So I've kind of been avoiding making this post as it's extremely difficult for me to ask for help but I do need it.

Even if you can't help directly a share would be appreciated.

 sickletwulfrend and I have finally managed to get a new vehicle to replace the rusty deathtrap we currently drive.

Getting it has put me in a tight spot budget wise though and I'm just barely going to be able to clear rent this month, I definitely can't afford the general household expenses, let alone actually getting this thing into a safe running/driving condition.

As such I've fully removed the slot limits on my commissions, I'm also dropping the extra fees I normally request except the extra character fee.

(I'm not removing them from the listings as that's just extra work so just don't check the boxes for them)

I have also added a basic $5 membership, this just gives you access to some behind the scenes stuff like WIP art and progress updates on the new truck.

It will take me a little bit to actually get to updating things as I am physically doing most of the work on the truck, as soon as it's done though, art and updating folks will have my undivided attention.

My ko-fi is set up with both stripe and paypal so it accepts every payment form they both do.

https://ko-fi.com/dlweedoart/goal?g=0

Basically on every other platform under the same dlweedoart name, this includes mastodon and Bluesky.

Also dlweedoart.com is always there to help you find me elswhere.

I've mostly got everything reinstalled and working again, mostly just need to do the adobe stuff and all my custom tools/brushes before I can get back to working on stuff.

Will DM folks once I get a chance to get that done and start making progress.

I apologize again for the delays.

Still Have Several Slots Available on a Couple YCHs

Pride Paci Icon:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/56824903/

Pride Padding Icon:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/56824872/

Sleepy Animated Icon:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/51181913/

Closeup Pushing Illustration:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/56824939/

Find me at dlweedoart.bsky.social

Got a Stripe account setup and integrated into the ko-fi page finally for all the folks wanting to use payment methods other than PayPal for commissions.

I have a hard time with talking about myself, especially publicly, but I've recently made a post talking about that and who I am as an artist over on Mastodon

thought I'd share it here as well, so link below to the original post

https://cubhub.social/@dlweedoart/1.....53954425131375

same @ that I use everywhere else

still a work in progress and figuring things out

https://cubhub.social/@dlweedoart

working on a bat ref sheet

https://twitter.com/dlweedoart/stat.....754422785?s=20

I've been working on this project for a bit and im super proud to announce that Kits and Crayons is ready to go live

The goal is to help the community as a whole. I'm creating a central platform for those that wish to learn more about art.

It will contain links to tutorials and resources for all artists of any skill level.

It will also have links to bases and ref sheets for those that are slightly less artistically inclined but wish to jump into our community and start getting art from folks or even just have something of their OC they can call their own.

I am not making money from this platform and the entire point was to give back to communities that have been part of my life off and on for almost 2 decades now.


So with the what aside, a couple small notes:

Stuff will still be under construction for a little bit

but most of the core functionality and profiles accross different platforms will be going live as of this weekend.


and now the where:

website:
https://kitsandcrayons.com

twitter:
https://twitter.com/KitsandCrayons

furaffinity:
https://furaffinity.net/user/kitsandcrayons

inkbunny:
https://inkbunny.net/KitsandCrayons


and obviously more places to come as I start to get work done on the different profiles.

It's not perfect but I've updated my profile and it now includes links to all the important things.

I've added the current brush I'm using for paintings up to my ko-fi shop for free

https://ko-fi.com/s/fea5dd32c1

congratulations to huffyhuggies

will add him to the queue later today

Final reminder for my raffle over on twitter

closes today at 11:59pm EDT

https://twitter.com/dlweedoart/stat.....093989888?s=20

new shirts and stickers based off this design:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50551917/



available now at:
https://dlweedoart.myspreadshop.com

new website is live

still needs a bit of work

but all the important bits like TOS and Queue links are up now

https://dlweedoart.com

Holding a raffle over on my twitter

https://twitter.com/dlweedoart/stat.....093989888?s=20

still working on editing custom panels but my Ko-fi is now live

https://www.ko-fi.com/dlweedoart

Status update here:

https://twitter.com/dlweedoart/stat.....148041731?s=20

A thread of some non community specific art I've been working on

https://twitter.com/dlweedoart/stat.....248120870?s=20

Made a thread earlier with a bunch of unfinished art I found that's never been uploaded for those who want to see it

https://twitter.com/dlweedoart/stat.....820358170?s=20

poll over on twitter about the future of my content

https://twitter.com/dlweedoart/stat.....380298753?s=20

updated status here

https://twitter.com/dlweedoart/stat....._YYCwN5n19McQA

 Bobkitty started a thread over on twitter with advice for those new to art.

Advice for New Artists


It's solid advice and I'm sure there will be more replies from others over time with some other advice.

I've also added a reply thread with my own advice, mostly things that have helped me relearn to draw with my non dominant hand, but still just as helpful to new artists.

Stay Loose and Practice Your Basics

well should say joined again after deleting my account a very very long time ago

Just hard to reach some of y'all elswhere now



so new profile is @ dlweedoart



www.twitter.com/dlweedoart