*watches tumbleweed roll by*
Hard to believe that so many artists have burnt out or simply vanished off the face of the earth. I'm forced to believe that they absolutely hate this newest version of DA. I'm also forced to admit that after a month or so of using it, I'm certainly not a fan!
*ahem* Anyway, In all my years of dealing with this site off and on, I never have found it so incredibly hard to find a decent artist willing to do commissions without more regulations than a politician on speed. Standards, I get. Waiting lists, I get. An entire page of rules basically telling me that you're going to do whatever you want with my character that I'm PAYING you to draw, including making additional monies off my OC and my ideas with prints, shirts, etc.? Psh. Not gonna happen. I don't care how good you think you are.
Most of the artists that I knew and admired are gone. It is what it is. So, I'm currently searching for new artists that can bring some of my ideas to life. Single pieces, two character pieces, a few comic strips, and so on. if you know anyone with decent skills and common sense, please send them my way.
And while I'm on the subject, what is the deal with not drawing pregnant women?? No, no, not in a fetish way. Some folks like that, but I'm not one of them. :devt3h3r3ee: and I have this amazing couple about to embark on the journey that is pregnancy. All the drama, the funny moments, the tender moments. All in my head, with many of them already planned out and written down. So far I've managed to find ONE artist. One. Out of the thousands on DA. He's damned good mind you, and I think the pieces I'm commissioning him for will turn out amazing. It just blows my mind that so many talented artists, including those that do everything from bare boobs to hentai, have such an issue drawing a woman with a baby on the way. Gods! I never in a million years believed I would have trouble spending my money here.
Something else on my mind... as I said earlier, many of the artists I knew are gone. Even the pieces that I have posted in my deviations with links to the originals lead to nothing more than deactivated accounts. I'm going to spend some time going through and either editing descriptions to remove dead accounts and links or I'm just deleting the deviations entirely. A shame, but I don't know what else to do. Anyone have any suggestions for that scenario?
And finally, yes, I am working on the newest installment of the Dealing With Women 101 series. I'm doing a special request DWW from the lovely and talented :devmaelora69: , and it's got a lot more depth than I originally anticipated. She is right though... the subject is both fascinating and worth delving into. Hopefully I'll have it posted by the end of next week. I also have several commission pieces pending that should be ready soon that hopefully everyone will enjoy.
Until next time!
RT
Yeah, just when you thought it was safe to finally relax a bit, put some clothes on, perhaps even heave a quiet sigh of relief, like a bad penny, I keep turning up to wreak havoc on the lives of everyone. *shrug*
Wow, it's been a LOT of years has it not? I've already touched base with a couple of my closest deviants from way back when, but honestly this new site has me a bit baffled at the moment. Nothing is where it should be and it will take a bit for me to completely figure it out.
In the meantime tho, if anyone has recovered from the shock of my reappearance long enough to read this far, how about a shout out so I know you're still around? I still have far more watchers than I ever expected to see, but sadly it appears there are more than a few inactive accounts among them. I'll be axing them as soon as possible since I despise inflated numbers.. it swells my attitude when it's unwarranted.
Has anything changed? Gods, yes. On my part, and others. Details, details, details! In due time of course. Right now I just want to find out where everyone stands, and of course where I stand. I've already got artwork in the works tho. No sense in fooling around you know! I have a couple of pieces pending, with a lot more to follow. There are some standards, some surprises, and some long term pieces in the works that one would absolutely never expect from ye olde shameless boob whore. But, I like keeping people guessing, so it's all good.
A few of my old OCs will be making a return to the stage, along with at least one new one that I think will be well received. I'm also considering bringing back the beloved "Dealing with Women 101" classes, but that will depend on who's still interested in my musings on the fairer sex. Don't think I've missed out on the current gender neutral thing either. Mikey does still have sources of all shapes, colors, sizes, and genders, so I'll definitely be as accommodating as humanly possible.
I have been getting some input on the "new" format and from what I can tell, everyone seems to despise it. So far I'm not too happy with it either, but that's because it's so far removed from what I'm accustomed to. For the moment, I'll simply hang out and see what happens.
*re-reads*
Yep, I think that pretty much covers the basics. Thanks to recent storms in the area I have a full day of playing lumberjack ahead of me, but by all means drop me a line, a note, a comment, topless wonderment, or whatever you deem necessary to let me know you're still alive and kicking. I've really missed you all!!!!!!
The one, the only,
Mike Talon