So I just started using PostyBirb since it's been way too time intensive for me to post to multiple sites. I've been using Twitter exclusively and it's been brought to my attention on many occasions that that sucks of me.

SO, I downloaded PostyBirb. It is rad. It cuts my upload time from like 15 mins [for dA, FA, and Weasyl] down to about 30 seconds for all 3 total.

Unfortunately [or fortunately?] for you, that means I'm spamming the heck out of all 3 sites right now, just to catch up on the artwork I've done in the past...oh, 6 months? Maybe more.

On dA and Weasyl, this will leave a sizeable gap, since I had uploaded a few things to ONLY FA in the meantime. FA will be my most complete gallery as a result, though Twitter sometimes gets WIPs and other such things as well. Twitter doesn't really count as a gallery, but everything I've done since I left FA has been posted there.

I also mostly advertise on Twitter since it's quick and easy. This may change now!

I'm not sure what this journal is really meant to say, so I'm going to sum it up...

TL;DR: PostyBirb is awesome and I'm sorry for the upload spam! Hope you enjoy my artwork, though!

I don't usually advertise on here anymore, but dA point commissions have almost always come from FA and I haven't gotten an offer from Twitter yet. :) This is your chance!
SO.

I'm currently taking a commission in exchange for deviantART points. I love supporting creators of textures and stock photos/photo refs when I can, so I don't like to just use things without paying, if they have a setting for payment.

HOWEVER, I don't like buying dA points. Isn't my style. So if anyone here has dA points and wants a small commission from me, please EMAIL ME at thexainy(at)gmail.com. Email is necessary because I don't really check FA at all and I'd probably miss your note/comment.

I won't take every commission. If more than one person responds to this, I'll take the FIRST commission, because I don't need a ton of points. Just 30 or so. Maybe more if I feel like having a stockpile for later packs.

But keep in mind, this commission will be for a dollar amount that is roughly equivalent to how much the points cost to buy in USD [likely a simple icon or something]. It's not going to be extravagant at all, but it will be something. I don't usually offer commissions for such a low price, so this is a really rare opportunity. ^^

People keep sending me notes and stuff and I've gotten a lot of new watchers lately for some reason, so I just want to say...

I really don't post here anymore. The only place I actively post new art is my Twitter. That's where I advertise commissions as well. If you want to get in on commission slots or see my new work, that's the place to be.

If you need to actually get a hold of me, DM me on Twitter or email me [email is in my header].

3-4 times a year, I update my FA gallery as well, but I haven't really been doing that lately, so...yeah. Twitter.

I realized I've been posting a lot of updates on my Twitter but I hadn't posted any updates here.

Reagan is out of surgery and back home. The vet ended up extracting 5 teeth [4 on the abscessed side and one on the other side] as well as cleaning the teeth he didn't remove. She has stitches in her gums and the outside of her cheek, but she's got her painkillers and antibiotics and she's been very active and eating normally. :) She should heal up within the next month.

The stitches in her cheek are being taken out next week. The stitches in her mouth are the kind that dissolve naturally.

Thanks for all your help, everyone!

Never thought I'd let myself make it this far. :O

Idk actually, sorry.

I have 3 commission openings for April completion.

Examples: https://www.furaffinity.net/gallery.....ough-Sketch-35
Price: $35 one character, $55 two character.

Note: These will not be shaded. The line width and quality may vary. These are sketches which I add color to and I don't necessarily sketch the same way every time. I do guarantee you'll end up with something worth your $35 though. :)

I'm also open for $15 icon commissions.
Examples: https://www.furaffinity.net/gallery.....lder/102822/15
These are almost always done within 24 hours of payment.

Please email me rather than noting me. thexainy (at) gmail.com
Put "April Commission" and your FA name as the subject, please.

I'm going through my backlog and realizing that I've kept a lot of you waiting for years now. I'm in a much better place than I was, thankfully, and now have a stable home where I will be living indefinitely, rather than needing to move once or twice [or three times] per year. I am paying my bills and rent on time and successfully supporting myself through my art, which has been a dream of mine for more than half my life.

However, I have had a backlog literally since I started doing commissions when I was 18. I'm now 29.5 and I desperately want this to change, ideally before my 30th birthday in September. I'm working through my backlog as quickly as I can without sacrificing quality. I have about 50-60 commissions to do, paid for recently or up to 5 years past due. I'm getting through at least two per night lately [though sometimes more or less depending on how complex each commission is].

I often say that I'm fine with giving refunds. This has always been the case, but I want to make it clear that I will not be upset with you if you ask for one. I know it's hard to confront anyone, let alone someone who owes you something. There are many out there who, when asked for refunds, will throw tantrums or refuse to give you your money back OR the art. That is not me. I will never hold this against you, I will not blacklist you, I will not cuss you out, and I'm certainly not trying to scam you.

Of note, part of this is that I realize that you can develop resentment, even if not for the artist, possibly for the art itself. I don't want to create something that just makes you feel upset when you look at it. That's not fun for you OR me. My goal is to make people happy, it's one of the things that keeps me going in life.

Right now, I'm working about 12 hours a day, and have been doing so for the last few weeks [with only a couple days off]. I have severe depression and anxiety, both of which I'm medicated for and am in constant communication with my doctor. While this does alleviate a lot of the symptoms, everyone has bad days and, unfortunately, my bad days can be debilitating. There have been times in the past year where I spent weeks in bed, mostly sleeping, not eating, etc. But I'm slowly learning coping mechanisms and things to help and motivate me even when I'm having a particularly bad day/week/month.

I have been in one of my downswings for the past month, and I'm still trying my hardest. I'm still working for at least 3 hours a day, and sometimes as many as 18 hours. I'm not using my illness as an excuse, I'm constantly working harder and setting goals for myself, and that feels really nice. :) I'm doing so much better than I was even a year ago. I don't want to disappoint anyone.

So if you have a commission with me and you're tired of waiting or you want results soon, please either ask me for a deadline or a refund. Either way works for me, I just want you to be happy and I want to get this backlog off my shoulders as soon as I can.

<3

I want to do a few $10 icons! [Can do connecting, but each icon is still $10 each.]
Done around other things so turnaround will be between a few hours to a week.
PayPal thexainy(at)gmail.com then email me your ref and what expression you'd like. Contact and PayPal email is the same.

Examples: https://www.furaffinity.net/gallery.....lder/102822/10

I post everything I do on my Twitter, usually within a day of finishing it, but sometimes it takes me a while to end up posting it here.

If you'd like to follow everything I do as it's created, you can do so here.

I need $250. ;___;
$0/250

I'm so sorry and I hate hate doing this but today is the deadline for me to pay rent without needing to pay a pretty high fee and I also just broke something of my mate's and I NEED TO REPLACE IT OR I'LL DIE. I won't literally die, but I feel so guilty and terrible and my anxiety is killing me and I'm going back to work now.

I meant to do more YCHs etc. before now, but I got the flu and I've felt craptastic so I haven't been working the past couple days [great timing to get sick, geez]. I'm feeling better enough to work now and I AM, it's going wonderfully. But not wonderfully enough to prevent me from making this journal.

BUT if you feel like you want a commission, now would be a wonderful time and I would so so appreciate it I love you I'm sorry.

If you want a refund or deadline I'M ALWAYS OPEN TO THIS. Whether it's on a new commission or an older one, I will keep deadlines as far as I'm able.
Please note that I do struggle with many things from chronic depression to bipolar disorder, to agoraphobia and chronic illness. I'm happier than I've ever been. EXTREMELY happy. But I still struggle because it's not something I can fix by simply being happy. They're illnesses.
I almost always meet deadlines, but there are times I will disappoint you, and it really causes me a lot of pain and furthers the above illnesses. I'm not trying to make excuses, I'm not. I still LOVE deadlines, it gives me a goal and something to work toward and often motivates me more than anything else does. I just want to let you know/warn you that there is a slight possibility I will miss your deadline and I will feel terrible and get your thing done as soon as I can [which is usually a day or two after your deadline]. If it's for something extreme like a birthday or anniversary or convention, I've never missed a deadline for that as long as the deadline is very clear!
I'm also very open to half payment up front and half on completion, or if you're a regular commission, even full payment on completion. [No offense to new commissioners, but there are a lot of people who take advantage of this policy and it makes it easier on me to only have this policy for people who have paid me reliably in the past.]

Also again, I love all of you. Every bit of support I get lifts my spirits and makes me feel amazing. I'm not trying to guilt trip you even a little bit, I'm just very anxious and slightly manic and I have a hard time keeping my fears to myself when I'm like this.

Here is my pricelist I'm sorry: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/22932962/
Also tips if you like my work and just want to support me for any reason, I'm sorry: xainy.tips[at]gmail.com
If you want to plug me on FA or retweet me on Twitter, thank you. ;____; Here's my Twitter post: https://twitter.com/thexainy/status.....74849368969216
Or you can just link my pricelist [above link] in an FA journal. I would be eternally grateful for either.

IT'S SO PRETTY DO IT BIDDING NOW OK IHU

https://www.furaffinity.net/view/24926590/

My mate has no. 2 and 3 of Eureka! and 2 and 8 of Tellos if you know what those are and/or care to know and want to buy them. He was thinking $2ish for each plus shipping, but if you buy all 4 he might be willing to discount? If you don't want to pay that much, give me an offer and I'll consider it but despite the small amount for each, it would help us out with rent and groceries and things like that. :D

He's going through his comics and wanting to downsize. Might be selling a bunch of 1985ish Doctor Who comics as well, including issue 1 of vol. 1.

https://twitter.com/thexainy/status.....80699584274432

Examples lalilulelo:
$13: https://www.furaffinity.net/gallery.....ough-Sketch-18
$20: https://www.furaffinity.net/gallery.....ough-Sketch-30

Only catch is you have to follow me and commission me through Twitter. :)

I love you guys and you're amazing for supporting me, and especially my art. Art is my life. I'm not trying to avoid you, you are all important to me. My garbage brain sometimes breaks and exerts a little control over my actions and I end up unable to reply to things but I get to you when I'm "allowed," so to speak. I'm trying to work on that and be able to...umm...force[?] myself to reply even when I don't feel up to it, but sometimes I just can't. I really do try. I really am working on my professionalism.

Right now, in this journal, I'm really trying to be honest about my mental situation. I'm not trying to use it as an excuse, and I can't stress that enough. That is NOT who I am. I do not want to use my illness as an excuse for any failing on my part. Many people struggle with the same things I do and they're still able to function like professional adults. I admire that and that's what I strive for. I fall short all too frequently and that bites at me daily. I feel guilty whenever I do anything that doesn't involve work. I feel bad whenever I don't reply to something to which I know I need to reply. It's honestly bad for everyone involved. It makes your life harder, it makes my life harder, and all of that sucks incredibly hard. It is never my intention to make you feel avoided, cheated, scammed, bad about yourself, or any other negative emotions. You are a wonderful person and I HATE this phrase, but it's not you, it's me. They are my problems and making them your problem is so unfair to you.
Just to mention so no one suggests it, I do speak to my doctor and I am diagnosed and pretty heavily medicated for bipolar disorder, chronic depression, and my anxiety. I do try to take care of myself, but sometimes the medication isn't enough. I don't want to medicate myself too much, and right now I have a super good balance, but there are still bad days. Sometimes there are bad weeks. There isn't much I can do about that other than work through them at a pace that is sometimes not fast enough for my liking.

Again, it's no excuse. It is literally all on me. I'm not looking for asspats here, I don't want platitudes and "it's okay, you're trying your best"s. I do appreciate any of that, I really do, it relieves me slightly and makes me feel better, despite my guilt. But please don't say that because you think it's what I need to hear. I need kicks in the ass more than I need pats on the ass.

I am really trying, I fall short much of the time. It's not your fault, it's not your problem. I'm not avoiding you specifically. I'm not avoiding you because I don't like you or because I don't care about what you say or what you feel. I super super value the fact that you're willing to support me, monetarily or otherwise. I don't take you for granted. I'm not avoiding you because I don't care about your commission, your opinions, your appreciation of what I do, or your needs. I care a LOT. I care so much. All I want is to be able to function like an adult and get on the level of professionalism that I hold myself to. I respect you. I appreciate you. You are amazing. I'm nothing without you. You help me pay my bills, you make me feel good about my craft. You literally give me a network of love and I know I keep saying this, but I can't say it enough...support. The support you all give me has kept me alive through the worst times of my life, and that's no exaggeration. I don't want to abandon you.

All of this is why I'm super happy to provide refunds or agree to any deadlines you want or need. I know it's hard to ask for these things. I know you may be frustrated with me. I know you may not want me to resent you or think less of you. Let me stress that I WILL NOT begrudge you for being impatient or frustrated with me. I will NEVER hold it against you if you wish for a refund so you can commission someone who is more reliable or quick, so you can pay your bills, so you can support yourself or your family, so you can treat yourself to something that may make your day, week, month, or year. I respect you. I respect that your situation may be similar to or worse than mine. I respect that you may be in a better position than me, but don't want to waste your time waiting. Time is a valuable asset. You are not a bank, you are not offering me a loan.
I can be slow. I can be flaky. That's on me, not on you. If you need a refund or WANT a refund, if you want a deadline, if you need to have your art by a certain date, that is totally fine with me. I am happiest when I'm making you happy. These are not empty words, this is the feeling I have daily when I'm worrying that I'm inconveniencing any of you.

Even when you're just commenting on or favoriting my art, but unable to commission me, or not desiring a commission from me. The fact that you appreciate what I do enough to even look at it in the first place is very important to me. It's so appreciated. You are all so wonderful.

I just hope that with my art, I make you feel as good as you make me feel by creating for you. Whether you commission, comment, favorite, or just look. It makes me feel amazing, daily. I want to bring joy to the world. I want to add feeling. I want to add something beautiful.

Above all, I want to be reliable. Right now, I do struggle with that. But I'm working toward it. I'm working hard. That does not excuse my failings. But I hope it helps you feel valued.

<333333

This year will be the last year of my 20s. :O

Probably a lot of you know of this one, but I hadn't seen it before yesterday and it is fantastic.

http://mangapose.com/free_poses.htm
These are just the free poses, there are many more that are accessible through purchase.

The poses have janky anatomy in some poses since they're just simple 3D models. I wouldn't recommend copying them directly. BUT when you click on a specific pose, there are multiple viewpoints of the same exact pose, which helps a lot for perspective and foreshortening. It's just a really nice base reference for that kind of thing.

Hope I helped! I know I'll be using this site whenever I need to, and may be buying some things from there in the future as a gesture of appreciation for the work that goes into the site.

By  lionrion, who could really use more watchers and support!

https://www.furaffinity.net/view/24269391/

I'd ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO BID but I can't justify the expense right now. ;____;

Would anyone be interested in some kinda art slave thing? Like a discount on a commission every week for a month or something, with half payment up front? Price could be negotiated privately depending on what quality commissions you were interested in. Anything huge would have to be done over multiple weeks probably.

Even without the art slave thing, I could really use a couple commissions at the moment. Willing to work on a deadline.

My Master is out of his meds and his chronic pain is REALLY hurting him badly. If this continues, he won't really be able to function day to day and neither of us can afford to pay for the meds right now due to bank account issues. Also I haven't even been able to pay my rent yet, so I can't really put money toward meds until I get that done. :/

Last month was awful for me and I didn't get nearly as much work done as I should have, but I got my laptop fixed up and have been working as much as I can! I hate asking but I could really use a bit of help right now.

If you're looking for a ref but don't have a lot of cash to spend, my template refs can be good times! Email thexainy[at]gmail.com if you're interested in one. ^^

$35 for one pose: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/23326073/

$53 for two poses: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/23477407/

$71 for 3 poses: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/23936666/

+$7 for an adult version!

Extra fee may apply for more complexly designed characters, ask me for a quote if you're curious!

I can also help you narrow down what you'd like your character to look like! Process ends up kind of like this: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/22846804/
This may cost a bit extra depending on how many times I have to change the design and how complex the changes are [redesigning full body markings vs. adding one marking, for example]. However, if you're okay with it, I can do changes for free while auctioning the declined design as an adoptable.

Hate to do this, but there's a list of stuff I've really needed to buy off Amazon and due to saving for rent and such, I haven't been able to get any of it, really. :/ I'd like to do trades for things off there if anyone is interested? Or if you really want to, you can gift them, but I'm not expectant of that.

http://a.co/cS4mPFy

Thanks for at least taking a peek if you do!