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Posted a year agoA pal shared this with me, so I thought I'd pass it on: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/56243603/
Health scare has left someone disabled to the point they can't work without it actually killing them, so they need funds to keep afloat and afford a powered wheelchair. Share and dono if you can.
(It's been a thousand years since I posted anything, I know, shhhh)
Health scare has left someone disabled to the point they can't work without it actually killing them, so they need funds to keep afloat and afford a powered wheelchair. Share and dono if you can.
(It's been a thousand years since I posted anything, I know, shhhh)
Post-Holiday.... Post?
Posted 4 years agoIt's been a hell of a year, and hardships are far from over. I'm writing this on my last day off before going back on the grind again.
It's been great to chillax for more than a day after such a heavy slog, and I'm sad the break's almost over already. Courier work is a bitch, with no signs of slowing down for at least another month, if not a few more. Boxing Day and January sales on the horizon, on top of further restrictions with new Covid strain. We've been dealing with volumes we'd normally expect during Christmas, all throughout the year since March. Then Christmas itself came along, and further lockdowns were introduced. Yeah. Rough.
Very thankful for my parents moving in and being nothing but supportive through it all. I dunno how it would've gone if they hadn't come when they did. Definitely worse. It's surreal to think how much changed when they first arrived. Many positive changes, though! It would also be the first time spending Christmas without having to travel to see someone or go it alone since ~2015? That's crazy. There are so many intense emotions that could arise from this, and I have been generally very happy through these few days off. I dunno, I've just been kinda numb throught it all..? Like, work has beaten me down so much that I've reached some sort of melancholy zen? I dunno. The break was still nice while it lasted, and I'm happy my parents are happy.
Would be nice if I didn't have to go round lugging parcels all the time, but, there really is nothing else that would offer as much of a living as my job does right now, and for the foreseeable. Commissions, as much as they've helped me out of a number of pinches, and I appreciate you all so much for the support, inspiration and motivation to draw comes and goes. Deliveries will always be a constant. It's a strange bag of mixed feelings, to not see an end to what I'm doing, but not being in any hurry to change scenery either. I could spend the rest of my life doing this, and not worry about making ends meet, and at the same time feel remiss about losing time and energy to do what I love. But even then, do I even love what I'm doing as much as I want to think I do? It's a massive cloud of uncertainly beyond the consistency of the job. For all I know, that porn ban may go through, and this side of my life may have to be purged forever, along with many of others' livelihoods and well-beings. Of course, I really hope that doesn't happen. Who knows what'll happen?
There have been flickers of hope, but I'm not sure I trust 'em. Brexit Deal happening? Vaccine? Hoping Georgia does the right thing in the run-off elections? Hoping maybe some time next year, I might be able to go and see somebody? Anybody? I dunno....
So, I don't know if/when commissions will open again. As long as work still takes up time and energy thanks to Covid, I will continue to draw whatever when I feel like it. And who knows, maybe I'll get too comfortable in that headspace and never want that extra stress again. There are still some awkward things to address, prices and approaches that need reworking. Cross that bridge when I come to it, I guess. Again, there's a chance that I may not be able to accept money for porn or post lewds ever again, so look up SISEA, and throw enough stuff at a wall in hopes that they'll decide not to destroy us.
It's very likely I will also continue to be an unreachable hermit, so apologies for that. I still read every message, I'm just not reliable at responding back. It's how I've always been, really. This year's just amplified everything wrong, so everyone's more worried about more things than ever before or some shit. I dunno.
TL;DR Work is a bitch. Emo shit. Don't know if/when comms will be a thing again. Hope next year's not as much of a shit. Sorry for being unreliable.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!?
It's been great to chillax for more than a day after such a heavy slog, and I'm sad the break's almost over already. Courier work is a bitch, with no signs of slowing down for at least another month, if not a few more. Boxing Day and January sales on the horizon, on top of further restrictions with new Covid strain. We've been dealing with volumes we'd normally expect during Christmas, all throughout the year since March. Then Christmas itself came along, and further lockdowns were introduced. Yeah. Rough.
Very thankful for my parents moving in and being nothing but supportive through it all. I dunno how it would've gone if they hadn't come when they did. Definitely worse. It's surreal to think how much changed when they first arrived. Many positive changes, though! It would also be the first time spending Christmas without having to travel to see someone or go it alone since ~2015? That's crazy. There are so many intense emotions that could arise from this, and I have been generally very happy through these few days off. I dunno, I've just been kinda numb throught it all..? Like, work has beaten me down so much that I've reached some sort of melancholy zen? I dunno. The break was still nice while it lasted, and I'm happy my parents are happy.
Would be nice if I didn't have to go round lugging parcels all the time, but, there really is nothing else that would offer as much of a living as my job does right now, and for the foreseeable. Commissions, as much as they've helped me out of a number of pinches, and I appreciate you all so much for the support, inspiration and motivation to draw comes and goes. Deliveries will always be a constant. It's a strange bag of mixed feelings, to not see an end to what I'm doing, but not being in any hurry to change scenery either. I could spend the rest of my life doing this, and not worry about making ends meet, and at the same time feel remiss about losing time and energy to do what I love. But even then, do I even love what I'm doing as much as I want to think I do? It's a massive cloud of uncertainly beyond the consistency of the job. For all I know, that porn ban may go through, and this side of my life may have to be purged forever, along with many of others' livelihoods and well-beings. Of course, I really hope that doesn't happen. Who knows what'll happen?
There have been flickers of hope, but I'm not sure I trust 'em. Brexit Deal happening? Vaccine? Hoping Georgia does the right thing in the run-off elections? Hoping maybe some time next year, I might be able to go and see somebody? Anybody? I dunno....
So, I don't know if/when commissions will open again. As long as work still takes up time and energy thanks to Covid, I will continue to draw whatever when I feel like it. And who knows, maybe I'll get too comfortable in that headspace and never want that extra stress again. There are still some awkward things to address, prices and approaches that need reworking. Cross that bridge when I come to it, I guess. Again, there's a chance that I may not be able to accept money for porn or post lewds ever again, so look up SISEA, and throw enough stuff at a wall in hopes that they'll decide not to destroy us.
It's very likely I will also continue to be an unreachable hermit, so apologies for that. I still read every message, I'm just not reliable at responding back. It's how I've always been, really. This year's just amplified everything wrong, so everyone's more worried about more things than ever before or some shit. I dunno.
TL;DR Work is a bitch. Emo shit. Don't know if/when comms will be a thing again. Hope next year's not as much of a shit. Sorry for being unreliable.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!?
Archives Updated + Small Life Update
Posted 5 years agoAs you might've noticed, I've been uploading a lot over the past month. Someone sent a note one day that was like "yo, I noticed you don't upload much at all here compared to twitter, might be good to upload more here." For some reason, after reading that note, I was compelled to upload almost everything I uploaded to twitter but never here, from 2016 to present. It was a massive undertaking. More than 1300 files to sift through and 120 edits made specially for FA, all submitted with titles, descriptions and tags, starting 5th August and (sorta) finishing today. There are a handful of pics that ended up on Gallery, but there are now HUNDREDS of archived drawings in Scraps to scroll through at your leisure! Glad a lot of people have enjoyed this massive surge of stuff. All your comments and faves are very much appreciated! After this, I hope to upload more personal sketches to FA in future, if only to prevent myself from having to do a mass upload like this ever again. xD
Work has continued to be hella busy since the last blog. Over the summer, I finally managed to get a few weeks off, spread over the last couple months. My co-worker and I agreed to cover the full workload for eachother a week at a time, and it was really hard covering those weeks, but DAMN that time off was good! For context, I hadn't had more than a day per week off work since mid-April, and those six days a week are busy, so you can imagine the toll that took, on top of living alone. More good news. If all goes well enough going forward, I may only have to cover the full workload Fri-Sat every week until Black Friday starts to loom. Also, parents planning to move in November, so hopefully less lonely and get my shit together more for the dark winter ahead. Will see how this shakes out in terms of art output. If I'm in a good enough place to open commissions again, I'll let you know here and on twitter. In the meantime, though, I'm gonna try and take it easy. Thanks for sticking round, everyone. <3
P.S. If there's any old stuff from twitter you think I've missed uploading here, please let me know! I got a buncha sketches done since I started on the backlog, and a treasure trove of commissions from other artists that I could upload as well. Anything else, though, hit me up! Cheers!
Work has continued to be hella busy since the last blog. Over the summer, I finally managed to get a few weeks off, spread over the last couple months. My co-worker and I agreed to cover the full workload for eachother a week at a time, and it was really hard covering those weeks, but DAMN that time off was good! For context, I hadn't had more than a day per week off work since mid-April, and those six days a week are busy, so you can imagine the toll that took, on top of living alone. More good news. If all goes well enough going forward, I may only have to cover the full workload Fri-Sat every week until Black Friday starts to loom. Also, parents planning to move in November, so hopefully less lonely and get my shit together more for the dark winter ahead. Will see how this shakes out in terms of art output. If I'm in a good enough place to open commissions again, I'll let you know here and on twitter. In the meantime, though, I'm gonna try and take it easy. Thanks for sticking round, everyone. <3
P.S. If there's any old stuff from twitter you think I've missed uploading here, please let me know! I got a buncha sketches done since I started on the backlog, and a treasure trove of commissions from other artists that I could upload as well. Anything else, though, hit me up! Cheers!
Help the Cause for BLM Against Fascism
Posted 5 years agohttps://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ - Webportal for bail funds, organisations and resources, frequently updated.
https://twitter.com/sorrybythway/st.....69168300998656 - Big thread of links to donate to
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9510441/ - Americans. Urge your state reps to call for a second impeachment.
Any related causes not covered here, please link below.
Edit: Not accepting any feedback on the stance that black people, lgbtq+ and all marginalised groups have the right to exist without fear of persecution just for existing. This is about human life, and if you're gonna nit-pick at me and put justification of these actions into any doubt, I will block you and hide your comments. Your bigoted dog-whistling rhetoric is not welcome on my page, and neither are you. Fuck off and don't come back, thankyou. <3
https://twitter.com/erikstrobl/stat.....52025740906496 - Cornel West interview, thoroughly nailing it on the head.
https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/st.....90938731020293 - Jane Elliot poses a simple question to a white audience about race.
https://twitter.com/ggukie_time/sta.....67484247138305 - Multiple vids of police deliberately escalating violence, assaulting peaceful protesters and bystanders, shooting up first-aid tents and people's porches.
https://twitter.com/_SJPeace_/statu.....95195808186369 - 2016: 4yo consoling her mom after witnessing her bf get shot when he tried to show officers his ID. They didn't know he died and prayed he was ok.
https://twitter.com/sorrybythway/st.....69168300998656 - Big thread of links to donate to
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9510441/ - Americans. Urge your state reps to call for a second impeachment.
Any related causes not covered here, please link below.
Edit: Not accepting any feedback on the stance that black people, lgbtq+ and all marginalised groups have the right to exist without fear of persecution just for existing. This is about human life, and if you're gonna nit-pick at me and put justification of these actions into any doubt, I will block you and hide your comments. Your bigoted dog-whistling rhetoric is not welcome on my page, and neither are you. Fuck off and don't come back, thankyou. <3
https://twitter.com/erikstrobl/stat.....52025740906496 - Cornel West interview, thoroughly nailing it on the head.
https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/st.....90938731020293 - Jane Elliot poses a simple question to a white audience about race.
https://twitter.com/ggukie_time/sta.....67484247138305 - Multiple vids of police deliberately escalating violence, assaulting peaceful protesters and bystanders, shooting up first-aid tents and people's porches.
https://twitter.com/_SJPeace_/statu.....95195808186369 - 2016: 4yo consoling her mom after witnessing her bf get shot when he tried to show officers his ID. They didn't know he died and prayed he was ok.
Life update, work and future commissions
Posted 5 years agoOkay. I think I'm all up to date on the stuff I wanted to upload here. There was a lot in the backlog, and uploading is still a long drawn out thing here, but it's done for now.
First, I want to apologise again for not keeping folks here up to date on things. Not everyone is gonna be keeping tabs on my twitter, and I should account for that more really. I went to Malmö for a week to attend NordicFuzzCon in the 2nd half of February, and I had a blast meeting a buncha sweet people and hanging out and chilling and all that.... Then afterwards someone messaged that they'd missed the opportunity to meet me there, cuz I didn't give notice on FA when I was going, and that felt baaaaaaaad. x_x I need to do better, and at the very least update when a big thing like that that comes round again. Sorry again about that.
Now, with all this 'rona going around, my part-time-ish courier job has seen a massive spike in volumes since April, and has shown no signs of slowing down. As long as people are stuck in their homes, they will keep ordering online like mad. There's even speculation that even when restrictions are lifted enough that people can go shopping again, the volumes are still gonna remain high, because we'll be too comfortable with the way things are right now, and won't want to go out as we used to if drivers can deliver all our stuff for us. My co-worker even went as far to say, that it could stay like this forever. Sure, we're getting paid well for the work we're doing, but at the expense of any chance to take any length of time off for the foreseeable future. The only good news so far is that hopefully we will be able to finish sooner starting next week, but we'll see how it goes.
As you can probably guess, this puts a damper on a lot of things, including creative output, which will inevitably affect my ability to work on future commissions. At the moment, I'm just waiting for an idea from my last client on the backlog, but after that's done, I might not be able to open up full commissions like before. I've had it in mind that in future, I shouldn't open up comms during the busiest period of work, because a) there's already enough stress as is without piling on pressure to pump out art, and b) commissions are not a neccessity while the job's paying well, so there won't be pressure to do them anyway. In normal circumstances, this would've only meant that I'd be less likely to open comms in the winter because the Black Friday - Christmas - Jan Sales period is the busiest time for us. In current circumstances, work has proven to be *busier* than the busiest of the peak we've gone through during Christmas, and I've been on this shit for ~3.5 years. I can only imagine it getting worse still when we're still in lockdown by the time Christmas comes along. We'll be truly fucked then.
In short: Sorry for neglecting this site; 'rona sucks, work is busy af, as a result can't do commissions like I used to. Fuck capitalism.
Anyway, it's my day off, so I'mma chill, eat junkfood, binge she-ra, wank a bunch, and brace myself for another week of work. Peace!
First, I want to apologise again for not keeping folks here up to date on things. Not everyone is gonna be keeping tabs on my twitter, and I should account for that more really. I went to Malmö for a week to attend NordicFuzzCon in the 2nd half of February, and I had a blast meeting a buncha sweet people and hanging out and chilling and all that.... Then afterwards someone messaged that they'd missed the opportunity to meet me there, cuz I didn't give notice on FA when I was going, and that felt baaaaaaaad. x_x I need to do better, and at the very least update when a big thing like that that comes round again. Sorry again about that.
Now, with all this 'rona going around, my part-time-ish courier job has seen a massive spike in volumes since April, and has shown no signs of slowing down. As long as people are stuck in their homes, they will keep ordering online like mad. There's even speculation that even when restrictions are lifted enough that people can go shopping again, the volumes are still gonna remain high, because we'll be too comfortable with the way things are right now, and won't want to go out as we used to if drivers can deliver all our stuff for us. My co-worker even went as far to say, that it could stay like this forever. Sure, we're getting paid well for the work we're doing, but at the expense of any chance to take any length of time off for the foreseeable future. The only good news so far is that hopefully we will be able to finish sooner starting next week, but we'll see how it goes.
As you can probably guess, this puts a damper on a lot of things, including creative output, which will inevitably affect my ability to work on future commissions. At the moment, I'm just waiting for an idea from my last client on the backlog, but after that's done, I might not be able to open up full commissions like before. I've had it in mind that in future, I shouldn't open up comms during the busiest period of work, because a) there's already enough stress as is without piling on pressure to pump out art, and b) commissions are not a neccessity while the job's paying well, so there won't be pressure to do them anyway. In normal circumstances, this would've only meant that I'd be less likely to open comms in the winter because the Black Friday - Christmas - Jan Sales period is the busiest time for us. In current circumstances, work has proven to be *busier* than the busiest of the peak we've gone through during Christmas, and I've been on this shit for ~3.5 years. I can only imagine it getting worse still when we're still in lockdown by the time Christmas comes along. We'll be truly fucked then.
In short: Sorry for neglecting this site; 'rona sucks, work is busy af, as a result can't do commissions like I used to. Fuck capitalism.
Anyway, it's my day off, so I'mma chill, eat junkfood, binge she-ra, wank a bunch, and brace myself for another week of work. Peace!
Christmas & Holiday Journal
Posted 5 years agoHey. Just wanna say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
Also thanks for sticking around. It's been a tough busy month for work, as it always is, but it's finally started to calm down, and I've got a solid couple days off, so that's nice. Am starting to get back into the swing of doodling and commission work, and as I say all the time, keep up to date on my twitter, which is frequently updated with doodles and good ass retweets. https://twitter.com/valcat64
Wish you a safe and happy future, in the next decade to come. Peace! <3
Also thanks for sticking around. It's been a tough busy month for work, as it always is, but it's finally started to calm down, and I've got a solid couple days off, so that's nice. Am starting to get back into the swing of doodling and commission work, and as I say all the time, keep up to date on my twitter, which is frequently updated with doodles and good ass retweets. https://twitter.com/valcat64
Wish you a safe and happy future, in the next decade to come. Peace! <3
Tablet and CFz stuff
Posted 6 years agoThe room situation with Confuzzled is kinda up in the air at the moment. I registered as early as I could, but Snoot didn't manage to register until 7am the next morning,due to circumstances out of his control. Since he's on a waiting list, they can't approve us rooming together. I contacted reg team and they got back to me, saying they're gonna go through all the lists and let us know as soon as they know what they can do for us, so we're just waiting on that now. At time of writing, my registration hasn't been approved, and no money has been sent, so nothing's confirmed yet.
I got an email this morning from tablet people saying they got my faulty tablet, and should be sending the replacement today. So that's cool.
I got an email this morning from tablet people saying they got my faulty tablet, and should be sending the replacement today. So that's cool.
Val still doesn't have a tablet. And Confuzzled is a thing.
Posted 6 years agoHi. I said a couple weeks ago that I wouldn't be able to do digital stuff for maybe a couple weeks. A couple weeks have since passed. Still no tablet. Uhhhhh....
Apparently the faulty tablet was received, but I haven't heard anything back confirming whether or not they've shipped out the replacement yet. So, give it a couple more weeks I guess? They might not have added tracking, and it might just show up one day. We'll see. Looks like sketchbook work is gonna continue to be a thing. (also follow my twitter valcat64 yeehaw)
Con stuff: On the night of writing, reg will have opened up at 8pm GMT for Confuzzled 2020, and I should hopefully be getting a roomshare with the artist known as Snoot. Deets here: https://2020.confuzzled.org.uk/atte...../registration/
Apparently the faulty tablet was received, but I haven't heard anything back confirming whether or not they've shipped out the replacement yet. So, give it a couple more weeks I guess? They might not have added tracking, and it might just show up one day. We'll see. Looks like sketchbook work is gonna continue to be a thing. (also follow my twitter valcat64 yeehaw)
Con stuff: On the night of writing, reg will have opened up at 8pm GMT for Confuzzled 2020, and I should hopefully be getting a roomshare with the artist known as Snoot. Deets here: https://2020.confuzzled.org.uk/atte...../registration/
Val's tablet-less again! And sketchbook commissions!
Posted 6 years agoYeah... The display on my tablet lost a few colours, I emailed xp-pen, and they agreed to send me a replacement after I send the faulty one back. So... I've sent it, aaand I don't have any spare tablet, so... I... can't work on any digital stuff until I get the replacement, in, maybe two weeks??
Sorry. I've been really bad at making progress on regular comms. Still stuck in an awkward position and need to blast through it somehow, but not sure how, uuughh....
In the meantime, I've got a pen and sketchbook, and I'm trying something out on my twitter:
https://twitter.com/valcat64/status.....12055962931202
https://twitter.com/valcat64/status.....87396241985536
Not long after this journal comes out, I'll be opening up 5 ballpoint sketchbook slots on twitter. It'll be a first comment first serve kinda deal, so make sure you're on twitter and following my stuff if you're interested. (more info on there too!)
https://twitter.com/valcat64
Sorry. I've been really bad at making progress on regular comms. Still stuck in an awkward position and need to blast through it somehow, but not sure how, uuughh....
In the meantime, I've got a pen and sketchbook, and I'm trying something out on my twitter:
https://twitter.com/valcat64/status.....12055962931202
https://twitter.com/valcat64/status.....87396241985536
Not long after this journal comes out, I'll be opening up 5 ballpoint sketchbook slots on twitter. It'll be a first comment first serve kinda deal, so make sure you're on twitter and following my stuff if you're interested. (more info on there too!)
https://twitter.com/valcat64
Hey, what's with Val lately?
Posted 6 years agoWhere have I been the last month? What's going on with commissions n such?
In a nutshell, busy three weeks with work, fatigue resulting from work, resulting in laziness, lack of productivity. I did a couple more commissions since the last one, but I can't post them on main, and I don't have a disgusting AD account yet, so that's what happened there. The other thing is, there's been kind of an impasse on the list, and it's come down to me not being upfront about issues I've had with certain stuff. I won't go into too much detail, but it's more or less why I've hidden away from everyone for so long.
It's been a while since I started taking commissions, and I still feel like I've been very naive about it. It was never often that I ran into issues with people, so I didn't think to add a clause about having the right to refuse a commission at any any point for any reason. With that said, I need to emphasize, if I decide that I'm uncomfortable doing something for someone at any point, I can refuse it. If me being uncomfortable isn't a good enough reason for you, then shove it up your ass and fuck off. I'm fed up of this shit holding me back. I just wanna get on and get things done. Peace!
Lighter note: A friend and I have taken the chance to book a week in Sweden for NordicFuzzCon next year! Reg opening in a few days, wooo! https://www.nordicfuzzcon.org/ I will also be doing J-Con in Derby next weekend, so get hype for that. https://www.j-con.co.uk/
Have a good, everyone.
In a nutshell, busy three weeks with work, fatigue resulting from work, resulting in laziness, lack of productivity. I did a couple more commissions since the last one, but I can't post them on main, and I don't have a disgusting AD account yet, so that's what happened there. The other thing is, there's been kind of an impasse on the list, and it's come down to me not being upfront about issues I've had with certain stuff. I won't go into too much detail, but it's more or less why I've hidden away from everyone for so long.
It's been a while since I started taking commissions, and I still feel like I've been very naive about it. It was never often that I ran into issues with people, so I didn't think to add a clause about having the right to refuse a commission at any any point for any reason. With that said, I need to emphasize, if I decide that I'm uncomfortable doing something for someone at any point, I can refuse it. If me being uncomfortable isn't a good enough reason for you, then shove it up your ass and fuck off. I'm fed up of this shit holding me back. I just wanna get on and get things done. Peace!
Lighter note: A friend and I have taken the chance to book a week in Sweden for NordicFuzzCon next year! Reg opening in a few days, wooo! https://www.nordicfuzzcon.org/ I will also be doing J-Con in Derby next weekend, so get hype for that. https://www.j-con.co.uk/
Have a good, everyone.
Sketch stream or regular stream now next week hopefully...
Posted 6 years ago...depending on if my next client gets back to me.
So... I went to get my car sorted, for travelling tomorrow. Initially it was to get rid of a warning light that might've been a computer error, but it turned out there was something that needed doing, and I didn't have enough to pay for them to do it there and then. Thank goodness for my dad, who sent a good amount to pay the invoice, and help keep me afloat for time being. After the great slog month of work and festival weekends back-to-back, without any breaks between days, I'm shattered. I said I would try streaming, but I slept in. I had a hell of a scream in the car on the way to the thing, which would've been a mix of road rage and probably all the stress built up from everything this month. Garage appointment lasted a lot longer than I thought, and when I finally got back, I made dinner and slumped like the laziest bitch ever.
Tomorrow, I'm gonna be travelling to spend a day with my partner, then Melee'ing it up from Thu to Sun. Might or might not bring a tablet. Once I'm back next week, I definitely wanna give streaming another shot, so I'm hoping that'll be a thing.
Sorry to be a lazy slumpy disappointment. This full-on month has gotten the better of me. Roll on the next one. Haha ha ha....
So... I went to get my car sorted, for travelling tomorrow. Initially it was to get rid of a warning light that might've been a computer error, but it turned out there was something that needed doing, and I didn't have enough to pay for them to do it there and then. Thank goodness for my dad, who sent a good amount to pay the invoice, and help keep me afloat for time being. After the great slog month of work and festival weekends back-to-back, without any breaks between days, I'm shattered. I said I would try streaming, but I slept in. I had a hell of a scream in the car on the way to the thing, which would've been a mix of road rage and probably all the stress built up from everything this month. Garage appointment lasted a lot longer than I thought, and when I finally got back, I made dinner and slumped like the laziest bitch ever.
Tomorrow, I'm gonna be travelling to spend a day with my partner, then Melee'ing it up from Thu to Sun. Might or might not bring a tablet. Once I'm back next week, I definitely wanna give streaming another shot, so I'm hoping that'll be a thing.
Sorry to be a lazy slumpy disappointment. This full-on month has gotten the better of me. Roll on the next one. Haha ha ha....
Casual Sketch Stream over next couple days...
Posted 6 years agoFirst, I'm really sorry for being a silent bitch again and lurking all the time.
This whole month has been full on, and I don't think I've had a day all to myself since..... end of June? Work's been crazy for reasons, and I've been on full days all last week and today. I was knackered after that first festival, then the second came along, and every day I wasn't away, I was working either half or full days. Every day in July on my calendar, including Sundays, has had something written on it. Not to mention the tablet, and stress piled on from problems with that. As a result, I will crash a lot more than do stuff, after doing work or going out to do anything. It only seems to take a thing or two and my day is done. So, productivity kinda sucks. That said, my funds have been drained to heck, energy payment coming out in a few days, and I need to last myself until the second week of August, so I gotta get some stream comms done.
When you see me streaming, you're welcome to ask for a sketch comm as long as you're in the stream. I've got things on today and tomorrow, but I'll try to stream when I've got free time. Like before, it'll be £10 for a single char sketch, +£5 per extra char. Hope to see you there. =w=
This whole month has been full on, and I don't think I've had a day all to myself since..... end of June? Work's been crazy for reasons, and I've been on full days all last week and today. I was knackered after that first festival, then the second came along, and every day I wasn't away, I was working either half or full days. Every day in July on my calendar, including Sundays, has had something written on it. Not to mention the tablet, and stress piled on from problems with that. As a result, I will crash a lot more than do stuff, after doing work or going out to do anything. It only seems to take a thing or two and my day is done. So, productivity kinda sucks. That said, my funds have been drained to heck, energy payment coming out in a few days, and I need to last myself until the second week of August, so I gotta get some stream comms done.
When you see me streaming, you're welcome to ask for a sketch comm as long as you're in the stream. I've got things on today and tomorrow, but I'll try to stream when I've got free time. Like before, it'll be £10 for a single char sketch, +£5 per extra char. Hope to see you there. =w=
Curve-ball: The Artist12 works.
Posted 6 years agohttps://twitter.com/valcat64/status.....88920773779457
Uhhhhhh... yeah!! :D
After another exhausting exchange with support teams, I just tried it on a whim, then realised there were settings I could mess around with on CSP, and wham. It took getting a different SAI to get SAI working, and it doesn't seem that my laptop can handle more than two displays at once, but you saw correct.
THE ARTIST12 WORKS!!
I've already tested inking on a commish, and it's pretty good. I'll do more testing over the weekend, get a proper feel for it. But this means.... I can draw digital horny again, and that heckin' rulz!
Still gotta upload those other comms tho, haha
Uhhhhhh... yeah!! :D
After another exhausting exchange with support teams, I just tried it on a whim, then realised there were settings I could mess around with on CSP, and wham. It took getting a different SAI to get SAI working, and it doesn't seem that my laptop can handle more than two displays at once, but you saw correct.
THE ARTIST12 WORKS!!
I've already tested inking on a commish, and it's pretty good. I'll do more testing over the weekend, get a proper feel for it. But this means.... I can draw digital horny again, and that heckin' rulz!
Still gotta upload those other comms tho, haha
Next week, hopefully, a new Intuos
Posted 6 years agoJust chatted with dad, and he's gonna help me get an Intuos Pro M in the next week. Will let you know as things go on. As soon as I get it, I'mma finish that comm for Simplify6 then I'll definitely have to put on another Sketch Stream to help me through til next paycheck in mid-August comes in.
I've opened a return case for the Artist12. At present, it doesn't function as a tablet, or a third display. If these issues get fixed so they can't refund me, I'll sell it in a bundle with the stand I bought separate. Gotta make sure it works before I sell it, though. ;P
It's been a difficult patch, with this on top on extra work days, and double post-festival exhaustion, and less money, but there's light at the end of this tunnel. In a week or two, I'll be back to it, refreshed, and ready to draw digital horny with new bells 'n whistles!
In the meantime, I really, really need to upload those recent commissions. Stay tuned....?
I've opened a return case for the Artist12. At present, it doesn't function as a tablet, or a third display. If these issues get fixed so they can't refund me, I'll sell it in a bundle with the stand I bought separate. Gotta make sure it works before I sell it, though. ;P
It's been a difficult patch, with this on top on extra work days, and double post-festival exhaustion, and less money, but there's light at the end of this tunnel. In a week or two, I'll be back to it, refreshed, and ready to draw digital horny with new bells 'n whistles!
In the meantime, I really, really need to upload those recent commissions. Stay tuned....?
TABLET'S HERE!!!! AAAaand the screen doesn't work.... =3=
Posted 6 years agohttps://twitter.com/valcat64/status.....83870865035264
Sorry for this shit. Probably shoulda known better than to get a screen unless it was top dog. I just sent an email to tech and customer support, to ask if there's anything I can do, and if it can be exchanged for a Pro Deco M, cuz that looks good. Will see what they say. The pen input still works, it just doesn't have the display that I paid a shiload for. :D
In the meantime, I'll try and make progress on commission work with the current setup. Pen feels really good. Just need to play with pressure adjustments a lil.
Thanks everyone for your patience, and sorry again for this.
EDIT: It doesn't work on SAI anymore. Can't adjust display setting as instructed while the display's not active. Maybe I should just switch everything to CSP I dunno. Sorry.
EDIT EDIT: It actually doesn't work on anything. Still waiting on that reply. Very tempted just to buy that other thing and see what happens with this thing. What a shitshow....
Sorry for this shit. Probably shoulda known better than to get a screen unless it was top dog. I just sent an email to tech and customer support, to ask if there's anything I can do, and if it can be exchanged for a Pro Deco M, cuz that looks good. Will see what they say. The pen input still works, it just doesn't have the display that I paid a shiload for. :D
In the meantime, I'll try and make progress on commission work with the current setup. Pen feels really good. Just need to play with pressure adjustments a lil.
Thanks everyone for your patience, and sorry again for this.
EDIT: It doesn't work on SAI anymore. Can't adjust display setting as instructed while the display's not active. Maybe I should just switch everything to CSP I dunno. Sorry.
EDIT EDIT: It actually doesn't work on anything. Still waiting on that reply. Very tempted just to buy that other thing and see what happens with this thing. What a shitshow....
TABLET ORDERED! ARTIST12 + STAND! WEEEEEEEE!
Posted 6 years agoThat's right. I finally put my foot down and ordered the smaller screen tablet. Should be heckin good. Hoping to get it around this time next week. Gonna be so good to get back on digital stuff with a better tablet. -u-
Thanks everyone for the advice and help along the way. Off to Brum for the weekend. Have a good week, everyone!
Thanks everyone for the advice and help along the way. Off to Brum for the weekend. Have a good week, everyone!
TABLET DECISIONS! POLL ENCLOSED!
Posted 6 years agoOkay. I'm struggling to decide on a new tablet a lot more than I expected to, but I've managed to wittle it down to three XP-Pens. First is more or less Intuos with mega buffs. Second is a cheap portable display with a small screen, but still super good. Finally, top dog, professional display tablet, can't really bring it around, but lookit all these cool features, AND it includes a stand!
Head on down to twitter to make your vote, also why aren't you following me on twitter!!? 8D
https://twitter.com/valcat64/status.....80873889943552
..... I'm getting a drink.
Head on down to twitter to make your vote, also why aren't you following me on twitter!!? 8D
https://twitter.com/valcat64/status.....80873889943552
..... I'm getting a drink.
Back from Fest + tablet update
Posted 6 years agoAm back from that festival. Sunkissed and shattered, had a blast.
Just tried the cables that Francis sent. Sadly, to no avail, but I super appreciate them for sending 'em. So that means comms will definitely be delayed, and will be be on the lookout for a new tablet. Chilla suggested the XP-Pen Star, and that looks pretty dang good, but if anyone has any other recommendations, lemme know.
Just tried the cables that Francis sent. Sadly, to no avail, but I super appreciate them for sending 'em. So that means comms will definitely be delayed, and will be be on the lookout for a new tablet. Chilla suggested the XP-Pen Star, and that looks pretty dang good, but if anyone has any other recommendations, lemme know.
Am away, and slight update
Posted 6 years agoJust letting peeps here know, I'm away at a big festival this weekend, so responses will be fairly poor.
FrancisKeep has very kindly posted a few spare cables for the tablet, so hopefully the connected problem can be resolved. Will see when I'm back on Monday. Fingers crossssssssed..
(PS, so much great festival ass aaaaarghh <3)
FrancisKeep has very kindly posted a few spare cables for the tablet, so hopefully the connected problem can be resolved. Will see when I'm back on Monday. Fingers crossssssssed..(PS, so much great festival ass aaaaarghh <3)
Tablet is dead. Commissions postponed for 1-2 weeks.
Posted 6 years agohttps://twitter.com/valcat64/status.....85765767143424
I'm so sorry. This just happened tonight. Served me well since my start here, but cable connection got the better of it in the end. I can't really afford to get things fixed and/or replaced until my paycheck comes in next week, so commissions are gonna be on hold until I can draw on the pc again. -_____-
In the meantime, any suggestions for fixing the connection issue, or a replacement tablet, feel free to comment below.
.....ugghhh
I'm so sorry. This just happened tonight. Served me well since my start here, but cable connection got the better of it in the end. I can't really afford to get things fixed and/or replaced until my paycheck comes in next week, so commissions are gonna be on hold until I can draw on the pc again. -_____-
In the meantime, any suggestions for fixing the connection issue, or a replacement tablet, feel free to comment below.
.....ugghhh
Clean-up Journal
Posted 6 years agoJust brushing off that stream post, so people aren't confused. Many thanks again for those who commissioned and brought about good times. <3
Back on the regular commish train. Will be jaunting off to Andalusia for a week, and I'm hoping to squeeze out a comm before I leave tomorrow, so, there's that.
Uhhhhh, follow me on twitter? I retweet way too much, but check out the media for 95% sketches I haven't posted here.
https://twitter.com/valcat64
Back on the regular commish train. Will be jaunting off to Andalusia for a week, and I'm hoping to squeeze out a comm before I leave tomorrow, so, there's that.
Uhhhhh, follow me on twitter? I retweet way too much, but check out the media for 95% sketches I haven't posted here.
https://twitter.com/valcat64
SKETCH STREAM INCOMING!
Posted 6 years ago>> http://www.furaffinity.net/view/31786838/ <<
Apologies for short notice, but situation's wayyy tighter than I thought, and I gotta make a bunch by tomorrow, so blagh!
Will be accepting requests as soon as the stream starts at 19 BST / 14 ET / 13 CT / 11 PT.
https://picarto.tv/valcat
Apologies for short notice, but situation's wayyy tighter than I thought, and I gotta make a bunch by tomorrow, so blagh!
Will be accepting requests as soon as the stream starts at 19 BST / 14 ET / 13 CT / 11 PT.
https://picarto.tv/valcat
Post Confuzzled Thought-blabs
Posted 6 years agoBweh. It's over. Had a lovely chill time, flew by way too quickly, too many to thank for a wonderful experience this time round. DJ & Taylor, Injy & Backi, Cookie & Raina, Tau, RoRo, Redflare, Ty, Zen, Porkcube, Fioxy, plenty of people at the dealers den, folks I met at the vore and tf meets, the list could go on....
This may undoubtedly be the Confuzzled where I managed to do the most stuff over the course of it, and yet that feeling of missing out on various things still lingers. I can't possibly have done everything I wanted to at once, what with everyone I ended up hanging with, and other stuff that clashed, but the feeling was still there. Then in the final hours before I drove off, I noticed something. As I was sitting with friends around me, I felt incredibly relaxed, like I don't think I'd felt in a very long time. It made me realise how much I needed this. Not just a holiday away from work. A genuine break from the humdrum and the dullness of the everyday. As if all the stress and emotional dread had slowly drained, as the con went on, without me realising. Not in the way I expected, but nevertheless, the outcome was clear. Of course, I would've like to have eaten more ass, but ey, it be like that sometimes.
Things to take away from this experience, and the future in general? I really don't want the stress and that vague sense of dread to come back, and I can already feel it seeping in. Ugghh. Major incentive to get an ipad or similar tablet, after seeing other peeps' stuff, so I can draw digitally and fiddle round with music, without having to lug my tank of a workstation around. I'm more convinced that I could pull off a table at the dealers' den next year, so I'll definitely consider that. My eyes perked when I saw the leaflet for NFC2020/Furovision, and I noticed their new venue would be in Malmö. I don't know how much the con itself will be, but travel is already looking to be easier and cheaper than the last time I went for that Smash tournament I mentioned previously. Cheapest direct flight to Copenhagen will put me there for a week. Any suggestions on what to do and where to stay in Copenhagen and/or Malmö would be cool and appreciated, haha.
Probably the best thing to take away from the experience, is that it doesn't have to begin and end at the con. Stay in touch, find places, arrange meets, anything to keep connections strong until next year. I know I'm hella up for doing that. It's just a matter of... doing it. Hahh.
Anyway, back to regular stuff. Gonna be back on the comms train, and depending how things go, I miiiight do another sketch stream at some point. To make up for the silly amount I spent at the con, until my next paycheck comes in a couple weeks. Thanks everyone for the support, and I wish you a good day. :)
This may undoubtedly be the Confuzzled where I managed to do the most stuff over the course of it, and yet that feeling of missing out on various things still lingers. I can't possibly have done everything I wanted to at once, what with everyone I ended up hanging with, and other stuff that clashed, but the feeling was still there. Then in the final hours before I drove off, I noticed something. As I was sitting with friends around me, I felt incredibly relaxed, like I don't think I'd felt in a very long time. It made me realise how much I needed this. Not just a holiday away from work. A genuine break from the humdrum and the dullness of the everyday. As if all the stress and emotional dread had slowly drained, as the con went on, without me realising. Not in the way I expected, but nevertheless, the outcome was clear. Of course, I would've like to have eaten more ass, but ey, it be like that sometimes.
Things to take away from this experience, and the future in general? I really don't want the stress and that vague sense of dread to come back, and I can already feel it seeping in. Ugghh. Major incentive to get an ipad or similar tablet, after seeing other peeps' stuff, so I can draw digitally and fiddle round with music, without having to lug my tank of a workstation around. I'm more convinced that I could pull off a table at the dealers' den next year, so I'll definitely consider that. My eyes perked when I saw the leaflet for NFC2020/Furovision, and I noticed their new venue would be in Malmö. I don't know how much the con itself will be, but travel is already looking to be easier and cheaper than the last time I went for that Smash tournament I mentioned previously. Cheapest direct flight to Copenhagen will put me there for a week. Any suggestions on what to do and where to stay in Copenhagen and/or Malmö would be cool and appreciated, haha.
Probably the best thing to take away from the experience, is that it doesn't have to begin and end at the con. Stay in touch, find places, arrange meets, anything to keep connections strong until next year. I know I'm hella up for doing that. It's just a matter of... doing it. Hahh.
Anyway, back to regular stuff. Gonna be back on the comms train, and depending how things go, I miiiight do another sketch stream at some point. To make up for the silly amount I spent at the con, until my next paycheck comes in a couple weeks. Thanks everyone for the support, and I wish you a good day. :)
CONFUZZLED REPORT
Posted 6 years agoUpdate. I brought my Intuos, but forgot to bring the pen for it, so won't be able to work on digital stuff until I'm back on Wednesday 29th.
Also, hope to see people around. Last night was a dud, but I'm hoping things will pick up as actual events start to happen.
Also, hope to see people around. Last night was a dud, but I'm hoping things will pick up as actual events start to happen.
CONFUZZLED SOON & COMMISSIONS CLOSED!
Posted 6 years agoOkay. I'll address commissions first.
For a while now, I've been open for commissions more or less all the time, except when the list capped at 10. There's been confusion over whether I'm open or not, because I don't advertise it well. I apologise to the one who emailed asked whether I was open or not, and I still haven't replied, and to the ones who've been waiting for me to get on with their stuff. I'm gonna start chasing people up and replying to things after I'm done writing this journal.
Commissions in their current state will be open until June 1st, or until the list has reached 10, because the way I do commissions at the moment is in drastic need of an overhaul. After they've closed, I'm going to work through everything on the list until the slate is 100% clean. After then, I'll re-open with a significantly revamped system. The new system will include a price increase, so if you want in on the cheaper stuff, now's the time to act!
MY CURRENT PRICES AND RULESET
$20 = char sketch
+$10 per extra char
$40 or double the sketch price = inks, or add paint to the sketch
$60 or triple the sketch price = inks and paints
Comics/sequences are all $10 per character
Everything is variable, so how much of a character is shown, or how much extra challenging detail there is, will determine a rise or fall below the $20 or $10 per character price.
Payment for the sketch willl be taken once an intial rough draft has been approved.
Paypal only. I will send you an invoice.
You have to be 18+ to commission me. No exceptions. This is primarily a smut channel.
I have the right to refuse anything for any reason. This includes if I accepted something before, but changed my mind if I got uncomfortable with the idea/client.
FA note, twitter DM, or email valcat.biz[at]gmail.com
(emails are typically easier to keep track of)
COMMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED!
You can check the list to track progress. As soon as this thing's empty, expect the new system to open up real soon!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet.....it?usp=sharing
OVERVIEW OF POTENTIAL CHANGES
> Prices in £/GBP
> Possibly £20 per char sketch, and £15 per extra. Variables, double-or-triple, and comic rules likely to stay the same.
> Payment or at least deposit upfront. In response to the initial request, I'll send a quick rough for your approval before charging the upfront payment. Be sure to leave as much info as you can in your first message, so I can facilitate this.
> 5 slots insteead of 10. Once filled, will work through everything until the list is empty, then open again.
> First come first serve, but if slots go way too quick, will see about implementing a pick and choose system to give more people a chance.
> One client, one slot. No repeating slots in the same list.
(Will see if I can discuss removing the repeat slot in the current list, to give someone else a chance.)
That should just about cover it. I'm almost expecting those remaining slots to go instantly, but we'll see. >_>
Thanks to everyone who's commissioned me so far! <3 Look forward to things being easier in furture, with (hopefully) more clarity this time!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.....In other news, I'll be attending CONFUZZLED 2019, from Thurs 23rd - Weds 29th May, in less than a handful of days time!
Website: https://2019.confuzzled.org.uk/
Schedule: https://confuzzled2019.sched.com/
If you like me and happen to be attending too, hope to see you there! I'll try being at the artists/writers' corner a lot more this time. You may also find me perusing the dealers' den, or probably attending a handful of events, including the transformation meet, vore meet, smash ultimate tournament, VR games (Still yet to try VR, arrgh), Jym's Saturday Night Travesty on a Monday Afternoon ™ and more.
It's gonna be an interesting one, because I don't have a roomie this time, so I won't be so bound to a group clique unless I seek it out. This means, I gotta be, urgh, social. Ew. I'm not ready....
As I say a lot, I post most frequently on twitter, so if you want updates on what's kicking at the con, keep your eyes on this here feed over here:
>>> https://twitter.com/valcat64 <<<
For a while now, I've been open for commissions more or less all the time, except when the list capped at 10. There's been confusion over whether I'm open or not, because I don't advertise it well. I apologise to the one who emailed asked whether I was open or not, and I still haven't replied, and to the ones who've been waiting for me to get on with their stuff. I'm gonna start chasing people up and replying to things after I'm done writing this journal.
Commissions in their current state will be open until June 1st, or until the list has reached 10, because the way I do commissions at the moment is in drastic need of an overhaul. After they've closed, I'm going to work through everything on the list until the slate is 100% clean. After then, I'll re-open with a significantly revamped system. The new system will include a price increase, so if you want in on the cheaper stuff, now's the time to act!
MY CURRENT PRICES AND RULESET
$20 = char sketch
+$10 per extra char
$40 or double the sketch price = inks, or add paint to the sketch
$60 or triple the sketch price = inks and paints
Comics/sequences are all $10 per character
Everything is variable, so how much of a character is shown, or how much extra challenging detail there is, will determine a rise or fall below the $20 or $10 per character price.
Payment for the sketch willl be taken once an intial rough draft has been approved.
Paypal only. I will send you an invoice.
You have to be 18+ to commission me. No exceptions. This is primarily a smut channel.
I have the right to refuse anything for any reason. This includes if I accepted something before, but changed my mind if I got uncomfortable with the idea/client.
FA note, twitter DM, or email valcat.biz[at]gmail.com
(emails are typically easier to keep track of)
COMMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED!
You can check the list to track progress. As soon as this thing's empty, expect the new system to open up real soon!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet.....it?usp=sharing
OVERVIEW OF POTENTIAL CHANGES
> Prices in £/GBP
> Possibly £20 per char sketch, and £15 per extra. Variables, double-or-triple, and comic rules likely to stay the same.
> Payment or at least deposit upfront. In response to the initial request, I'll send a quick rough for your approval before charging the upfront payment. Be sure to leave as much info as you can in your first message, so I can facilitate this.
> 5 slots insteead of 10. Once filled, will work through everything until the list is empty, then open again.
> First come first serve, but if slots go way too quick, will see about implementing a pick and choose system to give more people a chance.
> One client, one slot. No repeating slots in the same list.
(Will see if I can discuss removing the repeat slot in the current list, to give someone else a chance.)
That should just about cover it. I'm almost expecting those remaining slots to go instantly, but we'll see. >_>
Thanks to everyone who's commissioned me so far! <3 Look forward to things being easier in furture, with (hopefully) more clarity this time!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.....In other news, I'll be attending CONFUZZLED 2019, from Thurs 23rd - Weds 29th May, in less than a handful of days time!
Website: https://2019.confuzzled.org.uk/
Schedule: https://confuzzled2019.sched.com/
If you like me and happen to be attending too, hope to see you there! I'll try being at the artists/writers' corner a lot more this time. You may also find me perusing the dealers' den, or probably attending a handful of events, including the transformation meet, vore meet, smash ultimate tournament, VR games (Still yet to try VR, arrgh), Jym's Saturday Night Travesty on a Monday Afternoon ™ and more.
It's gonna be an interesting one, because I don't have a roomie this time, so I won't be so bound to a group clique unless I seek it out. This means, I gotta be, urgh, social. Ew. I'm not ready....
As I say a lot, I post most frequently on twitter, so if you want updates on what's kicking at the con, keep your eyes on this here feed over here:
>>> https://twitter.com/valcat64 <<<
