Here we go again
General | Posted 15 years agoAnother year, and I have accomplished next to nothing. I promise that I've had photoshop open for the last two weeks straight but haven't been able to draw one sketch I was happy with. Maybe some b-day presents will find a way to revive my interest.
You know what would be a great present? Not seeing that ugly PB&J banner anymore.
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You know what would be a great present? Not seeing that ugly PB&J banner anymore.
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Lineart
General | Posted 15 years agoI am sad that my line art sucks. I hate my inking so much that I only use the pen tool because that's the only way I can get a smooth and consistent stroke. Everyone has such great linework but my work looks like butt! ARRRGGGHHH
Considering taking a few sketch requests but more on if I do later.
That is all.
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Considering taking a few sketch requests but more on if I do later.
That is all.
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Muro--Another banal example of DA's money-mongering BS
General | Posted 15 years agoSo they got a whole bunch of popular artists (poparts anyone?) to whore out this Muro. A shitty, poor function web-based art-making THING. An Oekaki? And then, if you want the full functionality of the brushes, you have to buy points to purchase them? Is this seriously what they've stooped to? I'm ashamed to see it, I really am. I used to enjoy DA and actually made a few friends on there (not sure I can honestly say I the same about FA), but it's bustling with artists, camwhores, and people trying to shill their arts and crafts like it was a flea market. I used to find something to fav every day, but I guess because of the exposure, I don't fav anything anymore. Hell, I fav something on FA maybe once a month. I guess I'm getting jaded.
But this Muro makes me rage because it goes against the Deviant portion of Deviant art. It's a business, I understand that, but this is truly the point where fella's sold out so completely that he might as well turn his soul over to the devil now. I don't think closing my gallery at DA would make a difference but I don't know that I'll be using it anymore. I think I'm just going to use it as a means of looking up coloring tutorials, I guess.
So whatever..
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But this Muro makes me rage because it goes against the Deviant portion of Deviant art. It's a business, I understand that, but this is truly the point where fella's sold out so completely that he might as well turn his soul over to the devil now. I don't think closing my gallery at DA would make a difference but I don't know that I'll be using it anymore. I think I'm just going to use it as a means of looking up coloring tutorials, I guess.
So whatever..
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A few tales to tell
General | Posted 15 years agoSo I was thinking that I have so many ideas on what I want to do with my characters for my wannabe RPG that I thought instead of piecing it together when I have the time to take on big projects, I think I might write a few stories. I'm going to have most of August and all of September off from school and lord knows I'm not doing a single thing at work, so I might give story writing a try. I haven't done anything like that in years. I know no one here would read it, hell, I don't get but a glancing look when I post non-porn work here, why on earth would I think that someone would read a story that's may but probably not have porn in it. However, it will have furries in it, so I suppose that's okay for some of you, right?
I'm a big fan of high fantasy and intrigue. If you've ever read Katherine Kerr's Devvery cycle or a particular fav of mine, Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy series, they both have generous doses of both. I like a story that I can't tell the end to, that I can't have to read again to catch all the subtle hints. I love the way things are tied together so neatly once you see the whole picture--unfortunately, that won't put a person on the best seller list.
To be honest, I'm in a funk. I'm getting in trouble at work constantly for things that aren't even close to under my control. I'm trying to be as invisible as possible--I'm going to take leave for two weeks to do some family things and then I'm coming back in on nights so people will just assume I disappeared which is possibly the best way to do things for the foreseeable future. This will give me something to do while I sit around at night with even less to do than I've got now.
Also: Cuponk.
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I'm a big fan of high fantasy and intrigue. If you've ever read Katherine Kerr's Devvery cycle or a particular fav of mine, Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy series, they both have generous doses of both. I like a story that I can't tell the end to, that I can't have to read again to catch all the subtle hints. I love the way things are tied together so neatly once you see the whole picture--unfortunately, that won't put a person on the best seller list.
To be honest, I'm in a funk. I'm getting in trouble at work constantly for things that aren't even close to under my control. I'm trying to be as invisible as possible--I'm going to take leave for two weeks to do some family things and then I'm coming back in on nights so people will just assume I disappeared which is possibly the best way to do things for the foreseeable future. This will give me something to do while I sit around at night with even less to do than I've got now.
Also: Cuponk.
Reflex
Random poll for all you job-havers
General | Posted 15 years agoFolks, I'm in a unique situation. I currently am employed to do computer work by an office of an agency that currently has no and will not in the foreseeable future have any computer work to do. So I spend a lot of time doing nothing. Now, I'm obligated by the terms of my service commitment to be there.
In the past, my job was wholly rewarding and at times I actually wished I had less to do, but it defined who I was and my self-esteem. But now the only reflection on my self-esteem is that I find I'm not considered anything more than a person pulling a paycheck. I come in when I want, I leave when I want. I have no one to check up on me and no one cares if I'm there or not.
I have been told, however; when I am there, I am spread a bad attitude because I'm not willing to gloss over the truth and keep a positive opinion.
I guess what I really want to know is which is worse: Taking a job that could hardly be classified as a job, or do a job that would be so hard that you never have time to do anything else?
Reflex
In the past, my job was wholly rewarding and at times I actually wished I had less to do, but it defined who I was and my self-esteem. But now the only reflection on my self-esteem is that I find I'm not considered anything more than a person pulling a paycheck. I come in when I want, I leave when I want. I have no one to check up on me and no one cares if I'm there or not.
I have been told, however; when I am there, I am spread a bad attitude because I'm not willing to gloss over the truth and keep a positive opinion.
I guess what I really want to know is which is worse: Taking a job that could hardly be classified as a job, or do a job that would be so hard that you never have time to do anything else?
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HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
General | Posted 15 years agoI love it when karma bites someone in the ass--because they deserved it. You fuck around long enough, you're going to get an STD. You're going to get what's coming to you if you lie, cheat and steal, you talentless hack. People just want to hang around for the art??? HAH! It's shit, so hang on while I drop a deuce on a piece of paper--well, two years from now...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Mass Effect 2
General | Posted 15 years agoSo I just played the ME2 demo. I've got it on my gamefly, but that kinda game can take months of abuse and I typically don't 'rent' games that take more than a week to drop, though here recently, I've had a string of RPGs to play. Busy busy busy.
Should I get a copy of ME2 for keepsies?
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Should I get a copy of ME2 for keepsies?
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Free Market versus Union Pricing?
General | Posted 15 years agoSo I just got done reading a journal...I won't tell whose, but I know that there are more than one of its kind, talking about setting price points for selling prints. They were actually degrading the people reading their journal that are the commissioning base of the entire furry culture.
I'm sure I'm going to be donning the choir robes for this statement but: if you degrade your fan base by telling them what you think is wrong with their lives, you are doing something wrong. If you are trying to start a furry artist union (I shiver at the thought) to combat people putting a low price on art prints over at another site (which by the way, there are plenty of other places that do the same thing--some might do it cheaper!).
Number one: If you insult your fan base you are doing me a favor because there are plenty of people that will turn around and find a commission from someone else. At least I would hope. Is this what happens in actuality? I don't know because furries are a fickle bunch, capable of taking mountains of abuse as long as it's not directed at them specifically. But here's the thing that gets me: I feel that when producing art for a niche community, they are the ones holding your way of life in their hands. Should one or two commissioners stop working, or decide that they're getting off the porn pony, the furry community will suffer for it. Why? Because there aren't a plethora of individuals willing to take up the commissioning slack. Maybe because of my small purview this is an inaccuracy. Obviously there are more people who want art made for them than there are people who make art, right?
Which brings me to the next thought: Who commissions someone for a picture of the artist's character? I know I've asked this before but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. But it reinforces when someone draws their own character, why would someone want a print of that? Prints typically are for images that are evocative, things that can be displayed with some sense of connection between the image and the owner.
Number two: I hesitate to say it twice because I can recall a time when everyone had those certified artist icons shitting up FA over some drama, but if a few bigger individuals got together (strype, kami, sketch, nitro, chalo, etc..) and told their fan base not to support artists that aren't part of a Furry Artist's Group (acro tee hee!) because these other people were driving down the price of goods across the industry, it could hold some serious implications. The only thing that prevents this from happening is the fact that most people at the upper echelon of furry art are making enough off of site subs to their various pornicopias, that they are content with getting whatever Bernal or onta or clubstripes doles out to them on the monthlies.
I do art as a release and to enjoy it. I could seriously care less if I even charged $5 for my work other than the fact that I feel that if I'm going to pull time away from my family and my own enjoyment, I should balance how much that's worth.
And I'll leave you with my only thought on inkbunny: I hope it impresses on the site admins here to get shit like the commission tabs working again, or get a paid coder or something because FA needs an overhaul. Shit, How old is it and we just got a search? LAME
Reflex
I'm sure I'm going to be donning the choir robes for this statement but: if you degrade your fan base by telling them what you think is wrong with their lives, you are doing something wrong. If you are trying to start a furry artist union (I shiver at the thought) to combat people putting a low price on art prints over at another site (which by the way, there are plenty of other places that do the same thing--some might do it cheaper!).
Number one: If you insult your fan base you are doing me a favor because there are plenty of people that will turn around and find a commission from someone else. At least I would hope. Is this what happens in actuality? I don't know because furries are a fickle bunch, capable of taking mountains of abuse as long as it's not directed at them specifically. But here's the thing that gets me: I feel that when producing art for a niche community, they are the ones holding your way of life in their hands. Should one or two commissioners stop working, or decide that they're getting off the porn pony, the furry community will suffer for it. Why? Because there aren't a plethora of individuals willing to take up the commissioning slack. Maybe because of my small purview this is an inaccuracy. Obviously there are more people who want art made for them than there are people who make art, right?
Which brings me to the next thought: Who commissions someone for a picture of the artist's character? I know I've asked this before but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. But it reinforces when someone draws their own character, why would someone want a print of that? Prints typically are for images that are evocative, things that can be displayed with some sense of connection between the image and the owner.
Number two: I hesitate to say it twice because I can recall a time when everyone had those certified artist icons shitting up FA over some drama, but if a few bigger individuals got together (strype, kami, sketch, nitro, chalo, etc..) and told their fan base not to support artists that aren't part of a Furry Artist's Group (acro tee hee!) because these other people were driving down the price of goods across the industry, it could hold some serious implications. The only thing that prevents this from happening is the fact that most people at the upper echelon of furry art are making enough off of site subs to their various pornicopias, that they are content with getting whatever Bernal or onta or clubstripes doles out to them on the monthlies.
I do art as a release and to enjoy it. I could seriously care less if I even charged $5 for my work other than the fact that I feel that if I'm going to pull time away from my family and my own enjoyment, I should balance how much that's worth.
And I'll leave you with my only thought on inkbunny: I hope it impresses on the site admins here to get shit like the commission tabs working again, or get a paid coder or something because FA needs an overhaul. Shit, How old is it and we just got a search? LAME
Reflex
Behind the times
General | Posted 15 years agoPatapon is my new obsession.
I've got a ton of work-related gripes that so few on this site could related to, it's not worth airing.
On other notes: How are you guys? Good I hope.
Reflex
I've got a ton of work-related gripes that so few on this site could related to, it's not worth airing.
On other notes: How are you guys? Good I hope.
Reflex
More of ... If I were a video game designer
General | Posted 15 years agoSo I know I've troubled you with this ridiculous thought before, but I'm going to throw it out there again.
What about adding on the fly weapon switching. What if, in addition to the Xenogears-like attack gauge, you included weapon switching. Like take http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3733825 Anju for example. She is fairly proficient in pistols and fencing swords. Should you happened to be equipped with the rapier at the time of an attack, she has a greater chance to parry, but cannot attack airborne or back row enemies. But having the pistols equipped at the time she gets attacked gives her a random preemptive strike that does half damage but stuns an enemy and drains her gauge (regardless of where she is in the charge). Every character can switch between two pre-configured weapons (range and melee) or setups (one hand or dual wield) that can be changed by pressing a button.
Maybe we could extend that premise out further and make it so that magic users had offensive and defensive versions of every spell and could switch on the fly.
I think this would go well with the tarot theme that I'm thinking of putting in the game by calling one of the configurations the standard and one the reverse. Not that I would need to explain it to you, but reverse is when a tarot card is placed upside down because of the shuffle and means the opposite of what the traditional card's meaning is in most cases. Which would sum up the weapons rather well.
I was not a fan of only finding a sparse few weapons in a recent JRPG which will remain pointless. But I would be willing to see an overtly obvious non-grindcore necessary weapon upgrade structure. I liked the idea of taking the suit cards (rods, wands, swords and coins) and combining them to make up the upgrade structure. Maybe a materia-like slot system that you put suit cards. Combinations of linked cards create new skills--sort of like the Valkyrie Profile 2 Equipment system. Want your sword to have a situationally appropriate magic attack associated with it? Link a wand and a sword. Or something like that. And each weapon would have a different tarot card spread. The card that you put into each position determines a different link and a different aspect that it affects.
Man, I shouldn't even be writing this stuff down because it's fucking GOLD for a game developer.
Maybe someone should collaborate with me on this. It would be KICK ASS.
That is all.
Reflex
What about adding on the fly weapon switching. What if, in addition to the Xenogears-like attack gauge, you included weapon switching. Like take http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3733825 Anju for example. She is fairly proficient in pistols and fencing swords. Should you happened to be equipped with the rapier at the time of an attack, she has a greater chance to parry, but cannot attack airborne or back row enemies. But having the pistols equipped at the time she gets attacked gives her a random preemptive strike that does half damage but stuns an enemy and drains her gauge (regardless of where she is in the charge). Every character can switch between two pre-configured weapons (range and melee) or setups (one hand or dual wield) that can be changed by pressing a button.
Maybe we could extend that premise out further and make it so that magic users had offensive and defensive versions of every spell and could switch on the fly.
I think this would go well with the tarot theme that I'm thinking of putting in the game by calling one of the configurations the standard and one the reverse. Not that I would need to explain it to you, but reverse is when a tarot card is placed upside down because of the shuffle and means the opposite of what the traditional card's meaning is in most cases. Which would sum up the weapons rather well.
I was not a fan of only finding a sparse few weapons in a recent JRPG which will remain pointless. But I would be willing to see an overtly obvious non-grindcore necessary weapon upgrade structure. I liked the idea of taking the suit cards (rods, wands, swords and coins) and combining them to make up the upgrade structure. Maybe a materia-like slot system that you put suit cards. Combinations of linked cards create new skills--sort of like the Valkyrie Profile 2 Equipment system. Want your sword to have a situationally appropriate magic attack associated with it? Link a wand and a sword. Or something like that. And each weapon would have a different tarot card spread. The card that you put into each position determines a different link and a different aspect that it affects.
Man, I shouldn't even be writing this stuff down because it's fucking GOLD for a game developer.
Maybe someone should collaborate with me on this. It would be KICK ASS.
That is all.
Reflex
Obviously the Wrong Audience
General | Posted 15 years agoSo I'm noticing that I am definitely not aiming at the right audience here with recent artworks. I suppose I should recant and draw some poon. I haven't drawn anything seriously dirty lately. I guess if I'm doing art for me, there's no real need to do porny work because I can just find it on the Interbutts. It is sad when I think back about how fun it was to do that stuff, but now I've kinda moved away. I mean, shit...I've only done 4 drawing since October? Maybe I'll work on some more Tiny Dancers. I know you guys don't like 'em, but they're easy for me because it's all about gesture. And it's sort of a restrained work. It is a way to keep things centered.
I think I need to get into deeper perspectives. Upshots and the like. A challenge is always nice. Maybe I should just do some landscapes. Those always pull in the crowd around here. (ha ha)
Anywho, great talkin' with ya. See ya later.
Reflex
I think I need to get into deeper perspectives. Upshots and the like. A challenge is always nice. Maybe I should just do some landscapes. Those always pull in the crowd around here. (ha ha)
Anywho, great talkin' with ya. See ya later.
Reflex
BAK
General | Posted 15 years agoSo I got distracted by Gamefly subs (Bayonetta and Darksiders) while attempting to slog my way through the longest corridor in Final Fantasy History. Eschewing character development for cut scenes and battle systems for just pressing A, I have determined that there are no redeeming qualities to the game. It's the first HD Final Fantasy and looks like a shiny new marble, but there is no reason to play with it. You can admire it but it has little functional ability in this day and age. If they were going to put all this work into it, why not just make a movie? I'd give more of a crap about that.
I have to say that I enjoyed it equally as much as the other two games I was playing during it, but I was longing for something more.
I went back and revisited my Tarot Card based game to see if I couldn't get something out of that. Do you write a story first? I feel like that would be the most important thing. And character development--games like Fallout 3 and Fable determine your development on imprecise characterizations--they paint with a broad brush, and they only use a few colors. What you do is good or it is bad. D&D makes you care about your characters by making you create them. You get in what you put out. You play as you feel your character would act in those situations.
And what about bosses? Why does square enix make sullen characters that deep down, care for everyone. Or insanely happy and up beat ones. What about regular people? Do they not get dragged, unwillingly into events that they don't truly understand?
And what would push a person who did not truly know how much time they had left alive decide arbitrarily to go on a "side quest?" What about a game where all attributes were hidden. You didn't know how well your character was doing, just had to guess based on ability and skill? Could you play a game like that? What made KH sell so well? Would you like a combo with that? No thanks, I'll just press one button repeatedly.
I think Xenogear's fighting style was vastly under-rated. Chrono trigger had, what I felt was near perfect character growth and interesting development for a silent character. What if you took command driven attacks, replaced them with an attack gauge like xeno gears and gave them all commands when they reached ATB full charge? You could have combos between characters that were performing attacks at a certain time, turn into a different attack when another character attacks the same enemy.
Let's say we took Crono and Robo with full ATB and each one had 5 attack points. You choose Crono's cyclone attack which counts for two, then three more regular attacks. You tell him to act. You then tell Robo to do laser spin which is a two gauge attack, while crono's attack is in progress, they work together to do rocket roll. Maybe then you can jam on buttons while Crono's attack moves are being counted and discard them for a longer dual tech? That's how I would have liked to see FF 13 work. It's always so sterile, no one does anything except exactly what the AI thinks is best. WHAT? Spam Army of One. Make it a multiplayer game. Bring back the old Crystal Chronicles style with wireless DS for menu stuff, but awesome characters that you control on screen!!! They missed the big opportunity with the FF:CC games.
So I'm going to think twice before buying anything that SE is selling, because all I've seen out of them for the last 3 years has been crap with every major IP. Son, I AM DISAPPOINT.
Reflex
I have to say that I enjoyed it equally as much as the other two games I was playing during it, but I was longing for something more.
I went back and revisited my Tarot Card based game to see if I couldn't get something out of that. Do you write a story first? I feel like that would be the most important thing. And character development--games like Fallout 3 and Fable determine your development on imprecise characterizations--they paint with a broad brush, and they only use a few colors. What you do is good or it is bad. D&D makes you care about your characters by making you create them. You get in what you put out. You play as you feel your character would act in those situations.
And what about bosses? Why does square enix make sullen characters that deep down, care for everyone. Or insanely happy and up beat ones. What about regular people? Do they not get dragged, unwillingly into events that they don't truly understand?
And what would push a person who did not truly know how much time they had left alive decide arbitrarily to go on a "side quest?" What about a game where all attributes were hidden. You didn't know how well your character was doing, just had to guess based on ability and skill? Could you play a game like that? What made KH sell so well? Would you like a combo with that? No thanks, I'll just press one button repeatedly.
I think Xenogear's fighting style was vastly under-rated. Chrono trigger had, what I felt was near perfect character growth and interesting development for a silent character. What if you took command driven attacks, replaced them with an attack gauge like xeno gears and gave them all commands when they reached ATB full charge? You could have combos between characters that were performing attacks at a certain time, turn into a different attack when another character attacks the same enemy.
Let's say we took Crono and Robo with full ATB and each one had 5 attack points. You choose Crono's cyclone attack which counts for two, then three more regular attacks. You tell him to act. You then tell Robo to do laser spin which is a two gauge attack, while crono's attack is in progress, they work together to do rocket roll. Maybe then you can jam on buttons while Crono's attack moves are being counted and discard them for a longer dual tech? That's how I would have liked to see FF 13 work. It's always so sterile, no one does anything except exactly what the AI thinks is best. WHAT? Spam Army of One. Make it a multiplayer game. Bring back the old Crystal Chronicles style with wireless DS for menu stuff, but awesome characters that you control on screen!!! They missed the big opportunity with the FF:CC games.
So I'm going to think twice before buying anything that SE is selling, because all I've seen out of them for the last 3 years has been crap with every major IP. Son, I AM DISAPPOINT.
Reflex
FF 13
General | Posted 16 years agoBBL
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Small window of Commissions
General | Posted 16 years agoFrom now until the 1st of Feb, I'm going to be waylaid by a few chunks of flesh being removed from my body and no college to do after work. So I'm opening a small window of commission work for those interested. If there aren't any, that's not a problem; I will go back to hunting for feathers on AC2.
Prices are as follows:
400 DPI Full color, full background image - $60-$100 (depending on the amount of difficulty in doing the background.) This image http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3294153 is $75 to give you an idea.
Full color, one character, little to no background - $45
Chibi characters, full color OR Inked character image - $25
Sketches- $10
Additional Characters- $5 for the first, $10 for each additional
Prices are negotiable, depending on the simplicity of the image.
Any takers can note or comment in the Journal.
Reflex
Prices are as follows:
400 DPI Full color, full background image - $60-$100 (depending on the amount of difficulty in doing the background.) This image http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3294153 is $75 to give you an idea.
Full color, one character, little to no background - $45
Chibi characters, full color OR Inked character image - $25
Sketches- $10
Additional Characters- $5 for the first, $10 for each additional
Prices are negotiable, depending on the simplicity of the image.
Any takers can note or comment in the Journal.
Reflex
Two things
General | Posted 16 years ago1. I've been trollin' /b/ for the last few days. I dunno. fun.
2. I don't think I have enough art this year to fill up that 2009 summary of art meme goin' around.
Reflex
2. I don't think I have enough art this year to fill up that 2009 summary of art meme goin' around.
Reflex
Art Theft as a Moral Quandry
General | Posted 16 years agoIf you haven't heard about it, some fly-by-night porn site ripped a whole bunch of furry art and posted on their pages with a $30 fee to look. Onta, got all the screen caps on the page and posted them to show people that their art was stolen and which ones specifically.
Should I be depressed that my art wasn't on there? I don't think my art gets stolen, nor do I think that my art ends up on the chans. Or does this mean that my work doesn't classify as porn? Is it art? I mean, some of it is, but I'd like to think I've got something in there worth spankin' it to. No? Well, shit.
Anywho,
I'm back to work on drawing and I'll be providing work soon, hopefully.
Refleximage
Should I be depressed that my art wasn't on there? I don't think my art gets stolen, nor do I think that my art ends up on the chans. Or does this mean that my work doesn't classify as porn? Is it art? I mean, some of it is, but I'd like to think I've got something in there worth spankin' it to. No? Well, shit.
Anywho,
I'm back to work on drawing and I'll be providing work soon, hopefully.
Refleximage
Maybe I'll do some drawing soon
General | Posted 16 years agoWe spent the better part of the last three days unpacking 290 boxes of stuff. We still have so much more to do, but if I get some time, or get tired of pulling crap out of boxes, I'll probably draw a little something. I've got to put the finishing touches on my Tarot card set because I'm putting them together for a snapfish or lulu book. It's going to be a present for a few of the extended family members. If anyone's interested in a book with all the images from the Tarot and a better, more coherent Fool's Tale to go with it, let me know and I'll put it up here for you to purchase. If I get enough orders, I might pursue a Majors deck and see how well that turns out.
In other news, I missed my computer so much and my monitor and a decent internet connection too...
That's all for now,
Reflex
In other news, I missed my computer so much and my monitor and a decent internet connection too...
That's all for now,
Reflex
I ain't done shit
General | Posted 16 years agoSo we're still not in the new house. We won't close on it until the 13th of next month, but it is really awesome and a little terrifying to be buying a house--especially as a military member that could very well get shipped off in 3 or 4 years. Elsewise, Charlottesville (that's in VA, not NC) is a relatively nice place, but no Olive Garden...there is no decent place to get Italian food unless you consider Sbarro's (how do you pronounce that anyway? I say it SSSS-BAR-O's) decent--which in most cases I don't.
Work isn't so much of a chore anymore--it's practically an inconvenience since no one has any idea what I should be doing. I suppose I'm okay with that.
Moving on...
FF:Dissidia Anyone playing? I'm really enjoying it more than I thought I would.
358/2 Days: Too much sea salt ice cream, not enough me enjoying myself. This is the first KH game that I've actually disliked--and I was almost there on CoM until I replayed it on the PS2.
Henry Hatsworth--BEST PUZZLER/ACTION GAME EVAR!!!
Also: two years after buying the game for my wife, she has finally beaten Puzzle Quest. She has had that game in her DS for 2 years. 2 YEARS. And it's not because she's bad at the game, but it's because she did EVERYTHING. I lost my will to play that game half way through. The Galatrix one, I beat, however--but that's because I had a combo that was unbreakable--provided I got even a single turn.
For the 360: I'm about to try out Bionic Commando--
Who D/Led the Castle Crasher's new expansion? It's got a tamed down Necro in it! The chainsaw is pretty sweet, but I'm still all about that golden sword. Anyone wants to drop me a friend request, I'm on as Refleximage (duh) And I will school the shit out of anyone lvl1-39 at Castle Crashers because my aerial combo skills will never let you down! HAH!
Some guy I know at work got the H1N1 (I call it the Hienie) and it's crazy because we (my wife and I) were just talking to him today and he seemed fine. The irony is that we were talking about it to him just today. I wonder how fast that shit sets in. It's weird how it spreads because it just kinda "pops" up. No H1N1 vaccine until November and as I'm in the military I'm assured to get it as a mandatory thing--crazy shit...I still think it's only a pandemic because the media went ape shit about it. Look at that Avian Flu from a few years back...flu.gov says they're still monitoring it, but nobody's been talking about it. Remember SARS? Mad Cow? Just another media firestorm...heh, I say that until I catch it. It's probably like the candyman of viruses. If you turn the lights off in your bathroom and look in the mirror and say H1N1 5 times, then you get it in 7 days or some nonsense.
Anywho, Tired--sleep now
Thoughts?
Reflex
Work isn't so much of a chore anymore--it's practically an inconvenience since no one has any idea what I should be doing. I suppose I'm okay with that.
Moving on...
FF:Dissidia Anyone playing? I'm really enjoying it more than I thought I would.
358/2 Days: Too much sea salt ice cream, not enough me enjoying myself. This is the first KH game that I've actually disliked--and I was almost there on CoM until I replayed it on the PS2.
Henry Hatsworth--BEST PUZZLER/ACTION GAME EVAR!!!
Also: two years after buying the game for my wife, she has finally beaten Puzzle Quest. She has had that game in her DS for 2 years. 2 YEARS. And it's not because she's bad at the game, but it's because she did EVERYTHING. I lost my will to play that game half way through. The Galatrix one, I beat, however--but that's because I had a combo that was unbreakable--provided I got even a single turn.
For the 360: I'm about to try out Bionic Commando--
Who D/Led the Castle Crasher's new expansion? It's got a tamed down Necro in it! The chainsaw is pretty sweet, but I'm still all about that golden sword. Anyone wants to drop me a friend request, I'm on as Refleximage (duh) And I will school the shit out of anyone lvl1-39 at Castle Crashers because my aerial combo skills will never let you down! HAH!
Some guy I know at work got the H1N1 (I call it the Hienie) and it's crazy because we (my wife and I) were just talking to him today and he seemed fine. The irony is that we were talking about it to him just today. I wonder how fast that shit sets in. It's weird how it spreads because it just kinda "pops" up. No H1N1 vaccine until November and as I'm in the military I'm assured to get it as a mandatory thing--crazy shit...I still think it's only a pandemic because the media went ape shit about it. Look at that Avian Flu from a few years back...flu.gov says they're still monitoring it, but nobody's been talking about it. Remember SARS? Mad Cow? Just another media firestorm...heh, I say that until I catch it. It's probably like the candyman of viruses. If you turn the lights off in your bathroom and look in the mirror and say H1N1 5 times, then you get it in 7 days or some nonsense.
Anywho, Tired--sleep now
Thoughts?
Reflex
What a year
General | Posted 16 years agoSo I am quickly (read: Sunday) approaching my 30th birthday. A lot has happened. I lost my mother to breast cancer and my aunt to ovarian cancer, I moved Charlottesville with my new job, I'm waiting on a home to be built and meanwhile living with the barest essentials in a two-bedroom apt with the family. I've passed another year of college classes and have only one left to go, got a promotion, learned about the finer points of wine and wii bowling...
It's been quite a year, many firsts, many things I never thought I would have to do.
30 years have taught me so much and in the same regard shown me how little I really know. So this Sunday when I raise my long island iced tea and toast to friends and family, there are many things I think about, and many things I would like to say. But my wish for myself and for all of us--
"I wish to die a young man, no matter what age it might occur."
Reflex
It's been quite a year, many firsts, many things I never thought I would have to do.
30 years have taught me so much and in the same regard shown me how little I really know. So this Sunday when I raise my long island iced tea and toast to friends and family, there are many things I think about, and many things I would like to say. But my wish for myself and for all of us--
"I wish to die a young man, no matter what age it might occur."
Reflex
I am Homeless
General | Posted 16 years agoAs with most military members, there comes a time in one's life when they are without a place to call home. My family and I are in a hotel (two adults, an eight year old, and a 2 year old) and it is pretty uncomfortable. We move into a furnished apt after labor day while we wait for our home to be built. All of our stuff has to sit in storage while we wait. So in the meantime, I and my family are homeless.
But that's not the main point of my story here. The thing I am really frustrated at is that I see a lot of great art that is really inspiring and the only thing I have access to is my wife's old laptop. I might be able to work something out later to produce some real media sketches and scan those in (since my wife will probably be buying a 4-in-1 before too long).
So I've been burning my time playing Pokemon Emerald on my son's DS Lite. I finally caught a Skarmory. Anyone play that old game? I have had a game from every generation of Pokemon, but I've never beaten it. Now that I have more time to devote to handheld games, I think I'll be able to do it--any fav pokemon from that game you guys can recommend? I've got Mudkip (Marshtomp, actually), cause I herd u liek it.
Anywho, that's me and my homeless self.
Reflex
But that's not the main point of my story here. The thing I am really frustrated at is that I see a lot of great art that is really inspiring and the only thing I have access to is my wife's old laptop. I might be able to work something out later to produce some real media sketches and scan those in (since my wife will probably be buying a 4-in-1 before too long).
So I've been burning my time playing Pokemon Emerald on my son's DS Lite. I finally caught a Skarmory. Anyone play that old game? I have had a game from every generation of Pokemon, but I've never beaten it. Now that I have more time to devote to handheld games, I think I'll be able to do it--any fav pokemon from that game you guys can recommend? I've got Mudkip (Marshtomp, actually), cause I herd u liek it.
Anywho, that's me and my homeless self.
Reflex
Moving is a pain
General | Posted 16 years agoIt's an inevitability in the military that one will move. I happen to be one of the ones that moves every 3-4 years or so. And none of my moves have ever EVER gone smoothly. They always move too fast and adding the government level of bureaucracy into the mix, it's difficult to be on time. We are moving from Northern Va down to the Charlottesville area. The situation has moved very quickly thus far in terms of finding a house to buy. I don't like the idea of buying a house that a few years down the road we will have to rent out or sell but there is nothing to rent out there as it is.
The daycare situation is abysmal. No one gets to work any earlier than 8 o'clock. This is so far removed from the way the DC metro area works that it is ridiculous. The bonus here is that we get to get up at 6, have a family breakfast every day and then get our kids ready for school. It's more like what I knew as a youngster. The problem here becomes that there's no way of getting home before 5:45 or so. So while one of us is getting breakfast together, the other is going to be getting dinner ready to be cooked. We have to be more organized to make this work right. I still have to figure out what I'm doing for PT out there. Hopefully none of the douchecocks that are going out there that outrank me will get a bug up their ass to have PT before 8 because that just won't be happening.
Question for you folks: How old should a child be before they can lock up the house themselves and walk to the bus stop? I ask because my 8 year old will have to ride the bus to school but I don't feel that he can manage the responsibility. They actually let kids ride their bikes to school at his age. Frankly, I rode my bike to school too...Of course, I knew how to ride a bike and I lived on a military installation. He has the option to ride the bus, but it doesn't get to the development where we will potentially be living until 7:30 in the morning. A 30 minute drive plus a 10 minute drop off for the baby is a tough situation.
And moving is never fun because we have to go through all the things we have and cut down the things we don't need/want/use. Which is tough. Making tough decisions is not my forte. Coupling that with the both of us having to finish History papers and take Finals in the next two weeks as well as get our house ready to move and still finding time for our kids, I am a little stressed out and I'm sure that my wife is too. There are a million things to do, the problem is that when we get there, there's nothing to do. The building isn't built yet, the lines aren't run, the place isn't going to open until November. We won't have jobs for two months, and we'll be sitting around with our thumbs up our ass in an overcrowded building all because we went on the word of a contractor that said he would have a temp building built by August.
I am not pleased, but at least my wife will have her job still and I'll be paid so long as I'm living and breathing (which are two things I highly enjoy) and my son will start school when school starts, which for a military kid, doesn't always happen, but thus far we've been lucky. I'm sure everything will work out in the end, but getting there is always difficult.
Wish us luck in the coming month and if you don't see anything work-wise from me, you know why.
Reflex
The daycare situation is abysmal. No one gets to work any earlier than 8 o'clock. This is so far removed from the way the DC metro area works that it is ridiculous. The bonus here is that we get to get up at 6, have a family breakfast every day and then get our kids ready for school. It's more like what I knew as a youngster. The problem here becomes that there's no way of getting home before 5:45 or so. So while one of us is getting breakfast together, the other is going to be getting dinner ready to be cooked. We have to be more organized to make this work right. I still have to figure out what I'm doing for PT out there. Hopefully none of the douchecocks that are going out there that outrank me will get a bug up their ass to have PT before 8 because that just won't be happening.
Question for you folks: How old should a child be before they can lock up the house themselves and walk to the bus stop? I ask because my 8 year old will have to ride the bus to school but I don't feel that he can manage the responsibility. They actually let kids ride their bikes to school at his age. Frankly, I rode my bike to school too...Of course, I knew how to ride a bike and I lived on a military installation. He has the option to ride the bus, but it doesn't get to the development where we will potentially be living until 7:30 in the morning. A 30 minute drive plus a 10 minute drop off for the baby is a tough situation.
And moving is never fun because we have to go through all the things we have and cut down the things we don't need/want/use. Which is tough. Making tough decisions is not my forte. Coupling that with the both of us having to finish History papers and take Finals in the next two weeks as well as get our house ready to move and still finding time for our kids, I am a little stressed out and I'm sure that my wife is too. There are a million things to do, the problem is that when we get there, there's nothing to do. The building isn't built yet, the lines aren't run, the place isn't going to open until November. We won't have jobs for two months, and we'll be sitting around with our thumbs up our ass in an overcrowded building all because we went on the word of a contractor that said he would have a temp building built by August.
I am not pleased, but at least my wife will have her job still and I'll be paid so long as I'm living and breathing (which are two things I highly enjoy) and my son will start school when school starts, which for a military kid, doesn't always happen, but thus far we've been lucky. I'm sure everything will work out in the end, but getting there is always difficult.
Wish us luck in the coming month and if you don't see anything work-wise from me, you know why.
Reflex
1 vs 100 - You playin? and other games
General | Posted 16 years agoIt's my new addiction. The wife and I play it a lot and try to catch the early live show on Saturday. It's pretty fun.
Anyone else out there enjoy a good trivia game once in a while.
And my other huge addiction right now: Magic the gathering, Duels of the Planeswalkers. I'm mad that the decks are pre-builts and that the computer gets tons of mana but I always seem to get screwed unless I start with 4 in my hand, then I don't have anything to play afterward. You open up the entire white deck and there are some really good cards like Purity and the Legendary Angel that resurrects a creature a per turn from your graveyard. Again, the wife and I play the two-headed giant co-op mode on that one. If anyone plays that, let me know. I feel like playing a real person would be a welcome change of pace.
Speaking of, I get really nervous when I play online and tend to feel very "weak in the knees" if you will when I am playing against someone. It really prevents me from playing online games very often unless they are co-op. I really wanted to have someone to co-op with in Gears of War 1 + 2, but I don't have but one friend on 360. Maybe I should hang out on the forums...The only game I don't really care what happens in is Castle Crashers because it's not really a competitive game and I think the princess fights are just in good fun. It's not like anyone's crazy mad if they loose that because there is only one achievement associated with it...speaking of, I can't get the Medic! achievement or the arena or glort! ones because no one plays the other CC modes...especially the one where the person with a turbo controller wins.
I also am hooked on Eternal Sonata...mostly because the person (or persons) responsible for the character models was the same one that did the KH series, so it's got a lot of that same feel, though I wish the battle system was that way. For my money, Falsetto is the coolest character in that game, I just like her character model and I feel like that goes a long way when it comes to who is in my party...what is up with Beat?! # Super Paper Mario...Wish it were more like 1000 year door. I might just put that on my game fly to play it again...can you save gamecube game saves on the wii? Probably not, huh? That would make way to much sense.
Anyways,
That's what I'm playin' now, trying to finish them up so that I can get back to playing The Last Remnant...that game is going to take me FOREVER to beat, but there's a part of it I really enjoy when it comes to the sheer amount of sidequest availability. I think sidequests make or break an RPG. FF7 would have been a completely unremarkable game without the sidequests ... and the Golden Saucer Arcade. If they remade 7, I would hope they would include all the extra arcade-style games...even the sub and moogle games...though I much prefer the snowboarding game.
What was your favorite side quest in any game?
I think mine was the chocobo searching game in FF9. I could do that for HOURS!
Anyway,
I was thinking about doing a little bonus comic for LB to see if I can actually get something together but my problem is the backgrounds, so I would really have to stop being lazy and draw some backgrounds out on paper and use them. I feel like Chalo cops out on his backgrounds and fills up the panels with boobs to compensate and sometimes that leads to confusion with panel progression, but I really shouldn't throw stones considering on how I'm not the uber famous head-eclipsing boobs-drawer that he is.
Also wanted to throw in there that DA had a thing about DAZ3d studio for free, so I downloaded it because I really think that my style would lend itself pretty well to cel shaded 3D stuff, but I don't know the first thing about 3d work so I'm at a loss as to how to even begin, so I've been a little trepidatious about proceeding in that vein. Any tuts anyone can suggest?
So whuteva yo,
Reflex
Anyone else out there enjoy a good trivia game once in a while.
And my other huge addiction right now: Magic the gathering, Duels of the Planeswalkers. I'm mad that the decks are pre-builts and that the computer gets tons of mana but I always seem to get screwed unless I start with 4 in my hand, then I don't have anything to play afterward. You open up the entire white deck and there are some really good cards like Purity and the Legendary Angel that resurrects a creature a per turn from your graveyard. Again, the wife and I play the two-headed giant co-op mode on that one. If anyone plays that, let me know. I feel like playing a real person would be a welcome change of pace.
Speaking of, I get really nervous when I play online and tend to feel very "weak in the knees" if you will when I am playing against someone. It really prevents me from playing online games very often unless they are co-op. I really wanted to have someone to co-op with in Gears of War 1 + 2, but I don't have but one friend on 360. Maybe I should hang out on the forums...The only game I don't really care what happens in is Castle Crashers because it's not really a competitive game and I think the princess fights are just in good fun. It's not like anyone's crazy mad if they loose that because there is only one achievement associated with it...speaking of, I can't get the Medic! achievement or the arena or glort! ones because no one plays the other CC modes...especially the one where the person with a turbo controller wins.
I also am hooked on Eternal Sonata...mostly because the person (or persons) responsible for the character models was the same one that did the KH series, so it's got a lot of that same feel, though I wish the battle system was that way. For my money, Falsetto is the coolest character in that game, I just like her character model and I feel like that goes a long way when it comes to who is in my party...what is up with Beat?! # Super Paper Mario...Wish it were more like 1000 year door. I might just put that on my game fly to play it again...can you save gamecube game saves on the wii? Probably not, huh? That would make way to much sense.
Anyways,
That's what I'm playin' now, trying to finish them up so that I can get back to playing The Last Remnant...that game is going to take me FOREVER to beat, but there's a part of it I really enjoy when it comes to the sheer amount of sidequest availability. I think sidequests make or break an RPG. FF7 would have been a completely unremarkable game without the sidequests ... and the Golden Saucer Arcade. If they remade 7, I would hope they would include all the extra arcade-style games...even the sub and moogle games...though I much prefer the snowboarding game.
What was your favorite side quest in any game?
I think mine was the chocobo searching game in FF9. I could do that for HOURS!
Anyway,
I was thinking about doing a little bonus comic for LB to see if I can actually get something together but my problem is the backgrounds, so I would really have to stop being lazy and draw some backgrounds out on paper and use them. I feel like Chalo cops out on his backgrounds and fills up the panels with boobs to compensate and sometimes that leads to confusion with panel progression, but I really shouldn't throw stones considering on how I'm not the uber famous head-eclipsing boobs-drawer that he is.
Also wanted to throw in there that DA had a thing about DAZ3d studio for free, so I downloaded it because I really think that my style would lend itself pretty well to cel shaded 3D stuff, but I don't know the first thing about 3d work so I'm at a loss as to how to even begin, so I've been a little trepidatious about proceeding in that vein. Any tuts anyone can suggest?
So whuteva yo,
Reflex
Commissions Between Classes - Tiny Dancers in HD, etc...
General | Posted 16 years agoI said I would set this out there because I guess people assume that an artist opens commissions as appropriate. Normally, I would say that I'm open for commissions on the regular, but I figured I would make this announcement:
I'm doing commissions for Tiny Dancers in HD. If you've ever wanted to see your character illustrated by me, or just made to grind their respective money makers on the stage, I'm opening specific commissions for them at $15 a character. This is a great deal because they are larger than before, in more detail and still the same price from the last round. But don't let that sway you, if you don't want a tiny dancer, I also am open for regular commissions as well.
I feel like my work has gotten a lot better since the last time I did a set of the Tiny Dancers. It has grown in leaps and bounds. I feel as if I have improved quite a bit. So this would be the first time I'm actually confident in opening commissions and not letting people come to me with requested images.
So send me a note, or comment below if interested. I will take them first come, first serve. Since I don't expect too many, I'll keep this journal open until I either get 5-10 commissions or I get no takers. (Which in this poor economy I expect to be more likely.)
Thanks for taking the time,
Reflex
I'm doing commissions for Tiny Dancers in HD. If you've ever wanted to see your character illustrated by me, or just made to grind their respective money makers on the stage, I'm opening specific commissions for them at $15 a character. This is a great deal because they are larger than before, in more detail and still the same price from the last round. But don't let that sway you, if you don't want a tiny dancer, I also am open for regular commissions as well.
I feel like my work has gotten a lot better since the last time I did a set of the Tiny Dancers. It has grown in leaps and bounds. I feel as if I have improved quite a bit. So this would be the first time I'm actually confident in opening commissions and not letting people come to me with requested images.
So send me a note, or comment below if interested. I will take them first come, first serve. Since I don't expect too many, I'll keep this journal open until I either get 5-10 commissions or I get no takers. (Which in this poor economy I expect to be more likely.)
Thanks for taking the time,
Reflex
Cross Edge (Or What would it take to topple Square Enix)
General | Posted 16 years agoSo, have you seen this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_Edge
My guess is that NIS is trying to get to more people and possibly try to steal some SE thunder. Though the addition of the Darkstalker theme is curious at best, I'm really interested in what this game might have to offer. Anyone heard about it, or have any thoughts on it? Gamers...Anyone?
I've got a 360, so I don't get to play it. But that's okay, I am more curious than interested in playing it.
Speaking of the 360...I'm trying to find a reason not to remove my gold subscription. I don't play too many multiplayer games, and I only have one friend on the box. Anyone else a 360 gamer out there? My Gamertag isn't hard to figure out. It's the same as my screen name here.
I'm usually playing Castle Crasher or Galatrix, or whatever I've got from my Gamefly queue...which is totally worth it, considering on how fast I fly through games. In the last three weeks I've killed Cstlevania:order of Ecclasia, Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, Gears of War, Gears of War 2, and Mirror's edge, finally got Halo 3 in my hot lil' hands...gonna play that tomorrow. If I beat it, I will be sad.
I really wanted to co-op the gears series, but I don't like playing with people I don't know/can't depend on.
Also: If anyone wants to be in a mediocre RB2 band with me, lemme know. I'm good on everything but singing.
I'm usually available during the daytime and you'll probably see me playing a little after 8 EST.
If you have a game you really like to play, make the suggestion to me, I'd love to try something new...plus my gamefly queue is getting short.
Reflex
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_Edge
My guess is that NIS is trying to get to more people and possibly try to steal some SE thunder. Though the addition of the Darkstalker theme is curious at best, I'm really interested in what this game might have to offer. Anyone heard about it, or have any thoughts on it? Gamers...Anyone?
I've got a 360, so I don't get to play it. But that's okay, I am more curious than interested in playing it.
Speaking of the 360...I'm trying to find a reason not to remove my gold subscription. I don't play too many multiplayer games, and I only have one friend on the box. Anyone else a 360 gamer out there? My Gamertag isn't hard to figure out. It's the same as my screen name here.
I'm usually playing Castle Crasher or Galatrix, or whatever I've got from my Gamefly queue...which is totally worth it, considering on how fast I fly through games. In the last three weeks I've killed Cstlevania:order of Ecclasia, Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, Gears of War, Gears of War 2, and Mirror's edge, finally got Halo 3 in my hot lil' hands...gonna play that tomorrow. If I beat it, I will be sad.
I really wanted to co-op the gears series, but I don't like playing with people I don't know/can't depend on.
Also: If anyone wants to be in a mediocre RB2 band with me, lemme know. I'm good on everything but singing.
I'm usually available during the daytime and you'll probably see me playing a little after 8 EST.
If you have a game you really like to play, make the suggestion to me, I'd love to try something new...plus my gamefly queue is getting short.
Reflex
Just in case you need help with Catgirls
General | Posted 16 years agoRandom Catgirl Generator.
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/gener.....enname=catgirl
Tell me about your catgirl.
I don't see any Lily Blue-like catgirls so maybe it's not all that comprehensive.
Reflex
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/gener.....enname=catgirl
Tell me about your catgirl.
I don't see any Lily Blue-like catgirls so maybe it's not all that comprehensive.
Reflex
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