Still open for my YCHs! c:

If you're interested or want to see what's available, go here: https://forms.gle/KK2L4DsEThkYDGZv9

They're $45 for flat coloured and $55 for shaded.

Thanks everyone who has gotten one so far, it means a lot! <3

Good news!

More YCHs have been added to the list, including non-vore ones (these do have belly versions, if desired). I am now also offering *shaded* YCHs (including for older YCHs), which go for $55!

Check out the form if interested (we even have gryphons now owo)!

https://forms.gle/EVhm5Qm8KTd96nFy5

No, seriously!

Why are there so little of them?

Or am I missing something?

Am I the only one who thinks it's a peak combo?

Point me to them!

I need to know they exist for my own sanity. >w>

I can't be the only one!

*confused wolf noises*

Commissions for February are open!

In case you'd like to apply for one, fill in the form via the link below!

https://forms.gle/JGGKjg1TpqZHDhL78

A reminder to please watch me on Bluesky if you're on there! :3

https://bsky.app/profile/lupararts.bsky.social

Finally did it. Finally got me an avatar and booted up VRC (the amount of crap you have to do and download just to get stuff working, wauw).

Feel free to drop your username on there if you'd like to say hi.

Can't promise I'll have time to add/chat with everyone, but I'll try and get on when I can here and there. c:

In case you need to find me on there: dazesalokin.bsky.social :3

Heyo~

I have finally completed my art site, where I will hopefully be managing commissions from in the future.
https://lupararts.weebly.com/

Combined with the new site, I've also made a new Twitter where I'll (hopefully) post some works and important updates (if I don't forget):
https://twitter.com/LuparArts
Be sure to Follow me so I can follow back! c:

I'm still super busy with everything but this is already quite a big chunk of work done, whew!

Peace. o>

Strap yourselves in, people, it’s going to be a long one this time.

Many people have commented on or asked about how I choose to portray my characters, especially Daze. Some react with interest (“Oh? Is this new? Why?”), others with confusion (“I thought your character was X, but he’s Y now? I don’t understand?) and some even with rejection (“This is wrong! He’s supposed to be X!”). Regardless of people’s reactions, I felt the time was right to explain to you all (or anyone interested, at least) how I see things.

First of all, my characters are all carefully designed and crafted individuals, often representing different aspects of myself. The only exception here is Daze, he’s by far the most fluid and flexible of the bunch, because he’s the character I use the most.
Second, to understand the way I see my characters and how I wish to portray them, I will use a beloved and famous example: Mickey Mouse. Everyone knows Mickey Mouse. Everyone knows the ‘canon’ and ‘standard’ Mickey Mouse: Mickey lives in Toontown, together with his pals Minnie, Goofy and Donald, his dog Pluto and whoever else Disney decides to include from time to time. He has an on and off relationship (?) with Minnie, but they are definitely in love with each other. Mickey even has a standard ‘outfit’: his yellow shoes, his white gloves, and his buttoned red trousers. That’s the image we conjure when we think of Mickey. Yet, through the ages, Mickey has been countless of other versions of himself, in countless different stories and scenarios. He’s been a captain, astronaut, cowboy, director, apprentice,… He’s been kind, arrogant, silly, sad, shy, angry,… Because of his ability to be so flexible in the way Disney allowed Mickey to be portrayed, he has been able to star in many more stories and captivate audiences around the world far more effectively than had he simply been relegated to the one ‘canon’ Mickey. For instance, many of us love Mickey as ‘the sorcerer’s apprentice’, even though it’s not the ‘canon’ him. Yet it’s one of his most memorable roles, by far.

What does this have to do with my characters, you wonder? Well, everything. I approach my characters the same way, Daze especially. Daze also has a ‘canon’ story, look and personality. He’s a prince from a forgotten kingdom, a supernatural and immortal warrior. He’s cocky, empathic, smug and fiercely loyal. He likes to wear his battle armour but wears a casual beach outfit when he’s not on active duty. Yet Daze has been many more things in stories, art, role play sessions and other scenarios. He’s been a model, a god, a bartender, a mentor, a sparring partner, a werewolf,… He’s been evil, good, lazy, energetic, mischievous, manipulative,… He’s worn a plethora of outfits in numerous situations,… He’s been straight, bi, gay,… He’s been a predator, a switch, a prey, a master, a pet, and everything in between. Because of this, Daze has been a part of so many stories, moments and memories that I’m certain they far eclipse the amount of stories he would have been a part of had I only allowed him to be his ‘true and canon’ self. Even though his ‘standard’ role is that of a supernatural warrior, his most memorable roles have included a fearsome predatory werewolf, a loyal and caring friend tucked away within another friend, a Casanova beachboy with a penchant for making everyone swoon, and many more. While all vastly different roles and stories, they were all Daze.

What is my point with this small essay? Simply to inform you, the reader, of the main reason why you may see or read different things involving my characters. Things you think that may not make sense for those characters. Things that may surprise you, confuse you or leave you questioning your very sanity (for all you Lovecraft fans out there). I used to be very strict with the portrayal of my characters publicly because some of the reactions I received from people made me nervous that it would sow too much confusion, disagreement or worse. After some thinking, I finally found a way to put into words what drives me to include my characters in as many scenarios and stories as possible. To watch them interact, evolve, change, bloom, and see what happens. Creativity at its finest.
I only ask that, when you see or read (or even hear) things involving my characters, you take a moment and ask yourself: “Huh… I wonder where this could lead?”. Because that’s what drawing and writing is: creating stories. Stories that could take any shape or lead anywhere. The journey there is half the fun, after all.

Decided to borrow this idea from a few other artists I've seen across the site. c:

I invite anyone who's commissioned me to write their thoughts and remarks in a comment in this journal.

What did you think of your commission? Of the prices? The process? Communication with the artist? Etc,...

This serves two purposes: It alerts me of things I can improve at, or things I need to maintain and keep doing. It also notifies any future commissioners of what others before them experienced when getting commissions from me. c:

I think it's important to be transparent as an artist, hence, this journal!

Of course, none of this can happen without your help, so, while leaving a comment in this journal is certainly optional, I strongly suggest you do so! :3

Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to leave a comment here! c:

So yeah...

For those of you who have been wondering where I've been for basically the past 6 months...

.... I was doing my work experience placement. Working full-time and trying to draw/have a life did not go together so well for me.

But now that the placement is finally over, I suddenly find myself with more spare time, woo.

So expect some new art soon (hopefully), as well as some new commission slots opening, once I get Photoshop running again.

I'll let everyone know in due time when things are back on track. c;

Peace! o>

Have a frightful night everyone. :3

Title.

Me and  caninewriter were blown away.

This movie was amazing and we're watching it again on Saturday.

Kudos to Disney for making such an enjoyable movie. <3

Also otters are adorable in this movie.

Much cuteness was had.

That is all.

Got tagged by a sneaky  lyute owo

1.) Real Name: Nic
2.) Nicknames: Wuff, wuzzle, Dazzle, wu
3.) Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
4.) Gender: Male
5.) Nursery: My mother
6.) Primary School: St-Stanislas College
7.) Secondary School: St-Rita College
8.) Hair Color: Dark brown bordering on black
9.) Long or Short: Bit long, way too long legs.
10.) Loud or Quiet: Depends on the situation, usually just eccentric and weird.
11.) Sweats or Jeans: Jeans all the way.
12.) Phone or Camera: Camera, that's what it was made for.
13.) Health Freak: Going back to the gym in January, I swear.
14.) Drink or Smoke: Occassional Drink with friends.
15.) Do You Have A Crush On Someone: Nope, have had a few though!
16.) Political orientation: I don't really follow/care for politics.
17.) Piercings: Yuck, no.
18.) Tattoos: See above question.

HAVE YOU EVER [BEEN IN]:
19.) Airplane: More times than I can remember...
20.) Car Accident: Nah.
21.) Fist Fight: I'm diplomatic, so no. (I insult people and run away.)

FIRSTS:
22.) First piercing: Yeah, no.
23.) First Best Friend: Martijn
24.) First Instrument played: Piano... good times.
25.) First award: We don't do awards in Belgium. We're expected to operate at peak efficiency at all times.
26.) First Crush: Carole.
27.) First Language: Flemish Dutch.
28.) First Big Vacation: Erm... digging deep here... first I can remember would be Tunesia when I was... 3? Or 4.
LASTS:
29.) Last Person you talked to: My mother when she was complaining about something again.
30.) Last Person You Texted: Saskia
31.) Last Person You Watched: I don't do voyeurism.
32.) Last Food You Ate: Tic-tacs.
32.) Last Movie You Watched: Spirited Away.
34.) Last Song You listened to: Endess Forms Most Beautiful - Nightwish
35.) Last Thing You Bought: Pointless presents for a pointless holiday.
36.) Last Person You Hugged: My mother. She likes that.
FAVES:
37.) Food: Tepanyaki!
38.) Drinks: Sambuca.
39.) Clothing: Smart casual, jeans, boots, jacket. Suave.
40.) Book: Harry Potter series.
41.) Color: PURPLE.
42.) Flower: Lotus.
43.) Music: Symphonic Metal/Classical/Soundtrack.
44.) Movie: Jurassic Park.
46.) Subjects: Art, Psychology

IN THE PAST YEAR YOU...
47.) [ ] Kissed in the rain
48.) [X] Celebrated Halloween.
49.) [ ] Had Your Heart Broken
50.) [X] Went Over the Minutes on Your Cell Phone
51.) [X] Someone Questioned Your Sexual Orientation.
52.) [ ] Used a Weapon
53.) [ ] Breathed fire
54.) [ ] Had an Abortion.
55.) [X] Done something you've Regretted
56.) [X] Broke a Promise
57.) [X] Kept a Secret (shhh...)
58.) [X] Pretended To Be Happy
59.) [ ] Met Someone Who Changed Your Life
60.) [ ] Pretended To Be Sick
61.) [X] Left The Country
62.) [X] Tried something you normally wouldn't like, and liked it.
63.) [X] Cried Over The Silliest Thing
64.) [ ] Ran a Mile
65.) [X] Went To the Beach
66.) [X] Stayed Single

CURRENTLY:
67.) Eating: Salty sticks.
68) Drinking: Sparkling water.
69.) Getting Ready To: Play Tales of Zestiria
70.) Listening To: The Greatest Show on Earth - Nightwish
71.) Plans For Tomorrow/Today: Celebrate X-Mas with family and die inside multiple times as a result
72.) Waiting For: A freaking internship to come around

YOUR FUTURE:
73.) Want Kids: Yes
74.) Want To Get Married: Yes.
75.) Careers in minds: Psychologist/counselor/therapist

WHICH IS BETTER ON A GIRL/GUY:
76.) Lips or Eyes: Hmmm... eyes matter more!
77.) Shorter or Taller: Medium?
78.) Romantic or Spontaneous: Romantic is cute, spontaneous is fun
79.) Nice Stomach or Nice Arms: .... I, don't really -- what?
80.) Sensitive or Loud: Sensitive.
81.) Hook-up Or Relationship: Relationship
82.) Troublemaker or Hesitant: Let's go with neither?

HAVE YOU EVER:
83.) Lost Glasses/Contacts: Nope. Functioning eyes woo!
84.) Ran Away From Home: I once went jogging. A lot. So *technically*... but I always came back!
85.) Held A Weapon, For Self Defense: Yep.
86.) Killed Somebody: In my mind. And in video games.
87.) Broken Someone's Heart: Yep, but she was kind of a bitch anyway so...
88.) Been Arrested: Yes, because driving a 25 km/h moped as a 17 year old with a passenger is SUCH a major offense...
89.) ??? ~ (Since it is missing…) Have you ever Texted something personal to a wrong number: Thank god I'm paranoid and always check.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
90.) Yourself: Most of the time, unless I keep getting hit with reason to believe otherwise.
91.) Miracles: I have hope, should be enough.
92.) Love at First Sight: Not that, but I do believe in 'The One'
93.) Heaven: I'm just gonna say no and not elaborate. :3c
94.) Santa Claus: Nope, but damn wouldn't it be awesome though?
96.) Magic: I like to think that whatever science has not yet explained or explored can be considered magic, so yes.

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
97.) Is There One Person You Wanna Be With, Right Now: Several.
98.) Are You Seriously Happy With Where You Are, In Life: Nope, got way too much stress from all sides and I'm kind of done with it.
99.) Are You Happy With The Person You're With: What, you mean air and my own thoughts?
100.) Post as 100 Truths and Tag five People:  iragremka  thunderstrike23  smokeygraypaws  slickwick45  erkki

Folders have been created for your ease of browsing pleasure.

If you find any submissions missing or incorrectly placed, do let me know!

Have fun. c:

Like the title says.

Looking for someone who can make a custom plushie based off a character's design (hopefully at a manageable price too, but, details).

Been looking for a while for a good plushie artist to make a plushie-version of Daze and some other characters. c:

If you know anyone, please lemm know!

Thanks. c:

Stolen from  caninewriter

Who let the wuskle out? Not me. URP.
RULES :
1. Pick one of your fursonas.
2. Fill in the questions/statements as if you were your fursona.
3. Tag at least four people to do this meme!
4. Tell people that they been tagged with a link from your journal

Fursona: Zeke/Nightlight/Awesome 'n Glowy

1.) What is your name?
-suave face- Zeke. At least, that's what people usually call me. SOME people have the nerve to call me Nightlight, for obvious reasons.

2.) Do you know why you were named that?
Because certain white-furred meals on legs don't know how to be creative or funny with their nicknames. They make for one hell of a good meal though.

3.) I see... Single or taken?
Oh man. I used to have aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall the ladies line up just to get a piece of me. And trust me. There was plenty to go around, outside and inside. -winks-

4.) Any abilities or powers?
What, you mean other than basically being a living toxic container? Nah, not much. It'd be cool if I could actually CHOOSE to change forms at will. You know, so I could be my old handsome anthro self again. Ugh... good times...

5.) Stop being a Mary Sue!
You jest, but that was actually the name of my 37th date.

6.) What's your eye colour?
Oh with me it's easy. There's only two colours to pick from: grey or green. What do YOU think?

7.) Hair colour?
I'll give you a hint: it's not grey.

8.) Any family?
Nah, not anymore. Plenty of friends, I suppose, but family is all in the past now. Can we move on?

9.) How about pets?
Define pet. 'cause there's an otter waddling about in this cottage who keeps referring to me as one, no matter how many times I correct him. The white one over there, he's a REAL dog! He could be a pet no problem. Probably used to be one, too!

10.) Now, tell me something you don't like.
Just about every time Woodpuller gets me in any kind of bad situation (usually someone's stomach) or decided he needs to establish his 'pack position' or whatever nonsense he swears by and eat me. Tsk. -whispers- You can't get your food to think too much, they get too many ideas then.

11.) Any hobbies or activities you enjoy?
Well, I feel I need to add and elaborate to Woodpuller's earlier answer to this question... he forgot to mention said wolves and horse (me especially) often entertain the very enjoyable hobby of actually eating him. True story. Got the coat to show for it, too!

12.) Have you ever hurt anyone in any way?
See, if you had asked 'Have you ever wanted to EAT anyone in any way?', we would be having quite the in-depth discussion about most of me time with a certain wuskle.

13.) Ever killed anyone?
I think I made a wuskle slip into a tiny coma one time by accident by poisoning him. Does that count?

14.) What kind of animal are you?
Oh, in case all the glows and freak-ass markings distracted you too much, I'm what people call a wolf.

15.) Name your worst habits?
Worst habits? I allow myself to be eaten by wuskles. Best habits? I eat wuskles.

16.) Do you look up to anyone?
Nah. I'm all I'll ever need.

17.) Gay, straight or bi?
Straight, though it probably doesn't matter now. I mean, what're the odds of running into a talking sentient feral wolfess? Sure, it'd be a nice change from a wuskle, but still! He'd probably get jealous.

18.) Do you go to school?
No, I WENT to school. Got me a Bachelor's degree too before.... all of THIS. -gestures all over his body-

19.) Ever want to marry and have kids one day?
Sure, keep rubbing salt into the wounds, pal!

20.) Do you have any fangirls/fanboys?
He won't admit it, but wuskle is a total fanboy for my stomach.

21.) What are you most afraid of?
Well I've already been cursed into an immortal life of being a poisonous feral wolf, so... I dunno... the fact that one day a wuskle might go insane and declare himself higher on the food chain than me? That's what you call a delusion, right? Least I think it is...

22.) What do you usually wear?
My incredibly good looks.

23.) What's one food that tempts you?
Seriously? Do you need to ask? He's sitting RIGHT THERE! -looks innocently at a wuskle- Hi.

24.) Am I annoying you?
I dunno... I'm getting hungry though. Sooooo... kinda wanna watch out with any annoying questions I guess!

25.) Well, it's still not over!
Oh, whoopteedo...

26.) What class are you?
Oh! OH! Is this one of those roleplaying things? Oh I love that stuff! Let's see... I'm a toxic sorceror rogue ninja warrior shapeshifter shaman wolflord! -wags- What? Too overpowered?

27.) How many friends do you have?
As many as I can carry inside of my gut? Actually no, that's unfair... that'd mean it's almost exclusively a wuskle, and we all know I have more friends than just him. -looks at wuskle- Hey, don't give me that look!

28.) What are your thoughts on pie?
Pie is not a wuskle, therefore it's not very good.

29.) What's your favourite drink?
Ugh... I used to kill for some Absinthe.

30.) What's your favourite place?
The sofa. There! Wasn't that a simple answer to a simple question?

31.) Are you interested in anyone?
Well, if wuskle is fussy about who he pretends to be eating, I know I'm not. I don't have to narrow anything down. I have the prime meal right here... hehehe....-- oh you meant like a potential partner! Pft nah.

32.) Would you rather swim in a lake or the ocean?
Oh, yeah, sure, like I'm swimming while looking like THIS.

33.) What's your type?
Someone who's sarcastic and--- I know what you're thinking! Yes I guess that's one reason me and wuskle get on well enough, now move on!

34.) Camping or indoors?
Indoors, camping is just... ugh. Too many bugs 'n sounds and cold and bah. Wuskle's the camping hippie, go ask him about that stuff.

35.) Well, that's all. Thanks for your time. Who would you like to see answer these questions?
 krim  lyute and anyone else who feels like it I guess. owo

May it be a frightening and spooktacular night! ~<~

.... also watch out for werewolves. Just saying. ~<~

So, after a 6 year long road, I finally managed it.

I finally managed to reach 1000 watchers at a given point in time~

(Even screencapped that sucker in case I wouldn't believe it myself XD )

I remember back when I made a journal because of 400 watchers, and that seems like ages ago.

Coupled with the fact I apparently broke the 10.000 faves milestone a while ago as well, I suppose after all these years, things are starting to pick up. :3c

So yeah... thanks to every watcher, old and new, for your continued support.

Thanks to every person who showed interest in what I do over the past years, really keeps me motivated to try new things and ideas and such out.

I hope I'll be able to continue to grow more as time passes and be able to reach new milestones along the way!

But for now I'll happily and proudly accept these two events to mark my journey here on FA~

It's been one hell of a ride so far, lots of ups and downs, trying new things, some bad, some good, and it'll probably continue to be that way.

But judging by these things and my own opinion, I can safely say Ive grown over the past years and will continue to try and do that still.

For now, exams beckon, but just wanted to say thanks to everyone~


So thanks everyone, you guys rule!~ <3

Peace o>

So yeah~

I updated my prices after I got a lot of feedback telling me my prices were out of date and too cheap.

The new prices have been created and constructed together with the opinions of over 15 people, so ideally, they should give a good, balanced and average view on things.

I've also added a Terms of Service file to my profile page, with as much info in it as I could muster.

Hope the new prices are ok guys~ tried to do my best to make them as fair and average as possible, so hope this is reflected in them!

Also I'm now open for 3-5 commissions again, depending on how much interest there is.

Thanks to everyone who's supported and watched and faved my work up until now. c: Wouldn't be where I am now without you guys!

New prices: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12662638/

So, yeah!

Haven't really been updating it (it's basically been collecting dust for months now), but it looks like it may actually have some use now. So I went ahead and polished it up a bit. cx

In case anyone's wondering, I'm staying on FA, I can't be bothered with the whole move or exodus or what have you. Too much stuff to do. Maybe later, maybe not, who knows?

At any rate, if any of you were wondering, the Weasyl is https://www.weasyl.com/~daze

Anyhow, now to go sleep and get up and study... again.

Bye bye o/

So yeah!

Some people have wondered where I've gone as of late.
Well, the answer is simple: First of, I've been studying since the start of November and will continue to do so until the end of January. I wish we had the fun system of 'Lets review your material and have you take exams BEFORE the holidays and give you an ACTUAL break', but no. No we don't. So yes, my exams start in January, and last for the entire month. There will be muchos studying before the 31st comes to pass, so I won't be on much.

Second, well, holidays! Kinda speaks for itself, been busy with those.

Third, when there's a bit of time left between studying, feeling ill and every day drags, I like to sit back and enjoy some peace and quiet, which sadly sometimes also involves just reading a good book and listening to tunes, instead of being chatty.

So yes, hope this is a good answer to what some of you have been wondering and more importantly, that you understand. x) I hope I'll be back during February, but until then, things will probably be a bit quiet.

Hope everyone's had/having good holidays and such though, and see you all in 2014. o/

Happy Halloween to all! >:3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpvdAJYvofI

So I've decided that some of my prices are dropping by 2-3 dollars, and that I'm getting rid of some of the available options (either because they weren't being used at all or because they didn't really feel useful after all.

I should be updating my commission sheet and journal soonish, but I can tell you right now that I'll be combining the digital lines and flat colours options into one. Which means its no longer possible to ask for a lineart-only piece. To make up for this, the price of a flat coloured piece got cheaper.

That's just one of the examples of the changes I'm doing. Overall things should be easier and cheaper, so I'm hoping this helps.

Be sure to check the commission sheet and/or journal starting tomorrow for the new prices.

On another note, as mentioned in my latest submission, I thought about doing Halloween icons this year.

An example of which can be found here: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11694485/
If there's any interest at all, feel free to drop me a note.

If not, ah well, no harm done.

Icons will be 6-8$ depending on character complexity, have a randomly coloured border as a background, feature your character's headshot in side profile, with random horror/Halloween traits, simple shading, and will be posted in both 550x550 and 100x100 format.

That is all for now.

Peace o>

It's finally here!

Time for those of us with enough sanity and fearless determination to venture forth again and be reduced to screaming and whimpering little girls. Or at least some of us.

Still, if you liked the first one, go and buy it on Steam or Desura! owo

If you don't think you can handle it, by all means look up some undoubtedly hilarious 'Let's play' videos on Youtube in the weeks to come. ;3

Now I must leave and prepare myself for potentially sleepless nights...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TSKgwvHgho

This world is a machine. A machine for pigs. Fit only for the slaughtering of pigs.

Sweet dreams... o>