Right here: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/mechanicalangel/

I promise I'll be more active! ^^;

Considering moving my account. >:I Unless there's a way to completely change the username, without having to move. That would be freakin' awesome. Will have new anthro art soon, by the way, I know I haven't been working on much of it lately. ^^;

Hey, all, sorry for the lack of updates. I've been in a major funk lately because of other matters. Sadly it's been affecting my art...To the point where I can't work on anything for more than five minutes before I give in. But I'm trying to snap out of it and see if I can make anything. Hopefully I'll have plenty of new art soon, and hope I'll climb out of this rut. Wish me luck.

Yeah, just wanted to stop by really quick, say hi, and let you know I'm still alive. Well...barely, actually... HA HA! Insomnia... I'm still working on some new stuff, two new upcoming pieces: one in digital and the other one in watercolor, both of them are almost done and should be up soon. The CG one will probably be up later today, unless I end up falling sleep at my desk. ^^;

Well, hope you're all doing fine. C'mon, let's chat: how YOU doin'? :B

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1136346/ - for commission info. :)

This FA blog entry was brought to you by: insomnia - now with 20% more broccoli; batteries not included, some assembly required. Call right now, and I'll throw in this bag of hair shaved from Steve Tyler's head for FREE! :)

Well, now that the WTF-ery is out of the way, you know, lately I've been thinking on about this "fursona" (or animal-sona, to be more general - not all animals are furry, that's for sure ^^; ) thing. I know it's not mandatory within the "Furry" fandom, but it can be a little fun to have. Looking back at that drawing of the dragon I just recently made brought back so many memories. I just realized Stella wasn't just a character, but an extension of myself back then - a "Dragsona" is the correct term for it, I believe.

Just looking into that little dragon's eye made me very nostalgic. I met a lot of very interesting people - all who I eventually lost contact with. She was the first character I truly RPed with when I was new to online role-playing in a small chatroom; and the first one I used when I made my return to IRC back in 2000/2001. I had a few incarnations of her, but they were really weak attempts at bringing the character to life - mostly because I had no place where she could fit in. The one place she would have been very welcome, I eventually left because the place was just...completely ruined. It had gone from a great and fun RPG to this...I don't know...this place just infested with Mary-Sues and drama - all because of one person who used to be a good friend and let all of the popularity he got in that place go to his head.

Anyway, so since then, I never found a place for her. I've only drawn her once since 2001 back in 2007, I think, when I had just gotten my tablet. I've been playing with the idea of having her in one of the RPGs I'm in, and I'm tempted to ask the GM - who is also a very dear friend if he wouldn't mind. But I don't want him to bend his own rules for my sake. And I don't want one simple request to open a Pandora's Box the same way I did when I invited that once-then friend to the RPG I mentioned.

Hmm, and I do want to bring that character back. I do have her around when my friends and I have our OOC shenanigans going on, but that's about it. XD Buuuuuut I guess until I find a place for her, she'll just be slowly coming back as a "Dragsona". And it could be a long time until I find a place anyway...and it's not like I'm actively looking for a place anyhow, at least not at this time. :)

Long-winded Robbie-chan is long-winded. 8D;;

Prices are final, read below for further info.

Chibi commissions:
$5 Fully CG colored with either a simple or no background. Another $5 for each additional chibi. (That includes if they're in the same image.)

Digital

Sketch:

Simple or no background:
Bust & fullbody: $5

With detailed background:
Bust and fullbody: $8

Inked:

Simple or no background:
Bust: $10
Fullbody: $12

Detailed Background:
Bust: $12
Fullbody: $15

CG Color:

Simple or no background:
Bust: $15
Fullbody: $18

With detailed background:
Bust $18
Fullbody: $25

$5 on all of them for each additional character.

Traditional
(colored pencils and watercolor - same price)

Sketch:

Simple or no background:
Bust & fullbody: $10

With detailed background:
Bust and fullbody $15

Inked (clean)

Simple or no background:
Bust & fullbody: $15

With detailed background:
Bust: $16
Fullbody: $17

Watercolor or pencil (both may be mixed if necessary)

Simple or no background
Bust: $20
Fullbody: $22

With detailed background:
Bust: $25
Fullbody: $30

$5 for each additional character. Shipping is included, and the paper is 9x12. Drawings done in pencils/inks are on regular sketch paper, and watercolors - well, obviously watercolor paper.

What I will do:

- Original/Fan characters (You must provide description or ref images. But you cannot use copyrighted images or images that are not done by you (unless it is of your character specifically). Meaning, you can't present an image of, for example, Squall from FF8 as a ref and ask his hair be changed to blue, and he'd be wearing another copyrighted character's outfit with a different color scheme.)
- Anthros
- Portaits (except celebrity portraits)
- Still life
- Pets/animals (cartoon or realistic)
- Shounen-ai
- Shoujo-ai
- Nudes (if they are tasteful and people/characters are 18+)
- Any random theme you can think of, if you want a more abstract/surreal image.

What I won't do:

- Characters from an already existing anime/movie/show (Still unsure about this)
Lolicon/shotacon
- Cars/other vehicles (I might do mechs, depending on how complicated)
- Hentai

Payment method
Paypal - yashiroki[at]hotmail.com

If you would like me to do a piece for you, you'll have to contact me first (either through a FA note or email me at yashiroki[at]hotmail.com with subject line 'art commission' if you don't have a FA account). We will discuss the commission, and I will keep you updated on progress if you want. I can also do gift commissions (if you want the image for someone else as a gift). If there is a specific deadline, please contact me at least three weeks before that specific date.

I will not begin working on your image until I receive payment. All I ask is that you are patient with me as I work on it. If you're too pushy, I'll stop working on the image and refund you your money. If you'd like to cancel the work you may do so as well and I will refund the money - but this must be done before the image is complete. In either case of refunding, you will not receive the image at all. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. :)

Yeah, it's official. :D Of course, not quite yet, I want to finish the art I owe people who are so lovely for being patient. ^^; And then take a brief break and do my own artwork.

But for the mean time, I just wanna know if there's anything that I should know before I officially open. Okay, I know better than to let myself be talked into the whole "I'll pay later thing" - I've fallen for that once when I did Gaia commissions. XD But what else do I need to know?

And I also want to know what you would pay for my art? Be honest. :)

I wanted to wish you all a happy new year. If 2009 was rough on you, then may 2010 be a better year. I've had a rough year myself, so I'm hoping for the same. XD It's been very interesting, for me. Lots of new experiences that will always be in my mind of the rest of my life.

Be safe, don't drink and drive - don't let anyone else do so either!

...As if I haven't already. XD

Just popping in to say hi, and wish you all a happy holidays. I'm still around, I've just been busy and trying to catch up on all the art I owe people, and other things in my personal life. That, and I recently got a virus on my computer, in which my second drive basically decided to say "FUCK YOU, BITCH! *middle finger*" and not let me access my data. I've been trying to fix it up since. I have so much data I really don't want to lose. :(

It's been an interesting time between the last FA journal update and this one...

...Sort of...

Hi, all, hope you're doing well. Just wanted to pop in for a while and say hello to everyone on FA. It's been a while since I even uploaded anything on here. I've been a busy gal, trying to take care of things in my personal life. When it's not that, I'm trying to take care of my typical activities. One of the things I've been up to lately is updating a blog I created, dedicated to the current conflict in Iran. I originally created to just show not only my support, but support from others as well. Since the disappearance of the author of the Green Brief - through no fault of his own - I've been updating it every single day. That alone takes up a lot of time, looking through each and every article. Some days, I've read up to fifteen news articles to feature on my blog. And then look through others news on the conflict. It's very, very emotionally draining - everything that is happening to these people is so infuriating and heartbreaking. I've seen things that I will never forget for the rest of my life. Though my own feelings are nothing compared to those who are actually there, experiencing these atrocities.

It's hard not to be obsessed with it. To not want to help, to not cry, to not want to scream at those responsible for the suffering of others. I know it's important to take care of myself as well, after each update I usually go on to do something silly to try to recover. Though in the back of my mind, part of me will always continue to berate me for looking through a silly website while someone else is suffering so much.

But no matter how saddened or angry, or even tired I am at the end of each update, I don't regret any of it. *smile* Because I feel that though I am just one small fragment of support, I can help raise awareness and help those who put their lives at risk to get the news out. One thing I've been saying for some months now: I would rather live in sadness and know what is going on, maybe I could try to help someone; than to live in blissful ignorance.

I'm sure I'll be fine. Well, aside from that, I've been working more lately with traditional media than digital. Maybe I've done so much digital work throughout the years, maybe I'm just tired. It's only just recently that I've learned how to use coloring pencils - which is quite sad, really...I've had the same set of pencils for ten years. It's almost embarrassing. But I love it, and I wish I learned sooner. I recently made a new drawing with pencils that I'm just so proud of and can't wait to post it. I can't help but look at it and think: "wow, I really did that". It just...doesn't feel as though I actually made something so beautiful using materials that have always been one of my weaknesses.

Coloring pencils have never been my forte, but I'm glad I took the chance to step out of my comfort zone, finally, and just learn it. My weakness became a new strength...I wonder what else I can do? I can't wait to find out.

Hello all, just dropping by to say hello and I'm still alive. ^^ I realize I have not been around quite so much. I haven't had much time to experiment with more anthro art these days. I have a lot of personal responsibilities these past couple of weeks, trying to catch up on already in-progress works. Which has also not been very successful. .__.

I do update my DeviantArt gallery more often. But perhaps this weekend I will squeeze in some time to work on an anthro project. I have a pretty good idea on what I'm going to do next. :)

I suppose I should have posted this sooner, but better late than never, no? I just wanted to say hello to all of you and thank many of you for a very warm welcome to FA. :)

I'm not only new to FA, but to anthro art in general. Humans have always been my forte, but last year I decided I need to expand my art more. Though on my artist profile section is says I'm a digital artist, I actually do more than just digital art - there just doesn't seem to be an option for those of us that do more than one thing. I also do traditional, I do photography, I write, and I've recently gotten into making jewelry. All of my stuff can be found on my DeviantArt page http://himei.deviantart.com/ .

I've hardly ever drawn animals, let alone anthros, or "Furries" as many of you call them. And who's better to critique me on drawing Furries, than Furries themselves?

What I want to do with discovering my own anthro art style is combining a bit of anime, Don Bluth's style, and several hints of realism - if that makes sense. I'm going to be experimenting quite lot, so expect a lot of inconsistency with my art style. What I'm trying to do for now is pick several different animals and draw them as I would imagine what kind of personality I think they might have.

I hope I can receive plenty of critique, even if you're just pointing out mistakes in my work I will not have a bad reaction. So, everyone is very welcome to critique me, and I hope I will improve just as I have with my regular art. :) I'm also very willing to give some critique in return, even red line images for corrections. So if you ask for critique, don't expect too much praising. I give compliments, but if I have critiques I will point out the negatives as much as the positives. Just wanted to give people a heads up. :)

And, well, I'm off for now. Hope you all have a wonderful day.