A friend of mine suggested that I put out a folder of all of my work featuring High rez files and source files for people to purchase. I was thinking of selling it for $10 as more of a way to have my watchers support my continued work. money is pretty tight and since I am still trying to improve and am in no way shape or form a professional artist yet I figured it would be something I could easily throw together for people who want to show their support.

the image pack would feature High rez files of everything I have posted in the last year so yall can print my stuff out if for some reason you wanted to :) and would also contain a few source files so you guys could pick apart my art and possibly learn a few techniques that I have picked up.

I'd also include a few word documents featuring notes on my artistic process and tips I have figured out that I could pass along to you guys.

IDk its just an idea right now, everything I draw, I post, I don't horde unposted art and then force people to pay for it, I am pretty open and this would be more of a donation where I can give you something back.

if anyone is interested let me know and If I get enough people who would want something like this I'll go ahead and do it :)

agin, thank you all so much for your continued support and kind words.

ok, so my note box is completely flooded and is making the process of tracking everyone's ref material down incredibly hard... so I am going to be transitioning to email. you guys can still note me and I will respond but I will need a copy of your ref material/ links to ref material sent to an email I just set up.

from now on every new commission will be required to have the info/ ref material sent to my email.

and anyone who has already commissioned me please send your ref material and a copy of your picture description to my email, it will make my life a MILLION times easier and will result in me finishing your piece sooner.

that email address is

zeekalogs[a]gmail.com

since I have had people complain about "snipers" (people who wait till the very last second before an auction ends to place the final bid), I will be implementing 10 minute grace periods at the auction's closing that will reset every time a new bid is placed. that way people will still have a chance to get there bid in and don't have to watch the auction like a hawk.

example. the auction closes at 8:00 and someone places the wining bid at 7:59, seconds before it closes. in that case, the auction will be extended and will end at 8:10. and will repeat if another bid is placed before then.

current auction can be found here and ends tonight at 8:00 p.m CST

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12459610/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12459610/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12459610/

got an assignment for all you furries out there. I want to know what you guys think makes an image hot? I am not talking about what fetish you may or may not have I actually want you to take a few of your favorite pictures and REALLY study them. come up with a whole bunch of examples of why you consider one image sexy over another of similar quality and subject matter. is it curvature, highlights, expressions, etc etc.

for example. I noticed awhile ago that I found images where a character's butt and or naughty bits seemed a bit shiny, to be more enticeing. so I but a lot of highlights into most of my naughty art.

additionally I found when a character had a slight red blush like tint to there naughty areas the image seemed hotter to me. so I replicate it in my own work

I want you guys to really think hard about this, what subtly details about an image turn you on and make the image rank far higher in your mind? come up with some good ones and I may just use them in future projects :3

my BF bought me a computer case for Christmas so the 2 of us have been building a new PC for the last day or so. its all done now I am just going through the process of transferring all my datata over to the new hard drive and re downloading all my drawing tools. the process shouldent take all day and I will get back to work on my queue.

an update, I am going to force myself to work on my normal commission log untill its emptied out. I normally do wing-its on days where I am not a 100% but Ive been lazy and have been doing way more pin-ups then I should be, which isnt fair to those of you who commissioned me 2-4 months ago.

me and  Luthien_Nightwolf are offering a rare chance, a commission done by both of us. we found out our styles mix well and we enjoy working together. we may end up doing a bunch of these if everything goes well, but for now we are going to keep it simple and start off by offering 2 of them to you guys and gals. we are offering 2 slots. one solo character pin-up and a 2 character picture. or who knows, we may never offer this again, and then you would own a piece of truly unique art :)!

the sketch will be done by luthy then I will go in and ink,edit,and color it digitally. the commissioners will be emailed High rez PNG files of there pictures.

the price for the solo pic is $90 and the 2 character pic will start at $140. this is a rare chance to get a picture done by 2 talented artists.

a few very simple rules tho first before you take a slot
1. make sure your commission is grounded within both of our terms of service
2. nude characters, or skimpy out fits only. (I.E. stockings gloves panties underwear etc...)
3. small fees may be included for overly complex characters, or character's with wings.

some examples of both of our work

 Luthien_Nightwolf 's gallery can be found here
http://www.furaffinity.net/gallery/.....hiennightwolf/

 Zeeka 's gallery can be found here
http://www.furaffinity.net/gallery/zeeka/

and an example of how our colabs look when finished can be found here
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12376218/

here is a link to both our terms of service
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3050052/
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4138878/

thank you all for your continued support!

i have 15 notes in my inbox and I will get to them all asap. me and my mate kinda made a last minute decision to make a very long road trip to be with family for the holidays, so I have been without my computer for a week u.u I am home now and will answer all of you back right away :)

ok so I have been closed for a few weeks now but I broke down and tok a few wing-it commissions on the side to help pay the moveing bills. I have updated my art queue and if you have sent me money and do not seee you name on my list NOTE ME ASAP! I tell everyone to include there FA names with paymet but i Have 3 or 4 full payments that do not have an FA name associated with them. I do not want anyone who has payed for art to go ignored and I am dreadfully un organized so please please PLEASE if you have payed me for art and dont see your name in my queue note me ASAp so I can fix this''

(note) anyone who commissioned me since I've been closed will be under the "Wing-it" list in my queue located here
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5197680/

As some of you may know me and my mate have spent the last month organizing a move into a new home. We have switched house is now and are in the process of putting everything back together. The house is full of boxes and stuff scattered around that needs to find a place. Also I won't have internet at this house until Friday at the earliest. I have been a little bit behind on commissions but will get back to work as soon as possible.

my boyfriend installed an SSD on my computer so it will run a lot faster, however I have to spend a good chunk of the day organizing it and reinstalling my art programs, may be a tad behind on art today but I'll do my best to get something posted asap :)

you guys are absolutely amazing you know that? the entire year I have been doing commissions, I have never had a single complaint or troll attack against my work. you all have been incredibly supportive of me and have done nothing less that be an absolute pleasure to draw for. I want to keep producing furry art for a long time to come and I am so unbelievably grateful to have you all along for this journey!

I am still learning as an artist and could really use some help in certain departments.

highlighting
latex and rubber clothing
seamen and body fluids
spectacular lighting

if anyone knows of any good sai and or cs5 tutorials in these areas please please please send them my way, I am always itching to learn something new.

moving this to a journal since I have exceeded the maximum allowed icons on my front page.

if you have paid for art and do not see your name on this list please comment or note me and I will fix it.

~~~~~~~~~~My current art queue~~~~~~~~




1.  makarimorph flat color 2 characters maids
2. 2 pose ref sheet front and back
3.  elverag 2 character full color
4.  foxgear 2 character full color
5.  blackenfox92 (half of payment received)
6.  wuffykiirowufferton 2 character full color
7.  darius-hunter 2 characters (payments)

Wing-Its

1.  wuffykiirowufferton 1 pin-ups
2:  VincentTheFox wing it (slightly larger heart shape on butt)
3. 2 wing its, one female one male
4.
5.  Artie wing-it jeans

ok so I have closed down commissions and removed the bit about noteing me if your interested in one, even tho I closed I was still getting like 10 messages a day, and Its damn near impossible for me to say no to someone :(. on one hand, because I need the work, and 2 because I don't want anyone to be disappointed in me. but I bit the bullet and closed up shop for now, if we are already in discussion via notes your excluded from this, I will still take your commission, everyone else just keep a eye open, I'll post a new journal when I have freed up a few slots.

also, I will be at oklacon this coming weekend from tonight till monday so if any of you are gonna be there be sure to say hi :D

ok don't panic, I am not quitting furry art or anything like this, in fact this is actually good news...kinda sorta.

ok so in the last month I have been bombarded with commission requests. and normally I try not to close because I draw for 10 hours a day, this is my job and I feel there is no need to close since everyone will get their art eventually as I just keep moving through my list. tho to put it in perspective...

I ignored my inbox this weekend well I was at a con... and in 3 days, I have 15 notes in my inbox asking about commissions. on one hand I am super thrilled that you all like my work so much and I am happy to produce art for each and everyone of you, tho I think I need to get a little organized first.

first off, Some of you have already payed me for art tho I haven't put your name on my list yet, well my inbox has been flooded with notes and I am trying to search through them all to find the people who have already payed me so I can get organized but its a real chore. PLEASE, if you have payed me for art and your name is NOT on my list, note me ASAP and I will correct this. as for everyone else, I will get to your note s soon as I get everyone who has already paid into my queue.

thank you all so much for your patience.

my process of organizing ref material and commissioners kinda went up in smoke the other day. I got about 100 notes about possible commissions, and only sold like 3 or 4.

needless to say my inbox was obliterated. if you have sent me money for a commission and you do not see your name on my list let me know ASAP and I will correct this. saves me the hassle of sorting through 4-5 pages of notes

been experimenting with drawing cute things. gonna try my hand at learning how to make animated icons. I did a quick non animated version first what do you guys think? any advice for how to make it even more irresistibly cute?

also does anyone know anything about making animated gifs? I figured Id just make 10 versions of the same image, move the arms and stuff slightly and then loop them all together. but Ive never tried making one, I'm just guessing on how it works.

edit. if it doesn't have rainbows in the background it may not have refreshed yet. hit f5 or something

Knocked $5 off full color commissions, wing-its, and additional characters. Figured ive been making enough money with my auctions that it doesn't hurt me financially at all to lower them a bit. Plus ive been getting faster at pumping out art.

so Ive decided I need a jaw dropingly cute animated icon. I have a vague understanding of how to make one with photoshop but animation has never been my fortay.

recently I noticed another artist post an ad here on FA displaying such an icon, something super insanely cute. the artists work isnt bad at all, its rather good but its nothing crazy out there, and they dont post much (once a week tops) yet because of said icon they gained something close to 2000 watchers in a month, it was insane!.

so for marketing reasons I want to create something similar but I'm a little in the dark. do any of you have any animating experience? think you could give me some pointers or perhaps even help me make one? I'd be forever grateful :3

well, due to some minor complications with my last YCH I will be doing 2 versions of the same image. the green and purple character's are already spoken for but I am selling the red slot for $50 $20 cheaper than the final bid on it originally.

this is first come first serve since I just need someone to fill in the slot so I can begin work ASAP.

comment here if you would like it and I'll send a note with paypal info and a request for ref material.

YCH is here

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11600173/

My buddy from back in highschool came to me the another night asking about being a furry artist. after a long talk he is super excited about the idea of taking commissions on FA. his artwork is incredible and always has been and I guarantee a year from now if he sticks with the fandom his commissions will be going for hundreds if not thousands of dollars! for now tho his prices are super low well he trys to make a name for himself.

he is insanely talented and certainly worth a watch, so I was hoping you guys could say hi and welcome him to FA :)

he is in the process of seting up his FA and he goes by spookalybits. you can find him here

http://www.furaffinity.net/user/spookalybits/

I had someone back out at the last minute on my recent YCH auction, and the runner up isnt responding to my notes. so I am selling the red character in my auction for $45, $10 off the highest bid.

the YCH image is located here
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11548180/

reply to this is if your interested, I'd like to get started on this asap and have it up in 2 days at the most.

I need podcast recommendations! I listen to podcasts for like 10 hours a day well I draw and all the shows I listen to dont update fast enough for me. Any one know any good videogame/ nerdy podcasts that I should check out?

I already listen to
everything on ign,joystiq, game informer and spill.com
the giant bombcast
weekend confirmed
and a few others now and than.

any recommendations are totally appreciated

ok in an effort to keep organized anyone who has commissioned me check my queue on the front of my page and double check to make sure your on the list. I always put people on the list based on when they paid me and I just want to double check that I didnt miss anyone.

Im puting a big effort in to reorganize my commission information and ref material.

ad Im beat. didnt make up for missing a whole day this week but at least I put a decent size dent in it. I'll be back to work tmrw morning at 8:00 a.m. as normal