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Avelican’s Thanksgiving Update: Thank YOU!
5 years ago
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This can also double as a Thanksgiving update! I haven’t had the time to type this out on the date, but that’s okay :3
It’s been 9 months since I started drawing anything furry/tf related. That means if a couple did the no-no cha-cha and conceived when I started, they’d probably have a baby right now. Let’s recap what happened...
December 2019 was when I opened this account, mainly used for helping my good friend Kate Marquet edit their stories. And I still do, and happy to do so! No art was done, so I’m not starting there.
Started out drawing TF on a phone app in February. And I’m still doing it! Surprised? Yeah, me too. But someday I’ll get a tablet when I have my own place and more privacy.
In February after my second TF pic, someone sent me a Note here on FA demanding free art. When I turned them down, they sent me an irl pic of them. I almost quit at that point. I’m glad I didn’t!
Getting started was rough. I didn’t know what I was doing and more often than not I’d struggle to make anything I was proud of. But through it all, it’s motivation to improve.
May came around (Draconic Rage pic for time reference) and I managed to get a twitter account for my art! (You can find me at AvelicanArt on Twitter, I am more active there ;3) From there things also started out slow. I didn’t know what I was doing very much.
I dabbled a bit into NSFW art, too. It’s not my strong suit and although I do enjoy it very much, it’s not something I see myself doing too much in the future. Maybe when I get better, who knows?
When August came around I slowly caught the attention of some artists, which led me to a Discord server, and whoa, I met a lot of fantastic people. Like, amazing people. People who would offer tips on art as well as just having fun together. Around there, I hit 100 followers on twitter!
Some time later, I drew a silly comic poking fun at the random things people find on the ground that could act as TF triggers. It was supposed to be a one time thing... but then the response I got from so many people was astounding to me! People liked the idea of a silly shop run by a dragon that sold TF triggering items. That was it, I finally felt like I had some kind of persona in the TF community.
Meeting lots of artists, especially artists I looked up to so much, was mind blowing to me. I never even once thought I would be where I was, and I feel that to this day! And to think people liked my dorky ideas made it even more meaningful.
I’ve also found myself getting a penchant for making puns, jokes, and memes for the TF community. My stuff has made it 6 times on the TF irl subreddit so far. I consider that an achievement!
October rolled around and so did the first run of Octransfur. Determined to improve myself, and eager to give back to the TF community that influenced me and amazed me for so long, I hopped aboard the train while also drawing 31 TF artists, all visiting the shop. 31 comics, 31 days, and I can definitely say I’ve improved!
Now November is here and while it has been a rough month for me, on top of a very challenging year full of slight ups and steep downs, I want to say thank you to everyone out there for supporting me. I can’t say it enough, really. The people I’ve met have been incredible and some of you have been with me through the hard times as well. I’m especially thankful for that.
So what’s ahead in the future?
- Well I still plan to draw using my phone!
- I have some old NSFW art that I do plan to upload (only here on FA. My Twitter is strictly SFW.) I haven’t uploaded them for some reason. I don’t see myself making more, as my style seems to be leaning on the more fun/cute/silly side. But that may change in the future.
- When 2021 comes around, there will be no more stories accompanying TF pics. I know some people like the stories, but I no longer have the time to write them, unfortunately.
- Not planning on opening commissions yet. In addition to other personal reasons, I just wanna make sure I improve more before taking on any comms!
- And I plan to keep improving! All art is prep for the next one after all!
Wow, did you make it all the way down here? I’m impressed! Have a cookie or something.
Thanks for reading, and thanks again so much for sticking with me, whether you’re a new watcher of my art or one of the very few! And as always...
Keep the change!
-Ave
It’s been 9 months since I started drawing anything furry/tf related. That means if a couple did the no-no cha-cha and conceived when I started, they’d probably have a baby right now. Let’s recap what happened...
December 2019 was when I opened this account, mainly used for helping my good friend Kate Marquet edit their stories. And I still do, and happy to do so! No art was done, so I’m not starting there.
Started out drawing TF on a phone app in February. And I’m still doing it! Surprised? Yeah, me too. But someday I’ll get a tablet when I have my own place and more privacy.
In February after my second TF pic, someone sent me a Note here on FA demanding free art. When I turned them down, they sent me an irl pic of them. I almost quit at that point. I’m glad I didn’t!
Getting started was rough. I didn’t know what I was doing and more often than not I’d struggle to make anything I was proud of. But through it all, it’s motivation to improve.
May came around (Draconic Rage pic for time reference) and I managed to get a twitter account for my art! (You can find me at AvelicanArt on Twitter, I am more active there ;3) From there things also started out slow. I didn’t know what I was doing very much.
I dabbled a bit into NSFW art, too. It’s not my strong suit and although I do enjoy it very much, it’s not something I see myself doing too much in the future. Maybe when I get better, who knows?
When August came around I slowly caught the attention of some artists, which led me to a Discord server, and whoa, I met a lot of fantastic people. Like, amazing people. People who would offer tips on art as well as just having fun together. Around there, I hit 100 followers on twitter!
Some time later, I drew a silly comic poking fun at the random things people find on the ground that could act as TF triggers. It was supposed to be a one time thing... but then the response I got from so many people was astounding to me! People liked the idea of a silly shop run by a dragon that sold TF triggering items. That was it, I finally felt like I had some kind of persona in the TF community.
Meeting lots of artists, especially artists I looked up to so much, was mind blowing to me. I never even once thought I would be where I was, and I feel that to this day! And to think people liked my dorky ideas made it even more meaningful.
I’ve also found myself getting a penchant for making puns, jokes, and memes for the TF community. My stuff has made it 6 times on the TF irl subreddit so far. I consider that an achievement!
October rolled around and so did the first run of Octransfur. Determined to improve myself, and eager to give back to the TF community that influenced me and amazed me for so long, I hopped aboard the train while also drawing 31 TF artists, all visiting the shop. 31 comics, 31 days, and I can definitely say I’ve improved!
Now November is here and while it has been a rough month for me, on top of a very challenging year full of slight ups and steep downs, I want to say thank you to everyone out there for supporting me. I can’t say it enough, really. The people I’ve met have been incredible and some of you have been with me through the hard times as well. I’m especially thankful for that.
So what’s ahead in the future?
- Well I still plan to draw using my phone!
- I have some old NSFW art that I do plan to upload (only here on FA. My Twitter is strictly SFW.) I haven’t uploaded them for some reason. I don’t see myself making more, as my style seems to be leaning on the more fun/cute/silly side. But that may change in the future.
- When 2021 comes around, there will be no more stories accompanying TF pics. I know some people like the stories, but I no longer have the time to write them, unfortunately.
- Not planning on opening commissions yet. In addition to other personal reasons, I just wanna make sure I improve more before taking on any comms!
- And I plan to keep improving! All art is prep for the next one after all!
Wow, did you make it all the way down here? I’m impressed! Have a cookie or something.
Thanks for reading, and thanks again so much for sticking with me, whether you’re a new watcher of my art or one of the very few! And as always...
Keep the change!
-Ave
Hat290
~hat290
Wow, you draw on your phone?! Impressive. Based on the quality of your art, I never would have guessed. My phone screen is too small to draw art on, how do you manage?
CelestialRainicorn
~celestialrainicorn
Those were some interesting origins to learn about. Especially hearing you almost quit. Man that was a close one. Im glad you didn't either.
