Not sure if anyone reads journals these days.

But I received a lot of dms, comments, shouts regarding to what happened with me in August.
I can tell you that I am doing ok, not great but I am doing my best to take one day at a time and work to cope with my struggles.

I am posting updates over at my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letodoesart for free (members) for whoever wants to stay updated with my journey.

I am sorry for my inactivity, I am working hard to try get back into drawing on a regular basis despite my mental struggles.

Thank you for taking your time to read this journal.

First of all, I want to apologize for being so absent from FurAffinity the past few years.
I'll try to update my FurAffinity profile and be more active on it.

So far, I've organized all my artworks in my gallery.
Assigned them to proper groups and folders.
And uploaded some old art and animations I've forgotten to upload!

You can find me (only) on these platforms!

Patreon (Go Support!):
https://www.patreon.com/letodoesart

Twitter (Tweet Tweet):
SFW: https://twitter.com/LetoDoesArt
NSFW: https://twitter.com/PebbleTheOtter

InkBunny (Not Active?):
https://inkbunny.net/Lito

Just in case FA pulls a nono.

I want to wish everyone a belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

2019 for me has been quite the journey, as I've been living with my good friend in Germany for 10 months, as a break from my currently home.
This this had me realize something, my mom wasn't living well, as we've talked via VC while I was gone, and I felt kind of guilty for leaving her behind in the kind of mess.
My sisters aren't very good at helping her, and I've mostly been the "handyman" guy in the house, repairing and helping my family the past decade, despite suffering with my own issues such as anxiety, depressions, loneliness etc, but I try to put my family before me, despite how much upset I get with my sister (I wont go into detail)

So I traveled back from Germany to Northern Norway to help my mom get her life back on track, by organizing and fixing the house, with her help of course.
I guess I'm not just a handyman, but a motivational person too, as me and my mom has done a lot of work with the house, fixing electrical errors, getting new dishwasher, throwing unused things away etc.
A lot of the repairs has been possible because of my incredible Patrons at: https://www.patreon.com/letodoesart and I SERIOUSLY wouldn't have gotten this far without you guys, and I feel terrible because I haven't been able to post as much artwork the past few months as I've been super busy, I only came here to help my mom, but my sisters and grandmother has also started demanding my help so it's gotten a bit exhausting.

I am also attempting at getting car license so I can get around more easier in my town, (this is for my own health and mentality) As after I got back from Germany, I soon became a member of a training studio with free swimming pool included, so I want to take advantage of this when I am able to transport myself. I know I could just ask people or take the bus, but I rather not rely on those, as it cost their time and money.
So again, without you and my patrons, all this hasn't been possible.

I also went to my first ever furry convention in EuroFurence back in 13th August - 20th, and that was an incredible experience, I met a lot of my fans and people in general, and I wouldn't hesitate to go there again, but now that life is getting more hectic throughout 2020, (As my plans are to finish this house, save up money so I am able to move to Canada and start my life properly there at the end of 2020, which is the goal.)

I'm not gonna ask for any help, as I already feel guilty for receiving such an amount on my Patreon whilst barely being active.
But the fact that alot of you guys is still staying there means more to me than just money, so thank you from the bottom of my atom in my heart.

2019 was a hectic year, but 2020 is gonna be hectier, if that even is a word, but I will try my best to pull through, despite my harsh anxiety and depressions.

I will try to post more contents this year, if time allows me.

Thank you.

Yours,
Leto

First of, I want to thank all of you for deciding to watch me on here!


Second, I have been asking on Twitter about how big of a difference there is between male and female followers, so far around 95% is males on Twitter.

I have a bigger following on here, and asking that question on here would be difficult since there's no poll option on Furaffinity, so I'm not gonna bother.

I do understand why tho, because of the artwork I make tend to attract more males.
I'm not sure why it does, but it does, like male artwork attract men, and female artwork attract women?

I'm not sure what would happen if I changed things up, like drawing more females or try mix it up more.

I do want to lean more balanced as an artist, and not be drawing artwork for men all the time.

But I'm not sure if this would work because I don't know how many ladies follow me on here.

Anyways, enough rambling, thanks for reading!
I hope y'all are having a fantastic day.

-Leto

I have updated my prices in my Commission Info & Prices Journal, both layout and the prices itself.

I hope you guys like the new layout! And I am sorry if the prices are too high for my quality, I was told by a lot of people that I were undercharging, and it has taken a toll on my expenses and made me realize that I'm not earning enough to be able to cover all bills, food, doctor bills, and savings for when I hopefully move to Canada in the near future.

I hope you guys understand and will accept this sudden change and will continue to support me.



Commission Info & Prices Journal: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8841608/

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Hi there! If you like adorable stuff, both SFW and NSFW, I recommend to check out my friend Mango on Patreon! They just launched the Patreon page recently and need all the support they can get! Sharing this also helps tremendously!

https://www.patreon.com/MangoBirdy/overview

Their FA:

i want to apologize for disappearing so suddenly without any form of notice...

ive been dealing with alot stress and anxieties lately to the point it broke me down and i just wanted to escape from social media just to pick up my strength..

i understand some of you have been really worried and concerned but i am doing abit better now.

this is also the first time i have left social media completely on all platforms, fa, twitter, telegram, discord, picarto and even patreon.

im not gonna bring back all of these platforms at once, just one by one over time.


if you have any questions regarding this, feel free to pm me on Twitter (not on here because Notes are a mess) and i will reply the best i can.


thank you for your understanding
yours, leto

To followers, watchers, patrons, supporters, donors, fans or even people that dislike me for no reason, I wish you a HAPPY NEW YEARS and may 2019 be way better! 💙

Love
~Leto

I'll go through each one of your notes and reply when I can, hope you guys have some patience since I am working on commissions to accept more people!

If you have any questions with Commissions then you can ask me here or look through my Commission Info & Prices here: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8841608/

Commissions are CLOSED!

But to avoid back up, I'll only accept 3 commissions a week, go to my furaffinity page to view my commission status, if it's 0/3, I got all 3 slots available, if it's 3/3, I am completely full, if you want to commission me, try send a note or comment on this journal from Wednesday to Friday each week!

I know alot of you want to commission me so if you're not picked this week, don't stop trying next week, it's gonna be really hectic so bear with me!

My commission work schedule is from Wednesday to Friday.


If you want a commission, note me this form filled with your info or post it here:

Commission Form

Sona Name:
Real Age:
Sona Gender:
Numbers of characters:
Link to reference sheet/fursona:
Rough idea:
Emotion/Expression:
Type of shading:
Email you want your commission sent to: (Not needed)

Info about shading type: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8841608/

I normally draw canines faster than other species so if you have a simple canine fursona your luck might increase.

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I'd appreciate it alot if you guys would decide to support me on patreon to keep pictures like these happening, patreon helps me alot financially and gives me more time to do more, I've made it super cheap, you literally just have to pledge $5 and you get everything! <3
https://www.patreon.com/letodoesart

Don't have Patreon? I got Ko-Fi! https://ko-fi.com/letodoesart

I'll be busy from today for a whole week because I am going to a visit a friend then I'm moving to Germany immediately after that on the 23rd this month.

Hope to see you guys soon, will upload more art when I'm settled in Germany! Hope you all have a beautiful day <3

Show your support for , he's making a game which is really worth checking out!
Even if you can't donate, sharing is free and it'd mean the world to him! Help get the words out!

Wagner's Journal: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8708858/

I just got back from doctor, and i have harsh infection, throat infection, ear infection eye infection so i have to take antibiotics and eyedrops, i hope ill get better asap because im just too fucked up to draw or stream any in my current situation, doctor said i might have popped my ear drum which explains the unbearable pain i had 2 days ago and last night..

im sorry, all i can do is hope this doesnt last all january on my month off from commission because i want to be able to enjoy myself and recharge my batteries before i open for new commissions...

-leto

Update #1
Somehow feeling a little worse today, I just hope medicine starts working soon..
Also thank you all for your well wishes, I love all of you <3


Update #2
Felt little better earlier, then worse after sleeping, sleeping scares me now because it feels like you jump into a lake during winter and get on land as quickly as possible and under a blanket and sleep while you're wet and frustrating cold with irritating stuffed nose and difficulty breathing, I want this to end right now it's too insane, I'm gonna visit doctor on monday again if this continues or if it gets worse, ima see if I can get to emergency room during the weekend cus the doctor are closed then...
So far I'm getting better and worse in wave form every day and it's really awful..

Update #3
I think I am starting to feel better, but I'll be scheduling a doctor appointment on monday for a check up around next week, hopefully on monday or tuesday.
Thank you all for your well wishes <3

Wooot!
We made it through another full orbit around our star <3
Happy new year everyone!
I hope 2018 will be a super great year for you all! <3

I need to thank all my patreon supporters for supporting me throughout this year, it's been a massive help and I hope you all continue to support me for more art, animations and comics <3
If you want to support me on patreon you can do so here for just $5 to see everything! https://www.patreon.com/letodoesart

I also need to thank you all new watchers who found my art worth enough for you to actually hit that watch button, I also thank you all for the positive feedbacks and criticism as those has helped me alot to improve!

My queue is officially cleaned after a year long fight because of a massive mistake I did which I will not ever do again, so it's such a relief that I can accept new commissions every week and get time for personal stuff too, but if you are missing a commission from me, I did post a journal about it and I still haven't heard anything which means I have no more commissions to do. https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8509173/

Anyways thank you all for this massive support! You all are super amazing! <3

-Leto

Hi!
Didn't expect to see you here!
I am a fox with big pawwdjfg ftryingg to typpe on rthis ikeyhboard

Just kidding!
I wanted to say THANK YOU for all the watches, favorites and positive feedbacks, I haven't forgot about you guys, ya'll super amazing!
Also we hit 4,000 watchers little over a week ago and I am honestly amazed of how many of you really enjoy the content I put out, I haven't posted alot lately.
Anyways I want to wish you all a happy holiday and I hope you guys have an amazing time with your families and loved ones, and merry christmas to people who celebrate it today! And merry christmas to people who celebrate it tomorrow and whenever! <3

I honestly need to get a better system, so far Trello is good for that but when it comes to forms, I need to learn to use google forms so commissioners can fill out the forms more easily.

But THIS IS IMPORTANT

If you are not on trello AND you are a waiting or paid commissioner (paid and waiting for commission) Comment below so I can organize my list and Trello!

For people who has a discount for helping me out a while ago, I will locate you all on paypal and add you guys to the list as well under discount category.

My plan is to finish my whole queue by the end of this year, (goal is before), because alot of people has been waiting for me to open for commissions, the sooner I finish my queue the better, I am also gonna try figure out a better system to keep track on commissioners because the Note system on FA is too messy, like you can't put for example people who are involved in commissions in a folder in the Note system to keep that separated from spam mails.
If only FA could make something like that, it would be amazing.

But THIS JOURNAL IS IMPORTANT, I know people don't read journals but if you are a commissioner, and ignore this or don't see this, I am sorry, I will skip you TILL you message me and ask me for your commission and I will get right to it (REMEMBER your paypal mail so I can confirm you are a waiting commissioner), but till then I will let commissions come and go to keep things running.
I apologize so much for this mess, I am still new to this whole commission thing but I am trying to figure out how to make things easier for myself and you guys, if you guys have ideas or suggestions, let me know!

Also for people who are on my waiting list, I will get to you once I open for commissions! I haven't forgot <3

https://trello.com/b/DOCtghOL/letos.....mmission-queue

I just picked up my new laptop yesterday and are currently setting it up,
importing stuff etc and getting used to the new layout and windows 10
and fixing streams and drawing programs and such, I will be trying to
do my first stream this upcoming weekend so keep and eye out!

I've come across someone who has stolen stickers and edited it without permission, and I definitely can't find the creator as this is made in telegram, but whoever who has any clues or knows who made this sticker pack, I'd love to know so I can ask them to remove my sticker from that pack because they have definitely not been given permission by me to steal my art and edit it.
https://puu.sh/yfGNt/ac6df782fc.png


*Laptop update
My laptop is in my town but I am waiting for message before I can pick it up, if I get it tomorrow (monday) I will definitely be up streaming and doing art again around later this week if not this upcoming weekend because I have to get everything settled and organized on the new laptop~
I'm super excited!

I am really excited because I've just placed order for my new laptop!
I should expect it in 2 weeks or sooner~

This opens a huge door to new amazing possibilities and lets me be more creative with my content!
I've been so limited with my old laptop, been frustrating to have such huge ideas and not be able to make them because my laptop couldn't handle.

Also thank you so much to the few people who donated and people who shared my journal and even increased their pledge on my patreon, you guys are super amazing! And ima make super contents in the near future!
I can't wait!! hihtdphrdtjonpitjnortpo

Someone shared this picture of my character, cropped and pasted in a real article, without permission, which is very unacceptable, and unfortunately this is on a reddit site, and I don't have a reddit account to report it, I'm not gonna make a reddit account to just report it and never use my account again, so I am asking if anyone of you could help me take this down?
I'd appreciate it if none attacked or being rude, just be polite, ask them to take it down because it was edited and posted without permission, and wait minimum 24 hours before reporting it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/furry_irl/comments/794722/furryirl/?st=J9AFNG44&sh=6fa66b86

If anyone else want to take art of my character, or any of my own art, and edit, please ask me or the artist for permission first, it's disrespectful to steal art and edit then post to the public.

Also no need to spam the post, if there's a few comments about this on the uploader's post, no need to make more post ^^

Thanks <3