End of the Year 2023
*Power walks into the room, flips the chair backwards and sits down at table*
Hi friends. How you doing? First off, happy new year.
*Throws 2023 into a metal can and sets it on fire*
Did you know not all of the stuff I do gets uploaded here?
Well... *stabs the fire with a hot poker*
They don't. Before posting a new picture, I do my best to predict how you guys will respond to it. Sometimes the not safe stuff kinda bleeds into the safe stuff a bit. Hell, there are saucy alternates to half of the safe stuff so what did I even expect? If I think a certain picture can be misconstrued or done in such a way that any of you horndogs can easily fill in the blanks, lead you to say giggity and make a dear diary entry, then maybe I shouldn't have posted it as a safe picture.
*grabs the pile of wrinkled and ripped paper of old sketches*
*stares*
... *drops the pile into the fire*
Art is subjective after all so even though I say a certain picture is not what you say it is, I can't stop you from thinking or seeing it that way. Usually, I'm fine if you make your Glenn quotes because of what I do in the back room of that old abandoned blockbuster. Yeah, yeah, I understand that even though some of the stuff I post are technically safe, it's really easy to misinterpret some of it to be less than wholesome.
*stares into the fire*
*blanks out*
...
Even though I see less of a point in my struggle to keep safe and not safe stuff separate, I continue doing it anyway because sometimes I feel like being that safe wholesome guy sharing something nice, something that I can easily explain to normies when they accidentally walk in on me drawing. Then they scroll down and see all the Quagmire quotes and my subscription page of saucy content.
*pours kerosene into the fire*
...
So, going back to not everything is posted here. I continue to blacklist stuff I have done on here and on certain platforms. Some of you are okay with that sort of content, some of you are kinda okay with it and then there are a few who clutch their pearly necklace so hard, some of you would absolutely be floored if they were clutching your co... *the rickety old fire can gives way and its fiery contents spills out* *kicks the can across the room*
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It's one thing to have the horndogs misconstrue some pictures that I intend to be squeaky clean wholesome, it's a whole another thing if I get the pearlclutchers bringing my mood down. You know the ones, the squeaky clean purists who dictates what's right or wrong with the fandom, goes out of their way to post a comment that I'm the scar of the fandom on a picture so tame, that you feel confident enough to stick your head in its mouth and not get eaten.
*watches the trail of embers in the distance*
...
I shouldn't care anyway. Art is subjective, it's their opinion, it's their beliefs, etc. Fandoms will be fandoms.
*abruptly stands up*
It's the freaking Internet! Are they new or something?!
...
*looks around and sits back down*
I wish they would understand they're never squeaky clean, never strictly canon, and it can harbor stuff some people don't like. It doesn't mean I can't do something about it as part of that fandom. Again, I always try to keep the safe stuff and not safe stuff separate. I understand sometimes I miss the mark and some of it can be easily misconstrued. The blacklist gets longer because of that and I learn that certain subject matter and characters may not be the best safe stuff to post here when I draw them.
*takes out a cigarette and old ass zippo*
*flicks the zippo a few times and lights up*
*watches the smoke for a while*
...
So, again... not everything gets posted here...
or on other certain platforms really...
The suppression on us horny artists is real and we gotta do what we gotta do to continue and survive...
*takes a puff*
*exhales*
...
So, that's why...
YOU SHOULD TOTALLY GO BUY MY 2023 YEAR END ART PACK OVER AT ITCH.IO!
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*abruptly stands up*
*chair flips over onto floor*
THAT'S RIGHT! IT'S A FREAKING PLUG!
Nearly all the art I have done in 2023 is now available at itchio including stuff I'm not posting here in the future. Hell, some of it will probably never see the light of day. Get it while it's on sale!
*flips over the table and runs out*
February 2019 - Itsdedjim
Art Stuff. I tackled a bunch of sketches I had lying around. I still have some left I have yet to do. Yet again, the safe stuff didn't take priority so stuff to post here won't be abundant. To combat this, I will make an effort to have a safe and naughty version of the same picture. That'll probably make the safe versions look a bit weird and if you took a second look at one or two recent pictures, you can tell they're hiding something.
Pluggin. if you're into the naughty stuff, I recently made an alternate twitter for that at twitter.com/mysticbeta. Also, I am continuing posting stuff on inkbunny at inkbunny.net/mysticalpha and hopefully will be caught up in a few months.
Tech. Over the past 2 years, I've been slowly planning upgrades to my setup. Currently, I'm still using an intel i7 3770. Yes, that old. Gamers cringe. Surprisingly still adequate for my purposes. I knew an upgrade was gonna cost a lot so I decided to make a sidegrade instead. I upgraded the old rig with more ram and swapped out the graphics card. Everything I decide to get as an upgrade takes a journey in my mind. In terms of my graphics card, I went from wanting a rx480 to a 1060 to a 1070ti to finally a 1070 to replace my antiquated radeon 7600 or was that a 7800? Bah, in the drawer you go. The journey continues with which CPU I want to upgrade to. Seeing how intel is usually higher in cost, I decided to go with AMD as my next CPU. It went from me wanting a 1700 to a 2700x to the unreleased 3rd gen ryzen to an i7 to a 2600x. Besides the other components such as the mainboard, ram and cooler, the tech upgrade does not end there. I'm in need of another hdmi monitor preferably one with an ips panel and decent color reproduction. I'll need to eventually replace the first old monitor with that exact same model so they both match. I'll also need the arms to go along with it. Wait... the tech upgrade still does not end there because...
Itsdedjim. Things don't last forever. My old Canon digital camera recently suffered a mechanical malfunction and became unusable. I barely used the thing too and gave up just like that. You know what else is old? Android OS 4.4 and that's exactly what my phone is still on. You know what else sucks? Apps that no longer support that OS. You know what that means. I need a new phone. It'll be tough in this day and age when phones cost hundreds and you need to finance something in order to get one. Hey, did you guys see the new folding phones which cost around 2k? Ohboy, tech is expensive. I can tell you one thing, I'm surprised my old rig lasted this long. I bet it still has a few good years left in it.
At this point, I'll probably wait for 3rd gen ryzen. By the time I have the funds for it, it'll be out already. Comment section below, let me know what you think of my upgrade options. BTW, anyone using a Huion tablet, the ones with a screen on it? If so, how does it hold up to a cintiq?
January 2019 - Tweet tweeeet
Tweet. Since fumblr has become less useful to me, I have decided to post the naughty stuff on twitter. If any of you are into that and I know some of you are, you can follow at twitter.com/mysticbeta.
Art Pack. Speaking of saucy stuff, the next art pack is now up on Gumroad which contains all the non commissioned artwork I have done from July to December 2018. It includes adult and non adult in large PNG format with applicable alternates and extras. You can purchase it at gumroad.com/mysticalpha.
Future Pictures. Here are the pictures ready to post in the next month or two: 6 pony pictures, 1 peach, 1 girl and 1 BG.
Um... er... *looks around frantically for stuff to talk about* Ah, so how's the weather?
December 2018 - Fumblr
The art stuff. I have been concentrating on commissions this past month or two because of a time sensitive financial situation. Hopefully, that is resolved. The holiday commission sale was a success. Thank you for those of you who sent some my way. Aside from the commissions, I am now rushing to get the patreon rewards finished before the end of the month. All of that means I haven't done much sfw stuff I can post here but I still have 8 things I can post and possibly a commission or two.
Fumblr. I'm sure some of you know about what tumblr did this month. If you haven't, they basically changed their policy to disallow adult content on their platform. Why? Because they got kicked out of the apple app store for certain malicious activity. Somewhere, someone in HQ most likely got tired of hearing about the ongoing problems with the platform, threw their hands up and decided to mandate the new policy. Banging their fists on the desk like Jameson is how I pictured it. So since they lack the staff to check content, they have bots flagging potentially unwanted content including falsely flagging content that's totally squeaky clean. Gee, where have I heard this before? *looks at youtube* At one point, I thought it would be a good place to archive all my art. Ah well, all things must come to an end as Spock said. Will tumblr go away because of this? I think it won't be the end for them because of this new policy. They will eventually become less relevant and gradually fade away.
What does that mean for me? I currently have a blog for posting safe ponies and I have another for posting naughty ponies and furries. Obviously, the latter is an issue. I'm certain tumblr no longer allows photographic adult content but they didn't go into details on art and illustrated naughty stuff. Seeing how half my blog is flagged, I assume that's not okay either. What do I do now? I can still post safe ponies on there but it's less useful to me now since I can't post naughty ponies. For now, I'm posting that on my Discord server. Eventually, I will have them on inkbunny as well. Other artists have migrated to twitter and newgrounds. Other places I have heard are furaffinity and mastodon.
Patreon dramatica. Tumblr wasn't the only thing that had some drama going on. Patreon recently received some opposition because they removed a creator for, what some say, questionable reasons. Whether or not I think it's right for them to do so, I think it will not affect them in the long run. Just in case they end up going away, I have been thinking about using Gumroad for early access stuff.
Holidays. I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy new year. Happy holidays if you wanna be PC about it. My family doesn't celebrate the common holidays much. Since we're always teetering on the edge of financial oblivion, it wasn't necessary to devote resources to do so. These past two months has made me realize that my situation can change with a drop of a hat. It felt like a roller-coaster ride of despair and ignorant bliss. There are times when I just didn't wanna deal or talk with anyone. In the end, I'm glad I talked to someone about it and I'm grateful for their support. It goes to show that having friends and family there with you is important and being able to have nice shiny things for the holidays isn't necessary.
Holiday Commission Sale
Hey look, it's the holidays! You know what that means, right?
I'm in the poor house and you need a gift.
For the month of December and possibly into January, I will be offering 1 character commissions for only $20.
Here is the info:
- 1 character in MLP:FIM (my little pony) style such as a pony, griffon, dragon, kirin, etc.
- OC characters based on MLP:FIM are accepted; you must have references.
- Character will have to be feral (non-anthro).
- Simple backgrounds only such as nature, gradient, white, transparent, solid colors.
- SFW only.
- You have to be a flexible on what you want. I want to avoid going back and forth with you a million times.
- Payment accepted via Paypal. No trades and no points.
No complex stuff:
- such as elaborate clothing or armor; simple clothing and armor are probably okay. Ask me first
- such as putting the character into a sports car
- such as weapons, fictional or real; simple weapons such as swords are probably okay. Ask me first
- such as overly complex design/tattoos/patterns that's part of the body
- such as other characters and/or living creatures and/or AI characters with the first character
- such as other complex stuff that I deem worth more time and effort that I can't possibly list all of it here even if I employed a room of monkeys on typewriters for a lifetime
If you want to take advantage of this sale, send me a note with the details and say you want to a $20 commission. If it falls under the above criteria, we'll move forward from there.
If you want something that's more than the limits of the above, it will obviously be more than $20. I may be available for such a commission. Send me a note on the details if you're interested and I'll give you a price.
Sigh...
- You have to speak enough English for me to communicate with you.
- If you want a commission, send me a note. Do not post a comment here or anywhere else on my pages. They will be hidden and ignored.
- If you haven't paid for a commission, it doesn't mean I owe you one.
- I reserve the right to refuse a commission regardless of how many slots I have left.