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Open Letter: Thanks for 10 Years of Art!
Posted a week ago10 Years of Art
Hello my friends!
This will be a longer open letter where I’ll just be reminiscing about the last 10 years and answering frequent questions that I get. I’ve broken the topics up if you are only interested in any single thing. If you’d like to read something like this then I welcome you to continue on!
2015 Learning to Draw
I didn’t start learning to draw until I was already an adult. I was taught that drawing talent is something you had to be born with. I remember stumbling across an article at work that said you can improve at anything or any skill given enough time and effort making honest attempts at improving.
And I was inspired by this, eventually spending what little extra cash I had (around 20 USD) on an old used Huion pen tablet that they don’t even make anymore. My first time drawing I drew a slime girl, a girl in a bikini, and then attempted a self portrait before I just gave up. It was too hard!
I ended up coming back and trying to draw again 2 years later because I was feeling especially alone. I remembered how nice everyone was, and I wanted to be a part of that kind of community. I have been drawing ever since and I’ve met so many wonderful people along the way!
Evolution of Art After 10 Years
My art has changed almost completely since I first started. I used to draw exclusively fantasy art, then I experimented with NSFW art. NSFW art always interested me because it’s such an interesting topic and an almost taboo way of expressing yourself. I had some confidence issues with my body at the time as well, so I really enjoyed drawing women in different shapes and sizes.
I drew lots of different kinds of art during my experimental stage and over time settled on softcore pinups being my focus, as well as nature backgrounds it was what interested me most!
Art & Pride
Maybe I was a late bloomer but I didn’t realize I was a pansexual woman until later in life. Growing up in a small town I had never met another person in the LGBTQIA+ community. Drawing really helped open my eyes, and just talk with people. It was nice not to feel alone!
I am very devoted about being an ally for the community with my art. I frequently get fearful messages about whether or not I’ll stop supporting gay rights or posting with the pride flag in my signature, ect. The answer is always no, I won’t stop supporting. Even in real life I've taken quite a few steps to improve and join local pride communities, it's something I am very passionate about!
I have to reiterate that I AM a part of the LGBTQIA+ community. I’m a middle aged lady that draws naked ladies for a living, sometimes I’m not sure how that doesn’t give it away lol!
Why haven’t you taken commissions lately?
Honestly this has been a tough thing to answer. I’ve taken a role in real life that requires a lot of time and effort to do. Sometimes I have to move very quickly and I’m unable to draw for a week or two at a time. But I’m financially stable for the first time…. ever in my entire life! I was even able to get a small surgery last year that I desperately needed.
So unfortunately when I’m done working it’s been difficult to get the drive to draw consistently. The last thing I want to do is make my lovely commissioners wait on me. I will open commissions in time, I love drawing for others, but I just don’t have an exact date.
Leaving Twitter
As some of you may be aware I have completely removed my account from twitter awhile back. I kept getting flagged, temp bans, ect for posting with a pride flag in my signature. The final straw was when I was banned for posting my Transgender OC Delilah holding a Trans Pride Flag during Pride Month for ‘spreading dangerous ideologies’.
I didn’t want to be a part of that kind of website any longer, it was grossing me out honestly! But I do have a Bluesky now, and I’d love to have you follow me on there for exclusive art variants, and even some old art posts!
My Bluesky Account: https://bsky.app/profile/isyld.bsky.social
What happened to your Gumroad sets?
I do get posed this question a lot, I had hundreds and hundreds of unique pictures, variants, tutorials, and handwritten thank you cards that I designed on Gumroad before the ban on NSFW art. As sad as it is, a lot of that artwork is just gone to the void. The stuff I do have I don’t know where I’d just dump 100s of variants of the same picture in an old artstyle that I’m not overly fond of viewing.
Maybe if there is interest or I feel up to it I can dump images on Bluesky sometime, we’ll have to see as I go through my old hard drive!
Creating Sunny Macchiato & More Sunny Facts!
Did you know Sunny is short for Sunflower? Sunny’s first appearance was only 4 years ago, in April 2021! Isn’t that wild? She absolutely took over my art page, usurping my ORIGINAL original character Isyld who was later redesigned into Jasmine the squirrel dragon.
During that time I had just started to dip into furry art. I was experimenting a lot with different character designs. When designing Sunny I actually wanted to make her a representation of me, and I wanted her fur to be bland and normal, her hair to be generic, ect, because I always have viewed myself as a very basic, generic, boring, ‘normal’ person. But I gave her little spots on her fur with hearts because it reminded me of coffee foam.
Sunny lives in a trailer park because for most of my life I’ve bounced around housing, never having a place to call home. When I designed Sunny I was renting and living in what was essentially a storage shed / garage, always afraid of when the landlords would cut the lease. To me, Sunny represented freedom and stability in a way. She was always happy even when I wasn’t!
All in all, thanks for all the love over the years!
As silly as it may sound I think that the art community, and expressing myself through my art has changed me quite dramatically over the years. I’m 10 years older, I’m going gray, I’ve only got enough possessions to fill a suitcase, and I’m happier than I’ve ever been. Life has started turning around, even though it took 10 years of work to do so!
Sure there were haters and jerks, and I would occasionally get mean mail & messages, but overwhelming you all were sweet and supportive of me on all my journeys. So I guess I wanted to write this letter as a sort of thank you!
Thank you to everyone who comments, likes, and shares my work. Thanks to you who are simply watching from afar. Thank you to my commissioners and those who’ve gone the extra mile to support me. I couldn’t have done this without you, and I am so thankful to have you on this art journey.
Here is to the next 10 years, I hope you’ll stay with me!
Artist Shoutout, LuxiWind-Art
Posted 2 months agoThank you Luxi for your wonderful fanart over the years, and your birthday picture of Sunny!
Your kind comments and cute art style and character designs always brightens up my day, and I wanted to share them with others who might be interested. So if you haven't seen Luxi's art or designs you can check them out here:
lxk777
Your kind comments and cute art style and character designs always brightens up my day, and I wanted to share them with others who might be interested. So if you haven't seen Luxi's art or designs you can check them out here:
lxk777Almost drawn 2000 paintings!
Posted 8 months agoI realized my art folder has almost 2k paintings in it now! I guess it's time to sort them (and by sort I mean put them on a backup storage and start anew!!!! 😂)
Thank you to all of you who are on this wild art journey with me, your support has kept me drawing all these years 💖
Thank you to all of you who are on this wild art journey with me, your support has kept me drawing all these years 💖
Thank you for all the Birthday Wishes!
Posted a year agoHello hello my friends! How have you been?
I wanted to say a very belated thank you for all the lovely Birthday Wishes! They really meant a lot to me and I appreciate you so much!
I'm sorry my activity has been so in and out, I got very sick on my way back from my trip and then had to play a lot of catchup with work. I appreciate all the nice messages you send and am getting some drawing in for your to enjoy!
Sending you lots of love always,
Your friend Syl
I wanted to say a very belated thank you for all the lovely Birthday Wishes! They really meant a lot to me and I appreciate you so much!
I'm sorry my activity has been so in and out, I got very sick on my way back from my trip and then had to play a lot of catchup with work. I appreciate all the nice messages you send and am getting some drawing in for your to enjoy!
Sending you lots of love always,
Your friend Syl
Gumroad Update
Posted a year agoHello my friends!
This is probably old news for most of you now, but Gumroad recently banned adult content from their platform, and today my account was closed.
Unfortunately this is not only a loss of source of income for me but also all the art from my image packs. This includes the custom thank you cards and source files which are now unavailable to anyone who hasn't purchased from me previously.
I have some not so nice thoughts about Gumroad but the world of online NSFW Art is always changing, so it's better to try and go with the flow.
I'm currently trying to come up with a plan to update my pages as Gumroad was the sole source for the source files for my art, as well as housed hundreds and hundreds of alts for my artwork.
Thank you for being patient while I take the time to fully update all my pages, links, ect
What happens to the content I've purchased?
From whom I've spoken to you should still have access to all the content you have already purchased on Gumroad.
You will however be unable to view my profile or purchase any new content.
If you are still having trouble on Gumroad accessing your content please send me a message on my artpages or my email at: isyldart[at]gmail.com and I'll see what I can do.
Will the Gumroad content be available again?
I'm not sure whether or not I'll offer a .zip file with all the content from my gumroad. It's a bit of a debate on whether that's fair to the people who have already purchased the content. All the files are archived so it will take a lot of time to recompile all the images if I decide to reoffer the content.
I'm debating about releasing the Highlight images and maybe the Thank You cards and making them free to view on my art pages.
Selling on DeviantArt
Currently DeviantArt only allows explicit imagery if you charge your viewers so they can profit off of it. I haven't gone this route because I find it reprehensible and hypocritical. A lot of you may have seen me be a bit vocal about this.
However this is a possible option to allow the content to be viewable again using DeviantArt's 'premium content.'
Thank you for your support!
I appreciate everyone who supports me, the community is what makes art so great! I love interacting with you all, and I am sorry something like this always comes up.
I won't be going anywhere and will keep posting even as the places I am allowed to post changes. I appreciate you for taking the time, happy Friday!
I hope you have a wonderful weekend my friend, sending you lots of love!💖
Your friend Syl
This is probably old news for most of you now, but Gumroad recently banned adult content from their platform, and today my account was closed.
Unfortunately this is not only a loss of source of income for me but also all the art from my image packs. This includes the custom thank you cards and source files which are now unavailable to anyone who hasn't purchased from me previously.
I have some not so nice thoughts about Gumroad but the world of online NSFW Art is always changing, so it's better to try and go with the flow.
I'm currently trying to come up with a plan to update my pages as Gumroad was the sole source for the source files for my art, as well as housed hundreds and hundreds of alts for my artwork.
Thank you for being patient while I take the time to fully update all my pages, links, ect
What happens to the content I've purchased?
From whom I've spoken to you should still have access to all the content you have already purchased on Gumroad.
You will however be unable to view my profile or purchase any new content.
If you are still having trouble on Gumroad accessing your content please send me a message on my artpages or my email at: isyldart[at]gmail.com and I'll see what I can do.
Will the Gumroad content be available again?
I'm not sure whether or not I'll offer a .zip file with all the content from my gumroad. It's a bit of a debate on whether that's fair to the people who have already purchased the content. All the files are archived so it will take a lot of time to recompile all the images if I decide to reoffer the content.
I'm debating about releasing the Highlight images and maybe the Thank You cards and making them free to view on my art pages.
Selling on DeviantArt
Currently DeviantArt only allows explicit imagery if you charge your viewers so they can profit off of it. I haven't gone this route because I find it reprehensible and hypocritical. A lot of you may have seen me be a bit vocal about this.
However this is a possible option to allow the content to be viewable again using DeviantArt's 'premium content.'
Thank you for your support!
I appreciate everyone who supports me, the community is what makes art so great! I love interacting with you all, and I am sorry something like this always comes up.
I won't be going anywhere and will keep posting even as the places I am allowed to post changes. I appreciate you for taking the time, happy Friday!
I hope you have a wonderful weekend my friend, sending you lots of love!💖
Your friend Syl
YCH Sold, Commissions / Life Update
Posted 2 years agoHello my friends! I hope you are well!
YCH Update
The Lovely Beach YCH has been claimed, thank you to Marina you are always such a lovely friend💖
Commission Update
There has been a lot of questions about commissions and when they will be open again, and I am hoping to be able to open a few slots for you in Spring. 🌱🌞🌼 There may be more YCH commissions as well if you have any ideas I'm always open to them!
Life Update
As to why commissions have been closed is I'm moving next month! My housing situation has changed so I'll be staying a few months in a new place then most likely moving again. I'm unable to bring anything with me besides a few essentials but I am able to bring my computer for work/art. This shouldn't affect the art page much but please don't worry I am doing well just being a busy bee.🐝 I'm looking forward to see how a change of scenery inspires more pictures and situations for Sunny and the folks of Hazelnut Heights!
Thank you always for sticking with me my friends, your support means the world to me. Sending you all lots of love and I hope you have a fantastic day!
YCH Update
The Lovely Beach YCH has been claimed, thank you to Marina you are always such a lovely friend💖
Commission Update
There has been a lot of questions about commissions and when they will be open again, and I am hoping to be able to open a few slots for you in Spring. 🌱🌞🌼 There may be more YCH commissions as well if you have any ideas I'm always open to them!
Life Update
As to why commissions have been closed is I'm moving next month! My housing situation has changed so I'll be staying a few months in a new place then most likely moving again. I'm unable to bring anything with me besides a few essentials but I am able to bring my computer for work/art. This shouldn't affect the art page much but please don't worry I am doing well just being a busy bee.🐝 I'm looking forward to see how a change of scenery inspires more pictures and situations for Sunny and the folks of Hazelnut Heights!
Thank you always for sticking with me my friends, your support means the world to me. Sending you all lots of love and I hope you have a fantastic day!
Thank you Luxi for the Art~!
Posted 3 years agoThe wonderful LXK777 drew all the girls from Hazlenut Heights in their beautiful traditional style and I really wanted to share because I think they are so pretty!
Which one is your favorite?
Sunflower Macchiato: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50456703/
Jasmine: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50456662/
Cherry: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50456620/
Daisy: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50456594/
Chamomile: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50456557/
Lily: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50456501/
Nautila: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50456370/
Delilah og Sage: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50456328/
Desmodia: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50456295/
LXK777 drew all the girls from Hazlenut Heights in their beautiful traditional style and I really wanted to share because I think they are so pretty!Which one is your favorite?
Sunflower Macchiato: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50456703/
Jasmine: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50456662/
Cherry: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50456620/
Daisy: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50456594/
Chamomile: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50456557/
Lily: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50456501/
Nautila: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50456370/
Delilah og Sage: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50456328/
Desmodia: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50456295/
Commissions Full, Holiday Break, Ect
Posted 3 years agoHello hello my friends! I hope you are having a lovely December💖 I know the holidays can be hard for some of us as well so remember to keep holding on, the new year is almost here bringing with it many possibilities!
As the year winds down I wanted to say I'll be taking a break to spend time recharging, focusing on finishing my current commissions, and preparing for a whole new year of squirrely art!
I'll poke my head around and respond when I can, but don't worry if you don't hear from me as much, I'll hopefully be relaxing and baking some cookies!
For those of you still reading I wanted to say a HUGE thank you for supporting me, it means the world to me. And especially thank you to my generous commissioners who keep this art page afloat so we can all keep enjoying the world of Hazelnut Heights!
Sending you lots of love always💖
TL:DR: Commissions are full and I'm not taking new commissions for the year. I'll be back in 2023 with some updates and new art! Also you are awesome!
As the year winds down I wanted to say I'll be taking a break to spend time recharging, focusing on finishing my current commissions, and preparing for a whole new year of squirrely art!
I'll poke my head around and respond when I can, but don't worry if you don't hear from me as much, I'll hopefully be relaxing and baking some cookies!
For those of you still reading I wanted to say a HUGE thank you for supporting me, it means the world to me. And especially thank you to my generous commissioners who keep this art page afloat so we can all keep enjoying the world of Hazelnut Heights!
Sending you lots of love always💖
TL:DR: Commissions are full and I'm not taking new commissions for the year. I'll be back in 2023 with some updates and new art! Also you are awesome!
Happy Holidays! (Post break)
Posted 3 years agoHello my friends!🌞
I'll be posting less this week as I've got to get ready to visit family for the holiday.🦃
I'll respond to your messages as I can. Sending you all lots of love and I hope you have a wonderful week! 💕
I'll be posting less this week as I've got to get ready to visit family for the holiday.🦃
I'll respond to your messages as I can. Sending you all lots of love and I hope you have a wonderful week! 💕
A Very Squirrely August (Birthday)
Posted 3 years agoHappy August!!! It's my Birthday Month with my Birthday (and Sunny's) landing on August 19th. So I'll be celebrating by drawing a LOT of squirrely goodness.
There's going to be squirrel booties and squirrel cuties, I hope you are ready for A Very Squirrely August!🐿
There's going to be squirrel booties and squirrel cuties, I hope you are ready for A Very Squirrely August!🐿
Elemental Booties Update!
Posted 3 years ago🌨❄BRRR!! ❄ Do you feel that chill in the air.... The soft cold embrace of a snowy blanket is on it's way!
The Snow Elemental Booty is the last winner of this Community Pick! Be on the lookout for the full illustration set coming soon with a few goodies, and maybe the hidden fifth element....
The Snow Elemental Booty is the last winner of this Community Pick! Be on the lookout for the full illustration set coming soon with a few goodies, and maybe the hidden fifth element....
Very small commission delays!
Posted 3 years agoI just had to update Clip Studio for the first time since it was Manga Studio!
Now I can use my brushes but I'm fumbling a bit with 7 years of UI updates and may be a bit slow on commission sketches! Thank you for understanding 😊
Now I can use my brushes but I'm fumbling a bit with 7 years of UI updates and may be a bit slow on commission sketches! Thank you for understanding 😊
Elemental Booties Update!
Posted 3 years agoThe community has spoken and the tempest is upon us! The Storm Elemental has won the community vote by a landslide! So board up your windows the next elemental booty is going to be bringing the thunder and lightning ⚡🌩
Elemental Booties Update!
Posted 3 years agoAll the votes were tallied across all my art pages. Water and fire were neck and neck but only one pulled ahead by 3 votes.....
And the next Elemental will be FLAME and BRIMSTONE! Fire is our winner 🔥
Stay tuned for the next Elemental Booty cuming soon, as well as another weekend poll to decide our next Booty Element.
And the next Elemental will be FLAME and BRIMSTONE! Fire is our winner 🔥
Stay tuned for the next Elemental Booty cuming soon, as well as another weekend poll to decide our next Booty Element.
Hope you have a great weekend!
Posted 4 years agoIt's cleaning day! For the first time since I got COVID I'm cleaning my place and it looks awesome.
Sending you all lots of love and good energy for the rest of your week! 🥰💖
Sending you all lots of love and good energy for the rest of your week! 🥰💖
How's everyone's new years resolutions coming along?
Posted 4 years agoHow's everyone's new years resolutions coming along?
Mine was to start wearing makeup again and I haven't done anything besides organize my train case😕
Feelin pretty lame.
Mine was to start wearing makeup again and I haven't done anything besides organize my train case😕
Feelin pretty lame.
Small delays + Happy New Years!
Posted 4 years agoHello my friends,
I have Covid, and I’ve had it for a while. I’m very tired but I feel like I am hitting the tail end of it, so I hope to be posting content again soon. I know there are many of you who’ve commissioned me for January, I promise I have not forgotten I am just very sick. Please plan for a few days delay on any time estimates thank you so much.
Happy New Years everyone, I hope yours is starting off well! Miss you lots
💖
~Syl
I have Covid, and I’ve had it for a while. I’m very tired but I feel like I am hitting the tail end of it, so I hope to be posting content again soon. I know there are many of you who’ve commissioned me for January, I promise I have not forgotten I am just very sick. Please plan for a few days delay on any time estimates thank you so much.
Happy New Years everyone, I hope yours is starting off well! Miss you lots
💖
~Syl
Commission Information~
Posted 4 years agoCommission information can be located on my website here: https://sites.google.com/view/isyld/
Thank you so much for your interest in commissioning me!
Thank you so much for your interest in commissioning me!
Poll Results!
Posted 4 years agoPoll Results! *drumroll please*
And it looks like Poochyena wins! Look out for her booty art coming soon👀
And it looks like Poochyena wins! Look out for her booty art coming soon👀
Another weekend poll! (what to draw next?)
Posted 4 years agoLink to the poll: https://forms.gle/R2ep5iVaN1wwNoV57
Hello my friends on Furaffinity!
I don't like that yall get left out when I do my occasional weekend poll on my other pages, so I created a poll on google if you would like to participate!
This weekend we are deciding what 'First Encounter' mon you would like to see drawn next.
Hello my friends on Furaffinity!
I don't like that yall get left out when I do my occasional weekend poll on my other pages, so I created a poll on google if you would like to participate!
This weekend we are deciding what 'First Encounter' mon you would like to see drawn next.
You are awesome!
Posted 4 years agoI think you are cool and awesome.
That is all
Have a great weekend!
That is all
Have a great weekend!
Thank you for the well wishes!
Posted 4 years agoThank you for all the well wishes my friends, I feel very blessed to have such wonderful people such as you on my art page, and thank you to those sending me such nice messages. I appreciate you all a lot, I am sure I will be back soon, but my posting will be spotty for a bit.
Please remember to turn some of your kindness on yourselves as well, sending you all lots of love 💖
Please remember to turn some of your kindness on yourselves as well, sending you all lots of love 💖
Update: Commissions Delay, No Posting
Posted 4 years agoHello my friends,
I have had another very unexpected passing in my family. As such I will be travelling soon and unable to post or work regularly. Please excuse my absence, and I will do what I can with my phone when I feel I am able. I will still be responsive when I can.
For Commissioners
I will be a lot slower with work since I will not have my tools available to me, as such I am offering full refunds to all commissioners at any stage of the commission, even if I have sent you draft sketches.
If you would like to keep your Commission slot I will still be able to work on it but please be aware I will most likely take a little longer to complete your piece. I am very sorry for the inconveniences this causes, and you will all get a private message from me shortly. I am no longer acceptable new commissions until further notice.
I appreciate your understanding and I hope you all take care of yourselves during these times including both your physical and mental health.
I have had another very unexpected passing in my family. As such I will be travelling soon and unable to post or work regularly. Please excuse my absence, and I will do what I can with my phone when I feel I am able. I will still be responsive when I can.
For Commissioners
I will be a lot slower with work since I will not have my tools available to me, as such I am offering full refunds to all commissioners at any stage of the commission, even if I have sent you draft sketches.
If you would like to keep your Commission slot I will still be able to work on it but please be aware I will most likely take a little longer to complete your piece. I am very sorry for the inconveniences this causes, and you will all get a private message from me shortly. I am no longer acceptable new commissions until further notice.
I appreciate your understanding and I hope you all take care of yourselves during these times including both your physical and mental health.
160+ Images in upcoming Urbosa Image Set!
Posted 4 years agoThe upcoming Urbosa Image Set came out a little over 160 image variants. Woops 😳
Getting the thank you card made and will be releasing next week I think!
Getting the thank you card made and will be releasing next week I think!
Commissions Temporarily Closed!
Posted 4 years agoEdit: Website is undergoing some maintenance, but will be back online with new commission options and hopefully a few october YCH slots to celebrate 2021 spooktober!
Got stimulus money burning a hole in your pocket? Friendly reminder that my commissions are open! Website: tinyurl.com/isyldart
I post daily nude art for you to enjoy for free! Consider donating: https://ko-fi.com/isyld
Got stimulus money burning a hole in your pocket? Friendly reminder that my commissions are open! Website: tinyurl.com/isyldart
I post daily nude art for you to enjoy for free! Consider donating: https://ko-fi.com/isyld
