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My Friend, The Real Victim
Posted 4 months agoI've just seen something that absolutely galls me. I'm going to leave out names only because I think one person in particular wouldn't want it out there, and I think they wouldn't want their name out there because they'd be worried about it coming back to the people who are treating my friend like crap. That's the kind of person my friend is; actually caring about the people abusing him.
Let me tell you about my friend. He's someone whom I don't always see eye-to-eye with, but whom I both value and respect. He's honest, but also tactful and considerate of other people's feelings. That's a very rare combination that we should encourage more. My friend expressed some views on Discord recently that didn't go over well with the community. My friend actually reached out and tried to make amends, wanting to know exactly what it was that said community took issue with so he could avoid making the same mistake. But instead of receiving an explanation, he was shunned. So he made a journal post on here just recently, talking about his troubles. He didn't name names, he didn't drop hints, he wasn't fishing for sympathy. He was trying to let people know that for people like him to avoid saying things that some might find offensive, people like him need to know what it is they've said that's struck a nerve, and getting shut out doesn't help them.
That journal post is no longer up, because apparently he was contacted by the people who got offended and told to take it down.
I'm just going to come right out and say it.
I don't think my friend is at fault.
It's unreasonable for people to expect someone to be a mind reader and know what's going to offend people before they've even told.
It's unreasonable for people to expect someone to figure out why they're so upset with no explanation.
It's unreasonable for people to punish someone for things they did completely unaware. If the person in question expressed no concern or expressed complete disregard after finding out they'd unknowingly irritated, insulted, or angered others, that would be different. But that's not what my friend did; he was apologetic, he wanted to avoid doing it again. That makes a world of difference.
I think, from what I could glean, my friend has been targeted by people who *want* to be the victims so they can keep getting sympathy from those who put minorities on a pedestal and applaud them just for the act of existing, because certain fringe groups are in the habit of treating said minorities like the very act of existing is an accomplishment. So said fringe minorities go out of their way to take offense and make sure there are as many opportunities as possible to get offended so they can keep displaying their badge of victim-hood like it's something for which they should be proud. It makes me sick that somebody like my friend, who clearly actually gives a damn about how he makes people feel with what he says, is being painted like he's the oppressor, the aggressor, the insensitive one going out of his way to harass others when nothing could be further from the truth.
I know where I stand in this community. I know that I'm not popular, that I'm mostly just tolerated, that my views, my opinions, aren't popular and aren't the majority, but that I've managed to navigate the minefield up to this point without hitting an explosive by keeping my mouth largely shut in the public space for the last several years. But at this point I feel like I don't have much to lose. I'm already disliked by the majority in this community, so while my friend feels the need to keep the peace and be mindful to the people that treat him like this, to that I say....NO. You people, and you probably know who you are, kicked somebody I care about while they're down. I'm not going to be silent about it. I don't have names but I can still express myself, and I'm NOT going to just keep my head down and look the other way while my friend gets metaphorical rocks thrown at them from people content to hide in the metaphorical crowd.
You people that had the gall to not only refuse to explain to my friend why you got so bent out of shape at him, but to tell him not to tell anybody else about how you're treating him, are self-centered cretins with brittle egos and a need to have somebody to point at and call your oppressor so you can continue your "woe is me/us" narrative and keep getting showered with applause while people like my friend get berated for treading on a nerve YOU concealed like a hunter conceals a snare trap. My friend does NOT deserve to feel guilty for making attention-seeking assholes like you get pissy; especially when you won't even give my friend the common courtesy of an explanation.
People like you are leeches and addicts for sympathy. You want to constantly bask in others going "oh you poor baby", "aren't you brave for carrying on when you're so oppressed," and so on and so forth. And then when there's a chance people might realize just how much your need to have a boogeyman leads to fucking witch hunts like this, how much you hurt people like my friend, you AGAIN use your victimhood like a weapon to guilt my friend into silence so you can keep hiding your emotionally abusive and manipulative tactics behind closed doors. Your selfishness and mistreatment of those who actually give a damn like my friend is DISGUSTING. I'd say you should be ashamed of yourselves but I doubt you have the capacity to feel shame, just an endless need for sympathy and coddling; you're grown-up spoiled brats who turn on the waterworks whenever something doesn't go your way.
You want to throw shade at me for saying this? Fine, do it. To quote Tony Montana, "people like you need people like me, so you can point your fucking fingers and say 'that's the bad guy.'" that line is shockingly relevant in situations like this, which are disturbingly frequent nowadays. So if I'm damned for saying something like this, for speaking out against this sort of behavior, particularly against people I actually care about, then take your Best. Fucking. Shot. Assholes.
Let me tell you about my friend. He's someone whom I don't always see eye-to-eye with, but whom I both value and respect. He's honest, but also tactful and considerate of other people's feelings. That's a very rare combination that we should encourage more. My friend expressed some views on Discord recently that didn't go over well with the community. My friend actually reached out and tried to make amends, wanting to know exactly what it was that said community took issue with so he could avoid making the same mistake. But instead of receiving an explanation, he was shunned. So he made a journal post on here just recently, talking about his troubles. He didn't name names, he didn't drop hints, he wasn't fishing for sympathy. He was trying to let people know that for people like him to avoid saying things that some might find offensive, people like him need to know what it is they've said that's struck a nerve, and getting shut out doesn't help them.
That journal post is no longer up, because apparently he was contacted by the people who got offended and told to take it down.
I'm just going to come right out and say it.
I don't think my friend is at fault.
It's unreasonable for people to expect someone to be a mind reader and know what's going to offend people before they've even told.
It's unreasonable for people to expect someone to figure out why they're so upset with no explanation.
It's unreasonable for people to punish someone for things they did completely unaware. If the person in question expressed no concern or expressed complete disregard after finding out they'd unknowingly irritated, insulted, or angered others, that would be different. But that's not what my friend did; he was apologetic, he wanted to avoid doing it again. That makes a world of difference.
I think, from what I could glean, my friend has been targeted by people who *want* to be the victims so they can keep getting sympathy from those who put minorities on a pedestal and applaud them just for the act of existing, because certain fringe groups are in the habit of treating said minorities like the very act of existing is an accomplishment. So said fringe minorities go out of their way to take offense and make sure there are as many opportunities as possible to get offended so they can keep displaying their badge of victim-hood like it's something for which they should be proud. It makes me sick that somebody like my friend, who clearly actually gives a damn about how he makes people feel with what he says, is being painted like he's the oppressor, the aggressor, the insensitive one going out of his way to harass others when nothing could be further from the truth.
I know where I stand in this community. I know that I'm not popular, that I'm mostly just tolerated, that my views, my opinions, aren't popular and aren't the majority, but that I've managed to navigate the minefield up to this point without hitting an explosive by keeping my mouth largely shut in the public space for the last several years. But at this point I feel like I don't have much to lose. I'm already disliked by the majority in this community, so while my friend feels the need to keep the peace and be mindful to the people that treat him like this, to that I say....NO. You people, and you probably know who you are, kicked somebody I care about while they're down. I'm not going to be silent about it. I don't have names but I can still express myself, and I'm NOT going to just keep my head down and look the other way while my friend gets metaphorical rocks thrown at them from people content to hide in the metaphorical crowd.
You people that had the gall to not only refuse to explain to my friend why you got so bent out of shape at him, but to tell him not to tell anybody else about how you're treating him, are self-centered cretins with brittle egos and a need to have somebody to point at and call your oppressor so you can continue your "woe is me/us" narrative and keep getting showered with applause while people like my friend get berated for treading on a nerve YOU concealed like a hunter conceals a snare trap. My friend does NOT deserve to feel guilty for making attention-seeking assholes like you get pissy; especially when you won't even give my friend the common courtesy of an explanation.
People like you are leeches and addicts for sympathy. You want to constantly bask in others going "oh you poor baby", "aren't you brave for carrying on when you're so oppressed," and so on and so forth. And then when there's a chance people might realize just how much your need to have a boogeyman leads to fucking witch hunts like this, how much you hurt people like my friend, you AGAIN use your victimhood like a weapon to guilt my friend into silence so you can keep hiding your emotionally abusive and manipulative tactics behind closed doors. Your selfishness and mistreatment of those who actually give a damn like my friend is DISGUSTING. I'd say you should be ashamed of yourselves but I doubt you have the capacity to feel shame, just an endless need for sympathy and coddling; you're grown-up spoiled brats who turn on the waterworks whenever something doesn't go your way.
You want to throw shade at me for saying this? Fine, do it. To quote Tony Montana, "people like you need people like me, so you can point your fucking fingers and say 'that's the bad guy.'" that line is shockingly relevant in situations like this, which are disturbingly frequent nowadays. So if I'm damned for saying something like this, for speaking out against this sort of behavior, particularly against people I actually care about, then take your Best. Fucking. Shot. Assholes.
A word on kink art and mainstream art
Posted 8 months agoSo after seeing *another* artist talking about making a change with the direction of their artwork, I feel the need to say something. I've seen a trend where artists who tend to draw fetish/kink art will have some kind of existential crisis, start questioning their professionalism, their artistic integrity, their artistic merit and value, etc. and the conclusion for them always seems to be to either move away from fetish/kink art or drop it like a cinder block off a roof in a Tik Tok video.
Now, I'm not in any way trying to say artists shouldn't draw what they want to, what gives them a sense of personal satisfaction, of making what they feel is an improvement in their artistic output. I'm also not trying to say moderation is pointless and/or unnecessary; it's a very, VERY good thing to exercise. However, I would say that if artists are going to start shifting their focus, they be sure they're doing so because they personally want to and will be pleased to diversify their artwork more, and NOT because they've been made to feel like their artwork lacks value because it only appeals to a small audience. If there's one thing that the modern mainstream entertainment industry has shown us, it's that media made for the purpose of chasing demographic appeal or because the artist feels they're being pressured into conforming tends to result in really crappy work. So to those artists who are talking about making a change, I would say if they want to broaden their subject matter, by all means, go for it. BUT, don't feel like you *have* to create things that don't actually appeal to you because you think that's what it takes to be a "real" artist; as long as your kink/fetish stuff doesn't consume your entire life and take precedent over things that are intrinsically more important (family, friends, faith, etc.), your kink/fetish art isn't without value or merit.
Now, I'm not in any way trying to say artists shouldn't draw what they want to, what gives them a sense of personal satisfaction, of making what they feel is an improvement in their artistic output. I'm also not trying to say moderation is pointless and/or unnecessary; it's a very, VERY good thing to exercise. However, I would say that if artists are going to start shifting their focus, they be sure they're doing so because they personally want to and will be pleased to diversify their artwork more, and NOT because they've been made to feel like their artwork lacks value because it only appeals to a small audience. If there's one thing that the modern mainstream entertainment industry has shown us, it's that media made for the purpose of chasing demographic appeal or because the artist feels they're being pressured into conforming tends to result in really crappy work. So to those artists who are talking about making a change, I would say if they want to broaden their subject matter, by all means, go for it. BUT, don't feel like you *have* to create things that don't actually appeal to you because you think that's what it takes to be a "real" artist; as long as your kink/fetish stuff doesn't consume your entire life and take precedent over things that are intrinsically more important (family, friends, faith, etc.), your kink/fetish art isn't without value or merit.
Poor Customer Treatment Policy
Posted a year agoAn artist putting watermarks on art I commissioned from them for safety/copyright purposes before posting it up on DA,FA, Etc. - That's cool.
An artist posting watermarks on art I commissioned from them that are a bunch of political protest phrases - Whelp, I'm never commissioning them again.
I didn't pay them to be used as a billboard for their politics.
An artist posting watermarks on art I commissioned from them that are a bunch of political protest phrases - Whelp, I'm never commissioning them again.
I didn't pay them to be used as a billboard for their politics.
Mawliet Christmas Raffle
Posted 3 years agoCheck out this Christmas raffle, courtesy of a new and upcoming artist, 
mawliet
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/45017931/
mawliethttps://www.furaffinity.net/view/45017931/
Another year...meh.
Posted 4 years agoWARNING: I go on a bit of a tangent here, so since this has been a rough time for just about all of us, stop now if you don't want to see anything that might depress you.
So, as the year is coming to a close, this is a time when a lot of people stop and reflect on everything that's happened, everything they've done, mistakes to learn from, good experiences to remember fondly, and look ahead with hope to the year to come.
Me?
*heaves a huge sigh*
I started this year with hope. I try not to be a superstitious person, but I thought if I entered the year with a can-do attitude, things would go well. It was the beginning of a brand new decade and in the Chinese zodiac, it was my birth year's sign! This could be a great year!
I'm an idiot.
One year nearly gone, and this year has been just more of the same at best, and at worst was a shit show. The pandemic was just the tip of the iceberg; I'd hoped it would just be an inconvenience, but instead everybody responded either with complete denial or like this was the perfect place to get political. And oh the politics this year; it's been shit for the last four years, and this year just put the nail in the coffin. We didn't need the virus to make things any worse, but it confirmed, without a shadow of a doubt, that GoT Season 8 was right; there are some people who, even in the face of an existential threat, will put their petty political bickering first.
Politics has been another serious issue, naturally. The last four years have been awful; I've lost friends because of this, been cowed into silence (with one brief flare up during the 3 ring circus that was this year's election) out of concern people will gang up on me on social media to mock, belittle or lecture me. The divide in this country has become even more absurd than ever before, with the extremes either support straight up communism or completely unregulated capitalism, the egregious flaws of either side utterly ignored. Identity politics has spread like a rash and is twice as irritating, the ends justifying the means is an attitude that has become disturbingly prevailent and overall, it just feels like we've seen a showcase of some of the absolute worat aspects of humanity - selfishness, peer pressure, bullying, hypocrisy, disrespect, arrogance, hubris and a complete lack of forgiveness and empathy.
Overall, this year has pretty much killed my willingness to have any degree of hope for anything short of God's kingdom after I finally kick it. As far as I'm concerned, if the future turns out for the better at this point, well that's nice, but it's nothing to get worked up about, and if it turns out to be shit, well no shock there. I'm not going to waste my time hoping 2021 is going to be any better than this year, because as this year's shown me, humanity at large has lost (if it ever actually had) the ability to stop acting like a bunch of whiny, obnoxious, mean-spirited dickheads even in the face of a crisis.
So, here's to another year of keeping my head down and just trying to muddle through and somehow make ends meet.
So, as the year is coming to a close, this is a time when a lot of people stop and reflect on everything that's happened, everything they've done, mistakes to learn from, good experiences to remember fondly, and look ahead with hope to the year to come.
Me?
*heaves a huge sigh*
I started this year with hope. I try not to be a superstitious person, but I thought if I entered the year with a can-do attitude, things would go well. It was the beginning of a brand new decade and in the Chinese zodiac, it was my birth year's sign! This could be a great year!
I'm an idiot.
One year nearly gone, and this year has been just more of the same at best, and at worst was a shit show. The pandemic was just the tip of the iceberg; I'd hoped it would just be an inconvenience, but instead everybody responded either with complete denial or like this was the perfect place to get political. And oh the politics this year; it's been shit for the last four years, and this year just put the nail in the coffin. We didn't need the virus to make things any worse, but it confirmed, without a shadow of a doubt, that GoT Season 8 was right; there are some people who, even in the face of an existential threat, will put their petty political bickering first.
Politics has been another serious issue, naturally. The last four years have been awful; I've lost friends because of this, been cowed into silence (with one brief flare up during the 3 ring circus that was this year's election) out of concern people will gang up on me on social media to mock, belittle or lecture me. The divide in this country has become even more absurd than ever before, with the extremes either support straight up communism or completely unregulated capitalism, the egregious flaws of either side utterly ignored. Identity politics has spread like a rash and is twice as irritating, the ends justifying the means is an attitude that has become disturbingly prevailent and overall, it just feels like we've seen a showcase of some of the absolute worat aspects of humanity - selfishness, peer pressure, bullying, hypocrisy, disrespect, arrogance, hubris and a complete lack of forgiveness and empathy.
Overall, this year has pretty much killed my willingness to have any degree of hope for anything short of God's kingdom after I finally kick it. As far as I'm concerned, if the future turns out for the better at this point, well that's nice, but it's nothing to get worked up about, and if it turns out to be shit, well no shock there. I'm not going to waste my time hoping 2021 is going to be any better than this year, because as this year's shown me, humanity at large has lost (if it ever actually had) the ability to stop acting like a bunch of whiny, obnoxious, mean-spirited dickheads even in the face of a crisis.
So, here's to another year of keeping my head down and just trying to muddle through and somehow make ends meet.
BLM, Antifa and ACAB
Posted 5 years agoOkay, I'm going to keep this short and simple because frankly, I think it's beyond ridiculous it's gotten to this point; I think it's an indication many people have become so entrenched in political extremism they're willing to hand-wave any kind of bad behavior as long as it's for the "correct" people, aka minorities. The death of George Floyd was nothing short of criminal; the cop responsible needs to be behind bars (and it's my understanding he was in fact arrested and charged) and the cops who stood by and did nothing to stop it should face charges for it (and again, it's my understanding they have been). This matter, by all accounts, is indicative of a pervasive problem in many police departments; abuse of authority. There are too many police officers who are willing to resort to unwarranted levels of force and violence and it has to stop. Reform is needed. Smarter people than me have suggested ways to do so.
That is what I think is the appropriate response to this matter. What I DON'T think is an appropriate response is rioting, looting, committing acts of assault and straight up murder. And in the anthro community I'm seeing a disturbing number of people who are quick to jump on the Black Lives Matter bandwagon, acting as though incidents like the 2014 Ferguson riots, the 2015 Baltimore riots and what's going on now are either justified or somehow have absolutely no connection to the official BLM movement. If that's what you think, I call bullshit; at the bare minimum if BLM isn't actively taking part in this behavior, it certainly is turning a blind eye to it or shrugging it off. And Antifa is famous for being a movement touted by a bunch of vandalizing thugs that assault people for not agreeing with them. ACAB is a poisonous philosophy that's going to do more harm than good.
For more eloquent thoughts on this matter, I point you to Just Some Guy on Youtube in this video: https://youtu.be/BCniANl6uaM I think he hits the nail on the head here, and him being an openly bisexual African American, I'm sure his word will carry a lot more weight than my stupid white ass ever could.
That is what I think is the appropriate response to this matter. What I DON'T think is an appropriate response is rioting, looting, committing acts of assault and straight up murder. And in the anthro community I'm seeing a disturbing number of people who are quick to jump on the Black Lives Matter bandwagon, acting as though incidents like the 2014 Ferguson riots, the 2015 Baltimore riots and what's going on now are either justified or somehow have absolutely no connection to the official BLM movement. If that's what you think, I call bullshit; at the bare minimum if BLM isn't actively taking part in this behavior, it certainly is turning a blind eye to it or shrugging it off. And Antifa is famous for being a movement touted by a bunch of vandalizing thugs that assault people for not agreeing with them. ACAB is a poisonous philosophy that's going to do more harm than good.
For more eloquent thoughts on this matter, I point you to Just Some Guy on Youtube in this video: https://youtu.be/BCniANl6uaM I think he hits the nail on the head here, and him being an openly bisexual African American, I'm sure his word will carry a lot more weight than my stupid white ass ever could.
So...shinies.
Posted 6 years agoSo I've been hearing about this new feature from FA. On the whole I think it's good that there's now a means of being able to tip content providers on FA; it's convenient and allows people to support their favorite artists. On the other hand, since it goes through PayPal, it does raise concerns about how strick the company is about what you send money for. Any hint of something on the adult side and they cut you off, or so I understand. So I hope they've got it set up so that tips are made with discretion and that people aren't so careless as to send tips with comments that would make PayPal think they need to cut off the tipping service.
All that said, I'm not proud to say this, but I went ahead and enabled shinies on my own account. Now, I want to stress that this is in no way meant to pressure anyone into tipping me. But, times and financial situations being what they are, like a lot of other people, I wouldn't say no to anyone that wanted to offer monetary assistance. I would also stress that I'd only want people to tip me for my writing, not pictures I commission from other people. If you see something I commissioned you like, please, go tip the -artist-, not -me-.
All that said, I'm not proud to say this, but I went ahead and enabled shinies on my own account. Now, I want to stress that this is in no way meant to pressure anyone into tipping me. But, times and financial situations being what they are, like a lot of other people, I wouldn't say no to anyone that wanted to offer monetary assistance. I would also stress that I'd only want people to tip me for my writing, not pictures I commission from other people. If you see something I commissioned you like, please, go tip the -artist-, not -me-.
Happy New Year 2019!
Posted 6 years agoHappy New Year to everyone! And with a new year, comes a new avatar and my official character reference picture, by the immensely talented 
jaeh!
jaeh! Another update...
Posted 7 years agoOkay, so, rather unexpectedly, I got a message on Discord from Kit. I certainly didn't realize some folks were staying in touch with him...or ones who knew about me...or saw my journal posts...or would advise him to see them for himself.
For whoever did, though...I'm sure you meant well. I'm sure Kit meant well with what he said, too. But ultimately, his contacting me didn't help. If anything, it just reopened the wound for me. Not all the way, but enough to be felt.
Oh, and if you're reading this, whoever you are, don't tell Kit about -this- journal entry. I don't want to make things worse for both of us.
For whoever did, though...I'm sure you meant well. I'm sure Kit meant well with what he said, too. But ultimately, his contacting me didn't help. If anything, it just reopened the wound for me. Not all the way, but enough to be felt.
Oh, and if you're reading this, whoever you are, don't tell Kit about -this- journal entry. I don't want to make things worse for both of us.
Brief update
Posted 7 years agoI'm mostly posting this 'cause I didn't want that last journal to be one of the first things people see when they visit my page.
So in a nutshell, I'm feeling somewhat better than before. I'm very grateful for those that reached out and contacted me with encouragment and sympathy. My personal problems haven't gone away, of course, but they feel...somewhat less painful now. At least enough that they're not emotionally weighing on me so much I'm wallowing in despair. It's endurable, I guess is the best way to put it.
So in a nutshell, I'm feeling somewhat better than before. I'm very grateful for those that reached out and contacted me with encouragment and sympathy. My personal problems haven't gone away, of course, but they feel...somewhat less painful now. At least enough that they're not emotionally weighing on me so much I'm wallowing in despair. It's endurable, I guess is the best way to put it.
why do I even try going on?
Posted 7 years agoFirst Inu Jean abandoned the community. Now Kit has. And his FA journal post hit me so close to home it feels like an ice pick stabbed through my heart. I want to have a family too. But I can't bring myself to abandon the community, the friends I've made, the fun and relief it provides me. But now Kit isthe 2nd person that's done this, ostensibly for the reason of "be a furry or have a life that has any actual value. You can't do both."
I want to die. I hate life and I don't want to have to deal with it any longer than I have to. This miserable existence isn't worth the trouble anymore. My religion and how much it would hurt my parents are the only thing at this point keeping me from ending it.
I want to die. I hate life and I don't want to have to deal with it any longer than I have to. This miserable existence isn't worth the trouble anymore. My religion and how much it would hurt my parents are the only thing at this point keeping me from ending it.
Starbound custom character model?
Posted 7 years agoSo, does anybody know of someone who does custom character models for Starbound? I'd be interested in commissioning somebody to do one for myself.
Let's Bounce! Auction has begun!
Posted 7 years agoHey folks; the auction has begun again! Like before, even if you can't take part in the auction, re-posting/tweeting/spreading this message will help spread the word! Here's a link to the auction:
https://t.co/Evhnq5kQf2
https://t.co/Evhnq5kQf2
Lets Bounce! YCH auction begins June 15
Posted 7 years agoStarting tomorrow, 
grottokraft is going to restart the YCH auction for the comic project "Lets Bounce!" Check out the infographic here for more information, or contact Krafty by email at Grottokraft@gmail.com. https://t.co/UXHAXNM1bB
grottokraft is going to restart the YCH auction for the comic project "Lets Bounce!" Check out the infographic here for more information, or contact Krafty by email at Grottokraft@gmail.com. https://t.co/UXHAXNM1bBSignal Boosting
Posted 7 years agoKrafty’s June 2018 Work https://www.patreon.com/posts/kraft.....aign=postshare
Contact Info Update
Posted 7 years agoSo, after some recent events, I felt I should probably update my contact info on my page here.
You can find my current contact info on my profile. Just FYI, those links to my alternate accounts on FN, DA, etc. don't seem to work, so you'll probably need to copy and paste them into your browser address bars to get there, maybe add "www" on the front or something. If nothing else, you can use my username in each one to do a search. I don't have stuff submitted in some of them, but if something should happen, I may start using them to post things.
You can find my current contact info on my profile. Just FYI, those links to my alternate accounts on FN, DA, etc. don't seem to work, so you'll probably need to copy and paste them into your browser address bars to get there, maybe add "www" on the front or something. If nothing else, you can use my username in each one to do a search. I don't have stuff submitted in some of them, but if something should happen, I may start using them to post things.
Going nuts trying to find someone to commission
Posted 7 years agoI've been looking to commission someone for a true, definitive reference sheet or full body reference image for my character in his new outfit. The problem is, every single person I've approached is always closed to commissions, is so f-ing popular they can afford to select their commissioners by a lottery/raffle and still manage to not piss anyone off or just flat-out ignores my messages. It's driving me up the wall, so, I'm asking you folks who actually read my journals: do you know anyone currently open to commissions who has an art style similar to artists like 
takesu , 
you-are-now-incognito and yes, even 
strype , in particular ones who have a knack or interest in drawing cyberpunk-themed pictures?
takesu , 
you-are-now-incognito and yes, even 
strype , in particular ones who have a knack or interest in drawing cyberpunk-themed pictures? Still time to bid on GrottoKraft's YCH Auction!
Posted 7 years agoI've just checked The Dealer's Den website, and Krafty's auction is still open. Still very much open, as it looks like people are waiting to start bidding; or so I assume...
There's still time to bid, and still time to help spread the word folks!
https://t.co/xbdmMdZSCQ
There's still time to bid, and still time to help spread the word folks!
https://t.co/xbdmMdZSCQ
Signal Boost - YCH Auction is live!
Posted 7 years agoArt Project Update!
Posted 7 years agoHey folks. I wanted to let you know I've got an update on that art project I mentioned before. I talked with Krafty and for folks that don't want to have to bid in the YCH auction, but would still be willing to help contribute a few bucks to it , they can do so on Krafty's FA page, via his PayPal link. Just make sure to include in the note with the payment "For Let's Bounce!" and it'll count towards the total funds that will determine the quality of the final product (i.e. sketch, inks, shading or full color). I've put out a new Tumblr post on it http://mikefang.tumblr.com/post/170.....project-update as well as new posts on Twitter https://twitter.com/HyenaPrivateEye.....31347534123010
Big Art Project Auction Starting in February!
Posted 7 years agohttp://mikefang.tumblr.com/post/170.....-expansion-and
Hey folks, got some big news here! Expansion and transformation artist extraordinare Grottokraft (aka Krafty) is holding an auction for slots in a big art project he and yours truly are doing! This project is a combination comic and picture series set in The WereHouse, the underground club that features prominently in Krafty’s Kraftinuum setting. This project will feature anthros (natch), inflation/expansion, kinky innuendo, non-fatal popping, alcohol and marijuana consumption, adult language and mild violence.
So what’s being auctioned off? Appearances in the project! If you’d like to see YOUR character appear in this delightfully zany misadventure, you have a chance to get in on the action! The auction is currently scheduled to begin in February; details and instructions on how to bid are available here: https://www.thedealersden.com/listi.....-1-of-7/131449
Now, on a personal note, I would like to ask folks who see this for a small favor. Even if you don’t plan on taking part in this auction yourself, you’d be a big help to both Krafty and me if you could repost, retweet, relink and just generally spread this message around. Post it anywhere you can think of: Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, Discord channels, website journals (i.e. FurAffinity, Weasyl, DeviantArt, etc.), anywhere you think people who would be interested in this auction could see it. Krafty and I would love to see this project get enough funding to be a full-color series of comics and artwork, but to do that, it’s going to take more than just one person can reasonably afford. We need your help, even if it’s just to spread the word.
So, get ready to start bidding if you’d like to get in on the action, and let everybody know about this opportunity!
Hey folks, got some big news here! Expansion and transformation artist extraordinare Grottokraft (aka Krafty) is holding an auction for slots in a big art project he and yours truly are doing! This project is a combination comic and picture series set in The WereHouse, the underground club that features prominently in Krafty’s Kraftinuum setting. This project will feature anthros (natch), inflation/expansion, kinky innuendo, non-fatal popping, alcohol and marijuana consumption, adult language and mild violence.
So what’s being auctioned off? Appearances in the project! If you’d like to see YOUR character appear in this delightfully zany misadventure, you have a chance to get in on the action! The auction is currently scheduled to begin in February; details and instructions on how to bid are available here: https://www.thedealersden.com/listi.....-1-of-7/131449
Now, on a personal note, I would like to ask folks who see this for a small favor. Even if you don’t plan on taking part in this auction yourself, you’d be a big help to both Krafty and me if you could repost, retweet, relink and just generally spread this message around. Post it anywhere you can think of: Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, Discord channels, website journals (i.e. FurAffinity, Weasyl, DeviantArt, etc.), anywhere you think people who would be interested in this auction could see it. Krafty and I would love to see this project get enough funding to be a full-color series of comics and artwork, but to do that, it’s going to take more than just one person can reasonably afford. We need your help, even if it’s just to spread the word.
So, get ready to start bidding if you’d like to get in on the action, and let everybody know about this opportunity!
Last-minute opening for GURPS game
Posted 7 years agoSo, my friends' sci fi GURPS game that we're playing on Roll20 may still have one open slot. We're not too far along, so there's still time to join if anyone's interested. Just send me a note if you think you can be reliable for a weekly game and I'll give you the details.
Still have slots open for GURPS game
Posted 8 years agoWe've still got spaces open for our sci-fi, space-faring GURPS game. Details are here http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8512265/ Again, reply or send a note if interested!
LFM for GURPS game (sci fi setting)
Posted 8 years agoHey folks. Well, after a hiatus, my regular DM/GM is ready to start a new online RPG campaign. This time it's going to be a GURPS campaign with a sci fi setting, with space exploration being a theme. There will be alien races, as well as the standard human race. Game time should be about once a week each Saturday, no later than 7:30 p.m. EST We'll be playing using both Discord and Roll20.
We still have 3-5 spots open; our character creation session will be Dec. 9. If anybody's interested, please contact me on my Discord account Mike Fang#7173 or by note here on FA. I'll introduce you to our GM, who can provide you with the necessary .pdf files for both gameplay and character creation, as well as answer any questions you may have.
We still have 3-5 spots open; our character creation session will be Dec. 9. If anybody's interested, please contact me on my Discord account Mike Fang#7173 or by note here on FA. I'll introduce you to our GM, who can provide you with the necessary .pdf files for both gameplay and character creation, as well as answer any questions you may have.
