I'm going to sell 3 of the following speedpaints for charity. Fixed price at 30$, you can ask whatever(1) you want as long as it respects the rules. I will copypaste what stuff-of-nightmares i don't draw at the end of this journal.

Those drawings will be delivered "as is" with no sketches and in-between work given. Look at my last 3 speedpaints to get a taste of how they'll end up looking like.

20$ will go to Japan relief.
10$ will be donated to Watchtail.

For Japan, i need suggestions about to whom donate the money, i can't donate it in italy(2),and i would be very happy knowing not a single cent was given for the nuclear disaster cleanup(3), since there are culprits who can pay for that from their pockets.

FAQ:
Q: BUT I WANT TO DONATE THE ENTIRE SUM TO JAPAN YOU PRICK!
A: You can donate 30$ to Japan right now! DO IT!

Q: WATCHTAIL SUX, also I'm a whiny furry bitch and i hate other furries because they don't like my toothpaste fetish.
A: I could stream from other sites by breaking their TOS, like a lot of people does. Guess what? I like being honest. And i feel a little bad to use that service for hours without giving a cent. Also: toothpaste... EWWW.

///copypasta from commission rules

WHAT I WILL NOT DRAW:
Characters: herms, dickgirls, cuntboys.
Content: scat, watersport, bestiality, cub, gore, fisting, vore, characters bigger than what I've already drawn.
Females: I will draw them, but be warned that I haven't got much practice on female furries.

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(1) But keep in mind, those things are clocked at 150 minutes, so 8 characters in 150 minutes will be 1 character and 7 smart-ass shadows/silhouettes in the background.
(2) Let's say, if i donate 20$ in italy, probably 5/4 of those are going to be stolen. I know you can't steal more than what you have, but i trust the Italian proud spirit to overcome those simple math problems. In my small town there are 300 cows, yet they received state aids like they were 30.000: math has never been a problem here.
(3) Nuclear energy is like Love in Twilight: beautiful romantic and clean, then you try to do it for real and the boy turns out to be into gay bears, and the other boy with the wolf shirt actually believes he's got a wolf soul and likes to mark his territory with pee (also: his territory is you). And lots of herpes, herpes everywhere.

This: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5281339

This is really something special, that hardly feels like a rule34(1), because most of that art is made just for fun and shock value, but rarely gets to explore explicitly what it is at its core: a way to integrate our worlds as children in our new lives as adults.
And this integration isn't just done by closing our "child stuff" in a nostalgia box sealed in the attic to future review from time to time, as it was in older times when "becoming a man" meant that everything childish had to be clearly dropped from public and private life(2); but by "rewiring" it to be part of adulthood. And before this thing gets dragged down to "LOL furriez ar MANBABIEZ LOL" this is a global and all-encompassing trend: just think about how much money went to "rewire" transformers into something an adult can openly like(3), new technology such as the iPad gets marketed as "childish wonders", the biggest fantasy franchise of the last years, Harry Potter, was about a child protecting a fairytale cutesy world against change and srs bsns(4), and we even got a book about sexless childlike romance about vampires: i heard it sold a lot.

And because Calvin & Hobbes was about that into itself, about a child world merging almost seamlessly with reality, this one feels like a perfect canonical continuation of the series, and at the same time a clear representation of what this subculture is mostly about. No, it isn't about playing with a toy plush tiger that came alive with imagination, it's about changing what means becoming a man. Expanding the world we have already built in ourselves, exploring the new lands of sex and more complex and richer social life, things that we just couldn't grasp as children(5). And yeah an imaginary friend can follow us in those new lands, attics be damned.

Now to say if this is a good or a bad thing... that's the real philosophical problem behind the furry fandom. (6)


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(1) Not cheap, and well drawn: somebody must have forgotten to give the guy a memo.
(2) Compare the furry way with the Toy Story 3 way: in that movie growing is still portrayed as dropping stuff. I predict that 50-100 years from now almost nobody will watch that movie and will be able to empathize to why Andy should drop his toys in a box, or give them to another child.
(3) So much they had to cut down the budget for the CGI replacements of Megan Fox's thumbs. That was the hardest decision that marketing board must have made. EVER.
(4) BY PORTRAYING CHANGE AS A NAZI SNAKE-Y VILLAIN! WITHOUT A NOSE!
(5) And funny mortgages.
(6) Not the porn. Really. Society at large is actually more and more sex-centric as time goes, furry is just a tiny bit ahead of the curve and waaaaay less hypocritical about it.

I'm switching from a "commission batch" style of taking commission to a dynamic queue.

I'm going to have 8 commissions slots always displayed in my home page, and if a slot is free, it will appear with a [SLOT OPEN] name, and you're free to ask for it with a PM at ANY TIME, with a rough description of the commission and the characters involved (so i can see if I'm willing to do it). Slots will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis with no prejudice, meaning if i get a second PM for an already assigned slot i will decline it... better luck next time ;)

-Commissioners who already asked for a commission can ask for another one when receiving the finished artwork, and will be put at the end of the queue, and no slot will be made free.

-I will NOT accept multiple slot requests from a single commissioner. I you want multiple commissions you'll just have to wait in queue multiple times.

The reasoning:
I accepted preorders, and i kinda regretted it because people didn't understood if they could/should ask for a commission, and i got so many requests a lot of people never had a chance to get one.
At the same times a lot of my commissioners wanted another one (some even a third!), and i think it's something i owe to somebody who's been a pleasure to work with (and that's something i can say about all my commissioners, 'till now).

Let's see if this proves to be a better compromise ;)

'Cuz a lot of shady and evil and corrupt-inside people made me notice how under-priced were my commissions, i went around to fix them (NOTE: prices of commissions i've already accepted will NOT change).

I used two criteria to bump them: studying the market (1) and refrain my wild capitalist boar instincts(2) by keeping the raise around 10%.


Inked commissions:
Single character portrait: 10 EURO.
Single character full body: 20 EURO.
Extra character: +8 EURO.
Background: +10 EURO.

Cell shaded commissions:
Single character portrait: 15 EURO.
Single character full body: 30 EURO.
Extra character: +12 EURO.
Background: +15 EURO.

Full digital painting:
Single character portrait: 25 EURO.
Single character full body: 45 EURO.
Extra character: +12 EURO.
Background: +15 EURO. (I'm underpricing this on purpose).

EXTRA EXPENSES of pernicious monetary greed:
Complex backgrounds: FREE with a normal background.
Characters with complex clothes: FREE.
Second version of the same character (like a nude and a clothed version of the same drawing): +6 EURO
A gun, an iPad, a gold club... any simple extra props: FREE (3).
Cars, Motorcycles, complex props: +5 Euro if added to a background, +15 Euro without a background.
Private commission (meaning, i will not post them on any of my online galleries): Double the price.

WHAT I WILL NOT DRAW:
Characters: herms, dickgirls, cuntboys.
Content: scat, watersport, bestiality, cub, gore, fisting, vore, characters bigger than what I've already drawn.
Females: I will draw them, but be warned that I haven't got much practice on female furries.
Meta-Furry Commissions, for now(4).

Payments through Alertpay or Western Union. If you need to use paypal, send a PM.

(1) Ripping off other artists' price lists.
(2) The original plan was: "just stick an extra 0 at the end of it". But it was meet with pitchforks. And fire. And menacing burnt bacon in my mailbox.
(3) But a Lemarchand's box will cost you AN ETERNITY OF BLISS AND TORMENT.
(4) I was thinking along the lines of FURRY DRAMA COMMISSIONS:

Art theft(you'll be free to trace one of my drawings and repost it, and i will complain about you being an Anarchic Shitty Stealing Hack Offending my Limp Emotions): 20euro, +1000euro if this gets you an article on AEncyclopedia Dramatica. Please note: If you don't pay me, i won't give a shit and just laugh at you.
Drama Journals(You're free to write something and i will post it on my journal, NO QUESTIONS ASKED): 40euro base + 10 euro * (watchers/1000).
Censored penises: 10 euro for each guy who -watches me, for extra 50 euro i will send you a censor-free version, so you can repost it later on E621 and be regarded as a Furry Hero, fighting The Man.
Art-breaking semi-transparent full-picture-wide watermarking: oh fuck no, I'm not going to do THAT D:

NOTE: I'M NOT OPENING COMMISSIONS NOW. This is only a journal for future reference.

I'm writing the prices of my commissions here, this journal will be updated if needed but only between commission batches (or to fix some of this horribly broken engRish, as usual). Commission conditions can be found in the previous journal.

Base prices for 1 character pinup:
Inked: 20 EURO.
Cell shading or comic book coloring: 30 EURO.
Full digital painted: 40 EURO.
(Please, if you want a drawing to look like some of the ones i've already made, point me to the pic in my gallery akin to what you'd like yours to look like.)

EXTRA EXPENSES:
Complex Background: +15 EURO.
Any extra character: +8 EURO.

WHAT I WILL NOT DRAW:
Characters: herms, dickgirls, cuntboys.
Content: scat, watersport, bestiality, cub, gore, fisting, vore, characters bigger than what I've already drawn.
Females: I will draw them, but be warned that I haven't got much practice on female furries.

Payments through Alertpay. If you need to use paypal, send a PM.

I'm writing the conditions for getting paid work from me here, this journal will be updated if needed, but only between commission batches (or to fix some of this horribly broken engRish). Prices will be issued in a following journal.

IMPORTANT: I don’t accept any commission from minors. Minors caught in the act of asking for porn will experience hell earlier than expected (0).

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I ACCEPT YOUR COMMISSION:

1) I'll ask for a description: the more detailed it is, the better. I'll send a reply if everything is OK or i will decline the commission right away. Then everything will be put on my commission queue, waiting for its turn. NOTE: If your commission is for a pay-site, make it clear now, and we'll discuss it in detail.

2) When it's your turn, I'll send you a set of 3 thumbnails (Example here), you'll be asked to choose one of them. You're also invited to make as many changes to that thumbnail as you wish: pose, point of view, etc. Be creative!
You can also point at any glaring error I made about your character (those drawings are very crude, but getting some feedback can be of help even at this point). If no thumbnail suits you, you can cancel the commission now: i won't ask for any money nor explanation(1). If you still want the commission but you don't like the thumbnails, I will draw a new set of three, adding 5 euros to the final price and asking full payment before continuing. Additional thumbs will cost the same(2).

3) After you've written back your choice and about any change you desire, I'll ask you for payment and I will put your commission on hold until i receive it(3).

4) I will send you a detailed inked sketch of your commission, and I will ask for any correction you need. In case of minor corrections i will not send another sketch to you (examples of minor corrections: changing a pose slightly, making something bigger(4), moving something on the background, etc.), if I judge a correction as needing further approval, i will send a new sketch(5). If you wish, you can post the sketch on you gallery, providing due credit.
NOTE to them cheaters: if you're basically asking for changes on things you could have easily spotted at thumbnail level (like changing the point of view or adding clothes to a naked character(6)), basically thinking you could trick me in doing a second sketch for free, i will ask for extra 20 Euros to be sent ASAP (7).

5) I'll paint/color/ink over the sketch without any further input from you. Then time will pass, and you'll get the finished piece. I will post a watermarked copy of it in my galleries, and I will send you a web version (90dpi, RGB, jpeg) and two printable versions (300dpi, RGB, tiff and 300dpi, CYMK, tiff), the files you'll receive will be without any watermark. You're free to post and distribute those images as you see fit, without my permission as long as you don't make any money off them and you credit me at least in one way (description, tags, holy invocations… whichever you prefer.)

IMPORTANT: If you don't like the final rendering i will not issue refunds(8).

THE RATIONALE BEHIND THIS WORKFLOW:

Basically i want you to have maximum control on the commission early on, and relinquish it to me step by step, until i get maximum control on it in the end.
I like the idea of allowing you to express yourself at the beginning, and ever be creative with the thumbnails, and i like to hear your opinions and concerns over the final sketch; but I don't like to be pestered and questioned for every choice i make for coloring and lightning: it's a long and technical process where i like to put myself on the edge, try new things, curse a lot, make choices and corrections based on my studies, etc.
If you don't like the idea of losing control over your commission, or don't trust me to make good choices for that last step, don't commission me: plain and simple.

I used this process five times now, and none of my commissioners murdered me, which means it works well enough!(9)

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(0) Plus, their commissions will be cancelled and refunds will not be issued. And AIDS.
(1) Oh, I'm SO going to regret this, sooner or later.
(2) But you must accept the fact of life that no amount of thumbnails is going to make your fursona understandable by a human being, Yog-Sothoth. Stop. Fucking. Asking.
(3) And i will check my email every ten minutes, which will result in tears and a broken hearth. You monster.
(4) I expect to get asked that a lot
(5) Please note the "I" before the "judge". Control freaks be warned. And yes, I’m sure Hitler used those two words too during his career, don’t point to that in your complaints.
(6) I expect to NEVER get asked that
(7) For i am an evil and vengeful artist. Of darkness.
(8) Yeah, i know it sucks. Deal with it. Also, see the above note.
(9) Plus, I live very far from them.

...and happy new year!

I'm going away to meet my family for the holidays and i wont be online 'till half January.

I hope you'll be enjoying these holidays at least as much as me :)

See ya'!

UPDATE: I won't have access to the internet from now till the 6th of january, have a good time and excuse me if i don't answer to PMs and shouts!

I'm finally opening commissions:

PRICES:
Base prices for 1 character pinup:
Inked: 20 EURO.
Full color: 30 EURO.
(Please, if you want a color piece, point me to the pic in my gallery akin to what you'd like yours to look like.)

EXTRA EXPENSES:
Complex Background: +10 EURO.
Any extra character: +10 EURO.

WHAT I WILL NOT DRAW:
Characters: herms, dickgirls, cuntboys.
Content: scat, watersport, bestiality, cub, gore, fisting.
Females: I will draw them, but be warned that I haven't got much practice on female furries.

Payments thought Alertpay. If you need to use paypal, send a PM.

Slots avaiable: 0 (FULL)

Just as the title of this journal says.

I'm going to meet some old friends and a lot of italian furs during this weekend, Fun times ahead

Some people asked me about commissions and requests, so I'm going to explain how things are going to work for the following months.

Requests: i don't do them, except for friends. I'm having a tough time at school so I'm focusing 100% of my energy on my studies. The latest images i posted aren't made during free time just for fun, but serve to solidify my photoshop work-flow for the following months at school, and are thought bottom up to explore the medium and expose problems.

I've decided to gift only a free request to my 300th watcher, just for fun and SPARTAAAAAAA. but that's it. He's already been contacted.

Commissions: i will do them later, probably starting in November, there will be an ample degree of choice: from quick shaded sketches, inked work, to full color work.

I'm posting the last commission of this summer, and i want to spend a moment thanking all the friends who accepted to commission this crazy artist, proposing to do weird B&W stuff, and asking trust without a good furry portfolio to be judged on.

I hope I've met your expectations, and if not, well... i hope to be distant enough from the range of your fires and pitchforks :lol:

It was a fun experience: i thought i would be asked for boring stuff and shallow pinups, instead, each image was a little story to tell, and a nice challenge to do.

Thank you guys!

As a general warning which will NOT be repeated in the following journals: I'm a sarcastic asshole, so expect sarcasm. I don't think there's something in this world that's so futile it doesn't deserve mockery. And that's sarcastic too.

So what's the first thing i could write about in this journal? The first thing i had in my mind was writing against Italians who write long politically-charged posts on this website in Italian. I hate that, it's like trolling with good intentions: a deplorable insult to the noble art of trolling and a complete negation of the nice fact of having a point. Then i thought to write a journal about my hate of "other atheists", because they make me feel stupid for being smart. Then i thought: FUCK I HATE EVERYTHING, and i was like -shit!- i should write about everything, hating it, like a mystical dictionary of bitterness, starting why i hate the vocal A, ending with a long tirade about how shitty is "ZZZ" as an onomatopoeia. That would have been a pretty long journal.

Then i got a sudden enlightenment: the first thing i hate that's worth hating about, is my English.

It sucks. It REALLY sucks.

As an Italian speaker i have a padronance of the language that's a little bit better than the local norm. That's because i read books: not the ones with sexless fanfiction of undead guys between the two cover slabs, the ones with ideas inside; and no I'm not even talking about the ones with the ideas outside the books (like Joyce's Ulysses or Dante's Divine Comedy), i'm talking about beautiful fiction, that nice spot between Harry Potter and Italo Calvino's works.

The sheer lack-of-suck in my Italian makes me feel as cool as a the awkward kid who goes to the beach with his classmates, but he's a little fatty, and a little dorky, and really opposed to the common notion that you should throw yourself in the water without a shirt. And everybody chuckles at him, and points at him, and the girls laughs at him because he can't even be bothered to leave his goofy backpack. And then, while everybody but him has its own fun, swimming, laughing and spraying water... he's all alone suffering the heat, and the sand, and the sun, hating the white pigeons with the curious feets who pass as "sea birds". And then a lone scream comes from the sea, and then another, and another one, and another one, and one shouts an agonizing "Jellyfish! Everywhere! There's a jellyfish invasion!". It's only then that the awkward kid stands up, goes near the most acceptable female specimen whom he can find with his dirty eyeglasses, and with a too-cool for words smile, says: "Vinegar. I've got lots of it in my backpack." He's been waiting three summers for that fucking comeback.

That's a pretty long way to say I'm a smug Nazi grammar when writing in Italian. I know. Deal with it.

When i write in English, all of this is lost. All i could do is trying to glue words in a not-too-horrible-way, copy & paste 4chan memes hoping that the funny is not already lost, and praying to not be caught by the fellow foreign grammar's Nazis for improper use of some relative pronoun.

It's a shame. So much potential drama lost.
It feels like the disappointment of those guys who ordered the construction of the atomic bomb: so much potential for a global holocaust, and yet, so much peace because everybody got it too fast.

I've been following this site for a long time, and yet, when i first pushed the submit button, i was STILL shocked to find six choices for a character's gender.

This is going to be awesome.