Moving On...
Posted 9 years agoWell. It's that time I said was coming oh so long ago. It's time for me to move on from this account and continue my artistic passion. I realized that I had just lost all passion for doing long commissions for hentai, with the occasion hyper thrown in here and there. Sometimes you need to just except who you are and take the reigns with it.
For so long I kept who I was and what really made me passionate locked up behind closed doors, almost like I was ashamed of drawing what I wanted to draw and how I wanted to draw it. Well those days are now over. From now on I'm going to do things my way and on my terms. Now I know I'm going to lose a lot of you guys in this venture of mine and that's okay, but this is something I have to do to keep the passion for my artwork alive.
There's a time where everybody comes to crossroads, do you move forward with you life and career or do you just call it quits...
(http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6701410/ to continue reading on new account)
For so long I kept who I was and what really made me passionate locked up behind closed doors, almost like I was ashamed of drawing what I wanted to draw and how I wanted to draw it. Well those days are now over. From now on I'm going to do things my way and on my terms. Now I know I'm going to lose a lot of you guys in this venture of mine and that's okay, but this is something I have to do to keep the passion for my artwork alive.
There's a time where everybody comes to crossroads, do you move forward with you life and career or do you just call it quits...
(http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6701410/ to continue reading on new account)
Next Step Commission Openings (non-adult)
Posted 10 years agoHey there folks. I could have sworn that I put up another journal since last year, but apparently not...Well I'll give the few quick updates. I've started up my new accounts for non-adult work, I've continued doing my extreme work on various sites because that still makes me happy, and I'm looking to get a commission based kick start on the new account before I share it publicly with all of you. I think that's about it? Just to clear up any confusion on what I'm doing.
That all said, I need to get off my ass and start taking commission. Get some big bombastic (sfw) pics to go up on my new page, so I'm looking for your help. I don't have and exact number of slots planned but I think going two at a time should be fine. There isn't a set payment so that will just depend on the content. I really want to just feel things out with commissions again before I dive head first and I think this will be perfect.
If any of you are interested in getting a commission just send me a note of your idea, references, etc and I'll get back to you as soon as I can! Thanks again, and odds are that the next journal will be the last one on this page, so I'm excited for that.
That all said, I need to get off my ass and start taking commission. Get some big bombastic (sfw) pics to go up on my new page, so I'm looking for your help. I don't have and exact number of slots planned but I think going two at a time should be fine. There isn't a set payment so that will just depend on the content. I really want to just feel things out with commissions again before I dive head first and I think this will be perfect.
If any of you are interested in getting a commission just send me a note of your idea, references, etc and I'll get back to you as soon as I can! Thanks again, and odds are that the next journal will be the last one on this page, so I'm excited for that.
The Last Month (IMPORTANT UPDATE: PLEASE READ)
Posted 10 years agoAhhhh... the cold inevitable silence is once again broken by yours truly. Ecchi here, with an important update about where I've been, my mental state, and where I'll be going next. About 3 months ago I opened up commissions, not only in the hopes of making it a full time thing financially, but also to get myself back into the community. It was around the end of December I had made a startling realization about myself.
I think I'm done drawing porn.
It was really shitty timing on my end, but I had realized just how long I've had the feeling buried down this whole year. I want to draw. I really want to draw! But, every time I think about what needs to be drawn (commission wise) I lose all that built up energy before I pic up the pen, "and that's no good." I dream about crafting interesting and multi-facited characters, intricate world design, strange and foreign techniques I've never tried before. Not about the work I have to do as ecchi-graffiti.
To be perfectly honest, I think it's just become about the money and popularity the last few years. Needing the work to pay the bills and not having to confidence to try and make it on quality alone. And while the quality has clearly improved over the years, I feel like I've let the constant praise carry me while letting my goal to improve stagnate. I had a little jump with my new ink style but even that couldn't really get fully back into the game again. I don't know how to explain it too well, but let's just say the love is gone. Not to mention that I don't think it's a very good idea to base what you draw on whether you've got a chub or not....
I suppose that leaves what I'm going to do next then huh? If it's not obvious yet, I'm going to ending my time as ecchi-graffiti in one month's time.
The important distinction to make is that I'm still going to be making and posting images to share with the world. Just elsewhere, with a different name, and much different content. But, there is a reason I left that one month window. That is because I will be posting every image I've been keeping locked up, and finish every commission I've been sleeping on while making this decision. This also applies to my Blog as well. But once that's done, I'll post my final journal here, with a link to my new identity, so to speak.
That said, I'm not going to try and hide my work or what I've done here over the years as if I were ashamed of it. I'm not (at least of most of it, lol), and I don't want to ostracize any of my friends or fans by making it seem like my current artwork is lesser than anything new coming up. However, I really would like to do some work I'd be comfortable showing my family and co-workers, as well as some professionals if it ever comes to that XD, but that's hardly the main reason for the move.
Unlike my last pseudo-move, this isn't based off of anger, frustration, or anything like that. This was a very easy decision to make, and one I've made in a calm, almost zen like state. That said, I'm off to finish my very overdue commissions and set thing up.....FOR THE FUTURE!
More info coming soon.
I think I'm done drawing porn.
It was really shitty timing on my end, but I had realized just how long I've had the feeling buried down this whole year. I want to draw. I really want to draw! But, every time I think about what needs to be drawn (commission wise) I lose all that built up energy before I pic up the pen, "and that's no good." I dream about crafting interesting and multi-facited characters, intricate world design, strange and foreign techniques I've never tried before. Not about the work I have to do as ecchi-graffiti.
To be perfectly honest, I think it's just become about the money and popularity the last few years. Needing the work to pay the bills and not having to confidence to try and make it on quality alone. And while the quality has clearly improved over the years, I feel like I've let the constant praise carry me while letting my goal to improve stagnate. I had a little jump with my new ink style but even that couldn't really get fully back into the game again. I don't know how to explain it too well, but let's just say the love is gone. Not to mention that I don't think it's a very good idea to base what you draw on whether you've got a chub or not....
I suppose that leaves what I'm going to do next then huh? If it's not obvious yet, I'm going to ending my time as ecchi-graffiti in one month's time.
The important distinction to make is that I'm still going to be making and posting images to share with the world. Just elsewhere, with a different name, and much different content. But, there is a reason I left that one month window. That is because I will be posting every image I've been keeping locked up, and finish every commission I've been sleeping on while making this decision. This also applies to my Blog as well. But once that's done, I'll post my final journal here, with a link to my new identity, so to speak.
That said, I'm not going to try and hide my work or what I've done here over the years as if I were ashamed of it. I'm not (at least of most of it, lol), and I don't want to ostracize any of my friends or fans by making it seem like my current artwork is lesser than anything new coming up. However, I really would like to do some work I'd be comfortable showing my family and co-workers, as well as some professionals if it ever comes to that XD, but that's hardly the main reason for the move.
Unlike my last pseudo-move, this isn't based off of anger, frustration, or anything like that. This was a very easy decision to make, and one I've made in a calm, almost zen like state. That said, I'm off to finish my very overdue commissions and set thing up.....FOR THE FUTURE!
More info coming soon.