So... had the surgery. I have a stint in that needs to come out in 2 weeks. My blood-pressure is something they are all concerned about. They did laser the stone and broke it up.... Until I have to pee , the pain in my kidney seems non existent, but when I do pee, I have the pain from where they worked from (yep.. had stuff going in the out hole), and the kidney acts up. Not sure what that is about but might have something to do with the stint.

So I have a kidney stone, found out about it last week on Friday. 7mm stone and it's been a roller coaster ride of pain. Got woke up at just after 4: this morning with pain and took my last pain pill, and called the advice nurse. The ER said I needed to see a Urologist, but Kaiser said I needed to go through my Primary Doctor. Well the Dr on call talked with me in pain, and talked to the Urologist on call and I will be going in some time today to get this damned stone taken care of.

If it where just my side I would feel the pain but when it goes down and feels like you where punched in one testicle..... Thats pain.

So wish me luck. Waiting on the phone call for a time to go in.

Would I have any takers?

I have not tried to offer commissions in a while. It would be for a paying commission, not a trade or a request.. I feel I have something to prove to myself, so if you think it would be a good idea, let me know. I would rather not open up if there would be no takers. I been through that already.

it's 9:30 pm and I have to get up for work tomorrow. BUT!! i did finish the characters. Now.....

What the hell do I do for a background? I can go with the bedroom the original image I referenced had... or should I try to do something a bit more nature related? I don't want to do something overly detailed so I will likely speed paint whatever I do.... but I have a headache and it's late ( for someone who has to get up at 5: ) so if you have thoughts, please leave them. I am not going to post the characters fully finished because once you see the goodies, who wants to see the background? hehehe

So Good night and I will likely work on this tomorrow after work, so it might be ready.

I am coloring the female and I am down to the feet and the nipples left.... I am not sure if I should do the nipples and areola pink, or black. I am sure Black is the more correct.... but I think it would get lost. Pink would stand out too much. Suggestions?

Comical fact: 44 year old men should not try and be 22 year old men on skateboards.... fell on my arm and back.

Okay folks. It's almost bedtime for me, but I started a sketch. M/F Yiff. I am drawing a plump female, but I don't know what species to make her. Also the male is on the thinner side, and he is behind her, making the female the main character of the pic. so.... since I know only a few of you read what I post, I am looking of a species on both characters.

Before you ask, no I will not 'make one of them me'.... I am just looking to do species.

If anyone is interested I can start making some quick sketch uploads...

So now, untill 6:pm PDT Wednesday, I will be accepting suggestions.

Thank you

Darkie

I am taking a term off. 4 project based classes was an overload.

That said, I also need a little break from the computer.

On the bright side, I also learned digital painting so I should be able to whip out a few new things... but after I take a slight hiatus.

On another note, what do folks know about kick-starters? I mean the business end of them? i have 2 card games I created fro school, and I want to get them off the ground, but I don't know the business end of things so I could use some help. Mentoring or a sounding board.

Thanks

When the hell did Fur Affinity turn into the Furry Porn Shopping Network??? I am seeing almost as many YCH and AUCTION submissions as I am actual submission! it's ridiculous, and when your struggling anyhow, it makes you feel even worse because you WANT to get some of those. Even the PAY WHAT YOU WANT commissions have minimum bids that are low to the artist but too high to pay.

And no, this is not a "I'M POOR' Rant, it's a What the FUCK want.... as in What the Fuck happened to that artists posting stuff to get known? What t he fuck happened to artists like Jim Groat, who thankfully is still here, who actually posted because they love to draw! Groat is great! he does his business, but he is no posting damned billboard ads up to get his sales! And you wonder why people are jumping ship to other sites? Maybe it's because of all the BUY ME SPAM!!!

Tell me if I'm wrong!

Happy New Year. Here is hoping your 2014 is better than 2013 was!!

This was my final project for my 3D animation class. I got a B through the course. Not happy with the grade, but since the 2nd in command of my department was my teacher, I don't really have a lot to say in retort.

The assignment took 10 weeks, working on lighting, building and texturing a short animation broken into the exterior establishing shot, the interior establishing shot, and the action interior shot. The worst part in my opinion, is that I only got a 2/10 for the interior's modeling.

Anyhow I got an 85% for the class.... I should be happy, but it brought my GPA down from a 3.9 to a 3.8. I been working hard to keep up there. I sucked in High School, so I want to make up for it now. I told my teachers that I have a Motto, and I have been trying to live by it for my degree: " I don't want to pass, I want to surpass."

Anyhow, I hope you enjoy the video I think I need to go into the model and work on it some more, expecially since one of the people from the ground Kontrol arcade asked if they could see more done.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZE5BZkMcXs

I feel unappreciated, and what little work I do goes unnoticed, even by those it's for.

Darkie

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11703846/ for a chance to win a free image for the Halloween theme!

both  SpectreFrostpaw and  Rochndil will have sketches done for them.

Cap on.

Hello all. I just wanted to update on how things are going.

School is going good. just finished Midterm week and luckily I had no midterms. I think I am doing good, but not as good as I would like. my drawing class I think I am getting a B+, and my Toy Design Studies class I think I am getting an A-. Not sure on the others, but I think I am getting an A in my English class, and my Intro to Game Design class I have not received any sort of grade on.

Next term will be more computer orientated. Taking Photo Manipulation, Intermediate 3D Modeling, Background Studies ( Drawing Backgrounds) and Argumentation (English).

Now with class load as it is I am not getting much drawing in, but I see where I may be making improvements on my art. So since I am my own worst critic, and because I suck at drawing myself, I would like to ask for a volunteer. I would be willing to draw them, in whatever pose, minus background. it would be sketch, or if I get brave, black and white inked. If I get more than a couple volunteers I will take a random name from the bunch.

For those few I mentioned doing art for from a while ago, I am sorry but I have to wipe my slate clean. in part because I dont recall who I said yes to, and in part because homework is taking up so much time.

I will wait till Monday evening to choose if more than one asks.

So I guess I have a long way to go to be a good artist. My art department head said some of my stuff was horrible. So as I thought, I suck. :) So I am not posting anything else till my furry art catches up with my other art.

So I added anotherr faction to the war. Dragons. Thanks to Fennox,

I would post a sample but with FA being up and down more than a hooker on caffine, It's too damned unstable and the last one took me a few tries to upload.

BUT! Here is link to a sample: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?.....=1&theater

On another note, I am changing the price a tiny bit for the badges. For custom badges, I am asking $6 for custom badges, but still the $5 or 3/$10 deal. I have not figured a deal for the customs yet, so I will ask those be a flat $6.

For those Brick House and PDX Furs who are going to the starlight parade tonight, we will be setting up around 4th and Taylor, across from the 7-11. I am not going to be there the full time, I am headed to school ( 12th and Davis) to get some stuff done before school on Monday  butterflycasey will be there with a couple of the kids and their friends.

We should be there about 11:ish to stake out the territory.

* SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY *

Doing the financial hardship thing and offering some prints and original art I have. Not my own, but some I have gotten over the years. If you are interested, please note me and I can take pictures of the art.

1) Zebras. 3 images I commissioned from Kelly Lambert. 1 male, 1 female, and 1 herm

2)a Zig-Zag print signed by Max Blackrabbit - Dominant Force

3)a Zig-Zag print signed by Max Blackrabbit - 'In Through the out Door

4)a Zig-Zag print signed by Max Blackrabbit - 'Zig-Zag's Messy Date'

5)Reproduction of a fem feathered dragon by Crystalfyre, signed

6)Male feline being taken by a TG zebra original by Kadath

7)Numbered and signed print by Cataroo of 2 male cougars masturbating one another

8)Signed and numbered print by Cataroo of male horse on a blanket masturbating with crop in his ass

9) Bad Furs folio #9 by Bushycat

10)Bad Furs folio #31 by Bushycat


There are some more by Monica Livingstone, signed, some Heather Burton prints, unsigned, Gidean unsigned, and one by James Hardiman signed

I am asking again, hopefully with SOME help this time..... I an trying to draw an anthro pig, and I am not doing well with it. Could someone either help or point me in the right direction for a tutorial, or something to help me draw a semi realistic pig head?

Please?

I am not good at drawing them, and I finally found some free time to work on drawing. I am also adjusting to the new wacom. So here is the thing.... I would like some help drawing pig heads. I am thinking I want an alt character who is a pig, but after putting everything into drawing for myu finals, I am running a bit dry. Does anyone know of a good tutorial or something? Or if anyone is hosting a stream, perhaps somethjing in the way of a pig head? Please?

Darkie

After everything, it crashed. It would not start after a reboot so I did an automatic backup and in the process lost some of my school files, and my paintshop SAI and my adobe photoshop elements. I have the disk but I lost the paper envelope it came in with the SN. So yeah... I am kinda screwed for digital art for now. I an get the Maya program back but I lost a weeks worth of assignment improvments on my final project.

Someone sent me a file on skype and it was a virus. So while we are trying to get mine and my wifes computers fixed we will be suffering withdrawls. Thaankfully we still can get email but facebooking and FAing on the phone bites hard.

I am having problems with the game. I cant figure how to get the abilities of double jumps and the ability to climb the vines? I am stuck doing the job for Cora but cant get anywhere without the ability to climb the vines and I am getting very...... cranky. There are no walk troughs either.....


please help?

Hey. Hope your all having a good new year. I need to take some time off so I can get myself together. So I am not going to be on FA for a few days. May not be a big thing for anyone else but a few hundred images a day to sort from watching folks is a bit to recover from after a few days :)

See you when I return