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Alright, Where and What has Mighty been up to?
Posted 3 years agoAlright so first off.....my EXTREME apologies for pretty much going full nuclear dark here on FA for what...9 months? Yeah that was bad on my part considering I was still active around and what have you. Now I am going to give you guys a massive update on the next Amber TF comic.....THIS...IS...A...MASSIVE...COMIC. Want to see what my progress is on it? Well ok first off I have 120 pages here linearted....about 10 of these I think are scrapped old lineart pages I redid sometime in the Summer.
Yeah that number is not a fake....that's how insane this next comic is. Yes....for a transformation comic and I am STILL adding pages on this. So what I am essentially doing is so overkill it's nuts for a Transformation comic but know what.....I want to push this one to it's limit and It's LIKELY gonna be over 160 pages when I get done with it. XD INSANE right?
Now I will say that these pages are still all in the lineart done phase....well all these here that I have done. So yeah that's nuts and with my insane work schedule at times at my job it can be tricky to get on these pages without having it be like 3-4 days for one lineart page right now but hey....take what you can get I think eh? After ALL the pages are linearted I will move onto color and yes.....backgrounds. :O Yes....backgrounds IN COLOR for all these pages. Now likely when I get to this step I will begin starting my next Amber TF comic which will be #3 on this and well....yeah. :D
Now I did just attend my first convention in nearly 5 years to vend at Anthro New England and while it was a nerve-racking being in a convention setting again vending it was good to get the cobwebs out of my system and it was actually quite fun. While I didn't make a profit per-say it was good to get my feet wet again and honestly it was interesting to see how a furry convention is run and what goes on there and how they work. Remember I come from mostly pony conventions from 2011-2017 and mixed in were comic conventions like Wizard World and Anime Milwaukee which I did from 2013-2017. Honestly hoping to do more furry cons in the future and have applied to more for 2022 so we will see. Hoping to get more werewolf stuff to sell there too.
So yes....I am obviously alive and working on this everyday...........Anyway I AM NOT giving a deadline for when the Amber comic will begin to see the light of day despite me actively working on it still every night. I mean you can see just the shear insanity that I am still doing on it too. XD Anyway all, sorry about the huge post but thought you all would like to know the basics of what be going on lately. :D Oh and I got my twitter and youtube to keep up with my goings on too...especially twitter outside DA.
-MM
Yeah that number is not a fake....that's how insane this next comic is. Yes....for a transformation comic and I am STILL adding pages on this. So what I am essentially doing is so overkill it's nuts for a Transformation comic but know what.....I want to push this one to it's limit and It's LIKELY gonna be over 160 pages when I get done with it. XD INSANE right?
Now I will say that these pages are still all in the lineart done phase....well all these here that I have done. So yeah that's nuts and with my insane work schedule at times at my job it can be tricky to get on these pages without having it be like 3-4 days for one lineart page right now but hey....take what you can get I think eh? After ALL the pages are linearted I will move onto color and yes.....backgrounds. :O Yes....backgrounds IN COLOR for all these pages. Now likely when I get to this step I will begin starting my next Amber TF comic which will be #3 on this and well....yeah. :D
Now I did just attend my first convention in nearly 5 years to vend at Anthro New England and while it was a nerve-racking being in a convention setting again vending it was good to get the cobwebs out of my system and it was actually quite fun. While I didn't make a profit per-say it was good to get my feet wet again and honestly it was interesting to see how a furry convention is run and what goes on there and how they work. Remember I come from mostly pony conventions from 2011-2017 and mixed in were comic conventions like Wizard World and Anime Milwaukee which I did from 2013-2017. Honestly hoping to do more furry cons in the future and have applied to more for 2022 so we will see. Hoping to get more werewolf stuff to sell there too.
So yes....I am obviously alive and working on this everyday...........Anyway I AM NOT giving a deadline for when the Amber comic will begin to see the light of day despite me actively working on it still every night. I mean you can see just the shear insanity that I am still doing on it too. XD Anyway all, sorry about the huge post but thought you all would like to know the basics of what be going on lately. :D Oh and I got my twitter and youtube to keep up with my goings on too...especially twitter outside DA.
-MM
Happy New Year guys....just arting along. :)
Posted 5 years agoheyo everyone. Happy new year. Just a quick journal in to start the 2021 year. I mean why not after 2020, but remember let's keep doing what we are doing and not get too complacent based on the year being 2021 and remember it's still gonna be a few more months at least to get through the weeds. Just live in the moment and try and roll as best as possible, cause as I told someone, we don't know what 2021 will be....it could be worse or it may not be...why chance it and rush through life I say. :) Just try and enjoy life as much as possible...I mean that's all one can ask for right?
Now for 2021 for me, well I am still rolling on this Amber comic #2. This comic is truly a beast of a comic and to get you an idea why this is taking so long....I began working on this in Summer 2019 to get the basic sketching of this comic...well I did that and finish that in October 2019 just as I finished up Amber's first transformation comic. I can't spoil too much on this but let's say I have a technique now where I start from the end of the comic and work backwards to keep stuff consistent or or work in a section to lead to stuff I did. I.e. finish page 21 and then will work on the sketched 15-20 group. .......Well....let's say stuff is not that simple. Each section I do...well....scrap those original pages (kind of, more use as a rough guide) and essentially I add a LOOOOTTTT more pages in there cause well....I do like my slow Werewolf TFs and this well....yeah it's been non-stop since October 2020 over the last year doing this and it's AWESOME in a way to see what it was initially as a guide to this comic now. :O Still a lot more to be done but I think I am....I HATE putting #s on this cause it's arbitrary how many pages I keep adding for flow and my style but I say I am....70% done on the lineart. After that I will double check the lineart on the pages and then color ALL THE PAGES....and then backgrounds in color. Lot of work but hopefully by that stage I an double up slice of life Amber pics and the TF comic #2. Make no mistake I have another TF comic with Amber after this one I planning too. I mean there won't ever have a cap on them just saying a 3rd one will happen far down the road if this #2 comic is any indication on the detail and attention I am giving this. :)
SO yeah hope 2021 has started out fine and yes I will be tornado chasing again for year #5 in June....this time instead of soloing like in 2020, my 2 best friends and I will be back at it for 10-14 days like in 2018 and 2019. Should be fun. :)
Alright back to the grind, just checking in with an update. :)
Now for 2021 for me, well I am still rolling on this Amber comic #2. This comic is truly a beast of a comic and to get you an idea why this is taking so long....I began working on this in Summer 2019 to get the basic sketching of this comic...well I did that and finish that in October 2019 just as I finished up Amber's first transformation comic. I can't spoil too much on this but let's say I have a technique now where I start from the end of the comic and work backwards to keep stuff consistent or or work in a section to lead to stuff I did. I.e. finish page 21 and then will work on the sketched 15-20 group. .......Well....let's say stuff is not that simple. Each section I do...well....scrap those original pages (kind of, more use as a rough guide) and essentially I add a LOOOOTTTT more pages in there cause well....I do like my slow Werewolf TFs and this well....yeah it's been non-stop since October 2020 over the last year doing this and it's AWESOME in a way to see what it was initially as a guide to this comic now. :O Still a lot more to be done but I think I am....I HATE putting #s on this cause it's arbitrary how many pages I keep adding for flow and my style but I say I am....70% done on the lineart. After that I will double check the lineart on the pages and then color ALL THE PAGES....and then backgrounds in color. Lot of work but hopefully by that stage I an double up slice of life Amber pics and the TF comic #2. Make no mistake I have another TF comic with Amber after this one I planning too. I mean there won't ever have a cap on them just saying a 3rd one will happen far down the road if this #2 comic is any indication on the detail and attention I am giving this. :)
SO yeah hope 2021 has started out fine and yes I will be tornado chasing again for year #5 in June....this time instead of soloing like in 2020, my 2 best friends and I will be back at it for 10-14 days like in 2018 and 2019. Should be fun. :)
Alright back to the grind, just checking in with an update. :)
Ok...So...still here but man..this comic be BIG!
Posted 5 years agoOh my I live. Well more on DA I been active like crazy as you may see from my favorites for art....well....been quiet yes art wise but it's because I been working my ass off on this next TF comic with some hiccups on the way. Remember, I think this next comic is pushing over 60 pages.....yeah.....60 PAGES. It's that big so it's taking a long time cause I keep adding more pages and it's legit. :D
So yup it's coming along but some problems along the way that been a little annoying. My car....well....that got totaled in an accident almost a month ago as of writing this......on Nov 15th. Yeah....so that sucks and been fighting with GIECO as they want to fault me 75% for the accident which was not my fault in the first place.....and they ignored the police report so yeah. Other than that been car shopping in the afternoons and stuff with some family to get a feel for stuff as that's my only transportation beside me biking to work. :( I don't mind biking even as it gets cold but man.....the car stuff has been a bitch cause I have to rely on family to have me get to dealers and stops here in Upstate NY to scope test drives. Aiming for a Prius this time to replace my 2013 Honda Accord.....I miss my old 05 Camry. :( That was a fun car for 11 years till 2018 which got traded in.
Anyway no worries guys. Hey I super appreciate all the followers that been coming by. Thanks a bunch. Hope this comic will be worth it. I am nearing some level of home stretch of the lineart......maybe.....14 pages more to go unless I keep adding more. XD I am back tracking through what I did from end to start to keep it consistent what I have done ahead. Oh and these will be in COLOR and BACKGROUNDS....so yeah...bear with me. :) Quality over quantity and I want to sell this some point too like the other one in physical copies in even higher HQ.
So yup....if people wanna keep track of my movement besides DA I have Twitter which is more my social thing but at night I do stream but I keep that a secret to not spoil people hence you need to find me out. https://twitter.com/Mighty__Muffins ^-^ That is your reward for sneak peaks. Also no I don't have a Patreon....should I get one? Let me know.
Cheers,
Mighty Muffins
So yup it's coming along but some problems along the way that been a little annoying. My car....well....that got totaled in an accident almost a month ago as of writing this......on Nov 15th. Yeah....so that sucks and been fighting with GIECO as they want to fault me 75% for the accident which was not my fault in the first place.....and they ignored the police report so yeah. Other than that been car shopping in the afternoons and stuff with some family to get a feel for stuff as that's my only transportation beside me biking to work. :( I don't mind biking even as it gets cold but man.....the car stuff has been a bitch cause I have to rely on family to have me get to dealers and stops here in Upstate NY to scope test drives. Aiming for a Prius this time to replace my 2013 Honda Accord.....I miss my old 05 Camry. :( That was a fun car for 11 years till 2018 which got traded in.
Anyway no worries guys. Hey I super appreciate all the followers that been coming by. Thanks a bunch. Hope this comic will be worth it. I am nearing some level of home stretch of the lineart......maybe.....14 pages more to go unless I keep adding more. XD I am back tracking through what I did from end to start to keep it consistent what I have done ahead. Oh and these will be in COLOR and BACKGROUNDS....so yeah...bear with me. :) Quality over quantity and I want to sell this some point too like the other one in physical copies in even higher HQ.
So yup....if people wanna keep track of my movement besides DA I have Twitter which is more my social thing but at night I do stream but I keep that a secret to not spoil people hence you need to find me out. https://twitter.com/Mighty__Muffins ^-^ That is your reward for sneak peaks. Also no I don't have a Patreon....should I get one? Let me know.
Cheers,
Mighty Muffins
Storm Chasing Trip Success! Back to the art...
Posted 5 years agoSo I am sure I mentioned I was storm chasing right? And that I have a youtube channel that has that? https://www.youtube.com/user/severe....._as=subscriber
Well if not then there is the link.....but I swore I thought I mentioned this several times over the years. :O Remember, I have a meteorology degree. Anyway the trip was a complete success and I got my first tornado since 2010. It was a night time tornado on my last full chase day out in the Midwest and it was in Texas. Don't worry I did wear the mask all the time was out there in the Midwest States in Late June and only took it off outside like gassing the car and driving and also in the hotel room. Everywhere else, even in the hotel lobbies and stuff I wore it. No joke I lost 12 lbs cause from 2pm-3am I was storm chasing and editing videos that day in the hotel room and then traveling a LOT. Only got 1 days out there on the 8 days trip to art. That was the 2nd day in where nothing was going to happen till the next day but I was set up.
If you wish to subscribe to more weather there and that's your thing that would be dope. :) As you can see I got even more storms since then which was back in my home in NY. REALLY active storm period and right now I am on a quick vacation in Ocean City, NJ where we have a Summer house down here since the early 70s....way before I was born. Well... 2 on same block since the family got huge with Aunts and Uncle's coming down in the 90s-present...woo first of the cousins! Anyway, my new tablet has been great. Enjoying this Cintiq 16 even though I didn't really get to art much during chasing so that was a 8 day period of no art and storms been so active and work since then that well.....I am arting at a good clip again. :) That storm chase trip was a huge boost and refresher my system needed. 2021 will do it again for year 5.
So yeah, I am here. I was bad for not updating most of June there....well since I got the new tablet but man it's been active.
Page 5 Sketching test prev
Oh and people want to know what this next comic is coming? Well it's big but I'll show ya a sample and this will be gonna be adjusted again cause well this little Amber lineart was done back in November? Yeah.....this comic is huge...this there is like from page....4 or 5 TENTATIVELY?
https://derpy.me/2IeLr So yup....this is a big comic. :P Just a little sample to show I am not blowing smoke up my ass.
Anyway there ya guys go. :) Hope all is well and yeah....I will keep DA and FA more active again and stuff. :D
Well if not then there is the link.....but I swore I thought I mentioned this several times over the years. :O Remember, I have a meteorology degree. Anyway the trip was a complete success and I got my first tornado since 2010. It was a night time tornado on my last full chase day out in the Midwest and it was in Texas. Don't worry I did wear the mask all the time was out there in the Midwest States in Late June and only took it off outside like gassing the car and driving and also in the hotel room. Everywhere else, even in the hotel lobbies and stuff I wore it. No joke I lost 12 lbs cause from 2pm-3am I was storm chasing and editing videos that day in the hotel room and then traveling a LOT. Only got 1 days out there on the 8 days trip to art. That was the 2nd day in where nothing was going to happen till the next day but I was set up.
If you wish to subscribe to more weather there and that's your thing that would be dope. :) As you can see I got even more storms since then which was back in my home in NY. REALLY active storm period and right now I am on a quick vacation in Ocean City, NJ where we have a Summer house down here since the early 70s....way before I was born. Well... 2 on same block since the family got huge with Aunts and Uncle's coming down in the 90s-present...woo first of the cousins! Anyway, my new tablet has been great. Enjoying this Cintiq 16 even though I didn't really get to art much during chasing so that was a 8 day period of no art and storms been so active and work since then that well.....I am arting at a good clip again. :) That storm chase trip was a huge boost and refresher my system needed. 2021 will do it again for year 5.
So yeah, I am here. I was bad for not updating most of June there....well since I got the new tablet but man it's been active.
Page 5 Sketching test prev
Oh and people want to know what this next comic is coming? Well it's big but I'll show ya a sample and this will be gonna be adjusted again cause well this little Amber lineart was done back in November? Yeah.....this comic is huge...this there is like from page....4 or 5 TENTATIVELY?
https://derpy.me/2IeLr So yup....this is a big comic. :P Just a little sample to show I am not blowing smoke up my ass.
Anyway there ya guys go. :) Hope all is well and yeah....I will keep DA and FA more active again and stuff. :D
New Tablet working like a champ. :D
Posted 5 years agoSo it's been over a week since I got my new Cintiq 16 tablet...not the pro version cause I don't need that. My old Cintiq 13HD one had a weird run being a refurbished and dying out not even 2 years later. I mean it was made in 2013....so...yeah. :| I mean someone bought it off ebay for $100 which I mean.....I know people can repair stuff and if done right it's like a $500 tablet but still....I only wanted like $20. You can't even buy parts for it as Wacom discontinued it I learned last year. XD
Anyway it's been fun with this new thing. Amber TF comic #2 is going well...took a bit to get used to the new sensitivity of this new one and the pen but I got it dialed in to the settings nearly of my old tablet in terms of sensitivity and stuff how I work and it's been a neat work of progress. Anyway just a quick update.....I feel bad I don't have much to post on DA/FA as this comic is the lone thing I am committed to currently but honestly...I can't complain. :D
Oh and I am tornado chasing the 15th-22nd.....I'll be posting on my youtube when that happens for each chase day. Yes I am bring all my art S**t too......like the last couple years I work when I am at night in my hotel room.....though this year I am solo chasing.
Anyway it's been fun with this new thing. Amber TF comic #2 is going well...took a bit to get used to the new sensitivity of this new one and the pen but I got it dialed in to the settings nearly of my old tablet in terms of sensitivity and stuff how I work and it's been a neat work of progress. Anyway just a quick update.....I feel bad I don't have much to post on DA/FA as this comic is the lone thing I am committed to currently but honestly...I can't complain. :D
Oh and I am tornado chasing the 15th-22nd.....I'll be posting on my youtube when that happens for each chase day. Yes I am bring all my art S**t too......like the last couple years I work when I am at night in my hotel room.....though this year I am solo chasing.
RIP my Wacom 13 Tablet. :|
Posted 5 years agoEdit: Listed it on Ebay if anyone can repair it. Kind of a shot in the dark if it works still but hell....someone may be able to repair it and get it as a steal. https://www.ebay.com/itm/2240196208.....p2471758.m4704
Sooooo yeah I am not happy right now. LCD screen and tablet will not power on anymore...comp will still recognize it.....but...literally just turned it off to transport it and nope...no 3 way cable or anything will turn this back on...it's done. Granted this was a refurb tablet I got in August 2018 or so and it lasted nearly 2 years but still.....my tablet is done and now have to order a new one. $600 just went poof on me. :|
So unfortunately I can't do any art now for a week or so till this new tablet comes in. Not sure what to get but minimum I want a Cintiq 13 again......GOD DAMMIT.....and I just spent $1900 on a new Xicon custom laptop for gaming and art in December after my last comp died in December if you remember after 4 years of use. :|
So yup....I am pissed. I was in a great art groove with my next Amber TF comic and now no art for a week now. Gonna aim for a nice Refurb or new Cintiq 16...not pro. I don't need pro.
Sooooo yeah I am not happy right now. LCD screen and tablet will not power on anymore...comp will still recognize it.....but...literally just turned it off to transport it and nope...no 3 way cable or anything will turn this back on...it's done. Granted this was a refurb tablet I got in August 2018 or so and it lasted nearly 2 years but still.....my tablet is done and now have to order a new one. $600 just went poof on me. :|
So unfortunately I can't do any art now for a week or so till this new tablet comes in. Not sure what to get but minimum I want a Cintiq 13 again......GOD DAMMIT.....and I just spent $1900 on a new Xicon custom laptop for gaming and art in December after my last comp died in December if you remember after 4 years of use. :|
So yup....I am pissed. I was in a great art groove with my next Amber TF comic and now no art for a week now. Gonna aim for a nice Refurb or new Cintiq 16...not pro. I don't need pro.
Howdy Howdy Everyone. Yup...birthday tomorrow.
Posted 5 years agoHeyo everyone. How's everyone been going on the virus stuff? I mean here in NY it's.....well to say the least been interesting with my job and stuff. :| I don't mind the mask thing but man...it's really itchy with my beard so constantly having to shave. :O
I have no idea why the last journal didn't submit on Friday but whatever. Been a while since I posted something like this here. I mean you can see I am still active around on twitter and stuff and YES I am working hard on the next comic and stuff and Amber stuff.
This next TF Amber comic is gonna be a mega comic. I mean put it this way....I already completed the sketched pages from 1 to...well...the end...but now as I am working backwards on the lineart phase to keep consistency I am finding more stuff and pages to add.....what I mean is let's say between pages 16 and 17 I found a way to add 2-5 more pages. Why? Cause I like the flow better. XD So yeah this is just adding more and more onto this...though those in my livestreams have been keeping up on the progress.
Art aside...yup...tomorrow is my birthday. 31. Wild eh? Oh and I did get a birthday like Amber fanart 2 weeks ago. Much appreciated to you that did that. First fanart I got in about 7 years.....yeah back when I was hardcore into the MLP art. :) I'll see if I can push out a quick Amber something in the middle of me working on this comic page I am working on. :)
Alright guys well hang in there. I will keep up working on this next comic and stuff on Amber. Trust me I am working on it everyday. :)
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I have no idea why the last journal didn't submit on Friday but whatever. Been a while since I posted something like this here. I mean you can see I am still active around on twitter and stuff and YES I am working hard on the next comic and stuff and Amber stuff.
This next TF Amber comic is gonna be a mega comic. I mean put it this way....I already completed the sketched pages from 1 to...well...the end...but now as I am working backwards on the lineart phase to keep consistency I am finding more stuff and pages to add.....what I mean is let's say between pages 16 and 17 I found a way to add 2-5 more pages. Why? Cause I like the flow better. XD So yeah this is just adding more and more onto this...though those in my livestreams have been keeping up on the progress.
Art aside...yup...tomorrow is my birthday. 31. Wild eh? Oh and I did get a birthday like Amber fanart 2 weeks ago. Much appreciated to you that did that. First fanart I got in about 7 years.....yeah back when I was hardcore into the MLP art. :) I'll see if I can push out a quick Amber something in the middle of me working on this comic page I am working on. :)
Alright guys well hang in there. I will keep up working on this next comic and stuff on Amber. Trust me I am working on it everyday. :)
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Alright...quickie update. :) Stuff is rolling.
Posted 5 years agoHeeeeeeey all. So wanted to kick away that old journal. It was old. :) As you can see stuff was slow in January......but that was because holiday stuff...crazy work schedule and pretty much sense around the 10th I've been back in a really good art groove working on the next bunch of art stuff.
So as you guys who have followed my art for a good long while now pre-werewolf stuff you know that even though I may not "seem very active" I am pretty much working constantly on art stuff and my streams at night whenever I feel like doing them otherwise I like working offline. Just remember though I am always most active on my Twitter account because Deviant and and Furaffinity are art sites but they are hard to convey "activity" without posting art.
Hehe literally when you stop posting people think you died or quit on either site. But me...I have twitter as my go to activity thing to see what is going on. twitter.com/Mighty__Muffins?s=…. Sooo yup still working away. :)
So as you guys who have followed my art for a good long while now pre-werewolf stuff you know that even though I may not "seem very active" I am pretty much working constantly on art stuff and my streams at night whenever I feel like doing them otherwise I like working offline. Just remember though I am always most active on my Twitter account because Deviant and and Furaffinity are art sites but they are hard to convey "activity" without posting art.
Hehe literally when you stop posting people think you died or quit on either site. But me...I have twitter as my go to activity thing to see what is going on. twitter.com/Mighty__Muffins?s=…. Sooo yup still working away. :)
New Comp is here!! Gotta shake off some art rust.
Posted 6 years agoYUP THE NEW SAGER COMP FROM XICONPC IS HERE!!! WOOO.
It is a mighty nice comp so I will be resuming art in a bit. Got a bit of stuff to checka dn transfer from my old comps hard drive snd also need to shake off about 2 1/2 weeks of art rust. My old comp I was using from 2011 barely can do anything so I was out of luck.
Obviously can do much art the 24th [today] and 25th cause I will be busy but come the 26th. Back in business. :) Yhanks for the wait guys....didn't expect my ACER comp to nuke itself like that after 4 years.
Oh and Mery Christmas and happy holidays guys. :)
It is a mighty nice comp so I will be resuming art in a bit. Got a bit of stuff to checka dn transfer from my old comps hard drive snd also need to shake off about 2 1/2 weeks of art rust. My old comp I was using from 2011 barely can do anything so I was out of luck.
Obviously can do much art the 24th [today] and 25th cause I will be busy but come the 26th. Back in business. :) Yhanks for the wait guys....didn't expect my ACER comp to nuke itself like that after 4 years.
Oh and Mery Christmas and happy holidays guys. :)
Update on new laptop...will be 2-3 weeks to arrive. UGH!!!
Posted 6 years agoSo I just got a bit of really crap news from the XiconPC team that is busy working on my custom Sager laptop. Unfortunately because they don't work on the weekends and they only do business stays it's gonna take about 7 to 10 business days for them to work on my laptop and because it's the holiday season and is probably gonna take even longer as they are back ordered on so many other things so unfortunately my 7-10 normal day timeframe like I thought was reasonable is more than likely no gonna be either of right before Christmas when I get my laptop or it's going to have to be whenever after the Christmas holiday because I don't think they say they work the week of the Christmas break. :|
This is a real big setback for me because this is gonna make me really rusty on art. Traditional work that I can work on right now can only do so much and unfortunately it is going to heavily set back everything that I was working on. Not only their I have to take a day or two to transfer everything from my old laptop hard drive into the new computer itself properly and re-install everything like my cintiq and a lot of other programs. :[
So I am able at least beyond Internet on my old 4GB crap backup laptop right now but this laptop literally cannot run anything anymore. It's just stable enough right now to access the Internet but as far as gaming goes or working on artwork it just cannot handle it anymore as it makes sense considering it has an I3 processor and it is almost a decade old. :|
So basically just bear with me guys and I apologize for the delay in art stuff. This beyond pisses me off and That Acer laptop cannot have died at the worst time. :/ The thing that I fear most is just the lack of motivation to work on artwork for a little while. So hopefully this thing arrives sooner rather than later because it's looking like it's gonna be a full month before I can post page 22, 23, 24 since page 21. This sucks. :(
This is a real big setback for me because this is gonna make me really rusty on art. Traditional work that I can work on right now can only do so much and unfortunately it is going to heavily set back everything that I was working on. Not only their I have to take a day or two to transfer everything from my old laptop hard drive into the new computer itself properly and re-install everything like my cintiq and a lot of other programs. :[
So I am able at least beyond Internet on my old 4GB crap backup laptop right now but this laptop literally cannot run anything anymore. It's just stable enough right now to access the Internet but as far as gaming goes or working on artwork it just cannot handle it anymore as it makes sense considering it has an I3 processor and it is almost a decade old. :|
So basically just bear with me guys and I apologize for the delay in art stuff. This beyond pisses me off and That Acer laptop cannot have died at the worst time. :/ The thing that I fear most is just the lack of motivation to work on artwork for a little while. So hopefully this thing arrives sooner rather than later because it's looking like it's gonna be a full month before I can post page 22, 23, 24 since page 21. This sucks. :(
Welp my Acer Laptop died...hard drive saved. New one coming.
Posted 6 years agoForgot to put this here...did on deviantart. IN PROCESS OF GETTING NEW DECENT END LAPTOP.......WELP as you guys on twitter saw on Sunday my Acer Aspire 5 16 GB Ram laptop died sometime when I was at work Saturday on my 12 hr shift. :| Literally only had that for 4 years.....granted it was a steal for a refurbished one. I did manage to bring in the laptop to see if the SSD WITH ALL my art files and personal stuff was spared and fortunately my 1TB drive is ok. I was freaking out that even though the motherboard fried that the hard drive was f*cked too. Luckily nope.
So as of now I am out of commission for my art for about a week. I can still access my hard drive and use my cintiq.....but it's not possible to work on the large files in Photoshop CC on my old HP Pavilion DV6-3155x which I back to using right now. :| This was my 2011-2015 comp and they keyboard is almost non-functional as the keys I have to press hard to work and double letter at times. :| Really annoying but it works. Could use my unmanageable comp from 2007-2011 but that one the GPU is dead. IDK why I still have my college laptop...
Sooooo this sucks right now. Fortunate the hard drive was spared...so will be about 7-10 days till the new laptop arrives and I spend a day or so transferring files and reinstalling my cintiq and other stuff. I do appreciate some people reaching out on my KO-FI account and donating a few bucks. Didn't have to but thanks nonettheless....always appreciate the rare time that happens :)
Alright so....now I wait for my decent Sager 32 GB RAM laptop to arrive from XOTIC PC. First time in 12 years I am buying a new laptop and not a $700 refurbished high end comp. :fear: THIS BETTER LAST MORE THAN 4 YEARS.
So as of now I am out of commission for my art for about a week. I can still access my hard drive and use my cintiq.....but it's not possible to work on the large files in Photoshop CC on my old HP Pavilion DV6-3155x which I back to using right now. :| This was my 2011-2015 comp and they keyboard is almost non-functional as the keys I have to press hard to work and double letter at times. :| Really annoying but it works. Could use my unmanageable comp from 2007-2011 but that one the GPU is dead. IDK why I still have my college laptop...
Sooooo this sucks right now. Fortunate the hard drive was spared...so will be about 7-10 days till the new laptop arrives and I spend a day or so transferring files and reinstalling my cintiq and other stuff. I do appreciate some people reaching out on my KO-FI account and donating a few bucks. Didn't have to but thanks nonettheless....always appreciate the rare time that happens :)
Alright so....now I wait for my decent Sager 32 GB RAM laptop to arrive from XOTIC PC. First time in 12 years I am buying a new laptop and not a $700 refurbished high end comp. :fear: THIS BETTER LAST MORE THAN 4 YEARS.
Art plans post First Howl. More awoo!
Posted 6 years agoEvening ladies and gents. How you all doing? Hehe writing this both on my deviantart and Furaffinity so hello to both.
Just wanted to quickly fill you guys in quickly what my plans are post 'First Howl' and My OC Amber and stuff. Well.....let me fill you guys in:
Amber comic transformation #2 and #3...yeah more after: So to keep it simple...yes I have more werewolf Transformation comics with my OC girl Amber. Glad you all are very much enjoying the first comic with her, her character, werewolf design, and how it is progressing. Nearing the last few pages of it as of writing this....page 19. So yes I am working right now on the next werewolf comic with her. It will take some time as I been at it since June on initial sketching and this will be bigger than 'First Howl'. Will be colored and stuff. ETA for #2......early 2020. Yes and a 3rd comic and etc after that. ;) Oh and yes someone paid attention...Amber's age is about 26. PhD meteorology student.
Single pics....wanna give some depth to Amber and her character: THIS IS KEY AND IMPORTANT. Ok now that I have your attention...basically I will be pushing a good number of single pics while I work on the next transformation comic. Will they be colored and stuff? Not sure. Basically I want to use the single pics and stuff to give Amber some character. I dont want her to be one of those OC just used as a transformation fetish. I wanna give her depth and you see that in a way how I started First Howl and a couple those pics I have done already. This is also gonna help keep you guys busy in-between my transformation comics. They take a loooot of time to make so this hopefully will at least keep you all busy. :O
Maybe a reference sheet?: I mean if people wanted to ever make fan art of Amber I could put up a reference sheet down the road. It's been 9 years since I done one and that was when I did dragon art on my old Toxic-Matio account...yeah...pre-2011 MLP art days.
Fur Conventions? General ones? Maybe: Now this one I will be unsure on. I need to get into some fur cons first...been applying. I would love to attend some furry ones and see what it is like. I would be as usual pretty casual. I used to vendor from 2012-2017 but not yet since I transitioned from pony to werewolf. We'll see....I would love to sell a physical copy of this First Howl comic there and whatever else I can push. :) Actually that comic will be available as a physical copy down the road. :)
Alright just wanted to fill you all in on what is going on after this comic. I know I will have to repeat it cause there are people that aren't art watchers on both account and passing by so hopefully this will give you guys a head start on my plans. :) BTW I have https://ko-fi.com/mightymuffins as my KO-FI account. Maybe I will do a patreon at a later date. Any support helps. Alright guys....have a good one. Awooos. :D.Yes....I do livestream on picarto.
Just wanted to quickly fill you guys in quickly what my plans are post 'First Howl' and My OC Amber and stuff. Well.....let me fill you guys in:
Amber comic transformation #2 and #3...yeah more after: So to keep it simple...yes I have more werewolf Transformation comics with my OC girl Amber. Glad you all are very much enjoying the first comic with her, her character, werewolf design, and how it is progressing. Nearing the last few pages of it as of writing this....page 19. So yes I am working right now on the next werewolf comic with her. It will take some time as I been at it since June on initial sketching and this will be bigger than 'First Howl'. Will be colored and stuff. ETA for #2......early 2020. Yes and a 3rd comic and etc after that. ;) Oh and yes someone paid attention...Amber's age is about 26. PhD meteorology student.
Single pics....wanna give some depth to Amber and her character: THIS IS KEY AND IMPORTANT. Ok now that I have your attention...basically I will be pushing a good number of single pics while I work on the next transformation comic. Will they be colored and stuff? Not sure. Basically I want to use the single pics and stuff to give Amber some character. I dont want her to be one of those OC just used as a transformation fetish. I wanna give her depth and you see that in a way how I started First Howl and a couple those pics I have done already. This is also gonna help keep you guys busy in-between my transformation comics. They take a loooot of time to make so this hopefully will at least keep you all busy. :O
Maybe a reference sheet?: I mean if people wanted to ever make fan art of Amber I could put up a reference sheet down the road. It's been 9 years since I done one and that was when I did dragon art on my old Toxic-Matio account...yeah...pre-2011 MLP art days.
Fur Conventions? General ones? Maybe: Now this one I will be unsure on. I need to get into some fur cons first...been applying. I would love to attend some furry ones and see what it is like. I would be as usual pretty casual. I used to vendor from 2012-2017 but not yet since I transitioned from pony to werewolf. We'll see....I would love to sell a physical copy of this First Howl comic there and whatever else I can push. :) Actually that comic will be available as a physical copy down the road. :)
Alright just wanted to fill you all in on what is going on after this comic. I know I will have to repeat it cause there are people that aren't art watchers on both account and passing by so hopefully this will give you guys a head start on my plans. :) BTW I have https://ko-fi.com/mightymuffins as my KO-FI account. Maybe I will do a patreon at a later date. Any support helps. Alright guys....have a good one. Awooos. :D.Yes....I do livestream on picarto.
Quick update as usual to kick out old post here :D
Posted 6 years agoHeyo! Been a while since I posted one of these compared to just the comics and stuff. :D How's everyone doing? Enjoying the comic and stuff....fantastic. :D
Anyway just simply wanted to get a quick update thing out to kick off that other journal post thing that was sitting there since July. So I was looking over the rest of the 'First Howl' comic and I may be running into an issue. The next transformation comic I have planned...yes with Amber and no she won't have any memories after her current one and any in general...is definitely taking much longer than planned. I mean basically it's pushing over 30 pages now. Yeah....that's nuts but hot damn it's coming a lot solid. The issue is I been spending nearly since May working on this 2nd comic and I am about page 22 of JUST the initial lineart section of this comic....which some cleaning up to do when I go back but I keep adding in pages to make the comic flow better. hehe it's nuts. :fear: It's becoming massive right now.
So here's my plan...there's no way in hell the next TF comic will be ready to roll after 'First Howl' so my plan...which has always been the plan as I plan out my stuff well ahead is to post single picks and stuff while working on the next comic. Timetable for that one I have no clue so I don't want to speculate....trust me it's a big comic andI will be coloring it and Backgrounding it too. So the good thing is hopefully these single pics I am use to add some character depth to my OC Amber.
All to often I see comics where the OC is there just to transform and that's it so I want to break away from the norms I see and give her some depth and personality. :) Again it's something I feel that is needed and I want to make it seem like a character rather than just a fetish OC.....if that makes sense.
Alright that's all. :) Hope everyone is having a good day...even after this is posted up for a while. Hello future. :D Ok I am off to work and then art as usual later in the evening. Oh and yes I am still planning to apply for some furry cons next year.
Anyway just simply wanted to get a quick update thing out to kick off that other journal post thing that was sitting there since July. So I was looking over the rest of the 'First Howl' comic and I may be running into an issue. The next transformation comic I have planned...yes with Amber and no she won't have any memories after her current one and any in general...is definitely taking much longer than planned. I mean basically it's pushing over 30 pages now. Yeah....that's nuts but hot damn it's coming a lot solid. The issue is I been spending nearly since May working on this 2nd comic and I am about page 22 of JUST the initial lineart section of this comic....which some cleaning up to do when I go back but I keep adding in pages to make the comic flow better. hehe it's nuts. :fear: It's becoming massive right now.
So here's my plan...there's no way in hell the next TF comic will be ready to roll after 'First Howl' so my plan...which has always been the plan as I plan out my stuff well ahead is to post single picks and stuff while working on the next comic. Timetable for that one I have no clue so I don't want to speculate....trust me it's a big comic andI will be coloring it and Backgrounding it too. So the good thing is hopefully these single pics I am use to add some character depth to my OC Amber.
All to often I see comics where the OC is there just to transform and that's it so I want to break away from the norms I see and give her some depth and personality. :) Again it's something I feel that is needed and I want to make it seem like a character rather than just a fetish OC.....if that makes sense.
Alright that's all. :) Hope everyone is having a good day...even after this is posted up for a while. Hello future. :D Ok I am off to work and then art as usual later in the evening. Oh and yes I am still planning to apply for some furry cons next year.
So some asked about conventions...IDk...we'll see.
Posted 6 years agoHehe getting a little better at getting these journal things out more. I did want to address a quick hit topic I got in a couple notes sent to me over the last month or so on Deviantart.....I think it's more a direct response from deviant art and also on Furaffinity of the flood of new watchers I got in both sector so this was bound to pop up. I got asked if I still do conventions or plan to do any to sell any of this Werewolf TF art or Wolf art (which I will get to down the road this Fall after I get through comic #2 which I am in the progress of working on which is like 30 pages. XD ). Here's how I can break it down cause I have vended nearly 22 conventions from 2012-2017:
The short term answer is no.....hell I still got a few old pony people asking me if I still vendor pony....which is no as I left that vendor scene from that since in late 2016. What is a problem I am finding out is I am basically back to square one with this Werewolf/Wolf transformation genre trying to break through conventions again. Pony ones in 2012-2016 were easy for me to get into as I had huge name presence on my old account but that faded out as pony cons passed on me as the years went on. So essentially I have to break through now to the furry cons which I know from experience are brutally competitive to get into and they are usually extremely strict on qualifications and more lotto based. :O I've had bad luck with those sometimes when trying to get into anime cons to sell non-anime stuff. So short-term while I am trying to apply again I likely missed all the potential furry cons from now-early 2020 cause their application periods are frozen 9-12 months out. General + anime cons are my only hope for the rest of 2019....and we'll see how that goes. I don't want to go West Coast yet cause I know I don't have enough material yet I could sell (even with a physical comic book of First Howl) to balance out the expense from traveling from here in Upstate NY.
Long term like let's say From March 2020+ oh you bet I will have stuff I know I'll be firing on all cylinders to get in. By then, I mean these things take time to get a name around a community to get considered for these so hopefully by then I will have more stuff and art and comics out to have a better chance. :)
So that is the best answer I can give honestly. It's more so I just need to keep grinding out stuff and get more out there to be seen...it's tough to break through in the furry community which is so established so hopefully my niche I got here and support you guys are giving can help me breakthrough that barrier. I am very intrigued to see what a furry con is like cause I never been to one to vendor....let alone experience. Here in the Northeast there's not much up here. I am still applying finally after 2 years of not attending any convention even as a regular person. Would love to attend Kamehacon one of these years cause DBZ and such have been something I been in the fandom since 1997.
Social Media Links:
https://www.deviantart.com/mighty-muffins
https://ko-fi.com/mightymuffins Couple bucks on my Ko-Fi also goes a long way and is always helps. :) Again don't have to if you don't want to. :)
https://twitter.com/Mighty__Muffins
The short term answer is no.....hell I still got a few old pony people asking me if I still vendor pony....which is no as I left that vendor scene from that since in late 2016. What is a problem I am finding out is I am basically back to square one with this Werewolf/Wolf transformation genre trying to break through conventions again. Pony ones in 2012-2016 were easy for me to get into as I had huge name presence on my old account but that faded out as pony cons passed on me as the years went on. So essentially I have to break through now to the furry cons which I know from experience are brutally competitive to get into and they are usually extremely strict on qualifications and more lotto based. :O I've had bad luck with those sometimes when trying to get into anime cons to sell non-anime stuff. So short-term while I am trying to apply again I likely missed all the potential furry cons from now-early 2020 cause their application periods are frozen 9-12 months out. General + anime cons are my only hope for the rest of 2019....and we'll see how that goes. I don't want to go West Coast yet cause I know I don't have enough material yet I could sell (even with a physical comic book of First Howl) to balance out the expense from traveling from here in Upstate NY.
Long term like let's say From March 2020+ oh you bet I will have stuff I know I'll be firing on all cylinders to get in. By then, I mean these things take time to get a name around a community to get considered for these so hopefully by then I will have more stuff and art and comics out to have a better chance. :)
So that is the best answer I can give honestly. It's more so I just need to keep grinding out stuff and get more out there to be seen...it's tough to break through in the furry community which is so established so hopefully my niche I got here and support you guys are giving can help me breakthrough that barrier. I am very intrigued to see what a furry con is like cause I never been to one to vendor....let alone experience. Here in the Northeast there's not much up here. I am still applying finally after 2 years of not attending any convention even as a regular person. Would love to attend Kamehacon one of these years cause DBZ and such have been something I been in the fandom since 1997.
Social Media Links:
https://www.deviantart.com/mighty-muffins
https://ko-fi.com/mightymuffins Couple bucks on my Ko-Fi also goes a long way and is always helps. :) Again don't have to if you don't want to. :)
https://twitter.com/Mighty__Muffins
Storm chasing for 2019 done...back to business. :D
Posted 6 years agoAlright so as the title says.....my 2019 storm chasing trip with my 2 friends is over.....well it ended on the 23rd technically but I stayed out there solo storm chasing till the 25th and got home the 26th. As I said in the page 5 I posted I literally should have known better I'd have almost 0 time to load up the page. Granted DA I know has the scheduling thing but I don't think FurAffinity has that and I like simultaneously loading the pages to both spots. :) We basically left the hotels between 11am-noon either CDT or MDT and literally didn't get back to the hotels till past 11pm most nights. Completely exhausted and mostly had no energy to stay up past 1-2am which is rare for me. :XD:
The trip was awesome and was a blast. We were far more prepared this time unlike last year but again no tornadoes. :| We got on the best storms in the Midwest each day from June 15th-22nd but even though we were on 3 cells that did produce tornadoes....bad luck and rain blocked our viewing after it formed....usually not more than 10 mins after that happened. We will be back out there June 2020 and I know May is the prime season, obviously....We are meteorology graduates....but unfortunately my 2 friends can't get May off so early/Mid June is the best we can do. June can be active with huge tornadoes...but this year it was just VERY below normal. We are due so next year I have a good feeling. Been since 2010 since we last got numerous tornadoes and before 2018 that was our last chase year. :) So if you guys want to see the storm video we got hit up my youtube channel
Anyway back to working on art and posting First Howl stuff with Amber. Kind of awesome you guys like my OC....some of you dig the ponytail design. Now I gotta shake off this rust I have cause even though I brought my tablet and stuff to work on stuff.....I almost has no energy at night or time to do anything. :O
The trip was awesome and was a blast. We were far more prepared this time unlike last year but again no tornadoes. :| We got on the best storms in the Midwest each day from June 15th-22nd but even though we were on 3 cells that did produce tornadoes....bad luck and rain blocked our viewing after it formed....usually not more than 10 mins after that happened. We will be back out there June 2020 and I know May is the prime season, obviously....We are meteorology graduates....but unfortunately my 2 friends can't get May off so early/Mid June is the best we can do. June can be active with huge tornadoes...but this year it was just VERY below normal. We are due so next year I have a good feeling. Been since 2010 since we last got numerous tornadoes and before 2018 that was our last chase year. :) So if you guys want to see the storm video we got hit up my youtube channel
Anyway back to working on art and posting First Howl stuff with Amber. Kind of awesome you guys like my OC....some of you dig the ponytail design. Now I gotta shake off this rust I have cause even though I brought my tablet and stuff to work on stuff.....I almost has no energy at night or time to do anything. :O
Storm chasing :D June 15th-26th....page uploads will happen
Posted 6 years agoHello guys. Huge thanks to all the watchers I have recently received here and on my deviantart too. Very much appreciate it. :)
Wanted to give you guys a heads up here like I did on my Deviantart page that I am officially now storm chasing from now to the 26th of June. I pride myself even the last 9 years on art to give my watchers a heads up when I do stuff and update. :D I know a lot of people especially in when I did pony often would disappear for a stretch and people would worry. hehe have no fear guys.
Now I should be able to post a page or 2 during that stretch I am chasing. I am bringing my cintiq along with me so when my 2 best friends are asleep I will be able to work on art later on whether or not we are at the hotel or my friends apartment in Oklahoma City. Highly depends on the chase day. I can't give you guys a straight answer on WHEN next week will load page 5 and/or page 6 (likely the following week)....but trust me you will see page 5 of First Howl. I likely will have to load it up before we leave the hotel cause otherwise I may get busy unless we find a downtime spot. :)
Ok...that's it. Just wanted to inform you all the scope. Trust me we will be safe. Me and my 2 best friends. We all are meteorology graduates from 2011 (me) and them 2012 and we been preparing. No hail core punches....we aren't that stupid...main worry like last year is lightning. Alright that's all...thanks all. :D
If you want to keep up with the chase and stuff....I will update A LOT on my Twitter on the chase https://twitter.com/Mighty__Muffins?lang=en and youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX.....01DjjLKk2Eeu8w will have full chase day stuff once I get my video set and edited.
Wanted to give you guys a heads up here like I did on my Deviantart page that I am officially now storm chasing from now to the 26th of June. I pride myself even the last 9 years on art to give my watchers a heads up when I do stuff and update. :D I know a lot of people especially in when I did pony often would disappear for a stretch and people would worry. hehe have no fear guys.
Now I should be able to post a page or 2 during that stretch I am chasing. I am bringing my cintiq along with me so when my 2 best friends are asleep I will be able to work on art later on whether or not we are at the hotel or my friends apartment in Oklahoma City. Highly depends on the chase day. I can't give you guys a straight answer on WHEN next week will load page 5 and/or page 6 (likely the following week)....but trust me you will see page 5 of First Howl. I likely will have to load it up before we leave the hotel cause otherwise I may get busy unless we find a downtime spot. :)
Ok...that's it. Just wanted to inform you all the scope. Trust me we will be safe. Me and my 2 best friends. We all are meteorology graduates from 2011 (me) and them 2012 and we been preparing. No hail core punches....we aren't that stupid...main worry like last year is lightning. Alright that's all...thanks all. :D
If you want to keep up with the chase and stuff....I will update A LOT on my Twitter on the chase https://twitter.com/Mighty__Muffins?lang=en and youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX.....01DjjLKk2Eeu8w will have full chase day stuff once I get my video set and edited.
Oh I almost forgot. I'm storm chasing in June. :D
Posted 6 years agoHow's everyone doing? Liking the art so far? :D Well that's good cause this is my new genre after all.
Anyways quick heads up cause some of you likely don't follow me on twitter at https://twitter.com/Mighty__Muffins and it's where I am easily the most active daily but I said for months now...yup I am tornado chasing once again with a few friends. Last year was amazing and again since all of us are Meteorologists with the degrees too to back it up we know what we are doing. Don't expect us to core punch a storm....we don't have a car for that nor do we want to as that is so stupid to do.
Anyway that trip is in Mid-June the 15th-26th. This will NOT affect my comic upload schedule.....I will be however try to uplaod the storm videos we do get on my youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX.....01DjjLKk2Eeu8w which again only a handful of people ever knew I had. I usually just post storm video I get or the demolition derby or whatever. :D
So just a quick stop in to say hey here. Still got my Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/mightymuffins available if you want to toss a couple $$. It helps, but again you are totally not obligated. As long as you enjoy what I am doing art wise that's fine with me. :)
Anyways quick heads up cause some of you likely don't follow me on twitter at https://twitter.com/Mighty__Muffins and it's where I am easily the most active daily but I said for months now...yup I am tornado chasing once again with a few friends. Last year was amazing and again since all of us are Meteorologists with the degrees too to back it up we know what we are doing. Don't expect us to core punch a storm....we don't have a car for that nor do we want to as that is so stupid to do.
Anyway that trip is in Mid-June the 15th-26th. This will NOT affect my comic upload schedule.....I will be however try to uplaod the storm videos we do get on my youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX.....01DjjLKk2Eeu8w which again only a handful of people ever knew I had. I usually just post storm video I get or the demolition derby or whatever. :D
So just a quick stop in to say hey here. Still got my Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/mightymuffins available if you want to toss a couple $$. It helps, but again you are totally not obligated. As long as you enjoy what I am doing art wise that's fine with me. :)
