Hey, sorry I haven't updated you guys, had a rough week with job and family health emergencies.

So update, commissions are being worked on, working on a sketch that will probably be updated today or tomorrow, one that's way overdue, and then it's on to completing the smaller little thumbnail ones.

I really just need to stop letting stuff get me down and affect me as badly as it does. *slaps face and breathes deep* OK, time to dive back in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvqXRFPU_aQ

I googled to try and find info on this.. yielding up an apparent "animation cel" from the show... http://i.imgur.com/Wsre5DZ.jpg

And this strange ebay auction the thermos supposedly dating 1991..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Super-.....mp;rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Here's the clues I've gathered so far... this HAS to have been done in the UK, seeing as the accent for the theme song has a bit of a British accent to it, and the eBay auction listing it in GBP.

Goddammit internet. REVEAL YOUR SECRETS!

A lot of unanswered questions, and morbid curiosity begs me to ask.

FA costs are roughly $2000 a month, $24k annually. If say, IMVU bought FA for $100k, (I'm assuming, could be less or more)

So for the first year of ownership, it's going to cost IMVU $124k, since we're adding maintenance costs as well as the initial purchase price.

FA gets money from ad rev, which, I highly HIGHLY doubt Bad Dragon or any other people buying adspace on here is paying $2k a MONTH for ad space. We're looking at unlimited gallery space, which means we're seeing a glut on resources by artists, FOR FREE, mind you.

As it sits, artists are using FA, for free. That's dangerous considering the more artwork uploaded here, the more resources it's gonna suck up, with absolutely no contribution to maintenance costs whatsoever.

As a business thing, how exactly is IMVU going to monetize this website in order to get a decent ROI?

Dragoneer's communication and personal issues aside, I'm speaking in terms of a numbers thing.

As a venture capital owned company, IMVU HAS to find a way to get this site generating income, or risk having this site shut down, or get revamped into something like their other business models.

I can only speculate how, but I can see implementations of VIP upgrades / caps on maximum amount of uploads, paid content access, or charging everyone a flat maintenance fee to keep their accounts running on this site. But, again, that's speculation, but it's fair to say that the current business model of FA doesn't work, and SOMETHING has to give.

Also, if artists are worrying about art theft, they should be more worried about user search history and personal information / private messages being handed over to law enforcement.

https://www.eff.org/document/imvu-l.....orcement-guide

First off, keeping this under wraps from the community until now, pretty dick move and flies in the face of "open community".

To be fair, I understand why, server costs as well as tax / fees / maintenance costs can't be shouldered by ONE person, donation drives go only so far.

As far as terms of sale goes, the terms of sale is between purchaser and purchasee, if IMVU wants to use my content, they need my EXPLICIT consent in order to gain said rights. This is where the DMCA can actually rule in your favour, fellow artists. Understand that until FA throws up a page that's "click to agree to the new terms of service" simply using the service is not consent, you HAVE to agree to the new terms. If the new terms mean IMVU wishes to use my content, then I expect a fucking royalty cheque in the mail on a monthly basis. So far from my understanding, IMVU basically agrees to use the content on the site as display / hosting purposes only.

Does this mean I trust IMVU? Fuck no. But I'm not going to start overreacting anytime soon. If, and only if they start making me explicitly express my consent to do anything will I decide when to pull my content from this site.

Was wondering if anyone has used their tablet as a third display for which to throw their menu buttons and the like on, and if so, which software do you use?

I'm sick of it. All the bad stuff going down, yanno what? FUck that noise. have something that makes you admire the world and the universe and the mechanics that drive the universe we live in.

http://nigelstanford.com/Cymatics/

This music video, made me MOIST. SO MOIST. Album bought.

It probably will be a shit movie, but who knows, but... but... seeing Chris Pratt on a bike with a squad of attack raptors strafing either side of his bike... Someone hold the subway doors, I have arrived, and I have arrived HARD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFinNxS5KN4

Where Manga Studio, Paint Tool Sai, Illustrator, and Photoshop, had an all out messy gangbang and ended up pregnant, the end result would be.....

Clip Studio Paint Pro. DO ALL THE ARTS

So yes, I bought Clip Studio Paint Pro, because it's right now on sale for $15, and I must say it is an AMAZING tool, the amount of options for scaling and editing your vectorized linework, being able to cull crossed over edges with ease, being able to lay down perspective lines, AND being able to import 3D models to pose and use as drawing guides when doing artwork so your proportions are actually legit correct is... amazing.

Not to mention it works with Photoshop and Paint Tool Sai as well. Colour me impressed, just fiddling around with it for an hour made me giddy with glee.

And yes, it's normally a $50 USD software, but on sale for $15. The only difference with PRO and EX, is that EX allows you to combine all your pages of a comic you're working on in a book, it will rasterize into lineart 3D scenes, and allow formatting for book printing, even that one is on sale for $87 right now, reg price is $220.

Tomorrow I think I will start streaming and show off the program and some of the neat little features if anyone is interested.

What title says.. trying to figure out if it's worth buying, yay or nay, and if so, where I would get it from.

Although if someone throws me a "grey market" version, I'll be OK with that too.

So... lost my sketchbook with my art in it, had to break up a fight with my parents, dealing with tough financial decisions, like... BIG ones, and then having to perform CPR on a dog for 15 minutes, without success.

On my birthday.

Now the mother of the dog who died is feeling.... unwell and yeah.

I want to curl up in a ball and just... vanish

But I will be streaming, so tune in. :)

Edit: Ugh, I am not feeling very well, give me an hbour, and I will be streaming over on Furstream.

Gonna be doing some streaming, maybe will take on a few stream commissions. Come join the party. :D

It has served me well over the years but since I got a CIntiq, it now needs a new owner who can make use if it's potential.

I got it back in December of 2009, so it's served me really well. It's missing the mouse, but all the nibs, wacom pen, pen stand, tablet, and USB cable is all there.

Ye God it's been a while... but yes.. update.

I work on a farm now.

Yep. And apparently, I have been designated to "horse whisperer" and even made the jaws of a boarder drop.

There are 5 mares that haven't had any human handling in 9 years, they're free fed round bales of hay, and... yeah that's pretty much it. So I go out there, because I've been tasked to groom them, and while they were skittish at first, I let them smell me, and just hang around me. Two of the mares decide I'm hot shit and follow me everywhere, and just stand still while I groom them, brushing them from head to tail, even letting me groom spots where gunk gets stuck with no problems. Two have allowed me to walk up to them while they're laying down and pet them, one even rolled onto her side for me to scratch her belly.

Apparently I had an audience, because I look over and I see one of the boarders, whose jaw is dropped, she apparently tried grooming them and they won't go anywhere near her, but for some reason the mares are OK with me. Even the farm owner commented they've taken a shine to me. Both of them now have designated me as a "horse whisperer"....

WTF....

This program is actually officially called a "Fluid dynamics based painter" but I call it the Bob Ross Simulator, it basically uses your hardware and OpenGL to calculate fluid dynamics for painting, and it does it fairly well. This video right here explains some of the newer features added, and if you want to skip to where he goes all Bob Ross on us... it's at the 8:16 Mark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0OJhdnnF9E

Did I mention the program is free?

Pretty much it's word for word SOPA, under a new name and new tactic.

From my understanding they're trying to utilize vague components of the DMCA to kinda "inject" the Notice and Stay Down clause into the DMCA. Either way, it's... insidious, because under the current wording, copyright violation with non-commercial intent would be considered criminal.

FAN ART, FICTION, AND FAN MUSIC COVERS WOULD BE CONSIDERED CRIMINAL

Not only that they're trying to implement this under the Trans Pacific Partnership, which would mean not just the US would get affected but other countries that are under the umbrella of the TPP as well.

FUCK there goes my mood.

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20.....staydown.shtml

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/.....s-day-congress

Copyright law is why there has been no new IPs as of late and it's the same goddamn thing over and over and over again.

When dealing with stallions, or even geldings, do you think it's ever right to kick them in the penis if they're letting it all hang out?

I've been talking to a few horse people, got in an argument with one because I disagreed with her. They tell me it's because you don't want the stallion getting too "studly" with you, otherwise he will try and mount you instead.

I don't know but I find it... a very... unpleasant, if not horrifying tactic to use against stallions. To those who have stallions in their care, or are familiar with them, do you think this tactic is ethical?

Can anyone confirm this?

Yeah, I don't know about the ZAush drama, nor do I really care about his personal issues, his art is favorable and fap worthy, that's really all I know. The site redesign, or Phoenix, looks.... cluttered. I am not a fan of it and would prefer an update on a simpler minimalist design which would be easier on the eyes, features like bring able to filter the art you want to see via tags would be amazing. Being able to have an FA app on Android or ios? Yes please.

Rather than doing a complete site visual overhaul, how about some useful features first BEFORE screwing up the site layout? Or taking input from others regarding usability and functionality would be nice too.

I'm not leaving FA because of this, it would be immature to do so without any hard evidence of incompetent management, but I am preparing a contingency plan, plus since 90 percent of my art isn't porn,I should be good for more mainstream sites like deviant art.

Judging from his posts though h4 remind me of when I worked with someone on BattleStar Galactica. There was a reason many had decided to unionize, or quitduring that time.

Their Terms of Service that was updated mid-August.

Section 2.3 of their new license agreement found here http://lindenlab.com/tos#tos2

"Except as otherwise described in any Additional Terms (such as a contest’s official rules) which will govern the submission of your User Content, you hereby grant to Linden Lab, and you agree to grant to Linden Lab, the non-exclusive, unrestricted, unconditional, unlimited, worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, and cost-free right and license to use, copy, record, distribute, reproduce, disclose, sell, re-sell, sublicense (through multiple levels), modify, display, publicly perform, transmit, publish, broadcast, translate, make derivative works of, and otherwise exploit in any manner whatsoever, all or any portion of your User Content (and derivative works thereof), for any purpose whatsoever in all formats, on or through any media, software, formula, or medium now known or hereafter developed, and with any technology or devices now known or hereafter developed, and to advertise, market, and promote the same. You agree that the license includes the right to copy, analyze and use any of your Content as Linden Lab may deem necessary or desirable for purposes of debugging, testing, or providing support or development services in connection with the Service and future improvements to the Service. The license granted in this Section 2.3 is referred to as the "Service Content License." "

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUser.....ECK_RATES_CONT

Don't know which convention this was but... fuck. Can furries please ACT civilized for once rather than causing a bad reputation for the entire fandom with your self-centered hedonism?

I don't even know anymore.

Well.. it's been a while, and I apologize for the lack of updates. There have been plenty of things going on in my life that have just been overburdening, and no offense, having RL friends and family in times of need has more weight than online commentary in a journal. Though to my friends and those who have sought to comfort me, I thank you, it does help.

I'll probably be updating my FA gallery soon, it's just dealing with stuff.

She left to work today, and by the time 3:00PM rolled around she was scheduled to have emergency surgery to alleviate a subdurral hematoma.

Scared, freaked out, worried sick.

And I have an English Assessment Placement test tomorrow at 10AM. FUCK.

I just don't know really what I can say in such a time of tragedy. So I'll keep this short. *offers hugs*

So... I've been seeing a few posts that show people "stealing" art. Or rather, taking their artwork and using the artists' proportioning and posing to create art of their own.

See, I don't consider this art theft. Why? Because they're not stealing. If you run out of ideas for a pose, and you look to photos online for poses for art, is that considered art theft? I don't think so.

Our composition of art has been borrowing or stealing ideas from somewhere else. Renaissance period artists borrowed heavily from nature in order to create their works. Is that considered "theft from nature"?

If someone wants to use my work as a reference and trace over, I really don't care. I consider it an honour that you would use my art as something good enough to use as a jumping point for your own work. To me, art theft is basically taking someone's artwork, erasing the signature, and then posting it up online and saying "yup, I did that." That's art theft. When all you do is swap out colour schemes, erase the signature, and claim it as your own, that's art theft. When you take the time to trace over my work in an attempt to emulate my style, I don't consider that theft. If it helps you in the creation of YOUR own style, then by all means go for it.

But, that's just me.