Silly of me to wait till January is almost over to do a journal.

My new years resolution was to try to draw every single day this year, for at least half an hour. Unfortunately on Day 7, my grandmother died and we traveled to Mexico for the funeral, and that stole away 3 days of drawing, breaking the resolution and killing my spirit to draw absolutely every day. But, I still have been doing my best to draw more often, and I'm up to 14 doodles, and I'm almost done with a full pic, after which I'll consider commissions again.

I'm posting this to let everyone know that I'll be posting those pics steadily to here, and considering uploading commissions i've been getting of Shannon myself!

Since I only had 3 applicants, I may as well take em all. Its not a big issue.

1.  footman Lined 100%
2.  mungkorn Full 0%
3.  majorcooke Sketch 0%

Lets see how this goes! ^^

Opening for ten commissions was an awful idea. It caused me a lot of stress just having so many things to do. So this time, i'm only opening ~~2~~. Prices are also increased to make it worth the time and stress that goes into making art for other people, plus I have been improving in skill.

Leave your request and details in the comments here, including:
1. art quality
2. character(s) + refs
3. fetishes, if any
4. scenario, poses, etc.

I'll pick two BY RANDOM sometime on Sunday. Not first-come first-serve. Unfortunately too many people have asked me "HEY WHEN YOU DO COMMS CAN I BE FIRST?" so to be fair to everyone, friends included, I gotta do it this way.

$20 for a sketch
$28 for lines OR colored sketch
$35 for flat colors
$45 for full colors

+50% for additional characters

$15 for detailed backgrounds

I send invoices via paypal after the sketch is approved.

Current queue:
1.
2.


I usually stream my artwork! Please follow and watch at https://picarto.tv/ShannonShark

DISCLOSURE: I work full-time. I'm drawing cause I like drawing and I'm not charging as much as I could since this isn't about money. However, if you're looking for a same-day or even same-week commission, I might not be the best for you. It will get done, but you will have to be patient with me.

$10 for a sketch
$15 for lines OR colored sketch
$20 for flat colors
$30 for full colors

+50% for additional characters

$15 for detailed backgrounds

You can see examples through recent posts in my gallery. I might make a more professional layout with details coming. I send invoices via paypal after the sketch is approved.

Current queue:
1. Gesr; flat color phone wallpaper,[DONE] sketch [DONE]
2. Lumaria; phone wall paper [DONE]
3. Archdamian: phone wallpaper [DONE]
4. Vanillayote: flat color fattening sequence 4 parts [4/4 SKETCHED]
5. Ehanu Rehu: flat color [DONE]
6. Valencebond: flat color [DONE]
7. Velocestar: 2 flat colors
8. CuriousGarchomp: full color
9. Altharch: phone wallpaper
10: DerekWolfshire: 2 char flat color
11: Blitzy: flat color ref sheet
12: Altharch: flat color fattening sequence
T: FlashEquestria; Feenie
T: Gunpowdergreentea; tbd

I usually stream my artwork! Please follow and watch at https://picarto.tv/Iyatsu

DISCLOSURE: I work full-time. I'm drawing cause I like drawing and I'm not charging as much as I could since this isn't about money. However, if you're looking for a same-day or even same-week commission, I might not be the best for you. It will get done, but you will have to be patient with me. Thankfully for everyone i have been way, way more into drawing than I ever have in my life, so I promise, I won't take months to get to you.

So, that's pretty darn pleasant. I got some comms! I've got some still, but I've sketched one out and sent it for approval. Since I doubt I'll be overloaded, I'm open to as many commissions as you'd like. Prices are as follows, one character:

$10 for a sketch
$15 for lines OR colored sketch
$20 for flat colors
$30 for full colors

+50% for additional characters

$15 for detailed backgrounds

You can see examples through recent posts in my gallery. I haven't uploaded much, so you can't get lost. I might make a more professional layout with details coming. I send invoices via paypal after the sketch is approved.

Current queue:
1. Rumfish; full color [DONE]
2. Blitzy; flat color [DONE]
3. Gesr; flat color phone wallpaper, sketch
4. Lumaria; phone wall paper
5. Archdamian; phone wallpaper
?: FlashEquestria; Feenie
?: Gunpowdergreentea; tbd

Hah I haven't made a journal for over a year and a half. Whoops...


Well I'm here, and active, and can draw again. Also taking commissions.

Just letting y'all know. No computer. That means no art until I do get one.

Just to get rid of the other one which is already almost 2 years old

Commissions open. Don't have real good pricing yet You'll be looking at ~$20 for a full one char pic.

So my tablet broke and I need a new one.
I'm aiming towards a $100 one, and I'm already quite close to that goal thanks to some very kind and generous donations.

So I'd like to take three commissions!
Please post in this journal if you would like one. Commission info is in my artist profile. They are for both ponies and furries! So feel free.
Unfortunately because of the situation I WOULD be asking for payment beforehand, and as soon as I have the tablet in my grasp, I will be arting
VIA STREAM cause I do that now

I thank you for your consideration!

EDIT: TABLET IS FUNDED AND BOUGHT, DISREGARD THIS (even though no one regarded this to begin with)

I'm wiping my Skype list. If you want to keep being my friend and talk to me, just readd me.

A fat pony artist, to be specific.
But I don't mind. It feels like I'm finally doing something I enjoy. It used to be that I would loathe to draw and would hesitate to ever start. Not really because I wasn't sure what to do, or because I wanted to do it just right, it's cause I just didn't like doing it. The outcome was way more rewarding than the process.
But now, both of the two are pleasing. And as a little incentive, the reward is way greater now that it's true.
So I'm going to keep doing what I've started doing.
I'm going to draw a shit-ton of fat ponies, and ponies getting fed, and ponies gaining weight, and many, many variations.
I really hope those who were watching me for the anthro aren't terribly disappointed. I won't drop anthro totally. It's just something I have to be in a mood for, and that's much more selective...
Anyway, here's the link to my tumblr! http://iyatsu.tumblr.com/ Furthermore, http://iyatsu.tumblr.com/tagged/art/ is just things I have drawn. There's much more here than there is what I post on FA, so give it a visit, and follow me, and reblog!


In addition, it feels like I've lost my way with words. All I can give is the jist of my feelings for things.

A fat pony artist, to be specific.
But I don't mind. It feels like I'm finally doing something I enjoy. It used to be that I would loathe to draw and would hesitate to ever start. Not really because I wasn't sure what to do, or because I wanted to do it just right, it's cause I just didn't like doing it. The outcome was way more rewarding than the process.
But now, both of the two are pleasing. And as a little incentive, the reward is way greater now that it's true.
So I'm going to keep doing what I've started doing.
I'm going to draw a shit-ton of fat ponies, and ponies getting fed, and ponies gaining weight, and many, many variations.
I really hope those who were watching me for the anthro aren't terribly disappointed. I won't drop anthro totally. It's just something I have to be in a mood for, and that's much more selective...
Anyway, here's the link to my tumblr! http://iyatsu.tumblr.com/ Furthermore, http://iyatsu.tumblr.com/tagged/art/ is just things I have drawn. There's much more here than there is what I post on FA, so give it a visit, and follow me, and reblog!


In addition, it feels like I've lost my way with words. All I can give is the jist of my feelings for things.

I wish I could be more godlike at it. I probably could with the patience.

we'll play games together and trade items and chat and shit!

just fuck em

Oh God if anyone sends me Keys for TF2 for Christmas I would be eternally grateful.

I'm also doing sketch commissions for keys! (And if you don't know what keys are, that is no problem!)
Here's about how it looks:
2 keys ($5) gets a sketchy sketch!
4 keys ($10) is 2 2key sketches or a colored sketch!
I'm taking either the cash vi Paypal or the keys directly through steam trade!
Also, anyone who pimps this journal out and can prove it to me gets the price slashed, so that's a sketch for every $2.49!

$10 EXAMPLES
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7099599/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7067470

Stop it.

Seriously, I HATE when people use this phrase. It's retarded and useless and I don't want to fucking hear it anymore.

Let me show you what I'm thinking of. There's quite a few problems with the usage. The very first item of note is this: Using "Oh my gods" is extremely pretentious. Why? Well, no one naturally uses it. There's already an instinctual phrase, "Oh my God/god," that's already perfectly fine and widely used. Why use "Oh my gods?" The answer is that anyone using this phrase is trying to prove something. It's always attached to an agenda. And there's quite a different few choices as to what that agenda is. Note, I'm not using "agenda" in the sense that "Oh this is some crazy conspiracy! whargarble," I am merely saying it is used for connotative reasons aside from the original phrase's meaning.

What are some of these extra connotations? I really hope I don't have to explain all the nuances of the original phrasing, "Oh my God." It can be used as a simple interjection or even be considered an expletive. Its literal meaning has long since passed out of usage. At one point I'm sure it was considered a purely religious saying, and that might just be the reason for the thinking of those who use the derivative.

What's being said by using "Oh my gods" is either 1) "I am a polytheist and the best way for you to know what I believe is by making up some bullshit phrase and shove it down everyone's throats," or 2) "I hate Christianity and I'm sticking it to the WASPs by skewing their silly lingo." I want to ask, why does it have to be so damn religious? It's just a set of words and it doesn't even have anything to do with an actual god anymore. Everyone says it; Atheists, Monotheists (Christian or otherwise) or Polytheists alike. All the same. The only thing determining how acceptable it is for such a phrase to be used is the steadfastness of an individual practicing their faith, and the particular guidelines of the religion in general.

First I'll go over reason 1. I really don't think actual polytheists would use a phrase like "Oh my gods" in the first place. It's actually a horrible and blasphemous thing to say for someone in their faith. You will never see any follower of Hindu, Shinto, Pagan or Aboriginie spiritualities, etc. use such a phrase. It's degrading to the gods that may be just as much as it is disrespectful to a person's audience and contemporaries. Anything even related to "Oh my god" would not be so much as uttered. There's no need to say that. In such a mindset to carry on a faithful relationship with their spirituality, such a thing is simply not necessary to say. In fact, in some philosophies, that would qualify as saying much more than is needed to be said, and is a waste. REAL polytheists don't use such grubble turns of phrase to prove to everyone they really truly believe in multiple gods. There's no need to. And where will you see a polytheist use "gods," pluralized, in regular speech? Maybe when they're trying to be polite. "May the gods show you their favor." Perhaps they'll use it in a much more respectable way when something goes wrong. "The gods have not smiled upon me today." They'll even more likely just use the name of the god most relevant to their predicament. "Om namaha Shiva."

And for reason 2? Of course, it's a lot less honest than the first even. If not the first, a person using "oh my gods" will automatically be defaulted to using it because of the second reason. I'm positive that there are so many special little self-diagnosed Ass pies who just hate Christians because they have no concept of how to properly deal with their frustrations with religion. Maybe they hate organized religion in general, maybe they feel oppressed by the WASP overlords, maybe they even hate religion in general and want to go make love with Karl Marx's dead, rotting corpse with that of Nietzsche's atop them thenso. They don't have any religion of their own that they're pushing along. They simply want to turn heads and be childish. "Yeah, well FUCK you, Christians! And fuck you, Christian god! There's more gods than you! You don't really exist!" And then they go on to worship Marilyn Manson and do whatever else it is people with the mental capacity of a five year old and the emotional capacity of a longhorn fucking beetle go and do.

In fact, I'm sure 75% of everyone who uses the phrase "oh my god" falls under the second reason. Some of these people just want to feel special and that's the only way their insignificant thought processes can generate, by changing one word to the plural and using it constantly, ad nauseum, so everyone knows they're special, interesting polytheists going against the norm, hoping that one single change of speech will accomplish all that.

(Here's a little disclaimer: I am not arguing for or against atheism, monotheism, polytheism, or even omnitheism, and I am not petitioning for or against any particular religion at all. Though religion does have a large part to do with it, I am being objective as it comes to that, and am discussing the subjectivity of language use.)

"Oh my God" is good enough. It's a finely established little tag-on sentence and everyone knows what it means. It's even cross-cultural, in Spanish being "Ay Dios mio" and in German, "Mein Gott." There's no need to change it. It's a fine interjection, just fucking use it like everyone else does and save us all from your bullshit.

Addendum for furries: Fuck you furries who adopt a polytheistic ideology because you want to be interesting or unique or want to be the specialist little furry, just like in the days of ancient Egypt! Or, because they obviously have a totem and were born in the wrong body so I'm going adopt what I think is a true Native American theology but I actually invented this bullshit I sincerely believe because what's research? Fuck you. Seriously. Stop inventing bullshit religions so you can feel special. You have not gone through the same spiritual hardship as others have in discovering what is true.

Also, I put my dog down today.

Fursuit head is in the trash. Mold attacked it.

This happened before. A few spots of mold appeared in the mouth, which was made of crushed velvet, an almost perfect breeding ground.
I had forgotten to clean it and that's what happened after a few weeks.
Anyway, I scrubbed the spots away and cleaned the entire area, then I sprayed it with the antimicrobial Febreeze, and left it in the sun to bleach the remaining mold and spores dead.
Everything was fine after that, no prob.

This time, however, I guess I had forgotten to clean it and left it for MONTHS, since I just hadn't worn it in so long..
I swear I remembered to clean it, but arguing that is pointless.
The entire mouth was filled with mold.
Gray fuzz and orange puffs and yellow wisps FUCKING EVERYWHERE.
I was disgusted. I could barely handle it the first time, being a total Mycophobe.
This time it was just too damn much.
It had gotten into every crevice, every single nook and cranny.
I lost two teeth through it's lifetime, and the holes became pockets of pure mold.
Fuck it. I'm not even touching it.
I threw it in the garbage.
It had already been stained the first time by mold, this time it would be unfixable, and I will not risk putting on a head which was once infested with mold even if all the crushed velvet lining and all the other fabric was replaced.

On the bright side, an entire two (2) people offered to make me fursuit heads of their own design for little to no cost.
(Though one of them ceased to be my friend, but that's another story.)
I'm not completely leaning on such an offer, since it is so mighty generous.
But, it gives me an excuse to finally try to make my own.
That'll be a nice big project with which I can experiment and use my time productively.
Also, since I'm going to UCLA, I won't really be needing it.
While I'm there, I'll still try to attend the PS when I can.
Yeah.

EDIT: I THOROUGHLY inspected the rest of my fursuit pieces, and other than the microscopic mold spores, they are all clean. After the PS today, I will be airing them out and leaving them in the sun as well.

Fuck this meme's rules, I'm doing it all in one day.

Day 01 - Your favorite song

- http://www.esnips.com/doc/7f137fed-.....roog-In-A-Slum (and this is off the top of my head. I haven't yet been able to sit down, go through every single one of my top songs and determine which is the absolute best.)

Day 02 - Your least favorite song

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0 (old joke)

Day 03 - A song that makes you happy

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Yi1fKZs4A

Day 04 - A song that makes you sad

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZzoF5lAR10

Day 05 - A song that reminds you of someone

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsX_Uifx96c

Day 06 - A song that reminds of you of somewhere

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JMdrwwF6WM

Day 07 - A song that reminds you of a certain event

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HDM3eYp4KQ (the most clichéd song ever)

Day 08 - A song that you know all the words to

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjDBHyA2Dxw (I typically know all the words to my music)

Day 09 - A song that you can dance to

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nWnLxYzuBE

Day 10 - A song that makes you fall asleep

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lt7zC12vuM

Day 11 - A song from your favorite band

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib4Ue95vLvU (also vying for my favorite song)

Day 12 - A song from a band you hate

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxaoA3V8Kjk (fuck grindcore)

Day 13 - A song that is a guilty pleasure

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F57P9C4SAW4

Day 14 - A song that no one would expect you to love

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ8UWHwta9U

Day 15 - A song that describes you

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDE2LR9pcI8 (over-dramatizing)

Day 16 - A song that you used to love but now hate

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfs4FKbJzL0

Day 17 - A song that you hear often on the radio

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNq9gmY_Oz4

Day 18 - A song that you wish you heard on the radio

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP3ovD8ZSS4

Day 19 - A song from your favorite album

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVlnHT8OkQQ (Title track)

Day 20 - A song that you listen to when you’re angry

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9WWL5kDhwo

Day 21 - A song that you listen to when you’re happy

- http://www.archive.org/details/Good.....scorenardRemix

Day 22 - A song that you listen to when you’re sad

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIYD_7ia8po

Day 23 - A song that you want to play at your wedding

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18DhD7N6oCw

Day 24 - A song that you want to play at your funeral

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xghYihKX9Es

Day 25 - A song that makes you laugh

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JJ9Fg0VctI

Day 26 - A song that you can play on an instrument

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6fka74ZnpU (barely, and on piano)

Day 27 - A song that you wish you could play

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYkE_zwxsJc (or anything with by piano)

Day 28 - A song that makes you feel guilty

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjecYugTbIQ (baaaad memories)

Day 29 - A song from your childhood

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsV500W4BHU

Day 30 - Your favorite song at this time last year that makes you happy

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjli3hj0ZkM (to the best of my guessing)

UC Berkeley didn't accept me this year, but UCLA did, so that means I'm staying fairly close.
Good news is I probably will still be attending Prancing Skiltaire and such!

This semester is still going fairly well, I believe I've gotten all my grades back to A's this time around, much better than last semester.
If you all would wish me luck for finishing my finals, which are next week, and for getting all settled into LA afterward.
Hopefully during the summer, I can get a temporary job and get enough money for lunch and shit.
It seems as it is, I'm going to have to miss out on Califur, so I'll miss you guys.

I don't really know what else to say, then. Not much else going on.
You people need to commission this guy and give him something to do, maybe even pay him off for Califur, miraculously.
$5 commissions, srsly. GET TEN OF THEM.

So, I am still taking $5 flat color traditional commissions for anyone that wants some!
Refer here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2184251/

Then there's another girly that needs to be much more popular and watched than she is, and that's  iko.
She's planning to do a porn pic every day in the month of April which will be posted to  ikosnaughties!
The most delicious furry pronz.
She also does commissions frequently, so please check them out.

And while I'm at it, everybody EVERYBODY who reads this, go bug my  blue-scale about drawing.
Commissions, requests, anything, just make him draw!

There's a warning being put out to everyone who wants to commission  silia in the future: she traces!
Now I'm not saying she traces everything, but she's traced for commissioned works before!
Those which have been proven to be traced, she bawwleeted, and links will be provided to lay-overs.
http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/.....g/1592185f.gif
http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/.....g/9429a31f.gif

So, I am still taking $5 flat color traditional commissions for anyone that wants some!
Refer here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2184251/

But guess who else you REALLY SERIOUSLY need to commission?
This lovely lady:  silia
She's proven to be a fantastic artist and has just the right combo of cute and sexy and omg.
She does all sorts of commissions, like linearts, adoptables, badges, traditional and digital!
She's even offering $2 trad. sketches in person to anyone who's going to the Prancing Skiltaire this month! 4/9

Then there's another girly that needs to be much more popular and watched than she is, and that's  iko.
She's planning to do a porn pic every day in the month of April which will be posted to  ikosnaughties!
The most delicious furry pronz.
She also does commissions frequently, so please check them out.

And while I'm at it, everybody EVERYBODY who reads this, go bug my  blue-scale about drawing.
Commissions, requests, anything, just make him draw!

We should try this again!

Now that I'm actually drawing a little more often, I feel confident enough to offer commissions.
They will look like this and will be worth $5 apiece:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5300118
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4761360
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5347121

I offer any kind of art in terms of maturity (fetishes need to be checked with me).
One character, if you want more, then you can haggle with me.

Go ahead and post in this journal or catch me via note or IM to catch a spot.
Afterwards, note me with the details.

Queue:
1.  songoftheshadows http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5419880
2.  herro private~~~_{for now.}
3.
4.
5.
6.

I wonder what happens if I do this...

I am gonna do commissions!
Let's say, $5 a piece. One character, pose of my choosing unless otherwise noted, PG or adult, whatever!
They will look like this:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5300118
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4761360
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5347121

You claim a spot in this journal! and then note me with the details.
If you can't buy one then I gotta ask you the favor of PIMPING THIS JOURNAL. For great justice.
I'll take 5 for now, if for some reason 5 people want commissions, but we'll see what will happen!

Queue:
1.  songoftheshadows http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5419880
2.  herro
3.
4.
5.