Hello my little guppies,

Sorry for the lack of updates lately but ive been really busy keeping stuff in my life in check.

I hope everyone here on DA is doing well and that you all didn’t miss me too much. I had to go away for a bit and really think about what it is I want to do with my art. Drawing is nice and all but I want their to be more behind it then that.

I've taken a step back and really looked at my art. I'm impressed with myself with how much ive improved and also disappointed in how unoriginal I am. I know some of you will bring up the argument that I am in my own way original but in all honesty I don’t stand out the way I want. Being only recognized for an original style will only get so far. I want to be able to apply it with an original flair as well.

In the future I definitely want to do comics. Though nothing as grand as doing pages for Dark horse, Udon, DC, Marvel and the like. But maybe small press for those who genuinely enjoy my art. And if I do receive offers from them, I’ll definitely think about it. But as for now…I'm no where near what they would want, and so no where near what I want. Realistically I want to improve at least 300% from where I am now. Pencils, inks, Colors, and production. All if it at a professional level, that’s what I want and what I'm definitely looking into doing.

I was hoping to accomplish all of this before I turned 22, but now I'm turning 24 this month and its disappointing for me to look back and look at all the time I wasted not drawing. Art is an obsession, and for me….i wasn’t obsessed enough with mine. I know what it feels like to have that need to draw something awesome gnaw at your insides and when I tried, I gave up too easily. So that’s all gonna change. Since I’ll be turning 24 soon I really want to start focusing on the aspects of my style and art that need to be better developed. Some of you can make suggestions but trust me, I know what I need to do. I'm working on what I need right now and really taking a look at my style. I have plans for DA and I really want to get the attention of some of the more influential artist on here. Or at least, the artist that I admire and respect. Knowing what they think and maybe even approve of my art would not only give me a boost, but also get me to draw way more. One things for sure, I'm definitely gonna include People in my formula. I take pride in the fact that I'm an Anthro artist and think its one of the coolest things to be, but being just an anthro artist isn’t what I want, not at least completely. I want to be known for my awesome anthros as well as drawing some really great people. For my original style and great application, for being able to be versatile in my subject matter and not loosing my sense of self in order to be so. So basically, what I want to be, is simply put, an Artist. Someone who isn’t just peged into one category but able to be in all or influence all. I know I might be aiming high, but that’s something I want for myself and its something I need to do. I'm the kind of person who always takes it safe and never really takes a risk. But my art is the only thing in my life where I can express and let it be what I want and not really share the blame with anyone else. It’ll all be on me and no matter what its something I will not regret doing. You guys deserve nothing less the me as myself and who I am through my art.

I want to start changing my gallery here on DA a bit and start getting into some new subject matters. Definitely some comic pages and also maybe some other ideas I got in the back of my head. As for now I'm still thinking how I'm gonna make thing happen, but I will do things to get what I want done.

So for all my current watchers, thanks for sticking by this Orca, and thanks for all your comments, faves, and notes. I made some great friends here and also one hell of a family.

*smiles* So you guys stay tuned to my channel and get ready to see some new material from this whale. Got some projects in the works and hopefully before the end of the year you’ll see at least one full comic from me. Start to finish and all that good stuff.

Well, thanks for reading and thanks for stopping by.

*winks and waves* See ya’ll in the funny pages.

P.S. You guys rock out loud. *winks*





Announcements and Notices

Requests: I am officially shutting down requests. After receiving several over the last week I realized that unless I start saying "No" I will never be done and I won't be able to move on to more personal projects. I've got some projects that have been placed up on the shelf due to all the request that I have agreed to and I think it’s about time I prioritized on what matters to me this time around. I like doing art for you guys and all, but now is the time when id really like to do what I want to do.

As for those of you who have already received conformation from me about doing a pic for you then you don’t have to worry. You’ve already been added to my list and so you’ll get your pic as soon as I'm done with it.

Art Trades: I have a few in the process right now and I'm not open to any at the moment. But as soon as I'm done Trades will happen on a first come first serve basis.

Commissions: At the moment I am not open to commissions of any kind. I'm still a little iffy with my art and once I feel it’s actually worth somebody’s money that’s when I’ll announce if I’ll be accepting. A few major factors will determine when it’ll happen but I'm aiming for the end of the year.

Gift art: well….its gift art. It’ll be a surprise for you guys if you get it and it’ll happen sporadically. *winks*