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|BIG UPDATE| I'm Retiring From Furry Life Soon...
Posted a year agoHeya folks.
I'm gonna cut to the chase for those who want something short:
Before the year is out, I will be leaving FurAffinity, and the furry community, for the forseeable future. Perhaps forever, perhaps for a few years, who knows. But, bottom line, I am going.
I want to make it clear, it's not because of any particular bad experience. Unlike many of my friends, several of whom have left already, my negative experiences in this life have been very few and far between. The vast majority furries I have met and befriended have been some of the kindest, funniest, most welcoming people I have ever known. I've never really been wrapped up in huge drama, or been in some big controversy, I've only met a very few jerk-offs who were easy to cut out of my life, and most impressive of all -- I have NEVER come across an art thief!!
(wait... why not??)
So, I leave here with a smile on my face and a song in my heart.
So, the question is, why am I leaving?
Short answer is, I just don't feel it anymore, and I have so much else to do, I don't have the time to either.
Longer version:
For one, I have too much to do outside of this life. I have a very demanding full time job, I'm building a life with my partner, dealing with a lot of responsibilities and I can't dedicate the time to drawing I used to when I started out, or during the lockdown where I (as so many did) suddenly found myself with way more free time. It was during then I was at my height in terms of production on this site because there weren't really any distractions, and furry life in those days was my escape from the stress and worries of that time, as it so often was in the hardest times in my life. But, now, those days have passed, I'm happier, in a fulfilling relationship, and many friends have even left or partially cut themselves off from this community, for one reason or another.
But, mostly, I don't get excited to draw furry porn, vore, macro/micro things. It doesn't bring me the joy it once did. I've explored every avenue I'm comfortable with, made characters and projects I'm proud of, developed something of a following and gained many supporters. A startling number of people have even said they're my FANS. All of that has been great. When I started, there was a fire in my heart, a love, passion and enthusiasm for all this stuff. But, for a while now, I feel more that it's out of obligation or momentum than truly wanting to make more of these things.
The second big reason is, more and more I have had a greater passion and burning desire to tell real stories, make graphic novels and get them published. My fiancee and I want to publish kids' books together! And, if I'm to achieve my lifelong dream, I'm going to have to focus on that, truly knuckle down and give it my best shot. I'm already in talks with a publisher ready and waiting for my first graphic novel, and if it's a success, that'll only come with greater pressure to do more, and sooner next time.
So there you have it. This is not quite good-bye yet, I'll be posting a few more things over the remainder of the year, and I'll do one last, big commission drive. But after that, I'll be heading off. I won't be deleting this account, don't worry -- the lights will stay on even if I'm not home anymore.
Thank you so much to the folks who have been here, stuck around with me, supported, commented on, helped me out with and even financially supported my art here. I'll always have fond memories of this place, and the things we made together.
-Daniel.
I'm gonna cut to the chase for those who want something short:
Before the year is out, I will be leaving FurAffinity, and the furry community, for the forseeable future. Perhaps forever, perhaps for a few years, who knows. But, bottom line, I am going.
I want to make it clear, it's not because of any particular bad experience. Unlike many of my friends, several of whom have left already, my negative experiences in this life have been very few and far between. The vast majority furries I have met and befriended have been some of the kindest, funniest, most welcoming people I have ever known. I've never really been wrapped up in huge drama, or been in some big controversy, I've only met a very few jerk-offs who were easy to cut out of my life, and most impressive of all -- I have NEVER come across an art thief!!
(wait... why not??)
So, I leave here with a smile on my face and a song in my heart.
So, the question is, why am I leaving?
Short answer is, I just don't feel it anymore, and I have so much else to do, I don't have the time to either.
Longer version:
For one, I have too much to do outside of this life. I have a very demanding full time job, I'm building a life with my partner, dealing with a lot of responsibilities and I can't dedicate the time to drawing I used to when I started out, or during the lockdown where I (as so many did) suddenly found myself with way more free time. It was during then I was at my height in terms of production on this site because there weren't really any distractions, and furry life in those days was my escape from the stress and worries of that time, as it so often was in the hardest times in my life. But, now, those days have passed, I'm happier, in a fulfilling relationship, and many friends have even left or partially cut themselves off from this community, for one reason or another.
But, mostly, I don't get excited to draw furry porn, vore, macro/micro things. It doesn't bring me the joy it once did. I've explored every avenue I'm comfortable with, made characters and projects I'm proud of, developed something of a following and gained many supporters. A startling number of people have even said they're my FANS. All of that has been great. When I started, there was a fire in my heart, a love, passion and enthusiasm for all this stuff. But, for a while now, I feel more that it's out of obligation or momentum than truly wanting to make more of these things.
The second big reason is, more and more I have had a greater passion and burning desire to tell real stories, make graphic novels and get them published. My fiancee and I want to publish kids' books together! And, if I'm to achieve my lifelong dream, I'm going to have to focus on that, truly knuckle down and give it my best shot. I'm already in talks with a publisher ready and waiting for my first graphic novel, and if it's a success, that'll only come with greater pressure to do more, and sooner next time.
So there you have it. This is not quite good-bye yet, I'll be posting a few more things over the remainder of the year, and I'll do one last, big commission drive. But after that, I'll be heading off. I won't be deleting this account, don't worry -- the lights will stay on even if I'm not home anymore.
Thank you so much to the folks who have been here, stuck around with me, supported, commented on, helped me out with and even financially supported my art here. I'll always have fond memories of this place, and the things we made together.
-Daniel.
NEW ACCOUNT -- NEW STORIES -- NEW BEGINNING
Posted 2 years agoSo first off, in case you're worried, no I am not abandoning this account. My Daniel Durg/Dudertron account is staying, I'm not going anywhere.
That said, I've been wanting to do something fresh and new for years now, and I've had stories bubbling under the surface for a heck of a long time. Mention has been made, and I even had a "pitch pilot" of sorts in the form of The Dragon's Foolish Quest, which was a four-part experiment in storytelling. It proved surprisingly more popular than I thought it'd be, and I'm putting my thoughts down properly now, and have scripted the first chapter, and a series bible, for the first of a series of stories, all set within the same world.
Several familiar faces will appear in K'Hol, including Atum the wingless dragon, Sharpe-Ethyrie, Bikthir and some cameos by my fursona, Daniel Durg!
These will be called The K'Hol Chronicles. The first saga of which is called Life of Alatum, a multi-chapter tale of Atum, The Wingless Outcast. His story, the mystery behind his existence and exile, his relationship with the ancient dragons and his journey through the continent of K'Hol will serve as the first of many stories set within this world. It will be something of a tour of these lands, their dangers, wonders, ancient civilisations, mysteries and terrors.
The reason for the new account is basically because I don't feel they quite fit on this one. Here is where I post all my fetish stuff, vore, AV, unbirth, etc. It feels kinda weird to include a real story, with narrative, characterisations, tragedies & triumps, etc, alongside a couple-page comic where a giant mouse stuffs her wolf boyfriend in her naughty bits, y'know? Now that's not to say there won't be NSFW stuff going on in the K'Hol stories. I do plan on having vore and sexual content there. It'll just be woven into a narrative rather than being just plain porn. You'll have time to get to know these characters, their histories and personalities... THEN you'll get a some of them getting gulped up by a giant hottie, haha.
Thus far I have posted a couple of teasers in the form of art collections, which provides minor hints towards the direction of the series. These can be found in my new account, Durg Stories! I'll link it below for you now:
durgstories
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/durgstories
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/durgstories
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/durgstories
I'm extremely excited to be finally working on this stuff, getting all my ideas down on the page and really making the stories I've always wanted to do. If you'd like to come on this journey with me, then please do follow me over at DurgStories.
There's lots of exciting stuff to come, and I hope to see you over there!
Sincerely
- Daniel.
That said, I've been wanting to do something fresh and new for years now, and I've had stories bubbling under the surface for a heck of a long time. Mention has been made, and I even had a "pitch pilot" of sorts in the form of The Dragon's Foolish Quest, which was a four-part experiment in storytelling. It proved surprisingly more popular than I thought it'd be, and I'm putting my thoughts down properly now, and have scripted the first chapter, and a series bible, for the first of a series of stories, all set within the same world.
Several familiar faces will appear in K'Hol, including Atum the wingless dragon, Sharpe-Ethyrie, Bikthir and some cameos by my fursona, Daniel Durg!
These will be called The K'Hol Chronicles. The first saga of which is called Life of Alatum, a multi-chapter tale of Atum, The Wingless Outcast. His story, the mystery behind his existence and exile, his relationship with the ancient dragons and his journey through the continent of K'Hol will serve as the first of many stories set within this world. It will be something of a tour of these lands, their dangers, wonders, ancient civilisations, mysteries and terrors.
The reason for the new account is basically because I don't feel they quite fit on this one. Here is where I post all my fetish stuff, vore, AV, unbirth, etc. It feels kinda weird to include a real story, with narrative, characterisations, tragedies & triumps, etc, alongside a couple-page comic where a giant mouse stuffs her wolf boyfriend in her naughty bits, y'know? Now that's not to say there won't be NSFW stuff going on in the K'Hol stories. I do plan on having vore and sexual content there. It'll just be woven into a narrative rather than being just plain porn. You'll have time to get to know these characters, their histories and personalities... THEN you'll get a some of them getting gulped up by a giant hottie, haha.
Thus far I have posted a couple of teasers in the form of art collections, which provides minor hints towards the direction of the series. These can be found in my new account, Durg Stories! I'll link it below for you now:
durgstorieshttps://www.furaffinity.net/user/durgstories
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/durgstories
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/durgstories
I'm extremely excited to be finally working on this stuff, getting all my ideas down on the page and really making the stories I've always wanted to do. If you'd like to come on this journey with me, then please do follow me over at DurgStories.
There's lots of exciting stuff to come, and I hope to see you over there!
Sincerely
- Daniel.
COMMISSIONS OPEN!! [also please help, I'm in trouble...]
Posted 2 years agoHey folks! In case you didn't see the post from yesterday, I have officially reopened 5 commission slots! You can take up those spaces using the link below:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53870071/
To be honest... I am very much struggling right now financially. In fact, it's getting to the point where I'm scared, basically all the time. My partner and I are under a lot of strain, and much of that has come from the sheer amount of unavoidable payments we've had to make, plus the rising cost of everything. We can barely afford to keep the little flat we're in. I don't like thinking about how bad it's gotten but it really is a lot more than we can possibly handle right now, and it's worrying.
If you folks like my art and would like to take up a comm slot, please do click the link above! I'd appreciate the support, and of course you'd get some cool art out of it.
Thanks, folks! ^//w//^;
- Daniel D.
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53870071/
To be honest... I am very much struggling right now financially. In fact, it's getting to the point where I'm scared, basically all the time. My partner and I are under a lot of strain, and much of that has come from the sheer amount of unavoidable payments we've had to make, plus the rising cost of everything. We can barely afford to keep the little flat we're in. I don't like thinking about how bad it's gotten but it really is a lot more than we can possibly handle right now, and it's worrying.
If you folks like my art and would like to take up a comm slot, please do click the link above! I'd appreciate the support, and of course you'd get some cool art out of it.
Thanks, folks! ^//w//^;
- Daniel D.
***IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ*** The Animation Conundrum
Posted 3 years agoI've wanted to animate for a very long time, but I have always had obstacles between myself, and progress. However, recently, practically every single issue I ever had with animating has been solved, except one:
Time.
I have a full time job outside of furry art, so what I post here and on Patreon is done in whatever spare time I have left. Also, right now I'm struggling to animate even really basic stuff because I'm rusty. It doesn't look that good yet either, and it's going to take a really long time to work my skills up to decent quality. And the way my Patreon/general art-flow is currently structured, I have no time to work on them.
In order to really get good, and post regular content here, I would have to restructure my entire Patreon, tier rewards and output around animation.
The part which worries me is, I'm not sure I can really do it. I am so rusty now thanks to lack of practice for nearly a decade, and even when I did animate during University, I wasn't that great at it. I just loved making them... and hated making them at the same time.
With that said, here's the proposal:
Alternate my workflow every two months.
Month A: business as usual. 2D still art, sketch tier, $5 early access, $10 reward tiers, commissions, etc. No change.
Month B: I work on animations. During these months, I'd post far fewer fewer still pieces, no commissions and fewer sketches. The various tiers would get access to different levels of input.
On these alternate months, instead of the usual workflow, I would upload animation scripts, WIPs, storyboards (if I make them) and polls on what to animate. The majority of updates and WIP's would be Patreon rewards.
During production, patrons could also discuss animation progress, improvements/criticisms.
The final animation would be posted to Patreon 14 days before their public debuts for $5+ patrons.
I posted a poll on Patreon where folks can vote on this, even on the lowest tier.
But, I also really wanted to hear opinions over here. What do you folks think? Should I work on animations every two months? Heck, maybe you've got an even better solution than I do?
Let me know in the comments below.
Time.
I have a full time job outside of furry art, so what I post here and on Patreon is done in whatever spare time I have left. Also, right now I'm struggling to animate even really basic stuff because I'm rusty. It doesn't look that good yet either, and it's going to take a really long time to work my skills up to decent quality. And the way my Patreon/general art-flow is currently structured, I have no time to work on them.
In order to really get good, and post regular content here, I would have to restructure my entire Patreon, tier rewards and output around animation.
The part which worries me is, I'm not sure I can really do it. I am so rusty now thanks to lack of practice for nearly a decade, and even when I did animate during University, I wasn't that great at it. I just loved making them... and hated making them at the same time.
With that said, here's the proposal:
Alternate my workflow every two months.
Month A: business as usual. 2D still art, sketch tier, $5 early access, $10 reward tiers, commissions, etc. No change.
Month B: I work on animations. During these months, I'd post far fewer fewer still pieces, no commissions and fewer sketches. The various tiers would get access to different levels of input.
On these alternate months, instead of the usual workflow, I would upload animation scripts, WIPs, storyboards (if I make them) and polls on what to animate. The majority of updates and WIP's would be Patreon rewards.
During production, patrons could also discuss animation progress, improvements/criticisms.
The final animation would be posted to Patreon 14 days before their public debuts for $5+ patrons.
I posted a poll on Patreon where folks can vote on this, even on the lowest tier.
But, I also really wanted to hear opinions over here. What do you folks think? Should I work on animations every two months? Heck, maybe you've got an even better solution than I do?
Let me know in the comments below.
To Bold and New Things!
Posted 4 years agoHeya folks,
It's been a looooong time since I last made a journal. But, I am very excited to write about this :D
I have FINALLY finished making and posting the prologue to a full comic story arc: The Dragon's Foolish Quest. This comic is something which has been rattling around my head for years now. The entire project is a combination of various things I have put out together over the years. I've not been talking about this much or hyping it up, because I wanted to wait until I was sure it's all going ahead. However, now that the prologue story is finished, the outline for the complete story is written up, and scripts for chapter 1 and some for chapter 2 are complete, I feel comfortable finally talking about it! :D
So what is all this?
The Dragon's Foolish Quest is half passion project, and half experiment; can I successfully produce a longer-running narrative, with melodrama, action, suspense, character development, extensive lore, worldbuilding etc, while also incorporating my strange vore and domination kinks along the way? Would it even work, or would the one overshadow, distract from, or outright preclude the other?
That's what we're going to figure out together!
There are themes and scenarios am both a big fan of, and things I enjoy portraying through art. During the writing of the prologue alone, many of my older long running characters such as Bikthir and Sharpe Ethyrie have suddenly gained a whole new context in terms of setting, which I'll also be exploring down the line. Within the prologue, there are a number of clichés, and the main figure therein is intentionally written to be arrogant, self-important, and overly dramatic. He has a self image of being larger than life, beyond all others. Take his narration with a grain of salt. Take nothing he says for granted. While much of what he says is true... let's just say even the continent of his birth is up to a great deal of interpretation depending on whose perspective we are viewing it from.
I'd really appreciate if as many folks as possible could take a look at the prologue. It's only four pages long, and it took a lot of work, time and energy to complete just these. Any comments, criticisms, general feedback would be really appreciated.
The more I hear from you folks, the more motivated I'll be to push forward with this project.
Below are links to all four pages of the prologue. If you haven't already, please give it a look and let me know what you think.
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/44320298/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/44349324/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/44411256/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/44590261/
Thank you so much for the support
-Daniel
It's been a looooong time since I last made a journal. But, I am very excited to write about this :D
I have FINALLY finished making and posting the prologue to a full comic story arc: The Dragon's Foolish Quest. This comic is something which has been rattling around my head for years now. The entire project is a combination of various things I have put out together over the years. I've not been talking about this much or hyping it up, because I wanted to wait until I was sure it's all going ahead. However, now that the prologue story is finished, the outline for the complete story is written up, and scripts for chapter 1 and some for chapter 2 are complete, I feel comfortable finally talking about it! :D
So what is all this?
The Dragon's Foolish Quest is half passion project, and half experiment; can I successfully produce a longer-running narrative, with melodrama, action, suspense, character development, extensive lore, worldbuilding etc, while also incorporating my strange vore and domination kinks along the way? Would it even work, or would the one overshadow, distract from, or outright preclude the other?
That's what we're going to figure out together!
There are themes and scenarios am both a big fan of, and things I enjoy portraying through art. During the writing of the prologue alone, many of my older long running characters such as Bikthir and Sharpe Ethyrie have suddenly gained a whole new context in terms of setting, which I'll also be exploring down the line. Within the prologue, there are a number of clichés, and the main figure therein is intentionally written to be arrogant, self-important, and overly dramatic. He has a self image of being larger than life, beyond all others. Take his narration with a grain of salt. Take nothing he says for granted. While much of what he says is true... let's just say even the continent of his birth is up to a great deal of interpretation depending on whose perspective we are viewing it from.
I'd really appreciate if as many folks as possible could take a look at the prologue. It's only four pages long, and it took a lot of work, time and energy to complete just these. Any comments, criticisms, general feedback would be really appreciated.
The more I hear from you folks, the more motivated I'll be to push forward with this project.
Below are links to all four pages of the prologue. If you haven't already, please give it a look and let me know what you think.
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/44320298/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/44349324/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/44411256/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/44590261/
Thank you so much for the support
-Daniel
Amazing Artist Needs YOOUUUUUU!!
Posted 5 years agoI just wanna say, I love this artist so much. He's become a good and very supportive friend of mine and we're kinda mutual fanboys of each other. Rarely do I see an artist with their absolute aptitude for drawing such amazing badonkadonks. I adore their use of perspective, foreshortening and generally fantastic expressions and body language.
I've been watching them for a while, and it's practically criminal that they have so few watchers!
Fair warn: their gallery is very NSFW
If you like what you see in their gallery than plz watch 'em
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/oedipism/
I've been watching them for a while, and it's practically criminal that they have so few watchers!
Fair warn: their gallery is very NSFW
If you like what you see in their gallery than plz watch 'em
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/oedipism/
I Love Obscure Characters!!
Posted 5 years agoSo, I'm running this poll on Patreon where folks over there get to choose which of some of my fave obscure character gets to turn giantess. It made me realise that, I LOVE obscure characters. So, I wanna express my love of some of these fictional folks who deserve some love & attention, ones you probably haven't heard of but neeeeeeeed to be featured more!!
- First up, Glyph from Transformers: Animated.
Absolute ball of adorable, I wanna just hug her so much X'3
https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Glyph_(Animated)
It saddens me that she was so roundly ignored by the show, but I suppose they didn't have much room for her. She was designed as a literal background character for crowd shots in Cybertron, but the Allspark Almanac (basically background info on the show with bios, world building, in-jokes, upcoming and cancelled toy/story concepts & extra stories) gave her personality & backstory.
She's an archaeologist, and I'd love to, one day, have her study Earth history and go to dig sites with a human partner who she gets... 'close' with <w< ... >w>
- Next, Elastigirl from DC Comics
No, not that one... there was an actual DC superhero called Elastigirl before The Incredibles, name of Rita Farr:
https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Rita_Farr_(New_Earth)
Yes, as that image shows, she's not only got Mr Fantastic powers, she's also canonically got size-altering powers and can become a giantess, which she frequently does. She's probably the most likeable character in the Doom Patrol, acting as Beast Boy's mother for much of his life.
Sadly, she's never appeared in a movie or even an animated TV show to my knowledge, but very recently she was featured in a sorta cameo role in Titans 2018, and is one of the main characters in The Doom Patrol. Unfortunately, they went the body horror route with her character, so instead of just stretching and growing giant, she melts into a puddle of terrifying goo. More's the pity we don't really get a hawt huge lady there :C
Finally, there's Doctor Aphra:
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Chelli_Lona_Aphra
She spends most of her time scrambling from place to place trying desperately not to get killed. She's kinda life's punching bag, and will do anything to survive. Not gonna lie, I love her a lot. She's cute, smart, resourceful, has basically no moral compass and is generally awesome. She really pisses off Darth Vader, who starts out using Aphra as a pawn in his scheme to usurp the Emperor, tries to kill her so she can't rat him out (which she totally would if it was any advantage to her).
But when she saves Palpatine's life, Vader is stuck in the position of not being able to kill her lest the Emperor find out and get the suspicion something's up, but also wanting her dead really badly and really, REALLY hates having this loose end still dangling.
This image sums their relationship up so well: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.....4,203,200_.jpg
These are just a few of the characters I love who don't get a whole lot of exposure. Vote's gonna end this Saturday, the art's gonna be on Patreon for 10 days and then it'll get posted here, so watch out for that ^u^
- First up, Glyph from Transformers: Animated.
Absolute ball of adorable, I wanna just hug her so much X'3
https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Glyph_(Animated)
It saddens me that she was so roundly ignored by the show, but I suppose they didn't have much room for her. She was designed as a literal background character for crowd shots in Cybertron, but the Allspark Almanac (basically background info on the show with bios, world building, in-jokes, upcoming and cancelled toy/story concepts & extra stories) gave her personality & backstory.
She's an archaeologist, and I'd love to, one day, have her study Earth history and go to dig sites with a human partner who she gets... 'close' with <w< ... >w>
- Next, Elastigirl from DC Comics
No, not that one... there was an actual DC superhero called Elastigirl before The Incredibles, name of Rita Farr:
https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Rita_Farr_(New_Earth)
Yes, as that image shows, she's not only got Mr Fantastic powers, she's also canonically got size-altering powers and can become a giantess, which she frequently does. She's probably the most likeable character in the Doom Patrol, acting as Beast Boy's mother for much of his life.
Sadly, she's never appeared in a movie or even an animated TV show to my knowledge, but very recently she was featured in a sorta cameo role in Titans 2018, and is one of the main characters in The Doom Patrol. Unfortunately, they went the body horror route with her character, so instead of just stretching and growing giant, she melts into a puddle of terrifying goo. More's the pity we don't really get a hawt huge lady there :C
Finally, there's Doctor Aphra:
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Chelli_Lona_Aphra
She spends most of her time scrambling from place to place trying desperately not to get killed. She's kinda life's punching bag, and will do anything to survive. Not gonna lie, I love her a lot. She's cute, smart, resourceful, has basically no moral compass and is generally awesome. She really pisses off Darth Vader, who starts out using Aphra as a pawn in his scheme to usurp the Emperor, tries to kill her so she can't rat him out (which she totally would if it was any advantage to her).
But when she saves Palpatine's life, Vader is stuck in the position of not being able to kill her lest the Emperor find out and get the suspicion something's up, but also wanting her dead really badly and really, REALLY hates having this loose end still dangling.
This image sums their relationship up so well: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.....4,203,200_.jpg
These are just a few of the characters I love who don't get a whole lot of exposure. Vote's gonna end this Saturday, the art's gonna be on Patreon for 10 days and then it'll get posted here, so watch out for that ^u^
Yo, Has I Been NICKED?!?!
Posted 5 years agoHaha, funny weird clickbait aside, it is a genuine question. I see posts all the time where an artist has come across yet another case of someone stealing their artwork and passing it off as their own -- or in worse cases, SELLING them as adopts! Yeah, so what that the artist worked hard to study, practice and draw over and over and over again? I wanna draw mega-huge-gal 10,000 and make dem MONEEZZZZZ!!!
(even if it's through stealing other people's hard work and it took no effort on the part of the thief...)
Look, I hold no illusions that I'm a particularly popular artist. I've got fewer than a thousand watchers after almost a decade on this site, and I'm cool with that. But, I know it's easy enough for folks to stumble across art they like the look of, copy & paste it into photoshop or whatever, and trace and trace to their heart's content. And it's wrong.
If you are an art-thief or tracer, then I request one thing: Just ASK for HELP. I'd be absolutely delighted if someone found my work and thought it was good enough that I could advise and help others with their own struggling work. But don't steal it and think nobody will notice. And definitely don't be scummy and sell things that you didn't earn.
Aside from that, I'd just like to know if anyone notices art theft of my work. Don't confront them, don't bully or harass them. Tell me, and I'll see if it warrants action.
Thanks folks, I'll appreciate it ^^
New Artist, Deserves Your Attention!
Posted 5 years agoHey guys, I wanted to post this up here, and let you all know that there's an artist who's only just cropped up here on FA, and they can be found here:
azserfy
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/az.....shout-49175370
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/az.....shout-49175370
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/az.....shout-49175370
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/az.....shout-49175370
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/az.....shout-49175370
They make giantess content, some funny things, including vore, size-difference sex scenes, and a healthy dose of paw love.
Along with kinkiness, there's some adorable cutenes, funny gags and such. Lovely, very simple, but really lovely work!
They deserve some more attention, so what're you waiting for? Go take a look!!!
azserfyA momentary fright [AND A WARNING]
Posted 5 years agoUghh... I got three emails in a row today. Supposedly, they were from Paypal saying I have violated the terms of service of paypal, that I'm being locked out of certain functions, I need to fix my account and offered a link... only it's a good thing I don't trust emails which claim they're from important sites. I logged onto Paypal independently, ignoring the links it gave, and, sure enough, it was lying. Some scam put up by a scumbucket trying to leech off whoever would fall for it.
Didn't half frighten me though... considering, well, with the furry porn I make and get paid for via Paypal, I technically am breaking the terms and conditions of their site, and I thought they finally caught me >w>
I guess you could call this a PSA: Check your emails closely. Make sure it really comes from where it claims. Never click on links when you're not 110% sure. Look at the tiny print and check to see if the email matches. One letter or digit off from a safe email, and you know it's a fake.
Never let folks panic you into buying into their scams. Take a moment when getting worrying messages, or messages in general which ask you to follow a link.
I guess that's it, really -- stay safe. Don't panic. Stay smart.Reposting YCH because I'm a dumb-dumb
Posted 5 years agoSo I mentioned here: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9471454/ that I messed up and accidentally deleted my YCH bid post when trying to delete the reminder post. It still had quite a lot of time left before bidding ended, and now I don't know who bid on what for the most part... so after some discussion, I've decided to start from scratch and just post it again.
My apologies to anyone who bid who now has to do it again, but I think this is the only way to go forward with it. Just... idunno, consider this to be a notch on my learning curve, I guess ^,^;
Take two!!
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/36016339/ I'm an idiot [IMPORTANT UPDATE]
Posted 5 years ago-sigh-
So, I has this YCH running which was about to close. I was trying to delete the reminder post... Instead I accidentally deleted the bidding post, way early too. So... That kinda is lost now, along with the comments & bids. Deleting a post is irreversible, so I'm gonna have to figure out how best to proceed.
Anyone who put a bid in, let me know down in the comments how you think this should go? Thank you, and I'm sorry for messing this up >,>
So, I has this YCH running which was about to close. I was trying to delete the reminder post... Instead I accidentally deleted the bidding post, way early too. So... That kinda is lost now, along with the comments & bids. Deleting a post is irreversible, so I'm gonna have to figure out how best to proceed.
Anyone who put a bid in, let me know down in the comments how you think this should go? Thank you, and I'm sorry for messing this up >,>
One of those "Can't Draw" days
Posted 5 years agoYou know the one.
The one where your brain is just like "meh, I don't feel like working properly today." And thus it does not. Ever. No matter what you try. Exercise, tea, healthy eating, taking a break, knuckling down, whatever way you usually have to get the ol' creative juices flowing, they ain't budging an inch.
Even if you don't draw specifically, ya know what I mean >,>
Was gonna put up something connected with Easter (which I started on waaayyyy late in the game, as is my standard practice), but my hands are just gonna be annoying and uncooperative. So looks like thos Easter is gonna be missed owo;
The one where your brain is just like "meh, I don't feel like working properly today." And thus it does not. Ever. No matter what you try. Exercise, tea, healthy eating, taking a break, knuckling down, whatever way you usually have to get the ol' creative juices flowing, they ain't budging an inch.
Even if you don't draw specifically, ya know what I mean >,>
Was gonna put up something connected with Easter (which I started on waaayyyy late in the game, as is my standard practice), but my hands are just gonna be annoying and uncooperative. So looks like thos Easter is gonna be missed owo;
halp, I'm stuck...
Posted 5 years agoSo, I got this Noodle-Derg fursona:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/13692270/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/13739824/
I don't want to get deep into why this character existed in the first place. It's a long story and kinda personal, but sufficed to say it was a thing between a friend of mine and I, and it symbolised how protective, kind and supportive of her that I was. When we did this, she affectionately called me "fuzzbutt." Eventually, this image became a small, but precious part of my self-identity, like a second-self. Not sure when, but it slowly went like that. Then it grew with time.
After a while, I started doing silly doodles of the character. Flying around, dancing, all sorts. It became something totally of its own, still "me" but it wasn't just that private thing my friend almost entirely. I shared some of the old art I did with the folks here at FA, and thus it officially became my fursona. And so it remains, not that most people here honestly realise that. I don't know who remembers, but when I took a long hiatus from FA (nearly a year) and finally came back, I brought the old 'sona out again... only as a joke, I thought it'd be funny if "I" was stuck up a butt, and I couldn't draw stuff until this wolf-girl set me free >W>
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/31102192/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/31117942/
It was fun to draw (though dated now... >.>;;) and fun & jokes were had. Heck, I did a new pic recently, a sketchy piece which was to be my first art on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/DanielSharpe5/s.....414146/photo/1
That's "me," the picture symbolising my exploration of a new landscape, that of Twitter, the little bird leading me into the depths of its wilderness.
Thing is though, I'm stuck on what to do with him... me... my sona. It's so very personal, part of my "identity." I'd love to craft things with "me" as this noodle-derg. It's still how I kinda see myself whenever I'm on this site, when I post as Dudertron/Daniel Sharpe on Twitter, GiantessBooru, when I talk to all of you. I don't do RP'ing, it makes me feel awkward. It doesn't help that I'm not good at improv, never have been, which is a large part of what RP'ing is. I don't really want to craft "stories" for the character, because it wouldn't really feel like it was happening to "me." I stopped using the derg for Patreon teasers because "he" got a reputation for being just the Patreon Noodle-derg, rather than just being a way for me to talk directly to you about stuff I was excited about.
I want to draw art for the fuzzbutt "me" but I don't know what art, what scenario, or even if it's something you folks would be interested in.
So I wanted to ask you folks -- what do you "do" with your fursonas?
What can you suggest that I do with this noodle-me?
How do you recommend I explore this self-image?
Thank you for taking the time to read this and help me out in this ^w^;;Are you OK? (Talk about it)
Posted 5 years agoHey guys.
This is a hard time. <--(Obvious understatement of the century right there)
Some of us have lost loved ones recently, many of us are scared. Nearly all of us are cooped up, and many of those are likely getting stir-crazy.
So I wanna check on you guys. I want to ask you if you're OK.
If you want to rant, discuss, unload, laugh, share, cry or all of the above, then consider this a safe place to do so.
If you don't want to share too openly in the comments, then you can note me instead if you want to.
sometimes, talking really does make people feel better, if only for a few minutes. So feel free C:YCH bid!!
Posted 5 years agoSo yeah, crossing another milestone. My very first YCH. I don't know why but I'm honestly nervous... like, should I be?
idunno, I worry I charge too much or too little or people aren't gonna be happy or that it'll all come out wrong... but that's silly. Man, how'd this get sour all of a sudden? This is happy day! VERY happy day!!! Here's a link to the YCH in case ya missed it:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/35833038/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/35833038/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/35833038/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/35833038/
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idunno, I worry I charge too much or too little or people aren't gonna be happy or that it'll all come out wrong... but that's silly. Man, how'd this get sour all of a sudden? This is happy day! VERY happy day!!! Here's a link to the YCH in case ya missed it:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/35833038/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/35833038/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/35833038/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/35833038/
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I'm a Dope! (Also, Twitter!)
Posted 5 years agoHeeeyyyyyy so first off, apparently hitting SHIFT + ENTER makes the journal post itself immediately. I did not know that. Ahh well, moving on...
SOOOOOO about a year ago, I set up a twitter, and promptly did absolutely nothing with it until now. Well, now that changes! I'm gonna be posting regularly there along with my other outlets. If FA goes down again like the DDOS attack a couple months ago, then you can find the latest arts on there! Plus, more regular updates, general musings and random ramblings from Mr Fuzzbutt here :3
If any of that interests you, here's my handle:
https://twitter.com/DanielSharpe5
Hope to see you there!
SOOOOOO about a year ago, I set up a twitter, and promptly did absolutely nothing with it until now. Well, now that changes! I'm gonna be posting regularly there along with my other outlets. If FA goes down again like the DDOS attack a couple months ago, then you can find the latest arts on there! Plus, more regular updates, general musings and random ramblings from Mr Fuzzbutt here :3
If any of that interests you, here's my handle:
https://twitter.com/DanielSharpe5
Hope to see you there!
Doing Discord!
Posted 5 years agoHeeeyyyyyy so, I have not had Discord, like.. ever. Well, sorta, I have a personal one which I barely use, and I only had that one because nobody uses Skype anymore.
And honestly I've just set this new one up and have no idea what to do with it.
...
....so like, what do people actually use Discord for in the context of an artist and also, like... how? I know there's a thing called a server that people have said is... a... thing? What do they do exactly?
Assume I'm, like, a dumb puppy who don't know nothin' and keeps staring at you as though you're holding a cookie above me and I don't know why I can't have a cookie too ^w^;
Any help would be appreciated -- thank you!
And honestly I've just set this new one up and have no idea what to do with it.
...
....so like, what do people actually use Discord for in the context of an artist and also, like... how? I know there's a thing called a server that people have said is... a... thing? What do they do exactly?
Assume I'm, like, a dumb puppy who don't know nothin' and keeps staring at you as though you're holding a cookie above me and I don't know why I can't have a cookie too ^w^;
Any help would be appreciated -- thank you!
Why dem PSDs?
Posted 5 years agoJust curious, I've seen a lot of folks on their Patreon offer up some PSDs as extra content, usually for higher contributors. I'm just curious why? It's not something I've implemented before, though I have popped a poll up asking why if people would like it on my Patreon.
I tend to post a lot of stuff on there, from very basic sketches to inks to greys and finally the finished colour version.
Just curious what's the appeal of having the PSD file on top of that?
I tend to post a lot of stuff on there, from very basic sketches to inks to greys and finally the finished colour version.
Just curious what's the appeal of having the PSD file on top of that?
Creator's Conundrum -- Proud of Dat Ass
Posted 5 years agoAhh, now here's a classic feeling: "I'm sure this is gonna be the one people flock to, I'm super-proud of this!!"
-nobody cares about it-
-3 Days Later...-
"Meh, better post this, I guess it's ok -- WHAAAA It's getting more views & faves whyyyy??"
So I posted this 3 days ago:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/35628313/
I spent a really long time on it. I thought dat booty was gonna be popular & might even attract watchers. I thought it was gonna get all the views & comments.
No dice.
Then a few days later I posted another pic. It got close to double the views, and more faves than the one I was proud of, despite how I felt it was just a mediocre, standard butt pic.
I know this sounds more negative than it is, mostly I just find it kinda funny how things go. I see a lot of artists out there who are like that. Harlan Ellison, for example, spent weeks, months possibly years on some of his stories he thought were gonna be massive, projects he was so proud of. And what actually got popular, got the big mainstream attention most folks know him for? A little short-story he wrote in one night in a hotel room. That story was I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream. Yeah, he thought that was just a throw-away gag of a story which had been itching in his brain for a while, yet it's his most iconic and easily identifiable work.
Just thought I'd note how funny things work out sometimes ^^
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...but seriously tho I'd love it if you could check out that Strongarm booty pic and maybe even comment 'cause I really like it when you kind folks do that ok bye now....
<w<
>w>
-nobody cares about it-
-3 Days Later...-
"Meh, better post this, I guess it's ok -- WHAAAA It's getting more views & faves whyyyy??"
So I posted this 3 days ago:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/35628313/
I spent a really long time on it. I thought dat booty was gonna be popular & might even attract watchers. I thought it was gonna get all the views & comments.
No dice.
Then a few days later I posted another pic. It got close to double the views, and more faves than the one I was proud of, despite how I felt it was just a mediocre, standard butt pic.
I know this sounds more negative than it is, mostly I just find it kinda funny how things go. I see a lot of artists out there who are like that. Harlan Ellison, for example, spent weeks, months possibly years on some of his stories he thought were gonna be massive, projects he was so proud of. And what actually got popular, got the big mainstream attention most folks know him for? A little short-story he wrote in one night in a hotel room. That story was I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream. Yeah, he thought that was just a throw-away gag of a story which had been itching in his brain for a while, yet it's his most iconic and easily identifiable work.
Just thought I'd note how funny things work out sometimes ^^
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...but seriously tho I'd love it if you could check out that Strongarm booty pic and maybe even comment 'cause I really like it when you kind folks do that ok bye now....
<w<
>w>
Something's come up...
Posted 5 years agoHi guys,
I hope I don't bring down the mood here, but things are not great right now. Chief among them being, my grandmother (we call her nanny) is basically falling apart right now. I went to help her today because she accidentally set a fire which has damaged her kitchen and hallway. She's in the hospital, luckily not for burns but for something which is causing her health to fail.
For a long while, I'm gonna be mostly off this site since I've not only got a full-time job, but also I'll be spending more time with my gramps, helping him around the house and just generally keeping him company while we can.
Sorry that this is gonna take me away from here even more than usual, but I expect you all can understand that I will need to prioritise family at the moment.
Thank you.
I hope I don't bring down the mood here, but things are not great right now. Chief among them being, my grandmother (we call her nanny) is basically falling apart right now. I went to help her today because she accidentally set a fire which has damaged her kitchen and hallway. She's in the hospital, luckily not for burns but for something which is causing her health to fail.
For a long while, I'm gonna be mostly off this site since I've not only got a full-time job, but also I'll be spending more time with my gramps, helping him around the house and just generally keeping him company while we can.
Sorry that this is gonna take me away from here even more than usual, but I expect you all can understand that I will need to prioritise family at the moment.
Thank you.
Moving house!
Posted 5 years agoI'm finally striking out on my own, and getting my own place. Financially, I'm more stable than I've ever been, but still struggling with that. Still, it feels good to be on my way to full independence at last, and away from... toxic factors I haven't discussed before, here or anywhere really.
With luck it'll go well and I'll find a decent place. Feels good to get out of the old house and into a place I can call my own ^u^
With luck it'll go well and I'll find a decent place. Feels good to get out of the old house and into a place I can call my own ^u^
Troubles...
Posted 5 years agoOK, so pretty much everyone is having issues with FA over the last couple days, so figured I ought to mention;
Obviously, I have eventually managed to get back on, but the problems still persist. I still came across error 522 when trying to get to my own gallery, so clearly some bugs are about.
But, I'm planning on uploading a bunch of stuff soon. Only, I'm gonna have to wait for the site to be back in order, actually up and not unstable as it is now. I don't want to add to the problems by uploading tonnes of things.
Honestly, I recommend as few of you guys as possible upload over the next few days! I know it's exciting when the site finally comes back and often it's almost irresistible to post that stuff you've been wanting to put up, but after a DDoS attack this severe where the site's been mostly off for two days, the last thing FA needs is more people flooding the site with uploads. So keeping it to a minimum for a day or two seems logical to me.
Anyhoo, nice to see the site back in any case, hope I can get on again tomorrow.
Obviously, I have eventually managed to get back on, but the problems still persist. I still came across error 522 when trying to get to my own gallery, so clearly some bugs are about.
But, I'm planning on uploading a bunch of stuff soon. Only, I'm gonna have to wait for the site to be back in order, actually up and not unstable as it is now. I don't want to add to the problems by uploading tonnes of things.
Honestly, I recommend as few of you guys as possible upload over the next few days! I know it's exciting when the site finally comes back and often it's almost irresistible to post that stuff you've been wanting to put up, but after a DDoS attack this severe where the site's been mostly off for two days, the last thing FA needs is more people flooding the site with uploads. So keeping it to a minimum for a day or two seems logical to me.
Anyhoo, nice to see the site back in any case, hope I can get on again tomorrow.
3 COMMISSION SLOTS!!
Posted 5 years agoOK, so I'm making a brave step here; I'm gonna start opening the floor to commissions through Paypal. Only a very limited number at first, I don't want to be overloaded too quick or make promises I can't keep. I've been worried for a long while about doing it, but friends of mine have encouraged me to come out and do this thing.
Here's how I'll go about it:
1: You give me a description of what you'd like, it can be vague or specific as you want. If it's a specific character, give me a visual reference so I can base the image on that.
2: I'll invoice you, and get to work on an initial sketch. Give me critiques and changes you'd like made, and once you have a sketch you approve of, I'll move on to inking etc.
3: I'll upload the file to Dropbox and link it to you. You can upload it anywhere you like, as long as I get a credit and a link to this gallery.
Folks supporting me on Patreon for $10+ will get to see it a month before it is uploaded onto my FA gallery.
Prices:
$15: Sketch Commish
For this I will create a sketch featuring 1-2 characters of your choice in any scenario*!
$30: Clean inked/grey commish
Again, scenario of your choice*, but clean and with simple shading C:
$40: Simple colour commish
Full colour commission per month featuring 1-2 characters, and a simple background!
$50: Full-blown illutration
For this I'll do detailed art, feature 1-3 characters and a more involved backdrop. Want kinky giants destroying a city in greater detail? You got it!
*Things I WON'T do:
- Gore
- Incest
- Underage
- Scat
- Necrophilia
Most other things are pretty much fair game C:
If you're interested, I'd be super-happy. Note me if you'd like to support me, while also getting some art for yourself C:
Here's how I'll go about it:
1: You give me a description of what you'd like, it can be vague or specific as you want. If it's a specific character, give me a visual reference so I can base the image on that.
2: I'll invoice you, and get to work on an initial sketch. Give me critiques and changes you'd like made, and once you have a sketch you approve of, I'll move on to inking etc.
3: I'll upload the file to Dropbox and link it to you. You can upload it anywhere you like, as long as I get a credit and a link to this gallery.
Folks supporting me on Patreon for $10+ will get to see it a month before it is uploaded onto my FA gallery.
Prices:
$15: Sketch Commish
For this I will create a sketch featuring 1-2 characters of your choice in any scenario*!
$30: Clean inked/grey commish
Again, scenario of your choice*, but clean and with simple shading C:
$40: Simple colour commish
Full colour commission per month featuring 1-2 characters, and a simple background!
$50: Full-blown illutration
For this I'll do detailed art, feature 1-3 characters and a more involved backdrop. Want kinky giants destroying a city in greater detail? You got it!
*Things I WON'T do:
- Gore
- Incest
- Underage
- Scat
- Necrophilia
Most other things are pretty much fair game C:
If you're interested, I'd be super-happy. Note me if you'd like to support me, while also getting some art for yourself C:
Welcome back!!
Posted 5 years agoJeez, that's the longest I've seen FA go down! These goddamn stupid troll attacks are just obnoxious, what's with these folks?? Do they just not have lives at all or what?
Aaaaanyhoo, I'll be uploading some stuff soon, be on the lookout for that! :D
Aaaaanyhoo, I'll be uploading some stuff soon, be on the lookout for that! :D
