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General | Posted 7 years agoSo it looks like I won't be doing any art any time soon. Unless I can fix what ever is going on with my tablet. If there are any amazing tech furs out there that have an eye for this sorta thing maybe you can help me out.
After working just fine for a very long time my tablet suddenly stopped getting an input. It was shortly after I updated my graphics driver if that matters. When I plug the tablet in (Cintiq A1300) everything dings and is recognized but the tablet display itself simply says No Input Signal. The touch settings work, if I run my finger over the screen my mouse will move on the monitor but the screen itself is going no input from the computer. This is the same on my laptop as well.
I tried
updating the drivers for both my Graphics card and tablet itself
restarting both things a few times
unplugging all cords and replugging to different docks
bought a new (expensive) 3-1 cord
rolled back the tablet settings
I bought a new adapter with hopes that that will fix the issue.
Nothing seems to work at all. If any other artists have had this issue please let me know if you fixed it! Otherwise I might be 100% done with art until I'm able to somehow afford a new tablet.....IBB might be done forever and that kinda breaks my heart...
After working just fine for a very long time my tablet suddenly stopped getting an input. It was shortly after I updated my graphics driver if that matters. When I plug the tablet in (Cintiq A1300) everything dings and is recognized but the tablet display itself simply says No Input Signal. The touch settings work, if I run my finger over the screen my mouse will move on the monitor but the screen itself is going no input from the computer. This is the same on my laptop as well.
I tried
updating the drivers for both my Graphics card and tablet itself
restarting both things a few times
unplugging all cords and replugging to different docks
bought a new (expensive) 3-1 cord
rolled back the tablet settings
I bought a new adapter with hopes that that will fix the issue.
Nothing seems to work at all. If any other artists have had this issue please let me know if you fixed it! Otherwise I might be 100% done with art until I'm able to somehow afford a new tablet.....IBB might be done forever and that kinda breaks my heart...
Opening Commissions Soon.
General | Posted 7 years agoI'll be opening up new commissions soon but sadly my tablet needs a new three to one cable....so gotta wait for that to get in. Yay....
I might start using Ko-Fi more
General | Posted 7 years agoKo-fi might straight up change the way artists get paid for their work. It really depends on what they allow on the site in terms of NSFW content. With their new gallery you can tip each image an artist puts up allowing them to gain money for all their work, even well after it's been finished. Fan's can show small amounts of support like a dollar here and there for pieces they enjoy and ONLY things they enjoy. So if you don't like 90% of what I do but loved one since picture you can support that one. Artists can also get feedback on what sells and what doesn't literally. You can set up goals for things, show different posts to only people who supported you recently or everyone, or only those who tip. But since it's not monthly it feels less demanding from fans and less stressful for creators. I'm not taking peoples money, they gave me money for things I already put out.
It can really really help the creative community as a whole and I think will help a lot of people wanting to start freelancing but not 100% sure how to do it since the site is super easy.
Here is a shameless plug, I only have three images up as I'm still not 100% sure if I'm allowed to post NSFW images on there and I don't wanna blow up my page before it starts.
https://ko-fi.com/rooenart
It can really really help the creative community as a whole and I think will help a lot of people wanting to start freelancing but not 100% sure how to do it since the site is super easy.
Here is a shameless plug, I only have three images up as I'm still not 100% sure if I'm allowed to post NSFW images on there and I don't wanna blow up my page before it starts.
https://ko-fi.com/rooenart
Gonna try
General | Posted 7 years agoI'm gonna try and do a commission tonight. I got some hang oil to help with my joints and it works well enough that I might be able to draw for more than 10 mins at a time. Grooming does a number on your joints man..
streamin'
General | Posted 8 years agoI'm still dying but gonna draw while I do it!
General | Posted 8 years agoI got a full time job and that kinda killed my ability to do any work art wise. Working 45+ hours a week and then coming home with hardly any time to sleep screwed me. BUT hopefully soon I'll be able to really get back into it. I opened commissions up again so feel free to check all that mess out.
If all goes well, after the holidays I won't be working retail anymore and I'll have a better physical and emotional drive to really get back into art. I want to get to a point where I can just do freelance for a living....I was so close before my dog got sick and after that kinda really discouraged me. It's taking a lot, depression is a hell of a drug but I'm going to do it kicking and screaming, one way or the other.
If all goes well, after the holidays I won't be working retail anymore and I'll have a better physical and emotional drive to really get back into art. I want to get to a point where I can just do freelance for a living....I was so close before my dog got sick and after that kinda really discouraged me. It's taking a lot, depression is a hell of a drug but I'm going to do it kicking and screaming, one way or the other.
streaming sketches
General | Posted 8 years agoPlayin some OW
General | Posted 8 years agoStreaming OW
General | Posted 8 years agoI might do art again?
General | Posted 8 years agoI don't think I've drawn a thing in almost a year...which is sad. I'm trying to figure out my ports on this computer because I can't duel screen and have my tablet plugged in at the same time and it's supper annoying to pull my tower out to unplug one screen and plug the tablet in....so hopefully? idk..
Badge commissions?
General | Posted 9 years agoDo people like...want those? Cause I'm thinking of opening a few cheap badge slots. Like...25-30 bucks for a hi-rez badge?
Streaming
General | Posted 9 years agoStreaming OW before art
General | Posted 9 years agoYCH
General | Posted 9 years agoGonna pull it and edit it and lower the price. I started to high...I is a dumb.
YCH coming soon
General | Posted 9 years agoI'll be putting up a YCH auction most likely this Saturday. Halloween themed, and the higher the bid the more costumes you can get. YAY!
Holy crap I'm alive!
General | Posted 9 years agoA whole shit ton happened since I've kinda been MIA. My dog got amazingly sick, so much so that we thought we were going to lose her a few times, and still we have no real idea what her sickness was or if it's fully gone just yet though she;s about 80% better we gather. Her treatment, medication and exams all cost me thousands of dollars and the care for her at home was so great that I wasn't able to do it on my own. Plus her baby brother (who we got before she got sick) needed attention too as he had a heart mummer and already has bad hips...I ended up getting sick and going to the ER for blood pressure problems, my computer shit the bed a few times needing a few replacement parts, a lot of files ended up being lost in all that mess...and by the end of it I was forced to move out of my home and back in with my parents. I couldn't physically, emotionally or financially take care of myself and my dogs alone anymore. And it sucked....
I was forced to work 45+ hours most weeks to try and pay back a LOT of debt and keep on top of medical bills for myself and Missy which forced me to stop working on art almost altogether. I struggled along with a big commission I had been in the middle of and at last managed to pull through and be done.
BUT as of right now I am debt free! My pups are happy and healthy and the weekly visits to the vet are no more! Both her and my health are stable enough that we can be comfortable and I don't need to work as much, cutting my hours down to about 28ish a week which is great becasue ART AGAIN!
I have about two people I need to contact over corrupted files, I was in the middle of a commission for them and since I can't work on that I'll just be giving them a free for all commission of what ever else they would like. After all that I'll be putting some YCH's up for start, slowly get back into doing this all again for a living. Then maybe some slots will open up...IDK I'm still a bit of a mess. BUT I'M PRETTY SURE I'M BACK!
I was forced to work 45+ hours most weeks to try and pay back a LOT of debt and keep on top of medical bills for myself and Missy which forced me to stop working on art almost altogether. I struggled along with a big commission I had been in the middle of and at last managed to pull through and be done.
BUT as of right now I am debt free! My pups are happy and healthy and the weekly visits to the vet are no more! Both her and my health are stable enough that we can be comfortable and I don't need to work as much, cutting my hours down to about 28ish a week which is great becasue ART AGAIN!
I have about two people I need to contact over corrupted files, I was in the middle of a commission for them and since I can't work on that I'll just be giving them a free for all commission of what ever else they would like. After all that I'll be putting some YCH's up for start, slowly get back into doing this all again for a living. Then maybe some slots will open up...IDK I'm still a bit of a mess. BUT I'M PRETTY SURE I'M BACK!
Mmmhm...
General | Posted 9 years agoSo I dragged myself out of hell. Literally.
I went through a lot in the last few months. Almost losing my dog was one of those things that just kinda ruins you from the inside out. First I found out she had lyme which was effecting her joints so we did meds for that, then she started getting real sick from the meds, I mean waterfall poops and puking all day long. Once that was over she wasn't able to eat and could hardly move. At one point she wet herself and just cried on the bed all day. There were lots of emergency vet visits and at one point one vet (as I went to a few) simply said to put her down right then and there. I don't give up on my babies so we went and did an ultra sound. Those meds messed her up from the inside out but the good thing was we caught it before it did some long lasting damage. Another round of different meds and she's on the road to recovery.
In the mean time I needed to pick up extra shifts at work, upward of 45 hours a week if not more. I picked up work shuttling cats two and from different places with a rescue group as well as doing some medical work with cats in different stores for adoption. I spent all the money I had on my dogs and was forced to move back home in a sudden 'I need to go right now' kinda thing so I'm back with living at home with the rents. My puppy has bad hips and had a heart defect which he's growing out of....and a dog fight sprung up over an old bone in the back yard....one has stables now and everything was a bit shit.
And I got sick, sick enough to cough blood for a few days so heavy meds for me this time! Yay my turn. But now thank god everything seems to be settling into place. So I'm gonna play some overwatch, draw a thing and try not to throw myself out a window.
I have two people I'm working on stuff for. You're getting it I swear, my life just went to shit and I didn't handle to too well! Don't worry though it shall be here!!! I'm closed otherwise though. After I get everyone everything I might do some YCH's to swing back into things but nothing huge. Not really mentally there yet.
I went through a lot in the last few months. Almost losing my dog was one of those things that just kinda ruins you from the inside out. First I found out she had lyme which was effecting her joints so we did meds for that, then she started getting real sick from the meds, I mean waterfall poops and puking all day long. Once that was over she wasn't able to eat and could hardly move. At one point she wet herself and just cried on the bed all day. There were lots of emergency vet visits and at one point one vet (as I went to a few) simply said to put her down right then and there. I don't give up on my babies so we went and did an ultra sound. Those meds messed her up from the inside out but the good thing was we caught it before it did some long lasting damage. Another round of different meds and she's on the road to recovery.
In the mean time I needed to pick up extra shifts at work, upward of 45 hours a week if not more. I picked up work shuttling cats two and from different places with a rescue group as well as doing some medical work with cats in different stores for adoption. I spent all the money I had on my dogs and was forced to move back home in a sudden 'I need to go right now' kinda thing so I'm back with living at home with the rents. My puppy has bad hips and had a heart defect which he's growing out of....and a dog fight sprung up over an old bone in the back yard....one has stables now and everything was a bit shit.
And I got sick, sick enough to cough blood for a few days so heavy meds for me this time! Yay my turn. But now thank god everything seems to be settling into place. So I'm gonna play some overwatch, draw a thing and try not to throw myself out a window.
I have two people I'm working on stuff for. You're getting it I swear, my life just went to shit and I didn't handle to too well! Don't worry though it shall be here!!! I'm closed otherwise though. After I get everyone everything I might do some YCH's to swing back into things but nothing huge. Not really mentally there yet.
VACATION!
General | Posted 9 years agoNot really. Gonna be blunt I'm not in a great mental state right now. I had what can only be called as a mental break at work last night, after we closed I went to go potty and ended up curled on the floor sobbing. So in that mind set I'm going to be heading to my parents, the dogs can run in the back yard and won't have to be walked every hour plus they won't need to go to the park for two every day. I won't need to cook for myself for every meal or clean every day and I'll get general help with the pups and my panic attacks....so all and all for now I'll be able to sit down and draw.
That's where I've been for the past few weeks...........months. I haven't been super great which hits my art hard. Here's hoping this break works!
That's where I've been for the past few weeks...........months. I haven't been super great which hits my art hard. Here's hoping this break works!
Basic update!
General | Posted 10 years agoSo I'm still going with commissions but after this round I might stick to some YCH's for a bit to let myself cool off. As a general warning my art is going to take a bit to come out...even longer than normal because the current job I hold right now is working on full time and it's almost 8 hours a shift literally on my feet. Sitting only to pee and maybe during my lunch. I'm being trained to be possible assistant manager and I'm working with animals which is why I'm sorta okay with the slow down pace of art if it's for another thing I love. Plus vet tech certification yo!
This means I'll still only be taking slots for commissions from now on and opening the on and off when I can. The commissions I do take on will happen very slowly as I often work mornings (around 8am or sooner) and after a 8+ hour shift I'm next to dead afterwards so I only have maybe my two days off and an hour or two to work on any given bit of art. I wanna leave a little bit of time to myself too since you know...video games...and I'm trash. So if you do commission me I can promise for sure you will have you art before the end of the month 100% but I can't make anymore promises when it comes to anything shorter than that. Once a month seems so utterly pitiful for me and I'll try my best to push as far away from that sort of deadline as possible but it's as safe as I'm willing to be time wise. Of course the more simple the piece is will make it come out quicker. Single characters that are not overly detailed in design sorta thing will be a bit less taxing and time consuming. I'm already not overly fast with art as is...blah.
But I'll still be open, still be doing art, sill be producing something but for the time being until I get used to this new work load and new job I gotta try and slow down a little. With my heath problems it's not really a good thing for me to over stress my body as is and if I'm sick that means even LESS work. Which is the last thing I want.
So if you are looking to commission me soon GREAT I'll be open again in no time I'm sure. But I just wanted to throw that heads up so people who want quick and snappy work aren't left disappointed with my speed.
This means I'll still only be taking slots for commissions from now on and opening the on and off when I can. The commissions I do take on will happen very slowly as I often work mornings (around 8am or sooner) and after a 8+ hour shift I'm next to dead afterwards so I only have maybe my two days off and an hour or two to work on any given bit of art. I wanna leave a little bit of time to myself too since you know...video games...and I'm trash. So if you do commission me I can promise for sure you will have you art before the end of the month 100% but I can't make anymore promises when it comes to anything shorter than that. Once a month seems so utterly pitiful for me and I'll try my best to push as far away from that sort of deadline as possible but it's as safe as I'm willing to be time wise. Of course the more simple the piece is will make it come out quicker. Single characters that are not overly detailed in design sorta thing will be a bit less taxing and time consuming. I'm already not overly fast with art as is...blah.
But I'll still be open, still be doing art, sill be producing something but for the time being until I get used to this new work load and new job I gotta try and slow down a little. With my heath problems it's not really a good thing for me to over stress my body as is and if I'm sick that means even LESS work. Which is the last thing I want.
So if you are looking to commission me soon GREAT I'll be open again in no time I'm sure. But I just wanted to throw that heads up so people who want quick and snappy work aren't left disappointed with my speed.
Womp womp
General | Posted 10 years agoI'll have a sketch up tomorrow for my next commission, my new job is kicking my ass and I'm trying my best to find a nice decent middle ground between art and work. Also getting used to not sleeping for most of my day too. Either way I'm off, the holidays are over and I'm getting back into the swing.
Sick but working!
General | Posted 10 years agoAs a heads up to peeps waiting for replies and things I got you bby! I'm just still not feeling 100% but I'll be responding today within the hour and getting everything all squared up and professional like woo!
I got fried...
General | Posted 10 years agoSo I got fired from my job today. It's a pretty long story but the whole thing was set up in a two week long lie fest of sneaky cover ups and having my train my own replacement as well as recommend her...which was super. I'm not gonna pretend that some of it wasn't my fault, I could have worked harder and changed a few things. Either way I'm rushing to find another job as soon as possible. This doesn't change really much of anything other than if you were thinking of commissioning me now would be a super amazingly grateful time to do so. Just in case I can't find something soon.
I'll be doing that YCH tonight maybe streaming depending on how I feel. Honestly I'm kinda so shaken up about what happened as how they went about it was kinda...a mess. But regardless I'll try and pump out more work as it is now my only source of income for the time being.
I'll be doing that YCH tonight maybe streaming depending on how I feel. Honestly I'm kinda so shaken up about what happened as how they went about it was kinda...a mess. But regardless I'll try and pump out more work as it is now my only source of income for the time being.
I can't seem to post things....
General | Posted 10 years agoFA is giving me a pretty hard time with posting anything at all. I tried posting the YCH flyer last night and it wouldn't connect, same issue today. Perhaps the file is too large but I've never had such a problem before....
I am having the same slowness issues on a few other things such as DeviantArt but I at least managed to post something. Hmm...
I am having the same slowness issues on a few other things such as DeviantArt but I at least managed to post something. Hmm...
YCH, Patreon and Commissions
General | Posted 10 years agoI'm back in the swing again, I'm doing things a tiny bit differently and I will be opening slots for commissions from now on. Mostly because my ques were getting a bit out of hand and had people waiting almost a month if not more depending on the current projects. For right now I'm only taking two slots at a time. You can find commission info here
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/17496074/
http://r00en.tumblr.com/commissions
Slot 1 OPEN
Slot 2 OPEN
Later today I'll be posting an MLP YCH again at a lowered price. Something I never got around to really doing last time it was up. So look forward to that!
And Patreon this month will be getting a full dropbox file filled with game graphics to play around with. Seeing as that company decided to stop contacting me and we never formed a full contract (and I was never paid) you guys get the 99.9% finished art for the games. A few files are very sloppy since I was never given the last bit of feedback but most as decent! That will be the bulk of the contact for December but come JAN 1st I'll be posting the drop box link for everyone.
So there we go. Commissions open, YCH going up (with additions to make it different from a commission) and patreon update for december!
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/17496074/
http://r00en.tumblr.com/commissions
Slot 1 OPEN
Slot 2 OPEN
Later today I'll be posting an MLP YCH again at a lowered price. Something I never got around to really doing last time it was up. So look forward to that!
And Patreon this month will be getting a full dropbox file filled with game graphics to play around with. Seeing as that company decided to stop contacting me and we never formed a full contract (and I was never paid) you guys get the 99.9% finished art for the games. A few files are very sloppy since I was never given the last bit of feedback but most as decent! That will be the bulk of the contact for December but come JAN 1st I'll be posting the drop box link for everyone.
So there we go. Commissions open, YCH going up (with additions to make it different from a commission) and patreon update for december!
Sad news....
General | Posted 10 years agoLoki Passed Away…
My rat, kinda just getting it off my chest….
About 5 or so days ago I noticed one of my rats, Loki, seemed a little bloated. He’s known for over eating and also having gas so I gave him a night to see if it would pass. By morning he was double the size but happy and moving. Still eating and playing so I made a vet appointment and called it a day. Through the time in between he was just fine and didn’t seem like he was in any pain so I didn’t worry to much.
I took him and his brother Thor to the vet getting Thor a check up and remove a small cyst on his back. Thor was healthy but the vet checked over Loki and figured out pretty quickly that he either had internal cysts that had doubled in size almost over night, or pretty aggressive cancer which is pretty normal in small animals. We had the option to do a battery of tests, starting with a poop check which they did pretty much confirming what ever was in there was damaging his stomach and causing some small bleeding. Loki still didn’t seem physically effected and happy. Even ate some treats from the vet right on the table.
The x-rays and ultra-sounds would have pinpointed the problem but it would have cost upward of $800+ for the tests alone. If we figured out the problem it would have only been half the battle, putting his body through the inevitable surgery would have most likely killed him, at best he would be in a large amount of pain and it might not even fix the issue as well as being far more money than I could possibly afford no matter how much I wanted to…
A nurse came in and sat with us for a bit. And we came to the decisions to give him some pain meds and let him be at home, happy and comfortable. There was a small possibly that he could get slightly better on his own if it turned out to be something like a food block (the vet was very doubtful however). So I took him and his brother home and spent lots of time with him.
Sadly I’m not home this week, watching my parents dog in a different town but my roommate who loves them was there as well as my other roommate and his boyfriend. He was watched full time, given his meds and spoiled all day with tons of love and treats. Some time in the night, while my roommate was going down to check on them she noticed he was a bit slower, he was still taking treats but very tired and keep stumbling. He could no longer climb up and down his ramps and stayed on the bottom laying down. She stayed with him, petting his ears until he passed away peacefully. He didn’t seem to be in any pain thanks to the meds, and was not alone in the end. My roommate and his brother stayed the whole time.
That’s what we wanted. We didn’t want his last days to be in pain, being poked and prodded with needles and forced to take lots of meds alone in a vets office. His live was short but happy and that’s all we wanted….Thor is a bit of a mess right now and is being given lots of attention. He’s not sure were his brother is and they have never been apart before.
I’m alright, I knew it was coming after the vet and I’m just very happy we were able to help him and make sure he was happy and comfortable and left us with no pain at home surrounded with people who loved him.
My rat, kinda just getting it off my chest….
About 5 or so days ago I noticed one of my rats, Loki, seemed a little bloated. He’s known for over eating and also having gas so I gave him a night to see if it would pass. By morning he was double the size but happy and moving. Still eating and playing so I made a vet appointment and called it a day. Through the time in between he was just fine and didn’t seem like he was in any pain so I didn’t worry to much.
I took him and his brother Thor to the vet getting Thor a check up and remove a small cyst on his back. Thor was healthy but the vet checked over Loki and figured out pretty quickly that he either had internal cysts that had doubled in size almost over night, or pretty aggressive cancer which is pretty normal in small animals. We had the option to do a battery of tests, starting with a poop check which they did pretty much confirming what ever was in there was damaging his stomach and causing some small bleeding. Loki still didn’t seem physically effected and happy. Even ate some treats from the vet right on the table.
The x-rays and ultra-sounds would have pinpointed the problem but it would have cost upward of $800+ for the tests alone. If we figured out the problem it would have only been half the battle, putting his body through the inevitable surgery would have most likely killed him, at best he would be in a large amount of pain and it might not even fix the issue as well as being far more money than I could possibly afford no matter how much I wanted to…
A nurse came in and sat with us for a bit. And we came to the decisions to give him some pain meds and let him be at home, happy and comfortable. There was a small possibly that he could get slightly better on his own if it turned out to be something like a food block (the vet was very doubtful however). So I took him and his brother home and spent lots of time with him.
Sadly I’m not home this week, watching my parents dog in a different town but my roommate who loves them was there as well as my other roommate and his boyfriend. He was watched full time, given his meds and spoiled all day with tons of love and treats. Some time in the night, while my roommate was going down to check on them she noticed he was a bit slower, he was still taking treats but very tired and keep stumbling. He could no longer climb up and down his ramps and stayed on the bottom laying down. She stayed with him, petting his ears until he passed away peacefully. He didn’t seem to be in any pain thanks to the meds, and was not alone in the end. My roommate and his brother stayed the whole time.
That’s what we wanted. We didn’t want his last days to be in pain, being poked and prodded with needles and forced to take lots of meds alone in a vets office. His live was short but happy and that’s all we wanted….Thor is a bit of a mess right now and is being given lots of attention. He’s not sure were his brother is and they have never been apart before.
I’m alright, I knew it was coming after the vet and I’m just very happy we were able to help him and make sure he was happy and comfortable and left us with no pain at home surrounded with people who loved him.
