Arrgh. Don't you hate it when you do something like stupid like not emphatically shout NO at the guy on the phone line about some expensive credit protection service fee when you activate your credit card? God damned things are a pain my ass.

So anyway, in order to help make ends meet over the next couple months until I can stabilize my situation, let's go ahead and open up the floodgates to comissions. If any of you would like to get some personalized drawings made, please contact me at bloodyinkpen@gmail.com and let me know what you'd like to see.

Pricing will obviously fluctuate, but a standard to go by will be that a full colored, full body picture of a character with no background will run around 25-30 dollars. As we add or subtract complications from there like elaborate costumes or complicated poses, the price will go up or down. Payments will be made through paypal. Make sure you clear all the details with me before you send anything.

Content is mostly a non issue. There are only two things really that I'd refuse to draw:

1. Lolicon
2. Scat/waterplay.

Not my cup of tea, not something I wish to spend time on even if I'm getting paid. There may be other exceptions but otherwise don't be shy.

Please stop being so good. You're making me feel bad.

I've said something along these lines before, but that was like 3 years ago so it bears mentioning again: Faving without commenting is A-ok in my book. I'm still completely boggled by the people who think that faving without commenting is some kind of insult and that people owe them a comment for the priviliege of adding a picture to their favorites. How egotistical is that? It's fucking arrogant is what it is, and has turned me off to a particular artist that used to be on my watch list. It's a sour and selfish attitude and people should have more appreciation for the fans of their work.

After all, sometimes the only thing a person has to say about a picture is, "Wow! I really like that!" and simply favoriting a picture gets that point across loud and clear. It's a compliment all by itself and doesn't require further commentary if the viewer doesn't feel it necessary. I wish I got more comments, but instead of getting pissy with people who don't comment on my pictures maybe I should instead look at myself and work harder to produce work that is worth commenting on. People who deserve comments get comments whether or not they demand them from their viewers.

I mean, I even saw some guy who actually compared faving without commenting to barging into your house and just stealing a picture without saying a word. Buddy, you already shared your pictures with the world, these people are only setting up a shortcut so that they can further appreciate your art at a future time. It is so fucking ungrateful to sneer at them just because they didn't take a little more time to stroke your precious ego first.

Oh shit. This place is all dusty. Maybe I should do something about that.

The pigs are walking in my town as well as the rest of the animals.

So I got a friend to give me a critique of my latest drawing of Lin today, a picture I really like and feel quite proud of, but man, she tore it apart! Pointed out so many flaws and mistakes it made my head spin.

It was a really good critique. Humbling. I manage to not get defensive and offended anymore when people criticize my work ("Where's his thumbs?") but now it's kind of hard not to get depressed and discouraged. To have so many glaring errors and mistakes pointed out to me in excruciating detail reinforces that deep seated fear that No I'm Not Talented and I'm just running on borrowed luck that's going to run out fucking quickly if I don't shape the hell up. That there are many, MANY people out there who are far more capable, hard-working, and deserving of success than I am and that I'm just a pretender cheapstaking his way to success like that fucker Rob Liefeld.

Jesus Christ I don't want to be another Liefeld.

I need to do more practice drawing in my spare time. My anatomy still needs a lot of work and it's getting harder and harder to justify the way I draw faces. I'd love to be able to draw like [link] one day. I should get on with that.

We gained a dog the other day but lost a hippo. It was not a fair trade.