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Posted 11 years agoThe time has come!
Please be advised that suits are a step down of priority next to my art. My art is top priority, then suits, thanks for understanding!
Also as a slight celebration, I am willing to give free quotes to those that would like one! If you are ready for a fursuit quote and willing to pay right away, please put a star by your FA name when you fill out the quote form!
I have done some minor tweaking on pricing, and it is now completely finalized :) Here's the prices for everything:
With all parts listed, you are welcome to order in bulk (ex: tail and handpaws, or bodysuit and tail, etc.)
I won't be taking semi-realistic suits, but I'm completely open for my toony style suits! Heads will be mostly foam based (they may be resin based once I finalize my style and cast) and it's preferable but not required for digitigrade padding. Faun/Satyr legs come with attached "sock" hooves and tail. Bodysuits will be mostly created with an attached tail and you have the option of attaching feet as well!
All projects will be handsewn and machine sewn with nylon thread!
Weekly/Monthly payments acceptable with a minimum of $100 each payment! 30% non-refundable down payment required on first month, and artistic liberty suits are welcome! Reference sheets are required (front and back, side preview preferable but not required and needs all features). I will also be holding a special offer for two secret species I won't name with a badge to go with your suit~.
I have 4 slots open, if I get quotes from multiple people I will then pick which one I'd like to do! I will be keeping this open for a week or until quotes stop coming in. Once all commissions are completed, I'll open up for more :3
Now go minions~
Fursuit Quote Form
Fursuit TOS
Please be advised that suits are a step down of priority next to my art. My art is top priority, then suits, thanks for understanding!
Also as a slight celebration, I am willing to give free quotes to those that would like one! If you are ready for a fursuit quote and willing to pay right away, please put a star by your FA name when you fill out the quote form!
I have done some minor tweaking on pricing, and it is now completely finalized :) Here's the prices for everything:
Tail: $45-$100 (depending on size and complexity)
Head: $300-$700 (depending on complexity)
Handpaws: $70-$90
+Sleeves: +$35-+$60
Feet (Sockpaws or regular): $90-$150
Faun/Satyr Legs: $400-$700
Bodysuit: $500-$900
Partial (includes feet, hands, tail, and head): $800-$1300
Full: $1400- $2000 (depending on size and complexity)With all parts listed, you are welcome to order in bulk (ex: tail and handpaws, or bodysuit and tail, etc.)
I won't be taking semi-realistic suits, but I'm completely open for my toony style suits! Heads will be mostly foam based (they may be resin based once I finalize my style and cast) and it's preferable but not required for digitigrade padding. Faun/Satyr legs come with attached "sock" hooves and tail. Bodysuits will be mostly created with an attached tail and you have the option of attaching feet as well!
All projects will be handsewn and machine sewn with nylon thread!
Weekly/Monthly payments acceptable with a minimum of $100 each payment! 30% non-refundable down payment required on first month, and artistic liberty suits are welcome! Reference sheets are required (front and back, side preview preferable but not required and needs all features). I will also be holding a special offer for two secret species I won't name with a badge to go with your suit~.
I have 4 slots open, if I get quotes from multiple people I will then pick which one I'd like to do! I will be keeping this open for a week or until quotes stop coming in. Once all commissions are completed, I'll open up for more :3
Now go minions~
Fursuit Quote Form
Fursuit TOS
Patreon page is up!
Posted 11 years agohttp://www.patreon.com/rukamae
http://www.patreon.com/rukamae
I'm still making some minor tweaks if I need them, but I decided to get it started up right now :)
I'm planning to start creating art of every pokemon from 1st gen of the pokedex. I'll move around other pokedex's for what seems will be sellable as prints! Hopefully this will keep things moving while I get funding and still create things on the side~
http://www.patreon.com/rukamae
I'm still making some minor tweaks if I need them, but I decided to get it started up right now :)
I'm planning to start creating art of every pokemon from 1st gen of the pokedex. I'll move around other pokedex's for what seems will be sellable as prints! Hopefully this will keep things moving while I get funding and still create things on the side~
How I feel right now
Posted 11 years ago=/ ...
99 True Facts Meme OwO
Posted 11 years ago
001. Real Name: Michaela
002. Nickname(s): Kyla, Ruru, Ruka
003. Zodiac Sign: Aries~
004. Male or Female: Female
005. Born: March 26,1994
006. Nationality : White/Spanish
007. Eye Color: Chocolate Brown
008. Hair Colour: Brown
009. Long or Short: Right now, it's getting pretty long
010. Loud or Quiet: Relatively quiet
011. Sweats or Jeans: Jeans.
012. Phone or Camera: Phone.
013. Health Freak : To an extent...healthy enough
014. Drink or Smoke : None of that .-.
015. Do You Have A Crush On Someone : Hell yeah
016. Political orientation: I don't really affiliate with either
017. Piercings : Afraid of them, nope
018.Tattoos: Nope
HAVE YOU EVER [BEEN IN] :
019. Airplane: 'course
020. Car Accident: Nope
021. Fist Fight : Nuh uh
FIRSTS
022. First piercing : Stud earrings
023. First Best Friend: Samantha; 2nd grade
024. First Instrument played : Technically a violin, but if you consider it an instrument I've been singing since when I can remember
025. First award : Choir
026. First Crush : Tyler, 4th grade
027. First Language : English
028. First Vacation : Florida?
LASTS :
029. Last Person you talked to: Sky
030 Last Person You Texted : Sky
031. Last Person You Watched : RPGMinx on Youtube
032. Last Food You Ate : Steak and Baked Potato
033. Last Movie You Watched : How To Train Your Dragon 2 OwO
034. Last Song You listened to : TTT Rap by RPGMinx
035. Last Thing You Bought: A Gloomybear Kigurumi
036. Last Person You Hugged : Johanna
FAVES :
037. Food : Blood Oranges
038. Drink : White Grape Juice
039. Clothing : Basically cute things
040. Book : Fault in Our Stars (I don't really read much) ; Manga wise, +Anima
041. Colour : Baby Blue
042. Flower : Dragon snappers
043: Music : Dance
044. Movies : Lovely Bones, How To Train Your Dragon, Golden Compass, etc.
045: Games: Right now is Last Of Us and Halo Reach
046. Subjects : SCIENCE!
IN THE PAST YEAR I...
047. [ ] Kissed in the rain
048. [x] Celebrated Halloween
049. [x] Had Your Heart Broken
050. [ ] Went Over the Minutes on Your Cell Phone
051. [ ] Someone Questioned Your Sexual Orientation
052. [ ] Bought Weapons
053. [ ] Breathed fire
054. [ ] Had an Abortion.
055. [x] Done something you've regretted
056. [ ] Broke a Promise
057. [X] Kept a Secret
058. [X] Pretended To Be Happy
059. [x] Met Someone Who Changed Your Life.
060. [ ] Pretended To Be Sick
061. [ ] Left The Country.
062. [x] Tried something you normally wouldn't like, and liked it.
063. [x] Cried Over The Silliest Thing.
064. [ ] Ran a Mile
065. [x] Went To the Beach
066. [x] Stayed Single
CURRENTLY :
067. Eating: Nothing now
068. Drinking : OJ
069. Getting Ready To : Draw
070. Listening To : TTT Rap
071. Plans For Tomorrow/Today: Paying bills =/ ... and drawing :D
072. Waiting For : A ray of light at the end of the tunnel...
YOUR FUTURE :
073. Want Kids : Yes.
074. Want To Get Married : Mhm!
075. Careers in mind: Animator/Voice Actress/Character Designer
WHICH IS BETTER ON A BOY
076. Lips or Eyes : Eyes
077. Shorter or Taller : Taller
078. Romantic or Spontaneous: I like both ^^
079. Nice chest or Nice butt : Nice chest
080. Sensitive or Loud : Sensitive
081. Hook-up Or Relationship : Relationship, I hate hook ups
082. Troublemaker or Hesitant : Hesitant, but not afraid of taking risks
HAVE YOU EVER :
083. Lost Glasses/Contacts : I don't have any XD So no
084. Ran Away From Home : Considered
085. Held A Weapon, For Self Defense : No
086. Killed Somebody : No .-.
087. Broken Someone's Heart: ...more times than I needed to...
088. Been Arrested : No
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
090. Yourself : Most of the time
091. Miracles : Yes
092. Love at First Sight : Yes
093. Heaven : To an extent
094. Hell: Not really
095. Other peoples sincerity: Yes
096. Magic : Yes.
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
097. Is There One Person You Wanna Be With, Right Now : With all my heart
098. Are You Seriously Happy With Where you are in life now? No... but I'm taking it one step at a time
099. Are You Happy With The Person You're With : I'm not really with anybody right now...but I hope something happens eventually...
Commissions are OPEN!
Posted 11 years agoCommission Form
TOS
Price Sheet
Master List of Commission Examples
Commissions are typically open for a long time, so don't fret if you don't fill something out right away :). I rarely ever close.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask here or by notes!
TOS
Price Sheet
Master List of Commission Examples
Commissions are typically open for a long time, so don't fret if you don't fill something out right away :). I rarely ever close.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask here or by notes!
Master List of Best Examples for Commissions!
Posted 11 years agoSketch: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12972098/ , {FERAL} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13354492/
No Lineart Examples!
Icon/Headshot: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11686833/ , http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11708562/ , http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12478197/ , http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12822979/ , {ANIME} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13504586/ , {ANIME} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13556649/
Chibi: {FERAL} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13999139/ , {FERAL} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13998323/ , {FERAL} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13806422/ , http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13445348/ , {2 CHARACTERS; SHADED} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13661800/ , {2 CHARACTERS; SHADED} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13693721/
Badge: {CHIBI} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13156865/ , {CHIBI} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13419940/ , {2 CHIBI} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13573052/ , {CHIBI} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13753618/ , {CHIBI;COUPLE} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13753657/ , {CHIBI;COUPLE} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13753709/ , {CHIBI; FERAL} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13803918/ , {CHIBI;FERAL} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13803942/ , {CHIBI;FERAL} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13803972/ , {HEADSHOT;SHADED} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13339291/ , {HEADSHOT} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13804414/ , {BUST; SHADED} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13339251/ , {BUST; SHADED} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13340078/ , {BUST; SHADED} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13662198/ , {THIGH UP;SHADED} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13339208/ , {THIGH UP} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13855019/ , {WAIST UP;FERAL;SHADED} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13662241/ , {FULL BODY;SHADED} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13688793/
Flat: {SHADED;SIMPLE BG;FERAL;FULL BODY} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12557410/ , {SHADED;MEDIUM BG; 2 FULL BODY} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13123594/ , {SHADED; MEDIUM BG; FULL BODY} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/14047306/ , {WAIST UP} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13786673/
Painted: {2 CHARACTERS} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12613103/ , {SHADED; BUST} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10336043/ , {SHADED; FULL BODY; SIMPLE BG} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/14064971/
Full Detail: {FULL BODY;PART OF REF} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13093026/ , {2 CHARACTERS; SIMPLE BG} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10799361/ , {FULL BODY} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13498361/
Reference Sheet: {REGULAR; +DETAIL IN SEPARATE SUBMISSION} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13093010/ , {REGULAR +DETAIL SHOT} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12845443/ , {REGULAR + EXTRA HEADSHOT} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12436146/ , {REGULAR + EXTRA HEADSHOT} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/14042511/
+Colour: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12971709/ , http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12970711/ , http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12994189/ , http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13222044/ , http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13598916/ , http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13601713/ No Lineart Examples!
Icon/Headshot: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11686833/ , http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11708562/ , http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12478197/ , http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12822979/ , {ANIME} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13504586/ , {ANIME} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13556649/
+Animation: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12478220/ Chibi: {FERAL} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13999139/ , {FERAL} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13998323/ , {FERAL} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13806422/ , http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13445348/ , {2 CHARACTERS; SHADED} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13661800/ , {2 CHARACTERS; SHADED} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13693721/
Badge: {CHIBI} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13156865/ , {CHIBI} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13419940/ , {2 CHIBI} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13573052/ , {CHIBI} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13753618/ , {CHIBI;COUPLE} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13753657/ , {CHIBI;COUPLE} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13753709/ , {CHIBI; FERAL} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13803918/ , {CHIBI;FERAL} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13803942/ , {CHIBI;FERAL} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13803972/ , {HEADSHOT;SHADED} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13339291/ , {HEADSHOT} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13804414/ , {BUST; SHADED} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13339251/ , {BUST; SHADED} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13340078/ , {BUST; SHADED} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13662198/ , {THIGH UP;SHADED} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13339208/ , {THIGH UP} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13855019/ , {WAIST UP;FERAL;SHADED} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13662241/ , {FULL BODY;SHADED} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13688793/
Flat: {SHADED;SIMPLE BG;FERAL;FULL BODY} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12557410/ , {SHADED;MEDIUM BG; 2 FULL BODY} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13123594/ , {SHADED; MEDIUM BG; FULL BODY} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/14047306/ , {WAIST UP} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13786673/
Painted: {2 CHARACTERS} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12613103/ , {SHADED; BUST} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10336043/ , {SHADED; FULL BODY; SIMPLE BG} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/14064971/
Full Detail: {FULL BODY;PART OF REF} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13093026/ , {2 CHARACTERS; SIMPLE BG} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10799361/ , {FULL BODY} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13498361/
Reference Sheet: {REGULAR; +DETAIL IN SEPARATE SUBMISSION} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13093010/ , {REGULAR +DETAIL SHOT} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12845443/ , {REGULAR + EXTRA HEADSHOT} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12436146/ , {REGULAR + EXTRA HEADSHOT} http://www.furaffinity.net/view/14042511/
AC Meeeeeeeme
Posted 11 years agoWhere are you staying?
Doubletree
What day are you getting there?
Wednesday~
Who will you be rooming with?
and 
Who will you hang out with during the convention?
A lot of people OwO
What is the best way to find you?
I'll be around basically everywhere, if you see a super bouncy black chirping kitty that is me XD.
Are there any panels you might be attending?
All I know is the voice acting panel. Otherwise, wherever I go XD
What do you look like?
I'm short and cute X3
Will you be suiting?
Yes~
Do you do free art?
Most likely not =/
Do you do trades?
Maaaaaybe, depends
Do you do badges/commissions?
Yes I do! http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5621959/ <--- AC Badge Info| Commissions --->http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13452713/
What is your gender?
feeeeeemale~
How tall are you?
5' 3"
Are you mated/in a relationship?
No..... v.v
Can I talk to you?
DO YA OwO
Can I touch you?
In what way? Just don't poke me on the side because it really hurts T~T
Can I visit your room?
Uhhh, not without permission.
Can I buy you drinks?
Soda :3
Can I give you stuff?
I'd be ok with that .-.
Can I hug or snuggle with you?
I like both ^^
Are you nice?
Of course
How long are you going?
Entire con!
Do you have an artist table?
Maybe :D
Will you be going to parties?
Don't know of any ^^;;
Will you be performing?
Fursuiting~
Do you have prints/CDs?
No
Will you have art in the Art Show? General or Adult sections?
Not in the art show this time, perhaps maybe next time ^^
If I see you, how should I get your attention?
Call for Ruru! Or Era if I'm in suit.
Can I look in your sketchbook?
Course :3
Can I draw in your sketchbook?
If I want you to
Can I come with you for food/fun/etc?
The more the merrier :D
Can I take your picture?
Yes!
What's your goal(s) for the con this year?
Have fun!
Doubletree
What day are you getting there?
Wednesday~
Who will you be rooming with?
and 
Who will you hang out with during the convention?
A lot of people OwO
What is the best way to find you?
I'll be around basically everywhere, if you see a super bouncy black chirping kitty that is me XD.
Are there any panels you might be attending?
All I know is the voice acting panel. Otherwise, wherever I go XD
What do you look like?
I'm short and cute X3
Will you be suiting?
Yes~
Do you do free art?
Most likely not =/
Do you do trades?
Maaaaaybe, depends
Do you do badges/commissions?
Yes I do! http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5621959/ <--- AC Badge Info| Commissions --->http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13452713/
What is your gender?
feeeeeemale~
How tall are you?
5' 3"
Are you mated/in a relationship?
No..... v.v
Can I talk to you?
DO YA OwO
Can I touch you?
In what way? Just don't poke me on the side because it really hurts T~T
Can I visit your room?
Uhhh, not without permission.
Can I buy you drinks?
Soda :3
Can I give you stuff?
I'd be ok with that .-.
Can I hug or snuggle with you?
I like both ^^
Are you nice?
Of course
How long are you going?
Entire con!
Do you have an artist table?
Maybe :D
Will you be going to parties?
Don't know of any ^^;;
Will you be performing?
Fursuiting~
Do you have prints/CDs?
No
Will you have art in the Art Show? General or Adult sections?
Not in the art show this time, perhaps maybe next time ^^
If I see you, how should I get your attention?
Call for Ruru! Or Era if I'm in suit.
Can I look in your sketchbook?
Course :3
Can I draw in your sketchbook?
If I want you to
Can I come with you for food/fun/etc?
The more the merrier :D
Can I take your picture?
Yes!
What's your goal(s) for the con this year?
Have fun!
OFFERING AC BADGES and Info!
Posted 11 years agoI am jumping on this bandwagon early so I can have a lot more done and more people that have a chance! Before I start the badges, I want to finish the rest of the commissions in my queue first before I start with the first batch of badges!
Before I jump into this, I want to give you a little tidbit of my goal here:
My goal here is to start a con fund so I have money for food, registration, cosplays (I'm making them myself, so I need some money for materials), fixing Era (she is in desperate need of a new body, it's not falling apart, but I know how to build a better body now) and a little bit for at least ONE SOUVENIR ITEM from each con. On top of this, the first priority is being able to have about $375 for regular bills each month. Next priority is buying a one way train ticket (which I haven't bought yet because of bills to make money for first) to Hartford from Pittsburgh. This train ticket is really important because right after AC, I need to take off to Hartford to be able to go see my best friend whom I haven't seen in a few years. We will be going to a con together the weekend after AC called Connecticon and I NEED this train ticket so I can leave Hartford by plane after Connecticon so I can go home. This whole con fund is JUST FOR AC AND CONNECTICON ONLY! Other con funds will be bled over into once I reach the goals required for AC and Connecticon.
These will be crossed off once they are acquired and paid for
1st priority:Bills ($375 for June)
2nd priority:Train Ticket ($89)
3rd priority: Registration ($115)
4th priority: Food money (~$300 or less)
5th priority:AC Hotel ($80)
6th priority: Era fix and Cosplays (~$200)
7th priority: Souvenirs ($150)
All this money I'm hoping to make through commissions and some work with Sparkle Kreations. I'm not really asking for donations here (unless you're into it, go right on ahead, my paypal is on my profile), I'm getting myself in gear and I want to make this work. I have a friend to see and two cons that I'm really looking forward to, it's a big inspiration for me to push this on myself so I can get what I've been wanting for so long. I'm feeling really confident about all this!
Now onto the information about the AC badges:
I am accepting badge commissions for physical delivery at AC! As you may know, I don't ship any of my badges, so this is the chance for you to get an actual physical, laminated badge from me personally! These badges are only available for all that is going to AC because I'm delivering every badge at the con to their respective owners. Please do not order a badge if you are not going to AC. I have a separate badge commission form for this special occasion, and I will link it soon.
How you will acquire the badge:
At AnthroCon, I will set up some times of where we can meet up on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Sunday will be planned accordingly if I have not yet given away all the badges. I will be at AC from Wednesday night to Monday morning, and I'll be either suiting, at Sparkle Kreations table in the dealers room, OR running around in the halls somewhere out of suit. If you do not make the mass meetups on the days, you can still find me running around the con. As the days get closer, I will send an email to all of those who have badges to give them the info for the times we will meet up and locations.
I will not just be giving badges to just anyone, I will in fact require a printed OR smartphone email confirmation when you come up to me to ask for your badge(s). This email confirmation will show your FA name and a small thumbnail of what your badge(s) looks like so I can confirm you are the owner of the badge(s), it also helps me figure out which badge(s) is whose so I can keep track of who I have given badges to! When AC gets closer, I will be posting a picture of my real face along with Era's face (fursuit) so everybody (even non-badge commissioners) can find me around the con. Don't be shy to tap me on the shoulder!
Badge information:
Badges will be paid for upfront; HOWEVER, I will be doing the badges in a batch system. I will be naming each batch by colour of the rainbow, starting with RED. When I'm on the batch, I will individually invoice each person in the batch for payment before I start on the badges. If you were, for example, on batch ORANGE; you are not required to pay until I finish all of RED. You are more than welcome to pay in advance though!
Badges will be posted online when they are done, but physical badges will not be delivered until AC. I will not be able to mail the badge in advance!
What I'm offering:
Chibi: $20 (Ex: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13156865/)
Headshot: $25 (Ex: [shaded] http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13339291/ )
Bust: $28 (Ex: [shaded] http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13339251/ , [shaded] http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13340078/ )
Waist/Thigh Up: $30 (Ex: [shaded] http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13339208/ )
Fullbody: $35
Shading: +$5
Extra character (Couple Badges): Chibi (+$10); Headshot,Bust, Waist/Thigh Up (+$15); Fullbody (+$20)
Waist Up=Feral, Thigh Up=Anthro
I can do any species and will do Anthro OR Feral!
AC Badge Commission form is HERE
I will keep this journal mostly updated with batches and info. I am still keeping regular commissions OPEN!
Feel free to ask any questions you may have and I will answer to the best of my ability!
Before I jump into this, I want to give you a little tidbit of my goal here:
My goal here is to start a con fund so I have money for food, registration, cosplays (I'm making them myself, so I need some money for materials), fixing Era (she is in desperate need of a new body, it's not falling apart, but I know how to build a better body now) and a little bit for at least ONE SOUVENIR ITEM from each con. On top of this, the first priority is being able to have about $375 for regular bills each month. Next priority is buying a one way train ticket (which I haven't bought yet because of bills to make money for first) to Hartford from Pittsburgh. This train ticket is really important because right after AC, I need to take off to Hartford to be able to go see my best friend whom I haven't seen in a few years. We will be going to a con together the weekend after AC called Connecticon and I NEED this train ticket so I can leave Hartford by plane after Connecticon so I can go home. This whole con fund is JUST FOR AC AND CONNECTICON ONLY! Other con funds will be bled over into once I reach the goals required for AC and Connecticon.
These will be crossed off once they are acquired and paid for
1st priority:
2nd priority:
3rd priority:
4th priority: Food money (~$300 or less)
5th priority:
6th priority: Era fix and Cosplays (~$200)
7th priority: Souvenirs ($150)
All this money I'm hoping to make through commissions and some work with Sparkle Kreations. I'm not really asking for donations here (unless you're into it, go right on ahead, my paypal is on my profile), I'm getting myself in gear and I want to make this work. I have a friend to see and two cons that I'm really looking forward to, it's a big inspiration for me to push this on myself so I can get what I've been wanting for so long. I'm feeling really confident about all this!
Now onto the information about the AC badges:
I am accepting badge commissions for physical delivery at AC! As you may know, I don't ship any of my badges, so this is the chance for you to get an actual physical, laminated badge from me personally! These badges are only available for all that is going to AC because I'm delivering every badge at the con to their respective owners. Please do not order a badge if you are not going to AC. I have a separate badge commission form for this special occasion, and I will link it soon.
How you will acquire the badge:
At AnthroCon, I will set up some times of where we can meet up on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Sunday will be planned accordingly if I have not yet given away all the badges. I will be at AC from Wednesday night to Monday morning, and I'll be either suiting, at Sparkle Kreations table in the dealers room, OR running around in the halls somewhere out of suit. If you do not make the mass meetups on the days, you can still find me running around the con. As the days get closer, I will send an email to all of those who have badges to give them the info for the times we will meet up and locations.
I will not just be giving badges to just anyone, I will in fact require a printed OR smartphone email confirmation when you come up to me to ask for your badge(s). This email confirmation will show your FA name and a small thumbnail of what your badge(s) looks like so I can confirm you are the owner of the badge(s), it also helps me figure out which badge(s) is whose so I can keep track of who I have given badges to! When AC gets closer, I will be posting a picture of my real face along with Era's face (fursuit) so everybody (even non-badge commissioners) can find me around the con. Don't be shy to tap me on the shoulder!
Badge information:
Badges will be paid for upfront; HOWEVER, I will be doing the badges in a batch system. I will be naming each batch by colour of the rainbow, starting with RED. When I'm on the batch, I will individually invoice each person in the batch for payment before I start on the badges. If you were, for example, on batch ORANGE; you are not required to pay until I finish all of RED. You are more than welcome to pay in advance though!
Badges will be posted online when they are done, but physical badges will not be delivered until AC. I will not be able to mail the badge in advance!
What I'm offering:
Chibi: $20 (Ex: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13156865/)
Headshot: $25 (Ex: [shaded] http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13339291/ )
Bust: $28 (Ex: [shaded] http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13339251/ , [shaded] http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13340078/ )
Waist/Thigh Up: $30 (Ex: [shaded] http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13339208/ )
Fullbody: $35
Shading: +$5
Extra character (Couple Badges): Chibi (+$10); Headshot,Bust, Waist/Thigh Up (+$15); Fullbody (+$20)
Waist Up=Feral, Thigh Up=Anthro
I can do any species and will do Anthro OR Feral!
AC Badge Commission form is HERE
I will keep this journal mostly updated with batches and info. I am still keeping regular commissions OPEN!
Key: P=Paid; NP=Not yet paid ; D=DONE
Batch RED:
1. 
[P][D]
2. 
[P][D]
3. 
[P][D]
4. 
[P][D]
5. [P][D]
Batch ORANGE:
1. 
[P][D]
2. 
[P][D]
3. 
[P]
4. 
[P]
5.
Batch YELLOW:
1.
2.
3.
Batch GREEN: [soon]
Batch BLUE: [soon]
Batch PURPLE: [soon]
Batch PINK: [soon]
Batch BROWN: [soon]
Batch WHITE: [soon]
Batch GRAY: [soon]
Batch BLACK: [soon] 
Feel free to ask any questions you may have and I will answer to the best of my ability!
I was featured on FurMedia!
Posted 11 years agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4g2dDVSqvA
So I was so totally excited when I got a note asking to be featured on their show. Omg I was flailing with such joy. I have to thank them for featuring me, it was such an honor!
I also will thank all my new watchers that were brought from FurMedia, you are all fantastic and I can't wait to create more art ^^
In other news, I'm going to be taking a day off because of some events that's happened that I will not reveal. As well as I've been drawing for pretty much 4 days straight nonstop, I think I need a little breather ^^;. I'll see you guys Thursday, and once again, THANK YOU! <3
So I was so totally excited when I got a note asking to be featured on their show. Omg I was flailing with such joy. I have to thank them for featuring me, it was such an honor!
I also will thank all my new watchers that were brought from FurMedia, you are all fantastic and I can't wait to create more art ^^
In other news, I'm going to be taking a day off because of some events that's happened that I will not reveal. As well as I've been drawing for pretty much 4 days straight nonstop, I think I need a little breather ^^;. I'll see you guys Thursday, and once again, THANK YOU! <3
Deli-sona?
Posted 11 years agoSo, while at work, we were talking about (as a joke) making a deli fandom XD Thought about what convention themes would be (Like Sausage Fest, ya know what I mean? XD). It got so in depth that it just has the potential to be a fandom, purely just for the giggles XD. So, apparently my deli-sona would probably be a pepperoni, ironically because I can't eat pepperoni cause it messes with my stomach (I used to be able to eat a lot of it when I was younger :( ). So I'd have to ask, because I find this hilarious, what would you think your deli-sona would be?
I'm an owl .w.
Posted 12 years agoPeople wonder why the hell I'm up so late... my only answer is my creativity peaks late at night XD Plus the hustle and bustle of people during the day kind of distract me, hence why I listen to music while I draw.
Only downfall, my internal clock is set to shut me down by no later than 4 am, reasonable for me. But when I'm working on something, and it's going really well, and then I find myself passing out while I'm doing it I feel bad for not finishing it XD But oh well, it's nice drawing at night. It's kinda peaceful :3
Slight life update:
I have to apologize for the delay on my commissioned art. There's no good reason on why I've put off a couple for so long, and I hate having people wait so long for me :(. I've been slowly working on each one, so I am making progress, I just haven't finished my queue just yet.
The past couple weeks have been extremely brutal for me since my breakup with my now ex-bf. It really hit me super hard last week when he said some things over facebook and rendered me to not go back and put myself on invisible on Skype. We're not cutting contacts with each other at all, I've just been not talking to him at all. So we can heal on our own terms. I'm still recovering from my recent panic attack over that thing on facebook, my entire body went onto red alert mode and I've really been hurting physically from it. Panic attacks seriously do not treat me well =/. I really have to thank all my friends for taking care of me (and helping him out too since they are OUR friends), and especially my really good friend, Sky, for helping me calm down before my panic attack really took over. This has been an interesting experience, but I'm fortunately moving past all of it ^^ One step at a time.
I also want to say real quick that I'm finally grasping what the hell taxes are XD Yay life
I also have to thank all you watchers out there for supporting my art! I love drawing for you guys, and I only want to keep improving and do more! Thank you so much, thank you, thank you. You all are amazing!
Only downfall, my internal clock is set to shut me down by no later than 4 am, reasonable for me. But when I'm working on something, and it's going really well, and then I find myself passing out while I'm doing it I feel bad for not finishing it XD But oh well, it's nice drawing at night. It's kinda peaceful :3
Slight life update:
I have to apologize for the delay on my commissioned art. There's no good reason on why I've put off a couple for so long, and I hate having people wait so long for me :(. I've been slowly working on each one, so I am making progress, I just haven't finished my queue just yet.
The past couple weeks have been extremely brutal for me since my breakup with my now ex-bf. It really hit me super hard last week when he said some things over facebook and rendered me to not go back and put myself on invisible on Skype. We're not cutting contacts with each other at all, I've just been not talking to him at all. So we can heal on our own terms. I'm still recovering from my recent panic attack over that thing on facebook, my entire body went onto red alert mode and I've really been hurting physically from it. Panic attacks seriously do not treat me well =/. I really have to thank all my friends for taking care of me (and helping him out too since they are OUR friends), and especially my really good friend, Sky, for helping me calm down before my panic attack really took over. This has been an interesting experience, but I'm fortunately moving past all of it ^^ One step at a time.
I also want to say real quick that I'm finally grasping what the hell taxes are XD Yay life
I also have to thank all you watchers out there for supporting my art! I love drawing for you guys, and I only want to keep improving and do more! Thank you so much, thank you, thank you. You all are amazing!
Just because
Posted 12 years agoI'll leave my info here since there might be some of you leaving FA, I don't really update these other sites all that often but you know... just so long as I have my info here XD (besides I've had these up on my profile for a loooooong time lol)
Inkbunny: https://inkbunny.net/Rukamae
Weasyl: can't get the link open right now ._. I'll post it soon
Tumblr: http://rukamaexera.tumblr.com/
SoFurry: http://rukamae.sofurry.com/
As for me, I'm not really leaving. Not planning on it, because my business is here to make art and to find awesome artists and people lol. I'll try my very best to update all those profiles, but I'm a very busy kitty. At least they're there!
Inkbunny: https://inkbunny.net/Rukamae
Weasyl: can't get the link open right now ._. I'll post it soon
Tumblr: http://rukamaexera.tumblr.com/
SoFurry: http://rukamae.sofurry.com/
As for me, I'm not really leaving. Not planning on it, because my business is here to make art and to find awesome artists and people lol. I'll try my very best to update all those profiles, but I'm a very busy kitty. At least they're there!
A lot going on [Sorry about the TL;DR]
Posted 12 years agoI've been avoiding a lot writing a journal about this, but it's really started to bother me.
...
To be perfectly honest, I am literally screaming inside.
There is so much stuff going on, and I feel like I have no clue on what to do with all of it. Even if people tell me easy things to do to take care of them, I simply just cannot figure out the alien language of 'being an adult'.
I wish I never even went to Ai. I wasn't financially ready whatsoever, and I wasn't even mentally ready for the demanding features of college. It was super nice being there, I learned some interesting things, but it's been a seriously expensive journey. When I submitted my application for Ai, I never had a job...ever. It wasn't until halfway into my first quarter when my dad kept pushing me for a job because I was so nicely told RIGHT BEFORE the first day of college, that I had to pay for every. single. cent. At first I thought I got this, but it immediately turned into a fight to make even the slightest profit...
Payments every month were $545. My job at Mcsh*t gave me around $250 or slightly less. I was lucky to see $300 at one point. Because I hated the place, I had no drive to work, and because of that, I only worked about 4 days a week for 6-8 hours. The other 2-3 days were college days, and I usually didn't have any time at all to even do homework. For 6 months, it was a living hell... a school I loved was suffering from me unable to do get the greatest work from me, as well as only having a few measly payments that I've made...only about 4 months paid within 12 months... My drive to work definitely started to suffer as well because of being unable to do...well...anything. I was miserable, I didn't even feel like myself, and I felt like I was just a somebody at work and school. I felt like I didn't matter to anybody, and I fell into a deep deep deep depression. A couple weeks before my birthday, which so happened to be just about the 6th month mark for working at Mcsh*t, I decided to save myself from further pain, and quit the job as a birthday present to myself...and decided to not tell my dad I quit until a few weeks later.
Because I quit, I had to find a new way to acquire money...and that's when being a full-time artist came in. It was a risk I took while I still had to make monthly payments to school. I've only took this job because I knew I can't make it out there yet, I'm just not mentally capable to handle a job AND college at the same time. To me, it's either one or the other.
My job at Mcsh*t took such a toll on me, I thought it would be a perfect idea to take one quarter off from Ai so I can figure myself out...only to call them to register for classes and they tell me right off the bat I couldn't return to school because of an outstanding debt I've accrued over the course of the entire year. I was pretty crushed at first. But now, I'm actually glad I'm not there anymore because I've come to the realization that the school... isn't as awesome as I first thought it was.
Over the past few months, I have been snowballed with statement after statement, talks almost everyday about the same things with dad, and just basically everything in between...
I'm exceptionally exhausted...
I'm exhausted from all these stupid problems that were caused because I was forced to just find a college and just go, just like everybody else. And all these problems are somehow solved with the words, "Welcome to being an adult" or "Just get over it" or "It'll get better" but it's literally lead me nowhere towards answers to help me figure out how the heck I can pull myself out of the hole I dug myself that I didn't want to dig in the first place...
I currently have about $8,400 that I owe Ai. And I just recently gotten a statement from my student loan place telling me I owe them about $12,000 if I am not in school by January. I have a loan that my grandparents are graciously willing to give me for Ai that has been going nowhere because I know nothing about taxes...and I've never filed any as well as on top of that, I'm technically 'unemployed' because freelance artists like me don't make just enough to file for taxes anyways =/ On top of that, my dad feels obligated to just pile on all his house chores and pile them on me. This is a problem right now because there's so much he expects me to do, on top of me going to an internship (which I love being at, don't get me wrong, it's a wonderful place), coming home late from it and try really hard to draw before I pass out from exhaustion on the couch a couple hours later. He also expects me to go see him at his office every week (it used to be every single day) to check up on all the projects that I "promise" to get to with timeframes I think work, and then they fall through the cracks because I have EVERYTHING ELSE to do other than his projects. My weeks are jam packed with things I can't always promise, and I'm slowly breaking down from being driven so deep into the ground. I always think I have the time to do everything, but then I get exhausted and shut down...
I'm way in over my head, I really want to make my $200 payment every month to my school so they don't send my account over to collections, but I simply can't with how little I'm getting commissions. I'm almost in tears almost everyday because all I want are people happy, and in the process I see how awesome everybody else is, and how insignificant I am. I keep thinking I'm just not worth it, I always wonder how the hell everybody else does it and why can't I do everything. How is it so easy? How do they have all this money, and here I am with only a few bucks to spare?
I just feel like I've been thrown into the highway and ran over several times. I never even had the chance to get up and try to make myself into something I'd be happy with. Every time I have money, it just gets sucked right up by school and in the end I would end up with only $5-$10... I want my art business to grow, but I feel like I'm just going nowhere. I make money and then it goes poof. I get bombarded with bills, and I didn't have money to give when they asked for it. If I were to take up a 'real job' right now, I know I'll literally just shut down completely, only half-assing everything.
I've just...lost faith in myself...
I've basically decided, I have no interest going back into college until I can finally take care of the hefty bills by myself. I want to be able to make enough so I can FINALLY move out of this house. I want to make enough so I have a car. I just want to get out.
I don't know what to say to the bank that's taking my loan, because I can't do that technical adult talk everybody expects me to know. Everybody who is calling me is just another person asking where their money is, and I can't say anything more than, "I just don't have it". I hate saying it, but it's all I know what to say without seeming like an idiot. Society just expects me to know everything by the moment I turned 18. I don't. I don't know how to pay bills, I don't even know what they look like, I don't know how to start a business, I don't know how build credit... I know nothing. Yet, everybody around me expects me to know, and it's draining, demeaning, and downright frustrating. They make it seem easy, they tell me it's easy, but then they go to show me and I'm just in an alien world.
The only things that's made me truly happy is me making my whole suit with my own two hands (with some help from a friend) and two conventions. Even though I barely had any money to even get me through the weekend while at the conventions, I've done all I can to just relax and have fun with what little I have. MFF is coming up rather quickly, and I'm just hoping I get just a few more commissions just so I can squeeze by despite all this other stuff going on. I really want to work this out, but I feel like nobody cares about how much I'm truly struggling...
I've never felt so cornered in my life, it's really getting to me, and I'm just breaking down very fast. I want to make my art better, I want to make people happy, and most of all, I want to be happy. But I just can't. I feel stupid for not knowing what all these people are talking about when it comes to money. Just an idiot with broken bones from being hit by all these cars on the highway.
I really need to make money, but right now I'm just not making enough... and I'm genuinely terrified about being completely drowned in debt without even starting with a glimmer of chance when I began this journey through college. I'm simply terrified...
I'm terrified...
...
To be perfectly honest, I am literally screaming inside.
There is so much stuff going on, and I feel like I have no clue on what to do with all of it. Even if people tell me easy things to do to take care of them, I simply just cannot figure out the alien language of 'being an adult'.
I wish I never even went to Ai. I wasn't financially ready whatsoever, and I wasn't even mentally ready for the demanding features of college. It was super nice being there, I learned some interesting things, but it's been a seriously expensive journey. When I submitted my application for Ai, I never had a job...ever. It wasn't until halfway into my first quarter when my dad kept pushing me for a job because I was so nicely told RIGHT BEFORE the first day of college, that I had to pay for every. single. cent. At first I thought I got this, but it immediately turned into a fight to make even the slightest profit...
Payments every month were $545. My job at Mcsh*t gave me around $250 or slightly less. I was lucky to see $300 at one point. Because I hated the place, I had no drive to work, and because of that, I only worked about 4 days a week for 6-8 hours. The other 2-3 days were college days, and I usually didn't have any time at all to even do homework. For 6 months, it was a living hell... a school I loved was suffering from me unable to do get the greatest work from me, as well as only having a few measly payments that I've made...only about 4 months paid within 12 months... My drive to work definitely started to suffer as well because of being unable to do...well...anything. I was miserable, I didn't even feel like myself, and I felt like I was just a somebody at work and school. I felt like I didn't matter to anybody, and I fell into a deep deep deep depression. A couple weeks before my birthday, which so happened to be just about the 6th month mark for working at Mcsh*t, I decided to save myself from further pain, and quit the job as a birthday present to myself...and decided to not tell my dad I quit until a few weeks later.
Because I quit, I had to find a new way to acquire money...and that's when being a full-time artist came in. It was a risk I took while I still had to make monthly payments to school. I've only took this job because I knew I can't make it out there yet, I'm just not mentally capable to handle a job AND college at the same time. To me, it's either one or the other.
My job at Mcsh*t took such a toll on me, I thought it would be a perfect idea to take one quarter off from Ai so I can figure myself out...only to call them to register for classes and they tell me right off the bat I couldn't return to school because of an outstanding debt I've accrued over the course of the entire year. I was pretty crushed at first. But now, I'm actually glad I'm not there anymore because I've come to the realization that the school... isn't as awesome as I first thought it was.
Over the past few months, I have been snowballed with statement after statement, talks almost everyday about the same things with dad, and just basically everything in between...
I'm exceptionally exhausted...
I'm exhausted from all these stupid problems that were caused because I was forced to just find a college and just go, just like everybody else. And all these problems are somehow solved with the words, "Welcome to being an adult" or "Just get over it" or "It'll get better" but it's literally lead me nowhere towards answers to help me figure out how the heck I can pull myself out of the hole I dug myself that I didn't want to dig in the first place...
I currently have about $8,400 that I owe Ai. And I just recently gotten a statement from my student loan place telling me I owe them about $12,000 if I am not in school by January. I have a loan that my grandparents are graciously willing to give me for Ai that has been going nowhere because I know nothing about taxes...and I've never filed any as well as on top of that, I'm technically 'unemployed' because freelance artists like me don't make just enough to file for taxes anyways =/ On top of that, my dad feels obligated to just pile on all his house chores and pile them on me. This is a problem right now because there's so much he expects me to do, on top of me going to an internship (which I love being at, don't get me wrong, it's a wonderful place), coming home late from it and try really hard to draw before I pass out from exhaustion on the couch a couple hours later. He also expects me to go see him at his office every week (it used to be every single day) to check up on all the projects that I "promise" to get to with timeframes I think work, and then they fall through the cracks because I have EVERYTHING ELSE to do other than his projects. My weeks are jam packed with things I can't always promise, and I'm slowly breaking down from being driven so deep into the ground. I always think I have the time to do everything, but then I get exhausted and shut down...
I'm way in over my head, I really want to make my $200 payment every month to my school so they don't send my account over to collections, but I simply can't with how little I'm getting commissions. I'm almost in tears almost everyday because all I want are people happy, and in the process I see how awesome everybody else is, and how insignificant I am. I keep thinking I'm just not worth it, I always wonder how the hell everybody else does it and why can't I do everything. How is it so easy? How do they have all this money, and here I am with only a few bucks to spare?
I just feel like I've been thrown into the highway and ran over several times. I never even had the chance to get up and try to make myself into something I'd be happy with. Every time I have money, it just gets sucked right up by school and in the end I would end up with only $5-$10... I want my art business to grow, but I feel like I'm just going nowhere. I make money and then it goes poof. I get bombarded with bills, and I didn't have money to give when they asked for it. If I were to take up a 'real job' right now, I know I'll literally just shut down completely, only half-assing everything.
I've just...lost faith in myself...
I've basically decided, I have no interest going back into college until I can finally take care of the hefty bills by myself. I want to be able to make enough so I can FINALLY move out of this house. I want to make enough so I have a car. I just want to get out.
I don't know what to say to the bank that's taking my loan, because I can't do that technical adult talk everybody expects me to know. Everybody who is calling me is just another person asking where their money is, and I can't say anything more than, "I just don't have it". I hate saying it, but it's all I know what to say without seeming like an idiot. Society just expects me to know everything by the moment I turned 18. I don't. I don't know how to pay bills, I don't even know what they look like, I don't know how to start a business, I don't know how build credit... I know nothing. Yet, everybody around me expects me to know, and it's draining, demeaning, and downright frustrating. They make it seem easy, they tell me it's easy, but then they go to show me and I'm just in an alien world.
The only things that's made me truly happy is me making my whole suit with my own two hands (with some help from a friend) and two conventions. Even though I barely had any money to even get me through the weekend while at the conventions, I've done all I can to just relax and have fun with what little I have. MFF is coming up rather quickly, and I'm just hoping I get just a few more commissions just so I can squeeze by despite all this other stuff going on. I really want to work this out, but I feel like nobody cares about how much I'm truly struggling...
I've never felt so cornered in my life, it's really getting to me, and I'm just breaking down very fast. I want to make my art better, I want to make people happy, and most of all, I want to be happy. But I just can't. I feel stupid for not knowing what all these people are talking about when it comes to money. Just an idiot with broken bones from being hit by all these cars on the highway.
I really need to make money, but right now I'm just not making enough... and I'm genuinely terrified about being completely drowned in debt without even starting with a glimmer of chance when I began this journey through college. I'm simply terrified...
I'm terrified...
MFF Meme X3
Posted 12 years agoWhere are you staying?
The main hotel ^^
What day are you getting there?
Arriving Thursday :3
How long are you going?
Thursday-Monday afternoon
How are you traveling?
By car from Colorado to Chicago, flying out of Chicago to Shreveport to hang out with grandparents for thanksgiving afterwards
Who will you be rooming with?
and one other person
Who will you hang out with during the convention?
A lot of people! I bounce around group to group, I'm kinda like a spastic little child at a convention, I don't sit still XD
If you wanna hang out with me, well... just hang out with me ^^ I love new people!
What do you look like?
My fursuit looks like my main fursona! Otherwise, out of suit I have two blonde streaks on both sides of my brown hair and I'll be wearing pretty nerdy shirts like MLP and Adventure Time XP
What is your gender?
Female <3
How tall are you?
5' 3" owo I'm short, huggable, skinny, tiny and I'm carryable X3
How is the best way to find you?
I'll be everywhere in my suit! I'll be carrying my trusty yellow fox plush with me most of the time around the hotel!
If I see you, how should I get your attention?
Call my name! I'll respond to Ruru, Ruka, or Era :3 Please don't poke me as I find it a little annoying, but you are free to hug me or tap me on the shoulder ^^
Are there any panels you might be attending?
I'll find out if I'll go when I get there, I typically just like running around the con a million times XD
Will you be going to parties?
*shrug* I'll see if I really want to lol
Will you be performing?
Hah, I wish, I will someday :3 Just not this time!
Will you be fursuiting?
ALL THE FURSUITING!!!!!
Do you do free art/trades/commissions?
If you find me and ask I'll be happy to talk about it :D I'll have my laptop and tablet up in the room, I can totally draw something quick during downtimes ^^
Do you have an artist table?
I wish! It will happen someday though!
Are you mated/in a relationship?
Yes I am! :D
Can I talk to you?
Oh my god, I'd love to talk to you. Like yes. Totally yes.
Can I touch you?
You can touch me :P But please be respectful of my space, I'm not fond of being hanged on too long. But I love hugs! Oh and please don't poke me >.< Yes it's funny when I'm squeaking because it tickles (I'm ticklish pretty much everywhere) but there are spots on my sides that are serious no-nos! My no-no parts are off limits too XD
Can I hug or snuggle with you?
Hugs and snuggles are awesome OwO
Can I visit your room?
If my roommates are fine with it, yes.
Can I buy you drinks?
I don't drink, plus I'm not old enough XP I do love Shirley Temples though!
Can I give you stuff?
If you must ^///^;;; That's super sweet of you if you do ^///^;;; It's kinda my first con out of state so it would definitely be a super sweet treat!
Are you nice?
Pfft yeah X3 I'm super nice to you if you are to me ^^ simple as that!
Where will you be most of the time during the day/s?
Everywhere in the hotel OwO
What/where will you be eating?
I don't know! Never really been to Chicago, but I do know I want some subway and authentic legit Chicago pizza when I'm there! Otherwise, I don't know what else I'll eat LOL
Can I come with you for food/fun/etc?
Certainly! The more the merrier :D
Can I look in your sketchbook?
My sketchbook has old stuff in it, plus I need a new one, but you're welcome to look ^^
Can I draw in your sketchbook?
Omg, would you? I'd love little somethings from different furs in my sketchbook, I find it awesome X3
Can I take your picture?
I love pictures in and out of suit! Being in front of the camera is something I love being there for! You can even take videos of me, I'm all for it!
What's your goal(s) for the con this year?
Meet new friends, have Chicago pizza, and see if I can make friends with Telephone (because I'd love to be her friend >.<) I'd also love to meet PhoenixWolf too! And meet up with some of my fans ^^
The main hotel ^^
What day are you getting there?
Arriving Thursday :3
How long are you going?
Thursday-Monday afternoon
How are you traveling?
By car from Colorado to Chicago, flying out of Chicago to Shreveport to hang out with grandparents for thanksgiving afterwards
Who will you be rooming with?
and one other personWho will you hang out with during the convention?
A lot of people! I bounce around group to group, I'm kinda like a spastic little child at a convention, I don't sit still XD
If you wanna hang out with me, well... just hang out with me ^^ I love new people!
What do you look like?
My fursuit looks like my main fursona! Otherwise, out of suit I have two blonde streaks on both sides of my brown hair and I'll be wearing pretty nerdy shirts like MLP and Adventure Time XP
What is your gender?
Female <3
How tall are you?
5' 3" owo I'm short, huggable, skinny, tiny and I'm carryable X3
How is the best way to find you?
I'll be everywhere in my suit! I'll be carrying my trusty yellow fox plush with me most of the time around the hotel!
If I see you, how should I get your attention?
Call my name! I'll respond to Ruru, Ruka, or Era :3 Please don't poke me as I find it a little annoying, but you are free to hug me or tap me on the shoulder ^^
Are there any panels you might be attending?
I'll find out if I'll go when I get there, I typically just like running around the con a million times XD
Will you be going to parties?
*shrug* I'll see if I really want to lol
Will you be performing?
Hah, I wish, I will someday :3 Just not this time!
Will you be fursuiting?
ALL THE FURSUITING!!!!!
Do you do free art/trades/commissions?
If you find me and ask I'll be happy to talk about it :D I'll have my laptop and tablet up in the room, I can totally draw something quick during downtimes ^^
Do you have an artist table?
I wish! It will happen someday though!
Are you mated/in a relationship?
Yes I am! :D
Can I talk to you?
Oh my god, I'd love to talk to you. Like yes. Totally yes.
Can I touch you?
You can touch me :P But please be respectful of my space, I'm not fond of being hanged on too long. But I love hugs! Oh and please don't poke me >.< Yes it's funny when I'm squeaking because it tickles (I'm ticklish pretty much everywhere) but there are spots on my sides that are serious no-nos! My no-no parts are off limits too XD
Can I hug or snuggle with you?
Hugs and snuggles are awesome OwO
Can I visit your room?
If my roommates are fine with it, yes.
Can I buy you drinks?
I don't drink, plus I'm not old enough XP I do love Shirley Temples though!
Can I give you stuff?
If you must ^///^;;; That's super sweet of you if you do ^///^;;; It's kinda my first con out of state so it would definitely be a super sweet treat!
Are you nice?
Pfft yeah X3 I'm super nice to you if you are to me ^^ simple as that!
Where will you be most of the time during the day/s?
Everywhere in the hotel OwO
What/where will you be eating?
I don't know! Never really been to Chicago, but I do know I want some subway and authentic legit Chicago pizza when I'm there! Otherwise, I don't know what else I'll eat LOL
Can I come with you for food/fun/etc?
Certainly! The more the merrier :D
Can I look in your sketchbook?
My sketchbook has old stuff in it, plus I need a new one, but you're welcome to look ^^
Can I draw in your sketchbook?
Omg, would you? I'd love little somethings from different furs in my sketchbook, I find it awesome X3
Can I take your picture?
I love pictures in and out of suit! Being in front of the camera is something I love being there for! You can even take videos of me, I'm all for it!
What's your goal(s) for the con this year?
Meet new friends, have Chicago pizza, and see if I can make friends with Telephone (because I'd love to be her friend >.<) I'd also love to meet PhoenixWolf too! And meet up with some of my fans ^^
Here's the jist. [Life stuff...hooray]
Posted 12 years agoNow that I've stopped crying, I feel like you guys deserve an explanation...
So, as most of you know, I took a quarter off of school for these reasons:
1. I was not mentally ready to take on college as fast as I took it. I unfortunately decided it was an amazing idea to follow everybody else and jump right into college straight out of high school. This was a terrible idea on my part, and it took me a few months of college to figure this out, so I took the liberty and had enough dignity (at least I think so) to fess up and tell the school that I needed a break.
2. McDonalds, as terrible of a job as it was, never gave me enough money to pay off one month of tuition unless I saved up for three months of paychecks to pay for one month. This was not working out, especially as I kept working there I lost all my will to even get up and go to work. I had to DRAG myself out of the bed and begrudgingly get ready for work and slowly turned into me being about 10 minutes late to work because I just stopped caring. I was losing myself at the job, and I felt like just another being there. I lost will to care about school, and I lost will to care about myself and it started turning into me not even caring about the others around me. I was slowly becoming a very quiet and reserved person just slapping a happy face mask on myself. And it was becoming so dangerously bad that I decided to nick it at the butt of problems and quit work as soon as I possibly could. From then on, I accepted the consequences of being virtually unemployed again. Because of this however, the bills piled up and I wanted to fix it, hence me taking on commissions.
3. With all of those in mind, I really just... stopped caring about everything. I wanted to better myself and stop being so damn snappy whenever people asked me questions about ANYTHING. I was a very VERY angry person back then, I was hating myself and others, and I knew this wasn't me. I knew I was better than all that, and so I took the one quarter off to regroup and re-evaluate what the heck I'm doing with my life.
With taking the quarter off I achieved all this:
1. I got loads better at my art, I'm so proud of it I'm just... so happy with it and I'm so willing to get better at it!
2. All those months I took off (which is about 4 months), I've been able to think clearer. I was able to hang out with all the people I wanted to see. I was able to laugh and enjoy myself. I've been able to appreciate more of the little things. I've been able to enjoy things I've always wanted to enjoy for a long long time, like: a furcon, comicon at denver, my fursuit making, and fursuiting itself. I wanted to celebrate my freedom with being an artist with being able to do all those things, and my commissioners were able to make it possible for me. I worked super hard to make my art better, and it makes me happy the more people are interested in my work and the better I get with the quality.
3. This last one is a big one for me. Throughout the time I was able to rethink everything and seriously talk to close friends about situations. I was able to determine that I shouldn't fret about the debts of college, let alone have a degree for what I want to do. The industry really could care less about the piece of paper you achieved in four years. What they do care about however is the experience you have on the subject and the amazingness of your portfolio. Yes, it's really nice to have the degree, but in all honesty, I realized I was only going to college for the wrong reasons. I was only going because I wanted to get better at drawing and learn about some of the industry, and maybe animate a short clip of some kind. But that's it. I wasn't going there for my degree, I was only there just to learn basics. I already achieved some amazing knowledge from Art Institute, but it's also an expensive knowledge. I realize now, I made a big... and terrifying mistake...
This next part is the most important thing to me: For all those short months I've taken for myself, I've learned not only to find my happiness again, but I also learned the importance of me just being me. I've learned I shouldn't try to be like everybody else, I tried going down that route and it's only made me feel terrible about myself. I've learned to just take things as they come, and I've learned to not overly stress about things I can't fix straight away. It doesn't mean I don't care anything about it, it's just kind of a thing like setting it aside and take care of it on your own time. It's like waiting for a painting to dry and seeing an issue, but you have to wait for it to finish drying before you can fix whatever was messed up. Although there are things that need to be taken care of straight away, there's no need for more tears to be shed, all you can do is calm down and regroup and slowly figure it out before you go and take the next step. I've also learned to let things go with the flow. There are things that I didn't have to force to happen, I just let things come as they do, and my sheer luck came back. Things have fallen in place for me because I started caring about me again. I've started realizing that I shouldn't be what people expect me to be, I can only be what I want ME to be. Even though there are decisions that people like to frown upon because they think it's wrong in their eyes, but they're not me. I myself can make my own decisions when I see is good for me. I have full power to experience whatever I want to, I am willing to learn from mistakes and move on, and I have full capability to know if I'm comfortable with it or not. Only me, myself, and I are able to make decisions that I think fits. Everybody has had a different experience in their life with some decisions, though some will have different results and different outcomes. I am willing to take those risks if I know that I myself will be ok pulling through with it, I may need input from the outside, but most of the time I just want to dive right in to see where it takes me, and that to me is ok. Because of this, I've learned that my happiness is more important than what others think can make me happy. I take measures in my own hands, I don't care if I loose a bunch of money on it or whatever, all that matters is that I made the decision and I accepted the consequence to come before it's even happened. Even though I made the decision, I made that decision because I knew it would make me happy and make ME feel better about myself, even if others think it was a terrible idea.
One thing backfired, and I sorta knew it was coming, but I didn't think it was going to be this huge.
I'm currently trying to readmit into the system. Everything was going handydandy until financial aid decided they wanted to stop all the processes and give me the whole run down. All I wanted to do was register for classes so I can go back to school and start paying off the huge debt I piled on over the course of (almost) a year, mind you I did pay a few times. So basically this is about um.. 8 months of missed payments? I didn't want to miss the payments but I simply had to. I had to because you can't just pay what you physically don't have. Paying a debt with air won't solve much. I couldn't pay because I had food to worry about, and sometimes I was left alone for days with not much to eat in the fridge so I HAD to go out and get something. Because of this, in order for me to go back to school, I have to pay at LEAST half of the debt out of pocket for them to even consider me to come back. Well...ok... But no.. no no... They have to go deeper. If I let it sit for two months, collections will be coming after me even if I'm slowly paying them back. They were expecting payment from me TODAY, and all I can say is I don't have that kind of money. They had to ask why and it just brought me down more.
I wanted today to be a good day, but it just so happens to be my late sisters anniversary as well, on top of that I felt like because of all this I ruined everybody elses day. My boyfriend is all distraught because he can't comfort me because I'm just terrible of being able to get comforted easily. I'm quite stubborn and hard to cheer up... it's a trait of mine that's frustrating for him... and I'm just in a very bad place today... and I'm trying my hardest to cheer up, but my eyes hurt from all the tears... I'm exhausted, and I just want to relax and not talk to anybody... because I think that's the only thing that will make me feel better.
On another note, before everything blew up in my face, I've had some great ideas for a new species... so... I'm sketching it out right now... and should be ready to be adoptables soon...
So, as most of you know, I took a quarter off of school for these reasons:
1. I was not mentally ready to take on college as fast as I took it. I unfortunately decided it was an amazing idea to follow everybody else and jump right into college straight out of high school. This was a terrible idea on my part, and it took me a few months of college to figure this out, so I took the liberty and had enough dignity (at least I think so) to fess up and tell the school that I needed a break.
2. McDonalds, as terrible of a job as it was, never gave me enough money to pay off one month of tuition unless I saved up for three months of paychecks to pay for one month. This was not working out, especially as I kept working there I lost all my will to even get up and go to work. I had to DRAG myself out of the bed and begrudgingly get ready for work and slowly turned into me being about 10 minutes late to work because I just stopped caring. I was losing myself at the job, and I felt like just another being there. I lost will to care about school, and I lost will to care about myself and it started turning into me not even caring about the others around me. I was slowly becoming a very quiet and reserved person just slapping a happy face mask on myself. And it was becoming so dangerously bad that I decided to nick it at the butt of problems and quit work as soon as I possibly could. From then on, I accepted the consequences of being virtually unemployed again. Because of this however, the bills piled up and I wanted to fix it, hence me taking on commissions.
3. With all of those in mind, I really just... stopped caring about everything. I wanted to better myself and stop being so damn snappy whenever people asked me questions about ANYTHING. I was a very VERY angry person back then, I was hating myself and others, and I knew this wasn't me. I knew I was better than all that, and so I took the one quarter off to regroup and re-evaluate what the heck I'm doing with my life.
With taking the quarter off I achieved all this:
1. I got loads better at my art, I'm so proud of it I'm just... so happy with it and I'm so willing to get better at it!
2. All those months I took off (which is about 4 months), I've been able to think clearer. I was able to hang out with all the people I wanted to see. I was able to laugh and enjoy myself. I've been able to appreciate more of the little things. I've been able to enjoy things I've always wanted to enjoy for a long long time, like: a furcon, comicon at denver, my fursuit making, and fursuiting itself. I wanted to celebrate my freedom with being an artist with being able to do all those things, and my commissioners were able to make it possible for me. I worked super hard to make my art better, and it makes me happy the more people are interested in my work and the better I get with the quality.
3. This last one is a big one for me. Throughout the time I was able to rethink everything and seriously talk to close friends about situations. I was able to determine that I shouldn't fret about the debts of college, let alone have a degree for what I want to do. The industry really could care less about the piece of paper you achieved in four years. What they do care about however is the experience you have on the subject and the amazingness of your portfolio. Yes, it's really nice to have the degree, but in all honesty, I realized I was only going to college for the wrong reasons. I was only going because I wanted to get better at drawing and learn about some of the industry, and maybe animate a short clip of some kind. But that's it. I wasn't going there for my degree, I was only there just to learn basics. I already achieved some amazing knowledge from Art Institute, but it's also an expensive knowledge. I realize now, I made a big... and terrifying mistake...
This next part is the most important thing to me: For all those short months I've taken for myself, I've learned not only to find my happiness again, but I also learned the importance of me just being me. I've learned I shouldn't try to be like everybody else, I tried going down that route and it's only made me feel terrible about myself. I've learned to just take things as they come, and I've learned to not overly stress about things I can't fix straight away. It doesn't mean I don't care anything about it, it's just kind of a thing like setting it aside and take care of it on your own time. It's like waiting for a painting to dry and seeing an issue, but you have to wait for it to finish drying before you can fix whatever was messed up. Although there are things that need to be taken care of straight away, there's no need for more tears to be shed, all you can do is calm down and regroup and slowly figure it out before you go and take the next step. I've also learned to let things go with the flow. There are things that I didn't have to force to happen, I just let things come as they do, and my sheer luck came back. Things have fallen in place for me because I started caring about me again. I've started realizing that I shouldn't be what people expect me to be, I can only be what I want ME to be. Even though there are decisions that people like to frown upon because they think it's wrong in their eyes, but they're not me. I myself can make my own decisions when I see is good for me. I have full power to experience whatever I want to, I am willing to learn from mistakes and move on, and I have full capability to know if I'm comfortable with it or not. Only me, myself, and I are able to make decisions that I think fits. Everybody has had a different experience in their life with some decisions, though some will have different results and different outcomes. I am willing to take those risks if I know that I myself will be ok pulling through with it, I may need input from the outside, but most of the time I just want to dive right in to see where it takes me, and that to me is ok. Because of this, I've learned that my happiness is more important than what others think can make me happy. I take measures in my own hands, I don't care if I loose a bunch of money on it or whatever, all that matters is that I made the decision and I accepted the consequence to come before it's even happened. Even though I made the decision, I made that decision because I knew it would make me happy and make ME feel better about myself, even if others think it was a terrible idea.
One thing backfired, and I sorta knew it was coming, but I didn't think it was going to be this huge.
I'm currently trying to readmit into the system. Everything was going handydandy until financial aid decided they wanted to stop all the processes and give me the whole run down. All I wanted to do was register for classes so I can go back to school and start paying off the huge debt I piled on over the course of (almost) a year, mind you I did pay a few times. So basically this is about um.. 8 months of missed payments? I didn't want to miss the payments but I simply had to. I had to because you can't just pay what you physically don't have. Paying a debt with air won't solve much. I couldn't pay because I had food to worry about, and sometimes I was left alone for days with not much to eat in the fridge so I HAD to go out and get something. Because of this, in order for me to go back to school, I have to pay at LEAST half of the debt out of pocket for them to even consider me to come back. Well...ok... But no.. no no... They have to go deeper. If I let it sit for two months, collections will be coming after me even if I'm slowly paying them back. They were expecting payment from me TODAY, and all I can say is I don't have that kind of money. They had to ask why and it just brought me down more.
I wanted today to be a good day, but it just so happens to be my late sisters anniversary as well, on top of that I felt like because of all this I ruined everybody elses day. My boyfriend is all distraught because he can't comfort me because I'm just terrible of being able to get comforted easily. I'm quite stubborn and hard to cheer up... it's a trait of mine that's frustrating for him... and I'm just in a very bad place today... and I'm trying my hardest to cheer up, but my eyes hurt from all the tears... I'm exhausted, and I just want to relax and not talk to anybody... because I think that's the only thing that will make me feel better.
On another note, before everything blew up in my face, I've had some great ideas for a new species... so... I'm sketching it out right now... and should be ready to be adoptables soon...
Updates
Posted 12 years agoTo be perfectly honest, I've been doing my VERY BEST to get myself moving along again. It's one of those things where a giant wave of depression hits you and then you just give up on a lot of things, and unfortunately that happened to me :(
There are plenty of reasons to explain it, but only a few friends know the details ^^;. I don't want you guys to worry about me at all, in fact, I just want to let you guys know that I finally got my will back by just mentally slapping myself in face literally thinking, "I'm sick of this depression shit!" and suddenly everything went back into place. I'm back to normal self again!
I plan to have mostly everything (at least half my commission list) completely finished before debuting my new Iron Artist by next week Monday or Tuesday! The first theme slots I really would like to fill first are the colour themes, and there are 11 slots, 1 colour each slot! If you would like a different theme however, you'll just have to wait a bit. I have decided that most if not all iron artists will be on a no deadline basis! Though special requests can be made if need be. However, I plan to have all my iron artists finished by the END OF THIS YEAR, deadline is January 1,2014 at 12 am! There are a couple holiday commissions however that have the deadline two days before the holiday!
Speaking of themes, there are a bunch of themes to choose from but only limited slots (2-4, excluding the colours). There will be a creative theme section and a personal theme section. Personal theme? Yes. Personal theme means that YOU as a commissioner are able to tell a little snippet of your life (in a way) based on simple questions that will be there, even secrets. Because they are personal themes however, you as the commissioner have the choice to keep it anonymous, I am allowed to tell some of the story, OR you give me full permission to post your whole story in the description from what you give me in the form. I as an artist (and being a very forgetful human being), can help you cope, remember, whatever and have full power to keep things secret if you don't want anything revealed. I am here for you, and remember I've been through extremely rough times myself ^^ (I have PTSD from the experience =/) so don't worry, everything will be kept confidential unless YOU SPECIFICALLY request to reveal it.
I hope this Iron Artist makes sense ^^; Only thing however: ref sheets, icons, and animations are officially closed until the Iron Artist has been completed. I want this Iron Artist to be an experience where I can get better (and faster...) and at the same time get to know you! I love hearing peoples stories, it's kinda like being a little kid listening to your grandma tell stories of their childhood kinda thing, they're just really interesting! So be ready :D
By the way, if you want to start planning now. The colour slots are:
White
Black
Gray
Brown
Pink
Red
Blue
Yellow
Green
Purple
Orange
One slot each colour! The colour slots are basically a theme where the entire picture will represent one colour, background and character! So if you have a crazy colour character, one of these slots could be yours X3
There are plenty of reasons to explain it, but only a few friends know the details ^^;. I don't want you guys to worry about me at all, in fact, I just want to let you guys know that I finally got my will back by just mentally slapping myself in face literally thinking, "I'm sick of this depression shit!" and suddenly everything went back into place. I'm back to normal self again!
I plan to have mostly everything (at least half my commission list) completely finished before debuting my new Iron Artist by next week Monday or Tuesday! The first theme slots I really would like to fill first are the colour themes, and there are 11 slots, 1 colour each slot! If you would like a different theme however, you'll just have to wait a bit. I have decided that most if not all iron artists will be on a no deadline basis! Though special requests can be made if need be. However, I plan to have all my iron artists finished by the END OF THIS YEAR, deadline is January 1,2014 at 12 am! There are a couple holiday commissions however that have the deadline two days before the holiday!
Speaking of themes, there are a bunch of themes to choose from but only limited slots (2-4, excluding the colours). There will be a creative theme section and a personal theme section. Personal theme? Yes. Personal theme means that YOU as a commissioner are able to tell a little snippet of your life (in a way) based on simple questions that will be there, even secrets. Because they are personal themes however, you as the commissioner have the choice to keep it anonymous, I am allowed to tell some of the story, OR you give me full permission to post your whole story in the description from what you give me in the form. I as an artist (and being a very forgetful human being), can help you cope, remember, whatever and have full power to keep things secret if you don't want anything revealed. I am here for you, and remember I've been through extremely rough times myself ^^ (I have PTSD from the experience =/) so don't worry, everything will be kept confidential unless YOU SPECIFICALLY request to reveal it.
I hope this Iron Artist makes sense ^^; Only thing however: ref sheets, icons, and animations are officially closed until the Iron Artist has been completed. I want this Iron Artist to be an experience where I can get better (and faster...) and at the same time get to know you! I love hearing peoples stories, it's kinda like being a little kid listening to your grandma tell stories of their childhood kinda thing, they're just really interesting! So be ready :D
By the way, if you want to start planning now. The colour slots are:
White
Black
Gray
Brown
Pink
Red
Blue
Yellow
Green
Purple
Orange
One slot each colour! The colour slots are basically a theme where the entire picture will represent one colour, background and character! So if you have a crazy colour character, one of these slots could be yours X3
Commissions and Updates
Posted 12 years agoI've closed down the commissions to catch up and then start up my themed Iron Artist when I finish the last of them ^^ (Hence why you can't access the commission form anymore :P)
For the Iron Artist I will have a special commission form solely for the Iron Artist, the form will have the categories inside, how many slots are left, prices, and obviously TOS. This Iron Artist is basically a "get to know the commissioner" and "creative commissioner" sort of deal. All the categories will pertain to something meaningful in your lives, something you desire, something you love, something you hate etc. In the form will be a section to explain a little snippet on the story behind why you chose the category, what you'd like (obviously), and three options for your story: Keep completely confidential, tell some of it, and completely open. I'd love to have commissioners also be creative with some of the categories I will post, for example: I will be having a colour category, each of those categories will be one slot per colour and one rainbow slot (which will be mostly be primary colours, white, black, and gray).
My Iron Artist challenge will only allow chibis, flat colours, and full colours. Everything else will be closed momentarily unless SPECIFICALLY requested in a special journal I post for them. I will be making prices for headshots, partials, and full bodies as well as adding extra characters (which will be up to 3).
Now when I'm less tired I'll write more down for the journal, but this will do for now ^^
For the Iron Artist I will have a special commission form solely for the Iron Artist, the form will have the categories inside, how many slots are left, prices, and obviously TOS. This Iron Artist is basically a "get to know the commissioner" and "creative commissioner" sort of deal. All the categories will pertain to something meaningful in your lives, something you desire, something you love, something you hate etc. In the form will be a section to explain a little snippet on the story behind why you chose the category, what you'd like (obviously), and three options for your story: Keep completely confidential, tell some of it, and completely open. I'd love to have commissioners also be creative with some of the categories I will post, for example: I will be having a colour category, each of those categories will be one slot per colour and one rainbow slot (which will be mostly be primary colours, white, black, and gray).
My Iron Artist challenge will only allow chibis, flat colours, and full colours. Everything else will be closed momentarily unless SPECIFICALLY requested in a special journal I post for them. I will be making prices for headshots, partials, and full bodies as well as adding extra characters (which will be up to 3).
Now when I'm less tired I'll write more down for the journal, but this will do for now ^^
A story behind my characters
Posted 12 years ago... And why they mean so much to me.
Before I start this, I will warn you that this will be a TL;DR , but I decided because I've been thinking a lot about this lately (and it so happens I'm extremely tired and am having one of those late night thoughts) , I decided I wanted to share.
Hakku and Era have become very close to my heart for reasons that can't quite be explained unless you've experienced as much hardship as I have during my high school years and a little bit before high school as well. Hakku first and foremost, is like the other half of me that tends to show unfortunately. Although Hakku was fully intended to be part of Silver Strain, she was also created during the time of my greatest depression and as well as the hardest time I've had ever in the most vulnerable time in high school. To put it simply, I had a mentally insane step mother that had ruined my dads and my life completely in late October of my Sophomore year. After years of my dad and I having an amazing father daughter relationship, it was instantly stripped away in seconds when I saw him being taken away in a police car for things he's never done. I was left home alone and I've called several friends and family members completely traumatized and scared. No friends picked up for me and my family was far away. I cried for 4 hours from 4 am til 8 am, finally laying on the couch constantly watching the door for my dads arrival back home. I didn't sleep much, and I'm thankful one singale friend took the liberty to pick me up and take me to her house so I could sleep more soundly. My dad did finally come home, but after one night in a cold prison cell, he completely changed from then on. The experience has traumatized me, I have PTSD because of the events that happened. I hyperventilate when I'm near a policeman, and I can't handle any conflict of any kind... Hakku was my escape route, she helped my way out in ways I still don't understand. She is one of the main reasons I'm still here. Her tragic backstory was a way to help me cope with mine, and I couldn't be happier with who she is and why she is the way she is.
Era was created on the terms of me remembering a black cat my mom owned named Shadow. After her death, I've always sort of associated myself as a black cat. In remembrance of her, I decided to name my current cat Shadow as well. Female Shadow tragically died at a young age by either feline Leukemia or because of the infestation of fleas that invaded the house at the time. We're still not sure, but she was an amazing cat. She was my moms literal ninja cat. She would run down the hall, jump and run on the wall and then run down the hallway todo it again. Whenever we watched any kind of ninja movie, she would try to mimic the ninjas and then jump on top of the tv, look on the screen upside down and bat at th bad guy on the screen. She was super special, and that little black cat obviously stuck with me. Era was also created on the basis of being the portrayal of my beauty, uniqueness, darkness, and flirtatious side of me. She is who I basically am, a little of my dark side and a little of my well... Sexy side. I've recently realized, not only does the little blue show me peeking through, it was also the pure white peeking through the darkness. When I created Era, I was finally becoming comfortable with myself again, and I've learned to love again and to trust. Through Era, she may show sadness, but she also shows my light. While she's been in my life, I've learned to just live. She has become the new era of my life, hence her name.
Rolex is simply just a portrayal of my male-like side of personality. His quirky, fun, and silly nature is well... Just me in ways :P
Now it comes down to Click, my latest creation.
Click has always stuck with me for as long as I can remember. She's been hovering over me, watching how I'm doing. I've always wanted to create her, but I just never knew how. As I've said in my latest submission, she is my portrayal of my happiness and joy, she is love, she is what I dreamed to be, she is my curiosity, and she is my freedom. Although she has tiny wings and tiny stature, she's learned to use her magic to float. Through my times of darkness, somehow little Click stood in the corner always with the smile, reminding me of the good things, and teaching me to smile more. Seeing her finally on screen, she gives me happiness and reminds me of all the little things special people have told me. Click has given me more hope, she reminds me that I have a future, and she reminds me to be strong. Her little yellow pupiless eyes are what remind me of rays of sunshine, and that's what she has become, my little ray of sunshine. While fursuiting at the con, her existence finally clicked into my brain. I knew her colours, but nothing clicked until I finally drew it.
I may be an artist, but being an artist also means it gives you freedom to portray anything you want it to be. My muse has been my own battles, learning how to deal with them... Slowly but surely. Being an artist has kept me alive, and it's kept me engaged and purely happy. It's been an outlet for me to create better things, beautiful things, and it's helped me feel free. I don't feel caged whenever I draw. These characters, although they may seem like just characters to you, they are portraits of myself throughout my life; little snapshots. Every step of the way, a new little one appears to help show me the way, and that makes me truly inspired to keep going.
Before I start this, I will warn you that this will be a TL;DR , but I decided because I've been thinking a lot about this lately (and it so happens I'm extremely tired and am having one of those late night thoughts) , I decided I wanted to share.
Hakku and Era have become very close to my heart for reasons that can't quite be explained unless you've experienced as much hardship as I have during my high school years and a little bit before high school as well. Hakku first and foremost, is like the other half of me that tends to show unfortunately. Although Hakku was fully intended to be part of Silver Strain, she was also created during the time of my greatest depression and as well as the hardest time I've had ever in the most vulnerable time in high school. To put it simply, I had a mentally insane step mother that had ruined my dads and my life completely in late October of my Sophomore year. After years of my dad and I having an amazing father daughter relationship, it was instantly stripped away in seconds when I saw him being taken away in a police car for things he's never done. I was left home alone and I've called several friends and family members completely traumatized and scared. No friends picked up for me and my family was far away. I cried for 4 hours from 4 am til 8 am, finally laying on the couch constantly watching the door for my dads arrival back home. I didn't sleep much, and I'm thankful one singale friend took the liberty to pick me up and take me to her house so I could sleep more soundly. My dad did finally come home, but after one night in a cold prison cell, he completely changed from then on. The experience has traumatized me, I have PTSD because of the events that happened. I hyperventilate when I'm near a policeman, and I can't handle any conflict of any kind... Hakku was my escape route, she helped my way out in ways I still don't understand. She is one of the main reasons I'm still here. Her tragic backstory was a way to help me cope with mine, and I couldn't be happier with who she is and why she is the way she is.
Era was created on the terms of me remembering a black cat my mom owned named Shadow. After her death, I've always sort of associated myself as a black cat. In remembrance of her, I decided to name my current cat Shadow as well. Female Shadow tragically died at a young age by either feline Leukemia or because of the infestation of fleas that invaded the house at the time. We're still not sure, but she was an amazing cat. She was my moms literal ninja cat. She would run down the hall, jump and run on the wall and then run down the hallway todo it again. Whenever we watched any kind of ninja movie, she would try to mimic the ninjas and then jump on top of the tv, look on the screen upside down and bat at th bad guy on the screen. She was super special, and that little black cat obviously stuck with me. Era was also created on the basis of being the portrayal of my beauty, uniqueness, darkness, and flirtatious side of me. She is who I basically am, a little of my dark side and a little of my well... Sexy side. I've recently realized, not only does the little blue show me peeking through, it was also the pure white peeking through the darkness. When I created Era, I was finally becoming comfortable with myself again, and I've learned to love again and to trust. Through Era, she may show sadness, but she also shows my light. While she's been in my life, I've learned to just live. She has become the new era of my life, hence her name.
Rolex is simply just a portrayal of my male-like side of personality. His quirky, fun, and silly nature is well... Just me in ways :P
Now it comes down to Click, my latest creation.
Click has always stuck with me for as long as I can remember. She's been hovering over me, watching how I'm doing. I've always wanted to create her, but I just never knew how. As I've said in my latest submission, she is my portrayal of my happiness and joy, she is love, she is what I dreamed to be, she is my curiosity, and she is my freedom. Although she has tiny wings and tiny stature, she's learned to use her magic to float. Through my times of darkness, somehow little Click stood in the corner always with the smile, reminding me of the good things, and teaching me to smile more. Seeing her finally on screen, she gives me happiness and reminds me of all the little things special people have told me. Click has given me more hope, she reminds me that I have a future, and she reminds me to be strong. Her little yellow pupiless eyes are what remind me of rays of sunshine, and that's what she has become, my little ray of sunshine. While fursuiting at the con, her existence finally clicked into my brain. I knew her colours, but nothing clicked until I finally drew it.
I may be an artist, but being an artist also means it gives you freedom to portray anything you want it to be. My muse has been my own battles, learning how to deal with them... Slowly but surely. Being an artist has kept me alive, and it's kept me engaged and purely happy. It's been an outlet for me to create better things, beautiful things, and it's helped me feel free. I don't feel caged whenever I draw. These characters, although they may seem like just characters to you, they are portraits of myself throughout my life; little snapshots. Every step of the way, a new little one appears to help show me the way, and that makes me truly inspired to keep going.
RMFC! I have returned!
Posted 12 years agoGod I had soooooo much fun! I finished my fursuit head and feetpaws by Saturday night and was able to show it off and people loved what I've gotten so far X3 I'm so proud of my little creation!
Sunday (today) I suited mostly all day and have gotten videos and pictures of me from different people and I had a blast suiting, I can't wait to finish the rest of it.
I learned how to chitter, squeak, and speak with a squeaker today and it's super fun and people loved it when I chirped in suit X3 I'm definitely going to keep using my little squeakers, they're super fun! I can't wait for next year!
Thank you for the donations, they've fed me and given me a collar that I could bring home with me as a gift to myself from the con and it's helped me out a lot. I can't thank you enough and I'll do a little something for each of you <3
My health has improved since I've been able to eat mostly 3 meals every day of the con, I'm starting to gain back what I lost and I'm delighted. I'm no longer skin and bones and I'm close to my regular size ^^ Thank you so much for feeding me, I don't know what I would've done if I couldn't eat.
First fur con success rate at a thousand percent, I'm looking forward to next year X3
Sunday (today) I suited mostly all day and have gotten videos and pictures of me from different people and I had a blast suiting, I can't wait to finish the rest of it.
I learned how to chitter, squeak, and speak with a squeaker today and it's super fun and people loved it when I chirped in suit X3 I'm definitely going to keep using my little squeakers, they're super fun! I can't wait for next year!
Thank you for the donations, they've fed me and given me a collar that I could bring home with me as a gift to myself from the con and it's helped me out a lot. I can't thank you enough and I'll do a little something for each of you <3
My health has improved since I've been able to eat mostly 3 meals every day of the con, I'm starting to gain back what I lost and I'm delighted. I'm no longer skin and bones and I'm close to my regular size ^^ Thank you so much for feeding me, I don't know what I would've done if I couldn't eat.
First fur con success rate at a thousand percent, I'm looking forward to next year X3
Future of Fursuiting
Posted 12 years agoSo, if you've kept up with the little snippits of updates I put up, most of you know I'm making my fursuit by hand X3 I've taken pictures of my progress, even ones for future tutorials (like how to paint resin 3D eyes and how to create digitigrade legs). I've done about 4 months of research of every kind of amazing fursuiter out there, fur, tutorials, and etc. before I've EVEN ORDERED ANYTHING. But now it is coming down to the wire, my fur should be here Thursday and mostly my partial and possibly my whole suit will be finished next week. Yes, NEXT WEEK XD. RMFC is next week, but I also have a bunch of time, so all the handsewing that is yet to come will pay off big time.
Now, there have been some people asking me if I've considered starting to do fursuit commissions, and my answer is: It is a big possibility, and it's about 80% yes.
Only thing however: Because I'm an artist and also a struggling, starving student that is trying to make it through college without fizzling out entirely. I will most likely only be able to take up 2-4 suits per YEAR. I have also already started thinking how to half payments and what is fair yada yada yada. I've concluded half suits would most likely be from $500-$800, while fullsuits will be from $900-$1200, all depending on complexity. Smaller stuff I have yet to figure out...
I think the prices are fair, and gives me enough money to buy materials and fur (because I don't just have fur lying around... unless you want me to shave my cats XDDDD) but the profits are also to keep me alive at school and well... just alive in general.
I'm a natural sculptor and I'm extremely visual, and pay very close attention to detail. This suit has already become so good, I can't believe how good it is. It is just looking awesome and beautiful. Plus, I have some experience with sewing, enough to where I know how to sew it but not what the stitch is called XD. But anyways, yes it is a BIG possibility I will take up fursuit commissions.
For the customer, all they would have to do is make either a fullbody duct tape dummy or just parts (it's really really easy, trust me, I've done it). They would ship it in a small box and I blow it up with packing peanuts or whatever stuffing I have lying around and that's how I'll be able to work with you without you being physically with me. If I'm making a partial, fullsuit, or just paws for you, I require an old (or new) slip-on type of shoe that is in good enough condition, something you'll be willing to get messed with hot glue and such, and is comfortable enough for you to walk around in. This way, you do NOT have to duct tape your feet for your dummy. It also ensures I have the right foot size for you because knowing how I am, my feet change sizes due to the brand of shoe, I'm literally a size 5 to size 8, it's quite ridiculous XD.
Only thing is I HATE shipping things. I don't know why, but I do. Probably because I don't have a car and hate taking trips to the post office. x.x But I get over it, so don't worry lol.
I will be getting stuff for heads, noses, eyes, pawpads, and whatnot from
. Fur will be from Mendels because of how soft it is.
Don't take this as an announcement of me taking on fursuit commissions just yet, it is still unofficial, this is more informative and I'm open to input from you guys ^^
Now, there have been some people asking me if I've considered starting to do fursuit commissions, and my answer is: It is a big possibility, and it's about 80% yes.
Only thing however: Because I'm an artist and also a struggling, starving student that is trying to make it through college without fizzling out entirely. I will most likely only be able to take up 2-4 suits per YEAR. I have also already started thinking how to half payments and what is fair yada yada yada. I've concluded half suits would most likely be from $500-$800, while fullsuits will be from $900-$1200, all depending on complexity. Smaller stuff I have yet to figure out...
I think the prices are fair, and gives me enough money to buy materials and fur (because I don't just have fur lying around... unless you want me to shave my cats XDDDD) but the profits are also to keep me alive at school and well... just alive in general.
I'm a natural sculptor and I'm extremely visual, and pay very close attention to detail. This suit has already become so good, I can't believe how good it is. It is just looking awesome and beautiful. Plus, I have some experience with sewing, enough to where I know how to sew it but not what the stitch is called XD. But anyways, yes it is a BIG possibility I will take up fursuit commissions.
For the customer, all they would have to do is make either a fullbody duct tape dummy or just parts (it's really really easy, trust me, I've done it). They would ship it in a small box and I blow it up with packing peanuts or whatever stuffing I have lying around and that's how I'll be able to work with you without you being physically with me. If I'm making a partial, fullsuit, or just paws for you, I require an old (or new) slip-on type of shoe that is in good enough condition, something you'll be willing to get messed with hot glue and such, and is comfortable enough for you to walk around in. This way, you do NOT have to duct tape your feet for your dummy. It also ensures I have the right foot size for you because knowing how I am, my feet change sizes due to the brand of shoe, I'm literally a size 5 to size 8, it's quite ridiculous XD.
Only thing is I HATE shipping things. I don't know why, but I do. Probably because I don't have a car and hate taking trips to the post office. x.x But I get over it, so don't worry lol.
I will be getting stuff for heads, noses, eyes, pawpads, and whatnot from
. Fur will be from Mendels because of how soft it is. Don't take this as an announcement of me taking on fursuit commissions just yet, it is still unofficial, this is more informative and I'm open to input from you guys ^^
Fursuit HELP!
Posted 12 years ago{EDIT} I also need to know which elastic to use for my head >.<
Ok, so I'm slowly but SURELY getting all the materials I need for my fursuit. Yes, I've researched and researched and researched for MONTHS before I even thought of buying the materials. But there are a couple things I'm really stuck on. Please remember I'm an extremely visual person and step by step (or even a video) would be EXTREMELY helpful.
I need some kind of tutorial on how to make digitigrade legs, how to put silicone pads (these pads are from by the way) on fur, how to foam a resin mask (also from DVC), and how to add a skeleton for tail movement (I found one once but I lost it D: . I know it's something with pool noodles with a bendy wire. I WANT movement in my tail because it will be fluffy and I HATE having a super stiff tail.)
I have a good run down on how to do most of everything else. I just need help on those little things. The digitigrade legs thing I have a bit of a grasp on it, but I just need some more reference images and such of the foaming and gluing of them. I have some old skinny jeans all ready to get foamed up, and I'll be making a duck tape dummy of myself tomorrow with the help of a friend ^^.
OTHERWISE, since I've had extreme difficulty on finding effective tutorials on what I'd want, I've made the decision to make a tutorial and progress pictures of EVERYTHING on my fursuit. At least the ones needed. I've been quite frustrated with the lack of the tutorials so far, so... yeah lol. Please help me!
Ok, so I'm slowly but SURELY getting all the materials I need for my fursuit. Yes, I've researched and researched and researched for MONTHS before I even thought of buying the materials. But there are a couple things I'm really stuck on. Please remember I'm an extremely visual person and step by step (or even a video) would be EXTREMELY helpful.
I need some kind of tutorial on how to make digitigrade legs, how to put silicone pads (these pads are from
by the way) on fur, how to foam a resin mask (also from DVC), and how to add a skeleton for tail movement (I found one once but I lost it D: . I know it's something with pool noodles with a bendy wire. I WANT movement in my tail because it will be fluffy and I HATE having a super stiff tail.)I have a good run down on how to do most of everything else. I just need help on those little things. The digitigrade legs thing I have a bit of a grasp on it, but I just need some more reference images and such of the foaming and gluing of them. I have some old skinny jeans all ready to get foamed up, and I'll be making a duck tape dummy of myself tomorrow with the help of a friend ^^.
OTHERWISE, since I've had extreme difficulty on finding effective tutorials on what I'd want, I've made the decision to make a tutorial and progress pictures of EVERYTHING on my fursuit. At least the ones needed. I've been quite frustrated with the lack of the tutorials so far, so... yeah lol. Please help me!
I'm back!
Posted 12 years agoFrom Yellowstone! ^^
It was suuuuuper fun, I loved it! Here's to sum it up:
1. Friday night, we arrived at a place in Pinedale, WY called Chambers House, it's a hotel house and it was a little creepy but very inviting and welcoming. It was a bed and breakfast, and we got an amazing breakfast before we had to leave super early next morning. There were some delicious homemade spice muffins and cinnamon rolls we took with us. I even wished the house a good luck before we left it, it was a really nice stay.
2. Saturday morning, we went to Jackson, WY to meet up with some new friends and went kayaking! Thank goodness for having the wetsuit because the water was cold (but it was refreshing when you have the wetsuit on) and it kept the freaking mosquitos away. The trip was really fun, and while kayaking we saw a bald eagle by it's huge nest above us, it was super cool to see a bird of prey in the wild for the first time.
3. Saturday afternoon, after our kayaking trip. We took a three hour drive through the Tetons and to Yellowstone to get to our campground. When we entered Yellowstone, it was a super magical place, I loved every millimeter of it. Super green and the wildlife was great and simply beautiful all around. The balance of nature there was phenomenal.
4. Both nights of camping, I ate s'mores AND during the late nights I heard wolves howling.
5. Sunday, dad and I went to Old Faithful and saw it blow 3 times. We also walked around the area seeing the other geysers. We also went to see the mud volcano, artists paintbucket, and some others. I was smelling sulfur alllllll day, and I got an amazing headache from that (my bad). Probably killed some braincells from all the toxic smelling stuff, but whatevs I enjoyed looking at the stuff XD.
6. I saw a bear, loads and loads of bison, an elk, a deer, and a coyote. I really hoped to see a wolf (I mean I've seen one before when I was younger...up close... and I pet it be jealooooous heehee , but I wanted to see one in the wild :) No wolf this time :(
All in all, I loved the trip. Minus the mosquitos and having mini panic attacks from hearing the earth rumble sometimes giving me the thought the whole park was going to burst into lava any second. But I had a bunch of fun, I would do it all over again. Maybe next time we could have a campground with a shower this time x.x I was super dirty from all that dirt (ew) . I am super pleased with how people there work so hard to keep the balance of nature alive and to make our human footprint as minimal as possible, as it's supposed to be. I will go back again sometime, and I can't wait to go back! Maybe next time I can bring some friends with me to enjoy it with ^^
It was suuuuuper fun, I loved it! Here's to sum it up:
1. Friday night, we arrived at a place in Pinedale, WY called Chambers House, it's a hotel house and it was a little creepy but very inviting and welcoming. It was a bed and breakfast, and we got an amazing breakfast before we had to leave super early next morning. There were some delicious homemade spice muffins and cinnamon rolls we took with us. I even wished the house a good luck before we left it, it was a really nice stay.
2. Saturday morning, we went to Jackson, WY to meet up with some new friends and went kayaking! Thank goodness for having the wetsuit because the water was cold (but it was refreshing when you have the wetsuit on) and it kept the freaking mosquitos away. The trip was really fun, and while kayaking we saw a bald eagle by it's huge nest above us, it was super cool to see a bird of prey in the wild for the first time.
3. Saturday afternoon, after our kayaking trip. We took a three hour drive through the Tetons and to Yellowstone to get to our campground. When we entered Yellowstone, it was a super magical place, I loved every millimeter of it. Super green and the wildlife was great and simply beautiful all around. The balance of nature there was phenomenal.
4. Both nights of camping, I ate s'mores AND during the late nights I heard wolves howling.
5. Sunday, dad and I went to Old Faithful and saw it blow 3 times. We also walked around the area seeing the other geysers. We also went to see the mud volcano, artists paintbucket, and some others. I was smelling sulfur alllllll day, and I got an amazing headache from that (my bad). Probably killed some braincells from all the toxic smelling stuff, but whatevs I enjoyed looking at the stuff XD.
6. I saw a bear, loads and loads of bison, an elk, a deer, and a coyote. I really hoped to see a wolf (I mean I've seen one before when I was younger...up close... and I pet it be jealooooous heehee , but I wanted to see one in the wild :) No wolf this time :(
All in all, I loved the trip. Minus the mosquitos and having mini panic attacks from hearing the earth rumble sometimes giving me the thought the whole park was going to burst into lava any second. But I had a bunch of fun, I would do it all over again. Maybe next time we could have a campground with a shower this time x.x I was super dirty from all that dirt (ew) . I am super pleased with how people there work so hard to keep the balance of nature alive and to make our human footprint as minimal as possible, as it's supposed to be. I will go back again sometime, and I can't wait to go back! Maybe next time I can bring some friends with me to enjoy it with ^^
SILVER STRAIN:REVOLUTION RECRUITMENT!
Posted 12 years ago{Edit} There's been a lot of interest on the music, and I'm sorry to say we already have an amazing person that will be doing our music for us X3 That's totally secret on who it is unless you're sworn into our team >:3
Ok! To start this off before I formally introduce myself, let me tell you I've been in this project for 3 whole years and it's gone close to nowhere since last year. I know I'm going against my friends (the director) orders to not do this but I'm putting my foot down. We need help and we need it badly. This is an amazing project, and we need a huge team to get it finished and looking fabulous. I will give our new crew members all the information that we have about this entire game once we discuss ourselves about the inner issues in a couple weeks to clear out the air. This is a big project that I'm hoping will be a huge name, we need artists, script writers, 3D modelers, 3D animators, coders, etc. etc. We'll have a list of the team we need and managers of each team. This is not a joke, I'm completely serious about this . We have artwork by me (just take a looksie at my gallery) and we have a half finished script, a bible, and lots of other things written down to help explain this game more in depth, but I'm keeping that completely secret from the general public (since you'll see lots of spoilers otherwise XD). My director has worked super hard on this writing, and now he's completely burned out and took a longer than needed break from it, we need it started again for reals.
So without further ado, I shall introduce myself.
Hi, I'm Michaela, and I am the co-director of the upcoming video game Silver Strain. I am also given the job of Head Artist, Voice Actress, and some side things like helping out with the animation, modeling, and designing. I've been currently on this project for almost 3 years, and I've enjoyed the journey of this development. I've been designing all the characters that exist right now all by my own left hand and obviously my brain ever since we've started this project together. I have helped script write, and helped the director create stories within each character. This game is very in depth and a game that has been more interesting than a lot of things in my life. I want to recruit as many passionate and committed people as I possibly can so this project will not sink. This project means the world to my best friend, and I'd hate to have him leave it behind in the dust. This game will help you and us to create an amazing portfolio from an amazing game. I know we are only college kids, but I strive to make this game as spectacular as something like Final Fantasy. I am striving for this game to be great quality, great story, and great gameplay, and we cannot do all this by ourselves. This project is a do-what-you-can project, you can work on this game as little or as much as you can in each field. As well as when we're done with the game, and when we finally release it, we will give people the revenue they deserve from their work if the game does ultra well. We cannot make an amazing game with just the few people we have on this project. I will not let this sink, and I'm counting on you guys to help us spread this journal around and help us create the much needed project team we need. We need really good and passionate artists of every kind to help this game soar. If you would like to contact me about any other information you need, feel free to contact me through Skype (Hakku Waltz), Email (ruruxsakura@gmail.com) , or you can simply note me here on FA.
Here's some info about Silver Strain:Revolutions :
Copyright bottom half (I wrote the first half just because)
In year 2267, Earth's core started to cool down, and the human race was in jeopardy as we know it. To retaliate, the humans built a huge arcship named Arcship Infiniti, and left the planet to find a new planet that had close to the same features as their planet named Adromeda 9. The arcship left with only the specially selected with the best DNA humans, frozen fetuses, and frozen DNA of every species of animal known to man. Through this 600 year journey through space, a man named Alex Walker, a scientist child prodigy became known. He excelled in microbiology and anatomy and as he progressed through his years, he began to experiment. Through his experimentation, he started creating beings to help serve human needs. These beings are gene-spliced chimera's who are created from human DNA and mashed up animal DNA.
Fast forward three and a half centuries, and the humans have finally landed on Adromeda 9 and created a city called Horizon. This city was built by the humans as well as chimera. For miles, you see chimera working on pipelines, repairing roadways, washing windows, everything. There is even a chimera army who is controlled by two generals who report directly to the citizenry's elected leaders, the Council of Twelve. William Walker, a distant descendant of Alex Walker; heads the scientific research sector of the government, but he has been missing, working on some top secret project for quite some time now.
The Chimera Army was formed to protect the citizens of Andromeda from the various natural threats faced on Andromeda 9, as well as other potential hazards. For example, every year, when old Chimera models are reclaimed, a few go rogue and put their own existence above those of humans, even killing those they are supposed to protect in order to escape. There are also Chimera who break down, lose any semblance of sanity, and engage in dangerous and wanton destruction.
Will Walker hates living in his ancestor’s shadow. He sees his father’s creations every day, but hates that they are treated as mere automatons, incapable of thought or emotion, when he knows that most are much more capable then that, some even having a greater skill for empathy and intelligent thought than most humans. He knows that if the general populace knew of the true capacity of these Chimera, there would be mass outrage, but the more advanced Chimera are needed to manage the multitude of jobs given to their brethren. He comes up with a plan to free the Chimera once and for all, to give them a future different from humanity, and make his name go down in history, to stand free of his ancestor once and for all.
This is Project Silver.
The most powerful Chimeras ever created, with powers innumerable locked away in each’s genetic code, waiting for the right combination of time and growth to be unlocked. The key is the Silver Genome, a string of DNA that evolves and grows with the host, allowing multiple growth spurts that unlock strange and sometimes bizarre new powers, as well as visions coded into their Mandate, or primary genetic coding that define the purpose of all chimera, that prompt them to take steps to free the Chimera. This was the plan. But it didn’t go as expected.
During the final minutes before each Silver chimera was activated, when the last prep-work was accomplished, General Corvius discovered Will Walker’s plan. Taking the secret lab by storm, he invaded and killed every Silver Chimera he saw, as well as Will Walker himself, who died protecting the last one. Then he torched the facility and everything in it.
Ok! To start this off before I formally introduce myself, let me tell you I've been in this project for 3 whole years and it's gone close to nowhere since last year. I know I'm going against my friends (the director) orders to not do this but I'm putting my foot down. We need help and we need it badly. This is an amazing project, and we need a huge team to get it finished and looking fabulous. I will give our new crew members all the information that we have about this entire game once we discuss ourselves about the inner issues in a couple weeks to clear out the air. This is a big project that I'm hoping will be a huge name, we need artists, script writers, 3D modelers, 3D animators, coders, etc. etc. We'll have a list of the team we need and managers of each team. This is not a joke, I'm completely serious about this . We have artwork by me (just take a looksie at my gallery) and we have a half finished script, a bible, and lots of other things written down to help explain this game more in depth, but I'm keeping that completely secret from the general public (since you'll see lots of spoilers otherwise XD). My director has worked super hard on this writing, and now he's completely burned out and took a longer than needed break from it, we need it started again for reals.
So without further ado, I shall introduce myself.
Hi, I'm Michaela, and I am the co-director of the upcoming video game Silver Strain. I am also given the job of Head Artist, Voice Actress, and some side things like helping out with the animation, modeling, and designing. I've been currently on this project for almost 3 years, and I've enjoyed the journey of this development. I've been designing all the characters that exist right now all by my own left hand and obviously my brain ever since we've started this project together. I have helped script write, and helped the director create stories within each character. This game is very in depth and a game that has been more interesting than a lot of things in my life. I want to recruit as many passionate and committed people as I possibly can so this project will not sink. This project means the world to my best friend, and I'd hate to have him leave it behind in the dust. This game will help you and us to create an amazing portfolio from an amazing game. I know we are only college kids, but I strive to make this game as spectacular as something like Final Fantasy. I am striving for this game to be great quality, great story, and great gameplay, and we cannot do all this by ourselves. This project is a do-what-you-can project, you can work on this game as little or as much as you can in each field. As well as when we're done with the game, and when we finally release it, we will give people the revenue they deserve from their work if the game does ultra well. We cannot make an amazing game with just the few people we have on this project. I will not let this sink, and I'm counting on you guys to help us spread this journal around and help us create the much needed project team we need. We need really good and passionate artists of every kind to help this game soar. If you would like to contact me about any other information you need, feel free to contact me through Skype (Hakku Waltz), Email (ruruxsakura@gmail.com) , or you can simply note me here on FA.
Here's some info about Silver Strain:Revolutions :
Copyright bottom half (I wrote the first half just because)
In year 2267, Earth's core started to cool down, and the human race was in jeopardy as we know it. To retaliate, the humans built a huge arcship named Arcship Infiniti, and left the planet to find a new planet that had close to the same features as their planet named Adromeda 9. The arcship left with only the specially selected with the best DNA humans, frozen fetuses, and frozen DNA of every species of animal known to man. Through this 600 year journey through space, a man named Alex Walker, a scientist child prodigy became known. He excelled in microbiology and anatomy and as he progressed through his years, he began to experiment. Through his experimentation, he started creating beings to help serve human needs. These beings are gene-spliced chimera's who are created from human DNA and mashed up animal DNA.
Fast forward three and a half centuries, and the humans have finally landed on Adromeda 9 and created a city called Horizon. This city was built by the humans as well as chimera. For miles, you see chimera working on pipelines, repairing roadways, washing windows, everything. There is even a chimera army who is controlled by two generals who report directly to the citizenry's elected leaders, the Council of Twelve. William Walker, a distant descendant of Alex Walker; heads the scientific research sector of the government, but he has been missing, working on some top secret project for quite some time now.
The Chimera Army was formed to protect the citizens of Andromeda from the various natural threats faced on Andromeda 9, as well as other potential hazards. For example, every year, when old Chimera models are reclaimed, a few go rogue and put their own existence above those of humans, even killing those they are supposed to protect in order to escape. There are also Chimera who break down, lose any semblance of sanity, and engage in dangerous and wanton destruction.
Will Walker hates living in his ancestor’s shadow. He sees his father’s creations every day, but hates that they are treated as mere automatons, incapable of thought or emotion, when he knows that most are much more capable then that, some even having a greater skill for empathy and intelligent thought than most humans. He knows that if the general populace knew of the true capacity of these Chimera, there would be mass outrage, but the more advanced Chimera are needed to manage the multitude of jobs given to their brethren. He comes up with a plan to free the Chimera once and for all, to give them a future different from humanity, and make his name go down in history, to stand free of his ancestor once and for all.
This is Project Silver.
The most powerful Chimeras ever created, with powers innumerable locked away in each’s genetic code, waiting for the right combination of time and growth to be unlocked. The key is the Silver Genome, a string of DNA that evolves and grows with the host, allowing multiple growth spurts that unlock strange and sometimes bizarre new powers, as well as visions coded into their Mandate, or primary genetic coding that define the purpose of all chimera, that prompt them to take steps to free the Chimera. This was the plan. But it didn’t go as expected.
During the final minutes before each Silver chimera was activated, when the last prep-work was accomplished, General Corvius discovered Will Walker’s plan. Taking the secret lab by storm, he invaded and killed every Silver Chimera he saw, as well as Will Walker himself, who died protecting the last one. Then he torched the facility and everything in it.
Deviantart
Posted 12 years agoYeah, I've been looking at my previous account for a while. It brings back some...kind of bad memories. I only ever go on there for faving stuff =/. But I got a thought today, maybe I could start anew? Maybe things will be better this time if I jointed my accounts again? I don't know, I have a strong adversity to dA simply because in the past I felt like a nobody, I felt like my art sucked (I mean a lot, like I didn't even think it was worth the time), and I was only there to show a few friends my art. Even then, I would never know if they even glanced at it... I hate dA because all it does is show off how cool somebody is with their daily deviations and show off the most popular liked thing. Sure there is a tab to change it to recent art, but the default setting it popular! Wtf... I still think my art isn't even daily deviation worthy, I don't even think I would ever have a chance... But aside from that, I'm wondering if I should even consider starting a new account there. Completely clean slate, and post everything I've got here and repost it there. Maybe when I feel like I can, I'd get a membership too so I could make the page pretty (I hate that kind of stuff...having to pay to make your page pretty =/). I'd only do that membership thing if I get enough traffic into the page. Otherwise, I'll just the account die again like the one I have right now... (by the way it's this one --> linkage~ ) It's been so dead, and the account is kind of making me sad. If I make my new dA account, the account then will be permanently logged out...I mean, I still know my password XD but I'd never go in again. So...I don't know. I have such a strong adversity to dA... but at the same time, I sorta would like to start again and see how it goes. FA will still be my main account, and always will be, but I also would like to expand my horizons once more (especially because I royally hate impersonators and art thieves...)
Thoughts? =/
Thoughts? =/
Back from Hawaii!
Posted 12 years agoHey furries! I got back from Hawaii at the crack of dawn this morning x.x I just now have been able to finally touch my computer and reconnect to the world again XD
I totally got a little sunburned and gained a tan in just 10 minutes before I left the beach Monday XD But it was well worth it! As I love the ocean and the beach and everything tropical owo. I found a new favourite food I believe is called kalua pork and it was so fucking delicious I almost smashed my plate it was so damn good. I gained some new family members, and got to meet some of them at the wedding on saturday :) They're super nice and super awesome! I feel bad for the bride though cause her father arrived to the hotel and decided to go take a shower and slipped in the bathtub :( Poor thing was in ICU for a couple days with a neck fracture near a major artery. But, he was able to wheel her down the aisle as planned :) (as he got a full body cast and was stuck in a wheel chair).
I had loads of fun and got lots of lei's and enjoyed a lot of the scenery, minus the road to Hana. Don't ever go on extremely windy roads on an empty stomach, cause I totally got carsick on the way over D:. Oh, I should probably mention that I went to Maui! The locals are super nice and welcoming, and the food was either prepared awesomely and/or all the produce was grown locally. I enjoyed every single food item I ate. I plan to go back to Hawaii someday, and I can't wait!
Kiriban and Commissions update
Kiriban
It's almost there! I'm so excited! Just remember to post your screenshot of the 5000 pageviews on my previous journal :)
Commissions
As I planned, I WAS going to be working on them while I was on the plane. But I unfortunately realized that the only way I could do that was if I had a freaking power outlet on the plane. Rows 1-21 had them... I was in row 26...I had the most boring 6 hour flight watching 2 movies over and over again, and I quickly got bored =/. BUT, now that I'm finally back, I'll be able to start working on them again after a couple days of break from the trip and also to catch up on school. In the meantime, I did spend a lot of money on this trip as I was 1. Being a tourist and 2. Needed to eat, I feel bad I spent so much so I'm hoping to create some YCH auctions to try to make it back. I'll be hopefully making them in a few days, otherwise, I'll be back on my commissions asap :). Thanks for the patience guys ^^
I totally got a little sunburned and gained a tan in just 10 minutes before I left the beach Monday XD But it was well worth it! As I love the ocean and the beach and everything tropical owo. I found a new favourite food I believe is called kalua pork and it was so fucking delicious I almost smashed my plate it was so damn good. I gained some new family members, and got to meet some of them at the wedding on saturday :) They're super nice and super awesome! I feel bad for the bride though cause her father arrived to the hotel and decided to go take a shower and slipped in the bathtub :( Poor thing was in ICU for a couple days with a neck fracture near a major artery. But, he was able to wheel her down the aisle as planned :) (as he got a full body cast and was stuck in a wheel chair).
I had loads of fun and got lots of lei's and enjoyed a lot of the scenery, minus the road to Hana. Don't ever go on extremely windy roads on an empty stomach, cause I totally got carsick on the way over D:. Oh, I should probably mention that I went to Maui! The locals are super nice and welcoming, and the food was either prepared awesomely and/or all the produce was grown locally. I enjoyed every single food item I ate. I plan to go back to Hawaii someday, and I can't wait!
Kiriban and Commissions update
Kiriban
It's almost there! I'm so excited! Just remember to post your screenshot of the 5000 pageviews on my previous journal :)
Commissions
As I planned, I WAS going to be working on them while I was on the plane. But I unfortunately realized that the only way I could do that was if I had a freaking power outlet on the plane. Rows 1-21 had them... I was in row 26...I had the most boring 6 hour flight watching 2 movies over and over again, and I quickly got bored =/. BUT, now that I'm finally back, I'll be able to start working on them again after a couple days of break from the trip and also to catch up on school. In the meantime, I did spend a lot of money on this trip as I was 1. Being a tourist and 2. Needed to eat, I feel bad I spent so much so I'm hoping to create some YCH auctions to try to make it back. I'll be hopefully making them in a few days, otherwise, I'll be back on my commissions asap :). Thanks for the patience guys ^^
