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Posted a year agoSo...
We can stop pretending conservatives have ANY place in this fandom, right?
The furry fandom is 80% queer.
Right-wingers have been consistently opposed to the fundamental rights, freedoms and safety of that 80% of our community for LONGER THAN I HAVE BEEN ALIVE and now they are quadrupling down on that.
They are poised to implement a fascist dictatorship if they can get away with it. They have plainly stated their intentions to outlaw all forms of contraception and pornography, period. They have DEFINED pornography, according to them, as anything to do with trans or queer people in ANY CONTEXT. They have conflated furriness with queerness 100% - which is hardly a stretch, mind - without any nuance whatsoever.
They consider ALL OF US pornographers by our very existence and they are chomping at the bit to imprison and execute pornographers.
You can be furry, or you can be right-wing (Republican, libertarian, conservative, Trumper, fascist, Nazi etc. etc. it is literally all the same in every way that matters materially). You can't be both.
Conservatives aren't entitled to our spaces, our work, our communities.
Enough is enough.
If you're a conservative, GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE.
We can stop pretending conservatives have ANY place in this fandom, right?
The furry fandom is 80% queer.
Right-wingers have been consistently opposed to the fundamental rights, freedoms and safety of that 80% of our community for LONGER THAN I HAVE BEEN ALIVE and now they are quadrupling down on that.
They are poised to implement a fascist dictatorship if they can get away with it. They have plainly stated their intentions to outlaw all forms of contraception and pornography, period. They have DEFINED pornography, according to them, as anything to do with trans or queer people in ANY CONTEXT. They have conflated furriness with queerness 100% - which is hardly a stretch, mind - without any nuance whatsoever.
They consider ALL OF US pornographers by our very existence and they are chomping at the bit to imprison and execute pornographers.
You can be furry, or you can be right-wing (Republican, libertarian, conservative, Trumper, fascist, Nazi etc. etc. it is literally all the same in every way that matters materially). You can't be both.
Conservatives aren't entitled to our spaces, our work, our communities.
Enough is enough.
If you're a conservative, GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE.
Update
Posted 5 years agoBeen a while since I've written one of these!
Just a quick update on...stuff.
It's been a really crazy few months...or so...heck, this year has been a roller coaster.
Anyway my point is that I'm set to return to work shortly (which is...a very mixed bag, given the state of things). My commission status will remain OPEN but I'm obviously going to have a lot on my plate in the very near future. So I'm going to be slower than even my usually slow rudderbutt.
That's all. I still plan to art'n'stuff. So I'll be around, even if my output slows down (more).
Just a quick update on...stuff.
It's been a really crazy few months...or so...heck, this year has been a roller coaster.
Anyway my point is that I'm set to return to work shortly (which is...a very mixed bag, given the state of things). My commission status will remain OPEN but I'm obviously going to have a lot on my plate in the very near future. So I'm going to be slower than even my usually slow rudderbutt.
That's all. I still plan to art'n'stuff. So I'll be around, even if my output slows down (more).
#BlackLivesMatter
Posted 5 years agoJust making my stance clear, because this is a stance that must be supported in our fandom. Human rights should not be controversial and are not up for debate. For a community such as ours (hella gay) to stay silent on what is going on during Pride month would be hypocritical and wrong.
I don't often make posts like this on FA because this space is not a soapbox for me; but it would be a misuse of my platform, however small, to remain quiet at a time like this. History is taking place.
Everything going on right now is stressful and a lot of people want to cling to their escapism at a time like this. I get that. And that escapism remains - I will continue to post content as I create it.
Consider, however, that being able to escape from the issues at the heart of the protests taking place around the world is something which only comes to those of us in positions of privilege. Don't take that for granted.
This is a time where the furry community needs to come together and commit to be better to our POC furs in the fandom. Ours is a wonderful community, but too often it is not as wonderful as it can be to people who remain minorities even in our fuzzy corner of the internet and at conventions. Let's commit to making our spaces as wonderful for them as they have been for the rest of us. Never forget that Pride started as a riot and real change only comes with hard and lasting effort.
---
I am posting/retweeting/following resources and other related content on my Twitter in amidst more (though reduced) lighthearted fare; as that is a more active platform for actual engagement for me that will remain the case for a while. I will largely continue to post to my gallery here as normal.
---
Stay safe, demand change and express solidarity for marginalized members of our community.
Black. Lives. Matter.
Oh yeah, and ACAB.
I don't often make posts like this on FA because this space is not a soapbox for me; but it would be a misuse of my platform, however small, to remain quiet at a time like this. History is taking place.
Everything going on right now is stressful and a lot of people want to cling to their escapism at a time like this. I get that. And that escapism remains - I will continue to post content as I create it.
Consider, however, that being able to escape from the issues at the heart of the protests taking place around the world is something which only comes to those of us in positions of privilege. Don't take that for granted.
This is a time where the furry community needs to come together and commit to be better to our POC furs in the fandom. Ours is a wonderful community, but too often it is not as wonderful as it can be to people who remain minorities even in our fuzzy corner of the internet and at conventions. Let's commit to making our spaces as wonderful for them as they have been for the rest of us. Never forget that Pride started as a riot and real change only comes with hard and lasting effort.
---
I am posting/retweeting/following resources and other related content on my Twitter in amidst more (though reduced) lighthearted fare; as that is a more active platform for actual engagement for me that will remain the case for a while. I will largely continue to post to my gallery here as normal.
---
Stay safe, demand change and express solidarity for marginalized members of our community.
Black. Lives. Matter.
Oh yeah, and ACAB.
Open for Commissions!
Posted 5 years agoI'm open for commissions!
Rather, I never closed, but with all the craziness going on (social isolation, layoffs, etc.) I'd like to pick up more work if I can!
I'm planning to streamline the services I offer and hopefully make things easier for prospective buyers but working all of that out will take some time.
In the interim I'd like to highlight a permanent new offering for Telegram stickers: Discounted Templates!
5x Stickers for $60!:
- Each batch costs $60 USD - that's it!* This is a flat rate* regardless of whether they include YCH inserts, multiple characters (i.e. hugging), etc.
HOWEVER
- Customization is limited; all stickers will be based off of existing stickers I - I am using these as templates to save time which allows me to offer them at a discounted rate
- Stickers may vary to greater or lesser degrees from their original templates (i.e. I will make improvements if I think I can, adjust sizing/framing, etc.)
- Customers can choose which stickers they would like to use as templates or opt for a "dealer's choice" (I will select at a whim/random)
- These stickers will not come with any preview sketches
*For my own sanity I do have to add one additional caveat that complex characters (as determined by me) will incur an additional $5 flat charge for the package (bringing the total to $65)
So if you're interested in grabbing some stickers at a discount, feel free to reply to this journal, PM me or send me a message over Telegram (@Kawauso)
VIEW CATALOGUE
See the templates on offer here:
SFW - https://www.furaffinity.net/view/35615235/
NSFW - https://www.furaffinity.net/view/35615261/
Over time I may rotate or expand the templates being offered. For now though, only stickers shown in the above links are being offered as templates.
I remain open for regular commissions as well!
You can refer to previous journals or my Commissions Tab for more details.
https://www.furaffinity.net/commissions/kawauso98/
TO HIRE ME:
1- Review ToS here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/.....it?usp=sharing
2- Contact me:
- Send a note over FA or
- Reply to this journal or
- Contact me via Telegram: Kawauso98
3- Provide as clear and concise a description of what you would like to commission
4- I will confirm that you have read the ToS and we will discuss the details of the commission
5- I will provide a quoted Price and my PayPal information
6- After receiving payment in full via PayPal, I will begin work on your commission
Rather, I never closed, but with all the craziness going on (social isolation, layoffs, etc.) I'd like to pick up more work if I can!
I'm planning to streamline the services I offer and hopefully make things easier for prospective buyers but working all of that out will take some time.
In the interim I'd like to highlight a permanent new offering for Telegram stickers: Discounted Templates!
5x Stickers for $60!:
- Each batch costs $60 USD - that's it!* This is a flat rate* regardless of whether they include YCH inserts, multiple characters (i.e. hugging), etc.
HOWEVER
- Customization is limited; all stickers will be based off of existing stickers I - I am using these as templates to save time which allows me to offer them at a discounted rate
- Stickers may vary to greater or lesser degrees from their original templates (i.e. I will make improvements if I think I can, adjust sizing/framing, etc.)
- Customers can choose which stickers they would like to use as templates or opt for a "dealer's choice" (I will select at a whim/random)
- These stickers will not come with any preview sketches
*For my own sanity I do have to add one additional caveat that complex characters (as determined by me) will incur an additional $5 flat charge for the package (bringing the total to $65)
So if you're interested in grabbing some stickers at a discount, feel free to reply to this journal, PM me or send me a message over Telegram (@Kawauso)
VIEW CATALOGUE
See the templates on offer here:
SFW - https://www.furaffinity.net/view/35615235/
NSFW - https://www.furaffinity.net/view/35615261/
Over time I may rotate or expand the templates being offered. For now though, only stickers shown in the above links are being offered as templates.
I remain open for regular commissions as well!
You can refer to previous journals or my Commissions Tab for more details.
https://www.furaffinity.net/commissions/kawauso98/
TO HIRE ME:
1- Review ToS here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/.....it?usp=sharing
2- Contact me:
- Send a note over FA or
- Reply to this journal or
- Contact me via Telegram: Kawauso98
3- Provide as clear and concise a description of what you would like to commission
4- I will confirm that you have read the ToS and we will discuss the details of the commission
5- I will provide a quoted Price and my PayPal information
6- After receiving payment in full via PayPal, I will begin work on your commission
Telegram Sticker Sale! Regular Commissions Remain Open!
Posted 6 years agoHappy new year, fuzzbutts!
In the tail end of 2019 I managed to knock out approximately 150 stickers during the last 150 days of the year. I've averaged one a day from the time that I started!
I kind of want to see if I can't keep that up and I thought: what better way to do that than to offer a sale for sticker commissions?
To that end I'm undertaking an Iron Artist challenge of sorts for myself.
I will be opening up for 5 batches of discounted Telegram stickers.
These are not like my regular commissions and come with some specific caveats.
The rules are simple - 5x Stickers for $50!:
- I will be opening for 5 batches of 5 stickers apiece to start; that is all
- Each batch costs $50 USD - that's it!* This is a flat rate* regardless of whether they include YCH inserts, multiple characters (i.e. hugging), etc.
HOWEVER
- Customization is limited; all stickers will be based off of existing stickers I have previously created - I am using these as templates to save time which allows me to offer them at a discounted rate; see examples here: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/34507229/
- Stickers may vary to greater or lesser degrees from their original templates (i.e. I will make improvements if I think I can, adjust sizing/framing, etc.)
- Customers can choose which stickers they would like to use as templates or opt for a "dealer's choice" (I will select at a whim/random)
- These stickers will not come with any preview sketches
*For my own sanity I do have to add one additional caveat that complex characters (as determined by me) will incur an additional $10 flat charge for the package (bringing the total to $60)
So if you're interested in grabbing a slot, feel free to reply to this journal, PM me or send me a message over Telegram (@Kawauso)
VIEW CATALOGUE
See existing stickers here (the images are too large for FA):
PG ver. - https://imgur.com/LNBpmV9
NSFW ver. - https://imgur.com/giugbsy
SLOTS
1- TAKEN
2- OPEN
3- OPEN
4- OPEN
5- OPEN
Through all this I remain open and working on regular commissions as well
You can refer to previous journals or my Commissions Tab for more details.
https://www.furaffinity.net/commissions/kawauso98/
TO HIRE ME:
1- Review ToS here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/.....dOXHJWTt4/edit
2- Contact me:
- Send a note over FA or
- Reply to this journal or
- Contact me via Telegram: Kawauso98
3- Provide as clear and concise a description of what you would like to commission
4- I will confirm that you have read the ToS and we will discuss the details of the commission
5- I will provide a quoted Price and my PayPal information
6- After receiving payment in full via PayPal, I will begin work on your commission
In the tail end of 2019 I managed to knock out approximately 150 stickers during the last 150 days of the year. I've averaged one a day from the time that I started!
I kind of want to see if I can't keep that up and I thought: what better way to do that than to offer a sale for sticker commissions?
To that end I'm undertaking an Iron Artist challenge of sorts for myself.
I will be opening up for 5 batches of discounted Telegram stickers.
These are not like my regular commissions and come with some specific caveats.
The rules are simple - 5x Stickers for $50!:
- I will be opening for 5 batches of 5 stickers apiece to start; that is all
- Each batch costs $50 USD - that's it!* This is a flat rate* regardless of whether they include YCH inserts, multiple characters (i.e. hugging), etc.
HOWEVER
- Customization is limited; all stickers will be based off of existing stickers I have previously created - I am using these as templates to save time which allows me to offer them at a discounted rate; see examples here: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/34507229/
- Stickers may vary to greater or lesser degrees from their original templates (i.e. I will make improvements if I think I can, adjust sizing/framing, etc.)
- Customers can choose which stickers they would like to use as templates or opt for a "dealer's choice" (I will select at a whim/random)
- These stickers will not come with any preview sketches
*For my own sanity I do have to add one additional caveat that complex characters (as determined by me) will incur an additional $10 flat charge for the package (bringing the total to $60)
So if you're interested in grabbing a slot, feel free to reply to this journal, PM me or send me a message over Telegram (@Kawauso)
VIEW CATALOGUE
See existing stickers here (the images are too large for FA):
PG ver. - https://imgur.com/LNBpmV9
NSFW ver. - https://imgur.com/giugbsy
SLOTS
1- TAKEN
2- OPEN
3- OPEN
4- OPEN
5- OPEN
Through all this I remain open and working on regular commissions as well
You can refer to previous journals or my Commissions Tab for more details.
https://www.furaffinity.net/commissions/kawauso98/
TO HIRE ME:
1- Review ToS here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/.....dOXHJWTt4/edit
2- Contact me:
- Send a note over FA or
- Reply to this journal or
- Contact me via Telegram: Kawauso98
3- Provide as clear and concise a description of what you would like to commission
4- I will confirm that you have read the ToS and we will discuss the details of the commission
5- I will provide a quoted Price and my PayPal information
6- After receiving payment in full via PayPal, I will begin work on your commission
Reminder: Commissions are OPEN
Posted 6 years agoHey all,
Just a friendly reminder that I'm open for commissions of all kinds!
Life isn't getting any cheaper so every little bit of business helps. Besides that I'm just flattered as heck anyone so much as thinks about throwing money my way for scribbles, whether they go for it or not. You're all appreciated. <3
Slightly Revised Offerings:
All prices in USD.
*Note Additional Costs at Bottom of Price List
FLAT-COLOUR SKETCHES
$36 base
+$30 per additional character
Backsplash only (included)
Examples:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/28999837/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/19006053/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/32640337/
SHADED SKETCHES
$45 base
+$40 per additional character
Backsplash only (included)
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/23937012/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/32807484/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32641520/
(NSFW) https://www.furaffinity.net/view/31928661/
FLAT-COLOUR ILLUSTRATION
$45 base
+$40 per additional character
Backsplash included; backgrounds extra *(see below)
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/31915503/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/33048380/
CEL-SHADED ILLUSTRATION
$55 base
+$45 per additional character
Backsplash included; backgrounds extra *(see below)
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/19656261/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32551619/
(NSFW) http://www.furaffinity.net/view/31940876/
(NSFW) https://www.furaffinity.net/view/19790957/
SOFT-SHADED ILLUSTRATION
Note: This is a style I'm still experimenting with but I'd like to make available for those interested.
$70 base
+50 per additional character
Backsplash included; backgrounds extra *(see below)
Examples:
(PG-13; blood) http://www.furaffinity.net/view/33366605/
LINE-LESS PAINTING
Note: This is a style I'm still experimenting with but I'd like to make available for those interested.
$90 base
+70 per additional character
Background included *(see below)
Examples:
(PG-13; blood) https://www.furaffinity.net/view/33671776/
BADGES & ICONS
$30 - Icon (head only)
$40 - Badge (half-body/bust)
- Cel-shaded only
- Badges include cropped headshot icons at no additional cost
- Badges printing, lamination and shipping at no additional cost
- Shipping of physical item subject to limitations; due to print/lamination restrictions I must complete a "batch" of 3 badges before any can be shipped; if you require a quicker turnaround we can discuss expediting the process for a minor fee
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32537471/
(Printed versions) https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32537595/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/32808437/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/33160222/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/33160251/
REFERENCE SHEETS
$115 base
- Flat-colour
- Includes front & back nude views, character information and multiple detail call-outs as needed
- Includes cropped headshot icons at no additional cost
- Includes SFW/NSFW version at no additional cost
+$25 per additional "character" (i.e. costume view) with recycled pose
+$35 per additional "character" (i.e. costume view) with unique pose - LIMIT 1
+$10 per "character" for shading
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/21268500/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/20002282/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/17071213/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/33453809/
TELEGRAM STICKERS
$15 per (min. order 5)
+$10 per additional character
+$5 per "YCH" character insert
+$1-2 per character for complex designs/patterns
Examples:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/32843399/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/33183294/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/33160073/
*ADDITIONAL COSTS
- Complex characters (i.e. detailed costumes or props, fur patterns, wings) cost an extra 25% (rounded up) per character, at the artist's discretion
- "Extra" (i.e. background) low-detail characters will incur additional charges at the artist's discretion but at a discounted rate compared to "additional character" costs
- Simple/minimalist backgrounds can be chosen instead of a backsplash at no additional cost; detailed backgrounds incur additional charges at the artist's discretion
TO HIRE ME:
1- Review ToS here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/.....dOXHJWTt4/edit
2- Contact me:
- Send a note over FA or
- Reply to this journal or
- Contact me via Telegram: Kawauso98
3- Provide as clear and concise a description of what you would like to commission
4- I will confirm that you have read the ToS and we will discuss the details of the commission
5- I will provide a quoted Price and my PayPal information
6- After receiving payment in full via PayPal, I will begin work on your commission
Just a friendly reminder that I'm open for commissions of all kinds!
Life isn't getting any cheaper so every little bit of business helps. Besides that I'm just flattered as heck anyone so much as thinks about throwing money my way for scribbles, whether they go for it or not. You're all appreciated. <3
Slightly Revised Offerings:
All prices in USD.
*Note Additional Costs at Bottom of Price List
FLAT-COLOUR SKETCHES
$36 base
+$30 per additional character
Backsplash only (included)
Examples:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/28999837/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/19006053/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/32640337/
SHADED SKETCHES
$45 base
+$40 per additional character
Backsplash only (included)
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/23937012/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/32807484/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32641520/
(NSFW) https://www.furaffinity.net/view/31928661/
FLAT-COLOUR ILLUSTRATION
$45 base
+$40 per additional character
Backsplash included; backgrounds extra *(see below)
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/31915503/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/33048380/
CEL-SHADED ILLUSTRATION
$55 base
+$45 per additional character
Backsplash included; backgrounds extra *(see below)
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/19656261/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32551619/
(NSFW) http://www.furaffinity.net/view/31940876/
(NSFW) https://www.furaffinity.net/view/19790957/
SOFT-SHADED ILLUSTRATION
Note: This is a style I'm still experimenting with but I'd like to make available for those interested.
$70 base
+50 per additional character
Backsplash included; backgrounds extra *(see below)
Examples:
(PG-13; blood) http://www.furaffinity.net/view/33366605/
LINE-LESS PAINTING
Note: This is a style I'm still experimenting with but I'd like to make available for those interested.
$90 base
+70 per additional character
Background included *(see below)
Examples:
(PG-13; blood) https://www.furaffinity.net/view/33671776/
BADGES & ICONS
$30 - Icon (head only)
$40 - Badge (half-body/bust)
- Cel-shaded only
- Badges include cropped headshot icons at no additional cost
- Badges printing, lamination and shipping at no additional cost
- Shipping of physical item subject to limitations; due to print/lamination restrictions I must complete a "batch" of 3 badges before any can be shipped; if you require a quicker turnaround we can discuss expediting the process for a minor fee
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32537471/
(Printed versions) https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32537595/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/32808437/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/33160222/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/33160251/
REFERENCE SHEETS
$115 base
- Flat-colour
- Includes front & back nude views, character information and multiple detail call-outs as needed
- Includes cropped headshot icons at no additional cost
- Includes SFW/NSFW version at no additional cost
+$25 per additional "character" (i.e. costume view) with recycled pose
+$35 per additional "character" (i.e. costume view) with unique pose - LIMIT 1
+$10 per "character" for shading
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/21268500/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/20002282/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/17071213/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/33453809/
TELEGRAM STICKERS
$15 per (min. order 5)
+$10 per additional character
+$5 per "YCH" character insert
+$1-2 per character for complex designs/patterns
Examples:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/32843399/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/33183294/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/33160073/
*ADDITIONAL COSTS
- Complex characters (i.e. detailed costumes or props, fur patterns, wings) cost an extra 25% (rounded up) per character, at the artist's discretion
- "Extra" (i.e. background) low-detail characters will incur additional charges at the artist's discretion but at a discounted rate compared to "additional character" costs
- Simple/minimalist backgrounds can be chosen instead of a backsplash at no additional cost; detailed backgrounds incur additional charges at the artist's discretion
TO HIRE ME:
1- Review ToS here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/.....dOXHJWTt4/edit
2- Contact me:
- Send a note over FA or
- Reply to this journal or
- Contact me via Telegram: Kawauso98
3- Provide as clear and concise a description of what you would like to commission
4- I will confirm that you have read the ToS and we will discuss the details of the commission
5- I will provide a quoted Price and my PayPal information
6- After receiving payment in full via PayPal, I will begin work on your commission
Commissions! Badges! Stickers! More!
Posted 6 years agoI'm definitely back! In spite of my PC's best efforts to thwart me.
I'm still feeling that creative burn and in addition to that, expenses keep piling up - daycare, new tires, roof repairs, and now it seems I need to rebuild my PC from the ground up...!
In the interim, though, I've rigged some frankenstein work-station together thanks to
's generous donation of her laptop for the foreseeable future. And with that sacrifice, I intend to art!
So without further ado here are my revised rates! I don't have examples (or SFW ones) of everything just yet but I'm working on that.
All prices in USD.
*Note Additional Costs at Bottom of Price List
FLAT-COLOUR SKETCHES
$36 base
+$30 per additional character
No backgrounds; backsplash only (included)
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32578001/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/19006053/
SHADED SKETCHES
$45 base
+$40 per additional character
No backgrounds; backsplash only (included)
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/23937012/
(NSFW) https://www.furaffinity.net/view/31940876/
(NSFW) https://www.furaffinity.net/view/31928661/
FLAT-COLOUR ILLUSTRATION
$45 base
+$40 per additional character
Backsplash included; backgrounds extra *(see below)
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/31915503/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/28999837/
CEL-SHADED ILLUSTRATION
$55 base
+$45 per additional character
Backsplash included; backgrounds extra *(see below)
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32551619/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/19656261/
(NSFW) https://www.furaffinity.net/view/19790957/
CEL-SHADED ICONS
$30
- Includes multiple resolutions and file types
Examples:
Forthcoming
CEL-SHADED BADGES
$40
- Half-body/bust only
- Includes cropped headshot icons at no additional cost
- Includes printing, lamination and shipping at no additional cost
- Shipping of physical item subject to limitations; due to print/lamination restrictions I must complete a "batch" of 3 badges before any can be shipped; if you require a quicker turnaround we can discuss expediting the process for a minor fee
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32614649/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32537471/
(Printed versions) https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32537595/
REFERENCE SHEETS
$115 base
- Flat-colour
- Includes front & back nude views, character information and multiple detail call-outs as needed
- Includes cropped headshot icons at no additional cost
- Includes SFW/NSFW version at no additional cost
+$25 per additional "character" (i.e. costume view) with recycled pose
+$35 per additional "character" (i.e. costume view) with unique pose - LIMIT 1
+$10 per "character" for shading
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/21268500/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/20002282/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/17071213/
TELEGRAM STICKERS
$15 per (min. order 5)
+$10 per additional character
+$5 per "YCH" character insert
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32700580/
*ADDITIONAL COSTS
- Simple props (i.e. game controllers, weapons) in small numbers are included in pricing; more than 1-2 props per character may incur additional charges at the artist's discretion
- Complex characters (i.e. detailed costumes, fur patterns, wings) cost an extra $10+ per character, at the artist's discretion
- "Extra" (i.e. background) low-detail characters will incur additional charges at the artist's discretion but at a discounted rate compared to "additional character" costs
- Simple/minimalist backgrounds can be chosen instead of a backsplash at no additional cost; more detailed backgrounds incur additional charges at the artist's discretion
TO HIRE ME:
1- Review ToS here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/.....dOXHJWTt4/edit
2- Contact me:
- Send a note over FA or
- Reply to this journal or
- Contact me via Telegram Kawauso98
3- Provide as clear and concise a description of what you would like to commission
4- I will confirm that you have read the ToS and we will discuss the details of the commission
5- I will provide a quoted Price and my PayPal information
6- After receiving payment in full via PayPal, I will begin work on your commission
QUEUE:
Badge Batch 1
1 - COMPLETED
2 - Available
3 - Available
I'm still feeling that creative burn and in addition to that, expenses keep piling up - daycare, new tires, roof repairs, and now it seems I need to rebuild my PC from the ground up...!
In the interim, though, I've rigged some frankenstein work-station together thanks to
's generous donation of her laptop for the foreseeable future. And with that sacrifice, I intend to art!So without further ado here are my revised rates! I don't have examples (or SFW ones) of everything just yet but I'm working on that.
All prices in USD.
*Note Additional Costs at Bottom of Price List
FLAT-COLOUR SKETCHES
$36 base
+$30 per additional character
No backgrounds; backsplash only (included)
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32578001/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/19006053/
SHADED SKETCHES
$45 base
+$40 per additional character
No backgrounds; backsplash only (included)
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/23937012/
(NSFW) https://www.furaffinity.net/view/31940876/
(NSFW) https://www.furaffinity.net/view/31928661/
FLAT-COLOUR ILLUSTRATION
$45 base
+$40 per additional character
Backsplash included; backgrounds extra *(see below)
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/31915503/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/28999837/
CEL-SHADED ILLUSTRATION
$55 base
+$45 per additional character
Backsplash included; backgrounds extra *(see below)
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32551619/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/19656261/
(NSFW) https://www.furaffinity.net/view/19790957/
CEL-SHADED ICONS
$30
- Includes multiple resolutions and file types
Examples:
Forthcoming
CEL-SHADED BADGES
$40
- Half-body/bust only
- Includes cropped headshot icons at no additional cost
- Includes printing, lamination and shipping at no additional cost
- Shipping of physical item subject to limitations; due to print/lamination restrictions I must complete a "batch" of 3 badges before any can be shipped; if you require a quicker turnaround we can discuss expediting the process for a minor fee
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32614649/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32537471/
(Printed versions) https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32537595/
REFERENCE SHEETS
$115 base
- Flat-colour
- Includes front & back nude views, character information and multiple detail call-outs as needed
- Includes cropped headshot icons at no additional cost
- Includes SFW/NSFW version at no additional cost
+$25 per additional "character" (i.e. costume view) with recycled pose
+$35 per additional "character" (i.e. costume view) with unique pose - LIMIT 1
+$10 per "character" for shading
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/21268500/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/20002282/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/17071213/
TELEGRAM STICKERS
$15 per (min. order 5)
+$10 per additional character
+$5 per "YCH" character insert
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32700580/
*ADDITIONAL COSTS
- Simple props (i.e. game controllers, weapons) in small numbers are included in pricing; more than 1-2 props per character may incur additional charges at the artist's discretion
- Complex characters (i.e. detailed costumes, fur patterns, wings) cost an extra $10+ per character, at the artist's discretion
- "Extra" (i.e. background) low-detail characters will incur additional charges at the artist's discretion but at a discounted rate compared to "additional character" costs
- Simple/minimalist backgrounds can be chosen instead of a backsplash at no additional cost; more detailed backgrounds incur additional charges at the artist's discretion
TO HIRE ME:
1- Review ToS here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/.....dOXHJWTt4/edit
2- Contact me:
- Send a note over FA or
- Reply to this journal or
- Contact me via Telegram Kawauso98
3- Provide as clear and concise a description of what you would like to commission
4- I will confirm that you have read the ToS and we will discuss the details of the commission
5- I will provide a quoted Price and my PayPal information
6- After receiving payment in full via PayPal, I will begin work on your commission
QUEUE:
Badge Batch 1
1 - COMPLETED
2 - Available
3 - Available
Well, Here I Am
Posted 6 years agoIt would appear that rumours of my demise were greatly exaggerated.
Or they would be, if there had been any.
At any rate, I'm back from the dead! Kinda. We'll see how long this lasts but I'd like to think I can work on keeping my creativity from shriveling up completely this time around.
I'm entertaining the thought of opening up for commissions in a little while, perhaps...gods know we could use the extra cash. I'd rather wait to see if I can keep up with stuff for a bit, though...I'd hate to run into a creative drought in the midst of owing stuff to anyone.
Or they would be, if there had been any.
At any rate, I'm back from the dead! Kinda. We'll see how long this lasts but I'd like to think I can work on keeping my creativity from shriveling up completely this time around.
I'm entertaining the thought of opening up for commissions in a little while, perhaps...gods know we could use the extra cash. I'd rather wait to see if I can keep up with stuff for a bit, though...I'd hate to run into a creative drought in the midst of owing stuff to anyone.
Am Now Otterdad
Posted 8 years agoI'm a dad now!
A father at 30.
Clearly this is the end.
But in all seriousness, midnightwolfess finally welcomed our daughter into the world this past Monday, and we couldn't be happier.
Better-rested, sure. But happier? I doubt it. :3
A father at 30.
Clearly this is the end.
But in all seriousness,
midnightwolfess finally welcomed our daughter into the world this past Monday, and we couldn't be happier.Better-rested, sure. But happier? I doubt it. :3
How Did This Happen
Posted 8 years ago30 years old what the hell.
Farewell, WTFur
Posted 8 years agoWell, midnight_wolfess and I attended WTFur this past weekend to see it off.
Since our first trip out there in 2013 we'd attended it every year - five in a row, all told.
It was our first furry convention and an experience that really helped us break out of our shells a little and meet some new people - some of whom remain great friends to this day and hopefully will for a long time to come. :3
We're sad to see it go, but our five years attending WTFur were something special and we certainly don't have any regrets.
We've still got other conventions to look forward to and lots to do with the friends we've made, so here's to many more awesome (and fuzzy) years to come~ <3
midnight_wolfess and I attended WTFur this past weekend to see it off. Since our first trip out there in 2013 we'd attended it every year - five in a row, all told.
It was our first furry convention and an experience that really helped us break out of our shells a little and meet some new people - some of whom remain great friends to this day and hopefully will for a long time to come. :3
We're sad to see it go, but our five years attending WTFur were something special and we certainly don't have any regrets.
We've still got other conventions to look forward to and lots to do with the friends we've made, so here's to many more awesome (and fuzzy) years to come~ <3
Fursuiter in Tim Hortons? Also FE Approaches
Posted 8 years agoThis is a long shot, sure, but hey.
Anyone out there know of someone who went to a small-town Tim Hortons wearing a partial suit on March 13th?
I ask of course because my love midnightwolfess caught sight of whoever it was and texted me about it. She didn't get a chance to interact with this person, but if there are any other furs out here in the sticks (Leeds-Grenville county in eastern Ontario) it would be cool to know who they are!
In unrelated news - holy crap, Furnal Equinox is almost upon us!
We're heading down this year to attend for the first time! Anyone else we might have a shot at running into while we're there?
Anyone out there know of someone who went to a small-town Tim Hortons wearing a partial suit on March 13th?
I ask of course because my love
midnightwolfess caught sight of whoever it was and texted me about it. She didn't get a chance to interact with this person, but if there are any other furs out here in the sticks (Leeds-Grenville county in eastern Ontario) it would be cool to know who they are!In unrelated news - holy crap, Furnal Equinox is almost upon us!
We're heading down this year to attend for the first time! Anyone else we might have a shot at running into while we're there?
Warm Wishes
Posted 9 years agoJust wanted to say that I hope everyone out there has had a lovely holiday with those they love, and that they continue to enjoy festivities on into the new year.
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Really, America?
Posted 9 years agoAre. You. Fucking. Kidding. Me.
Ouroboros of Anxiety
Posted 9 years agoTLDR:
I need to take a break from commissions for a while.
I may try to focus on writing, for a while, as that's what I've really been wanting to do for some time (but have felt that I couldn't due to other obligations).
I want to assure those to whom I owe images that I am working on completing their commissions as soon as possible. I fully intend to deliver on any promises I've made - I just ask for (more) patience.
In some cases it's a lot to ask. I understand. If there are any grievances where this is concerned I'm happy to take up a discussion on the matter privately.
---
This is going to be something of a vent journal. I need the catharsis.
I know no one's likely to read this, but I need to get this off my chest. These feelings build up over time, and they're so hard to talk about that I often just internalize them. Every so often, though, a breaking point is reached; the pressure becomes too great and if a valve doesn't give way there could be an explosion. So join me if you like as I vent into oblivion (or, you know, the internet).
I've been struggling for some time with my muse. This happens often enough. Call it a rut or art block or whatever, but this sort of creative torpor occurs often enough that I know all the signs and stages:
It starts with me thinking about a task or project I want to accomplish. I brainstorm, I plan, I think things through. Trouble surfaces when I struggle to move (or fail to move) to put thoughts into action.
I worry. I fret. I begin to concern myself overmuch with nitty-gritty best left to the end of a project. I pontificate over so many 'what-ifs' that the hypothetical looms large; impossibly vast, even. My fears grow to such proportions that they seem not just daunting but unassailable.
So, I reason (well, I don't reason, and that's part of the problem), why bother? If the task seems impossible, why undertake it? Best not even start. After all, you can't fail if you don't try.
This procrastination, of course, is a temporary solution, if one could even call it that (you can't). Inaction does not breed results. So, after a time, I become acutely aware that I haven't done a damn thing, and so the guilt and shame set in.
For most people, these feelings would be an impetus. They should be a call to action - guilt is an unpleasant feeling, after all. How does one alleviate it? In this case it's simple: do the thing! You know, that thing you should be doing, ought have done, but haven't! Just do it and everything will be wonderful!
Alright! So let's get started! Where were we, then? Oh, right, this problem. Okay, well, I should be able to solve it, right? I mean, I can just sit down and think it over...but then, oh right...and what about...?
And then before you know it I've reminded myself of why I was shirking my responsibilities - be they to myself or others - in the first place. With the spirit of impossibility again invoked, I feel the hopelessness of my situation reassert itself. Instead of being driven, I'm compelled again to inaction; to hide. Thus the cycle resumes...
The most frustrating part in all this is that I know how to break the cycle. Or rather, I know the mechanics of the process, at least. I've done it! I've come out the other side to find that the light at the end of the tunnel is, indeed, the sun and not an oncoming train.
You see, when I just relax and stop thinking so damned much and just sit down to do the thing... It's really not so bad. I get through it, far more often than I don't, and it doesn't even take that long! You would think that with this foreknowledge would come some measure of assurance. Yet somehow, inevitably, I always revert to an Ouroboros of anxiety.
It certainly doesn't help that the cure (sit down and do it, stupid), isn't foolproof. There are plenty of occasions where, even if I push myself - force myself - to just knuckle down and get to work...nothing happens. Either the results are so slow in coming I may as well not have tried, or when they do come... Well, let's just say I'm my own worst critic.
Even worse is that this whole process is often ongoing for several different projects or goals at once. I wind up feeling miserable about all of them, avoiding them at all costs, only to feel even worse because I'm avoiding them.
I just...wish I knew what to do to break the cycle, you know? Or rather, how to get to the point where I progress from thinking (fretting) to doing. Once I get going it tends not to be so bad (though I'm still frustrated by my slow pace, and often dissatisfied wit the quality of my work even on a good day), but actually getting to that point? That's the hard part: taking that first step.
Falling is easy. It's walking off the edge of the cliff that gives me pause. This is, perhaps, not a perfect metaphor: working to get things done is not, strictly speaking, comparable to a perilous fall. All too often, however, the comparison exists in the recesses of my irrational mind, and I feel the fear.
I need to take a break from commissions for a while.
I may try to focus on writing, for a while, as that's what I've really been wanting to do for some time (but have felt that I couldn't due to other obligations).
I want to assure those to whom I owe images that I am working on completing their commissions as soon as possible. I fully intend to deliver on any promises I've made - I just ask for (more) patience.
In some cases it's a lot to ask. I understand. If there are any grievances where this is concerned I'm happy to take up a discussion on the matter privately.
---
This is going to be something of a vent journal. I need the catharsis.
I know no one's likely to read this, but I need to get this off my chest. These feelings build up over time, and they're so hard to talk about that I often just internalize them. Every so often, though, a breaking point is reached; the pressure becomes too great and if a valve doesn't give way there could be an explosion. So join me if you like as I vent into oblivion (or, you know, the internet).
I've been struggling for some time with my muse. This happens often enough. Call it a rut or art block or whatever, but this sort of creative torpor occurs often enough that I know all the signs and stages:
It starts with me thinking about a task or project I want to accomplish. I brainstorm, I plan, I think things through. Trouble surfaces when I struggle to move (or fail to move) to put thoughts into action.
I worry. I fret. I begin to concern myself overmuch with nitty-gritty best left to the end of a project. I pontificate over so many 'what-ifs' that the hypothetical looms large; impossibly vast, even. My fears grow to such proportions that they seem not just daunting but unassailable.
So, I reason (well, I don't reason, and that's part of the problem), why bother? If the task seems impossible, why undertake it? Best not even start. After all, you can't fail if you don't try.
This procrastination, of course, is a temporary solution, if one could even call it that (you can't). Inaction does not breed results. So, after a time, I become acutely aware that I haven't done a damn thing, and so the guilt and shame set in.
For most people, these feelings would be an impetus. They should be a call to action - guilt is an unpleasant feeling, after all. How does one alleviate it? In this case it's simple: do the thing! You know, that thing you should be doing, ought have done, but haven't! Just do it and everything will be wonderful!
Alright! So let's get started! Where were we, then? Oh, right, this problem. Okay, well, I should be able to solve it, right? I mean, I can just sit down and think it over...but then, oh right...and what about...?
And then before you know it I've reminded myself of why I was shirking my responsibilities - be they to myself or others - in the first place. With the spirit of impossibility again invoked, I feel the hopelessness of my situation reassert itself. Instead of being driven, I'm compelled again to inaction; to hide. Thus the cycle resumes...
The most frustrating part in all this is that I know how to break the cycle. Or rather, I know the mechanics of the process, at least. I've done it! I've come out the other side to find that the light at the end of the tunnel is, indeed, the sun and not an oncoming train.
You see, when I just relax and stop thinking so damned much and just sit down to do the thing... It's really not so bad. I get through it, far more often than I don't, and it doesn't even take that long! You would think that with this foreknowledge would come some measure of assurance. Yet somehow, inevitably, I always revert to an Ouroboros of anxiety.
It certainly doesn't help that the cure (sit down and do it, stupid), isn't foolproof. There are plenty of occasions where, even if I push myself - force myself - to just knuckle down and get to work...nothing happens. Either the results are so slow in coming I may as well not have tried, or when they do come... Well, let's just say I'm my own worst critic.
Even worse is that this whole process is often ongoing for several different projects or goals at once. I wind up feeling miserable about all of them, avoiding them at all costs, only to feel even worse because I'm avoiding them.
I just...wish I knew what to do to break the cycle, you know? Or rather, how to get to the point where I progress from thinking (fretting) to doing. Once I get going it tends not to be so bad (though I'm still frustrated by my slow pace, and often dissatisfied wit the quality of my work even on a good day), but actually getting to that point? That's the hard part: taking that first step.
Falling is easy. It's walking off the edge of the cliff that gives me pause. This is, perhaps, not a perfect metaphor: working to get things done is not, strictly speaking, comparable to a perilous fall. All too often, however, the comparison exists in the recesses of my irrational mind, and I feel the fear.
Fuck Yeah!
Posted 9 years agoI know almost no one reads this and fewer still will understand it, but I don't care...
...'Cause the Planeswalker roster for Magic: The Gathering is finally getting a motherfuckin' werewolf! Fuck yeah!
http://magic.wizards.com/en/story/p.....rs/arlinn-kord
Seriously at this point it's hard for me to be any more hyped for Shadows over Innistrad. :3
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Work Queues
Commissions
Potentially open - inquire by note
Trades
CLOSED
Personal
EndBringer chapter art
EndBringer chapters (writing)
EndBringer character sheets
So many other ideas
...'Cause the Planeswalker roster for Magic: The Gathering is finally getting a motherfuckin' werewolf! Fuck yeah!
http://magic.wizards.com/en/story/p.....rs/arlinn-kord
Seriously at this point it's hard for me to be any more hyped for Shadows over Innistrad. :3
---
Work Queues
Commissions
Potentially open - inquire by note
Trades
CLOSED
Personal
EndBringer chapter art
EndBringer chapters (writing)
EndBringer character sheets
So many other ideas
Creative Frustration
Posted 10 years agoThis is going to come across as whiny or vent-y, probably.
It will also be a bit rambling and somewhat incoherent.
So you've been warned, I guess.
I need to get it out, though.
Lately I've been struggling pretty hard to crawl back out of a rut. It's kind of a familiar routine. I've been through it before. Somehow, though, it doesn't seem like it ever gets any easier.
I can move along at a pretty brisk pace with art or writing once in a while. Get in a nice 'zone'...I like when that happens.
Sooner or later, though (usually sooner) it just...stops. I hit a wall. Every time.
It's not like an art block, or anything.
It's more like... This weird cycle of anxiety and doubt and fear. And frustration.
I'll get hung up on something about a piece I'm working on and get stuck. It's not bad enough that it brings me pretty much to a halt on one thing, either. It pretty much makes any remaining shred of creativity I have shrivel up. If I try to work on something else to mix things up, to break from the routine or jump-start my muse, I just...can't.
Most recently this happened when I became frustrated over my (lack of) speed.
I'm a slow-ass artist...and I hate it. It drives me crazy. I have so much I'd like to do, but I'm so damn slow and it takes me so long to get going on things... So it's left me upset. And frustrated. And self-conscious...
....Which makes it harder for me to draw. Which makes me more upset, more frustrated, more self-conscious...
Which makes it harder to draw...
And it's a vicious cycle that
keeps
on
turning.
Like I said, this thing is mostly behind me right now. But it's happened before and I know it will happen again, and I'm just sick of it...
More than that, I feel like a total douchebag going through this sort of thing when I've got people relying on me to get commissions done...
The few customers I've had have been sweet and understanding enough to put up with the delays through this latest round of...whatever-it-is. And I really appreciate that. But it's so damned unfair to them... and it speaks really poorly of me as an artist. Sometimes I think I should stop with commissions altogether (once I'm through my queue, of course).
Anyway. That's enough wallowing in self-pity for now.
I've just been meaning to get some of these feels off my chest, lately.
I do wonder if anyone else goes through this sort of thing with any regularity...and it anyone has anything they'd want to share with me? In public or private; advice or just commiseration or...whatever else. I'd be curious to hear it.
Anyhow...
Onward.
Commissions
- Reference Sheet
Trades
Personal
EndBringer chapter art
EndBringer chapters
EndBringer character sheets
So many other ideas
It will also be a bit rambling and somewhat incoherent.
So you've been warned, I guess.
I need to get it out, though.
Lately I've been struggling pretty hard to crawl back out of a rut. It's kind of a familiar routine. I've been through it before. Somehow, though, it doesn't seem like it ever gets any easier.
I can move along at a pretty brisk pace with art or writing once in a while. Get in a nice 'zone'...I like when that happens.
Sooner or later, though (usually sooner) it just...stops. I hit a wall. Every time.
It's not like an art block, or anything.
It's more like... This weird cycle of anxiety and doubt and fear. And frustration.
I'll get hung up on something about a piece I'm working on and get stuck. It's not bad enough that it brings me pretty much to a halt on one thing, either. It pretty much makes any remaining shred of creativity I have shrivel up. If I try to work on something else to mix things up, to break from the routine or jump-start my muse, I just...can't.
Most recently this happened when I became frustrated over my (lack of) speed.
I'm a slow-ass artist...and I hate it. It drives me crazy. I have so much I'd like to do, but I'm so damn slow and it takes me so long to get going on things... So it's left me upset. And frustrated. And self-conscious...
....Which makes it harder for me to draw. Which makes me more upset, more frustrated, more self-conscious...
Which makes it harder to draw...
And it's a vicious cycle that
keeps
on
turning.
Like I said, this thing is mostly behind me right now. But it's happened before and I know it will happen again, and I'm just sick of it...
More than that, I feel like a total douchebag going through this sort of thing when I've got people relying on me to get commissions done...
The few customers I've had have been sweet and understanding enough to put up with the delays through this latest round of...whatever-it-is. And I really appreciate that. But it's so damned unfair to them... and it speaks really poorly of me as an artist. Sometimes I think I should stop with commissions altogether (once I'm through my queue, of course).
Anyway. That's enough wallowing in self-pity for now.
I've just been meaning to get some of these feels off my chest, lately.
I do wonder if anyone else goes through this sort of thing with any regularity...and it anyone has anything they'd want to share with me? In public or private; advice or just commiseration or...whatever else. I'd be curious to hear it.
Anyhow...
Onward.
Commissions
- Reference SheetTrades
Personal
EndBringer chapter art
EndBringer chapters
EndBringer character sheets
So many other ideas
WTFur 2015 and Commissions
Posted 10 years agoWell, just got back yesterday from WTFur with - we had a blast!
Thanks to everyone we hung out with for showing us a great time!
and too many others to mention - you're all awesome people!
As usual it was a great chance for us to get away from our small-town, middle-of-nowhere lives and hand out with a bunch of cool fuzzy people and live a breath furriness for a few days. We had so much fun we're already starting to plan our next trip to Montreal to meet up with our friends there, given a chance, and we're also entertaining the idea of (finances permitting) broadening our horizons next year in the hopes of attending another convention in addition to WTFur 2016.
So far at WTFur we've done different things each year but we keep enjoying it more and more and finding ourselves with less and less time to do everything we want to be able to do there - which is a good problem to have, as far as I'm concerned. We're very eagerly awaiting receipt of a number of commissions we purchased as 'homework' for a few artists from the dealer's den, as well. :3
Speaking of commissions...
I'd like to take this opportunity to declare myself open for commissions for the foreseeable future.
Now that Midnight and I are settled in to our new home I'm very eager to get back to artstuffs - especially in the wake of WTFur and all the awesome creative energy there that's given me some kind of contact high. I'm planning to get back into the swing of things with EndBringer and just drawing and creating in general because I'm tired of all these silly slumps I get into.
So if my work is, for some reason, the sort of thing that interests you, please feel free to check out my updated rates under the Commissions tab on my profile page. There is also a link in my profile to my Terms of Service:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/.....it?usp=sharing
You can contact me by notes or e-mail (notes are preferred) and we can then see about hashing out a quote with one another.
- we had a blast!Thanks to everyone we hung out with for showing us a great time!
and too many others to mention - you're all awesome people!As usual it was a great chance for us to get away from our small-town, middle-of-nowhere lives and hand out with a bunch of cool fuzzy people and live a breath furriness for a few days. We had so much fun we're already starting to plan our next trip to Montreal to meet up with our friends there, given a chance, and we're also entertaining the idea of (finances permitting) broadening our horizons next year in the hopes of attending another convention in addition to WTFur 2016.
So far at WTFur we've done different things each year but we keep enjoying it more and more and finding ourselves with less and less time to do everything we want to be able to do there - which is a good problem to have, as far as I'm concerned. We're very eagerly awaiting receipt of a number of commissions we purchased as 'homework' for a few artists from the dealer's den, as well. :3
Speaking of commissions...
I'd like to take this opportunity to declare myself open for commissions for the foreseeable future.
Now that Midnight and I are settled in to our new home I'm very eager to get back to artstuffs - especially in the wake of WTFur and all the awesome creative energy there that's given me some kind of contact high. I'm planning to get back into the swing of things with EndBringer and just drawing and creating in general because I'm tired of all these silly slumps I get into.
So if my work is, for some reason, the sort of thing that interests you, please feel free to check out my updated rates under the Commissions tab on my profile page. There is also a link in my profile to my Terms of Service:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/.....it?usp=sharing
You can contact me by notes or e-mail (notes are preferred) and we can then see about hashing out a quote with one another.
Artist Shout-Out
Posted 10 years agoHey all,
I dunno how many people will stumble across this, but if you -do- and if you like awesome sexy pre-poses and adorable chibis at really excellent prices, you ought to check out:
machati-sama
She's an excellent artist who's great to work with, and she could really use the extra commission work right about now.
Check out her gallery and buy somethin', why don'tcha!
I dunno how many people will stumble across this, but if you -do- and if you like awesome sexy pre-poses and adorable chibis at really excellent prices, you ought to check out:
machati-samaShe's an excellent artist who's great to work with, and she could really use the extra commission work right about now.
Check out her gallery and buy somethin', why don'tcha!
Finally
Posted 11 years agoIt's been nearly five years as a couple.
It's been just over two years of marriage.
But, finally, as of today, my mate midnightwolfess has landed as a permanent resident.
She now legally can, and does, reside in Canada with me.
I'm a happy otter. :3
It's been just over two years of marriage.
But, finally, as of today, my mate
midnightwolfess has landed as a permanent resident.She now legally can, and does, reside in Canada with me.
I'm a happy otter. :3
Furry as 'Religion'
Posted 12 years agoSo here’s a thing I’ve been musing over for a while. Note that this is not the most serious of topics in the world – that is, I wouldn’t take the subject like quite at face value as it’s sort of a simile – but I’ll get to that. Anyway, the crux of it is: I honestly think that, for all intents and purposes, the furry fandom is to me what religion is to many people.
Now on the face of it this sounds pretty absurd. You’d be forgiven for thinking so, as I feel that statement requires further explanation.
I should begin by stating that religion was never a terribly crucial component of my life. That being said, I was raised a Roman Catholic and I was ostensibly ‘religious’ for the first 23-odd years of it. As most people who know me could attest, in recent years I’ve since lost (read: abandoned, disowned, disavowed, despised) my religion – thank gods – and now identify as an atheist (more technically, an agnostic atheist or, in a practical sense, an anti-theist).
The impact abandoning my faith has had on my life has been, by and large, pretty minimal. I was never terribly devout as a Catholic; I did not attend regular mass at any point in my adult life. In my entire life, outside a handful of stressful situations, I never engaged in prayer because I was reasonable enough to understand that it appeared to have no effect on reality whatsoever. Furthermore I routinely violated a number of tenets of the Church – I determined I like dick way before I determined I was an atheist, for example, and that’s a pretty un-Catholic thing to do (or rather, I guess, -sucking- dick is un-Catholic; you can like it as long as you don’t do anything about it – but fear not! dick was indeed sucked). I was also pretty set on things like birth control being alright and having a normal sense of morality and not the weird-ass version of it espoused in the Bible (but then, pretty much no one follows a truly Biblical sense of morality). So to reiterate, ditching what little baggage remained was a pretty low-impact sort of thing altogether. It was mostly just a protracted sort of epiphany for me wherein I ultimately realized that religion is a bunch of nonsense.
So it’d seem I was a pretty irreligious person to start with in a lot of ways, but that’s not to say faith didn’t have an impact on my life. Nor is it to say that there weren’t (and aren’t) positive things about faith and religion and its role in my life. For instance, I still have a sort of nostalgia for mass (which is weird, because I hated it and it bored the shit out of me). This stems, I think, largely from the sense of familiarity and belonging. It didn’t matter where you were or whether anyone knew you – you could go to a Catholic mass and feel right at home and fit right in. Everyone there’s Catholic, after all. Everyone’s in the same club. Everyone belongs. I was going to break things down a little farther but I guess that it ultimately boils down to community and belonging. Those are some of the most important (and some of the only good) things religion has to offer on a personal or interpersonal level, and that’s something that I can appreciate from my Catholic upbringing. Hell, it even helped on occasion just having other friends who were Christian simply because it was nice to have someone on your ‘side’, so to speak, even if they were technically part of a different ‘team’.
Community and a sense of belonging aside, I guess one other thing that a lot of people claim religion’s good for could be called, somewhat broadly, ‘spiritual health’. This claim or idea is a little more difficult to tackle for me, mainly because it makes no gods-damned sense. One significant thing that changed when I ditched religion is that as a side-effect I took a critical eye to a lot of other beliefs and ideas I’d previously held and taken for granted. One of those ideas was the concept of the ‘soul’. Long story short, I’ve gone on to abandon all forms of superstition, and that includes belief in some make-believe ‘essence’ that ‘is me’ which somehow continues to exist even after the physical death of my brain (which, all evidence would seem to indicate, is everything that one would typically label ‘me’), absent a physical body. Spiritual and metaphysical claims of all sorts, basically, fell by the wayside.
As you can imagine, forsaking belief in anything ‘spiritual’ is pretty damning when it comes to matters such as ‘spiritual health’. However, part of the problem with the word ‘spiritual’ is that it is, as are many words, pretty ill-defined and malleable, and so for a great many people it means a great many things. Which is not to say there isn’t merit in the use of the word. For example, while I certainly don’t believe in anything remotely like a metaphysical or magical or whatever-the-fuck spirit or soul that actually, um, exists…I do appreciate the metaphorical sense and use of the word. I appreciate senses and emotions and states like awe, majesty, inspiration, and overall mental well-being. So experiencing something like awe or majesty…yeah, that’s real. And that’s important. Being in an overall good space mentally and emotionally, that’s good too. And I think when a lot of people talk about being ‘right’ or ‘healthy’ in a ‘spiritual’ sense, this tends to be what they mean. So they have a valid point, there…they’re just obfuscating it by using stupid language.
Where I’m headed with all of this is that the way I see it, ultimately, this weird and wonderful fandom is, has been and will no doubt continue to be in many ways the meaningful parts of ‘religion’ in my life. It’s that sense of community and belonging and support that religion gives so many people. All the cool furry places to go online (and off, occasionally), all the awesome people to meet (many of my closest friends and lovers, past and present) – that’s all a real, tangible, positive thing. Only instead of mutual delusion bringing me together with these people and communities it’s a shared interest. Okay, perhaps for some people it’s a delusion, but I’m not talking about taking things that far in this context. And as far as ‘spirituality’ goes? The emotions and feelings evoked by art and the highs and lows of acts of creation and creativity – those are about as spiritual as anything, to me…and again, it’s this lovely fandom I have to thank for fulfilling much of those needs in my life. That’s not to say that being furry is this all-encompassing thing – it’s not. But it’s a big part of my identity (and was throughout a number of my formative years). It’s a big part of who I am. It’s a big part of the people I know. It’s a big part of the things I enjoy and the things that make my life fulfilling. And I think that brings me back to where I started with all of this.
I think that it’s safe to say, in a figurative manner of speaking that furry is my ‘religion’.*,**,*** That’s not to say that it’s a system of worship or belief that somehow impacts my perspective of the world. That would be absurd. But there are some tangible, real-world benefits to religions…and in many ways being a furry fulfills those needs for me.
And that’s strange. And awesome. And I’d like to thank everyone out there who’s a part of this weird and awesome fandom for making it what it is – there’s nowhere else I’d rather be.
~~~
*It should be abundantly clear by this point that I’m not using the term in the strictest sense of the word. If it isn’t…gods help you; I probably can’t.
**I can’t wait to be misquoted or quote-mined or otherwise have this statement twisted against me somehow. It’ll be awesome.
***This in no way conflicts with my devotion to the God-Emperor of Mankind. ;3
Now on the face of it this sounds pretty absurd. You’d be forgiven for thinking so, as I feel that statement requires further explanation.
I should begin by stating that religion was never a terribly crucial component of my life. That being said, I was raised a Roman Catholic and I was ostensibly ‘religious’ for the first 23-odd years of it. As most people who know me could attest, in recent years I’ve since lost (read: abandoned, disowned, disavowed, despised) my religion – thank gods – and now identify as an atheist (more technically, an agnostic atheist or, in a practical sense, an anti-theist).
The impact abandoning my faith has had on my life has been, by and large, pretty minimal. I was never terribly devout as a Catholic; I did not attend regular mass at any point in my adult life. In my entire life, outside a handful of stressful situations, I never engaged in prayer because I was reasonable enough to understand that it appeared to have no effect on reality whatsoever. Furthermore I routinely violated a number of tenets of the Church – I determined I like dick way before I determined I was an atheist, for example, and that’s a pretty un-Catholic thing to do (or rather, I guess, -sucking- dick is un-Catholic; you can like it as long as you don’t do anything about it – but fear not! dick was indeed sucked). I was also pretty set on things like birth control being alright and having a normal sense of morality and not the weird-ass version of it espoused in the Bible (but then, pretty much no one follows a truly Biblical sense of morality). So to reiterate, ditching what little baggage remained was a pretty low-impact sort of thing altogether. It was mostly just a protracted sort of epiphany for me wherein I ultimately realized that religion is a bunch of nonsense.
So it’d seem I was a pretty irreligious person to start with in a lot of ways, but that’s not to say faith didn’t have an impact on my life. Nor is it to say that there weren’t (and aren’t) positive things about faith and religion and its role in my life. For instance, I still have a sort of nostalgia for mass (which is weird, because I hated it and it bored the shit out of me). This stems, I think, largely from the sense of familiarity and belonging. It didn’t matter where you were or whether anyone knew you – you could go to a Catholic mass and feel right at home and fit right in. Everyone there’s Catholic, after all. Everyone’s in the same club. Everyone belongs. I was going to break things down a little farther but I guess that it ultimately boils down to community and belonging. Those are some of the most important (and some of the only good) things religion has to offer on a personal or interpersonal level, and that’s something that I can appreciate from my Catholic upbringing. Hell, it even helped on occasion just having other friends who were Christian simply because it was nice to have someone on your ‘side’, so to speak, even if they were technically part of a different ‘team’.
Community and a sense of belonging aside, I guess one other thing that a lot of people claim religion’s good for could be called, somewhat broadly, ‘spiritual health’. This claim or idea is a little more difficult to tackle for me, mainly because it makes no gods-damned sense. One significant thing that changed when I ditched religion is that as a side-effect I took a critical eye to a lot of other beliefs and ideas I’d previously held and taken for granted. One of those ideas was the concept of the ‘soul’. Long story short, I’ve gone on to abandon all forms of superstition, and that includes belief in some make-believe ‘essence’ that ‘is me’ which somehow continues to exist even after the physical death of my brain (which, all evidence would seem to indicate, is everything that one would typically label ‘me’), absent a physical body. Spiritual and metaphysical claims of all sorts, basically, fell by the wayside.
As you can imagine, forsaking belief in anything ‘spiritual’ is pretty damning when it comes to matters such as ‘spiritual health’. However, part of the problem with the word ‘spiritual’ is that it is, as are many words, pretty ill-defined and malleable, and so for a great many people it means a great many things. Which is not to say there isn’t merit in the use of the word. For example, while I certainly don’t believe in anything remotely like a metaphysical or magical or whatever-the-fuck spirit or soul that actually, um, exists…I do appreciate the metaphorical sense and use of the word. I appreciate senses and emotions and states like awe, majesty, inspiration, and overall mental well-being. So experiencing something like awe or majesty…yeah, that’s real. And that’s important. Being in an overall good space mentally and emotionally, that’s good too. And I think when a lot of people talk about being ‘right’ or ‘healthy’ in a ‘spiritual’ sense, this tends to be what they mean. So they have a valid point, there…they’re just obfuscating it by using stupid language.
Where I’m headed with all of this is that the way I see it, ultimately, this weird and wonderful fandom is, has been and will no doubt continue to be in many ways the meaningful parts of ‘religion’ in my life. It’s that sense of community and belonging and support that religion gives so many people. All the cool furry places to go online (and off, occasionally), all the awesome people to meet (many of my closest friends and lovers, past and present) – that’s all a real, tangible, positive thing. Only instead of mutual delusion bringing me together with these people and communities it’s a shared interest. Okay, perhaps for some people it’s a delusion, but I’m not talking about taking things that far in this context. And as far as ‘spirituality’ goes? The emotions and feelings evoked by art and the highs and lows of acts of creation and creativity – those are about as spiritual as anything, to me…and again, it’s this lovely fandom I have to thank for fulfilling much of those needs in my life. That’s not to say that being furry is this all-encompassing thing – it’s not. But it’s a big part of my identity (and was throughout a number of my formative years). It’s a big part of who I am. It’s a big part of the people I know. It’s a big part of the things I enjoy and the things that make my life fulfilling. And I think that brings me back to where I started with all of this.
I think that it’s safe to say, in a figurative manner of speaking that furry is my ‘religion’.*,**,*** That’s not to say that it’s a system of worship or belief that somehow impacts my perspective of the world. That would be absurd. But there are some tangible, real-world benefits to religions…and in many ways being a furry fulfills those needs for me.
And that’s strange. And awesome. And I’d like to thank everyone out there who’s a part of this weird and awesome fandom for making it what it is – there’s nowhere else I’d rather be.
~~~
*It should be abundantly clear by this point that I’m not using the term in the strictest sense of the word. If it isn’t…gods help you; I probably can’t.
**I can’t wait to be misquoted or quote-mined or otherwise have this statement twisted against me somehow. It’ll be awesome.
***This in no way conflicts with my devotion to the God-Emperor of Mankind. ;3
First Fur Con: Attended
Posted 12 years agoSo the missus and I went on a bit of a trip this past weekend.
We've been meaning to get our feet wet as far as conventions go for some time so a little while back we decided to attend What the Fur 2013. After a bit of a road trip we spent the weekend in Montreal mostly just attending the con and I'm happy to say we both had a blast.
Met some cool people, saw some cool things - a -ton- of great fursuits - and overall just had a really good time.
I've got a bunch of photos (and videos!) to sift through after the fact now, and while I'm likely going to be busy the next few days I should find time in there somewhere to upload a few things here and there.
We've been meaning to get our feet wet as far as conventions go for some time so a little while back we decided to attend What the Fur 2013. After a bit of a road trip we spent the weekend in Montreal mostly just attending the con and I'm happy to say we both had a blast.
Met some cool people, saw some cool things - a -ton- of great fursuits - and overall just had a really good time.
I've got a bunch of photos (and videos!) to sift through after the fact now, and while I'm likely going to be busy the next few days I should find time in there somewhere to upload a few things here and there.
