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2017 Reflection
Posted 8 years agoHey there. It's been a while. It's the end of 2017 and I've been absent from here for several months. My last journal was a review for Sonic Mania back in August, and my last submission was back in October. I confess that I've been isolating myself for the past several months, mainly to focus on my art. Before I get back to that, I want to reflect on some of the changes I've made this year.
For one, my bird bias is gone. I'll admit that I had a bird bias in previous years, but only because I wanted to see more bird OCs in the community. Now that more birds have appeared in the community, I no longer feel that my bird bias is necessary. But even if more bird OCs had not appeared, I've also grown to see the beauty in other things too. I say this because I've noticed a lot of people still think I'm this bird-obsessed fanatic, but that stopped being the case a while ago.
Another thing that's changed is I've also grown to value professionalism. I use to not care for the concept of professionalism because I felt it forced artists to filter their true feelings. While I still feel that way, I understand the importance of having a filter as well as practicing positivity. I use to be very unfiltered, especially in previous years, but after seeing other people conduct themselves without a filter, I realized that I didn't want to be that way anymore.
I've also become even more of a perfectionist about my art. You might have noticed that I haven't uploaded anything since October. That's because I've chosen to isolate myself from the art world until I can feel good about my style again. I've recently acquired two art books that I hope will help me improve my art skills; "Atlas of Human Anatomy" by Stephen Peck, and "Figure Drawing: Design and Invention" by Michael Hampton. That's how serious I've become about improving my artwork.
I hope to make a big comeback in 2018. I want to return to the art world with an improved style, an even cuter design for Meezoo, and more variety to what I draw. I'm not sure when in 2018 I will make this big comeback, but I plan on it! In the meantime, I'm just going to keep practicing my art. If other artists with similar styles want to join me, I'd greatly appreciate that too! Here's to hoping 2018 is a fruitful year for all of us.
For one, my bird bias is gone. I'll admit that I had a bird bias in previous years, but only because I wanted to see more bird OCs in the community. Now that more birds have appeared in the community, I no longer feel that my bird bias is necessary. But even if more bird OCs had not appeared, I've also grown to see the beauty in other things too. I say this because I've noticed a lot of people still think I'm this bird-obsessed fanatic, but that stopped being the case a while ago.
Another thing that's changed is I've also grown to value professionalism. I use to not care for the concept of professionalism because I felt it forced artists to filter their true feelings. While I still feel that way, I understand the importance of having a filter as well as practicing positivity. I use to be very unfiltered, especially in previous years, but after seeing other people conduct themselves without a filter, I realized that I didn't want to be that way anymore.
I've also become even more of a perfectionist about my art. You might have noticed that I haven't uploaded anything since October. That's because I've chosen to isolate myself from the art world until I can feel good about my style again. I've recently acquired two art books that I hope will help me improve my art skills; "Atlas of Human Anatomy" by Stephen Peck, and "Figure Drawing: Design and Invention" by Michael Hampton. That's how serious I've become about improving my artwork.
I hope to make a big comeback in 2018. I want to return to the art world with an improved style, an even cuter design for Meezoo, and more variety to what I draw. I'm not sure when in 2018 I will make this big comeback, but I plan on it! In the meantime, I'm just going to keep practicing my art. If other artists with similar styles want to join me, I'd greatly appreciate that too! Here's to hoping 2018 is a fruitful year for all of us.
My thoughts on Sonic Mania (Spoiler-free)
Posted 8 years agoWow.
Just... wow.
I expected Sonic Mania to be good, but not this good. I've given myself a week to play and evaluate the game in its entirety, and I will say that it fully captures the quality and appeal of the Genesis Sonic games to their fullest, and then some! I won't say too much, both because I don't want to type a giant wall of text like my last journal, but also because I don't want to spoil any of the game's cool surprises. There's a lot of really cool nods and throwbacks to previous Sonic games as well as Sega's other classic properties. It really feels like an unreleased 2D Sonic game for the Sega Saturn, only now released to the public!
The gameplay and physics feel just like those of the Genesis Sonic games, only smoother with more frames of animation. Tee Lopes did a fantastic job on the soundtrack, and the visuals are some of the most aesthetically pleasing I've seen in a video game period. Sonic Mania is so bright and colorful, you'll feel like you walked right into a rave club in the 1990's. The characters are so brimming with personality and the game has a lot of legitimately funny moments. The bosses are so clever and well-designed, I actually had fun fighting them despite how challenging some of them were. I don't recall dreading a single boss fight, which is rare for any game that has boss fights. The whole entire game is just a dream come true for 90's era Sonic fans as well as anyone who appreciates the Genesis Sonic games.
The game isn't perfect however. Crushing deaths are aplenty, and the game's identity revolves so much around its predecessors, specifically Sonic 1, 2, 3, Sonic & Knuckles and Sonic CD. If you've already played the Genesis Sonic games, you'll already be familiar with the mechanics as well as most of the levels in the game. If you're not familiar with the Genesis Sonic games, everything will feel more fresh, but you'll likely have a harder time than more experienced players. Sonic Mania is challenging. This game will challenge your knowledge of Genesis Sonic controls and mechanics in addition to your reaction time. Sonic Mania is still a good place to start if you're thinking of getting into classic 2D Sonic, but you might have an easier time with something like Sonic 3 & Knuckles instead. Just a heads up.
I've very proud of Christian Whitehead, Simon Thomley and everyone else at PagodaWest Games for delivering us a worthy successor to the Genesis Sonic games. There have been many attempts to recapture the magic of Sonic's glory days on the Genesis, but Sonic Mania is easily the most successful attempt there's ever been. It truly is the Sonic 4 that classic era Sonic fans waited so long for, and it feels so good to finally get it.
Now when are we getting a Sonic 5? :V
Just... wow.
I expected Sonic Mania to be good, but not this good. I've given myself a week to play and evaluate the game in its entirety, and I will say that it fully captures the quality and appeal of the Genesis Sonic games to their fullest, and then some! I won't say too much, both because I don't want to type a giant wall of text like my last journal, but also because I don't want to spoil any of the game's cool surprises. There's a lot of really cool nods and throwbacks to previous Sonic games as well as Sega's other classic properties. It really feels like an unreleased 2D Sonic game for the Sega Saturn, only now released to the public!
The gameplay and physics feel just like those of the Genesis Sonic games, only smoother with more frames of animation. Tee Lopes did a fantastic job on the soundtrack, and the visuals are some of the most aesthetically pleasing I've seen in a video game period. Sonic Mania is so bright and colorful, you'll feel like you walked right into a rave club in the 1990's. The characters are so brimming with personality and the game has a lot of legitimately funny moments. The bosses are so clever and well-designed, I actually had fun fighting them despite how challenging some of them were. I don't recall dreading a single boss fight, which is rare for any game that has boss fights. The whole entire game is just a dream come true for 90's era Sonic fans as well as anyone who appreciates the Genesis Sonic games.
The game isn't perfect however. Crushing deaths are aplenty, and the game's identity revolves so much around its predecessors, specifically Sonic 1, 2, 3, Sonic & Knuckles and Sonic CD. If you've already played the Genesis Sonic games, you'll already be familiar with the mechanics as well as most of the levels in the game. If you're not familiar with the Genesis Sonic games, everything will feel more fresh, but you'll likely have a harder time than more experienced players. Sonic Mania is challenging. This game will challenge your knowledge of Genesis Sonic controls and mechanics in addition to your reaction time. Sonic Mania is still a good place to start if you're thinking of getting into classic 2D Sonic, but you might have an easier time with something like Sonic 3 & Knuckles instead. Just a heads up.
I've very proud of Christian Whitehead, Simon Thomley and everyone else at PagodaWest Games for delivering us a worthy successor to the Genesis Sonic games. There have been many attempts to recapture the magic of Sonic's glory days on the Genesis, but Sonic Mania is easily the most successful attempt there's ever been. It truly is the Sonic 4 that classic era Sonic fans waited so long for, and it feels so good to finally get it.
Now when are we getting a Sonic 5? :V
Final pre-release thoughts on Sonic Mania
Posted 8 years agoIn case no one else is aware, Sonic Mania comes out tomorrow, August 15th. Since it was first revealed back in July of 2016, it's shown nothing but promise. I still remember watching the Sonic 25th anniversary stream (brought to you by Totino's pizza rolls!) in a Skype call with my friend 
tinyapple when Sonic Mania was first revealed. The moment I saw Sonic speeding through Studiopolis Zone, I completely LOST IT. Just ask Apple! My hype levels went through the roof and into outer space! I had never, ever had that kind of reaction to a video game announcement before.
To a lot of other people, Sonic Mania is just a simple 2D platformer, but to me it means a lot more. Classic era Sonic was my childhood! I was there during the days of the Sega Genesis, during the days of Sonic 1, 2, 3 and Sonic & Knuckles. I was there when the franchise was at its critical and commercial peak. My first experience with Sonic was at a Toys R Us back in 1994. I was only 5 at the time. They had Sonic & Knuckles running on a Sega Genesis kiosk, and when I first sped through Mushroom Hill Zone, I was absolutely enamored! I knew right then and there what I wanted for Christmas that year.
That Christmas I got a Sega Genesis and a copy of Sonic 2 along with Elefun the Elephant (it was 1994!). That Christmas was one of my happiest memories, and I will always associate Sonic and Tails with it. Later that December I got Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, and those two games combined made for what was quite possibly the best game I played during that era. I also remember seeing this commercial for it back when it aired. :V
Ever since Sonic & Knuckles? It pains me to say it, but it's been a never-ending gauntlet of mediocrity to me. The Sega Saturn gave us no definitive Sonic game. It was going to have Sonic X-treme, but Sega cancelled it. It was really neat to finally see Sonic go 3D with the Sonic Adventure games, but looking back at them now, they were really unpolished. They were certainly ambitious and also really impressive games at the time, but also really unpolished.
Then Sega goes third-party.
We had the Sonic Advance games which were 2D, but even those games didn't quite reach the zenith of the Genesis glory days. Afterwards, Sega would just release so many mediocre to bad Sonic games. Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic '06, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric, you name it. We did have decent Sonic games such as Sonic Rush, Sonic Colors and Sonic Generations, but again, not quite the zenith.
Dimps, the developer behind the Sonic Advance and Sonic Rush games, attempted to replicate the 2D gameplay of the Genesis games with Sonic 4, but they fell short. Way short. It was suppose to be the sequel to Sonic 3 & Knuckles, but they couldn't bother to bring back anything that was good about the Genesis Sonic games. It had broken physics, plastic-looking visuals, rehashed levels, tons of bottomless pits, an obnoxious soundfont for the music, and level design that relies way too heavily on speed boosters to make up for the game's broken physics. Sega also had the gull to make it "episodic" to siphon more money from us. As much of a travesty as Sonic '06 and Rise of Lyric were, no other game in the franchise felt like a greater slap in the face to me than Sonic 4. It felt like a blatant insult to classic Sonic fans, as if Sega were saying, "Here's your classic Sonic game, now shut up."
I pretty much gave up on the franchise afterwards. People were using Sonic 4 as "proof" that even the Genesis Sonic formula doesn't hold up, but I knew better. I knew because occasionally I'd come across fan games such as Sonic Overture which replicated everything I liked about the Genesis Sonic games. I'd go so far to say that three-level demo of Sonic Overture was one of the most enjoyable experiences I had with a Sonic game since Sonic & Knuckles. That and Christian Whitehead's recreation of Hidden Palace Zone in Sonic 2.
Speaking of Christian Whitehead, when I saw his name in Sonic Mania's reveal trailer, I knew right then and there that we were in for an experience, a true-to-the-originals classic Sonic game! If there's anyone who understands the appeal of Sonic, it's Christian Whitehead and Sonic fans like him. It's been over a year since Sonic Mania was revealed and the game has only looked better and better with each new reveal. Now the game is getting glowing reviews, with 8's and 9's across the board! It's an industry darling with so many talented people behind it. It looks to be quite possibly the best Sonic game to come out since Sonic & Knuckles. It's definitely going to be more of a real Sonic 4 than Sonic 4 was.
It's been a very rough ride being a classic era Sonic fan. It's taken so many attempts for Sega to get it right, yet it took an indie developer to outdo every Sonic game Sega's released since 1994. Sonic Mania brings out the 5-year-old kid in me who played Sonic & Knuckles at that Toys R Us back then, and I couldn't be anymore proud of Christian Whitehead, Simon Thomley and everyone at PagodaWest Games for achieving that.
I'll give my thoughts on the game once I finally to get to play it tomorrow. Until then, thanks for reading. <3
tinyapple when Sonic Mania was first revealed. The moment I saw Sonic speeding through Studiopolis Zone, I completely LOST IT. Just ask Apple! My hype levels went through the roof and into outer space! I had never, ever had that kind of reaction to a video game announcement before.To a lot of other people, Sonic Mania is just a simple 2D platformer, but to me it means a lot more. Classic era Sonic was my childhood! I was there during the days of the Sega Genesis, during the days of Sonic 1, 2, 3 and Sonic & Knuckles. I was there when the franchise was at its critical and commercial peak. My first experience with Sonic was at a Toys R Us back in 1994. I was only 5 at the time. They had Sonic & Knuckles running on a Sega Genesis kiosk, and when I first sped through Mushroom Hill Zone, I was absolutely enamored! I knew right then and there what I wanted for Christmas that year.
That Christmas I got a Sega Genesis and a copy of Sonic 2 along with Elefun the Elephant (it was 1994!). That Christmas was one of my happiest memories, and I will always associate Sonic and Tails with it. Later that December I got Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, and those two games combined made for what was quite possibly the best game I played during that era. I also remember seeing this commercial for it back when it aired. :V
Ever since Sonic & Knuckles? It pains me to say it, but it's been a never-ending gauntlet of mediocrity to me. The Sega Saturn gave us no definitive Sonic game. It was going to have Sonic X-treme, but Sega cancelled it. It was really neat to finally see Sonic go 3D with the Sonic Adventure games, but looking back at them now, they were really unpolished. They were certainly ambitious and also really impressive games at the time, but also really unpolished.
Then Sega goes third-party.
We had the Sonic Advance games which were 2D, but even those games didn't quite reach the zenith of the Genesis glory days. Afterwards, Sega would just release so many mediocre to bad Sonic games. Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic '06, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric, you name it. We did have decent Sonic games such as Sonic Rush, Sonic Colors and Sonic Generations, but again, not quite the zenith.
Dimps, the developer behind the Sonic Advance and Sonic Rush games, attempted to replicate the 2D gameplay of the Genesis games with Sonic 4, but they fell short. Way short. It was suppose to be the sequel to Sonic 3 & Knuckles, but they couldn't bother to bring back anything that was good about the Genesis Sonic games. It had broken physics, plastic-looking visuals, rehashed levels, tons of bottomless pits, an obnoxious soundfont for the music, and level design that relies way too heavily on speed boosters to make up for the game's broken physics. Sega also had the gull to make it "episodic" to siphon more money from us. As much of a travesty as Sonic '06 and Rise of Lyric were, no other game in the franchise felt like a greater slap in the face to me than Sonic 4. It felt like a blatant insult to classic Sonic fans, as if Sega were saying, "Here's your classic Sonic game, now shut up."
I pretty much gave up on the franchise afterwards. People were using Sonic 4 as "proof" that even the Genesis Sonic formula doesn't hold up, but I knew better. I knew because occasionally I'd come across fan games such as Sonic Overture which replicated everything I liked about the Genesis Sonic games. I'd go so far to say that three-level demo of Sonic Overture was one of the most enjoyable experiences I had with a Sonic game since Sonic & Knuckles. That and Christian Whitehead's recreation of Hidden Palace Zone in Sonic 2.
Speaking of Christian Whitehead, when I saw his name in Sonic Mania's reveal trailer, I knew right then and there that we were in for an experience, a true-to-the-originals classic Sonic game! If there's anyone who understands the appeal of Sonic, it's Christian Whitehead and Sonic fans like him. It's been over a year since Sonic Mania was revealed and the game has only looked better and better with each new reveal. Now the game is getting glowing reviews, with 8's and 9's across the board! It's an industry darling with so many talented people behind it. It looks to be quite possibly the best Sonic game to come out since Sonic & Knuckles. It's definitely going to be more of a real Sonic 4 than Sonic 4 was.
It's been a very rough ride being a classic era Sonic fan. It's taken so many attempts for Sega to get it right, yet it took an indie developer to outdo every Sonic game Sega's released since 1994. Sonic Mania brings out the 5-year-old kid in me who played Sonic & Knuckles at that Toys R Us back then, and I couldn't be anymore proud of Christian Whitehead, Simon Thomley and everyone at PagodaWest Games for achieving that.
I'll give my thoughts on the game once I finally to get to play it tomorrow. Until then, thanks for reading. <3
How do you love your own art?
Posted 8 years agoThis is a hard question for me to ask because I'm actually proud of my style. It's very much rooted in the things I like. My main inspirations were Universal Studios Woody Woodpecker art and old-school Sega. It's a very distinct style and it's one I intend to keep owning.
Yet somehow with everything I draw, I do it never really loving my own art. I still depend on likes, favorites, comments, reblogs, retweets, watches and follows to confirm that I'm doing a good job. I'm honestly not too proud to admit that. It's come to the point where I can't even trust my own judgement anymore. I can work on a piece, love how it turned out, post it somewhere and get little to no feedback from it, then wonder if I did a good job at all.
The question is... how do you love your own art? How do you stop depending on other people to know that your art is good? I know my style is cute and unique, but sometimes I feel like there isn't a sizeable market for it.
Yet somehow with everything I draw, I do it never really loving my own art. I still depend on likes, favorites, comments, reblogs, retweets, watches and follows to confirm that I'm doing a good job. I'm honestly not too proud to admit that. It's come to the point where I can't even trust my own judgement anymore. I can work on a piece, love how it turned out, post it somewhere and get little to no feedback from it, then wonder if I did a good job at all.
The question is... how do you love your own art? How do you stop depending on other people to know that your art is good? I know my style is cute and unique, but sometimes I feel like there isn't a sizeable market for it.
survive bubsy
Posted 8 years agohow long did you last?
Birthday today!
Posted 8 years agoI turn 28 today!? It's more likely than you think. :V
I honestly wish I could say it's been a happy birthday, but my self-esteem took a pretty big blow recently and now I'm wondering if anyone really likes my art at all. Plenty of people say they do, but due to recent events, I'm not sure if anyone really does anymore. You can shake hands with a hundred people, but you will always remember that one person who smacked you across the face.
That's pretty much the note my birthday has begun on. I wanted to believe that my character is adorable and that my art is appealing to others, but due to what one person said to me recently, I'm just not sure anymore. I want to believe something will happen that will really boost my confidence today, but right now I'm just not sure. I get that maybe my art is nothing remarkable, but I wanted to believe that my style had appeal and that what I do for others mattered.
Still, I appreciate any birthday wishes I get today. Thank you all for your continued support. <3
I honestly wish I could say it's been a happy birthday, but my self-esteem took a pretty big blow recently and now I'm wondering if anyone really likes my art at all. Plenty of people say they do, but due to recent events, I'm not sure if anyone really does anymore. You can shake hands with a hundred people, but you will always remember that one person who smacked you across the face.
That's pretty much the note my birthday has begun on. I wanted to believe that my character is adorable and that my art is appealing to others, but due to what one person said to me recently, I'm just not sure anymore. I want to believe something will happen that will really boost my confidence today, but right now I'm just not sure. I get that maybe my art is nothing remarkable, but I wanted to believe that my style had appeal and that what I do for others mattered.
Still, I appreciate any birthday wishes I get today. Thank you all for your continued support. <3
Thank you for your patience! (Also birthday coming up!)
Posted 8 years agoI would like to thank everyone for their patience regarding the icon commissions. I still have two more to do as of the writing of this journal. Between personal life matters and drawing gift art for folks, it's taken me quite a while to finish my queue, but rest assured I will finish it soon. I want to ensure the best quality possible for my clients.
In other news, my birthday is coming up soon. It's going to be on June 6. I'm not 100% sure what I'll be doing for my birthday, but I look forward to what could be in store for me. Just giving everyone a head's up in case anyone wants to wish me a happy birthday. It's totally NOT because I'm fishing for gift art or anything. :V
Ah, I kid! Thanks for your continued support everyone. I promise I will finish those icons soon. <3
In other news, my birthday is coming up soon. It's going to be on June 6. I'm not 100% sure what I'll be doing for my birthday, but I look forward to what could be in store for me. Just giving everyone a head's up in case anyone wants to wish me a happy birthday. It's totally NOT because I'm fishing for gift art or anything. :V
Ah, I kid! Thanks for your continued support everyone. I promise I will finish those icons soon. <3
Taking more icon commissions! (CLOSED)
Posted 8 years agoEach icon will be $15 each. Here are a few examples!
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/23221820/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/23221694/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/23278436/
I'll be taking five slots this time.
1.
liftzors (Done)
2.
Serule (Done)
3.
HedgehogUrbie (Done)
4.
Xiezhai31 (Done)
5.
Maynara (Done)
As before, the only rule is to not pay in advance until we okay the initial sketch.Feel free to note me if you're interested in a slot. (All closed! Thanks for your support!)
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/23221820/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/23221694/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/23278436/
I'll be taking five slots this time.
1.
liftzors (Done)2.
Serule (Done)3.
HedgehogUrbie (Done)4.
Xiezhai31 (Done)5.
Maynara (Done)As before, the only rule is to not pay in advance until we okay the initial sketch.
Taking icon commissions! (CLOSED)
Posted 8 years agoI'll be taking icon commissions to help my friend 
fukbad move to Washington but also help afford groceries. They will be $10 each. Here are a couple examples.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/23221820/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/23221694/
I'll be taking three slots for the time being.
1.
Rogeykun (Done)
2.
NanoGotchi (Done)
3.
OmegaOverdrive (Done)
The only rule is to not pay in advance until we okay the initial sketch.Feel free to note me if you're interested in a slot. (All closed! Thanks for your support!)
fukbad move to Washington but also help afford groceries. They will be $10 each. Here are a couple examples.http://www.furaffinity.net/view/23221820/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/23221694/
I'll be taking three slots for the time being.
1.
Rogeykun (Done)2.
NanoGotchi (Done)3.
OmegaOverdrive (Done)The only rule is to not pay in advance until we okay the initial sketch.
Today I leave Lake Mary
Posted 9 years agoHey, it's Meezoo. Sorry for the long absence, a lot has happened over the past several months. Long story short, I will be moving out of Lake Mary, the town I've been living in since 2010. A lot has happened over the past six years, so I just want to take the time to thank everyone for helping me enjoy my stay here. I want to thank the friends I've made in the furry community for making my time here so memorable.
I remember when I first moved to my current apartment back in 2013. I had just joined the furry community, and all I had was a futon and a cardboard box to set my old laptop and drawing tablet on. It was hard to adjust to at first, and the only way I could cope at the time was drawing and writing. My only source of income was a work study job at the college I went to, and the only mode of transport I had were hour-long bus rides to and from college. What helped me adjust the most were the friends I made here on FA and the fun Skype conversations we had. Just the fact that some of you wanted to talk to me meant a lot, especially during a time when I had no one to talk to.
I've made a lot of wonderful friends since then. Even though most of you live in different parts of the world, I want to thank you all for reaching out to me. I might not be too social for a while, but that's only because I'm drawing and writing to cope with the moving situation, just as it was back in 2013. That being said, take care. It probably won't be long before you see me again anyway.
I remember when I first moved to my current apartment back in 2013. I had just joined the furry community, and all I had was a futon and a cardboard box to set my old laptop and drawing tablet on. It was hard to adjust to at first, and the only way I could cope at the time was drawing and writing. My only source of income was a work study job at the college I went to, and the only mode of transport I had were hour-long bus rides to and from college. What helped me adjust the most were the friends I made here on FA and the fun Skype conversations we had. Just the fact that some of you wanted to talk to me meant a lot, especially during a time when I had no one to talk to.
I've made a lot of wonderful friends since then. Even though most of you live in different parts of the world, I want to thank you all for reaching out to me. I might not be too social for a while, but that's only because I'm drawing and writing to cope with the moving situation, just as it was back in 2013. That being said, take care. It probably won't be long before you see me again anyway.
Question
Posted 9 years agoWhat do you seek in the furry community?
Check out this artist!
Posted 9 years agoHey, it's Meezoo! It's been a while. I just want to signal boost an artist I think my watchers should check out. Her FA is 
Whimsical_Blair and she has a style I really like. She's also recently opened her business account 
whimsicalcommissionaccount which currently has some cute babyfur YCHs. If that's something you'd be interested in, I'd recommend checking her stuff out.
Whimsical_Blair and she has a style I really like. She's also recently opened her business account 
whimsicalcommissionaccount which currently has some cute babyfur YCHs. If that's something you'd be interested in, I'd recommend checking her stuff out.Updated my FA profile
Posted 9 years agoNothing major, just a list of interests. They are also things you can talk to me about~
Attention ABDL watchers!
Posted 9 years agoSo here's what I've decided. I won't create an alternate FA account for my littlefur art... BUT, I have created an alternate Twitter account for my ABDL followers. It's a private account, so you'll have to register a Twitter account to see it. If you already have a Twitter account, you can send a request to view my ABDL account here: https://twitter.com/PaddedMeezoo
As for my non-ABDL watchers on FA, rest assured that I won't be bombarding your inboxes with diaper art. You may occasionally see littlefur content from this account, but it won't be a frequent thing. I don't really upload artwork frequently as is, so don't worry about it. S'all good.
[08/18/16: I'm also going to be moving any diaper art I upload to the scraps gallery.]
As for my non-ABDL watchers on FA, rest assured that I won't be bombarding your inboxes with diaper art. You may occasionally see littlefur content from this account, but it won't be a frequent thing. I don't really upload artwork frequently as is, so don't worry about it. S'all good.
[08/18/16: I'm also going to be moving any diaper art I upload to the scraps gallery.]
Musings of a misfit penguin
Posted 9 years agoThis is probably going to be a vent journal. If you don't like those, please carry on with your normal FA activities. I have something to get off my chest.
I'm not exactly sure why I thought I could ever fit in. I thought having a cute character and a cute art style would be enough... but nope! Just look at me. I'm a demisexual penguin furry who draws diapers. My other interests are rather different too. I'm a Sega kid in a world that's more nostalgic for Nintendo. I honestly don't get super nostalgic over Pokemon or Animal Crossing. I'm all about classic era Sonic (1991-1997) and many other fun but obscure platformers that came out on the Genesis and Saturn.
All of this isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it makes me realize why I haven't been able to make the strides I want to in this community. My interests are far too removed from what can be considered "mainstream" in the furry community. And I don't do it on purpose. Unfortunately it's caused me to either lose support or not get it at all. I've had too many people in this community give me their support, just to withdraw it for some frivolous reason or another. To tell you all the truth, it's really diminished my confidence.
It's hard enough to fit in if you're a furry. It's hard enough to fit in if you're an avian furry in a mostly mammalian community. It's hard enough to fit in if you're an avian furry and a 90's Sega nostalgic in a world that cares little for your personal nostalgia. It's especially hard to be all of those things and be into diapers.
If you read all of that, thank you. I just hope everyone knows where I'm coming from now.
I'm not exactly sure why I thought I could ever fit in. I thought having a cute character and a cute art style would be enough... but nope! Just look at me. I'm a demisexual penguin furry who draws diapers. My other interests are rather different too. I'm a Sega kid in a world that's more nostalgic for Nintendo. I honestly don't get super nostalgic over Pokemon or Animal Crossing. I'm all about classic era Sonic (1991-1997) and many other fun but obscure platformers that came out on the Genesis and Saturn.
All of this isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it makes me realize why I haven't been able to make the strides I want to in this community. My interests are far too removed from what can be considered "mainstream" in the furry community. And I don't do it on purpose. Unfortunately it's caused me to either lose support or not get it at all. I've had too many people in this community give me their support, just to withdraw it for some frivolous reason or another. To tell you all the truth, it's really diminished my confidence.
It's hard enough to fit in if you're a furry. It's hard enough to fit in if you're an avian furry in a mostly mammalian community. It's hard enough to fit in if you're an avian furry and a 90's Sega nostalgic in a world that cares little for your personal nostalgia. It's especially hard to be all of those things and be into diapers.
If you read all of that, thank you. I just hope everyone knows where I'm coming from now.
CLASSIC SONIC RETURNS
Posted 9 years agoI'M SO HYPED FOR SONIC MANIA YOU GUYS
AAAAAAAAAAHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAHHHH
Alright, something fun
Posted 9 years agoWhat's your favorite species of bird? Name me some good ones. <3
Thank you everyone
Posted 9 years agoDespite how my general attitude can be at times, I'm really thankful a lot of you continue to watch and support me. I may not be super popular, but I'm not after popularity anyway. What I've been after is a sense of community. That's the reason why sometimes I'll express a strong desire to fit in. It's not so I can be more popular, but so I can be the kind of friend that others will think about.
To tell you all the truth, my time outside of FA was really lonely. I'd try to increase my following and make friends on Twitter, but I just couldn't do that as effectively as I use to here on FA. I've come to realize Twitter isn't really a good platform to do that on unless you're already really popular. Twitter moves really fast, so your audience has only a split second to see your content and decide whether it's worthy or not.
Despite how abysmal FA's administration is, I still feel a lot more at home here. Here is where I get the most support. Plus I'll always be on Weasyl anyway. What matters is I feel a sense of community again. Thank you everyone.
To tell you all the truth, my time outside of FA was really lonely. I'd try to increase my following and make friends on Twitter, but I just couldn't do that as effectively as I use to here on FA. I've come to realize Twitter isn't really a good platform to do that on unless you're already really popular. Twitter moves really fast, so your audience has only a split second to see your content and decide whether it's worthy or not.
Despite how abysmal FA's administration is, I still feel a lot more at home here. Here is where I get the most support. Plus I'll always be on Weasyl anyway. What matters is I feel a sense of community again. Thank you everyone.
I'm going to have to swallow my pride
Posted 9 years agoI've had to choose between a site with good administration but a stagnant community (Weasyl) or a site with bad administration but a bustling community (FA) and I'm going to have to go with the bustling community. I'll still post my artwork on Weasyl, but I might have to go ahead and post all of the artwork I didn't post on FA here. I wanted to take a stand against FA's bad administration and shoddy infrastructure, but I've gone nowhere with the way I've been doing things.
I wanted to have more of a presence on Twitter, but my audience isn't growing there. I gain followers, I lose followers, and I make absolutely no progress. It's rare when other artists follow me on Twitter, and the ones who do follow me were already close friends of mine anyway. Every other artist there either chooses not to follow me, or they eventually unfollow me because I couldn't leave a strong impression on them. I guess my art just couldn't hold up on its own merits.
So I'm back here. I thought I could fit in with the toon crowd, but no. It doesn't matter that I put on a positive face for everyone. It doesn't matter that I support others and make them laugh. It feels like I'm just not worth anyone's time as long as I'm not this master artist with thousands of followers.
Anyway, I'm done venting. Expect more artwork here very soon.
I wanted to have more of a presence on Twitter, but my audience isn't growing there. I gain followers, I lose followers, and I make absolutely no progress. It's rare when other artists follow me on Twitter, and the ones who do follow me were already close friends of mine anyway. Every other artist there either chooses not to follow me, or they eventually unfollow me because I couldn't leave a strong impression on them. I guess my art just couldn't hold up on its own merits.
So I'm back here. I thought I could fit in with the toon crowd, but no. It doesn't matter that I put on a positive face for everyone. It doesn't matter that I support others and make them laugh. It feels like I'm just not worth anyone's time as long as I'm not this master artist with thousands of followers.
Anyway, I'm done venting. Expect more artwork here very soon.
PipToons is doing a $2 sketch stream!
Posted 9 years agoThat's right, 
Piptoons is doing sketches for $2!
https://picarto.tv/PipToons
Swing by while you still can~!
Piptoons is doing sketches for $2!https://picarto.tv/PipToons
Swing by while you still can~!
Just a word of advice
Posted 9 years agoIf you're going to draw or commission ideas of other people's characters, please run your ideas by them first unless you're absolutely sure the character's owner would be okay with your ideas. I know you probably want to surprise them, but there's always a chance the character's owner won't be comfortable with the idea you plan to draw or commission for them.
I'm not targeting anyone in particular, this is just something I've seen happen many times. Folks like you and I are put on the spot when we receive finished artwork of our characters in situations we don't like, and only then are we asked, "Are you okay with this?" And it's difficult to say no because we don't want to make the artist feel bad for their effort.
There's always a risk involved when you decide to "surprise" people with gift art, especially when it involves fetishy or NSFW situations. It's better to not risk it and run your ideas by the owner first.
I'm not targeting anyone in particular, this is just something I've seen happen many times. Folks like you and I are put on the spot when we receive finished artwork of our characters in situations we don't like, and only then are we asked, "Are you okay with this?" And it's difficult to say no because we don't want to make the artist feel bad for their effort.
There's always a risk involved when you decide to "surprise" people with gift art, especially when it involves fetishy or NSFW situations. It's better to not risk it and run your ideas by the owner first.
Birthday's tomorrow!
Posted 9 years agoOn June 6!
Just a reminder. >.>
Just a reminder. >.>
Birthday Coming Soon
Posted 9 years agoHowdy! It's your penguin pal, Meezoo. Fear not, I was able to get my FA account back as you can obviously tell. I just haven't been as active here out of principle of FA being... well, FA. That being said, I'll be more active on Twitter and Weasyl!
https://twitter.com/MeezooTweets
https://www.weasyl.com/~meezoo
In other news, my birthday is coming up on June 6! I hope it'll be an eventful day full of fun and surprises. I know last year's was! I've been looking back to a year ago and remembering how proactive I was in the community. I had befriended artists I admired, drew gift art, received gift art, and just... got myself out there. I really did feel like I was finally becoming a part of the community.
Unfortunately, that was last year. Now, I've just kind of stuck to my own corner of the community. I've been doing game streams on Twitch as well as uploading the occasional art piece here and there, but I really haven't been as active as I was a year ago. I'm sure this year's birthday will reflect that. It's most likely going to be a low-key birthday compared to last year's and that kinda bums me out a little.
On to a more lighter topic, I may still have a use for my FA account. I acknowledge that my largest audience is still here, so I may use this account as sort of a billboard for my works. That includes Weasyl submissions as well as any streams I'll be doing in the future. I also want to interact with anyone who may still use FA, something I obviously can't do if I leave outright.
But yeah, birthday, June 6, hope it will be a good one!
https://twitter.com/MeezooTweets
https://www.weasyl.com/~meezoo
In other news, my birthday is coming up on June 6! I hope it'll be an eventful day full of fun and surprises. I know last year's was! I've been looking back to a year ago and remembering how proactive I was in the community. I had befriended artists I admired, drew gift art, received gift art, and just... got myself out there. I really did feel like I was finally becoming a part of the community.
Unfortunately, that was last year. Now, I've just kind of stuck to my own corner of the community. I've been doing game streams on Twitch as well as uploading the occasional art piece here and there, but I really haven't been as active as I was a year ago. I'm sure this year's birthday will reflect that. It's most likely going to be a low-key birthday compared to last year's and that kinda bums me out a little.
On to a more lighter topic, I may still have a use for my FA account. I acknowledge that my largest audience is still here, so I may use this account as sort of a billboard for my works. That includes Weasyl submissions as well as any streams I'll be doing in the future. I also want to interact with anyone who may still use FA, something I obviously can't do if I leave outright.
But yeah, birthday, June 6, hope it will be a good one!
Uh...
Posted 9 years agoI have a ghost favorite that won't go away. How do I get rid of it?
Musings about love
Posted 9 years agoI hate to start this journal on such a low note, but I'm wondering if I'll ever find the person I'm looking for in this community. It's been a year since I started looking for a partner and I still feel every bit as alone and deflated as I did last year. I came across some individuals that had promise, but unfortunately I couldn't get very far with them.
And the thing is I'm not even looking for romance. I just want to be a priority to someone. It can be romantic, but it can also be platonic! I don't even care. I just want someone I can share my world with, someone who would be my priority just as much as I would be theirs. I'd also like someone I can pair my character up with. We could write stories of our characters, draw art pieces of them, or even commission stuff together.
But I don't think I'm going to get that, at least not in the furry community. I'm beginning to accept the possibility that I'll have to look outside of the community. Perhaps I'll fall in love with a girl in real life and even design a character for her. I don't know. The important thing is if I'm a priority to someone.
Make no mistake, I have a whole bunch of friends and they're all a priority to me. I'm just wondering if I'll ever find... the one, y'know.
And the thing is I'm not even looking for romance. I just want to be a priority to someone. It can be romantic, but it can also be platonic! I don't even care. I just want someone I can share my world with, someone who would be my priority just as much as I would be theirs. I'd also like someone I can pair my character up with. We could write stories of our characters, draw art pieces of them, or even commission stuff together.
But I don't think I'm going to get that, at least not in the furry community. I'm beginning to accept the possibility that I'll have to look outside of the community. Perhaps I'll fall in love with a girl in real life and even design a character for her. I don't know. The important thing is if I'm a priority to someone.
Make no mistake, I have a whole bunch of friends and they're all a priority to me. I'm just wondering if I'll ever find... the one, y'know.
