Does anyone use Gimp?
Posted 12 years agoI had to install it to open a file sent to me by a client, (it's not his fault, the artist who drew the line work sent him a file he couldn't open because he's not an artist and doesn't use art software) and it looks like the most worthless piece of shit. I've been figuring out how to use it, but I'm thinking about cutting and running, exporting to a .png and starting the new work in Sai.
Is there ANY reason to keep Gimp? I already have Sai, Adobe PS/I CS3, and a few others, is Gimp capable of anything they are not?
Is there ANY reason to keep Gimp? I already have Sai, Adobe PS/I CS3, and a few others, is Gimp capable of anything they are not?
Artists:
Posted 12 years agoYou're kind of obligated to listen to a client when doing a commission. If they give you directions on how they want art done and you accept the commission, do not do the complete opposite of what you're told. It makes you look like an asshole, and it ABSOLUTELY makes you unprofessional.
Just today two friends messaged me and showed me commissions they bought where the artist did not show them progress along the way and completely disregarded every request that was made. This shit is not acceptable. How do you people expect to make a real career out of art when you can't even read simple directions?
If this ever happens to one of you, as a buyer, do not lie down and take it. I think artists get a lot of abuse on this site because the average joe doesn't understand art as a business or how expensive it can be in the "real world," but I've noticed when some artists here get too big for their britches, they start getting lazy and charge $200+ for cookie-cutter bullshit and expect praise for it. Artists have rights, but so do commissioners. Do not accept shoddy work for good money.
On that note, ALWAYS request progress updates on your commissions. You don't have to, and indeed shouldn't. daily pester an artist, but at the very least state that you want to see a sketch BEFORE ANY FURTHER WORK IS DONE. Get an idea of what your money is going toward before it's too late.
And if I am ever guilty of such a thing, you all have my permission to tar and feather me.
Just today two friends messaged me and showed me commissions they bought where the artist did not show them progress along the way and completely disregarded every request that was made. This shit is not acceptable. How do you people expect to make a real career out of art when you can't even read simple directions?
If this ever happens to one of you, as a buyer, do not lie down and take it. I think artists get a lot of abuse on this site because the average joe doesn't understand art as a business or how expensive it can be in the "real world," but I've noticed when some artists here get too big for their britches, they start getting lazy and charge $200+ for cookie-cutter bullshit and expect praise for it. Artists have rights, but so do commissioners. Do not accept shoddy work for good money.
On that note, ALWAYS request progress updates on your commissions. You don't have to, and indeed shouldn't. daily pester an artist, but at the very least state that you want to see a sketch BEFORE ANY FURTHER WORK IS DONE. Get an idea of what your money is going toward before it's too late.
And if I am ever guilty of such a thing, you all have my permission to tar and feather me.
Hey y'all
Posted 12 years agoJust a heads up.
I'm not reading journals anymore, since more often than not my inbox is slammed with auction and adoptable shit I have to sift through to get to anything that matters. Still unwatching people who post too many of those, but at the moment I have no time to do so.
If it's important and I absolutely have to know about it, you can note me.
I'm not reading journals anymore, since more often than not my inbox is slammed with auction and adoptable shit I have to sift through to get to anything that matters. Still unwatching people who post too many of those, but at the moment I have no time to do so.
If it's important and I absolutely have to know about it, you can note me.
Commissions soon?
Posted 12 years agoWould anyone be interested in them if I opened for a few slots in the next few weeks?
lol drama
Posted 13 years agoI don't care about adoptables, and I don't care if anyone else does or not. I just find it funny how people who do like them are shaming those who don't because "artists work hard on them." That is not always true. I've unwatched several artists who, though they were otherwise talented, tried to schill out adoptables at $60 or more a pop selling a dozen with only minor color changes between them. This is the most underhanded, dishonest, and cheap thing I can think of for an artist to do. If an artist wants a quicker way to make a few bucks, that's his or her own business, but I only respect those who make an honest effort at making each individual look appealing on its own. Few that I've seen do. End of story, I'm not debating my opinion with anyone. Don't like it, gtfo.
I do agree however with some arguments that are coming out of the woodwork over this recent issue against the use of multiple accounts, especially for things like adoptables. This just encourages spam, scamming, and wasted server space, not to mention trolling and harassment thanks to the anonymity of having a backup account to do all of your stalking from. It's probably not practically enforcible, but it would go a long way to reigning in the community's misfits.
I do agree however with some arguments that are coming out of the woodwork over this recent issue against the use of multiple accounts, especially for things like adoptables. This just encourages spam, scamming, and wasted server space, not to mention trolling and harassment thanks to the anonymity of having a backup account to do all of your stalking from. It's probably not practically enforcible, but it would go a long way to reigning in the community's misfits.
special prices commissions this week
Posted 13 years agoHello everyone!
This week I have a midterm and then I'm going to open a few slots for commissions.
Sketches $10
Flat color $15
Full color $25
-all single character, simple clothing, no background. More detail will cost extra.
These prices are a special offer and do not reflect my new price list, which will be posted whenever I get around to writing up my new rules.
I'll be opening for five slots and then if I have time for more before schoolwork gets heavy again I'll do as many as fifteen so if five people have already requested slots, don't be afraid to ask. The offer is first come, first serve, as long as I agree to the request. Post your references and what you want drawn on this journal. I'll note you with my paypal address if I agree.
My regular rules apply, as always. Pay half up front, half after you've seen the finished product watermarked (I don't start until I receive the first half, and the watermark doesn't come off until I receive the second half). No porn, nudity with bits, abuse, etc.
My midterm is on Thursday, so I likely won't be starting on these until Friday. I hope to have the initial five done within a week. After that I'll guage how much more I can work on.
Alongside these I'll be working on a longterm commission I have going, which is why I'm limiting myself to only a few. Maybe over Thanksgiving I'll take a few more.
Ta. :>
This week I have a midterm and then I'm going to open a few slots for commissions.
Sketches $10
Flat color $15
Full color $25
-all single character, simple clothing, no background. More detail will cost extra.
These prices are a special offer and do not reflect my new price list, which will be posted whenever I get around to writing up my new rules.
I'll be opening for five slots and then if I have time for more before schoolwork gets heavy again I'll do as many as fifteen so if five people have already requested slots, don't be afraid to ask. The offer is first come, first serve, as long as I agree to the request. Post your references and what you want drawn on this journal. I'll note you with my paypal address if I agree.
My regular rules apply, as always. Pay half up front, half after you've seen the finished product watermarked (I don't start until I receive the first half, and the watermark doesn't come off until I receive the second half). No porn, nudity with bits, abuse, etc.
My midterm is on Thursday, so I likely won't be starting on these until Friday. I hope to have the initial five done within a week. After that I'll guage how much more I can work on.
Alongside these I'll be working on a longterm commission I have going, which is why I'm limiting myself to only a few. Maybe over Thanksgiving I'll take a few more.
Ta. :>
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Posted 13 years agoJust once I'd like to search for reference pictures of bears without having to look at some rich #$%^@& with a rifle posing over a dead animal.
To Amanda Todd, others like her, and their tormentors
Posted 13 years agohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOHX.....ature=youtu.be
On Wednesday, a fifteen year-old girl named Amanda hung herself. Because of a mistake she made which followed her for the rest of her life, she was mercilessly bullied and taunted for years, and had to move twice to escape her bullies. Before she ended her own life, she posted a video to Youtube explaining everything. If you watch the video, I encourage you to read the comments as well. Some of them are the most vitriolic, hateful things I've ever read. So, typical youtube, right? No. She's dead now, and a month after that video was posted, she's still being tortured and called a slut and a whore and everything else that drove her to suicide. Some of those comments are probably from the same classmates who beat her and jeered her for her last few years. She had no one.
If you're being bullied, or if you feel like there is no one who will listen to you, damn it, talk to SOMEONE. Call the suicide hotline, call a doctor, call your grandmother, for God's sake talk to your parents, anyone. Find an online forum for bullied kids, those are everywhere, and you are not alone. You are not the only one going through what you're going through. You know what? Talk to me. I'm serious. I'm so tired of hearing about kids who have no one in their lives because of completely idiotic reasons, so they decide life isn't worth living. I will listen to you and I will be there for you. There are other people like me who have been bullied and lived through it whose hearts go out to you. WE WANT TO HELP and it makes me BLIND WITH RAGE that your tormentors are trying to tell you that no one in the world loves you.
I just want to say a special fuck you to everyone who ever bullied anyone to the point that they can no longer imagine living. You're a waste of human space in an already horribly overpopulated planet. I wish you all had died instead of Amanda Todd, or Megan Meier, or Sladjana Vidovic, or Jamey Rodemeyer, or the other thousands of kids who take their lives every year because of you. Also, fuck your parents for raising you that way and I hope they die alongside you. FUCK. YOU.
GOD DAMN IT you people make me sick.
On Wednesday, a fifteen year-old girl named Amanda hung herself. Because of a mistake she made which followed her for the rest of her life, she was mercilessly bullied and taunted for years, and had to move twice to escape her bullies. Before she ended her own life, she posted a video to Youtube explaining everything. If you watch the video, I encourage you to read the comments as well. Some of them are the most vitriolic, hateful things I've ever read. So, typical youtube, right? No. She's dead now, and a month after that video was posted, she's still being tortured and called a slut and a whore and everything else that drove her to suicide. Some of those comments are probably from the same classmates who beat her and jeered her for her last few years. She had no one.
If you're being bullied, or if you feel like there is no one who will listen to you, damn it, talk to SOMEONE. Call the suicide hotline, call a doctor, call your grandmother, for God's sake talk to your parents, anyone. Find an online forum for bullied kids, those are everywhere, and you are not alone. You are not the only one going through what you're going through. You know what? Talk to me. I'm serious. I'm so tired of hearing about kids who have no one in their lives because of completely idiotic reasons, so they decide life isn't worth living. I will listen to you and I will be there for you. There are other people like me who have been bullied and lived through it whose hearts go out to you. WE WANT TO HELP and it makes me BLIND WITH RAGE that your tormentors are trying to tell you that no one in the world loves you.
I just want to say a special fuck you to everyone who ever bullied anyone to the point that they can no longer imagine living. You're a waste of human space in an already horribly overpopulated planet. I wish you all had died instead of Amanda Todd, or Megan Meier, or Sladjana Vidovic, or Jamey Rodemeyer, or the other thousands of kids who take their lives every year because of you. Also, fuck your parents for raising you that way and I hope they die alongside you. FUCK. YOU.
GOD DAMN IT you people make me sick.
You are just precious.
Posted 13 years agoCommissioners, fyi: Threatening the artist is a pretty good way to get blacklisted.
If you want a commission from me, you agree to all of my terms of service, ALL of them, implicitly and to the letter. I have better things to do than commiserate with people who can't or refuse to read. Telling me you'll report me to AB for something I may or may not do before I even agree to take your commission will get you laughed at and told to go fuck yourself.
For those of you who exceed the mental capacity of a cucumber, I will be opening up for commissions sometime in the next few weeks. If anyone wants to reserve a spot now, post in this journal and I'll add you to the list. My ToS and prices are currently in an old journal, but they will be changing soon. The new list will be linked in the official opening journal.
If you want a commission from me, you agree to all of my terms of service, ALL of them, implicitly and to the letter. I have better things to do than commiserate with people who can't or refuse to read. Telling me you'll report me to AB for something I may or may not do before I even agree to take your commission will get you laughed at and told to go fuck yourself.
For those of you who exceed the mental capacity of a cucumber, I will be opening up for commissions sometime in the next few weeks. If anyone wants to reserve a spot now, post in this journal and I'll add you to the list. My ToS and prices are currently in an old journal, but they will be changing soon. The new list will be linked in the official opening journal.
Some news and things.
Posted 13 years agoSome things have changed, and I'm moving around a lot on the internet. This is just to let anyone who still wants to follow me/keep in touch know what's happening
I've been avoiding art sites for a while because I just don't like any of them lately. Nabyn would be great if it would ever come out of Beta and expand, but as it stands now everyone is leaving in droves because of the stagnation and it's just not that fun. I haven't had much time to draw lately anyway, so I'm not that torn up about it. I do have some sketches and things that I'll be uploading from the past few months though, and currently I'm uploading things on a few different sites to try and decide which I like and which I'm going to ditch. At the moment you'll be able to find new stuff here, on DA, on Nabyn, and on tumblr. In a few months I'll probably pick one or two and abandon the others. I'm indecisive, cripplingly so, and it will probably take a while.
I said I'd be opening for commissions in September, but September is almost over and I'll be starting class again this week. Give me a few weeks to see what my classwork load is going to look like this semester, then I'll decide if and when I'll be opening again. Art is something that I haven't made a lot of time for in a while, and though I've done the odd sketch, I've been spending my time finding other ways to relieve frayed nerves since lately art has a way of both making me feel better and also making me feel worse than I ever have before all at the same time. That's the main reason I've been putting off opening again,
I've been using Digsby as a universal chat client for AIM, Yahoo, MSN, and gmail, but thanks to spam IMs on all of those accounts I've been keeping it turned off. It's going to stay that way for a while, so if you have me on any of those messengers and we haven't spoken for a while, sorry, I only sign on once every few weeks. Instead, you can find me either on Steam, which I'm always logged in to, or Skype, which I have a very love/hate relationship with and I don't know how much longer I'll be using. If you see me on Steam and I'm in a game, I probably won't respond though. Speaking of Steam, I've been playing Guild Wars 2. If anyone wants to join our party, we've got a group of 3-4 who play fairly regularly together, usually on the weekends.
And now, a question for my watchers. I'd appreciate a shout out from anyone who still pays attention to my submissions. If you would care to, please answer a few questions for me; What's missing from my gallery? What would you like to see in the future? Have I been improving? Any additional comments and critiques are appreciated.
Bai.
I've been avoiding art sites for a while because I just don't like any of them lately. Nabyn would be great if it would ever come out of Beta and expand, but as it stands now everyone is leaving in droves because of the stagnation and it's just not that fun. I haven't had much time to draw lately anyway, so I'm not that torn up about it. I do have some sketches and things that I'll be uploading from the past few months though, and currently I'm uploading things on a few different sites to try and decide which I like and which I'm going to ditch. At the moment you'll be able to find new stuff here, on DA, on Nabyn, and on tumblr. In a few months I'll probably pick one or two and abandon the others. I'm indecisive, cripplingly so, and it will probably take a while.
I said I'd be opening for commissions in September, but September is almost over and I'll be starting class again this week. Give me a few weeks to see what my classwork load is going to look like this semester, then I'll decide if and when I'll be opening again. Art is something that I haven't made a lot of time for in a while, and though I've done the odd sketch, I've been spending my time finding other ways to relieve frayed nerves since lately art has a way of both making me feel better and also making me feel worse than I ever have before all at the same time. That's the main reason I've been putting off opening again,
I've been using Digsby as a universal chat client for AIM, Yahoo, MSN, and gmail, but thanks to spam IMs on all of those accounts I've been keeping it turned off. It's going to stay that way for a while, so if you have me on any of those messengers and we haven't spoken for a while, sorry, I only sign on once every few weeks. Instead, you can find me either on Steam, which I'm always logged in to, or Skype, which I have a very love/hate relationship with and I don't know how much longer I'll be using. If you see me on Steam and I'm in a game, I probably won't respond though. Speaking of Steam, I've been playing Guild Wars 2. If anyone wants to join our party, we've got a group of 3-4 who play fairly regularly together, usually on the weekends.
And now, a question for my watchers. I'd appreciate a shout out from anyone who still pays attention to my submissions. If you would care to, please answer a few questions for me; What's missing from my gallery? What would you like to see in the future? Have I been improving? Any additional comments and critiques are appreciated.
Bai.
Commissions possibly opening in September
Posted 13 years agoI have two small commissions left, and I'm hoping that they'll be done in a few days. I also have one long-term commission that will probably take a few more months, but that's ok. I'm going to take a few weeks for personal art, because I haven't had time for it and it's driving me crazy, then I might take a few color commissions in mid-September. Anyone interested?
I'm redoing my pricelist right now, but for the time being, I'll take fully-colored commissions for $30-40. There are extra charges for wings, extra characters, anything that would generally take more time. If someone just wants lineart, that will probably be $15. I have more recent art on Tumblr, the link is down below if you need to see references.
http://kilwillae.tumblr.com/
I'm redoing my pricelist right now, but for the time being, I'll take fully-colored commissions for $30-40. There are extra charges for wings, extra characters, anything that would generally take more time. If someone just wants lineart, that will probably be $15. I have more recent art on Tumblr, the link is down below if you need to see references.
http://kilwillae.tumblr.com/
Cleaning house
Posted 13 years agoI don't know how I feel about staying here much longer, but I'm getting kind of sick of the stuff I'm constantly exposed to on this site. Drama, harassment, pleading for sexual favors, disgusting irrational hate about anything and everything, gross, fluidy, explicit porn, misogyny. I've talked about all of the above before, but I've about reached my limit now and my patience with people is getting thinner by the day. I've been meaning to clear out my watchlist for a long time, so I'll start there for now. Sorry if you're one of the people unwatched, but I don't really want to explain myself a thousand times, so here's your explanation.
I'm also taking my instant messenger information down from my front page. I wanted to keep it there for commissioners to contact me with if they needed to, but I'm REALLY tired of people using it to ask me to fuck. As stated a thousand times, I don't RP and I'm kind of married now. If you want to know how to contact me off-site, ask. I check notes and stuff once a week.
edit: ...or I will as soon as the site stops being broken.
I'm also taking my instant messenger information down from my front page. I wanted to keep it there for commissioners to contact me with if they needed to, but I'm REALLY tired of people using it to ask me to fuck. As stated a thousand times, I don't RP and I'm kind of married now. If you want to know how to contact me off-site, ask. I check notes and stuff once a week.
edit: ...or I will as soon as the site stops being broken.
I might open up a few anthro commission slots in the fall
Posted 13 years ago...but first, lemme 'splain something.
I've been working on a commission load from some other sites for the last 2-3 months, and it hasn't all been peachy. There are certainly rules for artists who sell commissions, but there needs to be a rule set for those who buy commissions as well. This is one of the reasons my ToS are so stringent. I don't like dealing with people who change their minds every ten minutes and I don't like having to hunt people down for information or for compensation. If you have a clear idea in your head of what you want to commission, then tell me. Don't tell me to "wing it" and then turn around and say "this isn't what I imagined at all, X should be done like Y and Z should be T and blahblahblahblah." I don't redo "wing it" images if I'm told to "wing it." Period. If you want a commission in color, give me a colored reference for gourd's sake, or at least a description of the colors that should be in the image. I'm pretty lax about my half-up-front and half-after rule, but if you don't pay for your image in full at some point, the "unpaid" watermark isn't coming off.
IF YOU HAVE CHANGED YOUR MIND ABOUT BUYING A COMMISSION, TELL THE ARTIST IMMEDIATELY. Don't say, "Oh, a week ago I decided I can't afford it, but thank you for the free art, can you remove that watermark now plz so I can post it all over tumblr lolololololol?" No. Never. Shut the fuck up and get out of my store. Your commission will be reworked into one of my own characters, or if they want it, someone else's, and I'll never accept commission requests from you again. Non-artists don't realize how much work goes into a drawing or painting, and I don't really know if there's a way to make them understand. If an artist is in the dark about your change of heart, they'll keep going under the assumption that they're getting paid for their time. Don't let this happen to your artist. Do the right thing.
One thing I've noticed about a lot of people who buy commissions, from myself as well as others, is that they get all huffy and up in arms about an artist not immediately responding to their messages, but when it's the other way around, the artist has no right to be mad that the buyer "has a life and can't be expected to respond at your beck and call." First of all, without the relevant information, your commission can't be completed in a timely manner, which a lot of those same people will likely complain about, and secondly, if it takes too long, the artist is once again shafted for their time for prolonged periods. It's undersstandable if you're on vacation and can't respond, but if you're responding to other notes from the artist without giving the information requested, then there's really no one else to blame, is there?
Most people who have commissioned me have been pretty good about reading my rules and abiding, but some commissioners I would like to strangle. Just putting that out there. I don't really like doing commissions, but it's because of people who do the shit I've mentioned above. Many of my commission experiences have been awesome and I've made a lot of friends of the customers I get along with. And as always, the extra cash helps. It's just very frustrating because drawing becomes a chore when I have to deal with those other non-cooperative sorts. I COULD be spending my time working on commissions for people who actually want their art, who read the rules, and who are generally nice people, but instead I'm wasting my time on that other lot. If it becomes more of a problem in the future, I'm just going to start dropping commissions and refunding people if necessary without question. Shit is ridiculous.
And now I'm going to draw some bears while I wait for people I've had to hunt down to respond to my requests for information.
I've been working on a commission load from some other sites for the last 2-3 months, and it hasn't all been peachy. There are certainly rules for artists who sell commissions, but there needs to be a rule set for those who buy commissions as well. This is one of the reasons my ToS are so stringent. I don't like dealing with people who change their minds every ten minutes and I don't like having to hunt people down for information or for compensation. If you have a clear idea in your head of what you want to commission, then tell me. Don't tell me to "wing it" and then turn around and say "this isn't what I imagined at all, X should be done like Y and Z should be T and blahblahblahblah." I don't redo "wing it" images if I'm told to "wing it." Period. If you want a commission in color, give me a colored reference for gourd's sake, or at least a description of the colors that should be in the image. I'm pretty lax about my half-up-front and half-after rule, but if you don't pay for your image in full at some point, the "unpaid" watermark isn't coming off.
IF YOU HAVE CHANGED YOUR MIND ABOUT BUYING A COMMISSION, TELL THE ARTIST IMMEDIATELY. Don't say, "Oh, a week ago I decided I can't afford it, but thank you for the free art, can you remove that watermark now plz so I can post it all over tumblr lolololololol?" No. Never. Shut the fuck up and get out of my store. Your commission will be reworked into one of my own characters, or if they want it, someone else's, and I'll never accept commission requests from you again. Non-artists don't realize how much work goes into a drawing or painting, and I don't really know if there's a way to make them understand. If an artist is in the dark about your change of heart, they'll keep going under the assumption that they're getting paid for their time. Don't let this happen to your artist. Do the right thing.
One thing I've noticed about a lot of people who buy commissions, from myself as well as others, is that they get all huffy and up in arms about an artist not immediately responding to their messages, but when it's the other way around, the artist has no right to be mad that the buyer "has a life and can't be expected to respond at your beck and call." First of all, without the relevant information, your commission can't be completed in a timely manner, which a lot of those same people will likely complain about, and secondly, if it takes too long, the artist is once again shafted for their time for prolonged periods. It's undersstandable if you're on vacation and can't respond, but if you're responding to other notes from the artist without giving the information requested, then there's really no one else to blame, is there?
Most people who have commissioned me have been pretty good about reading my rules and abiding, but some commissioners I would like to strangle. Just putting that out there. I don't really like doing commissions, but it's because of people who do the shit I've mentioned above. Many of my commission experiences have been awesome and I've made a lot of friends of the customers I get along with. And as always, the extra cash helps. It's just very frustrating because drawing becomes a chore when I have to deal with those other non-cooperative sorts. I COULD be spending my time working on commissions for people who actually want their art, who read the rules, and who are generally nice people, but instead I'm wasting my time on that other lot. If it becomes more of a problem in the future, I'm just going to start dropping commissions and refunding people if necessary without question. Shit is ridiculous.
And now I'm going to draw some bears while I wait for people I've had to hunt down to respond to my requests for information.
Help, Character identification
Posted 13 years agoDoes anyone know of a grizzly bear character with goat horns?
I vaguely remember seeing one ages ago, but I don't recall whose it was. I think I want to design a new character like that, but I don't want to step on any toes.
Another mass exodus?
Posted 13 years agoOr is it just everyone I'm watching?
Kind of glad I don't know what's going on around here anymore.
Kind of glad I don't know what's going on around here anymore.
Pregnancy fetishes
Posted 13 years agoI don't get them.
I kind of like artists who draw their characters pregnant, when they actually ARE pregnant, because it's kind of sweet in a way. But I really don't get pregnancy as a fetish, or as a subject for porn. Every woman I've ever been friends with who has also been pregnant has said that, just like pregnancy in general, having sex while being pregnant is the most obnoxious and uncomfortable thing they'd ever experienced. They had to stop doing it after a few months anyway, so they felt "saved" from having to tell their boyfriend/husband to go fuck himself. Literally.
Sorry if that was gross, but I find the recent flood of pregnancy porn in my inbox equally gross. A personal plea from me to people who draw porn: USE FUCKING THUMBNAILS. Better yet, I would love a filter that distinguishes porn from other mature materials so I don't have to see that shit in my inbox at all.
That said, I'm unwatching some people.
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Less frustrating subject, I got married last week and just got back from my honeymoon in Alaska. It was amazing, I have lots of photos, but I'd probably be more likely to post them on tumblr than here.
I'm going to be doing some art over the next week or so and then I'll be visiting my parents during the first week of August.
I think I had some other stuff to say, but I forgot so I'll post it later if I think of it again.
:B
Bai.
I kind of like artists who draw their characters pregnant, when they actually ARE pregnant, because it's kind of sweet in a way. But I really don't get pregnancy as a fetish, or as a subject for porn. Every woman I've ever been friends with who has also been pregnant has said that, just like pregnancy in general, having sex while being pregnant is the most obnoxious and uncomfortable thing they'd ever experienced. They had to stop doing it after a few months anyway, so they felt "saved" from having to tell their boyfriend/husband to go fuck himself. Literally.
Sorry if that was gross, but I find the recent flood of pregnancy porn in my inbox equally gross. A personal plea from me to people who draw porn: USE FUCKING THUMBNAILS. Better yet, I would love a filter that distinguishes porn from other mature materials so I don't have to see that shit in my inbox at all.
That said, I'm unwatching some people.
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Less frustrating subject, I got married last week and just got back from my honeymoon in Alaska. It was amazing, I have lots of photos, but I'd probably be more likely to post them on tumblr than here.
I'm going to be doing some art over the next week or so and then I'll be visiting my parents during the first week of August.
I think I had some other stuff to say, but I forgot so I'll post it later if I think of it again.
:B
Bai.
Back from my honeymoon
Posted 13 years agoHi. o.o
Um. Please don't beg. (also, wedding stuff)
Posted 13 years agoDon't ask me to commission you. Especially if I don't know you. In the four years that I've been a member of this site, I've bought 2 commissions other than the gourd sculptures I got from
art-fromthe-heart.
The artists I commissioned were either doing something fast and cheap or were donating their earnings to charity. Not only does begging reek of desperation, but asking me to pay for something I might not want puts you in a bad light with me - someone you may or may not know very well, who doesn't like to pay for art if I don't feel capable of drawing something myself. To be honest, I don't even like it that much when someone else draws my characters (largely depending on their style). I'm possessive and particular like that.
I used to watch this user who had a lot of money troubles and every other month or so, they would start the journals begging for handouts, pretty much demanding that each of their watchers donate a certain amount. That doesn't sound very nice, does it? No? Then don't do it.
Additionally, I am not taking commissions myself right now. I have been taking commissions for about a month or so, but I'm running out of time before I have to take a long hiatus. I've already been working on a string of 12 commissions, so I'm tired and unwilling to take on any new work for now. A big thank you to those who have asked in the last week or so, but I won't have time to work on anything again until August, so if you're still interested then, please do come back. Maybe I'll open up again for a minimal number of slots after I get back from my travels.
My wedding is a week from today, and then I'll be in Alaska for a week. I've gotten a few congratulations from some of you, and I thank you deeply. :) We're happy, and we're excited, and neither of us have been on a cruise before so we're doubly happy and excited. After we get back, I'll be busy with other things until I visit my parents the first weekend in August. SO what that means for you guys is that it might be mid-August before I feel like taking on paid commissions again.
Some internet updates, I'm more active on Gaia than any other social site for the time being. I'm also more active on twitter, in that if I get an e-mail notification of a mention, I actually check it and respond now. Eventually, I'd like to use it as a means of commission communications, and a general way to let people know what I'm up to, art-wise. I'm active on-and-off on tumblr as well. I LOVE tumblr, but I get way too caught up in it now and then and I need a break sometimes. I haven't posted any art there recently, but I'll start doing so again soon. Nabyn is where you want to go to find more recent art by me, but at the moment I've been holding off on posting most of the commissions I've been working on until I've finished the whole list. I think I've posted four of them so far if you're inclined to check. I don't know if I'm going to be posting non-anthro art on FA again. We'll have to see about that as I get back into updating all of my galleries and deciding which ones to keep and which ones to ditch.
Anyway that's it for me, you might not hear from me again until after I'm married and have finished all of my summer travelling. See you later peeps :I
art-fromthe-heart. The artists I commissioned were either doing something fast and cheap or were donating their earnings to charity. Not only does begging reek of desperation, but asking me to pay for something I might not want puts you in a bad light with me - someone you may or may not know very well, who doesn't like to pay for art if I don't feel capable of drawing something myself. To be honest, I don't even like it that much when someone else draws my characters (largely depending on their style). I'm possessive and particular like that.
I used to watch this user who had a lot of money troubles and every other month or so, they would start the journals begging for handouts, pretty much demanding that each of their watchers donate a certain amount. That doesn't sound very nice, does it? No? Then don't do it.
Additionally, I am not taking commissions myself right now. I have been taking commissions for about a month or so, but I'm running out of time before I have to take a long hiatus. I've already been working on a string of 12 commissions, so I'm tired and unwilling to take on any new work for now. A big thank you to those who have asked in the last week or so, but I won't have time to work on anything again until August, so if you're still interested then, please do come back. Maybe I'll open up again for a minimal number of slots after I get back from my travels.
My wedding is a week from today, and then I'll be in Alaska for a week. I've gotten a few congratulations from some of you, and I thank you deeply. :) We're happy, and we're excited, and neither of us have been on a cruise before so we're doubly happy and excited. After we get back, I'll be busy with other things until I visit my parents the first weekend in August. SO what that means for you guys is that it might be mid-August before I feel like taking on paid commissions again.
Some internet updates, I'm more active on Gaia than any other social site for the time being. I'm also more active on twitter, in that if I get an e-mail notification of a mention, I actually check it and respond now. Eventually, I'd like to use it as a means of commission communications, and a general way to let people know what I'm up to, art-wise. I'm active on-and-off on tumblr as well. I LOVE tumblr, but I get way too caught up in it now and then and I need a break sometimes. I haven't posted any art there recently, but I'll start doing so again soon. Nabyn is where you want to go to find more recent art by me, but at the moment I've been holding off on posting most of the commissions I've been working on until I've finished the whole list. I think I've posted four of them so far if you're inclined to check. I don't know if I'm going to be posting non-anthro art on FA again. We'll have to see about that as I get back into updating all of my galleries and deciding which ones to keep and which ones to ditch.
Anyway that's it for me, you might not hear from me again until after I'm married and have finished all of my summer travelling. See you later peeps :I
League of Legends
Posted 13 years agoI just tried it out today and it's a decent enough time killer. I'm still a noob, but I improved significantly from my first to second games lol.
Anyone else want to play? You know what to search me under.
I'll probably end up playing more tonight, but I honestly don't know how often I'll play. Skyrim is pretty much the only game I play lately and I don't level very quickly in multiplayer games because I don't play them often. If you don't want to play with someone who doesn't know every aspect of the game, memorize maps or stats or builds, or doesn't play like a 1337 ladder player, then you prolly don't want to play with me. Otherwise, I'm happy to add anyone who wants to play for fun once in a while.
Anyone else want to play? You know what to search me under.
I'll probably end up playing more tonight, but I honestly don't know how often I'll play. Skyrim is pretty much the only game I play lately and I don't level very quickly in multiplayer games because I don't play them often. If you don't want to play with someone who doesn't know every aspect of the game, memorize maps or stats or builds, or doesn't play like a 1337 ladder player, then you prolly don't want to play with me. Otherwise, I'm happy to add anyone who wants to play for fun once in a while.
Also I have yet another Nabyn invite- gone.
Posted 13 years agoAnyone call dibs?
b.net
Posted 13 years agoKilwillae#1447
I don't have the full game yet, I'm working with a trial version. I haven't decided if I'm going to buy it or not, but I've always been a Diablo fan and I hope that this game doesn't turn out to suck. Eventually, I'll get it if I like where the trial goes.
I don't have the full game yet, I'm working with a trial version. I haven't decided if I'm going to buy it or not, but I've always been a Diablo fan and I hope that this game doesn't turn out to suck. Eventually, I'll get it if I like where the trial goes.
Anybody want a Nabyn invite? - gone.
Posted 13 years agoI'm not sure how often they hand these out, but I got two, and I've used one.
Artist inquiries only please, Nabyn is still in beta and they only want artists in their userbase for now.
Artist inquiries only please, Nabyn is still in beta and they only want artists in their userbase for now.
In the spirit of full disclosure
Posted 13 years agoI'm not sure if anyone cares enough to read about my piddling problems, or why I've chosen to be anti-social, but especially in the last few days I've been thinking that I need to explain myself better. I owe it to the few people who still look at my page, the friends I might have pushed away, and myself for being so scatterbrained. I've been talking about a hiatus for a while now, even before I found out my dog was sick, and I've stated a lot of reasons, but I've held some back as well. I don't know if this is the right place to write this down, but I feel like I need to get it out, and anyone who listens, I'm grateful to.
This isn't a call for a hugbox. I've been terrible and I really don't want anyone to pat me on the back for it. I'm still trying to figure out how I feel about a lot of things going on in my life, my art is just one that takes a semi-high priority, and this site has been a part of that for nearly 5 years now. I've always wanted to draw and create, but I lost my sense of direction and sometimes it feels like it's not worth it in the end. That isn't to say that I'll ever stop drawing. I've conditioned myself to draw when I'm stressed out, and whether or not I think it's good enough, it always makes me feel better to get my ideas onto a canvas.
I'm kind of a snot. I don't mean to be, but when I feel out-of-place, I tend to shell up. I tried to be active on this site, and it really never mattered. I'm not the greatest artist in the world, gourds knows I'll be the first to admit that my work is mediocre at best and pretty dime a dozen at that. I don't fit in here socially, my art doesn't have much of an audience, and I can rant about how much my life sucks and I hate it right now all I want and blame why I've been trying to distance myself from this site on that all I want, but honestly, I just don't feel like I belong here. I know there are a few people that like what I do, and I thank them profusely for the encouragement they gave me. What gets to me is when people I care about stare at it and lie to my face (that, or through an instant messenger, or on this site) saying it's awesome when I can see that they don't think that at all. They're shielding me from hurting my feelings, I'm sure, but why wouldn't that in itself hurt my feelings as well? I prefer honesty. Especially in an area that I've been trying my whole life to improve. Please, be honest about my work. If you really like it, I love to hear it. If you don't like it, don't tell me that you do. Tell me instead what needs to be better about it. It's better than lying to me or even not saying anything at all.
As for the social aspect, I'm not a furry. I don't socialize with a lot of furries, and I've gotten flak for being here despite that. Every time I post human art, which I prefer, I get harrassed. I get lewd messages and invitations to RP with my characters despite my numerous requests against it. I get lewd messages and invitations to sex chat, I assume because I'm female, and it doesn't feel any different than when I was sexually assaulted by a person standing live in front of me. I also get harrassed merely for having girl parts, because apparently that's just wrong. In short, this site stresses me out, and there were probably times I could have handled it better. I lash out. I know I do that, and I try to stop myself. I don't mean to take it out on the whole site when I know it's a margin of the group that's doing it. I've probably offended some people in my ranting and raving, and I apologize for that.
Aside from that, there are the general disagreements I have with certain aspects of this site, such as management. I still don't think that just because this site is free, people should get complacent over things like security and rights, and fairness above all. I've thought a good deal about packing up and leaving for good a few times over squabbles like that, but I've also got ties here, few though they may be. I don't know if I ever wanted to leave for good or not. I don't want to let go of my characters; even my anthropomorphic characters are like children to me, but I don't think they belong anywhere else either. They were "born" here, and if I draw them again in the future, they'll stay here. I haven't drawn anything anthropomorphic in months. Right now, I'm still pretty much on hiatus. I need a break from all the stress I get here. Mostly because the stress in my real life is at a peak right now, but also because I think I've needed a chill period from here and it's been a long time coming, but I'm not abandoning ship.
For now, I think what I'm going to do is work on improving my drawing. I'm going to post mostly to Nabyn, and open everything current up to critique. The encouragement I've gotten here has been wonderful, but it's usually nothing of substance that really helps me improve or solidify my style. I guess what I'm saying basically is that I want my art to be torn apart by other artists. I WANT to know what I'm doing wrong when I don't already see it myself. I want to know that I'm on the right track again. When I at least know that I'm getting better at what I do again, I'll start posting here and on Tumblr.
I'm sorry for being distant, prickly, and emo for the last few months. In the last week or so I've realized that if I don't snap out of it I'm probably going to end up in a shell and never come out again. Life has been hard for a few years, and somewhere along the way I forgot how to keep a positive attitude. I'm really trying to get that back.
Thanks to anyone who read that bilge.
This isn't a call for a hugbox. I've been terrible and I really don't want anyone to pat me on the back for it. I'm still trying to figure out how I feel about a lot of things going on in my life, my art is just one that takes a semi-high priority, and this site has been a part of that for nearly 5 years now. I've always wanted to draw and create, but I lost my sense of direction and sometimes it feels like it's not worth it in the end. That isn't to say that I'll ever stop drawing. I've conditioned myself to draw when I'm stressed out, and whether or not I think it's good enough, it always makes me feel better to get my ideas onto a canvas.
I'm kind of a snot. I don't mean to be, but when I feel out-of-place, I tend to shell up. I tried to be active on this site, and it really never mattered. I'm not the greatest artist in the world, gourds knows I'll be the first to admit that my work is mediocre at best and pretty dime a dozen at that. I don't fit in here socially, my art doesn't have much of an audience, and I can rant about how much my life sucks and I hate it right now all I want and blame why I've been trying to distance myself from this site on that all I want, but honestly, I just don't feel like I belong here. I know there are a few people that like what I do, and I thank them profusely for the encouragement they gave me. What gets to me is when people I care about stare at it and lie to my face (that, or through an instant messenger, or on this site) saying it's awesome when I can see that they don't think that at all. They're shielding me from hurting my feelings, I'm sure, but why wouldn't that in itself hurt my feelings as well? I prefer honesty. Especially in an area that I've been trying my whole life to improve. Please, be honest about my work. If you really like it, I love to hear it. If you don't like it, don't tell me that you do. Tell me instead what needs to be better about it. It's better than lying to me or even not saying anything at all.
As for the social aspect, I'm not a furry. I don't socialize with a lot of furries, and I've gotten flak for being here despite that. Every time I post human art, which I prefer, I get harrassed. I get lewd messages and invitations to RP with my characters despite my numerous requests against it. I get lewd messages and invitations to sex chat, I assume because I'm female, and it doesn't feel any different than when I was sexually assaulted by a person standing live in front of me. I also get harrassed merely for having girl parts, because apparently that's just wrong. In short, this site stresses me out, and there were probably times I could have handled it better. I lash out. I know I do that, and I try to stop myself. I don't mean to take it out on the whole site when I know it's a margin of the group that's doing it. I've probably offended some people in my ranting and raving, and I apologize for that.
Aside from that, there are the general disagreements I have with certain aspects of this site, such as management. I still don't think that just because this site is free, people should get complacent over things like security and rights, and fairness above all. I've thought a good deal about packing up and leaving for good a few times over squabbles like that, but I've also got ties here, few though they may be. I don't know if I ever wanted to leave for good or not. I don't want to let go of my characters; even my anthropomorphic characters are like children to me, but I don't think they belong anywhere else either. They were "born" here, and if I draw them again in the future, they'll stay here. I haven't drawn anything anthropomorphic in months. Right now, I'm still pretty much on hiatus. I need a break from all the stress I get here. Mostly because the stress in my real life is at a peak right now, but also because I think I've needed a chill period from here and it's been a long time coming, but I'm not abandoning ship.
For now, I think what I'm going to do is work on improving my drawing. I'm going to post mostly to Nabyn, and open everything current up to critique. The encouragement I've gotten here has been wonderful, but it's usually nothing of substance that really helps me improve or solidify my style. I guess what I'm saying basically is that I want my art to be torn apart by other artists. I WANT to know what I'm doing wrong when I don't already see it myself. I want to know that I'm on the right track again. When I at least know that I'm getting better at what I do again, I'll start posting here and on Tumblr.
I'm sorry for being distant, prickly, and emo for the last few months. In the last week or so I've realized that if I don't snap out of it I'm probably going to end up in a shell and never come out again. Life has been hard for a few years, and somewhere along the way I forgot how to keep a positive attitude. I'm really trying to get that back.
Thanks to anyone who read that bilge.
Nabyn, GaiaOnline, call to Call of Duty fans, other stuff.
Posted 13 years agoIt's pretty much said and done that I've moved on from FA, at least for now. I come back once or twice a week to look through my submissions inbox and check for messages, but for all intents and purposes, I'm pretty inactive. I haven't felt like drawing anthropomorphic art at all unless it had to do with Skyrim, and regardless I didn't want to post it here. I think I'd like to keep it that way for a while, as I've found other art sites that are more comfortable and user friendly, but I've got some news about where you can find me to chat, play games, or view future art.
First off, I got an invite to Nabyn! You can find me there by the same username, and pretty soon I'll have all my ducks in a row and upload art, customize my profile, etc. Linkage here:
http://kilwillae.nabyn.com/
Thanks to
freezinghot for supplying that invite. I've been excited about Nabyn for a while now, not only for being a broader-audience site than my tumblr gallery, but also the no porn rule. :|
I like that the site is very character oriented and has several submission options and folders. It's very open to up and coming and learning artists, and is also a great place to get critique, so I hear. I look forward to utilizing the site.
You can also find me on GaiaOnline, same username. I decided to pick it back up after not touching my account for 8 years, and I'm having fun with it again. I'm only on the forums once a week or so, but I do have an art shop that I check on each night and can be found loitering occasionally while I work on commissions.
Secondly, I've been playing multiplayer games on Steam a bit more often, seeing as how I actually own a few now. My username on Steam is the same as everywhere else, and you can friend me and sometimes find me playing either Killing Floor or Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 3. Speaking of CoD, my circle of coplayers has been looking for more people to team up with to play free for alls, seeing as how we're all still pretty much noobs. As of right now, I've owned the game for all of two days and my friends no longer than a week. Basically what we're looking for are some non-cheating players and friends of around the same skill level to give each other a boost and gain some levels instead of tossing ourselves straight into the hax-ridden realm of multiplayer hell.
We'll welcome anyone who owns the game, even if you're a higher level. Just promise to be patient with us while we fumble around dying and also promise not to use game hacks. We frown on that sort of thing.
Killing Floor is actually a lot more fun in my opinion, but it can be stressful as some of the not-zombie monsters are pretty disturbing. O_o
Well, two specifically. The Scrake and the Fleshpound haunt my dreams.
I'm not used to playing FPS games on a PC, so my learning curve so far has been pretty non-existent. I haven't played any of the single player campaign yet, so doing that might help eventually.
Finally, ignoring my comment about the new thumbnails, I know my last journal was a complete downer. I'm still recovering from the loss of the dog that was probably the single most important thing to me in the universe, but I'm carrying on. For the longest time, I didn't want to be social at all, do anything like art or writing, and while he was still alive and we were debating whether or not to have him put down, there were times that I honestly thought I didn't want to live in a world without him in it. It's still pretty hard, and I think about him every day. I'm just trying to get through it the best that I can and move on.
If at any time, you thought I was ignoring or snubbing you, I apologize. I didn't mean to. The last few months have been rough and I'm just now coming out of that bleak shell after weeks of being barely able to bring myself to keep in touch with the two or three online friends I have been talking to regularly. I'm actively trying to make myself more available to all of my friends instead of a select few.
In regard to FA, I'll continue to be here looking at submissions and checking my messages a few times a week. I'm just not sure about submitting right now. Any major updates in my life will probably get a journal, but I'll more likely post things on Nabyn now and either forget or not bother to here.
Thanks everyone.
It's been fun.
First off, I got an invite to Nabyn! You can find me there by the same username, and pretty soon I'll have all my ducks in a row and upload art, customize my profile, etc. Linkage here:
http://kilwillae.nabyn.com/
Thanks to
freezinghot for supplying that invite. I've been excited about Nabyn for a while now, not only for being a broader-audience site than my tumblr gallery, but also the no porn rule. :|I like that the site is very character oriented and has several submission options and folders. It's very open to up and coming and learning artists, and is also a great place to get critique, so I hear. I look forward to utilizing the site.
You can also find me on GaiaOnline, same username. I decided to pick it back up after not touching my account for 8 years, and I'm having fun with it again. I'm only on the forums once a week or so, but I do have an art shop that I check on each night and can be found loitering occasionally while I work on commissions.
Secondly, I've been playing multiplayer games on Steam a bit more often, seeing as how I actually own a few now. My username on Steam is the same as everywhere else, and you can friend me and sometimes find me playing either Killing Floor or Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 3. Speaking of CoD, my circle of coplayers has been looking for more people to team up with to play free for alls, seeing as how we're all still pretty much noobs. As of right now, I've owned the game for all of two days and my friends no longer than a week. Basically what we're looking for are some non-cheating players and friends of around the same skill level to give each other a boost and gain some levels instead of tossing ourselves straight into the hax-ridden realm of multiplayer hell.
We'll welcome anyone who owns the game, even if you're a higher level. Just promise to be patient with us while we fumble around dying and also promise not to use game hacks. We frown on that sort of thing.
Killing Floor is actually a lot more fun in my opinion, but it can be stressful as some of the not-zombie monsters are pretty disturbing. O_o
Well, two specifically. The Scrake and the Fleshpound haunt my dreams.
I'm not used to playing FPS games on a PC, so my learning curve so far has been pretty non-existent. I haven't played any of the single player campaign yet, so doing that might help eventually.
Finally, ignoring my comment about the new thumbnails, I know my last journal was a complete downer. I'm still recovering from the loss of the dog that was probably the single most important thing to me in the universe, but I'm carrying on. For the longest time, I didn't want to be social at all, do anything like art or writing, and while he was still alive and we were debating whether or not to have him put down, there were times that I honestly thought I didn't want to live in a world without him in it. It's still pretty hard, and I think about him every day. I'm just trying to get through it the best that I can and move on.
If at any time, you thought I was ignoring or snubbing you, I apologize. I didn't mean to. The last few months have been rough and I'm just now coming out of that bleak shell after weeks of being barely able to bring myself to keep in touch with the two or three online friends I have been talking to regularly. I'm actively trying to make myself more available to all of my friends instead of a select few.
In regard to FA, I'll continue to be here looking at submissions and checking my messages a few times a week. I'm just not sure about submitting right now. Any major updates in my life will probably get a journal, but I'll more likely post things on Nabyn now and either forget or not bother to here.
Thanks everyone.
It's been fun.
New thumbnails.
Posted 13 years agoI just stopped by because someone mentioned to me that the layout of the page has changed. However slightly.
So, who decided rounded thumbnail edges matched with the extremely angular design of the rest of the page? Web design fail.
So, who decided rounded thumbnail edges matched with the extremely angular design of the rest of the page? Web design fail.
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