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Andre's Lore
Posted 7 years agoI've often been asked for details on Andres background and lore, and while I've sometimes briefly explained it to individuals, I've never really written it up before. I've always felt it was a lot of detail for what is ultimatley a shallow story, and not really worth anyone's time. But fuck it; I like hearing about the lore of other people's characters and world, so there might be people out there who would like the same from mine. If so, this journal is for you guys ^^.
It should be noted that Andre has many different lores depending on the setting and tone I'm going for. This isn't the story behind dragon growth animation; though it is loosely derived from it. Likewise, Buckey did an excellent SFW sequence with him that was way cuter and fun than this. And there is also a huge story being written by someone that has an awesome take on the lore too; its a much lighter tone than this which I love, and probably has more depth. Once that story is done I might look to adjust the core lore to be more in line with that; but for now, this is essentially Andre's core story and universe, of which everything else is derived from. I had this in mind when drawing the rub for more wishes sequence, and will have this in mind when I start animating that next year.
But enough rambling. This is it:
The gods created the physical planes, though it was likely not for any significant purpose other than to amuse themselves. While the physical planes may literally be everything to us, the contemporary understanding of the gods suggest that it is but one of many little things to them.
They did not seem to really intend for any specific outcome; initially they were happy to just watch it develop, and enjoy how their interference can alter and warp reality. While the classical understanding of the gods saw them categorised as patrons for concepts such as life, war, fire and fertility, a lot of this was based on how they chose to interact with the world, and the ongoing ignorance that mortals have towards them. It is now understood that certain gods may have a passing fascination with their patron concepts; but they are best described as enthusiasts rather than creators or overseers of anything specific.
Mortal life was likely an unintended outcome of their creation, but the concept of different forms of consciousness and existence likely intrigues them as it does us. As ethereal beings, their existence is unfathomably different to our own. Sensations as we know it are completely alien to them; they cannot enjoy a delicious meal, wonder at a mountain view, or be driven by compulsions. And while they certainly view mortals and their existence as objectively inferior to their own in every way, they do find the prospect of temporarily living as such novel and enticing.
some time after the dawn of life, a number of gods got together and designed a being for them to pilot in the mortal planes; a physical avatar to assume whenever the fancy of a mortal vacation arose. Those beings have come to be known as dragons.
A dragon by nature has two states; they may be inhabited by a god, or they may be 'blank' and awaiting possible habitation. In mortal years, it may be hundreds of generations between gods visiting their realm, meaning that thousands if not millions of dragons will live and die as blanks, before one single vessel is chosen to be inhabited.
Blank dragons are genderless, and cannot reproduce on their own. Their bodies are essentially clones of one another; there is no physical variation between them. However while their nature is uniform, their nurture is not, and each dragon develops their own unique personalities and interests much like any other sentient being. They are highly intelligent and, in general at least, highly inquisitive and placid.
Dragons may be synthetic, but they were designed to mimic the organic creatures that evolved through random mutations. They are made of flesh and bone, and are structured like a mammal, complete with organs that function as one would expect. That aim is, after all, to get a mostly authentic mortal experience. There were, however, certain liberties the gods took with their design in order to maximise their experience.
Dragons, unlike mortal creatures, are born with an organic 'wand' within their bodies; an item that is able to draw and direct mana from the ethereal planes. While they cannot innately weird such power to their conscious desire (as no organic mind can), their wand is designed to direct the mana to service their bodies needs.
As such, a dragon cannot starve or suffocate or freeze to death, and are able to heal most wounds almost instantly. Larger wounds such as missing limbs naturally take longer to grow back, but anything that does not kill a dragon will ultimately do them no harm.
This means that dragons can be fierce foes, being almost indestructible by most readily available means. However, the organic races are spared from domination by the dragons stable population, and their diminutive stature, weighing in at 25 kilograms.
This has meant that the intelligent races have always viewed dragons with curiosity and novelty rather than as a threat or competitor. It is not uncommon for noblemen to own them as pets, or features in travelling circuses. More practically, wizards favour owning them as assistants they refer to 'familiars', given their ability for literacy and unusual interactions with magic. In all cases however, the owner must be wealthy, as dragons are highly sought out and rare, with domesticated dragons obviously rarer.
which brings us to the rat wizard. The wizard is not rich, but he does have Andre on a lend to a king, with whom he serves. The wizard has also been provided his own study and laboratory in order to supply the castle with its apocrathy and enchantment needs. The money is not great, however, and as an entrepreneurial spirit, he has big dreams of inventing and selling his own wares to the public at large, and become renowned in the process.
The story, if it can be described as such, takes place right at the moment when the wizard believes he has found a way to acquire a theoretical but as yet unobtained alchemical ingredient which he believes will make his dreams a reality. That ingredient being seed of dragon.
Blank Dragons, being genderless, have neither sperm nor eggs. That is, until they are inhabited by a god. Once inhabited, the wand within the chosen dragon activates a specific transformation sequence, turning them into a male. His body will grow slightly larger and gain muscle mass, and sprout appropriate sexual organs and hormones. At the same time, all other living dragons in the world undergo a similar transformation; though their wands transform them into females.
What follows next is, to it bluntly, a generation long orgy. This was almost certainly an unintended outcome compared the the gods initial vision; though had they lived and thought like us mortals, they likely could have foreseen it. As it does with all cells in his body, a dragons wand flows mana to his balls, replenishing and regenerating his seed. It flows down his penis and replenishes and relaxes its muscles, removing any soreness and sensitivity from its orgasm. And it recharges any hormones expended from his glands.
In short, it enables the god dragon to fuck endlessly, and the constant horniness to compel him to do so. It should also be noted that the gods are accustomed to feel impulses or urges, and have not needed to learn, or evolved to value self restraint. While they did evision a somewhat broader pallet of mortal sensations and experiences than merely a lifetime of fucking, it should be noted that they do continue to return without fixing any errors.
Sex was always intended of course. By design, the eggs which the females lay after mating go on to hatch steadily through the eras in which the gods no not inhabit a dragon, ensuring that there are always blank dragons when a god wishes to indulge. But whereas the gods had originally envisioned three or four living dragons at any time, we instead have tens of thousands.
Which finally brings us back to Andre and the rat wizard once again. The wizard, through years of studying Andre, believes he has discovered a method in which he can replicate the process of a god inhabiting a blank dragon, and trick Andres wand into transforming him into a male. And once he has achieved this, he would have a monopoly on an endless and potentially priceless resource.
The rat wizard casts the spell, and on the surface it appears to be a raging success. Andre turns into a male, but for perhaps the first time in history, no god comes down to pilot his body, leaving the dragon in control of his body after the transformation.
Andre is obviously apprehensive at the situation and suspicious of his squishy new organs, but the wizard convinces him to be provided with a demonstration on how they all function. One hand job later, the wizard has his prized alchemical ingredient, and a bewildered but content Andre has his first orgasm.
However, it is at this stage that it is revealed that not everything has gone according to plan. A mortal mind has limitations that a gods does not, and a dragons wand was never meant to be used by such a being. While the wizard was able to get the overall pattern of the mana surge correct, he did not account for the patterns contained within the pattern. As a result, the wand was overwhelmed by brute force, and burned through many intricate connections.
A crude analogy is that instead of opening a locked chest by interacting with the detailed and delicate mechanisms of the lock, he jimmied the lid open with a crowbar. Sure, the single objective of opening the chest has been met; but the lock is no longer fastened in place, and it's unable to continue to function as intended.
The damaged wand inside Andre continued to function, drawing in mana when needed for a specific purpose, but it was now unable to properly direct the energy to a specific location in his body. So when it came to tasks such as multiplying sperm cells after an orgasm, mana leaked through his whole body, causing every cell to multiply, only stopping once his body has enough sperm to climax again. This meant that his body virtually doubled in size after ever orgasm.
Once the rat wizard gave Andre his first orgasm, the fate of the world was sealed. Like their designers, dragons have never before felt or learned how to deal with carnal urges, and with no physical restraints, Andre quickly became a little obsessed. As soon as he finishes his climax, his thought is set upon his next release.
Andre does not particularly wish to be bigger; but he isn't phased by the situation too much as it's easy for him to rationalise away the problem. Being bigger is not that bad after all; the wizard won't be able to fit him back into his cage. Just one more. He could be strong enough to open the doors himself and go outside. Just one more. The wizard won't be able to force those potions down his throat by overpowering him anymore. one more. Then he will be bigger than the lab and free to go outside. Then maybe just one more after that.
If the gods are watching, then their inaction must mean they are enjoying the show.
The end?
It should be noted that Andre has many different lores depending on the setting and tone I'm going for. This isn't the story behind dragon growth animation; though it is loosely derived from it. Likewise, Buckey did an excellent SFW sequence with him that was way cuter and fun than this. And there is also a huge story being written by someone that has an awesome take on the lore too; its a much lighter tone than this which I love, and probably has more depth. Once that story is done I might look to adjust the core lore to be more in line with that; but for now, this is essentially Andre's core story and universe, of which everything else is derived from. I had this in mind when drawing the rub for more wishes sequence, and will have this in mind when I start animating that next year.
But enough rambling. This is it:
The gods created the physical planes, though it was likely not for any significant purpose other than to amuse themselves. While the physical planes may literally be everything to us, the contemporary understanding of the gods suggest that it is but one of many little things to them.
They did not seem to really intend for any specific outcome; initially they were happy to just watch it develop, and enjoy how their interference can alter and warp reality. While the classical understanding of the gods saw them categorised as patrons for concepts such as life, war, fire and fertility, a lot of this was based on how they chose to interact with the world, and the ongoing ignorance that mortals have towards them. It is now understood that certain gods may have a passing fascination with their patron concepts; but they are best described as enthusiasts rather than creators or overseers of anything specific.
Mortal life was likely an unintended outcome of their creation, but the concept of different forms of consciousness and existence likely intrigues them as it does us. As ethereal beings, their existence is unfathomably different to our own. Sensations as we know it are completely alien to them; they cannot enjoy a delicious meal, wonder at a mountain view, or be driven by compulsions. And while they certainly view mortals and their existence as objectively inferior to their own in every way, they do find the prospect of temporarily living as such novel and enticing.
some time after the dawn of life, a number of gods got together and designed a being for them to pilot in the mortal planes; a physical avatar to assume whenever the fancy of a mortal vacation arose. Those beings have come to be known as dragons.
A dragon by nature has two states; they may be inhabited by a god, or they may be 'blank' and awaiting possible habitation. In mortal years, it may be hundreds of generations between gods visiting their realm, meaning that thousands if not millions of dragons will live and die as blanks, before one single vessel is chosen to be inhabited.
Blank dragons are genderless, and cannot reproduce on their own. Their bodies are essentially clones of one another; there is no physical variation between them. However while their nature is uniform, their nurture is not, and each dragon develops their own unique personalities and interests much like any other sentient being. They are highly intelligent and, in general at least, highly inquisitive and placid.
Dragons may be synthetic, but they were designed to mimic the organic creatures that evolved through random mutations. They are made of flesh and bone, and are structured like a mammal, complete with organs that function as one would expect. That aim is, after all, to get a mostly authentic mortal experience. There were, however, certain liberties the gods took with their design in order to maximise their experience.
Dragons, unlike mortal creatures, are born with an organic 'wand' within their bodies; an item that is able to draw and direct mana from the ethereal planes. While they cannot innately weird such power to their conscious desire (as no organic mind can), their wand is designed to direct the mana to service their bodies needs.
As such, a dragon cannot starve or suffocate or freeze to death, and are able to heal most wounds almost instantly. Larger wounds such as missing limbs naturally take longer to grow back, but anything that does not kill a dragon will ultimately do them no harm.
This means that dragons can be fierce foes, being almost indestructible by most readily available means. However, the organic races are spared from domination by the dragons stable population, and their diminutive stature, weighing in at 25 kilograms.
This has meant that the intelligent races have always viewed dragons with curiosity and novelty rather than as a threat or competitor. It is not uncommon for noblemen to own them as pets, or features in travelling circuses. More practically, wizards favour owning them as assistants they refer to 'familiars', given their ability for literacy and unusual interactions with magic. In all cases however, the owner must be wealthy, as dragons are highly sought out and rare, with domesticated dragons obviously rarer.
which brings us to the rat wizard. The wizard is not rich, but he does have Andre on a lend to a king, with whom he serves. The wizard has also been provided his own study and laboratory in order to supply the castle with its apocrathy and enchantment needs. The money is not great, however, and as an entrepreneurial spirit, he has big dreams of inventing and selling his own wares to the public at large, and become renowned in the process.
The story, if it can be described as such, takes place right at the moment when the wizard believes he has found a way to acquire a theoretical but as yet unobtained alchemical ingredient which he believes will make his dreams a reality. That ingredient being seed of dragon.
Blank Dragons, being genderless, have neither sperm nor eggs. That is, until they are inhabited by a god. Once inhabited, the wand within the chosen dragon activates a specific transformation sequence, turning them into a male. His body will grow slightly larger and gain muscle mass, and sprout appropriate sexual organs and hormones. At the same time, all other living dragons in the world undergo a similar transformation; though their wands transform them into females.
What follows next is, to it bluntly, a generation long orgy. This was almost certainly an unintended outcome compared the the gods initial vision; though had they lived and thought like us mortals, they likely could have foreseen it. As it does with all cells in his body, a dragons wand flows mana to his balls, replenishing and regenerating his seed. It flows down his penis and replenishes and relaxes its muscles, removing any soreness and sensitivity from its orgasm. And it recharges any hormones expended from his glands.
In short, it enables the god dragon to fuck endlessly, and the constant horniness to compel him to do so. It should also be noted that the gods are accustomed to feel impulses or urges, and have not needed to learn, or evolved to value self restraint. While they did evision a somewhat broader pallet of mortal sensations and experiences than merely a lifetime of fucking, it should be noted that they do continue to return without fixing any errors.
Sex was always intended of course. By design, the eggs which the females lay after mating go on to hatch steadily through the eras in which the gods no not inhabit a dragon, ensuring that there are always blank dragons when a god wishes to indulge. But whereas the gods had originally envisioned three or four living dragons at any time, we instead have tens of thousands.
Which finally brings us back to Andre and the rat wizard once again. The wizard, through years of studying Andre, believes he has discovered a method in which he can replicate the process of a god inhabiting a blank dragon, and trick Andres wand into transforming him into a male. And once he has achieved this, he would have a monopoly on an endless and potentially priceless resource.
The rat wizard casts the spell, and on the surface it appears to be a raging success. Andre turns into a male, but for perhaps the first time in history, no god comes down to pilot his body, leaving the dragon in control of his body after the transformation.
Andre is obviously apprehensive at the situation and suspicious of his squishy new organs, but the wizard convinces him to be provided with a demonstration on how they all function. One hand job later, the wizard has his prized alchemical ingredient, and a bewildered but content Andre has his first orgasm.
However, it is at this stage that it is revealed that not everything has gone according to plan. A mortal mind has limitations that a gods does not, and a dragons wand was never meant to be used by such a being. While the wizard was able to get the overall pattern of the mana surge correct, he did not account for the patterns contained within the pattern. As a result, the wand was overwhelmed by brute force, and burned through many intricate connections.
A crude analogy is that instead of opening a locked chest by interacting with the detailed and delicate mechanisms of the lock, he jimmied the lid open with a crowbar. Sure, the single objective of opening the chest has been met; but the lock is no longer fastened in place, and it's unable to continue to function as intended.
The damaged wand inside Andre continued to function, drawing in mana when needed for a specific purpose, but it was now unable to properly direct the energy to a specific location in his body. So when it came to tasks such as multiplying sperm cells after an orgasm, mana leaked through his whole body, causing every cell to multiply, only stopping once his body has enough sperm to climax again. This meant that his body virtually doubled in size after ever orgasm.
Once the rat wizard gave Andre his first orgasm, the fate of the world was sealed. Like their designers, dragons have never before felt or learned how to deal with carnal urges, and with no physical restraints, Andre quickly became a little obsessed. As soon as he finishes his climax, his thought is set upon his next release.
Andre does not particularly wish to be bigger; but he isn't phased by the situation too much as it's easy for him to rationalise away the problem. Being bigger is not that bad after all; the wizard won't be able to fit him back into his cage. Just one more. He could be strong enough to open the doors himself and go outside. Just one more. The wizard won't be able to force those potions down his throat by overpowering him anymore. one more. Then he will be bigger than the lab and free to go outside. Then maybe just one more after that.
If the gods are watching, then their inaction must mean they are enjoying the show.
The end?
My thoughts on the DNA boycot/piracy movement.
Posted 7 years agoI don't support it.
I'm not convinced that a boycott of DNA's comics will help. Whatever financial situation he is currently in with Voco, it appears to be as a couple (in whatever form that may manifest). I don't see how such a move could avoid hurting him, even if indirectly.
Further to that, I don't see how removing the last thread he has to the community will encourage him to reach out. And it runs the risk of him completely moving on to radio silence. This seems to be the opposite of the stated aims.
But whatever; people have the right to spend their money as they like, and ultimately I don't really know how the universe will play out. Maybe, somehow, cutting his income will 'bring him back'. This in itself is not worth writing a journal over.
But I do not understand, at all, what uploading his back catalog of comics for everyone to pirate is meant to achieve.
For one, it destroys the value of his entire body of work. Forever. It ensures that if he ever does 'come back', then there is nothing left for him to come back to.
For two, the optics on this just looks terrible. I'm not going to judge anyone's motivations here; knowing the people involved I can only believe that the intentions here are good. But by consuming his product, it can easily be read that you don't care about DNA and will gladly leverage this current situation to justify piracy. All piracy can and is morally justified.
Anyway, that's just my two cents on the matter. People will do whatever they think they need to. I don't expect my hot take will change anything.
On a separate but related note, I suspect the eyes of DNA will never see this journal; but in the remote chance that it is, then this next bit is for him.
I can't speak for anyone by myself, but for what it's worth, I'll be happy if I never see another picture from you if it means that you are pursuing your dreams. I know you want to move on from furry, and if this is the way in which you want to do it, then I wish you all the luck in the world. Your work, which for the longest time you shared for free, has already inspired pretty much everyone in this generation of the fandom. You owe us nothing. You have the right to pursue your life as best you want. Your successes and failures will be your own, as they are for everyone.
However it would seem, at least from your video updates, that you are still maintaining your comics to help fund the bridge between your old and new lives. That would be the smart move, as you have a paying audience which you have earned over more than a decade that can help you pay the bills until you get your big break.
I appreciate that this is unsolicited advice, so make of it what you will. But for as long as your macro comics can help your situation out, you need to market them. Because you've withdrawn so thoroughly, you have effectively closed your audience. It will will gradually be lost to attrition, let alone the added pressure of any boycott movement. There are people who are unaware your comics are still for sale. The next generation don't know what you are selling. You don't need to orient your life to this community; but if you were to engage enough to let people know, in your own voice, what you were selling and drive up the hype, then you would have a chance of steering fresh traffic to your store, as well as potentially assuage those who are currently pressing for a boycott.
Anyway, take that for what you will. You have asked us not to contact you; I have and will continue to respect that. I might have sent you a text when this all began last year; I was responding to the note you sent me on Patreon a month earlier. I apologise for that as you did not tell me, and I didn't yet know that you had communicated that in a journal. I wish you luck for whatever comes next. I'm not going to reach out to you. But you have my details if you ever want to hit me up for whatever reason. You will always be welcome to, be that tomorrow or in twenty years.
I'm not convinced that a boycott of DNA's comics will help. Whatever financial situation he is currently in with Voco, it appears to be as a couple (in whatever form that may manifest). I don't see how such a move could avoid hurting him, even if indirectly.
Further to that, I don't see how removing the last thread he has to the community will encourage him to reach out. And it runs the risk of him completely moving on to radio silence. This seems to be the opposite of the stated aims.
But whatever; people have the right to spend their money as they like, and ultimately I don't really know how the universe will play out. Maybe, somehow, cutting his income will 'bring him back'. This in itself is not worth writing a journal over.
But I do not understand, at all, what uploading his back catalog of comics for everyone to pirate is meant to achieve.
For one, it destroys the value of his entire body of work. Forever. It ensures that if he ever does 'come back', then there is nothing left for him to come back to.
For two, the optics on this just looks terrible. I'm not going to judge anyone's motivations here; knowing the people involved I can only believe that the intentions here are good. But by consuming his product, it can easily be read that you don't care about DNA and will gladly leverage this current situation to justify piracy. All piracy can and is morally justified.
Anyway, that's just my two cents on the matter. People will do whatever they think they need to. I don't expect my hot take will change anything.
On a separate but related note, I suspect the eyes of DNA will never see this journal; but in the remote chance that it is, then this next bit is for him.
I can't speak for anyone by myself, but for what it's worth, I'll be happy if I never see another picture from you if it means that you are pursuing your dreams. I know you want to move on from furry, and if this is the way in which you want to do it, then I wish you all the luck in the world. Your work, which for the longest time you shared for free, has already inspired pretty much everyone in this generation of the fandom. You owe us nothing. You have the right to pursue your life as best you want. Your successes and failures will be your own, as they are for everyone.
However it would seem, at least from your video updates, that you are still maintaining your comics to help fund the bridge between your old and new lives. That would be the smart move, as you have a paying audience which you have earned over more than a decade that can help you pay the bills until you get your big break.
I appreciate that this is unsolicited advice, so make of it what you will. But for as long as your macro comics can help your situation out, you need to market them. Because you've withdrawn so thoroughly, you have effectively closed your audience. It will will gradually be lost to attrition, let alone the added pressure of any boycott movement. There are people who are unaware your comics are still for sale. The next generation don't know what you are selling. You don't need to orient your life to this community; but if you were to engage enough to let people know, in your own voice, what you were selling and drive up the hype, then you would have a chance of steering fresh traffic to your store, as well as potentially assuage those who are currently pressing for a boycott.
Anyway, take that for what you will. You have asked us not to contact you; I have and will continue to respect that. I might have sent you a text when this all began last year; I was responding to the note you sent me on Patreon a month earlier. I apologise for that as you did not tell me, and I didn't yet know that you had communicated that in a journal. I wish you luck for whatever comes next. I'm not going to reach out to you. But you have my details if you ever want to hit me up for whatever reason. You will always be welcome to, be that tomorrow or in twenty years.
If you know something about web development & love growth...
Posted 7 years agoSo, I'm not the best person in the world to try and get something like this started, but here goes:
Those of you who love macro/growth stories, both writing and reading them, have probably looked at or even participated in Dragonien's 'A changing Perspective' on writing.com. The story is essentially dead now, because of the toxic website it is hosted on; but I would really love to get this story (among others) revived on a different platform.
There's been an effort to put it together on twine; but even if that happens then it would still be static; no one would be able to post new chapters. If it could be made alive online, then a community of creators could form around it, and add to it, and make it grow. Something that would have an editable database of chapters and account management for people to create and edit new chapters; I can;t imagine it would need much more than that.
Now, I don't know if there is an appropriate platform ready to be utilised, or if something would need to be created from scratch; so I figured I'd pitch this idea out and see if there are some people in the know who could help out, with either advice or actual skills.
Personally, I can't offer anything in the way of skills or even much time; but I can offer some (albeit limited) financing in terms of hosting and potentially coding if its needed (which could all be discussed).
please let me know if you have any knowledge/skills in this area and this is of interest to you!
Those of you who love macro/growth stories, both writing and reading them, have probably looked at or even participated in Dragonien's 'A changing Perspective' on writing.com. The story is essentially dead now, because of the toxic website it is hosted on; but I would really love to get this story (among others) revived on a different platform.
There's been an effort to put it together on twine; but even if that happens then it would still be static; no one would be able to post new chapters. If it could be made alive online, then a community of creators could form around it, and add to it, and make it grow. Something that would have an editable database of chapters and account management for people to create and edit new chapters; I can;t imagine it would need much more than that.
Now, I don't know if there is an appropriate platform ready to be utilised, or if something would need to be created from scratch; so I figured I'd pitch this idea out and see if there are some people in the know who could help out, with either advice or actual skills.
Personally, I can't offer anything in the way of skills or even much time; but I can offer some (albeit limited) financing in terms of hosting and potentially coding if its needed (which could all be discussed).
please let me know if you have any knowledge/skills in this area and this is of interest to you!
Update!
Posted 7 years agoHey everyone!
I was surprised when that an upload last week received a number of comments referring to me being back. Someone also shouted on my timeline asking for an update, so this is it!
I never left ^^. I've just been busy.
In my personal life, things are going well. I've been settling into New York with my wife. The company I’ve been working at looks like it’s on the verge of something big, which would bring some exciting opportunities. I've also been getting back into shape; I've lost 6 kilos ^^ (just another 25 to go >.>)
In my growth animation life, things have also been going well. I think I've got something like 7 minutes of unreleased animation which I've been working on, spread across two projects. So dont think theres nothing new coming just because I've been quiet on here!
I've been working on it very consistently the past two years, and thanks to a successful patreon, I've been able to commission a lot of extra stuff for them, such as character models and environments and scores etc. There should be some stuff released this year that will be a level above what I've released to date ^^.
Just on that patreon, since a lot of people hiss at that word; it's not a paywall. I mostly share WIP content. I'll still be releasing stuff here for free once it's done, albeit at a slightly lower resolution.
My patreon is primarily for people who are willing and able to pitch in. it means that I can work on growth stuff rather than commercial contracts in my spare time, which I absolutely would be doing without it. (New York is too expensive not to). It's also allowed me to re-invest in the quality of work through commissioning other furry artists in the community that are better in their fields than me, allowing me to focus more on animation.
If you've tried to contact me on any social media platform and I haven't responded, then I'm sorry. I'm not ignoring you; so please always feel free to poke me if this happens. Besides shitposting macrofurry trash on Twitter throughout the day, I've not been on social media as often as I used to.
Also, if you are a foley artist who has some experience making sound effects and are willing to take on a commission for one of my animations, please drop me a note! I’m currently scouting options.
So yes, that's where I am :)
Enjoy your weekends, and may your dragons grow ever larger <3
I was surprised when that an upload last week received a number of comments referring to me being back. Someone also shouted on my timeline asking for an update, so this is it!
I never left ^^. I've just been busy.
In my personal life, things are going well. I've been settling into New York with my wife. The company I’ve been working at looks like it’s on the verge of something big, which would bring some exciting opportunities. I've also been getting back into shape; I've lost 6 kilos ^^ (just another 25 to go >.>)
In my growth animation life, things have also been going well. I think I've got something like 7 minutes of unreleased animation which I've been working on, spread across two projects. So dont think theres nothing new coming just because I've been quiet on here!
I've been working on it very consistently the past two years, and thanks to a successful patreon, I've been able to commission a lot of extra stuff for them, such as character models and environments and scores etc. There should be some stuff released this year that will be a level above what I've released to date ^^.
Just on that patreon, since a lot of people hiss at that word; it's not a paywall. I mostly share WIP content. I'll still be releasing stuff here for free once it's done, albeit at a slightly lower resolution.
My patreon is primarily for people who are willing and able to pitch in. it means that I can work on growth stuff rather than commercial contracts in my spare time, which I absolutely would be doing without it. (New York is too expensive not to). It's also allowed me to re-invest in the quality of work through commissioning other furry artists in the community that are better in their fields than me, allowing me to focus more on animation.
If you've tried to contact me on any social media platform and I haven't responded, then I'm sorry. I'm not ignoring you; so please always feel free to poke me if this happens. Besides shitposting macrofurry trash on Twitter throughout the day, I've not been on social media as often as I used to.
Also, if you are a foley artist who has some experience making sound effects and are willing to take on a commission for one of my animations, please drop me a note! I’m currently scouting options.
So yes, that's where I am :)
Enjoy your weekends, and may your dragons grow ever larger <3
Amazing 6 minute dragon growth animation
Posted 8 years agoSo anyway there's this dude right? He's called 
seiryuukami and he loves dragons, and especially dragons that grow. So much so in fact that he made a 6 minute animation of that happening. And its totally awesome and you should go treat yourself because fuck me if it isn't the greatest thing since noun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds5.....ature=youtu.be
I know right? Fucking A. Also go watch him and encourage him because the world needs more of him (and the world will get more of him I am sure >:))
seiryuukami and he loves dragons, and especially dragons that grow. So much so in fact that he made a 6 minute animation of that happening. And its totally awesome and you should go treat yourself because fuck me if it isn't the greatest thing since noun.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds5.....ature=youtu.be
I know right? Fucking A. Also go watch him and encourage him because the world needs more of him (and the world will get more of him I am sure >:))
Plase stop calling a wolf a lupine.
Posted 8 years agoIve read many stories where the author describes their wolf character as a lupine. "The lupine sat on the chair heavily". Please stop. The word to use there is wolf. Or canine. Not lupine.
Lupine is an adjective, not a noun. Its a descriptor for things pertaining to wolves. It is not a synonym for wolf.
An example would be that I'm an Australian (wolf). I am not an Australiania (lupine).
This is a big deal people.
Also my train has stopped in the middle of nowhere for the last forever, so thats why.
Lupine is an adjective, not a noun. Its a descriptor for things pertaining to wolves. It is not a synonym for wolf.
An example would be that I'm an Australian (wolf). I am not an Australiania (lupine).
This is a big deal people.
Also my train has stopped in the middle of nowhere for the last forever, so thats why.
Free stuff
Posted 8 years agoI've released two growth videos within the last year, which I think is a pretty decent output; but there's still a long silence between uploads. As a result, I regularly get people contact me asking where I'm at with my animations, and whether I am still doing them. The answer is yes, I am. It has been a long time between drinks with the dragon growth animation in particular; almost two years now :o. But the progress on the remake has been consistent, and it will be comparably huge once it is finally released.
I do release my final animations for free, so I don't use my patreon to hoard those from anyone. My philosophy is that I don't want to use patreon as a paywall and prevent people who would appreciate my stuff from enjoying it, simply because they may not have the means to support me. I do, however, offer work in progress updates for those who can, as a reward for their patronage. My patreons will be well aware of what progress I have been making, but all you regular followers will be out of the loop with that.
I guess when I am silent for six months or more, I do seem to be talking and sharing with my patreons exclusively. So as a special treat for those who are not patreons, I'll link the WIP content from a full year ago, which includes a spoiler video for some of the dragon growth animation to give you an idea on where it is going. I've added a lot more over the past year, of course, but it's still a decent enough preview. I would hope that existing patreons aren't upset by me making this old content available, as they are receiving much newer and expanded WIP content for their support money.
I hope to have something from this finished and released in the second half of the year. Thanks for everyone who has been waiting patiently!
Please note though; I don't want to see any of this anywhere else on the internet. If it comes out then I'll never be sharing stuff like this publicly again. I may also delete this journal after a day or so.
stills: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xsgy6uh0.....Rg9jsyaia?dl=0
videos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ytso8r8e.....didpsp7Ea?dl=0
I do release my final animations for free, so I don't use my patreon to hoard those from anyone. My philosophy is that I don't want to use patreon as a paywall and prevent people who would appreciate my stuff from enjoying it, simply because they may not have the means to support me. I do, however, offer work in progress updates for those who can, as a reward for their patronage. My patreons will be well aware of what progress I have been making, but all you regular followers will be out of the loop with that.
I guess when I am silent for six months or more, I do seem to be talking and sharing with my patreons exclusively. So as a special treat for those who are not patreons, I'll link the WIP content from a full year ago, which includes a spoiler video for some of the dragon growth animation to give you an idea on where it is going. I've added a lot more over the past year, of course, but it's still a decent enough preview. I would hope that existing patreons aren't upset by me making this old content available, as they are receiving much newer and expanded WIP content for their support money.
I hope to have something from this finished and released in the second half of the year. Thanks for everyone who has been waiting patiently!
Please note though; I don't want to see any of this anywhere else on the internet. If it comes out then I'll never be sharing stuff like this publicly again. I may also delete this journal after a day or so.
stills: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xsgy6uh0.....Rg9jsyaia?dl=0
videos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ytso8r8e.....didpsp7Ea?dl=0
The scourge of the passive orgasm
Posted 8 years ago(because tone is hard to read in text, I'll preface this as being a light hearted rant rather than any actual gripe or expression of an unwarranted feeling of entitlement ^^)
One thing Ive noticed over years of perusing my FA inbox is that a lot of furry artists seem to inflict passive orgasms on their characters. I use the word passive, as they do not seem to be showing an active response to their cock exploding. In these pictures, the character is saying sure, I may be cumming; but I'm not about to let that interrupt my day.
I won't link to any examples as there is no point in singling any out; it is very common and I am sure everyone has seen it. Although not exclusive, it seems to happen only to male characters, usually solo but also often while receiving oral, and in pinup poses. The character might be staring into the camera seductively, or licking their lips as if cockily inviting the user to join in at the height of their climax. Sometimes they look flustered as if they have run a marathon and are looking down with concern, as if checking to see if they had just stepped in shit.
I don't know why so many furry characters have such shitty orgasms. They are usually sexual power characters, complete with half a ton of raw muscle and a cock that could plug an oil well, and producing wads big enough to choke a whale.
I know that we furries are, as a demographic, more socially awkward and anxious than the average normie. And inevitably this is bound to push our average age of lost virginity way out. And I know we can all miss-portray experiences which we are ignorant of. (as an example, when I was younger before I had oral sex, I wrote an erotic story in which the sensation of teeth-on-glans was described in a positive light.)
But come on, we have all cum before. Hundreds if not thousands of times. Whether it is inside someone else, or our palm, or even just lying in bed dreaming of giant growing dragons. Even the small crappy orgasms are intense and send your body into mild spasms for their duration.
So why do so many artists draw so many passive orgasms? I have a theory that once an artist has made a sexy male pinup, they sit and look at their work and wonder how they can crank it up to an 11. An 8 foot muscular horse staring seductively at you while sporting a two foot erection is pretty hot... but not as hot as if he was spraying his DNA all over the shop. And so, Five minutes later, and the character is now captured in the height of the most miserable orgasm to befall anyone.
Sometimes this possible theory seems to be self-evident with multiple versions of a submission... an 'adult' version of the character posing seductively with their goods out, and another 'messy' version of the exact same pose, but with their eyes shut and releasing the baby batter. While I appreciate the added facial detail, the character is still casually leaning against the surf board like he's legs are sore from standing too long. I mean for gods sake, you're in the height of climax, cant you at least arch your back?
In short, you can have your character pull pretty much any facial expression while they are aroused or approaching climax. Needy, angry, cheeky, hesitant, happy, relieved, goofy, vexatious, whatever. But once that milk starts shooting, they need to be hustling.
I'd like to leave you with my all time favourite orgasm piece. The pose and expression match the action in such perfect synchronisation that it has had more impact on me than a thousand passive orgasm pieces. Please feel free to share your own if you have any of your own examples! We need to have an aggressive orgasm appreciation society!
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/17761235
(also yes I totally participated in a discussion on this topic over a year ago on someone else's journal. A ton of dragon for anyone that can find it though XD)
One thing Ive noticed over years of perusing my FA inbox is that a lot of furry artists seem to inflict passive orgasms on their characters. I use the word passive, as they do not seem to be showing an active response to their cock exploding. In these pictures, the character is saying sure, I may be cumming; but I'm not about to let that interrupt my day.
I won't link to any examples as there is no point in singling any out; it is very common and I am sure everyone has seen it. Although not exclusive, it seems to happen only to male characters, usually solo but also often while receiving oral, and in pinup poses. The character might be staring into the camera seductively, or licking their lips as if cockily inviting the user to join in at the height of their climax. Sometimes they look flustered as if they have run a marathon and are looking down with concern, as if checking to see if they had just stepped in shit.
I don't know why so many furry characters have such shitty orgasms. They are usually sexual power characters, complete with half a ton of raw muscle and a cock that could plug an oil well, and producing wads big enough to choke a whale.
I know that we furries are, as a demographic, more socially awkward and anxious than the average normie. And inevitably this is bound to push our average age of lost virginity way out. And I know we can all miss-portray experiences which we are ignorant of. (as an example, when I was younger before I had oral sex, I wrote an erotic story in which the sensation of teeth-on-glans was described in a positive light.)
But come on, we have all cum before. Hundreds if not thousands of times. Whether it is inside someone else, or our palm, or even just lying in bed dreaming of giant growing dragons. Even the small crappy orgasms are intense and send your body into mild spasms for their duration.
So why do so many artists draw so many passive orgasms? I have a theory that once an artist has made a sexy male pinup, they sit and look at their work and wonder how they can crank it up to an 11. An 8 foot muscular horse staring seductively at you while sporting a two foot erection is pretty hot... but not as hot as if he was spraying his DNA all over the shop. And so, Five minutes later, and the character is now captured in the height of the most miserable orgasm to befall anyone.
Sometimes this possible theory seems to be self-evident with multiple versions of a submission... an 'adult' version of the character posing seductively with their goods out, and another 'messy' version of the exact same pose, but with their eyes shut and releasing the baby batter. While I appreciate the added facial detail, the character is still casually leaning against the surf board like he's legs are sore from standing too long. I mean for gods sake, you're in the height of climax, cant you at least arch your back?
In short, you can have your character pull pretty much any facial expression while they are aroused or approaching climax. Needy, angry, cheeky, hesitant, happy, relieved, goofy, vexatious, whatever. But once that milk starts shooting, they need to be hustling.
I'd like to leave you with my all time favourite orgasm piece. The pose and expression match the action in such perfect synchronisation that it has had more impact on me than a thousand passive orgasm pieces. Please feel free to share your own if you have any of your own examples! We need to have an aggressive orgasm appreciation society!
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/17761235
(also yes I totally participated in a discussion on this topic over a year ago on someone else's journal. A ton of dragon for anyone that can find it though XD)
Get Your Democracy Sausage!
Posted 8 years agoIf you"re voting in the WA state election this weekend, then chose your booth wisley! Use this website to help you locate the nearest one with an active sausage sizzle.
http://democracysausage.org
Elections only come around every few years so dont miss out!
(You can thank me by voting third party. But not One Nation. And preference LAB over LNP. Actually just give me the ballot, I'll take it from there.)
http://democracysausage.org
Elections only come around every few years so dont miss out!
(You can thank me by voting third party. But not One Nation. And preference LAB over LNP. Actually just give me the ballot, I'll take it from there.)
PATREONS VOTE!
Posted 9 years agoIf you're a patreon of mine in a voting tier and haven't checked the site in the last two weeks, then quickly get on there, check your notes, and vote in this!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/7832389
Seriously, was going to close this vote down at the start of the month, but then I found out people had issues and extended it, and now there are ~2 votes determining the winner, so PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE as you might never have this much direct influence in determining what I do again lol ^^. I WILL CLOSE IT DOWN IN THE NEXT DAY!
This will be my final reminder; my apologies for non-patreons who may feel this and my twitter feed is spam; but this is the only way I can really communicate with patrons who very seldomly visit the patreon website.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/7832389
Seriously, was going to close this vote down at the start of the month, but then I found out people had issues and extended it, and now there are ~2 votes determining the winner, so PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE as you might never have this much direct influence in determining what I do again lol ^^. I WILL CLOSE IT DOWN IN THE NEXT DAY!
This will be my final reminder; my apologies for non-patreons who may feel this and my twitter feed is spam; but this is the only way I can really communicate with patrons who very seldomly visit the patreon website.
my little kaiju on Youtube
Posted 9 years agoHey! This is a quick, specific question.
I noticed after I released my little kaiju, I noticed a few people uploaded it on YT. This is fine IMO as its SFW, and from what I understand would be within the acceptable content terms of YT. However I notice now that I can't find any of the uploaded videos. I can get that someone might regret putting it up and not want to keep it there; but having all of them disappear seems a little sus.
If you were one of the ones who did put it up (and I don't remember who did sorry :(); was there any reason other than you didn't want it up there anymore? I just want to make sure no one is putting in fake copyright claims or anything similar.
ALSO! If you were a Patreon supporter of mine last month in a voting rights tier, there is another election on! Go to my page to check it out, and put your votes in before the end of the month ^^
Cheers <3
I noticed after I released my little kaiju, I noticed a few people uploaded it on YT. This is fine IMO as its SFW, and from what I understand would be within the acceptable content terms of YT. However I notice now that I can't find any of the uploaded videos. I can get that someone might regret putting it up and not want to keep it there; but having all of them disappear seems a little sus.
If you were one of the ones who did put it up (and I don't remember who did sorry :(); was there any reason other than you didn't want it up there anymore? I just want to make sure no one is putting in fake copyright claims or anything similar.
ALSO! If you were a Patreon supporter of mine last month in a voting rights tier, there is another election on! Go to my page to check it out, and put your votes in before the end of the month ^^
Cheers <3
Is there a market for 2nd hand gaming pcs?
Posted 9 years agoHopefully next month I'll finally be replacing my old 2011 machine for something that can handle a few more polygons ^^.
I'll be keeping my old machine for rendering; but what I'd really like is another one (or two) so that I can really crank up the full HD shit (or run multiple fluid Sims like a bawse). The electricity bill is future me's department.
Ive been googling for some of last gen gaming computers on the cheap, figuring there must be millions floating around. But I haven't really been able to hit gold yet. Does anyone have any recommendations on where I could look for some decent second hand PCs? ^^
I'll be keeping my old machine for rendering; but what I'd really like is another one (or two) so that I can really crank up the full HD shit (or run multiple fluid Sims like a bawse). The electricity bill is future me's department.
Ive been googling for some of last gen gaming computers on the cheap, figuring there must be millions floating around. But I haven't really been able to hit gold yet. Does anyone have any recommendations on where I could look for some decent second hand PCs? ^^
Next animations
Posted 9 years agoFor patreon supporters, past and present:
If you have supported me on patron since September of 2015, in a tier $5 or higher, then please check your patreon notes as you should have received a note from me telling you how many votes you have awarded. There will be a vote coming up, and if you have votes allocated, then you are eligible to vote! You don't have to be an active supporter! There are some 50 odd supporters which are not current but have votes credited, so if you are one of them, log back in on Patreon to make sure everything is in order (and again next week to vote!).
For those who are not patreons;
In addition to the ongoing dragon growth remake, which I will probably post a teaser for some time in the early new year, I completed rendering a new 90 second growth animation yesterday, based on the old desktop growth animation I have in my gallery. It has been handed off for sound, and now I am putting in the finishing touches. Once that is complete, I'll be posting it here, which should hopefully be within the next fortnight-to-month time range.
After that, I'll be working on a new animation which patreon supporters will be voting on. If you are curious what they will be; here is the ballot. Unlike the recent US elections, the candidates are actually pretty good ^^
SHORTCUTS
A slighly runty anthro horse aspiring to be a great athlete returns to the stables after a workout, where he is instantly intimidated by his competitors as they shower. However, he finds that someone has left him a mysterious gift in his stall. A mysterious substance that greatly accellerates his progress. Some may consider it cheating, but when you're this buff and tall who cares? Contains: Growth, muscle growth, moderatley explicit
LIZARD GROWTH
A mysterious potion that tastes fantastic and seems to cause increasing growth and muscle with every swallow. Watch the lizardman go from buff to studly to kaiju in a matter of a few sips! Contains: Growth, muscle growth
THE LAB
A human woman who wants to stop crime in her city drinks a serum and subsequently transforms into a massive hulklike beast with her own mind still intact. And of course her assets become huge as well :3 Contains: Growth, muscle growth
ELEVATOR GROWTH
An undersized lab rat shares an elevator ride with an unfriendly stranger, when the side effects of his experement start to kick in. There's not a lot of room to move in an elevator; and what room there is soon comes at an ever increasing premium. This animation will have versions: a standard video animation, and a 3D 360 video for VR devices. Contains: Growth, moderately explicit
RUB FOR MORE WISHES
A rat wizard's spell backfires when he accidentally creates a dragon which is caught in a sex growth loop. Whenever he comes, he grows. And whenever he grows, he reloads. The wizard has quickly managed to find himself between a dungeon and an insatably needy growing dragon. Contains: Growth, heavily explicit.
GROWDOM
Growdom is the condom you can trust... To make you bigger. But once it's been rolled on, what will give up first? Andre’s new growth spurt or his new favourite brand of protection? Contains: Moderate Hyper / Growth / Condom Play / Bursting / Mess
GROWING NEEDS
A mild-mannered mouse growing into a fuck-frenzied hyper-rodent. Balls that bloat bigger, a sheath that leaps with size, a big booty that burgeons - and legs that leave him taller. Only to happen again! And again! Don’t forget the paw growth! Watch those toes swell thick and heavy. Contains: Solo/Male Hyper Growth Mouse Paws Heavy-Hipped Mild-Macro
If you have supported me on patron since September of 2015, in a tier $5 or higher, then please check your patreon notes as you should have received a note from me telling you how many votes you have awarded. There will be a vote coming up, and if you have votes allocated, then you are eligible to vote! You don't have to be an active supporter! There are some 50 odd supporters which are not current but have votes credited, so if you are one of them, log back in on Patreon to make sure everything is in order (and again next week to vote!).
For those who are not patreons;
In addition to the ongoing dragon growth remake, which I will probably post a teaser for some time in the early new year, I completed rendering a new 90 second growth animation yesterday, based on the old desktop growth animation I have in my gallery. It has been handed off for sound, and now I am putting in the finishing touches. Once that is complete, I'll be posting it here, which should hopefully be within the next fortnight-to-month time range.
After that, I'll be working on a new animation which patreon supporters will be voting on. If you are curious what they will be; here is the ballot. Unlike the recent US elections, the candidates are actually pretty good ^^
SHORTCUTS
A slighly runty anthro horse aspiring to be a great athlete returns to the stables after a workout, where he is instantly intimidated by his competitors as they shower. However, he finds that someone has left him a mysterious gift in his stall. A mysterious substance that greatly accellerates his progress. Some may consider it cheating, but when you're this buff and tall who cares? Contains: Growth, muscle growth, moderatley explicit
LIZARD GROWTH
A mysterious potion that tastes fantastic and seems to cause increasing growth and muscle with every swallow. Watch the lizardman go from buff to studly to kaiju in a matter of a few sips! Contains: Growth, muscle growth
THE LAB
A human woman who wants to stop crime in her city drinks a serum and subsequently transforms into a massive hulklike beast with her own mind still intact. And of course her assets become huge as well :3 Contains: Growth, muscle growth
ELEVATOR GROWTH
An undersized lab rat shares an elevator ride with an unfriendly stranger, when the side effects of his experement start to kick in. There's not a lot of room to move in an elevator; and what room there is soon comes at an ever increasing premium. This animation will have versions: a standard video animation, and a 3D 360 video for VR devices. Contains: Growth, moderately explicit
RUB FOR MORE WISHES
A rat wizard's spell backfires when he accidentally creates a dragon which is caught in a sex growth loop. Whenever he comes, he grows. And whenever he grows, he reloads. The wizard has quickly managed to find himself between a dungeon and an insatably needy growing dragon. Contains: Growth, heavily explicit.
GROWDOM
Growdom is the condom you can trust... To make you bigger. But once it's been rolled on, what will give up first? Andre’s new growth spurt or his new favourite brand of protection? Contains: Moderate Hyper / Growth / Condom Play / Bursting / Mess
GROWING NEEDS
A mild-mannered mouse growing into a fuck-frenzied hyper-rodent. Balls that bloat bigger, a sheath that leaps with size, a big booty that burgeons - and legs that leave him taller. Only to happen again! And again! Don’t forget the paw growth! Watch those toes swell thick and heavy. Contains: Solo/Male Hyper Growth Mouse Paws Heavy-Hipped Mild-Macro
For a good time...
Posted 9 years agocheck out what the general public thinks of Pokemon GRO.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemongo/.....tion/?sort=new
https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemongo/.....tion/?sort=new
Animations
Posted 9 years agoWhoops! I forgot. For those wanting to see the 360 VR video which 
Jamesfoxes and myself were showing around AC, then here is the youtube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDWsTFNLpck
FortuneFavors put it up a month ago but I neglected to inform anyone about it till now! My apologies as I've had a hectic last month.
There will also be a new little animation posted in the coming days/weel, its all readyI'm just waiting on sound. Then there will be another little animation which I have almost finished, and will need sound. Then there will be some serious dragon growth a bit after that, of which I have been making steady progress. At this stage, there is more dragon growth unseen than there has been seen, so praise Sia and her elastic heart.
I'm not dead or inactive; this shit just takes time ^^. Thanks for all your patience and support <3
Jamesfoxes and myself were showing around AC, then here is the youtube link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDWsTFNLpck
FortuneFavors put it up a month ago but I neglected to inform anyone about it till now! My apologies as I've had a hectic last month.There will also be a new little animation posted in the coming days/weel, its all readyI'm just waiting on sound. Then there will be another little animation which I have almost finished, and will need sound. Then there will be some serious dragon growth a bit after that, of which I have been making steady progress. At this stage, there is more dragon growth unseen than there has been seen, so praise Sia and her elastic heart.
I'm not dead or inactive; this shit just takes time ^^. Thanks for all your patience and support <3
Youtube 360 link ^^
Posted 9 years agoSo as a follow up to yesterdays journal, FortuneFavors has uploaded the file to an unlisted youtube address which you can check out on a mobile phone, or a browser. Its not in 3D, obviously, but its still 360 so you can get an idea on what it would be like to put on some goggles and feel like you can reach out and touch them lol.
For best results on mobile, open with the youtube app so it can track your phones rotaiton. If you are seeing a split screen something is wrong ^^
Link is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1t5J1xCzhU
FortuneFavors has uploaded the file to an unlisted youtube address which you can check out on a mobile phone, or a browser. Its not in 3D, obviously, but its still 360 so you can get an idea on what it would be like to put on some goggles and feel like you can reach out and touch them lol.For best results on mobile, open with the youtube app so it can track your phones rotaiton. If you are seeing a split screen something is wrong ^^
Link is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1t5J1xCzhU
360 VR growth
Posted 9 years agoFor those who have a 3d VR player, like an Oculus, Gear or Cardboard, I have a video of the elevator growth animation I have in my scraps. Its a very rough animation and I've only rendered only half of it so far, but its about 23 seconds so feel free to DL if you want to check it out ^^.
Please DONT download if you don't have an appropriate player like the ones I mentioned above though; you won't be able to see anything worthwhile, and I don't want to piss off dropbox with too high a traffic. Link -> https://www.dropbox.com/s/8rdarhs6z.....60_TB.mp4?dl=0
Now, onto the topic more generally:
Jamesfoxes rendered out a version of the first dragon growth animation a few months ago, and I got to see it fairly recently at AC. I was very excited to see it, even though I knew that the animation was shit, full of pops and broken poses as the animation wasn't designed for that camera angle. Regardless, seeing Andre grow before me (and then above me, forcing me to crane my neck up at him) was a very... visceral... experience ^^. I also got the chance to show it to around 20 or so people and gauge their reactions, and it was generally positive to very positive feedback ^^. Specifically,
- One person got motion sickness - which surprised me as I am easily susceptible to it, but didn't have an issue
- Two people commented that it was scary. One was serious and took the system off before walking away, the other had a wry smile on their face after watching it all. So i don't think that was bad feedback ^^.
- Two people more or less shrugged, taking the headset off before the video had completed, having presumably seen enough.
- The vast majority liked it, ranging from a causal 'yeah that was cool' to an excited 'wow that was amazing!'
- two people attempted to move backwards in awe. One just took a full step, but another kept backpedaling, lucky not to trip over the chairs behind him as his mouth hung agape, staring upwards.
Personally, I am very excited by this medium. It's a massive shame that it isn't widely adopted, as then I would be making all of my animations in this manner ^^. It really does crank the experience to over 9000. I'd like to make a good polished, purposed video in the medium at some point in the future. I really hope this takes off, and doesn't just fade away as a gimmick until the next generation has its VR surge.
Please let me know if you have a VR player of some sort, and if you DL the link, let me know what you thought of it ^^.
Please DONT download if you don't have an appropriate player like the ones I mentioned above though; you won't be able to see anything worthwhile, and I don't want to piss off dropbox with too high a traffic. Link -> https://www.dropbox.com/s/8rdarhs6z.....60_TB.mp4?dl=0
Now, onto the topic more generally:
Jamesfoxes rendered out a version of the first dragon growth animation a few months ago, and I got to see it fairly recently at AC. I was very excited to see it, even though I knew that the animation was shit, full of pops and broken poses as the animation wasn't designed for that camera angle. Regardless, seeing Andre grow before me (and then above me, forcing me to crane my neck up at him) was a very... visceral... experience ^^. I also got the chance to show it to around 20 or so people and gauge their reactions, and it was generally positive to very positive feedback ^^. Specifically,
- One person got motion sickness - which surprised me as I am easily susceptible to it, but didn't have an issue
- Two people commented that it was scary. One was serious and took the system off before walking away, the other had a wry smile on their face after watching it all. So i don't think that was bad feedback ^^.
- Two people more or less shrugged, taking the headset off before the video had completed, having presumably seen enough.
- The vast majority liked it, ranging from a causal 'yeah that was cool' to an excited 'wow that was amazing!'
- two people attempted to move backwards in awe. One just took a full step, but another kept backpedaling, lucky not to trip over the chairs behind him as his mouth hung agape, staring upwards.
Personally, I am very excited by this medium. It's a massive shame that it isn't widely adopted, as then I would be making all of my animations in this manner ^^. It really does crank the experience to over 9000. I'd like to make a good polished, purposed video in the medium at some point in the future. I really hope this takes off, and doesn't just fade away as a gimmick until the next generation has its VR surge.
Please let me know if you have a VR player of some sort, and if you DL the link, let me know what you thought of it ^^.
What were you doing on the first of september 1996?
Posted 9 years agoThis journal contains no fetish or growth stuff ^^.
Turn the clock back to 1/9/1996. I was a small primary school aged kid, on a weekend trip with my family to watch the footy at the MCG. We lived several hours out of Melbourne, so this was the first game of AFL football I had watched live. I was a rabid North fan (still am a little), and I was in for a real treat as North rolled over Richmond, storming into the finals which they would ultimately end up winning.
I didn't notice the young player making his debut for us that game, a scrawny little teenager wearing 29 by the name of Brent Harvey. He had a shocker and couldn't get near it, racking up only one handball. His poor performance probably didn't come as a surprise to his coach, who a year earlier had berated to the draft team for giving him a jockey, not an AFL footballer.
But Harvey would cement himself into the team the next year. That's when grabbed my attention. North were giants in the late 90's, and had a star studded side headed by Carey, a man widely regarded by many to be the greatest player of all time. Yet had you asked me who my favourite player was in those days, I would have told you Boomer Harvey.
I was never one for having role models (even as a kid I never sought to emulate anyone), but I certainly took a lot of inspiration from him. Here was this tiny little shrimp who nonetheless could cut a team open by bursting in from nowhere. I admired that; there has always been something endearing to me about being underestimated. If Harvey could play footy, then who was I to doubt myself in any challenge? I never admired Harvey for being the best; it was about something deeper. But it was certainly a joy to watch him become the best over the coming years.
Fast forward to tonight, in a few hours, Harvey will run out onto the field for the 427th time, and break the games record, surpassing every player to pull on a jumper in the 120 years of the AFL. There are fewer sights more amazing than watching a 38 year old Harvey burn past teenagers who were born after he debuted. In more recent years as I myself start to age, he has found a new way to inspire.
So this is my heartfelt, if misplaced, tribute. Thanks Boomer for the years of excitement, inspiration and amazement; I could never have imagined you would get this far all those years ago.
Turn the clock back to 1/9/1996. I was a small primary school aged kid, on a weekend trip with my family to watch the footy at the MCG. We lived several hours out of Melbourne, so this was the first game of AFL football I had watched live. I was a rabid North fan (still am a little), and I was in for a real treat as North rolled over Richmond, storming into the finals which they would ultimately end up winning.
I didn't notice the young player making his debut for us that game, a scrawny little teenager wearing 29 by the name of Brent Harvey. He had a shocker and couldn't get near it, racking up only one handball. His poor performance probably didn't come as a surprise to his coach, who a year earlier had berated to the draft team for giving him a jockey, not an AFL footballer.
But Harvey would cement himself into the team the next year. That's when grabbed my attention. North were giants in the late 90's, and had a star studded side headed by Carey, a man widely regarded by many to be the greatest player of all time. Yet had you asked me who my favourite player was in those days, I would have told you Boomer Harvey.
I was never one for having role models (even as a kid I never sought to emulate anyone), but I certainly took a lot of inspiration from him. Here was this tiny little shrimp who nonetheless could cut a team open by bursting in from nowhere. I admired that; there has always been something endearing to me about being underestimated. If Harvey could play footy, then who was I to doubt myself in any challenge? I never admired Harvey for being the best; it was about something deeper. But it was certainly a joy to watch him become the best over the coming years.
Fast forward to tonight, in a few hours, Harvey will run out onto the field for the 427th time, and break the games record, surpassing every player to pull on a jumper in the 120 years of the AFL. There are fewer sights more amazing than watching a 38 year old Harvey burn past teenagers who were born after he debuted. In more recent years as I myself start to age, he has found a new way to inspire.
So this is my heartfelt, if misplaced, tribute. Thanks Boomer for the years of excitement, inspiration and amazement; I could never have imagined you would get this far all those years ago.
I'm at AC ^^
Posted 9 years agoPlease say hi if you see me walking around! Ill probably be wearing something that says 'Acheroth'.
If you see Jamesfoxes walking around, ask him if you can have the 3D experiance ^^. He's rendered out the dragon growth in 3D 360 VR (or however it's meant to be called). So if you want to know what it feels like to be standing in front of Andre as he grows all around (and above) you, speak up ^^. Having to crane your neck can be kind of suprisingly hot...
Just keep in mind it's very rough animation that jumps a fair bit; I didn't design the animation to be filmed from that spot in one take. I'm gonna clean it up a lot; however IMO it's still one hell of an experiance, and definatley worth trying if you are into Andre growth and happen to be walking around Pittsburgh this weekend ^^
If you see Jamesfoxes walking around, ask him if you can have the 3D experiance ^^. He's rendered out the dragon growth in 3D 360 VR (or however it's meant to be called). So if you want to know what it feels like to be standing in front of Andre as he grows all around (and above) you, speak up ^^. Having to crane your neck can be kind of suprisingly hot...
Just keep in mind it's very rough animation that jumps a fair bit; I didn't design the animation to be filmed from that spot in one take. I'm gonna clean it up a lot; however IMO it's still one hell of an experiance, and definatley worth trying if you are into Andre growth and happen to be walking around Pittsburgh this weekend ^^
2016 Australian federal election
Posted 9 years agoWhelp, it seems I wasn't organised enough to vote in time for this year's election (I'll be at AC from now till the polls close at the consulate); which is a shame as it was one I was looking forward to. As a DD election, senate votes effectively count as double so this is the year to vote ^^
But I'll just quickly say to my Australian followers who won't be missing out; regardless on who you vote for (though I doubt there are too many liberals around here ^^); please give serious consideration to preferencing minor parties ahead of your preferred major.
The reasons being is more than simply because both major parties are awful and don't deserve the honour.
Firstly, with about a quater of the electorate set to vote 1 third party, the lower house will have 5-10% third party representation; and more than double that for the upper house. So there's a real chance that such a vote can make the difference (again, particularily in the senate). And keep in mind if your minor party votes don't win, your vote will still count at full value towards the first major you preference, so you haven't lost any say :)
Secondly, the AEC apportions election funding based on first preferences. So that means a vote for a minor party will help financially empower them next time around.
Aside from the greens, the other parties I was personally looking at preferencing were the Sex Party and the Science Party (though the latter is a bit crazy, I like a bit of crazy ^^). There are a ton of parties to pick from (the senate paper for VIC and NSW is over a meter long :o) so have a look and find a few you like ^^.
Be careful about voting based off names though. The Health Party has drawn first position in a state; they are anti-vax crazies.
Anyway wheter you take my advice or not, have fun out there ^^.
But I'll just quickly say to my Australian followers who won't be missing out; regardless on who you vote for (though I doubt there are too many liberals around here ^^); please give serious consideration to preferencing minor parties ahead of your preferred major.
The reasons being is more than simply because both major parties are awful and don't deserve the honour.
Firstly, with about a quater of the electorate set to vote 1 third party, the lower house will have 5-10% third party representation; and more than double that for the upper house. So there's a real chance that such a vote can make the difference (again, particularily in the senate). And keep in mind if your minor party votes don't win, your vote will still count at full value towards the first major you preference, so you haven't lost any say :)
Secondly, the AEC apportions election funding based on first preferences. So that means a vote for a minor party will help financially empower them next time around.
Aside from the greens, the other parties I was personally looking at preferencing were the Sex Party and the Science Party (though the latter is a bit crazy, I like a bit of crazy ^^). There are a ton of parties to pick from (the senate paper for VIC and NSW is over a meter long :o) so have a look and find a few you like ^^.
Be careful about voting based off names though. The Health Party has drawn first position in a state; they are anti-vax crazies.
Anyway wheter you take my advice or not, have fun out there ^^.
Hi
Posted 9 years agoYay! After almost a month I have access to this account again! Thanks for Dragoneer for solving the password issue with me after wading through a sea of such issues. I imagine mine wasn't the easiest to solve either as I used a lot of false data in a paranoid effort to protect my identity when I first signed up ^^. But I am glad to have this account back!
I'm also surprised at all the notes/comments I received while I was off and not doing anything too! I promise I haven't been ignoring you, Ill respond when I can. Oh, I'll also update the front page progress when I sort those files out too ^^.
Anyway, onto the meat of this journal. I spent my time in exile trying out furry network. There was a near death experience regarding their policy on 'cub' porn, which they thankfully ended up banning outright; but aside from that I have to say that I am very impressed. I will probably start using it as my 'main' account.
Now, that doesn't necessarily mean that I will spend more time over there; in fact I probably won't as this is still where the action is. But it does mean the videos post here will be lower quality and most likely delayed compared to the ones I upload at FN; if I post them here at all.
The reason being is that they accept mp4 video, which FA currently does not. Aside from it having user playback controls, and being readily viewable on mobile, it means I can upload in a much higher quality too as the compression is so much better. But those are all just pros for mp4; it doesn't explain why I'm moving away from swf too.
The reason for that is because I can't compress the video as an swf myself. I don't have flash, and the export quality for swf directly from after effects is, to say the least, awful. (for an example of what I can squeeze under the 10 meg limit, look at the quality of the first dragon animation compared to the third; keeping in mind the first is also over 3 times shorter and has half the pixels!)
My workaround has been getting jamesfoxes to help me compress my big videos into a decent swf. I have to admit I don't like putting him out like that though; he has his own life and projects and this is basically grunt labour on my behalf. He says he is happy enough to do so for me, which I really do appreciate <3. And for as long as he is willing, I'll post videos up on here too. But again, they will have a lower quality than what I post to FN, and they will come out later as its basically an extra step which a third party will get to when they have time.
So anyway, that's it! I'll alert FA followers when I have a new submission at FN that's not here yet. I know a lot of people don't want to have multiple accounts so this will put them out a bit; I do apologise for that. But I'm not placing FN above FA for any reasons beside practical ones.
So, if you would like to see the first two animations in a much better resolution that is only bettered by the videos my patreon subscribers get, then check it out here:
https://beta.furrynetwork.com/multi.....-animation-12/
I'm also surprised at all the notes/comments I received while I was off and not doing anything too! I promise I haven't been ignoring you, Ill respond when I can. Oh, I'll also update the front page progress when I sort those files out too ^^.
Anyway, onto the meat of this journal. I spent my time in exile trying out furry network. There was a near death experience regarding their policy on 'cub' porn, which they thankfully ended up banning outright; but aside from that I have to say that I am very impressed. I will probably start using it as my 'main' account.
Now, that doesn't necessarily mean that I will spend more time over there; in fact I probably won't as this is still where the action is. But it does mean the videos post here will be lower quality and most likely delayed compared to the ones I upload at FN; if I post them here at all.
The reason being is that they accept mp4 video, which FA currently does not. Aside from it having user playback controls, and being readily viewable on mobile, it means I can upload in a much higher quality too as the compression is so much better. But those are all just pros for mp4; it doesn't explain why I'm moving away from swf too.
The reason for that is because I can't compress the video as an swf myself. I don't have flash, and the export quality for swf directly from after effects is, to say the least, awful. (for an example of what I can squeeze under the 10 meg limit, look at the quality of the first dragon animation compared to the third; keeping in mind the first is also over 3 times shorter and has half the pixels!)
My workaround has been getting
jamesfoxes to help me compress my big videos into a decent swf. I have to admit I don't like putting him out like that though; he has his own life and projects and this is basically grunt labour on my behalf. He says he is happy enough to do so for me, which I really do appreciate <3. And for as long as he is willing, I'll post videos up on here too. But again, they will have a lower quality than what I post to FN, and they will come out later as its basically an extra step which a third party will get to when they have time.So anyway, that's it! I'll alert FA followers when I have a new submission at FN that's not here yet. I know a lot of people don't want to have multiple accounts so this will put them out a bit; I do apologise for that. But I'm not placing FN above FA for any reasons beside practical ones.
So, if you would like to see the first two animations in a much better resolution that is only bettered by the videos my patreon subscribers get, then check it out here:
https://beta.furrynetwork.com/multi.....-animation-12/
Does anyone know much about telegram?
Posted 9 years agoI've been wanting to use telegram for a while now but I've been concerned that if I did, if would reccomend my contact details to everyone on my Google hangouts and Facebook and such.
I installed it a few weeks ago when someone told me it doesn't do that, but as soon as I did, it showed me people on my contact list who had telegram that I could add (and reasonably assume they could see me).
I went through the options but uninstalled the app once I failed to find a way to hide myself from these contacts. I've since looked through the FAQs to see if there was a way to hide myself from these contacts but have so far not found anything.
Does anyone out there know if there's a way this can be done? I'm assuming I'm not the only one frying to maintain a wall between my professional contacts and my furry hobby ^^
I installed it a few weeks ago when someone told me it doesn't do that, but as soon as I did, it showed me people on my contact list who had telegram that I could add (and reasonably assume they could see me).
I went through the options but uninstalled the app once I failed to find a way to hide myself from these contacts. I've since looked through the FAQs to see if there was a way to hide myself from these contacts but have so far not found anything.
Does anyone out there know if there's a way this can be done? I'm assuming I'm not the only one frying to maintain a wall between my professional contacts and my furry hobby ^^
Thoughts About Life
Posted 9 years agoLast night my wife 
unibun and I found ourselves on the outskirts of death valley. We met up with some of her friends who were, coincidentally enough, in the same area for reasons of their own. We hung out for a bit, and in the early hours of the morning drove to a somewhat secretive natural hotspring.
Because of the time, we had the springs to ourselves. It was a natural pool, but it may as well have been man made it was designed that well. It had two pools connected by a narrow trail through the long grass; the water was thermally warmed in one pool, and cooled as it flowed into the second.
At one stage in the night the group migrated over to the cool side, but being highly content with the warm water, I decided to stay put. As their voices faded into the distance, I relaxed against the grass that matted the wall and looked around me.
The moon was out, but behind a cloud. It's light broke through it in the most unique fashion; the white light beaming through its spiraling rims before darkening in gradients through royal blue to a dark purple. It looked as if a galaxy was floating in the sky above me. It was one of the most beautiful and surreal images I have ever seen.
My eyes drifted to the stars behind me, and my first thought was how dull and dark they looked. And then I realised that, despite spending my childhood gazing and dreaming about the stars, I couldn't recognise anything above me. It sunk into me that I was very far from home.
But then my eyes fell on a cluster of stars higher in the sky, and I squinted quizzically. I had never seen the northern hemisphere before. But growing up obsessed with learning about space, and the northern hemesphere having such a significant cultural weight between the ancient Zoroastrians and contemporary NASA, I knew I was looking at the big dipper.
It was odd, how something so alien could look so familiar. I realised that my own life was much the same to me now. Its changed so much in the last three years. I went from living life between my office and my room, passivley watching my life progress through my 20s, watching my friends move away and marry while I worked and waited for... Nothing. So in 2013 I decided to get more active. I made some furry art and finally participating in the community I had lurked for so long.I started travelling, and went to some cons. I met a girl I fell in love with, and married her. And I moved to the furterest place on earth to live with her.
I never imagined that one day I would have been lying in a Californian hotspring looking at the big dipper while I waited for my wife to return. Not that it matters though as I doubt that I could have ended up there had I tried. You often hear about people who achieve their dreams by working hard and persisting. While this is true, there is also a crazy amount of dumb luck in any successful outcome. No one is in control of their lives; no one has a fucking clue about what they are doing or what it would be like once they made it to where they think they want to go.
Some people start with a dream and die having achieved it. This isn't the typical life. And I'm not envious of anyone who lives it. The real experience of life comes from the failures abd opportunities we don't expect or imagine. Its the discoveries and growth which makes us turn left along the way.
Its cliche, but I have learned in my incrementing years that life really does have a way of working out. There's often devastation and heartache along the way, but so long as you are trying, and persist through the darker stretches, then stuff you never imagined will happen.
Life is a game, and there are countless ways to win. The only way to lose is to stop trying.
unibun and I found ourselves on the outskirts of death valley. We met up with some of her friends who were, coincidentally enough, in the same area for reasons of their own. We hung out for a bit, and in the early hours of the morning drove to a somewhat secretive natural hotspring.Because of the time, we had the springs to ourselves. It was a natural pool, but it may as well have been man made it was designed that well. It had two pools connected by a narrow trail through the long grass; the water was thermally warmed in one pool, and cooled as it flowed into the second.
At one stage in the night the group migrated over to the cool side, but being highly content with the warm water, I decided to stay put. As their voices faded into the distance, I relaxed against the grass that matted the wall and looked around me.
The moon was out, but behind a cloud. It's light broke through it in the most unique fashion; the white light beaming through its spiraling rims before darkening in gradients through royal blue to a dark purple. It looked as if a galaxy was floating in the sky above me. It was one of the most beautiful and surreal images I have ever seen.
My eyes drifted to the stars behind me, and my first thought was how dull and dark they looked. And then I realised that, despite spending my childhood gazing and dreaming about the stars, I couldn't recognise anything above me. It sunk into me that I was very far from home.
But then my eyes fell on a cluster of stars higher in the sky, and I squinted quizzically. I had never seen the northern hemisphere before. But growing up obsessed with learning about space, and the northern hemesphere having such a significant cultural weight between the ancient Zoroastrians and contemporary NASA, I knew I was looking at the big dipper.
It was odd, how something so alien could look so familiar. I realised that my own life was much the same to me now. Its changed so much in the last three years. I went from living life between my office and my room, passivley watching my life progress through my 20s, watching my friends move away and marry while I worked and waited for... Nothing. So in 2013 I decided to get more active. I made some furry art and finally participating in the community I had lurked for so long.I started travelling, and went to some cons. I met a girl I fell in love with, and married her. And I moved to the furterest place on earth to live with her.
I never imagined that one day I would have been lying in a Californian hotspring looking at the big dipper while I waited for my wife to return. Not that it matters though as I doubt that I could have ended up there had I tried. You often hear about people who achieve their dreams by working hard and persisting. While this is true, there is also a crazy amount of dumb luck in any successful outcome. No one is in control of their lives; no one has a fucking clue about what they are doing or what it would be like once they made it to where they think they want to go.
Some people start with a dream and die having achieved it. This isn't the typical life. And I'm not envious of anyone who lives it. The real experience of life comes from the failures abd opportunities we don't expect or imagine. Its the discoveries and growth which makes us turn left along the way.
Its cliche, but I have learned in my incrementing years that life really does have a way of working out. There's often devastation and heartache along the way, but so long as you are trying, and persist through the darker stretches, then stuff you never imagined will happen.
Life is a game, and there are countless ways to win. The only way to lose is to stop trying.
OMG The hottest growth animation EVER!
Posted 9 years ago
dragonien just sent a tweet sprucing this! Seriously guys this is amazing look at it look at it! Its a 3d rotation gimmick, so you can pan the camera around 360 degrees.The monster grows whenever he is hurt though so make sure that you keep that camera on him! AND FULLS SCREEN THIS SHIT!
Just FYI
Posted 9 years agoPlugging things can get obnoxious and I don't do it often, but for anyone interested;
My patreon is currently free for the next few months due to reasons. So if you were at any stage of considering joining, you can have a free trial of the work in progress rewards ^^. If you do, then send me a note inside Patreon and I'll link you to the previous rewards. My page is here:
https://www.patreon.com/Acheroth
Just to re-iterate however, since some people despise patreon; I don't 'lock' anything up behind it (I will release finished animations on here for free as usual); however I do offer higher resolution versions of the videos, as well as monthly WIPS of said animations. So if you have no money or interest then you won't miss out on content I wouldn't be sharing anyway ^^.
Oh also,
wyraachur has done a fantastic job of linking the three dragon growth animations all together <3
My patreon is currently free for the next few months due to reasons. So if you were at any stage of considering joining, you can have a free trial of the work in progress rewards ^^. If you do, then send me a note inside Patreon and I'll link you to the previous rewards. My page is here:
https://www.patreon.com/Acheroth
Just to re-iterate however, since some people despise patreon; I don't 'lock' anything up behind it (I will release finished animations on here for free as usual); however I do offer higher resolution versions of the videos, as well as monthly WIPS of said animations. So if you have no money or interest then you won't miss out on content I wouldn't be sharing anyway ^^.
Oh also,
wyraachur has done a fantastic job of linking the three dragon growth animations all together <3