so I have noticed a problem with YCH's lately from artists who render HQ paintings... Their YCH's get auto bought really fast. I find that way too often that if I do not AB bid as soon as the YCH goes up, ill never get the slot I want and this is starting to get a little ridiculous. A few weeks ago I saw one that was AB bid out in 15 min for 300 euro... I mean it's great for the artist good for you, but it sucks when someone has some extra money and is searching FA for something, find it, only to find out that it was already bought days before the auction ended.

With that being said, If I ever start doing art again for profit ((which I may, I haven't decided yet. I wanna work on my skills first and maybe get some streams going before I start doing this again)) these are the rules I would make for AB bids:

- AB bids cant be placed until 24hrs have passed since the YCH was posted
- AB bids are only available after regular bids hit a certain amount ((i.e. SB is $50 and AB won't be available till say $150 in regular bids))
- Regular bids maximum increase is set to a certain amount (( + $5, means you cant bid more than + $5))
- you can not bid over yourself just to increase the minimum AB bid amount, If you do, you will be disqualified and removed from bidding. However, you could outbid someone who outbid you as many times as you like
- AB bid would be 2x the current bid or min AB threshold after the 24hrs are up and the minimum AB threshold is hit in bidding (say that after 24 hours the current bid is $150, but the minimum bid for the AB threshold after two days is $75, then the AB bid price would be $300))

I think setting rules like this will increase the profits of artists while also giving others a damn chance to bid on art without having to worry about the slot getting yanked out from under them before they even get a chance. YCHs should be a starting point for most new artists as well as a tool to give others a chance who can't seem to catch a break in getting a commission from you. The main point, stop letting AB bids ruin the fun!

Hey everyone,

I wanted to talk a little bit about the change that I have made. Most of you probably know me due to my fox character and unless you know me IRL, the fox only seemed to fit one aspect... when id get scared from loud noises and yelp out loud. I wanted to be a fox so bad because well... I also wanted to be a leather/rubber puppy... I wanted to fit being a twink so bad that it ultimately lead me into depression because I did not fit that image of a twinky rubber pup/fox.

It took me a long time to figure out that I am not that 'fox' IRL and probably never will be. Even when I was at my top fitness I still looked like I played American football or wrestling or simply just lifted weights. It ate away at me for a long time. I was ashamed of my body structure and my sex life suffered because of this.

It wouldn't be until recently I said 'screw it' and went with my new fursona 'Hank', then bear. He is a more accurate representation of what I really am and look like as far as body structure, weight, attitude, etc... 'What about being a sub' you ask? Well, accepting myself as a bear... I don't feel like a sub nor a switch anymore. Being the bear has given me my confidence back and has improved my sex life with my husband which had been suffering badly.

I am in no way trying to advocate 'fat acceptance' here. I do have a belly and I do want to stay healthy, but I will always have a small gut no matter how hard I work. It's just genetic and if you know me IRL you know what my dad looks like and yeah... there is no escaping that... However, it doesn't mean I am not giving up on staying active and being healthy as much as I can be.

From this journey, I realized this may be what leads a lot of other furs into depression. I see many people who's fursona exaggerates too much on their body structure and size leaving them hating their own body and therefore not comfortable in their own skin. I know we are all furries here but at the end of the day, for mental health sake, we are human and we have to accept ourselves. I am not saying this will work for everyone, but I do think that if more people come to the same realization that many would be less depressed or embarrassed to meet others IRL.

I do hope that this helps someone be more comfortable with themselves and can relate more to their fursona like I have been able to do here. Small exaggerations are fine, but try to keep it close to the real you as possible. For me, it helped me relate to my new fursona more and more. I hope this journey I took helps others out there.

Cheers~

Okay,

so i have been having trouble sleeping, i know what it is, but i dont know whats causing it. basically when i am between sleeping and awake I am having auditory hallucinations making me think someone is in the house, but when i come to my senses im just really annoyed, as such it takes me about 2 hours on average to really fall asleep. Staying asleep is not the issue here XD. Probably should go see a doctor, but you know, everything going on in the world right now i dont think its a good idea. For now anyway. So to help ease my mind I go to a furry chat just to chat a lil and clear my head. They ask what i am still doing awake cus they werent use to seeing me up so late, so i explain. I just tell them its nothing to worry about im just annoyed with it really. aaaannnnnnd then here comes the 'one upper'. Saying they 'see shit in the dark'. OMG, if you do this, you are the worst kind of person. I dont care anymore i am so tired of it. Every time i just try to have idle, nonchalant chat, there is ALWAYS someone whos like 'my life is so horrible'. if this is you, have you ever thought that you may be the cause of most of your problems? stop one upping people! and you might just stop alienating the people around you. STOP IT >.<.

Check them out here! https://www.furaffinity.net/commiss.....s/sockstehfox/ , message me if you are interested!!!

hey everyone, i know people want my art and are low on funds so i have opened up doing character reference sheets starting at $20 for flat color! if your interested check it out here:

https://www.furaffinity.net/view/25345491/

I am starting commissions today and have two slots open/closed at any given time

if you are interested please PM me your interest. both slots are on a first come first serve basis.

commission prices
$20 sketch/ line art
$40 simple color with shadows
$55+ full color and details (price will be dependent on complexity and level of detail)

as a big thank you to helping me hit 1000 page views i will be doing a FREE halloween themed YCH so stay tuned !

hello everyone,

this weeks live stream is cancelled for tomorrow but will be picking up on Sunday around 11am EST. Sorry for the cancellation.

if you would like to know when I'm streaming and come check it out and chat with me and others please follow me on twitter https://twitter.com/sockstehfox. i post everything there from YCH's when they start, finished art work links to when I'm streaming. so come and follow me :D i promise i won't clutter up your news feed.

Id also like to thank everyone that has been stopping by to my streams. it means a lot and my regular posted schedule will resume next week. see you all there <3

holly crap, i upgraded my ram and it was a drastic difference in performance x.x good god lol

That's right, my weekly livestream is moving to Saturday from 10am to 2pm est. see you all there!

just promoting my live stream for tonight @ 8pm EST on https://picarto.tv/sockstehfox

come check it out!!!

so i recently picked up photoshop and am learning the curve right now to make better art, after my next YCH all new stuff will be done threw photoshop so if anyone has tips or tricks please let me know, id find it to be a huge help.

Also i wanna thank everyone again for the support of my art. it really means a lot <3

sending love out to you all. have a good one :D

I wanna take a chance and thank everyone who has been supporting my YCHs. yeah yeah its free art and all but it means a lot to me that everyone has been supportive of it. so again, thank you.