spend time with
alcapwny when he came to visit me, and my son is incredible. I can't believe he's turned into a teenager, yet is still more... mature than I am. >_> He has decided to change his character from a Shark to a Hydra, I think just so I have to draw like 11 heads, (thanks son). and he's changed his name from "Cobalt" to "Lapres Jr." I had nothing to do with the name, he just logged into one of the social media platforms I went on and BAM THERES MY BOY. XD Bless him. THEN SOMETHING AWESOME when I visited my biological family in the USA I asked my niece (14) if she still drew anime in her sketchbook. She looked a bit concerned and shy about it but trotted off to get her book. I brought mine with me (like always!) so I planned on showing her mine, but when I opened her book I was surprised by how good her sketches were and her anatomy is pretty good! Turned page after page of anime characters and then something caught my eye. There was a fox and I thought "aww, thats awesome," tuned to the next page, there is a Protogen.
Me: "Uh..."
Next page.
"You have a Manokit in here."
Lulu: "....yeah....?"
I'm thinking there is no way that a Protogen and a Manokit are a coincidence.
Me: "HOLD UP, YOU'RE A FURRY?"
Lulu: ".....yeah...."
Me: "ME TOO"
Lulu:"THERES SOMEONE LIKE ME IN THE FAMILY?!"
We bonded over furry art. XD So her crazy ass auntie is an artist in the fandom, and trying to get her to keep drawing because where she is now, she'll go faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar. @_@
So want to get her into my fursuit, she'd be super duper cute. XD She never has to feel alone ever again in the fandom, my niece is a Manokit, my sons a hydra (Im just going to say Charizard from here on out, sorry boy, I'm over ruling you) and husbands a hoss. Family of fuzzbutts.
Nice to have fun stuff to talk about! XD
Conventions
Another year, we're not doing con season again next year even though I do miss it and would love to be a dealer again. Finances won't let me, BUT I hope to do some fun badge runs for you guys who do go! =)
Social Medias
I've decided to start up a telegram group - we did have a small Discord going but I honestly loath the platform, and I will be inviting folks as time goes on. I am trying to allow it to grow slowly so that we can get to know everyone who joins rather than open it for everyone, risk trolls and generally keep it a fun friendly place to be where I can share art, sketches and other stuff along with my Patreons. .
So, where can you find me?
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/LapresOfficial
Stream - https://www.twitch.com/Lapres
Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LapresOfficial
Twitter - https://twitter.com/LapresOfficial
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/LapresOfficial
Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@lapresofficial
And I think thats that.
Again, SORRY FOR THE ART SPAM. @_@ I have a lot to catch up on. Oops.
bhavfox
~bhavfox
Good to know you are well ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)b
Dannflor-316
~dannflor-316
Good to keep is in the know about what's been going on.
