Hey guys, it's been awhile since I've made a journal. Recently, they have cut my hours at work, so I need to make up the extra money that I am losing in some manner. So In the next couple days I will be opening up commissions for Sketch Busts and Flat Colored Busts. I will probably take about 5-10 a week depending on how much time I have. The only thing I require that it is paid up front so I can shell these out pretty fast.

The sketch busts will be like this: http://i.gyazo.com/18607b039d1a3d16.....2508ca3d73.png

The flat colored ones will be lined with flat colors (I currently don't have an example atm)


Sketch Busts will be $15-20 depending on how complicated the design is.

Flat Busts will be $30-35 depending on how complicated the design is.


I'm not going to do just line busts just because I can clean up the sketches pretty well enough right now and I just like having the sketch or the flats. The lines by themselves are kinda boring.


[Batch 1 Sketch/Flat Busts]

[Coming Soon]

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Hey there guys! It's been awhile since I've actually posted a journal about anything. Jeez since October!

A lot of things happened within that time. I quit my job and I'm waiting on La-Z-Boy to contact me for employment. They seemed to be really interested in me. Anyway, I am currently in the middle of switching to another school to University of Cincinnati. I'm even moving into the dorms in May. So yaaay!

Other updates... I got another leopard gecko, I named her Nova. She is a Tremper Albino. My buddy is flying to San Diego in a couple days, so I'm leo sitting his eclipse super snow, Snow, for the week until he gets back from his trip.

I'm not really sure what else to put here... but I'm alive and I know I don't post a lot mostly because I don't want to post anything that's not really finished.... and as always, my problem is always finishing things. I have a ton of sketches of random things, but I have still not finished much of anything...

But that's it for now, quick update. Wooo!

So sorry I haven't been around a lot guys, been busy with school and work so I barely ever work on anything personal anymore. However, I just quit my job and I feel so much freer now and less stressed out. A quick recap on what's been going on: severely being under appreciated and feeling I'm in a abusive relationship because of what was going on in the store. So, I couldn't take it anymore, and left. I wrote a letter to my managers, letting them know why I was quitting... well a nicer way of saying it and then signed it, laying it on their desk. I said my goodbyes to everyone and just clocked out and walked out.

So I'm gonna devote sometime looking for another thing until I do my co-op, work on school stuff, then work on the commissions that I have left and then open them up once again to have some money coming in. I am aware that it wasn't the greatest decision, but I felt like if I didn't do it now, everything would just get worse and worse. So I decided to cut my losses and leave.

Hope you guys are doing better.

-Willow


Ps. I started playing WoW again.... and already preordered the new expansion. c:

Hey guys, it's been awhile since I've updated and I've got a lot to say really.

I have decided that I will become an Illustrator and work more towards painting and finishing my work that I do. I need to work on coloring stuff once more because it seems all I have been doing for months… or the last couple years now is just really sketching stuff and having little to no coloring work. This project has made me realize how much potential I have if I actually buckle down and actually do the work that is required of me. Because sitting around and just only sketching all the time, I'm not getting anywhere. I'm not growing as an artist. So I'm going to be an Illustrator and I will work on actually finishing things for once.

With that said, I will try to finish the commissions I have in my queue before Tuesday. (Gonna really bust ass between working before I have my class on Tuesday.) So then I can actually grow and get some more commissions to grow as an artist. I know I have said in the past that I will do this and that, but never finish. But I really need to at this point. It's kind of getting ridiculous at this point. Which I am deeply sorry for those whom have been waiting ages for me to finish. I'm really sorry. Between school and work, I'm usually so burnt out before I can even start working on my commissions that I owe. Next time, I will only do a couple at a time so it doesn't get so backed up again.

In other news, I will be moving out of my place soon with my best friend and another firmed of mine from school. We plan on trying to move out and in our own place by like end of August/September area. I'll be really needing the money coming in from commissions if I am not able to get a better paying job. So I have been looking for places that is best for all three of us to live because since we are all students, we can only afford so much on a part time job, lol.

I guess I really didn't have THAT much to say but yeah. That's my thought process right now. Trying to work out everything and trying to do everything at once will be the end of me, but you have to do what you gotta do. Rofl.


PS-

Read Breaking into Freelance Illustration by Holly Dewolf. It's really good read and it has a lot of helpful tips to do and what not to do when it comes to freelancing and just really building your art career! <3 http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Into.....e+illustration Here it is on Amazon. :3 Found it at the Library sale for $4. Great find. <333

Hey guys, I'm running off to Orlando, FL for a vacation. Mostly to see my roommates... but more than likely probably gonna see my bf at the same time. So I'll be gone mostly till Friday. I am gonna bring my laptop with me, but that thing is iffy. I dunno how well it will work but I'll bring it with me anyways. I don't want to be bored in my hotel room at night and not be able to be on the nets. Lmao. Anyways, see you guys Friday when I get back!

I leave for my flight in half an hour... I should probably finish packing. >>

-runs off-

I just plugged in my old Bamboo, the original tablet I got in 2008 and plugged it into my laptop since my Graphire 4 refuses to work on this. BUT OMG. IT ACTUALLY WORKS! I AM SO EXCITED RIGHT NOW! I CAN START DRAWING AGAIN! WOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Sorry for this pointless journal, I'm just glad I have some good news for once. Maybe I can see if my graphire works with these drivers from the bamboo now....

Hey, welcome back everyone. I have been checking this sit everyday several times a day because it is in my routine to check things. Anyways. Here are my updates in the passt week that we have been apart:

1. I basically have the job, they have to do a background check on me and everything will be cool.

2. Took my laptop back in the shop to see if there is any way of saving it.

3. I finally came out as a furry last week or so. It was hard, but I finally admitted to myself, lol.

4. I have been sketching a lot, just in my sketch book. I do post things on my tumblr, so if you wanna follow me there, you are welcomed to. http://monstersketchfactory.tumblr.com

5. Love is so hard and confusing. Because sometimes you just wanna tell people that you have feelings, but then you are just like, no I can't because it's too much pressure. But then I dunno. It complicates things with you like a couple of people. 8|


Anyways, that's my two scents.

Oh and those that are on Flight Rising. I am Xenonith on there too. #32313. Feel free to add me there too. c: I have a tumblr for that too. Haha.

Here are all my tumblrs.

http://monstersketchfactory.tumblr.com (Sketches and art)

http://monstersjunkfactory.tumblr.com (just random shit)

http://monsterrising.tumblr.com (Stuff for Flight Rising)

Feel free to follow me on tumblr or twitter. Exdeegeek is my Twitter. C:


Have fun guys. <3

Well, yesterday I got a call from Meijer for me to come in for an interview today. I went and actually had two interviews back to back. Tomorrow I have my final interview, so it's looking up now! I have a interview with the Store Director so here's me hoping! I really hope I get it cause it's actually closer to my house than being at my last job here. Like. 10 minutes... or 5 minutes away. Haha.

It's snowed here yesterday and today. And we have like 5 inches of snow on the ground atm. And the only shoes I have for interviewing is my 2 pairs of flats... and my winter boots that I can hide under my pants. But... I can't find my other boot. I found one under my bed, but now I can't find the other one. I have no idea where it could be. I don't wanna go through snow in flats... because that's not fun. I had to do it today cause I couldn't find my shoes, but at least my mom drove me there. But tomorrow I will be on my own and on the bus. So hopefully in the morning or something I find it cause otherwise... it's gonna be a cold day for my feet. x.x

Wish me luck guys!

Hey guys, I'm back home from Disney as of two days ago. I just haven't been myself since everything happened. I don't want to get into the details, but I am no longer with Disney. I'm back home in Cincinnati, OH and my computer is still dead. Right now I am using my brother's laptop while he is at work so I can try to check messages and everything, but just letting everyone know that I am still alive and I am back home safe.

As for my laptop, I still don't know what to do. I don't know whether if I should just try to get it looked at, or get my screen fixed on my other one, or just buy a whole new one altogether. Because whatever would be cheapest would be best. My laptop that just died has basically everything that I have been working on for the last 4 years on it, my resumes, and my school work and things. As well as everyone's commissions, either halfway done or just in the sketching stages. I am very close to wiping the entire drive, but at the same time it's taken me so much time and effort to put into it.

I'm not sure what I should do, any suggestions would be awesome.


Thanks everyone.

-Nicki/Xen/Willow


Also, my brother basically let me have his 3D DS yesterday, I have basically spent the entire day yesterday and today playing it. He gave me his Pokemon Y as well. I don't know how to tell you my friend code... so if someone could tell me how, that would be awesome...

Hey guys, I'm gonna open up sketch and icon commissions. Because I'm only getting 30 hours a week, and still having to pay rent, I need some extra income to come in so I can see my boyfriend for his 21st birthday in a couple weeks. With my paychecks, it's not gonna cover my flight home. So any extra money coming in would help tons.

$5 Sketches:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u.....993/blazer.png

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8238340/


$10 Icons:

http://xenonith.deviantart.com/art/.....Icon-276616177

http://xenonith.deviantart.com/art/.....used-194376347


If you can note me if you are interested and I will give you my PayPal information and we can discuss what you want. I need the payments up front because I will try to get these done as quickly as possible. Those who I owe the bigger commissions, they are currently on hold because the lack of time I have to work on them. Since I can get a sketch done in less than an hour and icons can get done in about an hour. If you can't afford commissions, that's fine, but if you could promote this, that would be amazing.

Thanks!

-Nicki/Willow

Hey guys,

Haven't written a journal entry in awhile. Busy with school and work. x.x Seems like every week a project is due. Anyways, I applied to Disney again for the Fall semester, and got in 4 days later. Nearly twice as fast as last time, haha. Anyways, I'm going down to do Attractions, and I actually asked my interviewer if he could put a thing in to put me in attractions and for Star Tours (cause I love me some Star Wars 8DDD). Anyways, half of the dream came true so far. I won't know where I'll be placed until I actually check in on August 19th. I'll be down there form August 18th to January 3rd. So right after the new year. I'll probably end up coming home for a few days some time during that because I'll be missing out on Halloween up here, my birthday, Thanksgiving, Xmas, and the new year.. but not really since I'll be coming back a couple days later. Anyway, I wanted to let everyone know because I am seriously determined this time to finish all commissions I owe people in the two weeks I have between semesters before I got back to Disney.

Hopefully, I can get them done and still have time to start making my Disney Vlogs for new comers for the DCP (Disney College Program). If you want to apply this is where you apply: http://cp.disneycareers.com/en/default/

I'll be doing just the Fall Program this time, I might stay longer for the Spring, it just depends on how long I can do staying down there and still trying to do school online. Graphic Design doesn't allow many online courses. :C

I'll post up something if I ever get started on my Disney vlog. In the meantime, school work needs to be completed. Thanks everyone and have fun! :D


-Nicki/Xen/Willow

[s]Live streaming. Come and see me sketch! :3

http://www.livestream.com/xensdrawings/s]


Live stream is being stupid, so watch me on Ustream!

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/xeno-time

Working on commissions! Pop by and say hi! c:

Heeeeey everyone,

I want to let everyone know that Xeraki Caskin and I, have officially canceled our plans for Dragon*Con. Sadly, with our situations, we cannot attend the con this year. Alas, we were 2 days late in canceling our plans, so we couldn't return our tickets, so I am selling my Dragon*Con ticket to whoever who wants it. All I ask is for the $90 I paid for it. I will be posting this here and on dA. The ticket goes to first come first serve.

Hopefully, next year we will all be able to go with other people as well. I apologize to those that was expecting to see me there. I am sorry, we will try next year. C:


-Xen

Alright, so since I haven't got any commissions lately and I need the money, I'm going to hold some spots for $5 bust sketch commissions of whatever you want. Just note me, but spots are limited!

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Commission Information:[/b

Edit: Prices have been dropped!


[b]Clean and nude only, no explicit adult commissions!

Icons: $10
Portrait only with a simple background.

-Simple animation can be added for an extra $2
-Double/Couple icons can be made for $15

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7122950/



Sketches:
Portrait or Full body. No background.

-Portrait Sketch: $5+
-Full Body Sketch: $10+

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/53506993/i.....aterbender.png https://dl.dropbox.com/u/53506993/m.....ersionofhy.png https://dl.dropbox.com/u/53506993/m.....sionofimmi.png



Line Art:
Portrait or Full body. No background.

-Portrait Line Art $20+
-Full Body Line Art: $25+

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6081429/



Colored/Shaded Line Art:
Portrait or Full body. Simple or no background.

- Color, Soft Shaded Line Art: $30+
- Color, Painterly Shaded Line Art: $35+

:http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6188857/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4524218/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8033806/



<b><*Any additional character to these commissions, are an additional $5 per character)</b>


If you are interested in these commissions, please send me a note and we can discuss what you want and payment. When you make the note, please know exactly what you want BEFORE contacting me. All money is required up front as soon as what you want is settled. I only take commissions from PayPal only. I am sorry, no snail mail or checks. The Client must provide the username used to request the commission and a brief description of what they ordered in the email that accompanies Paypal transfers.

Please. Please. PLEASE! Do not send me a long description of your character. It makes it really hard for me to work from that. Make sure you have a picture of your character that I can work with when you note me. If you have to have a description of your character, please keep it short and to the point. Basic things and I can work from there. I am a visual learner, so visual aids are the best. Wall of text makes it extremely hard for me to imagine the character. It all gets lost. I'm sorry, but that's how my brain works. So pictures guys! 8D




Thank you all for helping out if you commission me and if you advertise for me, I really appreciate it! <3


-Willow

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Commission Queue:

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Other stuff:

1. Xeraki (Trade)
2. Zilli (Trade)
3. GeckoFactory (Trade)

Sooooo looks like I will be attending Dragon*Con this year. :D I will be rooming with Caskin and Xeraki. So if you are going, look for us! I'm trying to figure out exactly what I want to cosplay as. Because I just don't want to actually go and not even like... go as. I was originally gonna go as a Sith Lord... but now.. I feel like it needs to be way more epic. Because i just watched the Dragon*con video from last year... and holy shit. i need to be super epic. I would go as Xen, cause she would be the shit to go as, but I'd had to loose another 50 pounds before I could even attempt it. It's kinda sad that I can't even be my own character. But it's okay really. I just gotta figure out what something awesome that i could be. It will take much debate.

That's pretty much all I was gonna talk about today. I'm extremely tired from today and I'm probably gonna pass out here in a little bit. But I wanted to give you guys a heads up who will be coming down, if you are. :D

I will also be meeting up with Mekolai and her boyfriend while down on the trip. C: Fun times this year. So much traveling!

Secondly, I will be going to be opening up commissions when I get back from Florida in about a month. So stay tuned guys! I'll need the money when I'm down in Atlanta for the con. So keep those eyes on my journals (even though I really don't make a whole lot as it is, lol). I may open them up before that too depending on my work schedule. Keep your eyes out!


That is all for now!

Ta ta my lovlies!

-Xen

Sorry I'm not around often guys, work has me busy. But the last couple weeks have been kinda slow at Disney, at least by the resorts stand point. Anyways, I've been sketching and reading when I can. I just recently finished the Hunger Games. Omfg. Could not put it down. I basically read the entire book in a day. And what a glorious day that was. I'm gonna get ready and head out soon to go to Walmart so I can get the next book, Catching Fire and go see the movie at Downtown Disney. I'm off today, obviously, this is my first day off of three this week. I was just off on Friday, but oh well. Off again Tuesday and Wednesday. But Wednesday, I have my class and then RIGHT after, I have to run to go to the other apartment complex and hop in the group to go to the Lion King on Broadway Musical. I'm sooooooooooooooooo excited. I've been wanting to go to that musical since I was a little kid! So excited. x3 My class ends at 5:30pm and I have to be over at Vista at 6pm. So I literally have to rush home, change and then go back out. But usually we get out early, but I don't think we're gonna get out the hour early like we usually do because it's the last two weeks of the class. Ah well.

ANYWAYS! If you wanna hear more from me, you can find me on Twitter and Tumblr. I'll probably be using my YouTube for vlogs and my other Youtube for livestream events, but I dunno if the internet down here will allow me streaming. i dunno. We'll see. I just have to get a tripod so I can do my vlogs.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/exdeegeek
Tumblr: http://monstersketchfactory.tumblr.com/
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/AssortedGrapes (Will be for Vlogging)| http://www.youtube.com/user/xenonith (For Livestream recordings)


-Xen

Sorry that I don't post much on here as of late. I'm in Florida doing the Disney College Program so I can't do a lot of arting. Especially with the next two weeks coming up. Since it's Easter week and weekends, I have to work 6 days and my class is canceled because it's gonna be so busy down here. I do tweet ALOT and I post things on my tumblr when I can. So it might be good to follow me there for daily updates on what I am doing on see some WIP of things I'm working on when I can work on things.

Twitter: ExDeeGeek
Tumblr: http://monstersketchfactory.tumblr.com

I will be working on a one shot vlog soon but after the busy times have passed.

Youtube: AssortedGrapes (vlog Channel, currently empty) and Xenonith (will be my art channel for livestream stuff)

Hey guys!

I'm in Floridaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I'm all settled in and today is my day off from my hectic life down here. I've been down here for three days now. I flew down from Ohio Tuesday, stayed at the hotel that wasn't too far from where I needed to check in at Disney. That night I met up with some guys from my college I knew and hung out with them for dinner and then we went back to the hotel and like hung with some other guys that were fellow Disney CPers. It was cool cause apparently one of the guys I had already added to my friends list on Facebook from the main Facebook group for the CPers. After that, the guys from my college kinda ditched me to get some girls' numbers, but I just kinda stayed talking to the guys in the hotel lobby. THEY HAD An APPLEBEES INSIDE THE HOTEL! How awesome is thaaaaaaaaat! So me and these two guys, Scott (fb guy) and Micheal hung out at Applebees and just kinda got to know each other since we were gonna be kinda working together but not really. Since we were all in college program, we just kinda got to know each other.

Yesterday, I walked across the street and went to Chikaflie, and had some breakfast. I ended up spilling my HiC all over myself and all over my luggage. I was so upset. From there, I headed over to the check-in. I got there about 8am. Saw Scot and Micheal again and hung out and talked with them in line with their roommate and stuff. I got my housing at Chathammmm! Yayyyy! The girl had told me that my roommates were already here and had been here for awhile, but since it was so loud, I didn't really understand her I guess.... but I just said sure and I got my match up. Then we were put on a bus, and headed to Disneyworld to go to the casting building to do all of the background checks and finger printing, and all other things that everything else didn't cover. The place was gooooooorgous. Anyways, that whole process took FOR-EV-VER. Seriously. I thought I was gonna die. I hadn't eaten all day. We got back to the place we originally were, and they put us on buses to all the other housing places. I got to my building at about noon or almost to 1. Since they didn't have any elevators, I had to drag y suitcases up the stairs, but luckily I'm just on the second floor so it's alllll good. And I met two of my roommates! they were actually about to leave to go to Disney when I showed up, but since I haven't got my work pass yet, I couldn't go with them. :C Ah well, I stayed and unpacked. I have 3 roommates and I am in a 2 bedroom apartment. It's real fun cause they are super cool. Emma and Courtney were here and my other roommate Kim was already at Disneyworld so I didn't see her till about 9 last night. When I was sitting on the couch falling asleep watching Oliver and company.

After Emma and Court left, I had about an hour- hour and a half to kill before I needed to leave for the Mandatory Welcoming Session. I was freaking out cause I thought we were supposed to be getting picked up by the charter buses again, but I was wrong, lol So I was texting Micheal freaking out because I was gonna be late and they said not to be late because it'll push everything back. but I saw the walmart bus was going to The Commons (where were were supposed to be going and where all the international students stayed) and I hopped on that one. Luckily, we don't need bus fare so it's all like \o/! And we got dropped off right in front of the place I needed to be at so that was all kinds of awesome. And I actually happened to be placed right next to Micheal again when we were in the place. xD Funny how things work out. He was all like, Oh wow, hey, how'd you get here so fast?

From there, I took the bus to Walmart and got all of my bedding and sheets and things. I spent like $122 on just that stuff and other things. And I still was gonna go back today for some groceries, but my roommates have like the fridge super full already, lol. Ah well. But since I don't have a car, I kinda have to just bus it everywhere, so I can't bring a whole lot of stuff home with me at once.

Came home about 7 and put everything up and kinda sat on the couch for awhile before they all came home around 9 and brought one of their friends from Patterson over. She's an Aussie and she's so short, so she was wearing these sparkly heals that made her like 3 inches taller. Then we went to get their other friends in Chatham and they all came with us. So there was like 9 of us all together. 8 girls and 1 guy, lol. We all went to Buffalo Wild Wings. Normally, it's just like a restaurant with a bar that specializes in wings, but here it's that and a club. And since it was Wednesday, it was CP night. So a LOT of the Cpers went. And it was the first time I've ever been in a club type situation and it was fun.... up till there was so many people in there that people were all up on me. :| So we left about midnight from there and came back home. Emma and Kim were drunk off their asses and it was the greatest thing I've ever seen. Me and Court were just sitting here laughing our asses off because they were so out of it and talking about nothing, it was great. I think I ended up crashing about.... 2? When I had gotten up at 5 that day and only ate once. xD


Now, I'm sitting here next to Court while Emma is still sleeping and Kim is off at work. I'm glad to have internet again, but I dunno how often I will be on. But I am relaxing for now until I actually get up and get ready to go somewhere.


But I wanted to let you all know what I've been doing the last few days and how I have been doing. So you all don't worry about me. C: And it's just a great way to log my experiences and things while I'm down here so you know how this program is and all the benefits are, and if you are thinking about going go the program yourself.

Have fun you all and I miss you terribly. <3


-Xen

Hello, my darlings.

It is now 2012 the year of the Apocalypse. Lol. Anyways, I hope you guys are having a good day.. or had one. Much luck to all of you this year. Today is the start of my countdown to Disney. If you are just now joining me, I am doing the Disney College Program for the next two terms, so I will be down in Florida for 4 months and working at Disney and taking classes down there. So I don't know how much I'll be active here, but I'm giving you all a head's up. I leave the 31st of this month and will not return until June 1st. I'll do as much art as I can, but no promises.


Have a safe year all and prepare! 8D



-Xen

Congress has put a bill in and they are going to censor the internet! Help stop this! http://americancensorship.org/


That is all.

Today is my birthday! :D I am 22 nowwwwwww! I just wanted to put up a journal just for that. I have a final in class today and turn in a fianl project in my other class that I just finished about a half hour ago. Least... I think it's finished. I might add some more color in there somewhere. Anyways, I will post pictures of what I have been doing the last few months because I haven't been able to sketch and things lately. Stupid art projects! 8U I'll be getting back to commissions and things next week before going back to classes in a couple weeks, lol.


I need to head to bed, so have fun everyone! 8D

School is just around the corner, I start on the 6th and I need some help with books. So I'm still offering commissions! Click here for info! http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1696120/


If you can't commission me, help me out by featuring me to get the word out.

Thanks everyone! <3

-Willow

Sorry guys for the inactivity. Been working, and now looking for a job. Got fired last week. xD And I mostly pay attention to my dA instead of here. So yeah.. best way to contact me is just going to my dA (which is the same name).


I may have something up on here soon. Just dunno when. Sorry guys. :]

I've really ran into a wall now guys. Ever since I lost my job three months ago, I haven't been able to get another one. So my money has been slowly dwindling down. Now, it's about gone and I don't have the money to pay my two bills I have. It may not be much, but I really need the help.



<b><u> 100 $10 Flat color commissions!</b></u>
<b>Newest Example!</b> http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/....._Comm_WIP1.png


View this link for details: http://xenonith.deviantart.com/journal/28377783/