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Good bye to Mr. Yum...
Posted 2 weeks agoEdited because the swamp is still online - I was reading through a group on Telegram when I saw the news that the Ogre had passed away in early September. Mister Yum was a notable part of the online vore
community back in the late 1990's and early 2000's.
When I first went online back in the early 2000's I found Mr Yum's posts and stories on the "Big Gulp" message board. On that site was a link to a chat room that was called Mr. Yum's swamp. Twenty years ago when I got more involved in the fandom I used to hang out in that chat almost every day. I met a lot of others there, I didn't get to chat with Mr Yum very often because they were usually on at different times but I enjoyed seeing them in the chat. I remember when Shrek 2 came out in 2004 and about a month later a chatter was asking Mr. Yum about what their sona looked like, how they acted. Mr Yum said " He's basically Shrek, if you've seen the movies you've seen what Mr Yum is like and that's how I play him." It's my clearest memory of Mr. Yum and from that day on I haven't been able to look at Shrek without seeing Mr. Yum.
I had a lot of fun in the swamp when it was at it's peak, met several friends there and used to have a lot of time to role play before the job and life changes ended that. Some player names that I recall off the top of my head in no particular order was Random Dragon, someone that imparted some pearls of wisdom my way. There was Rodent who ran a maw shot site, Dale Squirrel, Rebel Lion, Conan the Wolf, Foxy Jay, Easy Prey the biker bunny, Plast the Zebra, Malken the lion and Flare Starfire who at that time was a Shire Horse but is now Xeryx the Ram. Also remembered The Wolf who wrote stories, Rexx, Torrle, Dyne, Scorpi, Alyksandur Lashtail, Tannis Coyote, Lynxan, Kaelis, Stalbon, Cougar, Gragor the friendly dragon, Delmir. Berios a.k.a. Millerwolf, Fizer gator, Palshife, Gelus the wolf, Rave bunny, Jackal a.k.a. Anubis, Foshu, Strega, and who could forget Sharky who also played Speedy the hamshark and Great Dane once in a while!
I remember some big RPs where everyone in the chat room got involved in multi scene stories. One night I went into the chat room and everyone got involved in a siege like conflict, there were about a dozen of us that had divided into two teams. My fursona became a macro and threw several adversaries around. Toward the end of the scene Easy Prey DM'd me to request that I throw him back to their team and so I obliged and sent them home. I remember when it was over we stayed for a while and chatted about how such a fun role play had evolved so organically and was so unpredictable.
I also recall a dark time when some drama happened in the chat that caused Mr. Yum to shut the room down for a while and post a note online saying that the swamp was closed until things quieted. I don't remember what caused the trouble but the flame war that happened was fairly bad and after a while Yum reopened the swamp. I remember it because there was a lot of chatter about it on the Big Gulp message board during the shut down. It was during that shut down that I did the artwork showing the main gate that lead into the swamp. Near the huge doors I drew an inscription that said "May these gates never close" a message that expressed hope that we would never see another situation like that again.
For several years the swamp was well used and the doors never did close again. However, as time went on the number of visitors started to decline. Message boards started to disappear, other platforms like Discord and Telegram appeared and Mr. Yum's swamp was eventually deserted. The last time that I went in to the swamp was only a few years ago and I saw a couple of posts that were several days old " Anybody here? " When I found out that Mr. Yum had died it was like a final closing of the door to that time.
If I could have said something to Mr Yum it would have been a big thank you for creating a place where I had a lot of fun, met friends with a common interest and spent many fun hours chilling out at times when I sat back and watched others role playing their characters.. . thank you Mr Yum, rest in peace and farewell good Ogre. Yum himself may be gone but as I post this the swamp is still online and if you want o pay it a visit then you can find it at the link below.
Mr Yum's swamp - http://www.villichat.net/yumchat/index.html
* salute *
community back in the late 1990's and early 2000's.
When I first went online back in the early 2000's I found Mr Yum's posts and stories on the "Big Gulp" message board. On that site was a link to a chat room that was called Mr. Yum's swamp. Twenty years ago when I got more involved in the fandom I used to hang out in that chat almost every day. I met a lot of others there, I didn't get to chat with Mr Yum very often because they were usually on at different times but I enjoyed seeing them in the chat. I remember when Shrek 2 came out in 2004 and about a month later a chatter was asking Mr. Yum about what their sona looked like, how they acted. Mr Yum said " He's basically Shrek, if you've seen the movies you've seen what Mr Yum is like and that's how I play him." It's my clearest memory of Mr. Yum and from that day on I haven't been able to look at Shrek without seeing Mr. Yum.
I had a lot of fun in the swamp when it was at it's peak, met several friends there and used to have a lot of time to role play before the job and life changes ended that. Some player names that I recall off the top of my head in no particular order was Random Dragon, someone that imparted some pearls of wisdom my way. There was Rodent who ran a maw shot site, Dale Squirrel, Rebel Lion, Conan the Wolf, Foxy Jay, Easy Prey the biker bunny, Plast the Zebra, Malken the lion and Flare Starfire who at that time was a Shire Horse but is now Xeryx the Ram. Also remembered The Wolf who wrote stories, Rexx, Torrle, Dyne, Scorpi, Alyksandur Lashtail, Tannis Coyote, Lynxan, Kaelis, Stalbon, Cougar, Gragor the friendly dragon, Delmir. Berios a.k.a. Millerwolf, Fizer gator, Palshife, Gelus the wolf, Rave bunny, Jackal a.k.a. Anubis, Foshu, Strega, and who could forget Sharky who also played Speedy the hamshark and Great Dane once in a while!
I remember some big RPs where everyone in the chat room got involved in multi scene stories. One night I went into the chat room and everyone got involved in a siege like conflict, there were about a dozen of us that had divided into two teams. My fursona became a macro and threw several adversaries around. Toward the end of the scene Easy Prey DM'd me to request that I throw him back to their team and so I obliged and sent them home. I remember when it was over we stayed for a while and chatted about how such a fun role play had evolved so organically and was so unpredictable.
I also recall a dark time when some drama happened in the chat that caused Mr. Yum to shut the room down for a while and post a note online saying that the swamp was closed until things quieted. I don't remember what caused the trouble but the flame war that happened was fairly bad and after a while Yum reopened the swamp. I remember it because there was a lot of chatter about it on the Big Gulp message board during the shut down. It was during that shut down that I did the artwork showing the main gate that lead into the swamp. Near the huge doors I drew an inscription that said "May these gates never close" a message that expressed hope that we would never see another situation like that again.
For several years the swamp was well used and the doors never did close again. However, as time went on the number of visitors started to decline. Message boards started to disappear, other platforms like Discord and Telegram appeared and Mr. Yum's swamp was eventually deserted. The last time that I went in to the swamp was only a few years ago and I saw a couple of posts that were several days old " Anybody here? " When I found out that Mr. Yum had died it was like a final closing of the door to that time.
If I could have said something to Mr Yum it would have been a big thank you for creating a place where I had a lot of fun, met friends with a common interest and spent many fun hours chilling out at times when I sat back and watched others role playing their characters.. . thank you Mr Yum, rest in peace and farewell good Ogre. Yum himself may be gone but as I post this the swamp is still online and if you want o pay it a visit then you can find it at the link below.
Mr Yum's swamp - http://www.villichat.net/yumchat/index.html
* salute *
POLL, you pick the name. (Update on other things.)
Posted 2 months agoIts been a while since I posted a journal updating everyone on whats happening...
* Poll result - Khafra was chosen as the winning name and the new artwork of them has been posted.
* Construction still going - We've been told by those that run our complex that the worst of the noise is over. The frame of the new building across the way is up, now they're starting to do the roof and preparing to install the windows. The work has been going on for over a year now and is expected to be done by early summer 2026 so we're not done with it yet. At times the workers are still noisy but its unpredictable, some days are good, others are not. There's still landscaping to be done after the building is finished so we could still have heavy machines near my place early next year which would impact any work being done at the time.
* Artwork production - The construction noise is still impacting how much I can do each day. Due to how unpredictable it is some days are better than others. Commissions are still not going to happen anytime soon, not until the construction is done. I have some older sketches to finish and always have ideas for new images so there's no shortage of material to do. I have started some sketches or "skedoodles" as I call them at times but nothing was good enough to post because its mostly practicing life drawings but in the end I will post new stuff as often as I can. Coming up in September I will also be revealing my first video game crush so watch for that.
* Censorship issues growing - The big increase in censorship of mature/adult material (games included) is no surprise because for years there has been puritanical movements surfacing that want to "cleanse" the net" (and the furry scene). When I first got into the fandom the burned furs were a thing and NSFW/kink art was a target. Left and right Governments are now enacting censorship laws like KOSA or the UK's online safety act. Payment processors are getting in on the act by censoring what users can buy. Governments likely pressuring them to do their dirty work for them so they don't lose support for appearing to be too authoritarian. I am seeing more users online worrying about the possibility of seeing all mature/adult content banned, it would devastate some artists in the fandom, including me. Although I don't need to do commissions I enjoy sharing the expression of many of my fantasies through the art I post.
* Bits and bites - My health has been good lately which means I've have been going to the gym regularly. I'm still watching Twitch streamers although I haven't been watching Whiskey Dingo and Minikane as much as I used to. Now I am watching ReefRuff, Electrowuff, Mosfet, Aydanfox and Dragon Dirgel more frequently when I'm not watching the loud yellow dog or the bunny. I am SO looking forward to the fall, we are currently in a nasty heat wave and I'm tired of the hot weather, cool/cold fall/winter weather is best.
Thats it for now, should have some new art done soon so watch for that in another week.
* Poll result - Khafra was chosen as the winning name and the new artwork of them has been posted.
* Construction still going - We've been told by those that run our complex that the worst of the noise is over. The frame of the new building across the way is up, now they're starting to do the roof and preparing to install the windows. The work has been going on for over a year now and is expected to be done by early summer 2026 so we're not done with it yet. At times the workers are still noisy but its unpredictable, some days are good, others are not. There's still landscaping to be done after the building is finished so we could still have heavy machines near my place early next year which would impact any work being done at the time.
* Artwork production - The construction noise is still impacting how much I can do each day. Due to how unpredictable it is some days are better than others. Commissions are still not going to happen anytime soon, not until the construction is done. I have some older sketches to finish and always have ideas for new images so there's no shortage of material to do. I have started some sketches or "skedoodles" as I call them at times but nothing was good enough to post because its mostly practicing life drawings but in the end I will post new stuff as often as I can. Coming up in September I will also be revealing my first video game crush so watch for that.
* Censorship issues growing - The big increase in censorship of mature/adult material (games included) is no surprise because for years there has been puritanical movements surfacing that want to "cleanse" the net" (and the furry scene). When I first got into the fandom the burned furs were a thing and NSFW/kink art was a target. Left and right Governments are now enacting censorship laws like KOSA or the UK's online safety act. Payment processors are getting in on the act by censoring what users can buy. Governments likely pressuring them to do their dirty work for them so they don't lose support for appearing to be too authoritarian. I am seeing more users online worrying about the possibility of seeing all mature/adult content banned, it would devastate some artists in the fandom, including me. Although I don't need to do commissions I enjoy sharing the expression of many of my fantasies through the art I post.
* Bits and bites - My health has been good lately which means I've have been going to the gym regularly. I'm still watching Twitch streamers although I haven't been watching Whiskey Dingo and Minikane as much as I used to. Now I am watching ReefRuff, Electrowuff, Mosfet, Aydanfox and Dragon Dirgel more frequently when I'm not watching the loud yellow dog or the bunny. I am SO looking forward to the fall, we are currently in a nasty heat wave and I'm tired of the hot weather, cool/cold fall/winter weather is best.
Thats it for now, should have some new art done soon so watch for that in another week.
Commissions suspended, other updates. . .
Posted 6 months ago(1) Commissions suspended until further notice - I hate to do this but over the past couple of months I realize that
it was a mistake to reopen comms with the construction going on in my complex plus a few other things...
* Construction noise has been bad recently, can't concentrate or do artwork when its like this and from day to day its unpredictable.
* The job has been more demanding lately due to the construction and other related things happening with it.
* Some health issues have been interfering, one was having to get new glasses due to vision changes causing bad headaches.
* Getting a new supervisor at my job soon, no idea if they're going to be good or bad or how it may change things.
* New computer coming soon, more details on this below.
* Private issues that are affecting my production at unpredictable intervals.
I have not taken any payments so will not have to refund anything. My apologies to those that have contacted me with their
projects but for now comms are not possible with what is going on. There will probably be days when I'll likely have to go
out to get away from the construction noise. Art production as of late has slowed to a crawl, I'm not going to make clients
wait for long periods of time to complete a project under this situation. I can't do anything in a timely manner until the
construction either quiets down or is over, that will be at least several months.
(2) Skedoodles & Artwork - With artwork being as slow as it is the plan is to go into old sketches and drawings/folders.
Start to clean up a few of the images there. I also plan to do Sketches and doodles, (Skedoodles) quicker, crude images to
keep consistent flow of new stuff to upload when I run out of unfinished stuff. I want to try and keep creating new content
consistently otherwise it could be weeks between posting new stuff online.
* I wanted to have something new for Eat your friends day earlier this week but due to the construction noise etc. going
on that didn't happen this time around, will have to make sure that 8/8 isn't missed !
(3) New computer coming soon - After 6 years its time for an upgrade and while the funds are available I have talked with
my tech friend about a new system. They have been given the budget and have told me that we can put together a good build
with we'd be working with. Along with the hardware, software upgrades will be done so that I'll have a good setup to work
with. The pain in the butt will be data transfer but I've done it before. Once I hear that the new system is close to
being delivered I can download and store data from my HD to a temporary storage device until the new setup is installed
and then can transfer that data to it.
* TLDR - Commissions suspended until further notice due to too many issues interfering, apologies to everyone that has
contacted me for comms, New artwork will be produced as circumstances allow and a new computer is coming soon.
it was a mistake to reopen comms with the construction going on in my complex plus a few other things...
* Construction noise has been bad recently, can't concentrate or do artwork when its like this and from day to day its unpredictable.
* The job has been more demanding lately due to the construction and other related things happening with it.
* Some health issues have been interfering, one was having to get new glasses due to vision changes causing bad headaches.
* Getting a new supervisor at my job soon, no idea if they're going to be good or bad or how it may change things.
* New computer coming soon, more details on this below.
* Private issues that are affecting my production at unpredictable intervals.
I have not taken any payments so will not have to refund anything. My apologies to those that have contacted me with their
projects but for now comms are not possible with what is going on. There will probably be days when I'll likely have to go
out to get away from the construction noise. Art production as of late has slowed to a crawl, I'm not going to make clients
wait for long periods of time to complete a project under this situation. I can't do anything in a timely manner until the
construction either quiets down or is over, that will be at least several months.
(2) Skedoodles & Artwork - With artwork being as slow as it is the plan is to go into old sketches and drawings/folders.
Start to clean up a few of the images there. I also plan to do Sketches and doodles, (Skedoodles) quicker, crude images to
keep consistent flow of new stuff to upload when I run out of unfinished stuff. I want to try and keep creating new content
consistently otherwise it could be weeks between posting new stuff online.
* I wanted to have something new for Eat your friends day earlier this week but due to the construction noise etc. going
on that didn't happen this time around, will have to make sure that 8/8 isn't missed !
(3) New computer coming soon - After 6 years its time for an upgrade and while the funds are available I have talked with
my tech friend about a new system. They have been given the budget and have told me that we can put together a good build
with we'd be working with. Along with the hardware, software upgrades will be done so that I'll have a good setup to work
with. The pain in the butt will be data transfer but I've done it before. Once I hear that the new system is close to
being delivered I can download and store data from my HD to a temporary storage device until the new setup is installed
and then can transfer that data to it.
* TLDR - Commissions suspended until further notice due to too many issues interfering, apologies to everyone that has
contacted me for comms, New artwork will be produced as circumstances allow and a new computer is coming soon.
Commissions reopening Jan 27th 2025...
Posted 9 months ago Commissions reopening Monday January 27th 2025 - It is happening! After a long absence from doing commissions due to injury suffered in late 2023 and a ton of drama with a shit neighbour that ended a few months ago commissions are going to be reopening January 27th.
if you wish to get something from me then this is the time to send me a message by either responding here or by private note stating your desire to get something done by me. Anyone who declares their intention to commission should say what their project is, project type, ( a one off image or mini comic ) the characters involved etc... If there are 2 or more responses then all projects will be evaluated for their length and content, then they will be chosen based on what they are and how long it will take to complete each project. I had been contacted by two who said they wanted to commission a few weeks ago and if they are still interested then they get priority if they respond to this announcement. Others will be added to the list of pending commissions behind them and will be done in turn.
* Payment details - Best way to pay is Paypal, the price per page will depend on the project length, level of detail and background work, color ( unless its monochrome or traditional pencils. ) The cost will likely be in the range of $125.00 US funds for lighter detail to $175.00 US funds per page for a lot of detail or color.
Examples of lesser detail.
1. Big Bun Trample - https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55823569/
2. Beach vore party ( more detail ) - https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53219357/
Examples of more detail.
1. Nyko tongue bathes Bajiir - https://www.furaffinity.net/view/58761867/
2. Grandpa wolf tells of his grandfather's village ( Lot of detail ) - https://www.furaffinity.net/view/25891156/
if you wish to get something from me then this is the time to send me a message by either responding here or by private note stating your desire to get something done by me. Anyone who declares their intention to commission should say what their project is, project type, ( a one off image or mini comic ) the characters involved etc... If there are 2 or more responses then all projects will be evaluated for their length and content, then they will be chosen based on what they are and how long it will take to complete each project. I had been contacted by two who said they wanted to commission a few weeks ago and if they are still interested then they get priority if they respond to this announcement. Others will be added to the list of pending commissions behind them and will be done in turn.
* Payment details - Best way to pay is Paypal, the price per page will depend on the project length, level of detail and background work, color ( unless its monochrome or traditional pencils. ) The cost will likely be in the range of $125.00 US funds for lighter detail to $175.00 US funds per page for a lot of detail or color.
Examples of lesser detail.
1. Big Bun Trample - https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55823569/
2. Beach vore party ( more detail ) - https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53219357/
Examples of more detail.
1. Nyko tongue bathes Bajiir - https://www.furaffinity.net/view/58761867/
2. Grandpa wolf tells of his grandfather's village ( Lot of detail ) - https://www.furaffinity.net/view/25891156/
Bluesky #3 raffle winners announced...
Posted 10 months agoThe results are in and the winners of the raffle are Solfurum for the Maw slot and Anja Rungstal for the Paw slot, congrats to both of you for the win. Apologies for those of you who didn't win this time but you will be able to try again in a few weeks, ( late January or early February 2025 ) when the next raffle is scheduled to take place.
In the maw -
1. Dio
2. Zero Royale
3. Sammer Lee
4. Valargent
5. Bearly Drawing
6. Solfurum - Maw slot winner.
7. Brutus Flameclaw
Under the paw -
1. Meus Artis
2. Khun
3. Anja Rungstal - Paw slot winner.
4. Mike Da Bear
5. Rouxxteowolf
6. VimWuff
7. Flavorousbun
8. Brandi Heartpaw
In the maw -
1. Dio
2. Zero Royale
3. Sammer Lee
4. Valargent
5. Bearly Drawing
6. Solfurum - Maw slot winner.
7. Brutus Flameclaw
Under the paw -
1. Meus Artis
2. Khun
3. Anja Rungstal - Paw slot winner.
4. Mike Da Bear
5. Rouxxteowolf
6. VimWuff
7. Flavorousbun
8. Brandi Heartpaw
Update on commission status
Posted 11 months ago Commission status - Since the end of August I have been working on clearing the backlog of unfinished art and sketches from the months before that time. The current plan is to complete those unfinished pics, one of which may be turned into a YCH auction and another one could become a Bluesky raffle. Once those catch up images are done then commissions are to be started again sometime in the early half of January 2025, ( have been approached by two potential clients about projects so to them I say get ready to start them in early January. )
Update on current events...
Posted 11 months ago Production slow down continues - Production of new art is about half of what I normally can do as its been very hard to deal with the construction noise lately. Yesterday was a good example of what's been going on for the past 3 weeks. At 7:30am there was a very loud machine working next to the building and it was so bad that I had to go out for much of the day. Talking to those that run the place several of my neighbours have asked how long this is going to continue, we should get an answer sometime in the next week. The only times that any production can be done is weekends, holidays and the occasional weekdays when the noise isn't as severe, I'm hoping to start the raffle picture later today but should be able to by tomorrow for sure.
Commissions - Once the raffle art is done I plan to start the pending commissions and will do those as much as possible when the noise isn't so bad. I may also clean up a few old doodles here and there during that time so that there's something new to post on a regular basis. Will also be posting some older art and anything new on Bluesky to continue building my presence there. I've noticed that in the past couple of months that I get more response there than I did on the blue bird site where my content was throttled/ shadow banned.
Power upgrade - We were just told that in the first week of December the power is going to be shut off for about 11 hours on one of those days. No production will be possible that day as the local grid is going to be upgraded by the power authority in our area. I'm not going to be at home either and have some plans to be away from here during the time that power is off.
Apologies to those waiting for commissions or other projects but the noise pollution near my work space is frequently quite bad and it's unknown when it's going to be over.
Commissions - Once the raffle art is done I plan to start the pending commissions and will do those as much as possible when the noise isn't so bad. I may also clean up a few old doodles here and there during that time so that there's something new to post on a regular basis. Will also be posting some older art and anything new on Bluesky to continue building my presence there. I've noticed that in the past couple of months that I get more response there than I did on the blue bird site where my content was throttled/ shadow banned.
Power upgrade - We were just told that in the first week of December the power is going to be shut off for about 11 hours on one of those days. No production will be possible that day as the local grid is going to be upgraded by the power authority in our area. I'm not going to be at home either and have some plans to be away from here during the time that power is off.
Apologies to those waiting for commissions or other projects but the noise pollution near my work space is frequently quite bad and it's unknown when it's going to be over.
Raffle Winner is...
Posted 11 months agoResults of the Bluesky raffle are in, the winner has been selected by random number wheel. As for the actual work, the lineart is almost done except for adding the characters and then doing the rest. Due to excessive construction noise all artwork will take longer than normal as I am limited to late weekdays, weekends and holidays only.
List of raffle entries.
1. Starsky Darkstripe.
2. Calatrym Quanta.
3. Plouf Spicy Edition.
4. Gintarjo.
5. Nick Otter.
6. J E X.
7. Zeryx.
8. Davi.
9. Anja Rungstal.
10. Ryan.
11. Mike-da-Bear.
12. Meus Artis.
13. Shi Panderg.
14. Maiao.
15. Dorenot.
16. Arcturax.
17. Khun.
18. Subwoofer - Raffle winner, congrats.
19. Jay Evo.
20. StoneBroomb.
21. YamatoNSFW.
22. Brutus Flameclaw
23. ‪Albyirm.
24. Pawy.
25. Nightmarish_Bat.
* Attention, thats not all! - Two runner up winners have been selected as well as Subwoofer but I'm going to be a brat and not tell you who they are until the finished artwork is posted.
List of raffle entries.
1. Starsky Darkstripe.
2. Calatrym Quanta.
3. Plouf Spicy Edition.
4. Gintarjo.
5. Nick Otter.
6. J E X.
7. Zeryx.
8. Davi.
9. Anja Rungstal.
10. Ryan.
11. Mike-da-Bear.
12. Meus Artis.
13. Shi Panderg.
14. Maiao.
15. Dorenot.
16. Arcturax.
17. Khun.
18. Subwoofer - Raffle winner, congrats.
19. Jay Evo.
20. StoneBroomb.
21. YamatoNSFW.
22. Brutus Flameclaw
23. ‪Albyirm.
24. Pawy.
25. Nightmarish_Bat.
* Attention, thats not all! - Two runner up winners have been selected as well as Subwoofer but I'm going to be a brat and not tell you who they are until the finished artwork is posted.
New Twitter T.O.S. & my bluesky . . .
Posted 12 months agoMost of you know that Twitter ( X ) Has updated their t.o.s. Yesterday I removed my art, most of the photos and media that were on that site and have moved over to Bluesky. Apologies if this seems like spamming lately but with the changes to the blue bird site the account that I have there will only be for lurking and looking up stuff.
Bluesky page - https://bsky.app/profile/caprod.bsky.social
The construction noise that has stopped production during the past week has been much quieter today as they are slowly moving across the complex, hopefully next week will be good again.
Bluesky page - https://bsky.app/profile/caprod.bsky.social
The construction noise that has stopped production during the past week has been much quieter today as they are slowly moving across the complex, hopefully next week will be good again.
Bluesky is crashing...
Posted 12 months agoThe exodus from Twitter (X) to Bluesky is getting so big that its causing the site to lag, freeze and even crash. . . The page either takes a long time to load or shows as blank spaces with borders.
Commission status update...
Posted a year ago Fuck the past week! - Disappointing world events, loud construction noise literally right outside my windows from Monday to Friday. The worst of it was on Monday and Tuesday when they had this loud vacuum truck 50 feet from my windows and it sounded like a jet engine. The noise from this thing was so bad I couldn't stay at home during the daytime so I lost a week's productive time. To top off this shite week a friend that was supposedly coming to see me cancelled at the last hour as the plan fell through. This weekend the drains in the building plugged and flooded much of the lower floor and we have a restoration crew in and out of the the building, so much for a quiet weekend.
Commission status - Almost all artwork is on hold until further notice because of the excessive construction noise on weekdays and the flood responders now working in the building. Since I work in complex I'm frequently checking on what's happening so not much of a break for me this week. The construction noise will return tomorrow, don't know how bad its going to get because they're not finished with the stuff they were doing right outside my windows during last week.
To those of you who sent private messages thanks, keep your projects on hold for now and when things quiet down again I'll get back to you and figure out who goes first. I can't do art or any concentration based work while there's so much noise and chaos going on so close to my work space.
Commission status - Almost all artwork is on hold until further notice because of the excessive construction noise on weekdays and the flood responders now working in the building. Since I work in complex I'm frequently checking on what's happening so not much of a break for me this week. The construction noise will return tomorrow, don't know how bad its going to get because they're not finished with the stuff they were doing right outside my windows during last week.
To those of you who sent private messages thanks, keep your projects on hold for now and when things quiet down again I'll get back to you and figure out who goes first. I can't do art or any concentration based work while there's so much noise and chaos going on so close to my work space.
Update, commissions etc... (Nov 3 2024)
Posted a year agoSome notes about things in the upcoming weeks...
* Reopening for commissions soon - With my announcement to reopen soon two potential clients have sent project proposals to me via PM so far . They both sound good, they both would show things that I'm into and one of the potentials said they've waited a long time for me to be available. When reopening happens I'm going to let my D 20 decide which one goes first by having each one choose a number between 1 and 20, roll the D20 and the one who chose closest to the number rolled gets to go first.
Here's what's happening with my art in the coming month...
* Current - Finish the new image in production at this time.
* Next - Hold a short Bluesky raffle, do the artwork for it, ( planned to this a month ago but late to do it ).
* Thirdly - Reopen commissions later in the month and have all potential clients do a "magic number" contest to determine who goes first.
* Local hobby show - Kinda bummed out today, (Nov 3rd) there's a local hobby show that I used to go to for several years in a row but can't anymore. Its moved further away and travel to that location would be almost 3 hours one way. It used to be in a place that was an hour away but got moved when the original space became too small for it to stay there.
* Clock changes - Hate them, a useless and outdated ritual that needs to be gone a.s.a.p. In the fall its easy to go back an hour but in the spring when you have to go ahead again you pay for it. Our local government was supposed to get rid of the time change 3 years ago but its been put on indefinite hold so no end in sight to this bi annual nonsense.
* Thursday's power shut off - Will be shut down and offline for the entire day. Hoping that the weather will be dry, have already made plans for the morning and early afternoon but after that it could be several hours before power is back on again. If its dry then an outing to the beach could be done for a while and then have dinner out on the way home.
* Someone over for the upcoming long weekend - A friend that lives a few hours away wants to come over for the long weekend, they've been coming over to my place every couple of months on average. They have been talking with the manager that runs this place about moving in to the building but the wait list to get in here is probably quite long so I don't know if they'll get the empty suites that we currently have.
* On and a reminder that my Bluesky page is located here, ( thanks to those that have followed.) - https://bsky.app/profile/caprod.bsky.social
* Reopening for commissions soon - With my announcement to reopen soon two potential clients have sent project proposals to me via PM so far . They both sound good, they both would show things that I'm into and one of the potentials said they've waited a long time for me to be available. When reopening happens I'm going to let my D 20 decide which one goes first by having each one choose a number between 1 and 20, roll the D20 and the one who chose closest to the number rolled gets to go first.
Here's what's happening with my art in the coming month...
* Current - Finish the new image in production at this time.
* Next - Hold a short Bluesky raffle, do the artwork for it, ( planned to this a month ago but late to do it ).
* Thirdly - Reopen commissions later in the month and have all potential clients do a "magic number" contest to determine who goes first.
* Local hobby show - Kinda bummed out today, (Nov 3rd) there's a local hobby show that I used to go to for several years in a row but can't anymore. Its moved further away and travel to that location would be almost 3 hours one way. It used to be in a place that was an hour away but got moved when the original space became too small for it to stay there.
* Clock changes - Hate them, a useless and outdated ritual that needs to be gone a.s.a.p. In the fall its easy to go back an hour but in the spring when you have to go ahead again you pay for it. Our local government was supposed to get rid of the time change 3 years ago but its been put on indefinite hold so no end in sight to this bi annual nonsense.
* Thursday's power shut off - Will be shut down and offline for the entire day. Hoping that the weather will be dry, have already made plans for the morning and early afternoon but after that it could be several hours before power is back on again. If its dry then an outing to the beach could be done for a while and then have dinner out on the way home.
* Someone over for the upcoming long weekend - A friend that lives a few hours away wants to come over for the long weekend, they've been coming over to my place every couple of months on average. They have been talking with the manager that runs this place about moving in to the building but the wait list to get in here is probably quite long so I don't know if they'll get the empty suites that we currently have.
* On and a reminder that my Bluesky page is located here, ( thanks to those that have followed.) - https://bsky.app/profile/caprod.bsky.social
Bluesky reminder, Commission status.
Posted a year ago* Commission status, reopening soon - I haven't been doing them for a long time because of the injury that wiped out most of 2023. Now that said injury is basically gone and I've gotten a couple of inquiries about commissions I'm going to be setting my status to available sometime in the next week or two. For those that have asked about my status in private messages you might want to send me your ideas now so I can see who wants what.
* Reminder that I'm on Bluesky you can find the page here - https://bsky.app/profile/caprod.bsky.social
* Reminder that I'm on Bluesky you can find the page here - https://bsky.app/profile/caprod.bsky.social
30 30 Bravestarr reimaged.
Posted a year agoOver the weekend just passed I saw a mock up trailer by AIM_MediaPro for the animated series Bravestarr. 30 30 was my favorite character from the series and when I saw the first image of them reimaged with photogenic realism I was very impressed by it. I took screen grabs of the original version of 30 30 from a Bravestarr episode online and then another of the mock trailer's reimaged version. I had to do some Photoshopping to alter some of the details to make the newer version look more like the original. . . below are the results.
* Side by side 30 30 images - https://x.com/CAertPro/status/1838260308680544382
* Heres the trailer showing reimaged characters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RptJg2Yt7S8
* Side by side 30 30 images - https://x.com/CAertPro/status/1838260308680544382
* Heres the trailer showing reimaged characters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RptJg2Yt7S8
R.I.P. to Spotted Squeak
Posted a year agoEarlier this afternoon while going through my timeline on X, (Twitter) I saw a post by Cownugget that said.
" I just found out that SpottedSqueak passed away suddenly and I feel devastated. He was so young, and he was such a cool person. What happened? Damn it... why him? I keep wanting him to pop up on Discord and say it's just some troll spreading misinformation but as the minutes pass, I'm starting to think it's not a joke...I should have talked to him more. "
At first I wasn't sure if this was real but after looking a bit more I came across a post from NynTheWolf that said this.
" One of my best friends passed away today. His mother called me crying and asked me to let people know. It's with a heavy heart that I have to say my dear friend TaoOfForest / SpottedSqueak has passed away suddenly. "
This is quite the blindside only a month after Dragoneer's passing, I followed their work for years and it'll be weird not seeing anything new from them, they'll be missed. The link below goes to Squeak's FA page where others are leaving brief comments and memories.
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/spottedsqueak/
" I just found out that SpottedSqueak passed away suddenly and I feel devastated. He was so young, and he was such a cool person. What happened? Damn it... why him? I keep wanting him to pop up on Discord and say it's just some troll spreading misinformation but as the minutes pass, I'm starting to think it's not a joke...I should have talked to him more. "
At first I wasn't sure if this was real but after looking a bit more I came across a post from NynTheWolf that said this.
" One of my best friends passed away today. His mother called me crying and asked me to let people know. It's with a heavy heart that I have to say my dear friend TaoOfForest / SpottedSqueak has passed away suddenly. "
This is quite the blindside only a month after Dragoneer's passing, I followed their work for years and it'll be weird not seeing anything new from them, they'll be missed. The link below goes to Squeak's FA page where others are leaving brief comments and memories.
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/spottedsqueak/
BIG update, some VERY good news.
Posted a year ago 1. The big news first - The horrid next door neighbor and their moocher have moved out! For the past few years they have both made life very difficult, during the past year it became unbearable at times. The breaking point happened last month when open warfare broke out between them, me and the people living below them as we'd had enough of their shit. For the past few months the constant drama had taken a big toll on my health, and my artwork had stopped. The horrid neighbor and their Moocher had hundreds of complaints racked up against them over the last 3 years. I believe that management finally got tired of their constant B.S. and asked them to leave, my reaction to their departure... "YES!! Liberation!"
As an extra note, I think I've seen the new tenant as someone was shown the apartment next door a couple of days ago, we will know for sure soon.
2. Artwork update - Liberation from the horrid neighbor has just happened and it still feels unreal. I'm currently in a big time relief and decompression mode, after all I was at war with the horrids for the last two years. Now that the tensions are going away I am starting to feel like I'm getting my art mojo back. My sleep and mental health has improved a lot since the horrids left a week ago. I'm going to get back at doing new art soon but its got to happen organically and I'm getting the feeling that the way to do it might be some rough sketches/images to start. Another thing is that I live next to a construction zone for the next while and there will be times that the noise will impact my ability to do anything requiring concentration.
3. Changes in taste - My tastes have changed, become more focused on certain things that I've been into. In some cases I've become more interested in human/human stuff, tiny vs giant mostly, vore, crush play etc. I used to do a fair amount of feral content but thats becoming increasingly taboo. I've heard of a couple of feral artists that I used to follow that have stopped posting their work online because they don't want to deal with the drama it might bring their way. I still love doing Kyel stuff but want to show off a bit more of his human form. The current trends that I see in the various galleries that I browse is not my thing. I'm still going to do what I want to even if it means that it won't get as much attention.
4. Dragoneer - Dragoneer commissioned me some years ago but they were known as Preyfar back then. I was fairly new to FA at the time and Neer's commission helped get me more work, including a comic commission that went for a decade and made me good money. I never knew or spoke to them beyond that one time commission but heard of the many controversies surrounding them in the years since. I personally don't know if any of it is true or not but Neer took a lot of heat for it and for the way the site was run. If I had one piece of advice for the next one to succeed Neer it would be to grow very thick skin. No matter how the site is run there will be those who will criticize it, some for legit reasons and others who are simply being argumentative. The way Neer passed was just another indictment of the US healthcare system. Its never a good idea to put profit before people, I've heard many horror stories about unfortunates in the US getting wiped out, having their lives destroyed by massive healthcare bills. Like them or not Dragoneer put together an amazing site for artists and the enjoyers of anthropomorphic content to share their expressions and I thank them and those who run iit..
I would by lying I didn't say that I'm concerned about the future of FA despite the $200,000+ raised in the fundraiser and I wonder if the tax collector will take a big chunk of that.
5. Adult content creators, are their days numbered? - Deletion of accounts on social media platforms like Twitter, the removal of accounts on DeviantArt. Creeping content restrictions on Patreon and from payment processors that service these sites. Governments that are introducing censorship bills disguised as noble sounding online safety acts etc. In the past few years I've seen a couple of prominent adult artists literally get kicked off of sites, had their galleries deleted without explanation or the right to appeal. I've heard of influencers, political lobbyists and others talking about making adult content illegal.
Imagine the net being purged of all adult content, a large number of sites suddenly shut down, inaccessible, the adult enjoyers forced underground.
6. Play partner reconnect - When I got into the local fur scene I met a few guys that I was attracted to. The first one was very cute, nice body and was very special because I had a big crush on them. There wasn't enough there for a longer term relationship so we stayed friends. I met another who was South African, very cute face, sexy accent and had a gorgeous body, again not enough common ground for a relationship so we stayed as friends. I met a couple more guys that I was interested in around that time including a guy that had big shapely muscular legs which is very much my thing. Earlier this year that same guy reconnected with me after disappearing for several years. I found out that they are in to soft vore, this was a surprise and it made him more interesting to me. Since then they have come over a couple of times and lets just say that we have had some kinky fun. His legs and butt are still quite nice and we may be doing this kind of thing again. I'm hoping to get them back over again sometime next month when things quiet down a bit more.
TLDR Version
* The horrid idiots living next door to me have moved out, its a fresh start!
* With the idiots next door now gone I'm feeling better, healthier and my art mojo is coming back.
* My kink tastes have been changing and I still won't follow trends.
* Dragoneer - They commissioned me once, their passing was a surprise to me but they made a great website for furry content and expression.
* Adult content creators could be forced underground if the lawmakers ban it from the net.
* I reconnected with a fur friend that I met years ago and they've come over a couple of times for some kinky fun and it looks like there'll be more of that in the future.
2024 is turning out to be a much better year than 2023.
As an extra note, I think I've seen the new tenant as someone was shown the apartment next door a couple of days ago, we will know for sure soon.
2. Artwork update - Liberation from the horrid neighbor has just happened and it still feels unreal. I'm currently in a big time relief and decompression mode, after all I was at war with the horrids for the last two years. Now that the tensions are going away I am starting to feel like I'm getting my art mojo back. My sleep and mental health has improved a lot since the horrids left a week ago. I'm going to get back at doing new art soon but its got to happen organically and I'm getting the feeling that the way to do it might be some rough sketches/images to start. Another thing is that I live next to a construction zone for the next while and there will be times that the noise will impact my ability to do anything requiring concentration.
3. Changes in taste - My tastes have changed, become more focused on certain things that I've been into. In some cases I've become more interested in human/human stuff, tiny vs giant mostly, vore, crush play etc. I used to do a fair amount of feral content but thats becoming increasingly taboo. I've heard of a couple of feral artists that I used to follow that have stopped posting their work online because they don't want to deal with the drama it might bring their way. I still love doing Kyel stuff but want to show off a bit more of his human form. The current trends that I see in the various galleries that I browse is not my thing. I'm still going to do what I want to even if it means that it won't get as much attention.
4. Dragoneer - Dragoneer commissioned me some years ago but they were known as Preyfar back then. I was fairly new to FA at the time and Neer's commission helped get me more work, including a comic commission that went for a decade and made me good money. I never knew or spoke to them beyond that one time commission but heard of the many controversies surrounding them in the years since. I personally don't know if any of it is true or not but Neer took a lot of heat for it and for the way the site was run. If I had one piece of advice for the next one to succeed Neer it would be to grow very thick skin. No matter how the site is run there will be those who will criticize it, some for legit reasons and others who are simply being argumentative. The way Neer passed was just another indictment of the US healthcare system. Its never a good idea to put profit before people, I've heard many horror stories about unfortunates in the US getting wiped out, having their lives destroyed by massive healthcare bills. Like them or not Dragoneer put together an amazing site for artists and the enjoyers of anthropomorphic content to share their expressions and I thank them and those who run iit..
I would by lying I didn't say that I'm concerned about the future of FA despite the $200,000+ raised in the fundraiser and I wonder if the tax collector will take a big chunk of that.
5. Adult content creators, are their days numbered? - Deletion of accounts on social media platforms like Twitter, the removal of accounts on DeviantArt. Creeping content restrictions on Patreon and from payment processors that service these sites. Governments that are introducing censorship bills disguised as noble sounding online safety acts etc. In the past few years I've seen a couple of prominent adult artists literally get kicked off of sites, had their galleries deleted without explanation or the right to appeal. I've heard of influencers, political lobbyists and others talking about making adult content illegal.
Imagine the net being purged of all adult content, a large number of sites suddenly shut down, inaccessible, the adult enjoyers forced underground.
6. Play partner reconnect - When I got into the local fur scene I met a few guys that I was attracted to. The first one was very cute, nice body and was very special because I had a big crush on them. There wasn't enough there for a longer term relationship so we stayed friends. I met another who was South African, very cute face, sexy accent and had a gorgeous body, again not enough common ground for a relationship so we stayed as friends. I met a couple more guys that I was interested in around that time including a guy that had big shapely muscular legs which is very much my thing. Earlier this year that same guy reconnected with me after disappearing for several years. I found out that they are in to soft vore, this was a surprise and it made him more interesting to me. Since then they have come over a couple of times and lets just say that we have had some kinky fun. His legs and butt are still quite nice and we may be doing this kind of thing again. I'm hoping to get them back over again sometime next month when things quiet down a bit more.
TLDR Version
* The horrid idiots living next door to me have moved out, its a fresh start!
* With the idiots next door now gone I'm feeling better, healthier and my art mojo is coming back.
* My kink tastes have been changing and I still won't follow trends.
* Dragoneer - They commissioned me once, their passing was a surprise to me but they made a great website for furry content and expression.
* Adult content creators could be forced underground if the lawmakers ban it from the net.
* I reconnected with a fur friend that I met years ago and they've come over a couple of times for some kinky fun and it looks like there'll be more of that in the future.
2024 is turning out to be a much better year than 2023.
Short update Jun 14 2024
Posted a year agoA short entry that will be followed up by a longer one at the end of the month. . .
Sorry all but there's no new artwork this week because I've been too busy in the last two weeks dealing with a bad neighbor. I've been having to deal with their nonsense for 4 years but the last two years its been getting worse. They have an idiot boyfriend that keeps moving into the building without management's permission and stirring up trouble whenever they're here. Both of them have tried to get me in trouble with management and once tried to get me fired from my job. I've had to do legal stuff as well as increasing security routines to catch this loser when he tries doing stupid stuff around here. The neighbor is a self centered spoiled child in an adult's body and they do a lot of dumb shit on their own beyond the boyfriend stuff. There's been little to no motivation to do artwork most days as there's drama and now there is construction noise next to my place thats impacting concentration so I'm not sure how things are going to go in the coming days/weeks.
Where possible I'll try and do something, even if its rough sketches or basic images of stuff and at the end of the month a more detailed version of this update will be posted.
laters.
Sorry all but there's no new artwork this week because I've been too busy in the last two weeks dealing with a bad neighbor. I've been having to deal with their nonsense for 4 years but the last two years its been getting worse. They have an idiot boyfriend that keeps moving into the building without management's permission and stirring up trouble whenever they're here. Both of them have tried to get me in trouble with management and once tried to get me fired from my job. I've had to do legal stuff as well as increasing security routines to catch this loser when he tries doing stupid stuff around here. The neighbor is a self centered spoiled child in an adult's body and they do a lot of dumb shit on their own beyond the boyfriend stuff. There's been little to no motivation to do artwork most days as there's drama and now there is construction noise next to my place thats impacting concentration so I'm not sure how things are going to go in the coming days/weeks.
Where possible I'll try and do something, even if its rough sketches or basic images of stuff and at the end of the month a more detailed version of this update will be posted.
laters.
* NEW ART ! ( Not here. . 26) Very cute Andre...
Posted a year ago A new piece of hybrid art has been posted on my Twitter(X) and Bluesky accounts...
Production - This collection of images came from two screen grabs of VRChat instances where I could get a good view of and reference of Andre Moraph's avatar. The first attempt to get a good base image took a lot of attempts and a long time before a decent one came out that could be used. The second attempt took less attempts but the base image came out quite good so it was saved for production. After upscaling both base images the background on attempt 1 was cleaned up before the character was painted over/altered to look like Andre's VRCHat avatar. The second attempt ( or image 4 ) turned out the best, the background was replaced with the VRChat Red light Green light squid game lobby. The avatar needed a lot of repainting/altering and additional detailing to get the finished version.
Story - Not much of a story, screen grab 1 came from VRChat's Pictionary world, the 2nd screen grab is from the Smash world. The 3rd image shows Andre in a world that Whiskey Dingo often used to introduce the big VRChat collab streams before jumping to Among Us, Blackout etc. The 4th image is a combination of the base image with the Red light Green light squid game lobby where Andre waits to start game.
Twitter (X) - https://twitter.com/CAertPro/status.....98213927493662
Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/caprod.bsk...../3kr2ed2yziq2s
Production - This collection of images came from two screen grabs of VRChat instances where I could get a good view of and reference of Andre Moraph's avatar. The first attempt to get a good base image took a lot of attempts and a long time before a decent one came out that could be used. The second attempt took less attempts but the base image came out quite good so it was saved for production. After upscaling both base images the background on attempt 1 was cleaned up before the character was painted over/altered to look like Andre's VRCHat avatar. The second attempt ( or image 4 ) turned out the best, the background was replaced with the VRChat Red light Green light squid game lobby. The avatar needed a lot of repainting/altering and additional detailing to get the finished version.
Story - Not much of a story, screen grab 1 came from VRChat's Pictionary world, the 2nd screen grab is from the Smash world. The 3rd image shows Andre in a world that Whiskey Dingo often used to introduce the big VRChat collab streams before jumping to Among Us, Blackout etc. The 4th image is a combination of the base image with the Red light Green light squid game lobby where Andre waits to start game.
Twitter (X) - https://twitter.com/CAertPro/status.....98213927493662
Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/caprod.bsk...../3kr2ed2yziq2s
* NEW ART ! ( Not here. . 25) Giant over the city...
Posted a year ago A new piece of hybrid art has been posted on my Twitter(X) and Bluesky accounts...
Production - This image was easier to do because there wasn't a lot of alteration needed to finish it. This was sent to me by Ianto who generated the original but it had two tails and the feet didn't look right so it was changed so that the second tail was removed, the feet were fixed and some work on the background was done near the character so that it looked like the surrounding buildings.
Story - Huge macro kitty straddles two buildings at night with a full moon behind them, the buildings must have been put up with macros in mind to withstand that kind of weight.
Twitter (X) - https://twitter.com/CAertPro/status.....30237465465202
Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/caprod.bsk...../3kpx6ucgmjr2b
Production - This image was easier to do because there wasn't a lot of alteration needed to finish it. This was sent to me by Ianto who generated the original but it had two tails and the feet didn't look right so it was changed so that the second tail was removed, the feet were fixed and some work on the background was done near the character so that it looked like the surrounding buildings.
Story - Huge macro kitty straddles two buildings at night with a full moon behind them, the buildings must have been put up with macros in mind to withstand that kind of weight.
Twitter (X) - https://twitter.com/CAertPro/status.....30237465465202
Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/caprod.bsk...../3kpx6ucgmjr2b
No new art but some big updates...
Posted a year ago Some new things to pass on...
1. No new art this week - Apologies for having nothing new to post this week but that is because of how busy things are. Between the job, the flood of annual chores and some government work its going to be hard to get anything done for the next couple of weeks. Something is in progress but its not done yet and I've been experimenting with some changes to the way I do things to see if gets done faster and looks good.
2. Update on the move - Over the last while I've mentioned a move that was going to happen in the next two years. Due to the crazy expensive housing situation in my area and the demand for affordable housing its 80% likely that it won't happen. When I talked to the management outfit that runs this place they told me that the situation has changed since they announced the new building. The work to build the new building is starting in the next couple of months and the waiting list to get into the place is very long. Those of us who are living in the older building have been told that we already have nice places to live. The demand is too great to justify moving anyone from here into the new place. I'm actually relieved because the new building will have small units, no storage and there will be kids living in the new building that will probably be running up and down hallways screaming. . . no thanks, don't want to deal with that.
3. Karen neighbor - They continue to be a problem, they're causing drama over stuff as petty as laundry room use. Her latest thing is to blast us with her surround sound system and its caused an unexpected thing to happen. When the Karen moved here she and the people that live below her were friends, now they dislike each other because of how noisy Karen has been. I got word from one of the property managers that her days here are numbered, they said they couldn't tell me what's happening but to hang in there for now and let them know about any crap she stirs up.
4. Future? - Hearing that I'll likely stay where I am is good news but I have to get more info on that. At the end of the month it looks like I'm going to have someone coming over for the weekend but thats not been 100% confirmed yet. I may get a chance to go to the interior sometime in late May, this could be an opportunity to get some pictures of the area that the Kyel and I story takes place. I am going to try and post new art next week, been thinking about doing another longer term comic but I have to figure out how to tie the many ideas that I have into one story.
thats all for now...end of line.
1. No new art this week - Apologies for having nothing new to post this week but that is because of how busy things are. Between the job, the flood of annual chores and some government work its going to be hard to get anything done for the next couple of weeks. Something is in progress but its not done yet and I've been experimenting with some changes to the way I do things to see if gets done faster and looks good.
2. Update on the move - Over the last while I've mentioned a move that was going to happen in the next two years. Due to the crazy expensive housing situation in my area and the demand for affordable housing its 80% likely that it won't happen. When I talked to the management outfit that runs this place they told me that the situation has changed since they announced the new building. The work to build the new building is starting in the next couple of months and the waiting list to get into the place is very long. Those of us who are living in the older building have been told that we already have nice places to live. The demand is too great to justify moving anyone from here into the new place. I'm actually relieved because the new building will have small units, no storage and there will be kids living in the new building that will probably be running up and down hallways screaming. . . no thanks, don't want to deal with that.
3. Karen neighbor - They continue to be a problem, they're causing drama over stuff as petty as laundry room use. Her latest thing is to blast us with her surround sound system and its caused an unexpected thing to happen. When the Karen moved here she and the people that live below her were friends, now they dislike each other because of how noisy Karen has been. I got word from one of the property managers that her days here are numbered, they said they couldn't tell me what's happening but to hang in there for now and let them know about any crap she stirs up.
4. Future? - Hearing that I'll likely stay where I am is good news but I have to get more info on that. At the end of the month it looks like I'm going to have someone coming over for the weekend but thats not been 100% confirmed yet. I may get a chance to go to the interior sometime in late May, this could be an opportunity to get some pictures of the area that the Kyel and I story takes place. I am going to try and post new art next week, been thinking about doing another longer term comic but I have to figure out how to tie the many ideas that I have into one story.
thats all for now...end of line.
* NEW ART ! ( Not here. . 24) Sexy gnoll dancer. . .
Posted 2 years ago A new piece of hybrid art has been posted on my Twitter(X) and Bluesky accounts...
Production - New piece of artwork that started with a user named Max Pitbull on a Telegram group that I frequent generating a base image of a good looking hyena/gnoll character. When I saw the image I knew what could be done with it but the image had to be altered quite a bit to fit the look of a D&D Gnoll that I played in an old campaign. The gnoll character was cut and pasted onto a background that was generated separately as well as a couple of photo segments that were cut and pasted into the scene for additional details, a true hybrid piece. Once all these elements were in the picture the rest of the work consisted of detailing, shading and finishing work.
Story - The scene is from Kaothea, a D&D world where I played a gnoll character that had been exiled from his clan. He was a hunted loner that found many ways to survive, this scene takes place before the start of the D&D campaign that I played this character in. For a short time he earned his way through the world by hunkering down in one of the port cities and working in a big tavern as an exotic dancer. He didn't have the best moves but because he was a "pretty boy" gnoll with a great body the management overlooked this shortcoming. The minotaur, awakened gnoll and some human workers from the local ship yards and docks loved to see a young Masozi perform for them. In this image a human admirer has come back stage to tell him how they enjoyed his performance. . .
Twitter (X) - https://twitter.com/CAertPro/status.....12020674297953
Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/caprod.bsk...../3kkyudc33wj2l
Production - New piece of artwork that started with a user named Max Pitbull on a Telegram group that I frequent generating a base image of a good looking hyena/gnoll character. When I saw the image I knew what could be done with it but the image had to be altered quite a bit to fit the look of a D&D Gnoll that I played in an old campaign. The gnoll character was cut and pasted onto a background that was generated separately as well as a couple of photo segments that were cut and pasted into the scene for additional details, a true hybrid piece. Once all these elements were in the picture the rest of the work consisted of detailing, shading and finishing work.
Story - The scene is from Kaothea, a D&D world where I played a gnoll character that had been exiled from his clan. He was a hunted loner that found many ways to survive, this scene takes place before the start of the D&D campaign that I played this character in. For a short time he earned his way through the world by hunkering down in one of the port cities and working in a big tavern as an exotic dancer. He didn't have the best moves but because he was a "pretty boy" gnoll with a great body the management overlooked this shortcoming. The minotaur, awakened gnoll and some human workers from the local ship yards and docks loved to see a young Masozi perform for them. In this image a human admirer has come back stage to tell him how they enjoyed his performance. . .
Twitter (X) - https://twitter.com/CAertPro/status.....12020674297953
Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/caprod.bsk...../3kkyudc33wj2l
Bluesky is open to everyone . . .
Posted 2 years agoAs of today the invite codes aren't needed anymore, you can read the official announcement if you follow this link - https://bsky.social/about/blog/02-0.....4-join-bluesky
Bluesky page - https://bsky.app/profile/caprod.bsky.social
Bluesky page - https://bsky.app/profile/caprod.bsky.social
* NEW ART ! ( Not here. . 23) Ben's got something to show...
Posted 2 years ago A new piece of hybrid art has been posted on my Twitter(X) and Bluesky accounts...
Production - An old picture that I did over a decade ago was recently found so I ran it through an Ai generator to see what would happen. The first images that came out from the input data weren't any good so more attempts were needed to get a good base image. Once that was done it was enlarged and loaded into Photoshop where about 60% of the picture was repainted or altered to get the finished version of the image seen at the other end of the links below.
Story - A nice warm summer's day on the farm and big Ben sits on a lawn chair and says he's got something to show you, " My face isn't the only thing thats long. "
Twitter (X) - https://twitter.com/CAertPro/status.....76513385910298
Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/caprod.bsk...../3kkhbcesnz22f
Production - An old picture that I did over a decade ago was recently found so I ran it through an Ai generator to see what would happen. The first images that came out from the input data weren't any good so more attempts were needed to get a good base image. Once that was done it was enlarged and loaded into Photoshop where about 60% of the picture was repainted or altered to get the finished version of the image seen at the other end of the links below.
Story - A nice warm summer's day on the farm and big Ben sits on a lawn chair and says he's got something to show you, " My face isn't the only thing thats long. "
Twitter (X) - https://twitter.com/CAertPro/status.....76513385910298
Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/caprod.bsk...../3kkhbcesnz22f
* NEW ART ! ( Not here. . 22) Tegan deer kinky look...
Posted 2 years ago A new piece of hybrid art has been posted on my Twitter(X) and Bluesky accounts...
Production - This was an experimental image that started with a lot of attempts at getting an anthro deer looking at the viewer in a sort of greeting. It took a LOT of base images to get to something that was useful, then I got a good base image to work on and had to redo a lot of the background and then alter or paint over a lot of Tegan himself. I had a good reference picture of Tegan from a photo of his VRChat avatar. Tegan's clothing and kink wear come from that picture but I had to repaint and redo a lot of that was well to get the final version of the picture.
Story - Tegan deer stands in a forested area where you meet up with them and they give you the double peace sign greeting, he seems friendly enough but there is a danger and those of who know Tegan will understand what I am talking about.
Twitter (X) - https://twitter.com/CAertPro/status.....46849174004162
Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/caprod.bsk...../3kjvplyxrrd2l
Production - This was an experimental image that started with a lot of attempts at getting an anthro deer looking at the viewer in a sort of greeting. It took a LOT of base images to get to something that was useful, then I got a good base image to work on and had to redo a lot of the background and then alter or paint over a lot of Tegan himself. I had a good reference picture of Tegan from a photo of his VRChat avatar. Tegan's clothing and kink wear come from that picture but I had to repaint and redo a lot of that was well to get the final version of the picture.
Story - Tegan deer stands in a forested area where you meet up with them and they give you the double peace sign greeting, he seems friendly enough but there is a danger and those of who know Tegan will understand what I am talking about.
Twitter (X) - https://twitter.com/CAertPro/status.....46849174004162
Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/caprod.bsk...../3kjvplyxrrd2l
* NEW ART! ( Not here 21 ) Lycanmike Among us...
Posted 2 years ago A new piece of hybrid art has been posted on my Twitter(X) and Bluesky accounts...
Production - I've always liked the buff version of Lycanmike's Avatar in VRChat so I decided to do an Ai hybrid version of it to see what would result. Started by generating a base image, then had to get a screen grab of the Avatar to get the scratches on the chest right whjile at the same time getting a 4K screen grab of the cafeteria in VRChat Among us. With all that acquired it was a matter of putting the Avatar in the screen grab and painting, detailing it to look like a more realistic version of Mike's Avatar.
Story - Lycan Mike is playing Among us in a Whiskey Dingo VRChat stream and when Whiskey greets him teasingly Mike responds in the way I would expect him to.
Twitter (X) - https://twitter.com/CAertPro/status.....03673775145295
Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/caprod.bsk...../3kje2ux7bux2b
Production - I've always liked the buff version of Lycanmike's Avatar in VRChat so I decided to do an Ai hybrid version of it to see what would result. Started by generating a base image, then had to get a screen grab of the Avatar to get the scratches on the chest right whjile at the same time getting a 4K screen grab of the cafeteria in VRChat Among us. With all that acquired it was a matter of putting the Avatar in the screen grab and painting, detailing it to look like a more realistic version of Mike's Avatar.
Story - Lycan Mike is playing Among us in a Whiskey Dingo VRChat stream and when Whiskey greets him teasingly Mike responds in the way I would expect him to.
Twitter (X) - https://twitter.com/CAertPro/status.....03673775145295
Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/caprod.bsk...../3kje2ux7bux2b
