May be taking a break from Art/Writing for awhile.
Posted 10 years agoI have my reasons, trust me. Big projects have thrown themselves onto my plate- the illustration and editing of the Trials of Cenric (Which needs a new title. Any ideas?), and... hehe, a few large drawing boards have been calling me, and I've had plans for them. This means a massive, super detailed piece that's probably going to take three or four times the normal amount of time.
So you won't be seeing too much art from me in the next week or two; for most of my time will be placed in the one large piece and illustrations for TTOC. Writing won't cease for these few weeks, but it will slow because editing 430-some-odd pages takes a long bloody time. But part three of the Divine Wasteland is in the works, though.
See you on the other side, guys.
So you won't be seeing too much art from me in the next week or two; for most of my time will be placed in the one large piece and illustrations for TTOC. Writing won't cease for these few weeks, but it will slow because editing 430-some-odd pages takes a long bloody time. But part three of the Divine Wasteland is in the works, though.
See you on the other side, guys.
Raffle Winners!
Posted 10 years agoAlright then, time to draw our winners from the hat! (Actually, Random.org.)
Winner 1 is... #12;
boothewolf!
Winner 2 is... #7;
alphawolf45!
Alright, got a pair of wolves this time. huh. Well, I'll contact you two via notes and see what you want.
The rest of you, stick around. Read a good story, have some fun. A raffle should happen again, someday in the future.
(Oh yes, if either of these two doesn't reply in three days, another winner will be drawn. Cheers!)
Winner 1 is... #12;
boothewolf! Winner 2 is... #7;
alphawolf45!Alright, got a pair of wolves this time. huh. Well, I'll contact you two via notes and see what you want.
The rest of you, stick around. Read a good story, have some fun. A raffle should happen again, someday in the future.
(Oh yes, if either of these two doesn't reply in three days, another winner will be drawn. Cheers!)
ART/STORY RAFFLE! (Done)
Posted 10 years agoYeah, I'm doing one of these again. I think you guys deserve a few more of these; the last one was months ago. I'm working on multiple things, but they can be held off. But let's not delay- the prizes, first off!
-- There will be two winners. Said winners have a choice of full art piece or short story (somewhere around ten pages). Artwork wise, this can be digital or traditional, whatever takes your fancy. Story wise...well, it's a story. That's up to the winners.
Rules
1. Must be a watcher! New watchers are very welcome, part of the reason why this raffle is going on.
2. Give me a character reference. Always interested to see these, hell, even if you want a story instead of visual art.
3. Optional Give it a signal boost! Create a journal advertising the raffle, and that'll get you a bonus number.
4. Use the word Potato in your post here. I do want to make sure you know the rules, mhm...?
-- And as for subject matter, I'm willing to do a lot of things now. SFW or NSFW, most genres, whatever. Give it a shot.
-- Raffle ends on the 17th.
~Yori
P.S. I've recently downloaded Adobe Creative Suite 4- so guess what I'm test running it on? Mhm.
-- There will be two winners. Said winners have a choice of full art piece or short story (somewhere around ten pages). Artwork wise, this can be digital or traditional, whatever takes your fancy. Story wise...well, it's a story. That's up to the winners.
Rules
1. Must be a watcher! New watchers are very welcome, part of the reason why this raffle is going on.
2. Give me a character reference. Always interested to see these, hell, even if you want a story instead of visual art.
3. Optional Give it a signal boost! Create a journal advertising the raffle, and that'll get you a bonus number.
4. Use the word Potato in your post here. I do want to make sure you know the rules, mhm...?
-- And as for subject matter, I'm willing to do a lot of things now. SFW or NSFW, most genres, whatever. Give it a shot.
-- Raffle ends on the 17th.
~Yori
P.S. I've recently downloaded Adobe Creative Suite 4- so guess what I'm test running it on? Mhm.
I Want YOUR Input!
Posted 10 years agoPeople have always told me to listen to my viewers more. I certainly want to, but a lot of people never seem to see a way how. Either that, or they don't want to. But this is for your input, people!
I want to know whatever you have to say. If that be your ideas on a future story, critique for a past piece of artwork, anything. I want these epic sagas to be just as influenced by the ones who read them as the one who creates them.
I'll keep this open for who cares. So, give me your input!
I want to know whatever you have to say. If that be your ideas on a future story, critique for a past piece of artwork, anything. I want these epic sagas to be just as influenced by the ones who read them as the one who creates them.
I'll keep this open for who cares. So, give me your input!
Changing a few things with my story submissions.
Posted 10 years agoAlright, so I've gotten the first part of the Divine Wasteland up and posted... the new novel. Mhm, it'll be great. But I've decided to change a few things with how I'm posting it.
First off, addition of a thumbnail!
Yeah, I'm actually making those now. I've realized such things help ever since the experiment with Jikken, but I didn't have a proper time to actually start using one until the new story began. Sure, the stories there would've gotten a huge amount of views no matter what the visual was... but a simple thumbnail probably seriously helped it out. So, I've designed it to be a little more unique than those simple ones. Let's see if it helps, hhmmm?
Secondly, parts will be shorter.
One of the major problems people mention to me is that I write a lot. Almost too much. Normally, my story segments would be 20-30 pages. I guess it's a big problem to read that much- but why not just read it over multiple days? Ah, well. I've decided to half the size of parts so they're a bit easier to read in one sitting. I reckon that'll help out well.
And lastly, any changes you'd guys like to see in the way I post things? I want to make it easy for both sides, so if you have ideas, throw them my way. Cheers.
First off, addition of a thumbnail!
Yeah, I'm actually making those now. I've realized such things help ever since the experiment with Jikken, but I didn't have a proper time to actually start using one until the new story began. Sure, the stories there would've gotten a huge amount of views no matter what the visual was... but a simple thumbnail probably seriously helped it out. So, I've designed it to be a little more unique than those simple ones. Let's see if it helps, hhmmm?
Secondly, parts will be shorter.
One of the major problems people mention to me is that I write a lot. Almost too much. Normally, my story segments would be 20-30 pages. I guess it's a big problem to read that much- but why not just read it over multiple days? Ah, well. I've decided to half the size of parts so they're a bit easier to read in one sitting. I reckon that'll help out well.
And lastly, any changes you'd guys like to see in the way I post things? I want to make it easy for both sides, so if you have ideas, throw them my way. Cheers.
A year in Review (Questions, too.)
Posted 10 years agoSo, things this year were interesting, but honestly, many things could have turned out much better.
I finished The Trials of Cenric with an insane amount of pages, but few people gave a damn. The parts of that story never got any favorites, few ever got any comments. It's depressing, knowing that so few people give a damn about a year and a half's worth of work.
I did an experiment where I wrote some strange-ass smut... and got more views and favorites on a single five page story that I wrote in two hours than a full epic. Fuck me.
But, I did start work in visual art. Going from pencil to pen to digital to full color traditional, I've gotten quite far for half a year of visual work, and I certainly hope I get much better.
And I've been fucked over multiple time in the long road to opening commissions. Believe me, I certainly am trying. It's still almost three months away. (Does anyone even care...?)
Hopefully the next year goes better. Maybe get my work a little better known, refine it more. I don't want to sound selfish, but I hope that I get more acknowledgment in this upcoming year. I work so hard and get so little noticed. It's honestly extremely depressing. Sometimes I don't even know why I do this anymore.
But it's a new year, and a new novel's in the works. First thirteen pages are complete- 150-200 more to go. Is it going to end up like The Trials of Cenric, unloved and forgotten...?
Fuck me, I'm crying writing this. I put so much emotion into my writing that thinking about this doesn't help. Can anyone help at all? I've tried damn near everything on FA and it has done me almost nothing, so I'm willing to go onto a different site if I have to, furry or not. Please, help an artist rapidly falling into a slump.
Whoo, 2016.
I finished The Trials of Cenric with an insane amount of pages, but few people gave a damn. The parts of that story never got any favorites, few ever got any comments. It's depressing, knowing that so few people give a damn about a year and a half's worth of work.
I did an experiment where I wrote some strange-ass smut... and got more views and favorites on a single five page story that I wrote in two hours than a full epic. Fuck me.
But, I did start work in visual art. Going from pencil to pen to digital to full color traditional, I've gotten quite far for half a year of visual work, and I certainly hope I get much better.
And I've been fucked over multiple time in the long road to opening commissions. Believe me, I certainly am trying. It's still almost three months away. (Does anyone even care...?)
Hopefully the next year goes better. Maybe get my work a little better known, refine it more. I don't want to sound selfish, but I hope that I get more acknowledgment in this upcoming year. I work so hard and get so little noticed. It's honestly extremely depressing. Sometimes I don't even know why I do this anymore.
But it's a new year, and a new novel's in the works. First thirteen pages are complete- 150-200 more to go. Is it going to end up like The Trials of Cenric, unloved and forgotten...?
Fuck me, I'm crying writing this. I put so much emotion into my writing that thinking about this doesn't help. Can anyone help at all? I've tried damn near everything on FA and it has done me almost nothing, so I'm willing to go onto a different site if I have to, furry or not. Please, help an artist rapidly falling into a slump.
Whoo, 2016.
Commisions delayed... Yes, for an even longer time!
Posted 10 years agoI was lacking one thing for the DMV permit test, after waiting an hour in line, and thus was turned away AGAIN. Rescheduled for the 28th of Feb.
Why the flying fuck does that take so damn long to reschedule, when if you fail the test you can come back in a week? I hate the DMVs in this country with every fiber of my being- they are purgatory incarnate, Fuck. I'm sorry, guys. I've really wanted to open up to commissions, especially since I've got real supplies to make unique jewelry, sculptures, ect. But this bullshit has happened. Again.
Still open for trades, though. If you're willing. I did get enough markers to actually start doing full color traditional, so that'll be fun.
Why the flying fuck does that take so damn long to reschedule, when if you fail the test you can come back in a week? I hate the DMVs in this country with every fiber of my being- they are purgatory incarnate, Fuck. I'm sorry, guys. I've really wanted to open up to commissions, especially since I've got real supplies to make unique jewelry, sculptures, ect. But this bullshit has happened. Again.
Still open for trades, though. If you're willing. I did get enough markers to actually start doing full color traditional, so that'll be fun.
Which style is best...? (Answer, please)
Posted 10 years agoI don't know how many of you have noticed, or really even cared, but I want to know which drawing style you guys like more. I've been developing a new one recently, and it does look rather different than the original style. So, I want to know... which style do you guys like more?
Either ones like this (Style A, the New):
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18286986/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18270076/
Or ones like this (Style B, the Old):
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18162064/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18128597/
I would like to try to perfect one of these styles, but viewer feedback does help. So I want to know which one you'd want to see more of.
Oh, and I realize I haven't been able to post much writing compared to my amounts of visual art. But keep in mind a single piece of visual art only takes 6-8 hours on an easily sat stretch, while a part of TTOC can take 35. Writing takes time. But don't worry, part 12, the finale, of TTOC is in process.
Either ones like this (Style A, the New):
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18286986/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18270076/
Or ones like this (Style B, the Old):
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18162064/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18128597/
I would like to try to perfect one of these styles, but viewer feedback does help. So I want to know which one you'd want to see more of.
Oh, and I realize I haven't been able to post much writing compared to my amounts of visual art. But keep in mind a single piece of visual art only takes 6-8 hours on an easily sat stretch, while a part of TTOC can take 35. Writing takes time. But don't worry, part 12, the finale, of TTOC is in process.
So, the Experiment's over! Success, Painfully so. (READ)
Posted 10 years agoSo, some of you may remember this journal: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7099927/ And thusly, you'll recall me saying I had made another account to produce other types of stories on. I decided, since I liked the general idea of Transformations, to base a few stories right around those and post them here...
Jikken
Yeah, I have an NSFW account now. Whoop-de-fucking-do. But it exists, and it certainly gets my writing massively more known.
To Compare...
The Trials of Cenric is my current massive project, my Epic if you will. It gets around 30 views on average per part. Painfully.
The first story I wrote under the guise of Jikken- five pages- received... yeah- 650 views. In one month! The others are at similar numbers.
It took my four years to gain 130-ish watchers here, many of them pulled in by raffles. Four years... that's about 2 and a half per month.
Under Jikken, I got 10 watchers. In one month. That rate kept up for four years, the watchers would shove this poor account into the ground.
The most favorites I ever got on one piece I made wasn't even a story but a pencil piece, at 7. That took a few months.
The first story under Jikken has 14. Twice the favorites, a third of the time.
And keep this in mind. I have never, ever been directly asked without prompting them, been asked if I do commissions.
Under Jikken, it's happened twice.
So, you can see why I'm pissed off. I wrote these tiny stories with little effort- four of them each about five pages, and done in one or two sittings a piece- and they've gotten more than twenty times the views of the epic I've been working on for More than a year!
I need somewhere else to post my stuff. Somewhere where I can actually find people easily that give a shit. I know I have a few readers here, but it's not enough. I want to know what people think about my writing, I'm a guy who likes critique. And I get nearly none of it. You guys know anywhere to post that may have better luck? Seriously.
Oh, don't say SoFurry. I've tried there and it's even worse.
Once again, the NSFW account that arose from this experiment is
Jikken. Feel free to take a look.
Thanks,
Yori
Jikken Yeah, I have an NSFW account now. Whoop-de-fucking-do. But it exists, and it certainly gets my writing massively more known.
To Compare...
The Trials of Cenric is my current massive project, my Epic if you will. It gets around 30 views on average per part. Painfully.
The first story I wrote under the guise of Jikken- five pages- received... yeah- 650 views. In one month! The others are at similar numbers.
It took my four years to gain 130-ish watchers here, many of them pulled in by raffles. Four years... that's about 2 and a half per month.
Under Jikken, I got 10 watchers. In one month. That rate kept up for four years, the watchers would shove this poor account into the ground.
The most favorites I ever got on one piece I made wasn't even a story but a pencil piece, at 7. That took a few months.
The first story under Jikken has 14. Twice the favorites, a third of the time.
And keep this in mind. I have never, ever been directly asked without prompting them, been asked if I do commissions.
Under Jikken, it's happened twice.
So, you can see why I'm pissed off. I wrote these tiny stories with little effort- four of them each about five pages, and done in one or two sittings a piece- and they've gotten more than twenty times the views of the epic I've been working on for More than a year!
I need somewhere else to post my stuff. Somewhere where I can actually find people easily that give a shit. I know I have a few readers here, but it's not enough. I want to know what people think about my writing, I'm a guy who likes critique. And I get nearly none of it. You guys know anywhere to post that may have better luck? Seriously.
Oh, don't say SoFurry. I've tried there and it's even worse.
Once again, the NSFW account that arose from this experiment is
Jikken. Feel free to take a look. Thanks,
Yori
Commisions delayed... For a Long time. AGAIN.
Posted 10 years agoSo, I should've got my learner permit today. Should've been able to get my bank account tomorrow, and commission by monday. Didn't get the permit, not because I failed it, not because of anything but the fact that I was bull-shitted. If you're under eighteen when you apply, you don't need proof of residency in Connecticut... but if you're 18, you do. I didn't know this because I turned 18 between when I applied and when I should've got it. So, like the asses the DMV are, my appointment was delayed until... the day after Christmas.
Seriously? Fuck you, DMV! I've been waiting for months for that fucking appointment... augh, this sucks... Sorry, guys. I really want to open commissions but I cant without a bank account, and to get that I need a photo ID- the permit.
*facepaw*
Still open for trades. Seriously, I'd be willing to do some if anyone wants to. But still, I apologize for this. Seriously.
EDIT: Just learned I may actually have a version of identification I can use. Commissions may still open soonish.
Seriously? Fuck you, DMV! I've been waiting for months for that fucking appointment... augh, this sucks... Sorry, guys. I really want to open commissions but I cant without a bank account, and to get that I need a photo ID- the permit.
*facepaw*
Still open for trades. Seriously, I'd be willing to do some if anyone wants to. But still, I apologize for this. Seriously.
EDIT: Just learned I may actually have a version of identification I can use. Commissions may still open soonish.
Going to try a bit of an experiment...
Posted 10 years agoOne of my major problems is that people just don't see me. I've been on FA for years- more than four now- and yet, I've only got around 130 watchers, and the majority of those do nothing. I know a few of you still read my stuff, and I'm happy that happens at least, but there is a problem.
I chat with a good few of my readers, and they tell me my works are some of the best stuff they've read in a long time. So, it's not my skill that's stopping me from getting any damn recognition whatsoever, obviously.
So, I want to try an experiment. I won't tell anyone here anything about it for another month or so, or however long this takes to do, but it'll include doing very different stories under a different account. Maybe I can learn what I'm doing wrong, and if it's something I can change without altering my existing stories or style.
...It's taken me four years for 130 watchers. That's around three a month, but I wish I could say it was really like that because about 90 of them- by my estimations- came from when I used to do lots of raffles. So technically, the number of true watchers is much smaller. And by true, I mean people that actually give a shit when I release something, people who will read it and at least enjoy it, even though they almost never say a thing.
So in reality, that's less than a single actual watcher per month. My stories come out quicker than people discover them. I want to try to fix that, somehow.
So wish me luck, mhm?
I chat with a good few of my readers, and they tell me my works are some of the best stuff they've read in a long time. So, it's not my skill that's stopping me from getting any damn recognition whatsoever, obviously.
So, I want to try an experiment. I won't tell anyone here anything about it for another month or so, or however long this takes to do, but it'll include doing very different stories under a different account. Maybe I can learn what I'm doing wrong, and if it's something I can change without altering my existing stories or style.
...It's taken me four years for 130 watchers. That's around three a month, but I wish I could say it was really like that because about 90 of them- by my estimations- came from when I used to do lots of raffles. So technically, the number of true watchers is much smaller. And by true, I mean people that actually give a shit when I release something, people who will read it and at least enjoy it, even though they almost never say a thing.
So in reality, that's less than a single actual watcher per month. My stories come out quicker than people discover them. I want to try to fix that, somehow.
So wish me luck, mhm?
Raffle Winners, 18th birthday, MASSIVE news, Help?
Posted 10 years agoSo, first things first; raffle winners. This was kinda depressing, for it was a special, big, birthday raffle, five people entered. Five.
Come on, guys- you could do better than that! I gave you a week, and so few even joined. -_- But, the winners.
For my very first digital artwork... #1!
Raikon! I'll send you a note to get what you want for it soon!
And for the story mini...
zildjainzone! I'll send you a note about it soon!
And news. This is big, folks. A lot of it.
College!
Alright, first off, got into a college. Unity Col, up in main. One of the leading environmental colleges in the country, and absolutely awesome. And apparently my grades were impressive enough for them to the point where I got their second best scholarship... 11K dollars for three years. This is... well, absurd. I'll be starting next year, because I've still got a year of high school to finish after all.
Rating changes!
Well, this was my 18th birthday after all, so that means I'm legally allowed to access all ratings of artwork on the site. Also means I can rate my work at that level too... and we all know that should probably happen. Some of those stories get really vicious, violent, and rather adult at times. The only way it could be more adult was if I added sex- which I doubt I ever will. Just not my style. But I do need to be able to see mature and adult rated work to properly rate my own works, and even though I set it through the account settings, and the SFW option has appeared at the top, it still shows nothing above general. Help? This is kinda important.
Tablet! Can you guys help with it?
So I got a Wacom tablet; the Intuos Art. Thing is, I don't know how to work this very well. I can't figure out how to assign the buttons to things, and its going to take time for me to learn how to digital artwork. You guys have any tips, any at all about doing digital artwork? Going between sketch to lineart, using the tablet, that sort of thing? It's confusing. (May be the fact that I can't even get to the free software it comes from, apart from the driver. I can't change settings, it seems.)
Otherwise, its been an insane weekend. Lots of things will be changing soon, but I could use some help with things...
Come on, guys- you could do better than that! I gave you a week, and so few even joined. -_- But, the winners.
For my very first digital artwork... #1!
Raikon! I'll send you a note to get what you want for it soon!And for the story mini...
zildjainzone! I'll send you a note about it soon! And news. This is big, folks. A lot of it.
College!
Alright, first off, got into a college. Unity Col, up in main. One of the leading environmental colleges in the country, and absolutely awesome. And apparently my grades were impressive enough for them to the point where I got their second best scholarship... 11K dollars for three years. This is... well, absurd. I'll be starting next year, because I've still got a year of high school to finish after all.
Rating changes!
Well, this was my 18th birthday after all, so that means I'm legally allowed to access all ratings of artwork on the site. Also means I can rate my work at that level too... and we all know that should probably happen. Some of those stories get really vicious, violent, and rather adult at times. The only way it could be more adult was if I added sex- which I doubt I ever will. Just not my style. But I do need to be able to see mature and adult rated work to properly rate my own works, and even though I set it through the account settings, and the SFW option has appeared at the top, it still shows nothing above general. Help? This is kinda important.
Tablet! Can you guys help with it?
So I got a Wacom tablet; the Intuos Art. Thing is, I don't know how to work this very well. I can't figure out how to assign the buttons to things, and its going to take time for me to learn how to digital artwork. You guys have any tips, any at all about doing digital artwork? Going between sketch to lineart, using the tablet, that sort of thing? It's confusing. (May be the fact that I can't even get to the free software it comes from, apart from the driver. I can't change settings, it seems.)
Otherwise, its been an insane weekend. Lots of things will be changing soon, but I could use some help with things...
BIRTHDAY RAFFLE! Ends the 20th! Two Prizes!
Posted 10 years agoYou heard me right. Raffle. 18th Birthday. Hella mix.
Seeing as I know I'll be getting an art tablet for my birthday, coming in a week, I've decided that you guys will be the subject of some of the test-run art on it. I can guarantee it'll be good- after all, look at my traditional work- but I can't quite say what type it'll be (Sketch, full, ect.). Not to mention, I've got a lot of learning to do about the whole digital artwork thing. So, everyone needs some practice. And, seeing as I haven't done a written piece raffle in ages, I'll throw that in as well. So, the rules.
There are TWO prizes!
1. A piece or two of experimental digital artwork, with YOUR character and specifications! Sure, I can't guarantee much, but I'll do what I can. If it's a larger, more complex piece, it'll be just one (Such as a full color). But if it's just digital sketch work, it may be two or three depending on what they are.
This can be pretty much anything except most fetishes, so fire away. I'm versatile.
2. A mini story to YOUR specifications! This is around five pages (Aprox. 2500 Words). I'll discuss with the winner what I'm good at and how it will be created, but I will work as closely with you as I can to get a good story created.
Rules for Entry: (There's not many.)
1. Must be a watcher. New ones are great, but just keep watching after the raffle. I won't disappoint. This is one number.
2. Give me a link to a character reference. I like to see these anyhow.
3. (Optional) Boost this with a journal or art post. Both count as a number, so give links to them to get credit!
4. Say the word turtle somewhere in your comment so I know you've read this through.
Alright then, let the gods of luck decide the winner in a week! Good luck to you all.
Seeing as I know I'll be getting an art tablet for my birthday, coming in a week, I've decided that you guys will be the subject of some of the test-run art on it. I can guarantee it'll be good- after all, look at my traditional work- but I can't quite say what type it'll be (Sketch, full, ect.). Not to mention, I've got a lot of learning to do about the whole digital artwork thing. So, everyone needs some practice. And, seeing as I haven't done a written piece raffle in ages, I'll throw that in as well. So, the rules.
There are TWO prizes!
1. A piece or two of experimental digital artwork, with YOUR character and specifications! Sure, I can't guarantee much, but I'll do what I can. If it's a larger, more complex piece, it'll be just one (Such as a full color). But if it's just digital sketch work, it may be two or three depending on what they are.
This can be pretty much anything except most fetishes, so fire away. I'm versatile.
2. A mini story to YOUR specifications! This is around five pages (Aprox. 2500 Words). I'll discuss with the winner what I'm good at and how it will be created, but I will work as closely with you as I can to get a good story created.
Rules for Entry: (There's not many.)
1. Must be a watcher. New ones are great, but just keep watching after the raffle. I won't disappoint. This is one number.
2. Give me a link to a character reference. I like to see these anyhow.
3. (Optional) Boost this with a journal or art post. Both count as a number, so give links to them to get credit!
4. Say the word turtle somewhere in your comment so I know you've read this through.
Alright then, let the gods of luck decide the winner in a week! Good luck to you all.
News, News, so much news! (Some big)
Posted 10 years agoAlright, a lot of things have been happening in the past few weeks, so I reckon I should inform you guys.
First off, some visual art will reappear soon, and it'll be posted again normally over time. Yeah, it'll be awesome! I've got a handful of pieces ready to get scanned, and they'll get up sooner or later. But why, you ask? Well, that carries onto the second bit.
Secondly, School will be starting up again. Yeah, heading off to my senior year of high school; certainly a god-damned big thing. I've got a hell of a mix of classes, and there'll be time to get some writing work done here and there.
Thirdly, I may be getting into proper, true digital art. Why? Well, my birthday's about a month away (20th of September), and I've been doing my best to ask my family to get me a drawing tablet. From what I can tell, I will be getting one. So it's a while off yet, but it will happen.
Fourthly, Commissions are still set to open sometime early November. And, if digital art works well, I'll be adding digital artwork to the things that can be bought. Damn it, that date is so far away...
And lastly, if you guys are interested, I'll list my future plans of work.
LOSH PT 2
TTOC PT 10, PT 11
LOSH PT 3
TTOC Finale
LOSH PT 4, onwards.
Minis may appear in between.
First off, some visual art will reappear soon, and it'll be posted again normally over time. Yeah, it'll be awesome! I've got a handful of pieces ready to get scanned, and they'll get up sooner or later. But why, you ask? Well, that carries onto the second bit.
Secondly, School will be starting up again. Yeah, heading off to my senior year of high school; certainly a god-damned big thing. I've got a hell of a mix of classes, and there'll be time to get some writing work done here and there.
Thirdly, I may be getting into proper, true digital art. Why? Well, my birthday's about a month away (20th of September), and I've been doing my best to ask my family to get me a drawing tablet. From what I can tell, I will be getting one. So it's a while off yet, but it will happen.
Fourthly, Commissions are still set to open sometime early November. And, if digital art works well, I'll be adding digital artwork to the things that can be bought. Damn it, that date is so far away...
And lastly, if you guys are interested, I'll list my future plans of work.
LOSH PT 2
TTOC PT 10, PT 11
LOSH PT 3
TTOC Finale
LOSH PT 4, onwards.
Minis may appear in between.
Commisions won't be open for a REALLY long time...
Posted 10 years agoAlright, this was unseen. Now, to be able to open commissions I need a paypal account. To get that, I need a bank account. To get that , I need a photo ID. I don't have that, and the one I need to get is my Learner's permit. But because of this damnable confusing idiotacracy of a legal system, the first chance to get the learner permit is, for some reason, on Halloween.
Fucking Halloween. WHY?
Seriously, who the hell came up with that? Damn it.
So yeah, you'll have to wait. Sorry, everyone.
Fucking Halloween. WHY?
Seriously, who the hell came up with that? Damn it.
So yeah, you'll have to wait. Sorry, everyone.
Would You be interested in Commisioning me? Prices?
Posted 10 years agoI'm actually serious. I may- although in a month or so- be able to open up commissions. With my dad's help, I'm going through all of my old shit and going to sell it on Ebay- things such as probably a few hundred pounds of Lego bricks, an old hobby-class RC Car, a few collectable action figures, and other stuff besides- but after that, what we're going to do is set me up a bank account. Then, a paypal.
So yeah, I may just open up commissions in a month or so. But the things is, I have no clue what the prices should be. Price by word count, pages, what? Give me some suggestions, guys. Also, would you commission me? I'd like to know- and perhaps, one day soon, I'll be able to start making money off of the thing I enjoy.
So yeah, I may just open up commissions in a month or so. But the things is, I have no clue what the prices should be. Price by word count, pages, what? Give me some suggestions, guys. Also, would you commission me? I'd like to know- and perhaps, one day soon, I'll be able to start making money off of the thing I enjoy.
Weekly Minis? You guys interested?
Posted 10 years agoI was thinking while I was outside earlier today; for it seems the big reason why you guys don't often read my stuff is because you simply don't have any time. You may get a few minutes here and there, but all in all, it's just not enough to read the several hundred page stories I have. So, why not this...?
Weekly Minis. Kind of a silly name, but I can change it later. Every week, I can put out a new tiny story; 2-5 pages, probably. Each one will be unconnected, but each one will be its own story and world in its own right. Flexing my literary muscles, as it were. I already have plans for the first one, and I'm going to knock it out soon. And they may not be very well scheduled- my writing schedule is just about nonexistent- but I'll try to get one in per week. And I may even ask you guys for ideas for these minis.
So, what do you say? Interested?
Weekly Minis. Kind of a silly name, but I can change it later. Every week, I can put out a new tiny story; 2-5 pages, probably. Each one will be unconnected, but each one will be its own story and world in its own right. Flexing my literary muscles, as it were. I already have plans for the first one, and I'm going to knock it out soon. And they may not be very well scheduled- my writing schedule is just about nonexistent- but I'll try to get one in per week. And I may even ask you guys for ideas for these minis.
So, what do you say? Interested?
Anyone want to trade?
Posted 10 years agoI was just thinking; Yori, the new sona, needs some art. I have my one sketch, and then Yori's appearance in that other piece, but that's it. Neither in color, because, honestly, color is not my strong suite. Digitally, anyhow.
Now, I know many of you are excellent at such things, and seeing as I have a decent visual ref and a bloody in-depth written reference, it should be easy enough. Now, I can offer writing, or most likely, some of my always high-detail sketches in return. I also may want an icon, too. Anyone interested?
Now, I know many of you are excellent at such things, and seeing as I have a decent visual ref and a bloody in-depth written reference, it should be easy enough. Now, I can offer writing, or most likely, some of my always high-detail sketches in return. I also may want an icon, too. Anyone interested?
New Sona Reveal!
Posted 10 years agoI decided to just reveal this now. So, before I explain, I just want to say this; Errante is still technically a main sona, but he's old and out of date. Designed a long time ago, before I started actually developing my style. I'll still have a place in my heart for the old macaw, and I won't stop trying to get him art; but the new sona will get just as much. But he's also updated to fit my current style, and there's more meaningful about him than just personal preference of the time. Fuck, Ol' Errante was designed when I was thirteen, when my style was much lighter and less developed. Anyhow, the stuff he does- hovercrafts and all of that- is not my thing much anymore.
So, onto the new sona.
Now, a lot is derived from my upbringing about him, actually. Some of you may or may not know; my real middle name is actually Coyote (Check my birth certificate if you want; 100% true, and thus instead of being super interested in the animal, I became interested in the native American Trickster figure, who was also a coyote. This lead to the whole trickster figure interest; and I actually got good at that sort of thing in games. You should see me in most videogames; I prefer to lay traps, hide, and causes general havoc. So a Trickster figure fits me. Then, we go to how my dad raised me; with him teaching me about tons of different cultures, but a lot about Japan. He has a lot of books on it, including a 1.5K$ set of twelve books written by Japanese Buddhist monks about their teachings. One of twenty or so sets in the world, I think. So, all through my childhood, I always had an interest in Japan and things in the general area. Still do greatly today; you may know that well through my writing.
So, what does that leave me with? The Kitsune; usually called the Coyote of the East; the Japanese trickster in all sorts. But, believe it or not, there's actually two different types of magical foxes like that, the other's the Nogitsune. The Nogitsune could not have been much more of an unknown figure, but they're very traditional. In the old stories of Kitsune, they were messengers of the Shinto god Inari, and devoutly worshiped him. They were always lighter colors in fur. The Nogitsune were the opposite; darker colored foxes with no interest in the gods, and were actually the more mischievous ones.
And then I realized something as I was looking into this... Nogitsune were the exiles, and had few friends, even amongst other foxes. I'm kinda the exile at my school; people are friendly to me but don't tend to stick around for long, except a few. Always has been because I was actually different from all of the immature, annoying bastards at my school, thinking for myself and being my own person, and all of that. And I was never the religious type, so the Nogitsune could not have fit much better.
Now, onto the actual sona.
So far, his name is just Yori. I don't have a family name yet; perhaps he wont have one. But what I need is a family name that sounds good and has good meaning. Yori is a three tailed Nogitsune; with dark black fur and white tips to the tails; some white hair on the top of his head to imitate my usual hair. Some hangs over one eye. Slim build, with a little muscle. Lithe, and a fast mover. He is a loner for obvious reasons.
He wears a variety of gear, but he prefers a few things; he likes darker colors due to what he does, but he wears a dull yellow long scarf almost all the time, as well as a small jade amulet in the shape of a hawk. He also usually has a knife at his side; probably a tanto. Yori tends to end up working to help people he thinks are good, but gets misunderstood because of what he is an his tactics, and is usually run away from who he tries to befriend. His tactics vary to the traditional shapeshifting to a human to confuse people, smoke bombs, some magics, but nothing too powerful.
All he really wants to be is a writer, transcribing the stories of the land and his own long autobiography. But due to everything, he can't often. To people he does not know, he tends to seem wary of them, which he is- but when you gain his trust, he can be a happy, almost sometimes comedic person. Can sometimes get stressed in bad situations, but tries to control it. Kinda like me, too.
There you have it. He may be replacing Errante as the main face of the profile, but both will still get plenty of love. I want to hear what you guys think, hhmmm?
So, onto the new sona.
Now, a lot is derived from my upbringing about him, actually. Some of you may or may not know; my real middle name is actually Coyote (Check my birth certificate if you want; 100% true, and thus instead of being super interested in the animal, I became interested in the native American Trickster figure, who was also a coyote. This lead to the whole trickster figure interest; and I actually got good at that sort of thing in games. You should see me in most videogames; I prefer to lay traps, hide, and causes general havoc. So a Trickster figure fits me. Then, we go to how my dad raised me; with him teaching me about tons of different cultures, but a lot about Japan. He has a lot of books on it, including a 1.5K$ set of twelve books written by Japanese Buddhist monks about their teachings. One of twenty or so sets in the world, I think. So, all through my childhood, I always had an interest in Japan and things in the general area. Still do greatly today; you may know that well through my writing.
So, what does that leave me with? The Kitsune; usually called the Coyote of the East; the Japanese trickster in all sorts. But, believe it or not, there's actually two different types of magical foxes like that, the other's the Nogitsune. The Nogitsune could not have been much more of an unknown figure, but they're very traditional. In the old stories of Kitsune, they were messengers of the Shinto god Inari, and devoutly worshiped him. They were always lighter colors in fur. The Nogitsune were the opposite; darker colored foxes with no interest in the gods, and were actually the more mischievous ones.
And then I realized something as I was looking into this... Nogitsune were the exiles, and had few friends, even amongst other foxes. I'm kinda the exile at my school; people are friendly to me but don't tend to stick around for long, except a few. Always has been because I was actually different from all of the immature, annoying bastards at my school, thinking for myself and being my own person, and all of that. And I was never the religious type, so the Nogitsune could not have fit much better.
Now, onto the actual sona.
So far, his name is just Yori. I don't have a family name yet; perhaps he wont have one. But what I need is a family name that sounds good and has good meaning. Yori is a three tailed Nogitsune; with dark black fur and white tips to the tails; some white hair on the top of his head to imitate my usual hair. Some hangs over one eye. Slim build, with a little muscle. Lithe, and a fast mover. He is a loner for obvious reasons.
He wears a variety of gear, but he prefers a few things; he likes darker colors due to what he does, but he wears a dull yellow long scarf almost all the time, as well as a small jade amulet in the shape of a hawk. He also usually has a knife at his side; probably a tanto. Yori tends to end up working to help people he thinks are good, but gets misunderstood because of what he is an his tactics, and is usually run away from who he tries to befriend. His tactics vary to the traditional shapeshifting to a human to confuse people, smoke bombs, some magics, but nothing too powerful.
All he really wants to be is a writer, transcribing the stories of the land and his own long autobiography. But due to everything, he can't often. To people he does not know, he tends to seem wary of them, which he is- but when you gain his trust, he can be a happy, almost sometimes comedic person. Can sometimes get stressed in bad situations, but tries to control it. Kinda like me, too.
There you have it. He may be replacing Errante as the main face of the profile, but both will still get plenty of love. I want to hear what you guys think, hhmmm?
Possible new Sona?
Posted 10 years agoYeah, I've been thinking for the damned longest time. Errante Uccello is an old character; very different to what I write now. Outdated, as it were. You old fans may know what I'm talking about. He just doesn't fit in my world anymore. He has little backstory- just a lonely wanderer, with little else but his vehicles- little identity to him- just a macaw with bright clothes- and he was invented when I tried to make things more cheerful and I was afraid to make more emotional characters that were actually unique.
...So what will happen to Errante himself?
He'll still have a place in my heart, for sure. He's still amazing; but he's outdated. I haven't used him in at least a year anyhow. Like trying to ride a horse on the highway; it just doesn't work. My writing has become much more darker and vicious in the past year or so; my fursona should match.
But who or what will it be?
Right now, I do have an idea, and I'm designing him in my mind and on paper as we speak. I won't tell you until a later date what he is though, but I will say he may appear in an upcoming story very soon. But, I want you guys to give me suggestions, what do you think would suit me?
I'll tell you guys my plans in a few days.
...So what will happen to Errante himself?
He'll still have a place in my heart, for sure. He's still amazing; but he's outdated. I haven't used him in at least a year anyhow. Like trying to ride a horse on the highway; it just doesn't work. My writing has become much more darker and vicious in the past year or so; my fursona should match.
But who or what will it be?
Right now, I do have an idea, and I'm designing him in my mind and on paper as we speak. I won't tell you until a later date what he is though, but I will say he may appear in an upcoming story very soon. But, I want you guys to give me suggestions, what do you think would suit me?
I'll tell you guys my plans in a few days.
Notes about upcoming stories, and the old ones...
Posted 10 years agoAlright, so the first book of the Snowblind remake was just posted. And due to a silly god-damned mistake, I accidentally deleted the old version instead of putting it in the scraps.
Whoops.
Anyhow, seeing as that's happening, I may just have to delete the old editions when the new one comes out, instead of scraping them. Yeah, that happened.
But for the upcoming stories, I do have plans. I'm working on Revolt in the East, part 4-6 at the moment. Just started earlier today. After that... what do you guys want to see? I kinda want to know. Burning heavens part three? Pierce Lynwood's next case? Cenric's Trials 7-9? Snowblind book 2, edited up? I'd like to hear what you guys have to say.
Whoops.
Anyhow, seeing as that's happening, I may just have to delete the old editions when the new one comes out, instead of scraping them. Yeah, that happened.
But for the upcoming stories, I do have plans. I'm working on Revolt in the East, part 4-6 at the moment. Just started earlier today. After that... what do you guys want to see? I kinda want to know. Burning heavens part three? Pierce Lynwood's next case? Cenric's Trials 7-9? Snowblind book 2, edited up? I'd like to hear what you guys have to say.
Glad to see people like my sketches- here's a plan for them!
Posted 10 years agoSeriously, with my digital artwork- where I added stuff digitally to my sketches- didn't get all too much recognition. Some people liked them, others not so much. And the program I was using wasn't the best, so I'm not going to do much digital color any more. I'll just keep them as sketches for now, but I'll darken them so they can be seen easier and fix ay problems they may have, such as old erase marks and whatnot. For example, one of my newest, Desolation, got four favorites, which knocks the others out of the water. Three of them from people I didn't really even know well. Thanks for that. It was one of my best, after all...
(Find it here: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15911935/)
Now, the one after that did suck a bit, got lay and couldn't get a proper background perhaps I'll fix that later. But if you noticed my pat three visual artworks have a common theme- emotions. The first one- the one colored, may release the original sketch- was Despair, with Trevor. The next one, with Azeus that people seemed to like, was Desolation. The one I posted earlier today was Anger, with Cenric. The one you'll be seeing soon will be Loss.
But I want your input. My stories, especially the newest ones, are heavily affected by emotion- I've found myself crying when writing them a few times, to be honest- so I thought a series of some of the common emotions in my stories, portrayed in sketches, may be a good idea. But after I finish Loss, I don't know where to go on from there, character wise or emotion wise. You guys got ideas?
(Find it here: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15911935/)
Now, the one after that did suck a bit, got lay and couldn't get a proper background perhaps I'll fix that later. But if you noticed my pat three visual artworks have a common theme- emotions. The first one- the one colored, may release the original sketch- was Despair, with Trevor. The next one, with Azeus that people seemed to like, was Desolation. The one I posted earlier today was Anger, with Cenric. The one you'll be seeing soon will be Loss.
But I want your input. My stories, especially the newest ones, are heavily affected by emotion- I've found myself crying when writing them a few times, to be honest- so I thought a series of some of the common emotions in my stories, portrayed in sketches, may be a good idea. But after I finish Loss, I don't know where to go on from there, character wise or emotion wise. You guys got ideas?
Snowblind may return for a HUGE rewrite!
Posted 10 years agoAfter the longest time, I've been thinking about ol' Snowblind. It was a good story. It really was; lots of characters, designs, and action. Violent action, insane action, sometimes elegant action. And the story was quite good, too. But it did have it problems, and there was a good few. Character development was lacking, some things were inconsistent, the story seemed a little fucked up at times, and book 3 was a right hot mess, especially at the end. But then, it had its really good parts. The end scenes of some of the parts were stellar (End of book 1 literally.), and the action was just amazing. And the length just made it great, eh? But it does require some love, seeing as it was my longest story, got me the most watches and new fans, and even got several pieces of wonderful art. Trevor deserves better than the sudden ending I gave him out of fatigue with the series.
So, Snowblind'll be getting a re-write in the future. Books one and two will be getting heavy edits in general- more character development, more description, less random events, things removed that didn't make much sense (And this includes some cameos. Sorry.), and Trevor's surname will actually be mentioned more than a few times in part two. His surname is Locke, by the way.
Book three, on the other end, is going to get a much bigger change. I'll keep the first handful of pages- mostly what that introduced characters- and then the rest will be totally re-written. Yes, totally. For the third fucking time. (Some of you readers may remember the failed first start.) But it'll be worth it. Since I ended the series of Snowblind, I got better with characters, story, and a lot more besides. Maybe, just maybe, I can apply this into Snowblind.
Now, I want to know what you guys want to see in the massive edit. What you think should be changed, edited, added, ect. This edit process will be partially fueled by you guys. Now, I wont be getting to this for awhile; after all, I do want to try to finish something before I start this project. But I do want you guys to know one thing-
Trevor. Will. Be. BACK.
So, Snowblind'll be getting a re-write in the future. Books one and two will be getting heavy edits in general- more character development, more description, less random events, things removed that didn't make much sense (And this includes some cameos. Sorry.), and Trevor's surname will actually be mentioned more than a few times in part two. His surname is Locke, by the way.
Book three, on the other end, is going to get a much bigger change. I'll keep the first handful of pages- mostly what that introduced characters- and then the rest will be totally re-written. Yes, totally. For the third fucking time. (Some of you readers may remember the failed first start.) But it'll be worth it. Since I ended the series of Snowblind, I got better with characters, story, and a lot more besides. Maybe, just maybe, I can apply this into Snowblind.
Now, I want to know what you guys want to see in the massive edit. What you think should be changed, edited, added, ect. This edit process will be partially fueled by you guys. Now, I wont be getting to this for awhile; after all, I do want to try to finish something before I start this project. But I do want you guys to know one thing-
Trevor. Will. Be. BACK.
So, my family's been threatened. Great...
Posted 11 years agoI came back to my house today to discover that. My step-dad mentioned that some lunatic oniine was talking about the Sandy Hook shooting- wouldnt be much to most, but we do live in the town of Sandy Hook- my little brother was in that school- and didn't believe in it. My step-dad ended up having a massive argument with the bastard, he ended up calling us satanists, and then threatened our lives because he only lives a two hour drive away in New York. I don't care about the attempted insult there, but he threatened us. We're keeping guns ready by the door, and in several other locations. We're going to try to contact the police tommorow. I'm worried, I really am. The bastard somehow got our address because of god-damned facebook... And I'm frightened. I really am. I may sometimes not like this dysfunctional family much, but they're still my biological family. I'm worried...
I hope everyone has an Excellent Year ahead! +Whats to Come!
Posted 11 years agoSeriously, a new year that works out better would be nice. There's been progress in the year of 2014, but there's been shit too. It had its uplifting highs and its jarring downs, like a roller coaster with bad suspension. I won't go on about them really; all of you people that have been paying attention to what I write here would know anyhow.
And these year will hopefully bring a lot of new things- good, enjoyable things. I for one, already know what story will be the first of this year, and part one is almost complete. (Don't worry, Cenric's Trials is still in Progress, just taking a break.) I can't wait to bring it to you guys. Seriously; it's an enjoyable one. Wait- aren't they all? Damn, I hope so.
But yeah, also should be getting my first bit of a Furry accessory in the mail. a tan fox tail. I wanted a natural colored one, and I've taken a liking to foxes ever since writing Hotaru, so it seemed fitting. I won't be wearing it often, but I will be wearing it on the first day back to school. Well, that's when it's being given to me anyhow; a friend's ordering it as an extremely late Christmas present.
And I want to know from you all- what do you want to see from me in the future? New things added to my style, a certain type of story, anything. Doesn't even have t be story related. I would like to know.
Happy New Year's everyone! Mine started off with a Fire alarm...
And these year will hopefully bring a lot of new things- good, enjoyable things. I for one, already know what story will be the first of this year, and part one is almost complete. (Don't worry, Cenric's Trials is still in Progress, just taking a break.) I can't wait to bring it to you guys. Seriously; it's an enjoyable one. Wait- aren't they all? Damn, I hope so.
But yeah, also should be getting my first bit of a Furry accessory in the mail. a tan fox tail. I wanted a natural colored one, and I've taken a liking to foxes ever since writing Hotaru, so it seemed fitting. I won't be wearing it often, but I will be wearing it on the first day back to school. Well, that's when it's being given to me anyhow; a friend's ordering it as an extremely late Christmas present.
And I want to know from you all- what do you want to see from me in the future? New things added to my style, a certain type of story, anything. Doesn't even have t be story related. I would like to know.
Happy New Year's everyone! Mine started off with a Fire alarm...
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