First off, this is just my opinion, to each their own.
I have noticed quite a few YCH auctions that run the same one Your Character Here auction simultaneously across several different art websites. The bids go: an FA user posts starting bid, then the artist themselves posts a higher "bid from [insert other art site here]".

I'm just throwing it out there that I don't like this. None of my YCHs will be run this way. When I post a YCH here, it appears here and only here, and will not be reposted again here or anywhere unless there were no bids at all and the auction was not met. Personally, I just feel that running a multi-site YCH might be seen as a little too easy to pad or cheat the bids. Kinda like imagine if you place a bid on something you like on a site like Furbuy, but then the poster of the auction outbids you with a bid said to be from Furbid, or Ebay etc. Even if the auction runner is completely 100% honest and fair with the bids, I personally just feel that the legitimacy is too hard to see and track.
I won't even run the same one YCH on two different sites as two separate auctions. With differing user bases and user activity count etc where you could have bid for the same image cheaper on one site than another, even that I personally feel will not be fair to you all and will not do.

I know as the artist this may hurt my exposure and cost me chances at higher bids, but in the long run I'd rather appear as fair and transparent as possible than the former.

My DA: http://ocelotfire.deviantart.com/
My Weasyl: https://www.weasyl.com/~ocelotfire
My Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ocelotfire

I'm just about equally active on all of them.

Other sites may be added as I discover them.
Have not tried SoFurry.
I might make a tumblr active.
InkBunny is a no for me.

Thank you as always to everyone who has supported me and those continuing to support me on this site and others :D

Three things meme, cause I need a new journal up.


THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU'VE GONE BY
Ocelotfire
Jackal Jonas
Miku Aaparo

THREE THINGS YOU'VE DONE IN THE LAST 33 MINUTES:
Fed my dog
Started a sketch
Checked my Twitter feed

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
My all-too-powerful mind's eye @___@
My eyes
My stubbornness to do 'right' and care deeply about my friends. It may cause a lot of problems sometimes, but I just can't be any other way.

THREE THINGS YOU DISLIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
My weight (who is this not true for @-@)
My derpiness and lack of wit (I tend to really miss ques and hints)
my inability to be a 'morning person'

THREE THINGS YOU'RE AFRAID OF:
Claustrophobic
Dentists
Hypodermic Needles

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
My Charm Necklace (only ever take it off to wash it)
An Iowa Hawkeyes Shirt
Basketball Shorts

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
Art! Art art art art art...
Caffeine
Music (Life seriously needs a soundtrack)

THREE IMPORTANT OBJECTS
Certain stuffed animals of mine given to me
Artwork done for me from friends (reminds me, I need to buy more frames soon for them)
various gifts from love ones

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS:
Knife Party / Pendulum
Judas Priest
Chumbawamba

THREE WAYS TO BE HAPPY:
Being with good friends
Spoil said friends, mate, dog, family etc.
Laugh off pain.

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
Bonfire - Knife Party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-IWRmpefzE
The Island - Pendulum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGow4nmYkkA
Amnesia - Chumbawamba https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JkS9rYw_N4


THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
No clue, my life has flipped upside-down and changed a lot over these past few years

THREE THINGS YOU REGRET:
Not standing up for myself enough in the past
yet also standing up for myself in times it resulted in hurting someone
not figuring out the first two soon enough

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
Trust (more of a need than a want)
Love/affection
Fun/"Adventure"

THREE IMPORTANT THINGS YOU'VE GIVEN TO THE WORLD:
Pfft I have no idea, I guess that's more for others to answer.

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE:
I have a lot of nightmares about falling because I'm afraid of heights
I've been attacked by a dog before
I love singing and do so at least once a day


THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO
Reach shit on the top shelf...
Math in my head
Spell @___@


THREE THINGS YOU MISS FROM YOUR PAST:
Lack of adulthood responsibilities
Certain friends I was really close to
a more active social life

THREE REASONS WHY YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE:
My brothers raising me -> love of heavy metal, fishing, outdoors
friends of all types -> openmindedness
love of outdoors/animals etc -> tada! being a furry

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
Art art art art
story creation / role playing
Fishin

THREE THINGS YOU NEEEEEED! REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
More Caffeine
My friends' happiness (I know a few that life is taking a big dump on lately and they are good people with beautiful hearts that deserve a lot better than the hand life is dealing them)
a long hit from a hookah, damn I been craving lately

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO FOR HOLIDAY:
St. Maarten (aka home)
Alaska (on my bucket list to see the northern lights and do the dogsled thing)
Did I mention St.Maarten? Yes, THERE

THREE CARTOON CHARACTERS:
Duo Maxwell - Gundam Wing
Gorbash - Flight of Dragons
Dirk Daring - G-Force

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO:
More progress on my stories and comics
learn guitar
learn to dance

This pup is Atlanta bound!
I will be suiting and also will be lurking the Artist Alley doing $5 sketches. Feel free to stop on by if you see me and snag some art. I will also be selling various crafts as well.

Commissions in my Que, I am still working on them and should have them done before I leave, if not I will work on them at the con.

Until further notice, I unfortunately will be completely closed for any and all traditional medium types. I have been fighting what I thought was a stubborn cold for the last month so I went back in to the doctor's today and was diagnosed with bronchitis. I'm alright, the worst of my symptoms is just severe fatigue and dizziness.
So to prevent any risk of spreading my ick, I will be taking only digital commissions until I can finally kick this from my system.

Also, because of all this sick and a personal leave I had to take, I have been out of work for over a month, so hopefully to try to make up for that, I am opening up the Buy One, Get One or 50% off World of Warcraft themed images.

Love 'em? Hate 'em? I have seen a lot of journals and comments buzzing about raging and ranting about them yet I have also seen a lot of people posting those kind of options with their YCHs and a lot of YCHs that even are, 'sniped' I guess you could say?, with the AB before the bidding can even start.

Opinions?

here-> http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15617887/

I'm also holding two cupid/valentine's day YCH auctions over on my main account  mikuaaparo

Male Version: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15523560/

Female Version: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15529361/

Only a 2 hours left on this YCH auction. Hurry before it closes.

Auction is here:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15479715/

Its here---> http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15479715
Still low bids, come snag your chance!

I'm holding a Valentine's Day/Couples YCH auction!!
Check it out!!

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15415585/

Would anyone be interested in this?

It would be 100% traditional work, illustration markers and colored pencil on cardstock 8.5"x11" to be auctioned off, option to ship original.

I'm open for Halloween themed badges over on my General account  mikuaaparo

Journal for Details and Ordering: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6071695/

I'm still around. Going to be revamping this account. This will still be my "yiff" account, normal account:  mikuaaparo .
As for where a lot of the art went? Poof. Don't worry, more and better art is on the way soon.

What went poof? -old- art. I kept the ones I thought were still at least somewhat up to par and/or I personally still like.

What will be still posted here? Any artwork I wish to post that is adult rated, "yiff" stuff as well as the occasional guro if I feel like it.

Will I be taking commissions? Yes, soon. Currently not open for adult commissions just yet. I want to get this account up and running a bit better first and revamp a price and rules TOS list as well.

A big thank you to my watchers that still stuck around, hopefully the art to come will be worth the wait.

Opening for one slot for now.

No excrement or anything not site legal.

Note if interested.

Bandwagon awaaaaay~

Rules in case you haven't seen these going about: Pretty much mention a fetish, I discuss my opinion on it/ if I like it.

At FWA I decided that since saving for the awesome Miku suit I want is going to take well over a year to save up for, in the mean time. I really want a kigurumi of Jackal. :D
Does anyone know of good custom kigurumi makers? Please tell me of the good ones you know of.

So to help fund this, since I'm already so close to those prices anyway, I am doing buy one get one free sale on all my commission types. :D
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5147641/

Slots:

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Furry Weekend Atlanta is just right around the corner, (are you psyched? No? Well GET PSYCHED!)

I will be taking commissions for these through March. They are about 6" tall and $15 (includes lamination and shipping).

Feel free to suggest outfits, background patterns, poses, and more for yours. Only condition is that it must be at least PG rated (since the intent of these is to be worn publicly).

Samples:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7167163
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7167493

Slots:

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((Dropping the price for these. ))

Asking $10, $11 for added glow in the dark features!

These will be zombie versions of your character, all I need to know is a ref sheet or description and a weapon if you want one, and if you would like any specifics about wounds (like missing eyes or limbs, brains showing, etc.)

They will be waist up or full body, around 6" tall in size, fully laminated and shipped included in the price.

Sample of what it will look like: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6571924

Going to get a start on Halloween themed badges.

Asking $15, $16 for added glow in the dark features!

These will be zombie versions of your character, all I need to know is a ref sheet or description and a weapon if you want one, and if you would like any specifics about wounds (like missing eyes or limbs, brains showing, etc.)

Sample of what it will look like: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6571924

I have said this already plenty of times, and apparently it is still going on.

I AM NOT OK WITH MY WORK BEING REPOSTED ELSEWHERE, NOT ANYWHERE OR BY ANYONE!

You are NOT doing me any favors. I do NOT want "free advertisement" I want my work where I can see what happens to it and what people say about it. Comments/ criticisms don't help me at all if I don't even know it exists!

Especially my "adult/yiff" works. I am not comfortable with it lose on the web on sites that aren't age protected like this one is.

And do NOT give me that crap of "if you don't want it passed around on the web, you shouldn't post it." According to that flawed logic, one shouldn't buy a TV if they don't want someone breaking into their house and stealing it.

So you abused the privilege: it gets revoked. I am no longer posting nor commissioning adult rated works. I will still do pin-ups and the like, but basically if it won't pass in movies, it won't be posted.

Forgive me if this comes off as a bit "bitchy", but really... way to shit all over my wishes for my own works, way to respect my works...

Start with 100% and subtract 1% for everything that you've done.
Then repost as your __% Virgin Innocent. Lowest number you have the more you've done!

START 100%

(X) Smoked.
(x) Drank alcohol.
(x) Cried when someone died.
(X) Been drunk.
( ) Had sex.
( ) Been to a concert.
(x) given a handjob.
(x) gotten a handjob
(x) given a blowjob.
(x) gotten a blowjob
( ) Been verbally/sexually harassed.
( ) Verbally/sexually harassed somebody.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 92%

(x) felt someone up and/or been felt up. (I love grabbing my mate's breasts and butt in public)
(x) Laughed so hard something came out of your nose.
( ) Cheated on a boyfriend/girlfriend before.
( ) Been cheated on by a boyfriend/girlfriend.
(x) Been to prom.
(x) Cried at school.
(x) Gotten lost in a WalMart or a department store.
(x) Given or received a lap dance. (poledance count?)
(x) Had someone of the opposite/same sex in your room.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 85%

(x) Had someone of the opposite sex sleep over.
(x) Slept over at someone of the same sex's house.
( ) Kissed a stranger.
(x) Hugged a stranger.
(.5 of a x) Went scuba diving. (snorkel?)
(x) Driven a car.
(x) Gotten an x-ray.
( ) Hit by a car.
( ) Had a party (been to them, but I haven't thrown one myself)
( ) Done serious hard drugs.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 79%

( ) Played strip poker/darts.
( ) Got paid to strip for someone.
(x) Run away from home.
( ) Broken a bone.
(x) Eaten sushi.
(x) Bought porn. (a bad hentai that was on clearance for the giggles)
(x) Watched porn.
(x) Made porn. (yeah... this whole account worth... XD)
(x) Had a crush on someone of the same sex. (not a sexual attraction, but a really strong admiration for.)
(x) Been in love.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 72%

(x) Made out.
(x) Laughed so hard you cried.
(x) Cried yourself to sleep.
( ) Laughed yourself to sleep. (is that possible? being giggly makes me too awake and lively to sleep)
(x) Stabbed yourself.
(x) Shot a gun
( ) Trash talked someone and then acted like their best friend the next day. (no, this is a pet peeve of mine when people do it.)
(x) Been online for 9 consecutive hours.
( ) Watched TV for 9 consecutive hours.
(x) Watched an animal die.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 65%

( ) Watched a person die.
(x) Kissed and/or messed around somewhere with at least 1 person. (as in being in public?)
(x) Pranked somebody.
( ) Put somebody in the hospital.
(x) Snuck into someone's room and/or your own room after being out.
( ) Kissed somebody of the same sex.
(x) Dressed punk.
( ) Dressed goth.
(x) Dressed preppy.(fffffff hate formal events.)
( ) Been to a motocross race.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 60%

(x) Avoided somebody.
(x) Been stalked.
( ) Stalked someone.
(x) Met a celebrity. (2 Gryphon and Uncle Kage count?)
(x) Ridden a horse.
(x) Cut yourself.
( ) Bungee jumped.
(x) Ding dong ditched somebody.
(x) Been to a wild party.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 53%

( ) Got caught stealing something.
(x) Kicked/punched a guy in the balls.
( ) Stolen a boyfriend/girlfriend from a friend. (another pet peeve of mine.)
( ) Gone out with your friend's crush.
( ) Got arrested.
( ) Been pregnant.
( ) Made a girl pregnant.
(x) Babysat. ( I have 3 nephews and 3 nieces I have had to watch off and on all growing up. i hate kids T.T)
(x) Been to another country.
( ) Started your house on fire.
(x) Had an encounter with a ghost. (a hotwheel car on a flat desk in my room suddenly went flying at me when i was a kid. 0.o)

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 49%

( ) Donated your hair to cancer patients.
(x) Been asked out by someone that you never thought you'd be asked out by.
(x) Cried over a member of the opposite/same sex.
(x) Had a boyfriend/girlfriend for over 3 months. (8 years and counting)
(x) Sat on your butt all day.
(x) Ate a whole carton of ice cream all by yourself. (one of those pint containers. also did this with a box of girl scout cookies. those samoas are addictive!)
(x) Had a job.
( ) Gotten cut from a sports team.
( ) Been called a whore.
(x) Danced like a whore (back to the pole dance bit above T.T)

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 42%

( ) Been mistaken as older than your own age.
(x) Been in a car accident.
(x) Been told you have beautiful eyes.
(x) Been told you have beautiful hair.
( ) Raped somebody.
(x) Danced in the rain.
(x) Been rejected.
( ) Walked out of a restaurant without paying. (no, but I have given a penny for tip a few times)
(x) Punched someone/slapped someone in the face.
( ) Been raped.


TOTAL = 35%

Gonna do a random pin-up.

Need a species and a gender.

Seriously. This is the second time with the same picture none the less re-posted on another website.

I do NOT want my adult artwork scattered all over the internet on various archive sites with wrong keywords and descriptions tagged onto them where I am not even a member of said site.

I appreciate that whoever probably just whats to help spread the word about my art and give me extra exposure... but this is a REALLY fail method of doing so. When it is posted on a site that I don't know about, I can't see what feed back people are saying about it and people can't contact me through that site because if I don't know about said site, then I can't really be a member and receive private messages on it now can I? NOR DO I WANT MY CONTACT INFO all over the web.

And do NOT give me any crap about "If you don't want it passed around, then don't post it."
Anyone know  devilkitten?
Yeah, it sucks when an artist gets kicked around to the point where they leave the web all together doesn't it? She still draws, but you wont see it.

I have no problem with archive and image search sites like these existing, but please, PLEASE ask the artist about re-posting their artwork there FIRST. Who knows, they may turn out to like the site and start posting ALL their work their themselves. But either way, GET PERMISSION FIRST.

If you agree about this kinda thing and don't know about these sites. Here are the ones that my piece has been spotted on by me.

[Caution, these are adult sites listed below that do not have sign in age blockers like here on FA. Any joesmoe can click and see the adult images without having to be a member.]

e61.net (the site owner has taken my works down already and was actually really nice about it.)

r34/booru.org (just contacted the admin via email and am waiting for a reply.)


If there are any other sites out there, please let me know so I can make the contacts to get my work off of them.

This is strike two.

Ganked from  lostlove

This is a chance for some of you awesome watchers to get to know whom you're watching a bit better and to also let the Artist know what you like the most about them! Copy Pasta this next part into a comment and take a lil time to go through the artist's gallery to find the answers!


What is your favorite funny piece (if any)?


What is your favorite scary piece (if any)?


What is your favorite sad piece (if any)?


What is your favorite serious piece (if any)?


What is your favorite sketch/doodle piece (if any)?


What is the most detailed piece in the Artist's Gallery that you like?


Rate the Artist's Ability! (scale 1-10)


Big thanks to those that do this. I love feed back on my stuff and I really do take constructive criticism into consideration with future works.