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Finally Christmas Break!
Posted 4 years agoThis year has been crazy! But we had a lovely last day with our students. We did hot chocolate because one of our students had never had it and we were like "We must fix this" LOL.
As we move into the holidays I find myself reflecting on why I celebrate, as I do every year. I am not a Christian. I have spiritual beliefs of my own so I am not really an atheist either but my beliefs are not even remotely associated with that group of...I will not say what I really want to because many Christians are lovely and I have nothing against them on principle. But I thing it is important to make a note, almost nothing you do to celebrate Christmas is Christian! Christmas tree, yule log, tensile, wreaths, holly, mistletoe, the orbs you decorate your tree with, they are all from other, pre-christian origins of people that marked or celebrated the winter solstice. I could go into a looot more detail. As someone that has been very hurt and seen first hand the damage that Christian extremism and fundimentalism causes, I have made it a hobby of mind to research ways to disrupt and learn the truth behind what they peddle to people. But I won't bore you guys.
The point I want to make is one I make every year. Christmas and the winter holidays are not about Jesus. Jesus is one thing they COULD be about if you are of that religeon and that's ok. But what Christmas really is is a celebration of life and making it through the winter to a new year. It is a celebration of us. Of humanity. Of the ones of us that made it and are still here. It is a time to tell those people...I'm so glad you are here....
And
Merry Christmas.
As we move into the holidays I find myself reflecting on why I celebrate, as I do every year. I am not a Christian. I have spiritual beliefs of my own so I am not really an atheist either but my beliefs are not even remotely associated with that group of...I will not say what I really want to because many Christians are lovely and I have nothing against them on principle. But I thing it is important to make a note, almost nothing you do to celebrate Christmas is Christian! Christmas tree, yule log, tensile, wreaths, holly, mistletoe, the orbs you decorate your tree with, they are all from other, pre-christian origins of people that marked or celebrated the winter solstice. I could go into a looot more detail. As someone that has been very hurt and seen first hand the damage that Christian extremism and fundimentalism causes, I have made it a hobby of mind to research ways to disrupt and learn the truth behind what they peddle to people. But I won't bore you guys.
The point I want to make is one I make every year. Christmas and the winter holidays are not about Jesus. Jesus is one thing they COULD be about if you are of that religeon and that's ok. But what Christmas really is is a celebration of life and making it through the winter to a new year. It is a celebration of us. Of humanity. Of the ones of us that made it and are still here. It is a time to tell those people...I'm so glad you are here....
And
Merry Christmas.
Documenting and asking for your help.
Posted 4 years agoHey guys, I was just targeted by a guy on twitter with a litteral manifesto about wanting to take out furry VNs and their creators and hating us. LOL I know right? Like, noting says I'm getting attention quite like...LOL
I'm nobody, so this blows my mind. Like, why the fuck come after me, I'm not even one of the super famous or popular creators. Anyway, guy goes by kddkdfkskskfdk1 It's likely a sock puppet or throw away, I know, but I am hoping that if enough people report him that Twitter will follow up and ferret out his other accounts or IP ban him. So if you are on Twitter, can you please to be a favor and report him? I would really appreciate it.
Thanks guys and cheers. An update on chapter one will be out very soon.
I'm nobody, so this blows my mind. Like, why the fuck come after me, I'm not even one of the super famous or popular creators. Anyway, guy goes by kddkdfkskskfdk1 It's likely a sock puppet or throw away, I know, but I am hoping that if enough people report him that Twitter will follow up and ferret out his other accounts or IP ban him. So if you are on Twitter, can you please to be a favor and report him? I would really appreciate it.
Thanks guys and cheers. An update on chapter one will be out very soon.
Can't stop the Signal
Posted 4 years agoHey guys, writing this as an update and sort of FAQ for Signal Ghost. I'm super excited and things are coming along great. I'm out of school now and in spite of some rather big stressors I've recently dealt with, things are pretty good. I'm about half way through the first chapter of Signal Ghost.
For those of you that don't know, Signal Ghost has been a project I've had kicking around in my head for ever. I tried to do it as a comic, multiple times in fact, but I just couldn't tell the story at the pace I wanted too and was constantly finding I had to limit my story for time. I realized that visual novels were a thing and actually matched what I wanted to do way better, and so far, I'm having a blast.
Signal Ghost will be a cyberpunk/supernatural horror/fantasy/romance. That's a lot to swallow but I have strong elements of all of that. It will be LGBT themed and it will be adult in nature. My aim with the story is to break boundaries a bit. I want to create a story where the protegonist characters can be gay and non-binary and yet are the heroes and are not negative or tired stereotypes. I feel we have not ever really gotten very much media that gives us likable characters that serve as good models of how LGBTQ can be normal and healthy. I also have a set of characters that I love and want to do something with.
So, I am about 2/3s through creating chapter one. My work takes a bit longer than standard VNs often do because I am not satisfied with the "character sprite on background talking for 30 minutes to fill space" model of VNs. I feel VNs give use the ability to do so much more, so my aim is to make my VN feel very cinematic with different shots, camera angles, and views of the scenes and characters that carry us through a rich and location heavy narrative.
What can you expect: When I finish chapter one, I will post it on Patreon. Shortly before this, I will advertise my Patreon again. I made my Patreon a bit pre-maturely so I haven't really been pushing it or updating right now because I just don't feel it's fair to be taking money without a product to offer. It's still there and if any of you want to support sooner, note me and I'll gladly link you, and a deep and heartfelt thanks if you do, but if you want to wait, I'll drop it when I am closer to posting.
"So it's gonna be Patreon exclusive?" Only for now. The first chapter will be Patreon Exclusive until chapter 2 is done. When Chapter 2 is done, chapter 1 will be released on itch.io and I may try to release it on Steam as well if it's possible. Chapter 2 will remain exclusive until chapter 3 is out, then it will be released too. So as a patreon, you get it for the monthly fee, and any patreon exclusive things I make. If you want the public build, then it's a one time payment for each chapter at your discretion. My prices will be very low because money is not my goal. I want this story to be accessable and I want as many people as I can get to see it and hopefully get something special from it. I'm a story teller, guys. This is what I live for.
"Where can I find you?" I am currently here and on twitter DuskyArts . I have pages on DA and FA and FN but they have not been updated. Sometime this summer I plan on getting all those back up and running so as to reach more people. If you like my work and you want to support it, help me promote it! Tell someone about it, retweet it on twitter, fave it here, and if you want to share it with friends or others, that would be deeply appreciated. I love hearing from you too, so if you feel like commenting, please don't be shy XD
This is such an exciting journey, I hope you all will join me on it!
For those of you that don't know, Signal Ghost has been a project I've had kicking around in my head for ever. I tried to do it as a comic, multiple times in fact, but I just couldn't tell the story at the pace I wanted too and was constantly finding I had to limit my story for time. I realized that visual novels were a thing and actually matched what I wanted to do way better, and so far, I'm having a blast.
Signal Ghost will be a cyberpunk/supernatural horror/fantasy/romance. That's a lot to swallow but I have strong elements of all of that. It will be LGBT themed and it will be adult in nature. My aim with the story is to break boundaries a bit. I want to create a story where the protegonist characters can be gay and non-binary and yet are the heroes and are not negative or tired stereotypes. I feel we have not ever really gotten very much media that gives us likable characters that serve as good models of how LGBTQ can be normal and healthy. I also have a set of characters that I love and want to do something with.
So, I am about 2/3s through creating chapter one. My work takes a bit longer than standard VNs often do because I am not satisfied with the "character sprite on background talking for 30 minutes to fill space" model of VNs. I feel VNs give use the ability to do so much more, so my aim is to make my VN feel very cinematic with different shots, camera angles, and views of the scenes and characters that carry us through a rich and location heavy narrative.
What can you expect: When I finish chapter one, I will post it on Patreon. Shortly before this, I will advertise my Patreon again. I made my Patreon a bit pre-maturely so I haven't really been pushing it or updating right now because I just don't feel it's fair to be taking money without a product to offer. It's still there and if any of you want to support sooner, note me and I'll gladly link you, and a deep and heartfelt thanks if you do, but if you want to wait, I'll drop it when I am closer to posting.
"So it's gonna be Patreon exclusive?" Only for now. The first chapter will be Patreon Exclusive until chapter 2 is done. When Chapter 2 is done, chapter 1 will be released on itch.io and I may try to release it on Steam as well if it's possible. Chapter 2 will remain exclusive until chapter 3 is out, then it will be released too. So as a patreon, you get it for the monthly fee, and any patreon exclusive things I make. If you want the public build, then it's a one time payment for each chapter at your discretion. My prices will be very low because money is not my goal. I want this story to be accessable and I want as many people as I can get to see it and hopefully get something special from it. I'm a story teller, guys. This is what I live for.
"Where can I find you?" I am currently here and on twitter DuskyArts . I have pages on DA and FA and FN but they have not been updated. Sometime this summer I plan on getting all those back up and running so as to reach more people. If you like my work and you want to support it, help me promote it! Tell someone about it, retweet it on twitter, fave it here, and if you want to share it with friends or others, that would be deeply appreciated. I love hearing from you too, so if you feel like commenting, please don't be shy XD
This is such an exciting journey, I hope you all will join me on it!
New NSFW content up!
Posted 4 years agoHey guys, got another fun sequence up. This one is veeeery NSFW so you have been warned.
1: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41182839/
2: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41182894/
3: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41182951/
Enjoy!
1: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41182839/
2: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41182894/
3: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41182951/
Enjoy!
Incase you guys missed these
Posted 4 years agoHey guys, go check these out! They are a piece of story that will ultimatrely go in the VN!
page 1 : https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41101467/
page 2: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41101560
Page 3: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41101589
Page 4: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41101666/
page 1 : https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41101467/
page 2: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41101560
Page 3: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41101589
Page 4: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41101666/
Old Scars four panel storylet!
Posted 4 years agohey guys, I have a sequence from my upcoming VN made into a four page storylet for you guys! Get a teaser of some of my character lore and an idea of the kind of art you can expect! go check it out!
page 1 : https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41101467/
page 2: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41101560
Page 3: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41101589
Page 4: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41101666/
page 1 : https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41101467/
page 2: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41101560
Page 3: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41101589
Page 4: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41101666/
Invisibility
Posted 4 years agoSo I'm starting to notice that I'm not not getting any attention on this site any more. It's sort of becoming a chore to even post. I wonder why? I see so many artists do well here, even ones that are like me and doing characters and aren't filling their galleries with commissions and NSFW. I normally try not to worry about this; popularity never mattered to me, but reaching people, having my work do something for them, that matters. I try not to think on it and I do my work for me and keep saying "They'll come, keep going," But I am starting to get discouraged.
It may be shameless, but I'm going to start plugging my recent work in journals and blogging about my process to see if that helps some. If you are a watcher or a fan or someone that faves or comments on my work, you mean so much to me, thank you. I try to get to everything, I don't always and I am super busy in my real life. This isn't intended to guilt trip or whine about "poor me" I am just genuinely wanting to find a way to get more eyes on my work, especially since I am creating a much bigger project. It seems like since I started the number of people that look at my stuff here has gone down and not up. If I can't turn it around then I may just use this site for archival purposes and mainly live on twitter where I get a little more interaction. It's something I'm not going to do soon, but the thought is definitely in the back of my mind.
If you have any suggestions or thoughts, please feel free to share.
Also, here's my recent work: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/40980684/ Go check it out if you haven't and feel free to leave your thoughts if you are so inclined.
It may be shameless, but I'm going to start plugging my recent work in journals and blogging about my process to see if that helps some. If you are a watcher or a fan or someone that faves or comments on my work, you mean so much to me, thank you. I try to get to everything, I don't always and I am super busy in my real life. This isn't intended to guilt trip or whine about "poor me" I am just genuinely wanting to find a way to get more eyes on my work, especially since I am creating a much bigger project. It seems like since I started the number of people that look at my stuff here has gone down and not up. If I can't turn it around then I may just use this site for archival purposes and mainly live on twitter where I get a little more interaction. It's something I'm not going to do soon, but the thought is definitely in the back of my mind.
If you have any suggestions or thoughts, please feel free to share.
Also, here's my recent work: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/40980684/ Go check it out if you haven't and feel free to leave your thoughts if you are so inclined.
Signal Ghost Demo is out! WOOT
Posted 4 years agoI'm posting this to announce that the test demo 1 for Signal Ghost is up on itch.io!! Holy shit guys! I kind of can't believe I'm here already! Here's the link to download and play it!
https://duskyartz.itch.io/signal-ghost-test-demo-1
https://duskyartz.itch.io/signal-ghost-test-demo-1
I haz a Patreon!
Posted 4 years agohttps://www.patreon.com/DuskyArtz
So I finally have a patreon account. This account will often be updated before other places. I plan on posting occasional exclusive content there as well. This page will be related to my visual novel work and characters. The goal for me isn't about the money, but rather building a connection point for fans and people interested in my work and Signal Ghost as a world and story.
No pressure. If you can't or don't want to support, no worries. I'm still here and on Twitter and will still be posting content here. If you would like stuff earlier, a little extra this and that, are interested in seeing more of my process, or would like potential patron exclusive offers, then your support is welcomed and greatly appreciated.
As a bonus, I am looking into offering merch based on Signal Ghost and Dusk as a character as Patreon has a service for creating it. I'm still new and figuring our what I want to do, but as I learn, I will offer things XD
Whether you become a patron or not, thank you guys for your support of my work and myself as a content creator. =^.^=
So I finally have a patreon account. This account will often be updated before other places. I plan on posting occasional exclusive content there as well. This page will be related to my visual novel work and characters. The goal for me isn't about the money, but rather building a connection point for fans and people interested in my work and Signal Ghost as a world and story.
No pressure. If you can't or don't want to support, no worries. I'm still here and on Twitter and will still be posting content here. If you would like stuff earlier, a little extra this and that, are interested in seeing more of my process, or would like potential patron exclusive offers, then your support is welcomed and greatly appreciated.
As a bonus, I am looking into offering merch based on Signal Ghost and Dusk as a character as Patreon has a service for creating it. I'm still new and figuring our what I want to do, but as I learn, I will offer things XD
Whether you become a patron or not, thank you guys for your support of my work and myself as a content creator. =^.^=
Level 37 achieved
Posted 5 years agoI have achieved level 37! They stopped giving me experience points by now and are just quietly hoping I leave the server because I am outclassing all the newbies XDDD
Happy Holidays all.
Posted 5 years agoHey guys, I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone that has supported me in my art journey. You guys have kept me going. I've dealt with a lot of pain in my life this year but being able to share with you guys and grow my characters, art, and story has been a rock for me. I hope to start a serious project soon in the form of some sort of story, possibly a Visual Novel if I can figure out how to put one together. Learning how is my goal for the new year. I'm going home to visit my mom for Christmas so there won't be any new art for a few days but I will still be able to respond to and post comments, so feel free to say hi and drop a line.
Cheers and all the best to you all this season.
Cheers and all the best to you all this season.
Question about visual novels
Posted 5 years agoHey guys, looking for a bit of advice. I've been told a couple of times that I should try my hand at creating a visual novel. I do not know the first thing about coding. Does anyone know of a good, user friendly program that I could use to create one?
Page 2 is up! Yay!!!!
Posted 5 years ago(Kermit the frog arms) Page 2 is up, guys!
Sorry, this is a shameless plug, but I'm super excited to have it out so soon.
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/39553735
Sorry, this is a shameless plug, but I'm super excited to have it out so soon.
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/39553735
Another controversial opinion
Posted 5 years agoOk, so I see these a lot and I want to just offer my 2 cents. I really hope that I don't offend anyone and I would ask that if you are offended, read what I say carefully because I am not attacking anyone.
Charity journals and begging online: I see these a lot. No judgment, I know what it's like to be on hard times. But I have never begged for money, and I hope I never will. I received a note from someone I don't even know with one of those just today.
I don't respond to those because I feel that it's a bit predatory honestly; Making a post where you are sobbing about your problems and telling others the sky will fall if they don't help you is guilt tripping. A better way, I feel, is to talk about your issues if you want, and leave options open for people to help if they can, no guilt: for example, set up crowd funding or a patreon, put the effort into making rewards for the tears, set up shinney's or Ko-Fi accounts, link to you paypal for commissions and donations. Informing and talking about your issues is healthy and giving people a way to help that want to is perfectly fine, but guilting people into feeling sorry for you just sort of makes my skin crawl. I lived with a highly abusive person for years and they were very good at that game on a personal level, so my reaction to it may be stronger than a lot of people's but I think what I have to say here is valid and I know people are afraid to say it because they don't want to be assholes.
Here's the thing; If you do try to beg charity, it may work well at first, but then when you keep doing it, people get tired of it. You also damage confidence in you as a professional and a trusted source and people's view of you shifts away from seeing you as competent. On the other hand, you can try to advertise your offerings, YCHs, Commissions, What ever you do, and that is much more proactive, so if people see you are struggling but being proactive, then you might actually generate continual business and revenue. It's more work up front but it pays off better down the road.
My 2 cents. Fite meh! XD
Charity journals and begging online: I see these a lot. No judgment, I know what it's like to be on hard times. But I have never begged for money, and I hope I never will. I received a note from someone I don't even know with one of those just today.
I don't respond to those because I feel that it's a bit predatory honestly; Making a post where you are sobbing about your problems and telling others the sky will fall if they don't help you is guilt tripping. A better way, I feel, is to talk about your issues if you want, and leave options open for people to help if they can, no guilt: for example, set up crowd funding or a patreon, put the effort into making rewards for the tears, set up shinney's or Ko-Fi accounts, link to you paypal for commissions and donations. Informing and talking about your issues is healthy and giving people a way to help that want to is perfectly fine, but guilting people into feeling sorry for you just sort of makes my skin crawl. I lived with a highly abusive person for years and they were very good at that game on a personal level, so my reaction to it may be stronger than a lot of people's but I think what I have to say here is valid and I know people are afraid to say it because they don't want to be assholes.
Here's the thing; If you do try to beg charity, it may work well at first, but then when you keep doing it, people get tired of it. You also damage confidence in you as a professional and a trusted source and people's view of you shifts away from seeing you as competent. On the other hand, you can try to advertise your offerings, YCHs, Commissions, What ever you do, and that is much more proactive, so if people see you are struggling but being proactive, then you might actually generate continual business and revenue. It's more work up front but it pays off better down the road.
My 2 cents. Fite meh! XD
A huge sigh of relief
Posted 5 years agoNormally I don't post political or ideological thoughts on this site. In fact I feel that FA as a forum for just about anything has shown to be quite toxic and so beyond posting my work here as a base for my stuff to stay and be archived, I really have kept posting here about anything to a minimum. If you are interested in seeing me more unplugged and talkative, I am on twitter Duskyartz
That being said, today I am gonna break my usual code of silence because frankly, I don't care if I get shit for this.
It has been 4 years of utter hell under the Trump administration and I have witnessed the very real damage that he caused. I am an educator in Washington DC and I teach ESL. The absolute INSANITY of Betsy DeVos's policies dogged my footsteps as my Master's degree to be able to even do what I am doing put me 165,000 dollars in debt. I just decided "Oh well, so I am paying that til I die." Now there may be hope. I had students that were victimized by white American men at the border, tear gassed and taken into those facilities and separated from their parents. They come to me with the kind of PTSD that no child should ever have to face in a supposedly first world nation like ours and that is a DIRECT result of Donald J Trump's policies. I hold him fully responsible. There is so much more I could say but I want to be brief.
So in short, I have been ashamed of my country and humiliated by my country for 4 long years. Yesterday I was proud of it once more. I celebrated with people in the street. Strangers all came out to bask in this moment. It really was the best day I have had in years. Biden and Harris do not walk on water, but they are people with humanity. Even an idiot could see that. Trump had no such thing. We no longer have a malignant narcissist for a president as of January.
If you disagree, I have a few thoughts; First, how can you ignore the ridicules amount of lying he does? His twitter rants, his temper tantrums, and the meddling in our very system he has done? I honestly have never met a Trumper who can explain that to me. And also, take this with grace and a sobering reminder that when the system goes so far out of balance, our nation is designed to pull itself back from the brink via the will of it's people.
On a personal level, if you are a trump supporter, I am going to say this bluntly. This journal is not a democracy like our country. In this moment if you cannot be graceful, be silent. For many of us, this moment is a hard fought and long suffered for moment. Please remove your blinders for one second and realize that this moment has very deep meaning for many of us as it makes a change to things that really did harm and affect people's real lives.
That being said, today I am gonna break my usual code of silence because frankly, I don't care if I get shit for this.
It has been 4 years of utter hell under the Trump administration and I have witnessed the very real damage that he caused. I am an educator in Washington DC and I teach ESL. The absolute INSANITY of Betsy DeVos's policies dogged my footsteps as my Master's degree to be able to even do what I am doing put me 165,000 dollars in debt. I just decided "Oh well, so I am paying that til I die." Now there may be hope. I had students that were victimized by white American men at the border, tear gassed and taken into those facilities and separated from their parents. They come to me with the kind of PTSD that no child should ever have to face in a supposedly first world nation like ours and that is a DIRECT result of Donald J Trump's policies. I hold him fully responsible. There is so much more I could say but I want to be brief.
So in short, I have been ashamed of my country and humiliated by my country for 4 long years. Yesterday I was proud of it once more. I celebrated with people in the street. Strangers all came out to bask in this moment. It really was the best day I have had in years. Biden and Harris do not walk on water, but they are people with humanity. Even an idiot could see that. Trump had no such thing. We no longer have a malignant narcissist for a president as of January.
If you disagree, I have a few thoughts; First, how can you ignore the ridicules amount of lying he does? His twitter rants, his temper tantrums, and the meddling in our very system he has done? I honestly have never met a Trumper who can explain that to me. And also, take this with grace and a sobering reminder that when the system goes so far out of balance, our nation is designed to pull itself back from the brink via the will of it's people.
On a personal level, if you are a trump supporter, I am going to say this bluntly. This journal is not a democracy like our country. In this moment if you cannot be graceful, be silent. For many of us, this moment is a hard fought and long suffered for moment. Please remove your blinders for one second and realize that this moment has very deep meaning for many of us as it makes a change to things that really did harm and affect people's real lives.
Finally leaving him
Posted 5 years agoSo I'm finally leaving. Some of you may know that I have been living with someone who was extremely abusive and toxic for the last number of years. I'm not gonna go into details, but suffice it to say, I dreamt of the day I could make my exit. Now I finally am. Heh. Funny thing is, it's actually very painful to do. I use to wonder why people in these kind of situations didn't just leave, but it's actually really hard to disentangle your thoughts and feelings. They get wrapped up in him and you sort of lose your identity to it.
On top of all that, I strangely don't hate him. I care a lot actually and am worried as he is such a damaged person. I've wanted to say a lot of this for years, but now, I strangely don't want to go into it all. What I do want to do is give an explanation to people. I have not been myself...for years actually. I have been living in a chaotic place mentally, emotionally, and physically and the thing that suffered the most was my ability to create projects and follow through. I am going to try my best to get those back. Wish me luck. =^.^=
On top of all that, I strangely don't hate him. I care a lot actually and am worried as he is such a damaged person. I've wanted to say a lot of this for years, but now, I strangely don't want to go into it all. What I do want to do is give an explanation to people. I have not been myself...for years actually. I have been living in a chaotic place mentally, emotionally, and physically and the thing that suffered the most was my ability to create projects and follow through. I am going to try my best to get those back. Wish me luck. =^.^=
Question about NSFW work for you guys
Posted 5 years agoQuestion: From time to time I draw adult work just for the hell of it. I tend to be really gun-shy about showing it though. A lot of it is Dusk related. So would anyone want to see that or would that damage how you saw the character or me as an artist?
I once apon a time posted adult work but a number of bad experiences caused me to stop showing it publicly. I am starting to gain confidence back and feel it's time to test the waters again, but if a number of you feel like that wouldn't be welcome to see, I'll look at other solutions like a separate gallery or just keep it personal all together.
What are your thoughts?
I once apon a time posted adult work but a number of bad experiences caused me to stop showing it publicly. I am starting to gain confidence back and feel it's time to test the waters again, but if a number of you feel like that wouldn't be welcome to see, I'll look at other solutions like a separate gallery or just keep it personal all together.
What are your thoughts?
Art Help?
Posted 5 years agoHey guys, question for artists. I use photoshop cs4 I have been fighting with the wobbly line thing and I use to not really care but I am getting so I want cleaner work. It's not a matter of skill as I know how to do confident lines, but it seems to be a photoshop thing. I have a snoother program but it only helps so much. So my question is, are there programs that do a better job with lines? And are there programs that you guys think are better? I've heard of ArtRage and Sai, anyone have any thoughts?
So I just took a huge fucking plunge!
Posted 5 years agoSo like...
https://twitter.com/DuskyArtz
https://twitter.com/DuskyArtz
https://twitter.com/DuskyArtz
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https://twitter.com/DuskyArtz
https://twitter.com/DuskyArtz
https://twitter.com/DuskyArtz
https://twitter.com/DuskyArtz
https://twitter.com/DuskyArtz .....O.O
Holy Shat you guyzzz! I finally took the plunge and joined Twitter. I swore I never would but I've seen a lot of artists do it recently and thought I'd go test the waters. I'm not leaving and this is still likely going to stay the home base for my work so don't worry.
There isn't much there at the moment as I am just kinda feeling it out, but content will come. If you are on there, come say hi and follow me XD
Also, any advice concerning posting art, what I can expect, etc. would be deeply appreciated, so if you have any insights, please don't be shy.
Thanks guys! Here's to a new adventure!
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https://twitter.com/DuskyArtz .....O.O
Holy Shat you guyzzz! I finally took the plunge and joined Twitter. I swore I never would but I've seen a lot of artists do it recently and thought I'd go test the waters. I'm not leaving and this is still likely going to stay the home base for my work so don't worry.
There isn't much there at the moment as I am just kinda feeling it out, but content will come. If you are on there, come say hi and follow me XD
Also, any advice concerning posting art, what I can expect, etc. would be deeply appreciated, so if you have any insights, please don't be shy.
Thanks guys! Here's to a new adventure!
Dear Internet Knights
Posted 5 years agoHey guys. Had a rather lovely encounter with another incell-basement case deciding to respond to a half-a-year old post of mine with a 7 long-form paragraph bitch fest calling me all kinds of horrible things and trying to dominate me like a verbal rapist. I didn't even bother to read and I am not writing this to cry about it but it got me to thinking on something I have often wondered about and I wanted to throw it out there for you guys to chew on and weigh in on.
It seems like there are a lot of people who think that if they are just edgy enough, they can actually dominate another person. So, do people really think that if they are mean enough to someone, that person will honestly repent, seeing that they were "Oh so wrongzorz!" and that said attacker will emerge from said fight victorious having verbally slain the proverbial dragon and rescued all that was good and just from it's jaws?
To put it more simply, do people really believe that they have the power through internet wall posting to bring about change and and gain respect for their opinions?
I have been online and in the furry/art community is some way or another since 1995 and I STILL don't understand how every so often someone just decides to pop-off with a white-knight fueled rant at me, often over a totally benign thing I said or on a post that is months to years old, and honestly expect to get anything out of me. SMH it actually does make me laugh. It's like the little tiny ankle biter picking a fight with a big dog who wasn't even interested in the little dog until that point. LOL *Facedesk* Good night internet. I'm gonna go have dinner and work on other things nao. *smirk*
It seems like there are a lot of people who think that if they are just edgy enough, they can actually dominate another person. So, do people really think that if they are mean enough to someone, that person will honestly repent, seeing that they were "Oh so wrongzorz!" and that said attacker will emerge from said fight victorious having verbally slain the proverbial dragon and rescued all that was good and just from it's jaws?
To put it more simply, do people really believe that they have the power through internet wall posting to bring about change and and gain respect for their opinions?
I have been online and in the furry/art community is some way or another since 1995 and I STILL don't understand how every so often someone just decides to pop-off with a white-knight fueled rant at me, often over a totally benign thing I said or on a post that is months to years old, and honestly expect to get anything out of me. SMH it actually does make me laugh. It's like the little tiny ankle biter picking a fight with a big dog who wasn't even interested in the little dog until that point. LOL *Facedesk* Good night internet. I'm gonna go have dinner and work on other things nao. *smirk*
Page 2 is finally up! Woot!
Posted 5 years agoHey guys, in case you missed it, page 2 is up. Working on 3 as we speak =^.^=
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/35888029/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/35888029/
Question
Posted 5 years agoHey guys, took down my last journals because it was just venting and this isn't really a good space to post that.
In anycase, I have a question. I have beenj seeing a lot of artists post on twitter. I was thinking of trying that but I wonder if it's a safe place to post work, i.e. do I still own rights to my work and can I remove it if I want too. Also, does anyone know how it is experience wise? A lot of people seem to feel like it's a better option than here or at least a good supplemental option. What do you guys think?
In anycase, I have a question. I have beenj seeing a lot of artists post on twitter. I was thinking of trying that but I wonder if it's a safe place to post work, i.e. do I still own rights to my work and can I remove it if I want too. Also, does anyone know how it is experience wise? A lot of people seem to feel like it's a better option than here or at least a good supplemental option. What do you guys think?
I have content comming I promise!
Posted 5 years agoSo I have been totally engrosed in playing the Resident Evil 2 remake and I swear to god it's like
stomp stomp, open up the door, He's Real!
With the non stop, clomp clomp in his boots of steel
Mr. X Gonna give it to ya.
*Is shot. Is then shot a few more times because the most annoying ones just don't fucking die amirite?*
So yes. I have pages in the works. They are coming. forgive me.
stomp stomp, open up the door, He's Real!
With the non stop, clomp clomp in his boots of steel
Mr. X Gonna give it to ya.
*Is shot. Is then shot a few more times because the most annoying ones just don't fucking die amirite?*
So yes. I have pages in the works. They are coming. forgive me.
This is so sureal
Posted 5 years agoSo, I'm writing this just to vent some of my own personal stress. I am in no way diminishing or saying I have it worse than any one and I really do feel that we are all in this together, but all I can talk about is my own little slice, so here-goes.
So fuck. This Covid-19 thing has blown up in our faces. School is closed and we are expected to put together "distance learning" options. HA! half my students don't have access to the web and the other half are totally not gonna do it even if they do *facedesk* They said we'd be back April 1st but now it's April 27th. Don't get me wrong. The measures in place are important. This virus is actually bad news bears, but shutting down the entire economy is too.
To top it off, I have an underlying condition as I have bronchial based asthma. What that means is occasionally, I cough. I have actually been attacked for coughing. Even when I tried to explain that I wasn't sick! A lady on the metro attacked me and told me to get the fuck off the train, an uber driver freaked out, violently pulled over and sprayed me with hand sanitizer, (Which, standard hand sanitizer causes a violent reacting for me where my skin literally feels like it's on fire for the next day to 3 days. I actually threatened to sue uber for that.), a guy in the grocery store went ballistic on me!
So yes, I feel like a pariah, I no longer have a job to go too, I am expected to work miracles for my students from behind my computer....and on top of that, I'm really worried about my mom. She's 69 and in good health but this stuff hits the elderly and that just worries me.
So my current mental state is "AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHH!!!!" I had an actual panic attack the other night, like, hyperventilating and all. I'm ok now but I haven't had one of those in years. I won't talk about some of the more personal stresses at home that make things all the worse, but suffice it to say, Fuck this. Honestly fuck this!
Ok, rant over. If you took the time to read this, thank you. If you are dealing right now and want to share, I would be glad to talk. I think during this time we need to move in, not away. Someone told me that they were thinking of it as physical distancing, not social distancing, because now more than ever, we need to look out for each other. I hope you abd yours are well and making it through these troubling times. There will be art and content to come soon. Stay safe and well.
So fuck. This Covid-19 thing has blown up in our faces. School is closed and we are expected to put together "distance learning" options. HA! half my students don't have access to the web and the other half are totally not gonna do it even if they do *facedesk* They said we'd be back April 1st but now it's April 27th. Don't get me wrong. The measures in place are important. This virus is actually bad news bears, but shutting down the entire economy is too.
To top it off, I have an underlying condition as I have bronchial based asthma. What that means is occasionally, I cough. I have actually been attacked for coughing. Even when I tried to explain that I wasn't sick! A lady on the metro attacked me and told me to get the fuck off the train, an uber driver freaked out, violently pulled over and sprayed me with hand sanitizer, (Which, standard hand sanitizer causes a violent reacting for me where my skin literally feels like it's on fire for the next day to 3 days. I actually threatened to sue uber for that.), a guy in the grocery store went ballistic on me!
So yes, I feel like a pariah, I no longer have a job to go too, I am expected to work miracles for my students from behind my computer....and on top of that, I'm really worried about my mom. She's 69 and in good health but this stuff hits the elderly and that just worries me.
So my current mental state is "AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHH!!!!" I had an actual panic attack the other night, like, hyperventilating and all. I'm ok now but I haven't had one of those in years. I won't talk about some of the more personal stresses at home that make things all the worse, but suffice it to say, Fuck this. Honestly fuck this!
Ok, rant over. If you took the time to read this, thank you. If you are dealing right now and want to share, I would be glad to talk. I think during this time we need to move in, not away. Someone told me that they were thinking of it as physical distancing, not social distancing, because now more than ever, we need to look out for each other. I hope you abd yours are well and making it through these troubling times. There will be art and content to come soon. Stay safe and well.
Vibe Check, Mic Check, Testing testing
Posted 5 years agoHey guys, I have a question for you. My work stays primarily in the clean side of things these days, but I do dabble in adult work. It's often left unfinished as I often have projects that are more important but I would like to share some of it. Problem is, it seems like when I do it gets like nothing; no faves, no comments, the crickets just chirp on lawl *sweat drop* . So the way I am reading the room is that either I suck at adult work, or you guys don't want that kind of work from me.
So that's my question. Are you interested in seeing the occasional adult piece featuring most likely Dusk or some other characters of mine? If not, please speak up as well. I am genuinely wanting your thoughts. I had posted a piece but got gun shy when it got nothing so I took it down. So I really want to know.
Cheers and thanks. =^.^=
So that's my question. Are you interested in seeing the occasional adult piece featuring most likely Dusk or some other characters of mine? If not, please speak up as well. I am genuinely wanting your thoughts. I had posted a piece but got gun shy when it got nothing so I took it down. So I really want to know.
Cheers and thanks. =^.^=
