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General | Posted 4 years agoNot even sure where to start, gonna keep this as brief as I can though.
Those who have been following the story know I was already having art block issues, but things just kept getting worse, primarily in the form of Sammy.
In case it was not obvious we were very close, friends for ages and we spent a lot of personal time talking about our mutual interests and of course sketching together. He was like a soul mate to me, the ying to my yang when it came to what interests I have in fetish stuff. So when he found God and decided that vore was a sin, it was a huge thing and even going on three years later I cannot really separate my feelings vis a vie our relationship/friendship and how I view everything vore related and more. That is to say, he ruined all this stuff for me, since when I think of it I just think of losing my friend and losing that bond and someone to confide in.
That leads us to the here and now, I am trying to sort things out, I went from wanting to draw for a living and keep improving, to having a hard time even getting myself to draw (because of frustration over lack of improvement mostly,) to giving up on art completely. But I am working on it, trying to find something that fills the hole where that friendship used to be. But life has made it hard since so many people fled FA in the past few years and I never really had many art friends to begin with, given my picky interests I never really felt part of any community.
I have people I know but most of them have their own stuff going on and I rarely talk to them, I am doing fine in real life with friends to do stuff with, moved to a new place and generally doing good in that aspect, but vore, art and all that is still a part of my life I need to fix.
Those who have been following the story know I was already having art block issues, but things just kept getting worse, primarily in the form of Sammy.
In case it was not obvious we were very close, friends for ages and we spent a lot of personal time talking about our mutual interests and of course sketching together. He was like a soul mate to me, the ying to my yang when it came to what interests I have in fetish stuff. So when he found God and decided that vore was a sin, it was a huge thing and even going on three years later I cannot really separate my feelings vis a vie our relationship/friendship and how I view everything vore related and more. That is to say, he ruined all this stuff for me, since when I think of it I just think of losing my friend and losing that bond and someone to confide in.
That leads us to the here and now, I am trying to sort things out, I went from wanting to draw for a living and keep improving, to having a hard time even getting myself to draw (because of frustration over lack of improvement mostly,) to giving up on art completely. But I am working on it, trying to find something that fills the hole where that friendship used to be. But life has made it hard since so many people fled FA in the past few years and I never really had many art friends to begin with, given my picky interests I never really felt part of any community.
I have people I know but most of them have their own stuff going on and I rarely talk to them, I am doing fine in real life with friends to do stuff with, moved to a new place and generally doing good in that aspect, but vore, art and all that is still a part of my life I need to fix.
PAX Unplugged anyone?
General | Posted 6 years agoAsking as I could use a favor, picking up a set of exclusive pins.
Pocket men
General | Posted 6 years agoIt ain't much to post about, but been playing Pokemon Sword and figured I would check here to see if anyone I know wants to join my friend list. I prefer that we have at least had some interaction before, but if you think we might get along I can grab a few strangers also. Just drop me your code here or in a note if you prefer to keep it private.
(Be warned I do not play many other multi-player games.)
(Be warned I do not play many other multi-player games.)
Why I am still not drawing
General | Posted 10 years agoAt the moment I am trying to take care of my health first and foremost, or rather waiting for a sickness to pass... which then refuses to completely go away. Heading to a doctor soon anyways so if all else fails it either clears up by then or I get something to help with it. On top of that my tablet died after over a decade of reliability, so I had to enlist some help in replacing it and still getting used to the new one since it is very different. Throw in my problems with depression and my living situation in general aggravating that, I have just not been able to get myself to do much of anything.
Apologies as usual to those who I promised commissions to, and folks in general who were expecting me to be posting art again, if I can actually get healthier again I hope there will at least be some sort of upswing in my productivity, even if it is only a small one. But until then I am just trying to get well.
Apologies as usual to those who I promised commissions to, and folks in general who were expecting me to be posting art again, if I can actually get healthier again I hope there will at least be some sort of upswing in my productivity, even if it is only a small one. But until then I am just trying to get well.
Heads up, why I am not like... drawing
General | Posted 10 years ago1. I have this burn or rash or something under my eye that will not heal and is constantly annoying me, finally found something I could put on it that makes it almost feel normal and benedryl brought the inflimation down. So just waiting and hoping it will finally heal after 3-4 weeks.
2. The usual bad habit of mine, I fucked up my sleep schedule and thus wake up late, I always get most of my drawing done before dinner.
3. Terraria.
I am also prone to just using any excuse to get in a bad mood and not draw, but I keep telling myself once my eye heals I will force my schedule back into shape, just right now I do not want to start neglecting sleep on top of it all. Sorry for the delay for those who wanted a commission from me, hoping things will even out fairly soon, I had been meaning to post something about all this for a while.
2. The usual bad habit of mine, I fucked up my sleep schedule and thus wake up late, I always get most of my drawing done before dinner.
3. Terraria.
I am also prone to just using any excuse to get in a bad mood and not draw, but I keep telling myself once my eye heals I will force my schedule back into shape, just right now I do not want to start neglecting sleep on top of it all. Sorry for the delay for those who wanted a commission from me, hoping things will even out fairly soon, I had been meaning to post something about all this for a while.
Vixens? Vore? Where the foxes at
General | Posted 10 years agoI always forget how much I do like foxy girls, was wondering randomly how many vixens there are out there, who fancy unwilling vore and might allow me to make use of them as food and such in my scribbling. I do not know very many people who have vixens, do not know many well at least.
Back home.
General | Posted 10 years agoMeat, mead and explosives gorge success. Not nearly enough roo girls to eat though, frowny face.
Out of town til Monday
General | Posted 10 years agoTaking a trip to visit some filthy dragon and other friends, will be back around late Sunday night. Hopefully this trip helps a bit with my sleep schedule so I have a few more hours of productive time to work as I slacked off this whole week for the most part.
Commission info
General | Posted 10 years agoThis is just some general info for commissions, though as you will see its rather sloppy at best. I hate dealing with the business side of art, but it is obviously unavoidable, all I want to do is make a living wage creating art that like minded folks enjoy.
Pricing
$21 per character is my flat rate for lineart (that extra dollar is the pay-pal tax.) But I work on a sliding scale, that price is the general minimum but often times I put more work into a commission than I am being paid for, just for the sake of getting work. My goal is to make $10 per hour of work, which I would hope is more than fair, but I am not quick and the more detail I start to put into my work the longer it ends up taking. So if a client is flush with cash, or otherwise comfortable with the idea of paying a bit more for my work it is appreciated, but not at all required.
I know I charge a lot for what seems like getting so little in return, but I hope the detail and my particular style makes up for it to some degree. It is hard to compete with faster, sloppier artists who work in color, some day I will make the transition over to working in painterly style or some such, but not until I feel like I am good enough to justify charging for it. As of right now I am still working on my competency with color and lighting in private.
Content
Generally speaking I will draw most things, though some stuff does squick me too much, like scat. Some unexpected and more benale content you might not expect may be too much of a turn off as well. But the more in line with my interests and idea is, the better the end result is likely to be of course, likewise if an idea is too far out of my wheelhouse I may charge a bit more to do it in order to compensate for the difficulty involved with coming up with the sketch and my lack of interest in drawing such things. But again I try to be fair with that, as with my pricing per hour above.
If you have any questions or think I should re-word or clarify anything let me know in the comments and I will update this.
Pricing
$21 per character is my flat rate for lineart (that extra dollar is the pay-pal tax.) But I work on a sliding scale, that price is the general minimum but often times I put more work into a commission than I am being paid for, just for the sake of getting work. My goal is to make $10 per hour of work, which I would hope is more than fair, but I am not quick and the more detail I start to put into my work the longer it ends up taking. So if a client is flush with cash, or otherwise comfortable with the idea of paying a bit more for my work it is appreciated, but not at all required.
I know I charge a lot for what seems like getting so little in return, but I hope the detail and my particular style makes up for it to some degree. It is hard to compete with faster, sloppier artists who work in color, some day I will make the transition over to working in painterly style or some such, but not until I feel like I am good enough to justify charging for it. As of right now I am still working on my competency with color and lighting in private.
Content
Generally speaking I will draw most things, though some stuff does squick me too much, like scat. Some unexpected and more benale content you might not expect may be too much of a turn off as well. But the more in line with my interests and idea is, the better the end result is likely to be of course, likewise if an idea is too far out of my wheelhouse I may charge a bit more to do it in order to compensate for the difficulty involved with coming up with the sketch and my lack of interest in drawing such things. But again I try to be fair with that, as with my pricing per hour above.
If you have any questions or think I should re-word or clarify anything let me know in the comments and I will update this.
State of Commissions (Closed for a bit)
General | Posted 10 years agoThis week got a bit rocky what with my sleep schedule being crap, so did not get as much done as I hoped, then had dental work done today so I am behind schedule. But otherwise my intention stands to normally get 2-3 commissions done a week, just not sure if I will finish the second one today as planned. Otherwise commissions are closed for now, I have a rather long list of work to be done so not taking any more new ones until I get more done. If you are really interested you can toss me a note, but not even going to think about more work until I get the ones I have lined up done, thanks for being patient.
The List (for my own benefit), though these may be done a bit out of order depending on when I settle on a satisfying sketch and other variables.
-Hedgar (paid/Initial Sketch)
-Kartonis
-Solidness
-Tera
-Currantotem
-Reallybad
The List (for my own benefit), though these may be done a bit out of order depending on when I settle on a satisfying sketch and other variables.
-Hedgar (paid/Initial Sketch)
-Kartonis
-Solidness
-Tera
-Currantotem
-Reallybad
Commissions? (Open for them I mean)
General | Posted 10 years agoIs anyone interested? What sort of thing would you like to see me offer, themes or content wise? I need to get myself back to work, I need money flowing in again, my stupid addiction is not cheap and its got its hooks in me something fierce now. But I have been struggling with trying to change how I do pretty much everything while I have been absent here and frankly no idea if folks even want to pay for my stuff still, so let me know what might be desirable.
If you have something in mind, or an idea in general throw it at me, I really gotta get back to work.
If you have something in mind, or an idea in general throw it at me, I really gotta get back to work.
