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First of all, just to reiterate, I'm not making a new DA account for my pinups like I inquired about a few days ago, everything will stay on this account. Here is the folder where I'll keep my pinups if you ever feel like going back and looking at them: aleximusprime.deviantart.com/g…
Alright, now on to the subject of this journal: As it implies, yes, I have a looooot of stuff to do, talking mainly about commissions. The week after TrotCon wasn't the ideal time to be working as I was busy with family being up. My cousins just left today though so with all the festivities over and not needing to plan like crazy for an upcoming convention, I can finally get working on these things.
I've got like around 20ish different drawn commissions to get working on (I'm working on one as we speak actually), several Patreon pics I owe, and that Tirek custom for ZsoronZ who has been waiting far too long for me to finish it. I know I've been busy with TrotCon preparations and everything but I feel I really owe him for waiting so long for that to get done.
I know I keep saying this but I apologize to anyone who has been waiting for a while on commissions, I did not expect this year to be quite so hectic, I didn't even think I was going to get in TrotCon. As much as I love being a service to some of my own fans, I do think it's time I got out there and made a real living though. I started commissions 2 years ago because every place I applied to in my area didn't hire me so as a last ditch effort I opened for commissions and it has been going very well ever since. Problem is that now I have found myself having to make more money in a month than I used to since I just turned 26 and am now being forced to pay for healtchare and I am not sure commissions is the answer to it all. Working on your own schedule might sound less stressful but it is anything but. It can be difficult to keep your own schedule and if you don't prioritize, things can really pile up and I'm afraid I've become a victim of that. I am going to really need a real full-time job soon if I want to be able to pay off all my monthly debts without landing myself in any financial trouble. I'll be lucky if I can make it to BronyCon AND pay off my school loans for this month.
Again, I love doing commissions for you guys, but if I do get a job I may have to close indefinitely mainly because I just won't have the time for them anymore. Doing commissions has helped me with business but my life is changing and I need to start taking charge. I obviously plan to keep doing fanart on this account and contribute to the brony fandom and attend conventions to sell more art if I am accepted, I have a lot of cool things planned, I just will have to start taking my real life issues more seriously. I'm nearing my 3rd year of being a jobless, carless, college graduate and I feel bad to have to admit that.
With all of that said, I am STILL open for commissions in case anyone is interested, but once I get hired somewhere where I can make a decent amount of money, I may close at that time, so let me know if you want something. Just remember that I have a huge backlog of things to work on so don't expect it to get done overnight. Also, my Twilight sculpture is still for sale if anyone wants her:
SO yeah, that's all I needed to talk about just in case anyone needed to know. I'll be cranking out as much commission artwork as I can for the next few weeks but next weekend I'll be at BronyCon so I'll have to plan accordingly. Stay tuned if you are waiting on a commission.
Alright, now on to the subject of this journal: As it implies, yes, I have a looooot of stuff to do, talking mainly about commissions. The week after TrotCon wasn't the ideal time to be working as I was busy with family being up. My cousins just left today though so with all the festivities over and not needing to plan like crazy for an upcoming convention, I can finally get working on these things.
I've got like around 20ish different drawn commissions to get working on (I'm working on one as we speak actually), several Patreon pics I owe, and that Tirek custom for ZsoronZ who has been waiting far too long for me to finish it. I know I've been busy with TrotCon preparations and everything but I feel I really owe him for waiting so long for that to get done.
I know I keep saying this but I apologize to anyone who has been waiting for a while on commissions, I did not expect this year to be quite so hectic, I didn't even think I was going to get in TrotCon. As much as I love being a service to some of my own fans, I do think it's time I got out there and made a real living though. I started commissions 2 years ago because every place I applied to in my area didn't hire me so as a last ditch effort I opened for commissions and it has been going very well ever since. Problem is that now I have found myself having to make more money in a month than I used to since I just turned 26 and am now being forced to pay for healtchare and I am not sure commissions is the answer to it all. Working on your own schedule might sound less stressful but it is anything but. It can be difficult to keep your own schedule and if you don't prioritize, things can really pile up and I'm afraid I've become a victim of that. I am going to really need a real full-time job soon if I want to be able to pay off all my monthly debts without landing myself in any financial trouble. I'll be lucky if I can make it to BronyCon AND pay off my school loans for this month.
Again, I love doing commissions for you guys, but if I do get a job I may have to close indefinitely mainly because I just won't have the time for them anymore. Doing commissions has helped me with business but my life is changing and I need to start taking charge. I obviously plan to keep doing fanart on this account and contribute to the brony fandom and attend conventions to sell more art if I am accepted, I have a lot of cool things planned, I just will have to start taking my real life issues more seriously. I'm nearing my 3rd year of being a jobless, carless, college graduate and I feel bad to have to admit that.
With all of that said, I am STILL open for commissions in case anyone is interested, but once I get hired somewhere where I can make a decent amount of money, I may close at that time, so let me know if you want something. Just remember that I have a huge backlog of things to work on so don't expect it to get done overnight. Also, my Twilight sculpture is still for sale if anyone wants her:
SO yeah, that's all I needed to talk about just in case anyone needed to know. I'll be cranking out as much commission artwork as I can for the next few weeks but next weekend I'll be at BronyCon so I'll have to plan accordingly. Stay tuned if you are waiting on a commission.
Nightwatch's Flaws
Before we get started, just letting you all know, I have chapter 6 of Ester Dracos in progress, but there's a song in it which I'm composing, and as per the usual, it is taking a while to finish. After some difficulty, I have managed to come up with a tune now. It sounds good, I'm just getting to a more challenging section and it might complicate things. I actually have the first chapter of "Ghost of Grogar" complete (proofreading still needed), but I will wait on that one before it is uploaded. There are no songs in that story, so I should be able to get through it quicker, but I do want to at least get the cover art done as well as a picture of the "Harmony Clubhouse" tree, so please be patient. Trust me, it will be worth the wait. ***Spoilers ahead for those that have yet to read My Little Sister is a Dragon: Ester Dracos Arc*** In the most recent chapter of Ester Dracos, we learn that Nordo Dracos, the land Buttercream might have come from is governed by King Rubble, a dragon
New FHS S2 Episode titles and synopses (Eps 4-9)
I wanted to wait till after MBFPW was finished since the description for ep 4 is a bit spoilery, but it's been done for a while now so here are more titles and synopses, and this time I'm going to reveal a whopping 6 of them! I was still deciding on some of their titles, but I have them all now, so here we go! 4. Changeling My Mind - Discord gets other former villains together to start a Villains Anonymous session for Chrysalis, but can they talk any amount of sense into the diabolical changeling queen? 5. Piece of Pumpkin Cake - Pumpkin Cake is preparing to enter a baking contest with Buttercream helping her out, but things don’t go as planned. 6. Rotten to the Core - Apple Chip and Annie Smith endure bullying from one of their classmates in Ponyville. Annie’s kind nature doesn’t help make him stop so Chip considers drastic measures to deal with the bully. 7. Do As I Say, Not As I Daring Do - Flurry Heart and her friends go to see the new Daring Do movie in theaters. Storm Streak
We're Going on an Adventure song finalized!
Just thought I'd announce that I finally got around to making a more finalized version of the "We're Going on an Adventure" song from My Little Sister is a Dragon! There's still no singing, but it sounds way better and turned out just how I heard it in my head! You can listen to it here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14kNrWXphmZ07Jg-G22YCxNY6qAOOkasb/view?usp=sharing And the lyrics can be found here. They pretty much go along with the piano notes. Try and follow along with it. After doing "How Did I Get So Lucky?", I was more confident to finish my older songs beyond having just a piano version. I'm still figuring out "You'll Never Be Alone" cuz that one is a bit difficult. I figured out a way to combine several segments with different BPMs and am learning other techniques that can make these songs sound better, but I really want for YNBA to sound as good as I can make it. With how much I've improved with musical composition, I feel less like I might need to enlist someone
My thoughts on MLP G5 and how it relates to FHS
I've wanted to make this journal entry ever since I saw Chapter 6 of MLP: Make Your Mark, so I think it's time I finally do, cuz there is a lot to unpack. Be warned that there will be spoilers if you have not watched Ch 6 yet. If you'd like to skip to the part with me talking about how this relates to Flurry Heart's Story, scroll down past the embedded videos. Full disclosure: I was not impressed. Yeah, it's great to see a familiar (albeit different) face again, I do think it was nice to have some episodes dedicated to a climactic battle with Opaline, and there are finally some new villains for a change, but...they made TONS of mistakes. Let's go in order starting off with "Isle of Scaly". First of all: the dragons... sweet mother of Celestia, the dragons. I'm just gonna say it now: their designs are ugly. They aren't bad designs for dragon characters per se, but the established designs we had in G4 were way more unique and totally different. Here, we have them all as
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It's so fascinating to follow milestones in people's lives when they decide to share them with us here.
Good luck on your plans!
Good luck on your plans!