Tuesday: Off

-Zor is playing osu! and drawing non commission crap.

Wednesday: 2:30pm (PDT)

-Finishing up Zilvus's refsheet.
-Sketch up some cheetahs for practice during break
-Work on Kato's commission

Thursday: 2:30pm (PDT)

-Sketch up Jasiri's commission
-practice sketching clouded leopards during break
-Work on Kato's commission

Friday: 3:30pm (PDT)

-finish Kat's commission
-sketch up some thumbnails of LyonLover's commission
-work on Kato's commission (hopefully finish, but doubtful since full illustration)

I forgot there was a party this weekend for my boyfriend's grams's 80th birthday. Whoops. I may have drank a lot yesterday and now I'm drinking coffee and being miserable? So streams for commissions and serious stuff are gonna be during the week this week.

Tomorrow I will be finishing up Zilvus's refsheet and then immediately getting to work on Kato potato's thing. I'll check out my queue and to-do list for whatever else I gotta do, but those are the first things on my list. Love you all, I'm probably gonna snooze and play Osu or something

So tomorrow (Friday for me) will be a day for "Zor gets to draw whatever the heck she wants", but then this Saturday and Sunday, I will be doing streams where I work on nothing but commissions :D

I will put up an announcement for a specific time and what I intend to get done those streams. Hopefully I meet my goals and get a few things done for the people who have been waiting :)

[x] you meow/bark to get attention
[ ] you find pets toys amusing
[ ] you get hyper by the smell of catnip
[x ] you growl/hiss when someone gets too close to your food
[ ] you growl/hiss when someone you dislike is too close to you
[ ] you purr/shake your leg when someone shows you affection
[ ] if someone tosses a ball, you chase it and bring it back
Total: 2

[ ] you love to be scratched behind the ear
[x] you love fish/meat
[ ] you like to stick your head out trough the window of a moving car.
[x] you like when people pet your head
[ ] people can make you stop doing stuff by hitting you on the nose with a newspaper
[ ] you think feathers are fun to play with
Total: 2

[ ] you sleep a lot during daytime
[ ] you enjoy scaring birds
[ ] you lick peoples faces to show you like them
[x] you bite people if they annoy you
[x] you tend to steal food from your friends/family's plate when you have eaten all of yours
[x] milk or water is your favorite drink
Total: 3

[ ] you own a collar and you enjoy wearing it
[ ] you own a leash and enjoy wearing it
[ ] you own animal ears/tail/paws or a fursuit
[x] you enjoy long walks in the park
[ ] you meow/bark when you see something you want
Total: 1

[ ] you call your hands and feet "paws"
[x] you tilt your head when you do not understand what someone is talking about
[ ] you run to the door when someone mentions a walk
[x] you really enjoy cuddling
[x] you stretch your body and whimper a bit every morning when you wake up
[x] you can wake up and go back to sleep right away after looking around
Total: 4

[ ] you have your favorite spot besides your bed where you like to sleep
[ ] you meow or bark very often
[ ] you hide when you get scared
[ ] you run to the door to see who it is every time someone comes in to the house
[ ] you like to chase flying insects and try to catch them with your bare hand
[ ] you tend to chew on stuff a lot
[ ] you like to do tricks to get a treat
Total: 0

[ ] you own a wearable item/tag with your name on it
[ ] you refer to your self as an animal
[ ] your username has something to do with animals
[x] your e-mail has something to do with animals
[ ] if you get a bleeding wound, you lick it to make it feel better
[x] you look for edible stuff often
Total: 3

[x] you often find yourself looking through the window for a long time
[x] you like to say hi to strangers
[ ] you like to be petted when you have done something good
[ ] people think you act like a pet
[ ] you growl/hiss at stuff you do not like
[ ] you like to eat grass
[ ] if you get wet, you shake to get rid of the water
Total: 2

Final total: 17

Take your score and multiply it by 2
Put your title as "I'm 34% Furry"

(I only do the meowing/biting with my boyfriend pretty much, but I figured that counts lol)

Stream happening today! This will be me working on all the commissions I'm SUPER late on.

Today's goals include:
-finishing  zilvusx 's refsheet.
-drawing up a sketch of a couple other commissions
-on the background detail of  kato 's commission.

Stream time: 3:30pm (PDT or GMT -7) until late at night when I get tired
Stream place: Zorayda's Picarto
Content: Possible NSFW. All ages welcome until I turn on the NSFW warnings, and then 18+ only are allowed. If you are underage and do not leave at this time, I will block you from all future streams.

Stream Rules: Google doc here

Stream happening today! This will be me working on all the commissions I'm SUPER late on.

Today's goals include:
-finishing up  Gerrominox 's Telegram stickers
-finishing  zilvusx 's refsheet.
-drawing up a sketch of a couple other commissions
-on the background detail of  kato 's commission.

Stream time: 2:30pm (PDT or GMT -7) until late at night when I get tired
Stream place: Zorayda's Picarto
Content: Possible NSFW. All ages welcome until I turn on the NSFW warnings, and then 18+ only are allowed. If you are underage and do not leave at this time, I will block you from all future streams.

Stream Rules: Google doc here

my internet is not the best thing around, as a few of you know. It's been getting worse by a lot lately and would severely limit my ability to stream, so we called the cable company to get this fixed. So that's happening today, and hopefully tomorrow's stream will run smoothly :)

So Legion for WoW is coming out tomorrow. This means that this week I will probably be playing in the evenings, however...

Friday is going to be a designated Stream Day for a bunch of commissions I've run late on. I've got a lot of work to do and I'd like to knock out as much of it as possible. Watch for an announcement later this week!

slowly getting better, guys. I'm still hacking up a storm and I get short of breath, but I think I'm doing better. Will be doing a commission stream sometime this week.

yep. Been 4 days and been coughing badly with a lot of mucus and ugh. I got the shivers and dizziness and I'm sore and tired blehhh

I will be streaming my commission queue! There are some possible NSFW things in it so beware!

Date: July 3, 2016
Time: 2:15pm PST (GMT -7) until I get tired
Place: My Picarto
Content: NSFW/18+ ONLY

Hey everyone, I wanted to make a journal concerning my commission queue. I know some of you have been waiting for quite some time and I apologize. I will be attempting to correct that as soon as possible. I will be doing a stream today and every day I am available until these are finished.

Commission Queue

Priority:
Will be finishing these first

-Dom’s Telegram stickers (Progress: 3/6 finished)
-Zilvus Refsheet (Progress: Finish 2nd expression and NSFW toggle)

Full Illustrations:
Working on these after priority and in between Other

-Jasiri and mate (Progress: need to re-do sketch and thumb)
-Kato and mate (Progress: Need to color characters, refine bg, do shading/effects)
-Spud Anthro (Progress: Not started)

Other:
After Priority, likely finished before full illustrations

-Cat’s DT Gaster and kids (Progress: Not started)
-PrimaDonna refsheet (Progress: Not started)

I'll be posting it on my Ao3 and DA.

"TheProtobabe" is my username on both.

Weasyl https://www.weasyl.com/~zorayda
DeviantArt http://theprotobabe.deviantart.com/
Tumblr (SFW) zorayda-art.tumblr.com
Tumblr (NSFW) zinfulart.tumblr.com
Twitter TheProtobabe

have a normal day and someone brings up a specific topic that immediately deflates you

yeah

I'm in a shit mood

Hey, a TLK/TLG website is posting a lot of artwork without permission from the artists. They give credit but I thought it would be best to let everyone know.

Site: vk.com/sarafina12

So far I have seen work from  Luca and  KanuTGL but there may be more! Please check the site!

Okay, guys. It's been awhile, and I'm really slacking behind on commissions, so today... is a special all-day streaming event!

*party poppers and streamers*

I will be streaming my commission queue! There are some NSFW things in it so beware!

Date: March 2, 2016
Time: 11am PST until whenever I pass out that evening, plus breaks to stretch and eat in between
Place: My Picarto
Content: NSFW/18+ ONLY

There will probably be breaks where I stop to doodle stuff! I've been into Undertale a lot lately, so expect the music and fanart :P Starting today, my commissions will be OPEN!!! You can send me messages via Picarto stream about it (which can be brought to DA, FA, Weasyl, IB, SF, or e-mail messages).

My prices can be found here
My terms of service are here

I will announce via stream and journal when my commissions close up again. Thanks, all~

Okay, guys. It's been awhile, and I'm really slacking behind on commissions, so tomorrow... is a special all-day streaming event!

*party poppers and streamers*

I will be streaming my commission queue! There are some NSFW things in it so beware!

Date: March 2, 2016
Time: 11am PST until whenever I pass out that evening, plus breaks to stretch and eat in between
Place: My Picarto
Content: NSFW/18+ ONLY

There will probably be breaks where I stop to doodle stuff! I've been into Undertale a lot lately, so expect the music and fanart :P Starting tomorrow, my commissions will be OPEN!!! You can send me messages via Picarto stream about it (which can be brought to DA, FA, Weasyl, IB, SF, or e-mail messages).

My prices can be found here
My terms of service are here

I will announce via stream and journal when my commissions close up again. Thanks, all~

she's amazing and has a great art style and she's selling commishes

Here she is  nukaleu

GOGOGO

Sorry I've been so absent lately, I've been ill and working seasonally at a retail job.

I want to apologize to my commissioners/people waiting on gift art for my uncharacteristic lateness. I have been struggling with several issues, including what's listed above, as well as some very serious depressive episodes that I have not really been open about to the public.

I am slowly recovering both physically and mentally, and I am planning on some streaming days where I hunker down and really get working on my backlog of commissions. I will create another journal sometime tonight, listing all the art I owe everyone and my priority commissions I will be working on first.

Hang tight, everyone, I promise I will get to your art soon!

Today's the day! I finally get to share my Secret Santas and celebrate my first year together for Christmas with my squishy polar bear boyfriend. Thanks to everyone who drew for me! Merry Christmas and have a good one, I love you guys

I'm having one of those days. Most of the time, I can forget about things or push my feelings down to deal with later, but today it just... all crept up on me and now I'm miserable.

Basically, it started when I went to put on a jacket I like from a few winters ago and it didn't even come close to fitting. I knew I'd gained a little weight last year (thanks to holidays with my southern family who eat super unhealthily), but the immediate realization of how much it affected me got me down quite a bit. Boyfriend cheered me up to the point of being okay and we went out on our date.

Then we were at the mall. I saw a Lane Bryant (a store for plus size women like me) and I went in, thinking that maybe if I spoiled myself a little bit with a new shirt or bra or something I would feel a tiny bit better about my appearance and weight. I went to try on bras, but... they didn't carry my size. My boobs are bigger than their biggest size and when I went to try the biggest one on in the fitting room, there was a very well-lit, three-way mirror. I put on the bra and inspected myself, only to see every flaw, roll, mark on my skin... I also have these little red dots all over my arms which I can't help, but I'm self-conscious about (lotion helps a little, but in the winter, they get worse). The longer I looked, the more miserable I felt. I looked so gross and I was about to burst into tears right there, but I tore my eyes away, got dressed, and quietly left the store without buying anything. I was really upset but still kept my composure at that point, but I was fragile. I tried to stand up tall and shake off the feeling, but it was still there at the back of my mind. I didn't say anything to my boyfriend, and he didn't notice anything, but that was okay because I was gathering myself all right.

Then I see a store specifically for women's workout gear. "Ha!" I thought to myself. "If I look cute in workout clothes, maybe I'll get inspired to do my at-home exercises and treadmill more. I'll be confident while I drop the weight that's been bothering me!" So I go in. Except... they didn't carry anything in 2XL (that's my size). I was completely crestfallen at this point. I smiled at the associate helping me and joked, "That doesn't make any sense! It's the bigger girls who need the workout clothes, right?" I laughed with her and made my way out of the store, repeating the joke to my boyfriend (I make jokes a lot to help myself feel better). He looked thoughtful and remarked, "Well, but it's the in-shape people who need it more, I think, because they maintain their bodies and stuff."

I'm not sure what about this upset me so much. Maybe because he didn't go along with the extremely fragile joke I was holding onto to make myself feel better? But after he said that, I ducked my head in a mall full of people that I suddenly was very aware of because I started crying. A lot. Quietly, but I let my hair hide my face and I walked behind the boyfriend, trying not to be seen. He told me he'd be right back while going into a Brookstone to find something cool for his mom for Christmas, and I sat at a table, pretending to look down at my phone when really the tears just streamed down my face. Boyfriend finally noticed when he came out but didn't say anything (he knows comforting me brings on the loud waterworks) until we were alone in his truck. And from there my mind has just been going over everything I saw in that mirror, all the life choices I've made to get me here, all the awful things I've said to myself and tried to brush away when really I can't help but think they're true.

I have been really trying to drop the weight. I've actually lost 10-15 lbs. in the past month and a half with my diet and by choosing to walk/take the stairs. I just feel like it's going to take so long, that my goal is so far away and right now in this moment I'm stuck in this disgusting body I completely abhor. I don't often talk or even think about my body image, but it's so bad. I hate everything about my body right now and I can only find things unaffected by weight that I like (my eye color, my hair when it cooperates, my smile). I have no idea why my boyfriend ever finds me attractive or wants to touch me or have sex, to be honest.

I'm pretty sure I need help at this point, but I don't know what to do. I didn't want this to happen. I know people are perfectly happy in their bodies at larger sizes, but I haven't always been overweight and I sometimes forget that I'm not that size anymore. And then I remember and I'm sad again and grieving for the energy and appearance I had years ago. I'm only 26. I shouldn't feel like this.

Hey all! Due to a major slowdown because of work, I'm closing commissions for now until I finish more of my current queue. If you already were speaking to me about getting a commission done, you're good! Otherwise, I will announce when commissions are open again.

Thanks to all of you, and happy holidays!

Hey all my new watchers! Thank you so much for coming to my page and supporting me. It really means a lot! I hope you stick around and enjoy what I have to offer.

To my commissioners, and would-be future commissioners: I'm working on the queue when I can! I apologize for my lateness, I got a new job as a retail employee, and as you can imagine, I've been swamped with scheduling and exhausted from work. I'm also working on Secret Santas and Christmas gifts on top of your art, which is causing a bit of a slow-down. I appreciate your patience, and if you have any questions at all, feel free to PM me/Skype me/e-mail or whatever your preferred method of communication is. You are all wonderful people and I appreciate each of you! Future commissioners, please be aware that commissions are slow-going right now, and your commission will take some time while I finish up the last of the current queue. Thank you for your patronage and understanding!