I know I'm rarely here for anything more than looking at arts and throwing notes at peeps, but I'm opening up sketch commissions. I'll eventually figure out how to properly set things up on this site, so for now, here's my Twitter post about it.

https://twitter.com/JiroShuu/status.....165355522?s=20

I mean, I know I'm not very active here outside of notes, but I'm just sorta feeling... Not too froggy lately. Just kinda... Amorphous...

I'm just not sure what to do with myself anymore.

I know I haven't been the most active here, but... I now have a Curious Cat, which I'm gonna be trying to doodle my answers for to be more active. I might post my answers to things in this here gallery so I'm using this for more than just sending notes and looking at art too spicy for DA. |D

https://curiouscat.me/ShuuJiro

So, as the handful of you guys paying attention can attest, I'm not on here very actively, mostly just sitting in the background and periodically sending notes out to try to make new friends. Well, I'm hoping to try to make that change this year.

When I say that, I mean I'm going to, at least, post a journal once a week with a basic update of what I'm up to or thinking. Maybe post a story or a doodle here or there.

Aaaaaaand probably actually favorite some things instead of just being a lazy PoS.

Current thought in my head: Pregnancy/Belly Inflation and Female Muscle Growth are some pretty common kinks... Why isn't there more art of the two combined?

I've been on vacation for a little less than a week in California now. It'll be a little over a week before I get home. Mostly posting this for folks who want/need to contact me before the 13th or 14th.

So, lately, I've been seeing a bunch of artists turning around and revealing their true genders and/or sexes. Some make it clear that it was a terrifying choice to make and were really nervous, while others play it off as "I was bored". There are some who have stated their intentions to physically get their sexes or are already in the process of it, with or without support. And every single time, I've seen at least one comment of someone who is genuinely surprised and taken aback and openly disturbed by whatever revelations.

Personally, those sorts of people kinda annoy me. This is the internet. It is a giant blanket of anonymity. People lie about who they are or pretend to be someone else because who they are in real life isn't the most interesting, attractive, or (most often) confident of people. And this being the internet, one needs a healthy level of skepticism and not believe EVERYTHING they read. As a skeptic, it's my personal belief that, at least, half of the people on the internet aren't physically the gender the claim to be.

Now, this doesn't mean go about calling every 'girl' on the internet a 'guy', or thinking that every fansite for your favorite character is entirely incorrect. What I'm saying is keep an open mind. If someone has they're profile stating that they're female, treat them as such until either there's hard proof or they reveal that they're otherwise.

Now, if you're new to the internet, I can understand you being surprised that that sexy, blue-haired, 18-year-old lesbian lady turns around to reveal herself to be a chubby black guy in his mid-thirties. But, if you've been on the internet a while, you've seen that sort of thing happen several times before. And if you still get startled, surprised, and outright disgusted when it happens, then I know of a Nigerian Prince who wants to give you 1 billion US dollars an needs your bank account to do so.

Well, I wasn't expecting much attention here, but, my raffle's over. As nobody here entered, I don't feel obligated to say who won...

That's all...

Okay, so, since I'm doing it on DA, I'm gonna extend it to over here....

*copy and paste from DA journal*

Okay! So, in my previous entry, I mentioned debating on whether or not to do a request raffle, depending on how many folks showed interest. Welp, only 3 people showed interest, but that's just enough to make this worthwhile for me to do.

SO, here's what's going down!

First off, you just have to tell me you're interested, and not what you're wanting. That's all there is to it. Just comment in this journal or drop me a note by the 30th of this month to sign up.

Now, "what is the prize?" you may be asking. Well, obviously, it's a request. Right? Yes indeed! But not just any request! 2-3 restriction-free requests with 1-2 characters each! That's right! No rules! Well... Scat, watersports, and extreme underage are out of the question... But anything else is fair game!

ANYTHING

So yeah! The deadline's April 30th and the number of winners will depend on how many people sign up!

_{Also, the reason I'm doing this is to give me something to make myself practice using my tablet for before I get about to finally finishing my art trades and commissions.}

Yup, I've been lacking in activity here, so I'm putting up a to-do list of things I need to do here.

1- Waaay overdo art trade with  wolfcubottsel
2- More art for this account.

Yup, it's a short list. I've been very busy on DA.

Press F5 and you'll no longer have to look at that ugly colored-pencil human drawing.

I get the feeling that people are avoiding going to my DA page to see my prices, so I'll just post 'em here. Though, I guess I would need to put up more art before people see me and make commissions.

Comics
Colored - $5 for first page + $2 per page
Monochrome - $4 for first page + $1.50 per page
Lineart - $3 for first page + $1 per page

Sequences
Colored - $2 initially + $0.50 per frame
Monochrome - $1 initially + $0.50 per frame
Lineart - $0.50 initially + $0.50 per frame

Single Images
Colored - $3
Monochrome - $2
Lineart - $1

Add-Ons (not per frame for Sequences)
Additional Characters - $1 per additional character (does not apply to comics)
Background - $1-4 (depending on complexity)

EDIT:: Due to college tuition for this quarter, I'm flat broke and cutting my prices.

I know I should probably get more art up, but I'm getting desperate in the area of money, especially since I have to register for college classes soon. Here's a link to my DA journal entry for it: http://jiraiya-model-000.deviantart.....rnal/42320875/

Okay, so, if anyone's read the descriptions on my recently submitted pics, I'm open for commissions on my DA account, and soon will be open for business here. To see what all I've done, you'd have to explore my DA account (http://jiraiya-model-000.deviantart.com/). So, if anybody's interested, don't be afraid to show it or drop me a line. :3