Where Dog Went
Posted 2 months agoHey all, sorry for the temporary disappearance.
I had an interaction with my family last Saturday that left me in a really deep state of depression. The reasons for it are quite personal, and more than I feel comfortable sharing just out in the open on the internet.
When I get that kind of depressed, the first instinct I have is to destroy things that bring me joy. This time I caught myself wanting that, and decided that the things I could do would be temporary, but felt like destruction. Hence, disabling/deactivating my FA and Bsky pages, turning off notifications and ignoring Telegram and Discord.
One aspect of the interaction was opening for commissions and that of nsfw material. It should go without saying there was a generational difference of opinion, with a healthy dose of mixed message. Now that I've had time to simmer, I have decided that I will reopen for commissions as before.
I'm going to take the rest of the week off from heavy social media or art work. Working through depression when all you want to do is die and disappear, and all but one of the voices in your head tell you you're awful, stupid, wrong? Its exhausting. Never mind physical pain (yay lingering back strains).
(On that note I do intend to figure out a doctor situation for that, I am so over it)
Commissions will reopen this weekend and I don't have a planned close date.
Thank you for your time and support, guys. I draw what I want to draw, that is who I am as an artist. When I draw for others, it's because I want others to enjoy art. Is that selfish? Perhaps from one perspective.
Shoutout to the little rebellious gremlin in my soul that made sure I didn't fully succumb to the despair. You're a real one.
I had an interaction with my family last Saturday that left me in a really deep state of depression. The reasons for it are quite personal, and more than I feel comfortable sharing just out in the open on the internet.
When I get that kind of depressed, the first instinct I have is to destroy things that bring me joy. This time I caught myself wanting that, and decided that the things I could do would be temporary, but felt like destruction. Hence, disabling/deactivating my FA and Bsky pages, turning off notifications and ignoring Telegram and Discord.
One aspect of the interaction was opening for commissions and that of nsfw material. It should go without saying there was a generational difference of opinion, with a healthy dose of mixed message. Now that I've had time to simmer, I have decided that I will reopen for commissions as before.
I'm going to take the rest of the week off from heavy social media or art work. Working through depression when all you want to do is die and disappear, and all but one of the voices in your head tell you you're awful, stupid, wrong? Its exhausting. Never mind physical pain (yay lingering back strains).
(On that note I do intend to figure out a doctor situation for that, I am so over it)
Commissions will reopen this weekend and I don't have a planned close date.
Thank you for your time and support, guys. I draw what I want to draw, that is who I am as an artist. When I draw for others, it's because I want others to enjoy art. Is that selfish? Perhaps from one perspective.
Shoutout to the little rebellious gremlin in my soul that made sure I didn't fully succumb to the despair. You're a real one.
Hi
Posted 10 months agoWe see the policy update, its bs. I guess this is where the twitter mods went after "female presenting nipples" went over like a lead balloon.
I am going to still post here with blatant disregard for the policy change. It didn't seem to work on removing the actual problem, so you know. I have faith in this system.
Don't want to follow me here? I got a featured image with other places, and ly linktree is in my header.
I'll do ya a solid and put my telegram channel and bluesky here, just for you.
https://t.me/CornDogCreations - Telegram Channel
https://bsky.app/profile/chili-corndog.bsky.social - Bluesky
yes, this social media migration stuff is annoying and exhausting. I went through the DeviantArt to Tumblr to Twitter migrations, its dumb and frustrating. Thank you for your patience and understanding as this all occurs.
I am going to still post here with blatant disregard for the policy change. It didn't seem to work on removing the actual problem, so you know. I have faith in this system.
Don't want to follow me here? I got a featured image with other places, and ly linktree is in my header.
I'll do ya a solid and put my telegram channel and bluesky here, just for you.
https://t.me/CornDogCreations - Telegram Channel
https://bsky.app/profile/chili-corndog.bsky.social - Bluesky
yes, this social media migration stuff is annoying and exhausting. I went through the DeviantArt to Tumblr to Twitter migrations, its dumb and frustrating. Thank you for your patience and understanding as this all occurs.
Just in Case/R.I.P. Dragoneer
Posted a year agoI didn't personally know Dragoneer. I do know that as owner if this site, it has served as a bedrock for the furry community at large through the decades. For that, I'm grateful, and saddened by his loss.
And yes, I am more than a little pissed off at the medical system for this. It has to change.
However, to look at the future, just in case.
I have multiple other social media sites that I post my art to. I have fallen behind in maintaining any beyond Bluesky, here, and my Telegram channel due to my own stuff, but they are on the docket.
https://linktr.ee/rhettthenos
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/54308194/
I will also be considering making my own website for hosting my stuff (especially since I want to make a comic).
Please take care of yourselves today.
And yes, I am more than a little pissed off at the medical system for this. It has to change.
However, to look at the future, just in case.
I have multiple other social media sites that I post my art to. I have fallen behind in maintaining any beyond Bluesky, here, and my Telegram channel due to my own stuff, but they are on the docket.
https://linktr.ee/rhettthenos
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/54308194/
I will also be considering making my own website for hosting my stuff (especially since I want to make a comic).
Please take care of yourselves today.
Where the Dog Been
Posted a year agoSerious Stuff
As mentioned in the MFF journal, I had a bit of an issue with my anxiety and a cold. I also mentioned in September that some stuff came up in August that messed with my flow - turns out they all were connected all along. Right before Christmas, I ended up straining my back which caused all the anxiety I had built up to really go full throttle - I ended up spending an extremely relaxing break trying to come from "verge of tears scared and in pain" to "not relaxed". It sucked.
I did see a doctor recently, and will be locating a therapist for going forward. I'm going to be focusing on taking care of myself this year as a resolution, but that doesn't mean I will be stopping art work. Heck, I want to try and actually get a comic project done before the end of the year!
That does mean one thing though:
Requests Closed
I am not taking any more requests for the time being. I am trying to clean up the outstanding ones first - unless I approach you about a project, I am taking no more for now. I would like to open up again, but for now I don't need that list to get any longer.
I genuinely enjoy doing requests for people, and I have fun with every one I do! However, I do need to prioritize the outstanding work before I take any more on.
Socializing
As an additional note about this, my social media use has turned bit more inward and lurker-ish. It happens when I'm busy and stressed, but I don't like it! I'm working on cleaning out my FA notifications, faving works (I'd like to leave comments when I can!), and generally archiving stuff from Twitter.
I may not respond right away or reach out, but I do appreciate everyone that has tried to reach out and chat with my introverted ass over the year. It's been a wonderful experience, and I do hope we can continue into the new year.
Take care, Everyone!
As mentioned in the MFF journal, I had a bit of an issue with my anxiety and a cold. I also mentioned in September that some stuff came up in August that messed with my flow - turns out they all were connected all along. Right before Christmas, I ended up straining my back which caused all the anxiety I had built up to really go full throttle - I ended up spending an extremely relaxing break trying to come from "verge of tears scared and in pain" to "not relaxed". It sucked.
I did see a doctor recently, and will be locating a therapist for going forward. I'm going to be focusing on taking care of myself this year as a resolution, but that doesn't mean I will be stopping art work. Heck, I want to try and actually get a comic project done before the end of the year!
That does mean one thing though:
Requests Closed
I am not taking any more requests for the time being. I am trying to clean up the outstanding ones first - unless I approach you about a project, I am taking no more for now. I would like to open up again, but for now I don't need that list to get any longer.
I genuinely enjoy doing requests for people, and I have fun with every one I do! However, I do need to prioritize the outstanding work before I take any more on.
Socializing
As an additional note about this, my social media use has turned bit more inward and lurker-ish. It happens when I'm busy and stressed, but I don't like it! I'm working on cleaning out my FA notifications, faving works (I'd like to leave comments when I can!), and generally archiving stuff from Twitter.
I may not respond right away or reach out, but I do appreciate everyone that has tried to reach out and chat with my introverted ass over the year. It's been a wonderful experience, and I do hope we can continue into the new year.
Take care, Everyone!
Back from MFF
Posted 2 years agoMidwest FurFest was my first large furry convention, and was it a blast! I had a great time there, hanging out with friends and walking the con floor and shopping.
The trip did involve a 6 hour round trip on the road, which was fun and fine, and I'm glad to have made it. The whole convention and trip was just what the doctored ordered, I feel - though I'm still exhausted and working on resting up, it was a lot of fun and I hope to do it again sometime.
That being said, it is another delay after September/October/November's schedule and illness mishaps that caused me to fall behind on the art I owe. I got a cold mid-november that sapped my energy, aggravated anxiety, and caused a mess of things while I tried to haul tail on finishing my fursuit for the convention. Given that CornDog's fursuit had a deadline I prioritized it, which put other projects on the back burner.
If you are waiting on art from me, I apologize for the delay. I will start working on drawings again this month, especially now that I don't have any other large-scale projects looming over my head that isn't drawing-based.
Pictures I took at the convention I will try and make presentable and post to my Cohost - Hopefully I didn't mess up the settings on my camera too badly to make them unpresentable! If anyone finds pictures of CornDog, please send them my way; I know that's like asking for a needle in a haystack, but it would be cool to see any.
As always, take care of yourselves, and hope you have a good day!
The trip did involve a 6 hour round trip on the road, which was fun and fine, and I'm glad to have made it. The whole convention and trip was just what the doctored ordered, I feel - though I'm still exhausted and working on resting up, it was a lot of fun and I hope to do it again sometime.
That being said, it is another delay after September/October/November's schedule and illness mishaps that caused me to fall behind on the art I owe. I got a cold mid-november that sapped my energy, aggravated anxiety, and caused a mess of things while I tried to haul tail on finishing my fursuit for the convention. Given that CornDog's fursuit had a deadline I prioritized it, which put other projects on the back burner.
If you are waiting on art from me, I apologize for the delay. I will start working on drawings again this month, especially now that I don't have any other large-scale projects looming over my head that isn't drawing-based.
Pictures I took at the convention I will try and make presentable and post to my Cohost - Hopefully I didn't mess up the settings on my camera too badly to make them unpresentable! If anyone finds pictures of CornDog, please send them my way; I know that's like asking for a needle in a haystack, but it would be cool to see any.
As always, take care of yourselves, and hope you have a good day!
September Update
Posted 2 years agoThe workaholic in me hates having to push back projects so much.
Not going to post any new art during October, August and September both kicked me in the shins. I’ll have this month’s posts done for sure, though.
Anyone that I’m currently working on a request for is priority when I can, I just won’t have it done until sometime next month at worst.
I also need time to work on something before MFF, and I have a comic I want to make for Christmastime.
Take care guys!
Not going to post any new art during October, August and September both kicked me in the shins. I’ll have this month’s posts done for sure, though.
Anyone that I’m currently working on a request for is priority when I can, I just won’t have it done until sometime next month at worst.
I also need time to work on something before MFF, and I have a comic I want to make for Christmastime.
Take care guys!
Big Update (Please read!)
Posted 2 years agoKo-Fi!
Finally, I made a Ko-fi as a tip jar! If you like what what I’ve done feel free to drop a buck or two. By no means should you overextend yourselves for me - I’m happier if I can make stuff I enjoy that you would enjoy too!
Link Here!
Slight Schedule Change
I’m going to reduce the posts I make from three times a week to twice a week. That was always the intention, in all honesty, as I knew the more I got back into my art the more complex the pieces would become! The plan is Monday and Friday will have new posts, be it writing, a comic, or an illustration of some kind.
Thank you everyone who has given me such fun requests and projects to work on this year, it has been a blast to delve into them all!
Requests
I’ve been asked this a couple times recently, so I’m going to clarify!
I do take requests, however I also am not a full time artist. I am, in fact, very busy normally with a full time job that requires a 40 minute drive there and back - and my shift runs until almost midnight. Due to living with my parents, brother, and dog, I also help with transportation and other household support and obligations - things I’m happy to do but does eat into my ability to maintain hobbies and other fun activities. These, along with other more private factors, lead to me having to slide requests in during my time off, which can at times be scant. I cannot offer these in a timely manner.
I started taking requests as something to do for fun earlier this year, in particular after breaching 100 followers on twitter. While I don’t want to cut that off entirely, going forward I would like to be a little more selective in how many I take on and what kinds of requests I take. The selectiveness ties directly into the above mentioned schedule change - my job will be increasing the workload it has come the fall and winter, and I want to spend more time on personal projects.
The thing is that I do not find art as a relaxing or fun activity away from my full time job or household chores if I also consider what I’m drawing an obligation with a deadline. I need a hobby away from my job, not a second job.
So, going forward, this is the
Message me via a private note on FA, Telegram, Discord, or Twitter/X/Whatever. There, we can chat a little bit and get an idea - I will not take messages that go immediately into the request like a demanding customer. We’re all adults here, we can act like it. If you want your request to be kept private, I can accommodate that.
I will only take 3 to 5 requests a month, depending on the type and scale of the request. The standard is black and white illustration - if the request becomes a comic or gains color, that will take more time and therefore not immediately be on the table.
After that I will work on the request sending WIP when I have them. I’m, again, doing this in my free time and will be juggling other personal projects into it as well.
Afterward, you will receive the final version and I will post it.
What I will NOT draw (subject to change as I learn more about my own artistic limits)
- Women in sexual, kink, or fetish positions. If you identify as female we can discuss this one - there’s enough straight men depicting women in both sfw and nsfw realms in demeaning and objectified positions. I would rather not add to the pile.
- Gender Transformation, for the same reason as above.
- Obvious vanilla sex. I’m asexual. If you want sex, it’s gotta be weird.
- Real-world military or patriotic imagery or objects. Fictional material made to resemble modern military standards is basically this.
- Gore, farts, vomit, and scat. I am seriously covering bases here, I draw diapers. Please no zombies.
- Children and feral animals in sexual, fetish, or kinky situations. Transforming into a feral is fine, but no sexy stuff after
- Oversized body parts. Fat, boobs, cocks, muscles, all of that counts.
- Pregnancy.
- Transformations where the subject is changed into an inanimate object. Toys with animal-like shapes and could feasibly still be alive via magic or whatever is fine.
- No humans. They take me too long to get correct and feel awkward for me to fit in.
What I like to draw:
- Superheroes
- Bondage
- Hypnosis
- Transformation
- Suiting
- Diapers and ABDL
- Plush and Pool Toy
- Rubber and Leather
- Magic and Clowns
- Pokemon
- Suits and costumes
- Mixing the above list
If you aren’t if your idea is okay or not, we will discuss! Please be patient as I am often distracted and will forget to check messages - I try to check as often as I can, but I often do get busy and will sometimes forget to reply or fail to see something until an hour or two have passed.
Where Am I?
Now, there is still plenty of updating of social media sites. It never ends, in feels like! I’m bogged down trying to learn all these places, in all fairness, and would like to use each site in the capacity they’re best for. No site is perfect, and most of them have deep flaws - some are more egregious than others.
To be very brief:
- Bluesky - Twitter replacement. I do hope they iron out some more bugs and open it up, it would be a shame to keep it closed off when Musk has done everything in his power to make the site dangerous.
- Cohost - The Tumblr replacement. It is freeing to know that I can upload my spicier drawings there.
- Telegram Channel - I’ve got one! If you want to follow me there absolutely go right ahead!
- Twitter - Or should I call it Xitter. I’m keeping this one open, but man I would really like it if you followed me anywhere else.
- Sofurry , Weasel , and Itaku I need to spend a significant amount of time setting up. I haven’t figured everything out yet on them and have found some of my stuff failing to upload on a couple of them. Frustrating, but not the end of the world.
Finally…
I made a new year’s resolution to start making a personal comic of mine. While the specific comic itself has changed, I still want to keep to that promise. Part of why I’m reducing the number of posts I make a week is so I can make time to work on this comic and updating my fursuits. They’re coming, if slowly. And that’s what makes me happy.
Take care of yourselves guys, and thanks for reading!
Finally, I made a Ko-fi as a tip jar! If you like what what I’ve done feel free to drop a buck or two. By no means should you overextend yourselves for me - I’m happier if I can make stuff I enjoy that you would enjoy too!
Link Here!
Slight Schedule Change
I’m going to reduce the posts I make from three times a week to twice a week. That was always the intention, in all honesty, as I knew the more I got back into my art the more complex the pieces would become! The plan is Monday and Friday will have new posts, be it writing, a comic, or an illustration of some kind.
Thank you everyone who has given me such fun requests and projects to work on this year, it has been a blast to delve into them all!
Requests
I’ve been asked this a couple times recently, so I’m going to clarify!
I do take requests, however I also am not a full time artist. I am, in fact, very busy normally with a full time job that requires a 40 minute drive there and back - and my shift runs until almost midnight. Due to living with my parents, brother, and dog, I also help with transportation and other household support and obligations - things I’m happy to do but does eat into my ability to maintain hobbies and other fun activities. These, along with other more private factors, lead to me having to slide requests in during my time off, which can at times be scant. I cannot offer these in a timely manner.
I started taking requests as something to do for fun earlier this year, in particular after breaching 100 followers on twitter. While I don’t want to cut that off entirely, going forward I would like to be a little more selective in how many I take on and what kinds of requests I take. The selectiveness ties directly into the above mentioned schedule change - my job will be increasing the workload it has come the fall and winter, and I want to spend more time on personal projects.
The thing is that I do not find art as a relaxing or fun activity away from my full time job or household chores if I also consider what I’m drawing an obligation with a deadline. I need a hobby away from my job, not a second job.
So, going forward, this is the
Message me via a private note on FA, Telegram, Discord, or Twitter/X/Whatever. There, we can chat a little bit and get an idea - I will not take messages that go immediately into the request like a demanding customer. We’re all adults here, we can act like it. If you want your request to be kept private, I can accommodate that.
I will only take 3 to 5 requests a month, depending on the type and scale of the request. The standard is black and white illustration - if the request becomes a comic or gains color, that will take more time and therefore not immediately be on the table.
After that I will work on the request sending WIP when I have them. I’m, again, doing this in my free time and will be juggling other personal projects into it as well.
Afterward, you will receive the final version and I will post it.
What I will NOT draw (subject to change as I learn more about my own artistic limits)
- Women in sexual, kink, or fetish positions. If you identify as female we can discuss this one - there’s enough straight men depicting women in both sfw and nsfw realms in demeaning and objectified positions. I would rather not add to the pile.
- Gender Transformation, for the same reason as above.
- Obvious vanilla sex. I’m asexual. If you want sex, it’s gotta be weird.
- Real-world military or patriotic imagery or objects. Fictional material made to resemble modern military standards is basically this.
- Gore, farts, vomit, and scat. I am seriously covering bases here, I draw diapers. Please no zombies.
- Children and feral animals in sexual, fetish, or kinky situations. Transforming into a feral is fine, but no sexy stuff after
- Oversized body parts. Fat, boobs, cocks, muscles, all of that counts.
- Pregnancy.
- Transformations where the subject is changed into an inanimate object. Toys with animal-like shapes and could feasibly still be alive via magic or whatever is fine.
- No humans. They take me too long to get correct and feel awkward for me to fit in.
What I like to draw:
- Superheroes
- Bondage
- Hypnosis
- Transformation
- Suiting
- Diapers and ABDL
- Plush and Pool Toy
- Rubber and Leather
- Magic and Clowns
- Pokemon
- Suits and costumes
- Mixing the above list
If you aren’t if your idea is okay or not, we will discuss! Please be patient as I am often distracted and will forget to check messages - I try to check as often as I can, but I often do get busy and will sometimes forget to reply or fail to see something until an hour or two have passed.
Where Am I?
Now, there is still plenty of updating of social media sites. It never ends, in feels like! I’m bogged down trying to learn all these places, in all fairness, and would like to use each site in the capacity they’re best for. No site is perfect, and most of them have deep flaws - some are more egregious than others.
To be very brief:
- Bluesky - Twitter replacement. I do hope they iron out some more bugs and open it up, it would be a shame to keep it closed off when Musk has done everything in his power to make the site dangerous.
- Cohost - The Tumblr replacement. It is freeing to know that I can upload my spicier drawings there.
- Telegram Channel - I’ve got one! If you want to follow me there absolutely go right ahead!
- Twitter - Or should I call it Xitter. I’m keeping this one open, but man I would really like it if you followed me anywhere else.
- Sofurry , Weasel , and Itaku I need to spend a significant amount of time setting up. I haven’t figured everything out yet on them and have found some of my stuff failing to upload on a couple of them. Frustrating, but not the end of the world.
Finally…
I made a new year’s resolution to start making a personal comic of mine. While the specific comic itself has changed, I still want to keep to that promise. Part of why I’m reducing the number of posts I make a week is so I can make time to work on this comic and updating my fursuits. They’re coming, if slowly. And that’s what makes me happy.
Take care of yourselves guys, and thanks for reading!
No Subject
Posted 2 years ago*screeches in social media dipshittery
Reminder that I have a link tree to take you to other sites. Right now, Itaku, Weasel, and SoFurry are up to date on what I've posted, and I'll be moving in with text posts on each site eventually. I'll probably dust off my NSFW lurking Tumblr account as well.
If you want to chat, please feel free to reach out to me on Telegram (RhettThenos on there) or Discord (Rhett.Thenos on there).
That out of the way, I'll be out of the state from the 10th through the 17th, hopefully having a relaxing time. Posts should resume this coming Monday, I'm excited to share my art again!
If anyone has a telegram channel, alternate account, or anything, feel free to share it in the comments. I'd like to keep up with everyone if possible!
Reminder that I have a link tree to take you to other sites. Right now, Itaku, Weasel, and SoFurry are up to date on what I've posted, and I'll be moving in with text posts on each site eventually. I'll probably dust off my NSFW lurking Tumblr account as well.
If you want to chat, please feel free to reach out to me on Telegram (RhettThenos on there) or Discord (Rhett.Thenos on there).
That out of the way, I'll be out of the state from the 10th through the 17th, hopefully having a relaxing time. Posts should resume this coming Monday, I'm excited to share my art again!
If anyone has a telegram channel, alternate account, or anything, feel free to share it in the comments. I'd like to keep up with everyone if possible!
Linktree and Posts
Posted 2 years agoHello again! Let's get to it!
Where Else to Find Me
Made a Linktree for my other pages, and added a couple new ones!
https://linktr.ee/rhettthenos
Also, I have decided to make my Telegram and Discord links public. I've kept them private due to some stalker behavior and rude jerks in the past; I'm too old for drama or demanding disrespectful behavior, so I will block as necessary. The good news is that so far most people I've talked with recently have been extremely pleasant, kind, and fun to talk with, which is why I'm feeling even remotely comfortable now. So to everyone I've met recently, thank you for helping me feel welcome and comfortable!
Where's the Art?
I have actually been so wrapped up with work and events (and a certain video game near the end of it) that I was not able to get art backlogged for June posting. I've opted to not post what I have, and instead will be saving it for July. In the meantime, I have older art being posted to the new accounts for the rest of the month! I will certainly prepare more when I make it for July, including a couple of requests and some projects I've been wanting to do anyways.
I do this for fun! And if the energy isn't there to make something I'm happy with, or heck, if the person whom I'm making art for isn't happy with it, I'm not enjoying the process and the work comes out weird (and not in the way we like).
I think that's it for this one, take care of yourselves and be sure to drink water!
Where Else to Find Me
Made a Linktree for my other pages, and added a couple new ones!
https://linktr.ee/rhettthenos
Also, I have decided to make my Telegram and Discord links public. I've kept them private due to some stalker behavior and rude jerks in the past; I'm too old for drama or demanding disrespectful behavior, so I will block as necessary. The good news is that so far most people I've talked with recently have been extremely pleasant, kind, and fun to talk with, which is why I'm feeling even remotely comfortable now. So to everyone I've met recently, thank you for helping me feel welcome and comfortable!
Where's the Art?
I have actually been so wrapped up with work and events (and a certain video game near the end of it) that I was not able to get art backlogged for June posting. I've opted to not post what I have, and instead will be saving it for July. In the meantime, I have older art being posted to the new accounts for the rest of the month! I will certainly prepare more when I make it for July, including a couple of requests and some projects I've been wanting to do anyways.
I do this for fun! And if the energy isn't there to make something I'm happy with, or heck, if the person whom I'm making art for isn't happy with it, I'm not enjoying the process and the work comes out weird (and not in the way we like).
I think that's it for this one, take care of yourselves and be sure to drink water!
Work, Cons, Plans
Posted 2 years agoA meaty journal ahoy!
That Darn Work Schedule
I’ve mentioned this in private to a few people, but the start of this year has been a “hit the ground running” sort of ordeal. I work at a factory as a quality technician, and my job is to test the stuff we make to ensure it’s good before it’s sold. Our department is pretty small, such that if one person calls off sick or quits, it throws us for a little bit of a loop. In January my coworker on my shift called off a significant amount of time due to Covid or his son with Cerebral Palsy needing to get to an appointment and his wife can’t do it - then in February a coworker on the shift after mine quit.
While the obvious dark cloud of that is the fact that since then, I’ve been staying over for overtime hours pretty consistently every Monday and Wednesday (and more when my shift’s coworker calls off)… The silver lining is the worker who left was an absolute dick. Disrespectful, arrogant, and thought little of everyone he worked with (while also being a sexist transphobe but that’s just my guess based on some very obvious things he’s mentioned about why he left the navy and his own daughter) — we’re glad he’s gone.
His position finally was replaced and we’ve been training the new guy up, but the full training period for this job is close to like two years in total with how much we take care of and the time needed to reach high competency with it all. In short, I’m ready for some fun and relaxation… If I wasn’t a workaholic masochist when it comes to recreational activities!
Fursuit Relearning
On June 1st I’m heading to the anime convention, Colossalcon, with my brother. It’ll be my first con since 2019 and his first anime convention period! As part of the preparations (starting back in February) I decided to make a cosplay/fursuit of Grafaiai, and between the long work schedule, personal burnout, and a myriad of other fun and important activities, I’m now in crunch time to wrap it up in time for the convention. I’m sure I’ll manage it, but doing so is cutting into time I would be using for gaming or sleeping (and I guess drawing haha).
Pictures will come when I finish him! He’s the first thing I’ve sewn or crafted since Rhett back in 2018/2019, and I’m not only relearning how to do any of this, but also I’m learning all kinds of new things. Patterning, garment ease, spider-man style lenses, it’s a lot to take in an learn. All of this is important though because I need to refurbish and put back together CornDog.
At the beginning of the Pandemic, I took apart my fursuit of CornDog — it was at the suggestion of my mother, who thought I would be quarantined at home for the pandemic. Instead what happened is my company decided to ramp up production because of some early numbers. Because Capitalism promotes “indeterminate growth is the norm” this led to me working a fair amount of overtime during the Pandemic and didn’t actually get time to work on personal projects - like the fursuit I took apart to fix fitting and wearability issues.
Chilling Out
I’m not going to lie and say that I’ll take a week of chilling out after I get a bunch of these projects done - I always slip into a depression cycle or get hyperfixated on a video game when I do that, and any creative production grinds to a halt. If I don’t create, then I slip into depression, and it just cycles over and over. It isn’t fun, so the best I can do is try and manage some creative work at a steady enough pattern to stave off the depression.
This is why I take so many projects, and everyone that I’ve worked on a request or gift drawing for is warned about being patient for it (which you guys have all been amazingly kind and patient and I love you all for it ;u; ). I love having something waiting for me to work on in the future. That being said, I am going to be taking a needed family vacation to Michigan in July, with my plans being “take the sketchbook and see what happens”, “Go swimming in Lake Superior”, and “See what local realtor options there are up there”. It should be fun!
AnthrOhio and Social Media Plans
As a final note, I’m going to be popping in at AnthrOhio this year to meet up with a new friend, do some shopping at the dealers den and artists alley, take a picture or two maybe, and maybe check out a panel. I have no other plans set in stone; I don’t know if I’ll even be there more than one day, in all honesty!
I’m also planning on setting up accounts on some more social media options (itaku, Mastodon, and maybe cohost and a telegram art channel to name a couple), and set up a Ko-Fi as a tip jar. I honestly love making art and having freedom to draw whatever I want, and I’m sure I’ve said before social media is just my way of sharing it with people. I don’t know when I’ll be setting these up, but I’m hoping before summer’s out. When I do make the new accounts, I’ll be re-uploading stuff I’ve posted to the other socials I’ve had longer - good ol’ Postybirb has been an absolute lifesaver for multi-platform uploads and scheduling them.
I think that’s about it, I hope you guys have a great day!
That Darn Work Schedule
I’ve mentioned this in private to a few people, but the start of this year has been a “hit the ground running” sort of ordeal. I work at a factory as a quality technician, and my job is to test the stuff we make to ensure it’s good before it’s sold. Our department is pretty small, such that if one person calls off sick or quits, it throws us for a little bit of a loop. In January my coworker on my shift called off a significant amount of time due to Covid or his son with Cerebral Palsy needing to get to an appointment and his wife can’t do it - then in February a coworker on the shift after mine quit.
While the obvious dark cloud of that is the fact that since then, I’ve been staying over for overtime hours pretty consistently every Monday and Wednesday (and more when my shift’s coworker calls off)… The silver lining is the worker who left was an absolute dick. Disrespectful, arrogant, and thought little of everyone he worked with (while also being a sexist transphobe but that’s just my guess based on some very obvious things he’s mentioned about why he left the navy and his own daughter) — we’re glad he’s gone.
His position finally was replaced and we’ve been training the new guy up, but the full training period for this job is close to like two years in total with how much we take care of and the time needed to reach high competency with it all. In short, I’m ready for some fun and relaxation… If I wasn’t a workaholic masochist when it comes to recreational activities!
Fursuit Relearning
On June 1st I’m heading to the anime convention, Colossalcon, with my brother. It’ll be my first con since 2019 and his first anime convention period! As part of the preparations (starting back in February) I decided to make a cosplay/fursuit of Grafaiai, and between the long work schedule, personal burnout, and a myriad of other fun and important activities, I’m now in crunch time to wrap it up in time for the convention. I’m sure I’ll manage it, but doing so is cutting into time I would be using for gaming or sleeping (and I guess drawing haha).
Pictures will come when I finish him! He’s the first thing I’ve sewn or crafted since Rhett back in 2018/2019, and I’m not only relearning how to do any of this, but also I’m learning all kinds of new things. Patterning, garment ease, spider-man style lenses, it’s a lot to take in an learn. All of this is important though because I need to refurbish and put back together CornDog.
At the beginning of the Pandemic, I took apart my fursuit of CornDog — it was at the suggestion of my mother, who thought I would be quarantined at home for the pandemic. Instead what happened is my company decided to ramp up production because of some early numbers. Because Capitalism promotes “indeterminate growth is the norm” this led to me working a fair amount of overtime during the Pandemic and didn’t actually get time to work on personal projects - like the fursuit I took apart to fix fitting and wearability issues.
Chilling Out
I’m not going to lie and say that I’ll take a week of chilling out after I get a bunch of these projects done - I always slip into a depression cycle or get hyperfixated on a video game when I do that, and any creative production grinds to a halt. If I don’t create, then I slip into depression, and it just cycles over and over. It isn’t fun, so the best I can do is try and manage some creative work at a steady enough pattern to stave off the depression.
This is why I take so many projects, and everyone that I’ve worked on a request or gift drawing for is warned about being patient for it (which you guys have all been amazingly kind and patient and I love you all for it ;u; ). I love having something waiting for me to work on in the future. That being said, I am going to be taking a needed family vacation to Michigan in July, with my plans being “take the sketchbook and see what happens”, “Go swimming in Lake Superior”, and “See what local realtor options there are up there”. It should be fun!
AnthrOhio and Social Media Plans
As a final note, I’m going to be popping in at AnthrOhio this year to meet up with a new friend, do some shopping at the dealers den and artists alley, take a picture or two maybe, and maybe check out a panel. I have no other plans set in stone; I don’t know if I’ll even be there more than one day, in all honesty!
I’m also planning on setting up accounts on some more social media options (itaku, Mastodon, and maybe cohost and a telegram art channel to name a couple), and set up a Ko-Fi as a tip jar. I honestly love making art and having freedom to draw whatever I want, and I’m sure I’ve said before social media is just my way of sharing it with people. I don’t know when I’ll be setting these up, but I’m hoping before summer’s out. When I do make the new accounts, I’ll be re-uploading stuff I’ve posted to the other socials I’ve had longer - good ol’ Postybirb has been an absolute lifesaver for multi-platform uploads and scheduling them.
I think that’s about it, I hope you guys have a great day!
Socials?!?
Posted 2 years agoI guess its time for an updated list of socials!
DeviantArt: MrAthens (https://www.deviantart.com/mrathens) - Most of my SFW art is posted there. It also is the repository of all my comic tournament entries, and is my oldest internet gallery. Even with the AI art issues they have, I can't quite abandon the place.
Tumblr: RhettThenosArt (https://rhettthenosart.tumblr.com) - More SFW art, I also post some sketches there. I feel more comfortable doing that than putting them elsewhere. the scheduling on it is also different - I started putting stuff there before I figured Postybirb out, so it's ahead of the schedule.
Twitter: Rhett Thenos (https://twitter.com/RhettThenos) - I'll be honest, I don't like posting my SFW art there. You'd think I'd be more wary of DeviantArt. That being said, I do blather on about stuff on there, so if that tickles your fancy, go right ahead.
Twitter: BenFuzzbutt (https://twitter.com/BexFuzzbutt) - This one, like this FA, is NSFW. Ignore the name; I made it years ago for lurking purposes, but decided that I shouldn't live shamefully anymore.
This leads me to ask: what social media sites are people using nowadays, especially for DM's? I do have a discord, but I'm not comfortable just posting it for everyone to see. Are furries still using Telegram? Is there a new hotness to use? Help this internet-inept otter catch up with his fellow millennials XD
DeviantArt: MrAthens (https://www.deviantart.com/mrathens) - Most of my SFW art is posted there. It also is the repository of all my comic tournament entries, and is my oldest internet gallery. Even with the AI art issues they have, I can't quite abandon the place.
Tumblr: RhettThenosArt (https://rhettthenosart.tumblr.com) - More SFW art, I also post some sketches there. I feel more comfortable doing that than putting them elsewhere. the scheduling on it is also different - I started putting stuff there before I figured Postybirb out, so it's ahead of the schedule.
Twitter: Rhett Thenos (https://twitter.com/RhettThenos) - I'll be honest, I don't like posting my SFW art there. You'd think I'd be more wary of DeviantArt. That being said, I do blather on about stuff on there, so if that tickles your fancy, go right ahead.
Twitter: BenFuzzbutt (https://twitter.com/BexFuzzbutt) - This one, like this FA, is NSFW. Ignore the name; I made it years ago for lurking purposes, but decided that I shouldn't live shamefully anymore.
This leads me to ask: what social media sites are people using nowadays, especially for DM's? I do have a discord, but I'm not comfortable just posting it for everyone to see. Are furries still using Telegram? Is there a new hotness to use? Help this internet-inept otter catch up with his fellow millennials XD
Overdue Update - Personal
Posted 2 years agoFive years sounds about right for a hiatus.
I'm working on a backlog of scanned sketches and saved images from the many years between my last upload and now; there's not really a lot to share that would be on-brand for FA so to speak, and I've been quite busy with work eating a lot of my time and energies. Thanks to advances in technology, however, I think I can ease back into making and posting art regularly enough. I am an artist, and art is what I do. No matter what I do that takes me away from it, I will never lose my relationship with my creations. I'm scheduling to post a smattering of drawings and illustrations that I've not posted here for one reason or another, some of it very old, some of it more recent, all of it I think appropriate for this space.
However, I am also going to be sharing the absolutely tiny amount of personal, nsfw art I've done - with the intention to do more. This is FurAffinity, and furries are wild and sexual as they want to be, after all.
This is uncharted territory for me, and due to a bad experience I had when I was first starting to explore these feelings (at the tender age of 25), I never felt I had an outlet to explore or give this material the energy it deserved. I've engaged and enjoyed the many erotic and kinky ways furries depict sexuality for many years - in recent years, a number of asexual people within fetish and kink circles have passed my notice, and it has helped me feel less like a freak.
I want to engage with this facet of myself in a way that helps scrape away the shame I've felt for so long. With Twitter's own drop in appeal for me, I felt like in the midst of reevaluating the social media presences I have and what exactly I want out of the internet in general, this is as good of a time to explore this part of me as well. I have an idea I want to work on, and it's going to involve some personal art being posted when I make it. It's not normal, certainly not vanilla, but it wasn't made for anyone else by myself. The way I see it, if you're on FurAffinity anyways with the mature blocker turned off, then you know what you signed up for. And I do know what I'm risking doing this - but at this point, why should I care?
I'm the master of myself, and I should have pride in all aspects of who I am, even if I'm still taking small steps to get there.
One of those steps has been to watch, fav, and comment on the art of these erotic artists that I've enjoyed for years and discovered recently. I still love a lot of SFW artwork, I still like making it. But this is a part of me, too.
Take care of yourselves, y'all.
I'm working on a backlog of scanned sketches and saved images from the many years between my last upload and now; there's not really a lot to share that would be on-brand for FA so to speak, and I've been quite busy with work eating a lot of my time and energies. Thanks to advances in technology, however, I think I can ease back into making and posting art regularly enough. I am an artist, and art is what I do. No matter what I do that takes me away from it, I will never lose my relationship with my creations. I'm scheduling to post a smattering of drawings and illustrations that I've not posted here for one reason or another, some of it very old, some of it more recent, all of it I think appropriate for this space.
However, I am also going to be sharing the absolutely tiny amount of personal, nsfw art I've done - with the intention to do more. This is FurAffinity, and furries are wild and sexual as they want to be, after all.
This is uncharted territory for me, and due to a bad experience I had when I was first starting to explore these feelings (at the tender age of 25), I never felt I had an outlet to explore or give this material the energy it deserved. I've engaged and enjoyed the many erotic and kinky ways furries depict sexuality for many years - in recent years, a number of asexual people within fetish and kink circles have passed my notice, and it has helped me feel less like a freak.
I want to engage with this facet of myself in a way that helps scrape away the shame I've felt for so long. With Twitter's own drop in appeal for me, I felt like in the midst of reevaluating the social media presences I have and what exactly I want out of the internet in general, this is as good of a time to explore this part of me as well. I have an idea I want to work on, and it's going to involve some personal art being posted when I make it. It's not normal, certainly not vanilla, but it wasn't made for anyone else by myself. The way I see it, if you're on FurAffinity anyways with the mature blocker turned off, then you know what you signed up for. And I do know what I'm risking doing this - but at this point, why should I care?
I'm the master of myself, and I should have pride in all aspects of who I am, even if I'm still taking small steps to get there.
One of those steps has been to watch, fav, and comment on the art of these erotic artists that I've enjoyed for years and discovered recently. I still love a lot of SFW artwork, I still like making it. But this is a part of me, too.
Take care of yourselves, y'all.
10-1-2017
Posted 8 years agoHello FurAffinity! How's it shaking? Good? Good...
Been a while huh?
I've been thinking, and I'm thinking that maybe I want to put a few more things on here when I update the other sites I have. I've been collecting various doodles and the like over the years and FA really hasn't seen much if any of them. I won't likely put everything up in the main gallery, but I'm going to try and include some stuff in my scraps and the like.
Also, I updated CornDog in the interim! I've put a couple pictures other people took up and might put more up in the future - time will tell.
In the meantime, let's make a goal to make another update and post something this coming weekend, eh?
Been a while huh?
I've been thinking, and I'm thinking that maybe I want to put a few more things on here when I update the other sites I have. I've been collecting various doodles and the like over the years and FA really hasn't seen much if any of them. I won't likely put everything up in the main gallery, but I'm going to try and include some stuff in my scraps and the like.
Also, I updated CornDog in the interim! I've put a couple pictures other people took up and might put more up in the future - time will tell.
In the meantime, let's make a goal to make another update and post something this coming weekend, eh?
Slacking
Posted 9 years agoIt was a lot easier to stay on top of the daily drawing challenge last year...
I'm having a mild issue in actually keeping up with the drawings this year, and part of it is how I've been kind of busy and ill lately! Next month's drawings are all planned out, so I should be able to do those fairly easily once I have a groove going. It's been weird, everything has been going so fast for me lately and I can't fathom why.
I'll go ahead and batch the last bunch for the month and start fresh on the 1st of October - hopefully by then I'll have balanced all my endeavors creative and not to a point where I'll have daily drawings easy.
Take care y'all!
I'm having a mild issue in actually keeping up with the drawings this year, and part of it is how I've been kind of busy and ill lately! Next month's drawings are all planned out, so I should be able to do those fairly easily once I have a groove going. It's been weird, everything has been going so fast for me lately and I can't fathom why.
I'll go ahead and batch the last bunch for the month and start fresh on the 1st of October - hopefully by then I'll have balanced all my endeavors creative and not to a point where I'll have daily drawings easy.
Take care y'all!
Daily Drawing Requests?
Posted 9 years agoI'm looking to start up a daily drawing challenge again, and I'm thinking it might go easier if I had themes each month and focus strictly on characters. I'm planning on making September a "request" month, so I'm hoping that there are a few people out there with fursonas or characters they'd like me to draw!
If you'd like me to tackle your character next month, leave a comment and a link to a reference and I'll slot it in! If you have a idea for a pose, let me know!
The drawings will be at minimum shaded line work, but if I can swing color easily I will.
Take care!
If you'd like me to tackle your character next month, leave a comment and a link to a reference and I'll slot it in! If you have a idea for a pose, let me know!
The drawings will be at minimum shaded line work, but if I can swing color easily I will.
Take care!
Check in, Tumblr, and Colossalcon
Posted 9 years agoAs some of you might have guessed already, I don't really update FA like, at all, and its mostly due to issue of being on mobile like 80% of the day in general (to which submitting to FA is kind of a pain and doesn't always work) and not feeling like subjecting an image gallery site to my whipped out ballpoint pen doodles.
Plus seeing as it is apparently tradition after a great FA outage to point out links to other galleries, I will go ahead and link to the one place I do submit my silly doodles, my Tumblr page: http://rhettthenosart.tumblr.com/
On an unrelated note, I'm going to be attending Colossalcon this year! I'm planning on bringing my CornDog suit and a new guy I haven't posted here, but I have pictures on my tumblr, Larry Leonhart. I know anime cons aren't really "furry central" but it does feel a little more accessible to convention-going noobs like me. Also friends will be there and it's in my state so logistically it's easier to swing haha. If there is anyone here that is going to be at Colossalcon, go ahead and say hi! I probably won't recall your name and I apologize but names and I are not friends XD
Anywho.
Plus seeing as it is apparently tradition after a great FA outage to point out links to other galleries, I will go ahead and link to the one place I do submit my silly doodles, my Tumblr page: http://rhettthenosart.tumblr.com/
On an unrelated note, I'm going to be attending Colossalcon this year! I'm planning on bringing my CornDog suit and a new guy I haven't posted here, but I have pictures on my tumblr, Larry Leonhart. I know anime cons aren't really "furry central" but it does feel a little more accessible to convention-going noobs like me. Also friends will be there and it's in my state so logistically it's easier to swing haha. If there is anyone here that is going to be at Colossalcon, go ahead and say hi! I probably won't recall your name and I apologize but names and I are not friends XD
Anywho.
Updating for the New Year
Posted 9 years agoWell howdy folks!
I recently decided to do this daily drawing challenge on my computer for a number of reasons, primary being that I want to get better at drawing digitally consistently and want to use color more, so as a result I can upload them to other sites pretty easily.
Which means I get to post them here as well!
Given that I don't want to flood anyone with work that can vary wildly in quality, I'm going to upload them all to my scraps section. If you guys want to see them, I guess you should turn notifications for that on? XD
Also how are y'all doing this fine evening c:
I recently decided to do this daily drawing challenge on my computer for a number of reasons, primary being that I want to get better at drawing digitally consistently and want to use color more, so as a result I can upload them to other sites pretty easily.
Which means I get to post them here as well!
Given that I don't want to flood anyone with work that can vary wildly in quality, I'm going to upload them all to my scraps section. If you guys want to see them, I guess you should turn notifications for that on? XD
Also how are y'all doing this fine evening c:
Commissions Open!
Posted 10 years agoSlots:
1) None yet!
Hey all!
To spare you unnecessary quibble, I am opening up for commissions! I'm going to keep things simple, though I might add more options at a later date. If you aren't able to purchase one, I'd love it if you spread the word somehow!
For now, I'm just going to be taking character portrait commissions, either black and white ink or "simple" color and shading with a simple or abstract background. Posing, character complexity, all that is open!
All prices are in US dollars.
"Portraits" or "From the waist up" are $20 for ink and $35 for color. Each character past the first is +$10 for ink, +$15 for color.
"Full Body" are $30 for ink and $50 for color. Each character past the first are +$15 for ink and +$20 for color.
I do have a couple caveats though:
- Talk to me about NSFW stuff! I'm ill-practiced, but open for a challenge!
- I will not copy another artist's style!
- I will not draw My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic styled characters. Trust me, you wouldn't like the results!
- At this time I will not draw copyrighted characters! However, fan characters are a-okay! (so like your gemsona, your fakemon, your pokemon character, as long as you created them or I am allowed to deviate enough from an existing design to be considered an "original" character, I will draw them!)
I am taking 10 slots, but I will not ask for payment until I am about to work on your commission. The sooner we can talk, the better!
To take a slot, please note me with your email address, or email me directly at rhett.thenos@gmail.com. Please include a short description of what you want, any references of the characters you want (visual or written is fine), and a very short description of your character's personality (trust me, it helps!). It will make the whole process smoother if you also specify if you have an idea for a pose or action your character is doing, or tell me I'm up to do whatever with the character(s).
I will email you/note you back stating you have a slot, and I will email again when I am about to start on your commission! At that time, I will require payment, and I will not begin working until I am paid. I will allow some corrections at certain points, though if you chose the ink option realize that once it's inked, it's like that for good! (That's the downside of traditional media!)
Thanks for your time!
1) None yet!
Hey all!
To spare you unnecessary quibble, I am opening up for commissions! I'm going to keep things simple, though I might add more options at a later date. If you aren't able to purchase one, I'd love it if you spread the word somehow!
For now, I'm just going to be taking character portrait commissions, either black and white ink or "simple" color and shading with a simple or abstract background. Posing, character complexity, all that is open!
All prices are in US dollars.
"Portraits" or "From the waist up" are $20 for ink and $35 for color. Each character past the first is +$10 for ink, +$15 for color.
"Full Body" are $30 for ink and $50 for color. Each character past the first are +$15 for ink and +$20 for color.
I do have a couple caveats though:
- Talk to me about NSFW stuff! I'm ill-practiced, but open for a challenge!
- I will not copy another artist's style!
- I will not draw My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic styled characters. Trust me, you wouldn't like the results!
- At this time I will not draw copyrighted characters! However, fan characters are a-okay! (so like your gemsona, your fakemon, your pokemon character, as long as you created them or I am allowed to deviate enough from an existing design to be considered an "original" character, I will draw them!)
I am taking 10 slots, but I will not ask for payment until I am about to work on your commission. The sooner we can talk, the better!
To take a slot, please note me with your email address, or email me directly at rhett.thenos@gmail.com. Please include a short description of what you want, any references of the characters you want (visual or written is fine), and a very short description of your character's personality (trust me, it helps!). It will make the whole process smoother if you also specify if you have an idea for a pose or action your character is doing, or tell me I'm up to do whatever with the character(s).
I will email you/note you back stating you have a slot, and I will email again when I am about to start on your commission! At that time, I will require payment, and I will not begin working until I am paid. I will allow some corrections at certain points, though if you chose the ink option realize that once it's inked, it's like that for good! (That's the downside of traditional media!)
Thanks for your time!
Requests Completed!
Posted 10 years agoThanks again to everyone who took me up on the request journal and thanks for being so patient as I got them done! I know a lot of them were experimental pieces, but it was a great learning experience to play with Sai again and try new things!
On a somewhat related note, I am planning on opening up for commissions soon! I have to get a couple ducks in a row before I can do that, but I should be open in the next day or two!
Thanks again everyone, it was a lot of fun! C:
On a somewhat related note, I am planning on opening up for commissions soon! I have to get a couple ducks in a row before I can do that, but I should be open in the next day or two!
Thanks again everyone, it was a lot of fun! C:
Requests! Closed!!
Posted 10 years ago[b]Edit:] I am all closed up! Thanks guys!
Hey all!
I'm new to FurAffinity, and I am taking requests, like it says here!
Info is on the image, so I'm going to keep tabs of who has a request here!
1)
jrock_wolf3301
2)
snowwolfsart
3)
msmornel
4)
zanian
5)
tez-taylor
Bonus6)
sinser115
Thanks for the response guys! I'll get started on these asap!
Hey all!
I'm new to FurAffinity, and I am taking requests, like it says here!
Info is on the image, so I'm going to keep tabs of who has a request here!
1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

Bonus6)

Thanks for the response guys! I'll get started on these asap!