(19/07/21)
Times have changed in the 15 years since setting up this FurAffinity account. Unfortunately, I must change with them.
This account will be a tomb for old work and the very rare art dump.
For brand new work and insights into what I’m up to, follow me over on Twitter (twitter.com/RitzBeretta)
A big thank you to all my followers, commenters and commissioners over the years. I hope to see a few of you jump ship to my new account!

(29/08/23)
Two years later - I might be back using this account a bit often since the Apartheid Emerald Moron is aiming to blow up Twitter like a SpaceX rocket. That said, expect pretty infrequent updates from me!

to myself!

updates soon

*holds finger on an arpeggiator*

The Grid. A digital frontier.

*pushes up the modulator*

Hey folks! Just a quick heads up.

Anyone who's expressed interest in commissions, I've kept your details on file and I'm hoping to fulfil your requests when I reopen. Going to take a break for a little bit in till I get my head together and find my mojo again.

Pieces are going to be slow for a little bit for the same reason! No need for alarm - just feeling a bit under the weather these days so there's going to be no real structure to my output (not there ever was either way)

That being said! I'll be here in spirit.

The List! To all those commissionees, I salute you!

1. (FA) Dyveira - ($50) Digital Colour Painting - DONE
2. (FA) Shh! It's a Gift! - ($50) Digital Colour Painting - DONE
3. (FA) MuscleFan999999 - ($10) Digital Sketch - DONE
4. (FA) The_WP - ($25) Digital Colour Sketch - DONE
5. (DA) Esperdude - 5x($50) Digital Colour Painting - DONE
6. (FA) MrGoat - ($50) Digital Colour Painting -DONE
7. (FA) Zuriak - ($50) Digital Colour Painting - DONE
8. (DA) Anonymous - ($50) Digital Colour Painting - DONE

Trade: (FA)  Sachiel_666 - DONE
Trade: (FA)  Bobert - DONE
Trade: (FA)  Hitodama - DONE

Get involved!


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Interested in a commission? Send me a note, and fill out this form! - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pW.....?usp=send_form


After replacing my power supply and getting back into the swing of things, I'm happy to announce I'm reopen for commissions in 2015!

First - the details!

Adjusted for the new year:

Digital Colour Painting: $50
Digital Grey Painting: $35
Digital Colour Sketch: $25
Digital Grey Sketch: $10

Additional Characters are an additional 50% of the base price. Props and Settings available at a marginal cost!

With a selection of options, I'm hoping that you guys will be interested in taking me up on these commissions!

The Power Supply cable has burnt out on my Surface Pro - which means no pictures till the replacement turns up.

Sorry!

Yes, Adult Swim

The List! To all those commissionees, I salute you!

- (DA) Dogfox - ($YMCMB) 5-Page Coloured Growth Comic - WIP (1/5)
- (FA) CyBeast - ($20) Coloured Sketch - WIP

Pending

- (FA) MatthewBrandon - ($TBD) - NOTED
- (FA) MuscleFan999999 - ($TBD) - SITTING ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY

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Alright, Folks! To give me some time to get my current log complete, as well as a few personal pieces I have on the burner, I'm going to pause taking commissions for the moment!

I'm hoping to reopen again towards the end of October - so if you'd like to register your interest, I'm keeping the form open for your ideas. Expect another post once I'm back!

For now, I'm going to spend all my well earn't commission money on a big suit - http://youtu.be/kuoiRr6hLjg?t=25s

The List! To all those commissionees, I salute you!

- (DA) Dogfox - ($YMCMB) 5-Page Coloured Growth Comic - WIP (1/5)
- (FA) CyBeast - ($20) Coloured Sketch - WIP

Pending

- (FA) MatthewBrandon - ($TBD) - NOTED
- (FA) MuscleFan999999 - ($TBD) - SITTING ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY

COMPLETED!

- (DA) Mr Pr1993
- (FA) Forgeworks x2
- (DA) WannaBeHuge x2
- (DA) Sarkeset
- (DA) VantTalon

The Big Trade off! Ritz and better artists swap works!

Ritz VS ExpansionPack
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12833785/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13463354/

Ritz VS Bobert
WIP
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/14063762/

Ritz VS Sachiel_666
WIP
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/14334470/

Get involved!


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Interested in a commission? Send me a note, and fill out this form! - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pW.....?usp=send_form

That's right everyone. I'm back and ready to make your dreams come true! (that is of course if your dreams involve buying a commission from me)

This year, I'm looking to accommodate to all tastes and wallets with a suite of options to hopefully inspire your creative ideas.

First - the details!

For $30, you can get your paws/claws/talons on a one-of-a-kind digital painting, just like the ones you know and like in my gallery!

For those looking for a lighter options, I'm offering $10 sketches and $20 basic coloured works - more akin to my earlier work (but with all the ability of a modern Ritz!)

Additional Characters, Props and Settings available at a marginal cost!

But wait! There's more:

I'm offering anyone who has bought a Sketch or Coloured Picture to Upgrade their commission to a Digital Painting! This is to allow anyone who wants to commission me for work that they may want to get improved at a later date - making payments at your own timescale.

I will also be offering this service to anyone who took part in my Original 2012/2013 commissions to get their works upgraded to my newer, refined style for absolutely free! If you know who your are, Don't be afraid to send a message and I'd be happy to clean my work for you, my treat!

and now for something completely different:

Introducing the experimental Pay Something, Get Something - P.W.Y.W Commissions!

For all of you who'd love to get involved in commissions, but are looking for something for a flexible balance, I'm offering to draw you *something* for a price you'll set!

An icon, a doodle, a bit of photoshop - anything is up for grabs! Throw me an idea and what ever you want to pay.

With a selection of options, I'm hoping that you guys will be interested in taking me up on these commissions!

That's right, I'm making Howard the Duck!

...wait, no. I mean I'm taking my old work, and using cutting edge cgi a better understanding of digi-painting to bring them up to snuff.

To save you searching through my gallery to see the updated pieces, try these links on for size!

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10052848/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10035599/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9640774/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9785282/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9761740/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12327517/

Yeah!

While I currently put the finishing touches to a few new pieces, as well as some interesting trades in the pipeline, I thought I'd get inspired by the assumption meme and open the floor to an impromptu ask me anything.

Don't be shy! Leave me a question below and I'll give you the whole truth* and nothing but the truth*!

 LeftHeadGrave just stuck up a tip-top growth story, edited by myself! It's all thrills, spills and swells from the first paragraph, so take the time to check it out!

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13491839/

...to myself!

I'm currently uploading a slew of new artwork over to my alternate account:  RitzBits - the home of commissioned, requested and traded work from top-tier and rising star artists forced against their will to draw pictures of Ritz!

If you haven't had a chance, visit the icon above to see some once exclusive male and female size expansion work curated by myself! If you have had a chance to visit, then instead watch this music video in the paragraph below.



(In other news: Currently between jobs and working on a few big projects. Will hopefully upload something myself soon!)

Hey Folks! I'll keep this post short and sweet; I'm sure the go-getting big-wigs that frequent my page will be spending their respective midnights popping champagne bottles from the decks of speedboats and roof top get togethers to give this journal a thorough read.

To those of you who have found this message buried under far more important journal messages by far more important fur-affinity favourites, I'll start with a toast to you; To every single person who took the time to comment on every piece I posted this year, everyone who made a place in their favourites list for my work, or took the risk on watching my work despite my yoyo of quantity and quality over the past 12 months. Each and every message, no matter how short nor surly, was a much needed pat on the back and belly rub: fully appreciated by this budding artist.

As I take the time to reflect, I felt it's best to get a few stomach churning apologies out of the way:
To those who I had promised trades, fan art or requested work that has gone unfullied.
To those who have waited patiently for the commission queue to reopen again.
To those who followed me through entire months without updates or interaction.
Especially to those in my IM friend lists who have been messaging a brick wall for almost a year.

I give a very deep and heartfelt apology, and hope to spend the next year making good on that.

After riding through a year that found me leaving my cushioned Post-Graduate lifestyle behind for good, quitting one job and finding pockets of freelance work, earning my drivers license and then - finally - finding a place of my own, 2013 has felt like the groundwork for what could be a bigger, better and far more productive year - and I'm going to do my best to make that come true.

So, armed with a new computer, a rejuvenated sense of ambition, and a few big goals I hope to hit, I think 2014 isn't just going to be a great year for me, but it might just be for fans of thick, flabby, bulbous, bulky, bulging, busty, hulking and hunky pictures too!

...and, if you see this message on a dead page at the end of 2014, at least we can all have a good chuckle about it!

May you enjoy time with your friends and family, and hope they never find out about your fur affinity account :|

Everything's good

but because it's on youtube, have to post it on here! (Hint: Looks leagues better in HD!)

I bet you guys might not of known this, but a few weeks ago  Bobert approached me to create some artwork for a character portfolio he had been working on with a host of big FurAffinity names.

Now that it's complete, let me point your attention to this journal! - http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4612743/

Featuring a never before seen Ritz Picture - as well as great work all round by cool dudes including Rackun, IceWolf, Tachi and Mr. Goat - you could own it all for the absolute steal of $5

If you feel like supporting a great artist for the price of a large soda, then head on over and make his day!

Birthday Birthday Birthday!

Hey everyone!

Let me first give you all a huge apology for my radio silence these past few weeks. Between my small updates and rather more specific art work, to my reluctance to reply to private messages and comments,
I've accidentally almost staged a leaving here. But! To calm any worries to those who messaged me, I just want you to know things are going great.

Majoritally, the ball has started to roll on a few personal and portfolio projects, as well as just progression in creating art all together. Between this, I have also taken on extra responsibilities at my two jobs, which requires a little more investment in those capacities.

However! And this is going to be important for a few of yous guys - I will be returning to and completing all commission requests from February, and at a greatly discounted rate to those directly effected. I'm making some available time in May to start, so ill be sure to message anyone involved in good time.

On another note - it's my birthday next week! So if you want to leave me a nice message, Tuesday's the day.

So! Hope you guys are all updated, and I hope to make a grander return soon!

I've become addicted to SimCity. Will try and break out of it come next week.

Now if you excuse me, I need to zone more residential areas.

I am still some what alive and kicking.

And not to make any formal announcements, but I found my Mojo again.

Back to normality in due course!