I joined Nix's discord server last year (May 2024), or most may know her better as Alishka, and it continues to be one of the best decisions I ever made! To be honest, I don't think I remember how I ended up there to begin with. Followed her for a long time, then started suddenly showing up to streams! But, either way, this artist has been amazing, and I am excited to forever be a part of her little community. Not only as just a fun person to interact with and be around, but I have learned so damn much.

Tuning in to Nix's streams on Picarto to watch her draw is honestly mesmerizing sometimes. I'm usually playing a game or drawing something on my main monitor, and I always find myself stopping to pay attention instead. Watching alone has first and foremost helped me understand anatomy so much, as well as gathering new techniques to try. Despite Nix saying she's not very good at explaining things, she's still always at least trys to answer my questions. Every bit helps! At the very least, it helps get me thinking. Not just in stream, but i'm a bother in discord too, sometimes prying for information maybe a little too much. Or when i've posted art, asking for advice or not, she usually hasn't hesitated to swoop in to help point out errors, give critique, and/or just fixes the damn thing for me. Hell, a few times I was having trouble with something and asking for advice, she'd straight up do it live on stream, unprompted, and help me understand along the way! All of this i'm always immensely grateful for, because she's taking her own time, on the fly, in the middle of working, just to help little 'ol me...

I message artists all the time looking for advice, and always thankful for the responses, but this past year, Nixsmis has been almost like a mentor to me. I have learned a tremendous amount from this bean in very short timespan, and I don't think I can ever properly express my gratitude.

Thank you, Nix, for all of your help with my art journey thus far, and I hope you don't mind me sticking around for who knows how long to bother you more.

This is a very exciting moment that i've delayed long enough! Originally, I had advertised myself as drawing for free, if anyone simply asked, but I was encouraged by a wonderful group of people to open properly and charge for my work. Funny thing is, I had a friend hop on me immediately, then my tablet broke and I needed a new one, hence the delay on this announcement.

Anyways, what now? Well, first and foremost, all of my information can be found here, on the commissions tab, and I am only going to be taking one commission at a time with no lengthy queues. I work a full-time job and have other hobbies, so drawing isn't something I plan on focusing on, like other artists. If a couple people happen to inquire at the same time, then that's one thing, but nothing more. Progress will likely be slow, but I will always promise my best! Aside from commissions, i'd love to plan some YCHs too. Later down the line, maybe some adopts, but i'm not sure yet. Of course, be rest assured that i'm not drawing just for money now either, as I do have fun and will 100% be drawing other things in my own time! I don't want to market myself much either, keeping it small, and restricted to FA.

Well, that's it! Just wanted to share the exciting news and some light plans for the future; short and sweet.

I didn't realize I haven't made one of these since September, although not much to say. Things have been a little bit of a mess, and along with the holidays on top, oh boy, it's been non-stop...

So, here we are, going into another year; a rotation around Sol ends while another begins. A lot happened in 2024. things that changed my life, literally. I owe so much to this community, to the many artists who have helped me improve my art, to Edwin_at_work for helping me to finally find a career that i've quickly fallen in love with, and to Heartleaf Games and their staff and community for helping me get more comfortable with the community, and to the many new friends I keep making along the way. There were a lot of firsts that happened this year for me. First convention, first roommate experience at a con, first time travelling far away by myself, first furry friends, first commission of my fursona, first piece of art I was genuinely proud of, first time not being afraid to sit in the front row and speak up, first time finding myself, and first fursuit hug. there are many more, but these are the first that come to mind and are relevant here.

What happens in 2025? Quite frankly, I don't know and I don't care. I've never been a person to plan ahead, have back-up plans in case things don't go my way, and whatnot. I've always preferred to go with the flow and make the best with what I have, always optimistic, and finding a reason to smile in the face of despair. That being said, I don't do "resolutions" because I don't like making promises that I can't keep, nor do I want my life for the next year to be dictated by a single driving motivator. Instead, I like goals because they're things i've already been working towards, and are smaller, easier to work on, and just kind of exist. Like you and I in this world, we strive to do as we please, and a goal can be within the next 10 minutes or the next 10 years; there's never a reason to rush yourself. Slow down. Take your time. Enjoy the one life you know for sure that you get and make the most of it. Anyway, I digress! All of my goals are things that are a bit personal, so I won't share them, but there is one goal that I will share! I don't like a lot of what i've been doing and it doesn't feel right. And forget about backgrounds! Yuck. There are a lot of really great artists out there, and I message them all the time seeking advice, for which I will always be grateful for. There are a few new artists i've found this past year that I really want to study and ask questions. So, my goal for 2025 is to work hard at art, and find my style! Will I do a lot of art? Probably not, but the few that I do, I want to dedicate a lot more time to and stop trying to rush when I get frustrated, not being afraid to do something over. For years i've told other artists, and other people who are creatively inclined, to be proud of what they can do, rather than dwell on what they can't do. I need to finally start taking my own advice. And once I feel like i'm in a good spot, I want to maybe think about trying to take on commissions and/or maybe make some YCHs.

2025 is going to be a ride, for sure, as will no doubt be the next few years. Things haven't been the best for quite a while, but in spite of it all, we're all still here doing our best! So long as you guys keep going, then i'll keep going too, and I hope that it's mutual.

Take care, folks!

It's something i've been thinking and been curious about for a long time, and was never sure how to approach it. The furry community is predominantly queer though, and I feel like this is a safe place to sort of air my thoughts on this subject. Even if no one reads it. But...yeah, here goes.

Sheesh, where to begin? I want to say that this past June, pride month and everything, is when I wanted to say something to people, but I feel like I just couldn't. Maybe I wasn't sure yet, or was in denial, etc. For my whole life, i've always predominantly called myself straight, heterosexual, and the last couple of years I feel like i've been ignoring the signs of my potential bi-curiosity. It was hard to think for a while, and I never found myself attracted to men, but I admit that even thinking back to high school, I maybe found some guys cute...if that's even the right word. I don't know, i'm still sort of struggling through it as of now, but I know i've predominantly had an interest in girls. Growing up in a very conservative family, only my sister and I being more progressive, I suppose those thoughts and the idea of being a boy and saying "I have a boyfriend" always felt wrong, so i've subconciously suppressed them until recently. I guess you could say i've been easing my way into it though, dipping my toes into the pool, and as I write this, maybe standing knee-high in the water. Sort of still in denial for the most part, but maybe getting more comfortable and exploring the waters at a comfortable level. Anyway, what really got me curious to finally explore further was actually at Fusonacon, just last week as of this journal, and I met a lot of great people! Talking to a lot of them and being around many different people of different sexual identities I think helped me understand a lot more, and once again, get more comfortable and open to the idea of potentially not being as hetero as I thought I was. I realize over the years that there are some men that i've found attractive, although i've certainly developed a type being more...gentle, I guess? I don't want to say "feminine", for sake of not wanting to offend, but I can't think of a better word to necessarily use, so I apologize. I admit too that I realize i've even found some trans people attractive, namely trans-masculine, and that's the thing that really made me realize that I cannot call myself straight. I won't mention people directly, but one person I was talking to made me think a lot. The two things he said that got me was that calling myself heterosexual, if I ever got into a relationship with someone who was born female and doesn't identify that way would be offensive. Obviously, that's one of the last things that i'd want with someone I care about. The other thing that he was expressing to me is that romantic relationships don't need to be inherently sexual, which is something i've never really thought about.

Getting into it, i've been exploring those thoughts the last few months, and more heavily this past week, trying to get past this denial. Now, i've always called myself a skeptic, someone who wants to believe as many true things and as few false things as possible, and I feel like this is no different. As with all other true things, I want to know my true self, even if I don't like it. Although i've dabbled before, i've always sort of backed out, this being the first time i've been confident enought to start figuring out my identity. Talking to some other people I know, they've helped me understand some things too and pointed me to the LGBTQIA wiki, which has been a rabbit hole for sure. I've been reading for hours, opening other sources and talking to folks to make sure I understand things right and figure it out as best I can, which has been the hardest part. I guess a breakdown though, the easiest place to start is bisexuality, but I realize that's actually a little too specific, but also oddly vague when it came to describing my interests. Pansexual kind of works, but it feels too broad, and actually not specific enough. A nice in-between i've found though that I think describes me best, one that i've never heard of before, is omnisexual. Basically, pansexuality but where gender is taken into account, where pan doesn't consider gender. It fits better with my affinity for more feminine qualities and traits, I suppose, in spite of someone's identity. In tandem, I learned of the term gynesexual, which I think is also a fitting description of myself. Omnisexual makes sense, but maybe gynesexual just gets more specific as a sub-description? I don't know, but especially considering that I know for sure that I have no sexual attraction towards male genitals. From what I understand, that's a little more controversial though, because I guess focusing on genitals when it comes to this sort of thing can be considered transphobic. Sorry, not sorry, I think that's trying to just shame people for their preferences and that it's a dumb take; I can't control what i'm attracted to, and it's what's sparked this whole endeavor to begin with. Knowing that I have a low libido, i've also explored asexuality a bit too, and good grief, asexuality is SO much more complex than I thought it was! Nothing really fits me there though.

But yeah...there we go. It feels good to finally put this somewhere! So many thoughts swimming around for so long, and damn this is such a confusing topic, but I feel like i'm figuring it out. It's feels like i'm knocking down a wall that's been restricting the space i've been in for so long. Let's be real though, even if I fully open up and realize my true self, expanding my dating pool farther, i'm still going to be forever single. Lol. But hey, I guess you never really know. If anything, i'll be more open from here on.

This is one for the record, for sure! This past weekend, I finally attended not only my first furry convention, but my first ever convention in general; Fursonacon in Newport News Virginia! This a little bit of a tale and I will probably have a bit to say, so get comfy...

In October of 2022, The Delver's Guide to Beat World launched on kickstarter, and I don't remember how I found it, but all I remember is that I was on board immediately and got involved in their little community. In a way, Heartleaf has been my gateway into getting more involved in the furry community. In August of 2023, when things were expected to ship out, I inquired about picking up my stuff locally, seeing as their office is only an hour away. That ignited the idea of a whole local meet-up, and about 12 of us showed up to hang out and have a picnic, which Cullen burned many hot dogs. Now, while there, I was of course going to have them sign my book, but I was assured that they already did. Foolish of me, I decided not to check. Opening my box and opening up the book when I got home, I was disappointed to find out that it wasn't signed after all. Come November, I learned that Heartleaf games were the guests of honor at Fursonacon next year, and what kind of started as a joke to chase them down to get signatures, unbeknownst to me at the time, turned into a journey that I didn't realize that would quite frankly change my life; a little joke would turn into something so, so much more!

I wasn't sure for a while, booking my hotel in February of 2024, and only finally registering for 'god level' in May. First convention, I figured i'd go full send! Long story short, it was incredibly worth it! For months leading up to the convention, I was incredibly worried, anxious, excited, and was wondering if I was regretting my decision. I have always struggled with social anxiety to a very high degree, and although I had been working on it the past few years, this felt like another monster entirely, but it's something I really wanted to do in order to break free of those chains! I was about to drive 9 hours, 3 of which with a stranger, to a hotel to share a room with a stranger, and be in a building far from home full of people I don't know. But, as I was talking to people in discord and telegram, getting to know everyone beforehand, I was slowly getting more and more comfortable. 8 months went by very fast, and before I knew it, it was time to start driving! The guy I picked up was one of the coolest dudes I could have met, and we had a lot in common, with much great conversation being had. The more nerving part was meeting up with my roommate. Once we checked in, I was dead. Sat down in the lobby for a while, and actually bumped into another Delver, also from New York! Had a chat which helped get me going, then after a little confusion, my roommate and I finally met up and went to the room to get set up, and get to know one another a little bit. Being that I was hundreds of miles from home, alone, I don't know what I was thinking sharing a room to begin with, but I love the people in this community and was confident that they wouldn't be a bad apple...and saving money was desirable. I honestly don't think I could have had shared a room with anyone better! He and I clicked so damn well, we just could not stop talking at the end of the day. It was like we already had a trusting bond that was built on a lifetime! Between them, the Delver's, hanging out with folks who were in the god level, I think I can happily say that I made a few friends, on top of meeting lot of wonderful people. One thing I learned too is how easy it seems to be to make connections and how fast word gets around. I found out later from the guy I picked up on the way down, who decided to volunteer, that I was apparently someone being talked about a little bit. It was interesting to experience, because on the last two days, I was having people recognizing my badge and approach me to say hello. Going back to my social anxiety, and thinking back, it's crazy how it wasn't very prevalent. Everyone at the convention was as friendly and welcoming as they are online, brining a certain comfort to the atmosphere. Not a single person felt like a stranger.

Speaking on people i've met, probably the one that got me the most excited is a fursuit maker! I was thinking about it for a few months prior and found someone who fits pretty much identical to what I was looking for. Lost him the first few days, but finally bumped into him the last day and inquired about the maker! Funny chain of events, I found my roommate and told him, who asked why I didn't get a picture. So, an hour later I searched him out, only to find that he was with a group of friends and got a picture of them all. Well, the one guy there honestly fit was I was looking for that much more, and got their information too, getting more details afterwards. Currently, I am now on his waitlist for my first ever fursuit! Being a hobby maker, I will be waiting for quite a while, but it will no doubt be well worth it!

Considering the convention itself, I didn't really know what to expect going in. I packed clothes for the weekend, had money to spend, and printed out a schedule with things highlighted that I was interested in. Honestly, I wonder if maybe I was trying to do a little too much and should have done a little more 'going with the flow', as it were. On friday, things went great, but I had cleaned up and changed, got into bed, and went to review the schedule for saturday...which began in 10 minutes, and I wanted to go to the next two panels! Sleep deprived on saturday, I once more pushed to do everything I wanted to do, anxiety was high, and I was overwhelmed with stimulation! Despite trying to keep it contained, and my wonderful roommate being very comforting, which helped a lot, I did eventually have an emotional breakdown. Going into sunday in general was very emotional, but I think by the end of the day I had come to terms with the circumstances, pushing the despair aside, and was able to reflect on the weekend in a positive light. Even saying goodbye, although difficult, and I was very reluctant to leave, the fur who was carpooling with me helped keep my mind in check, telling me "Soon there will be nothing here, so there's no reason to stick around." After chasing some folks down, Heartleaf and thanking the con chairman, Tyr, it was a long and heartfelt goodbye to my roommate, mostly because we couldn't stop talking again. He is for sure one of many that I will miss, but likewise, one of many I hope to keep in touch with forever.

Overall, the convention was an incredible mix of emotions leading up to, during, and afterwards. The drive home for sure allowed me to process everything that I experienced, so by the time I arrived home and exhausted, I feel like my mind was at ease. It was so strange though, that as I was trying to sleep after such an active weekend, it's like I kept getting flashbacks, hearing crowds of people, fursuiters walking around, artists scribbling away, and it was like I was back from where I just came from. Not dreaming, but more like hallucinating, if that makes sense. Fun fact, the shirt I got from god tier is the first graphic t-shirt i've owned in about 12 years! But waking up, I thought that maybe I would be lost, not really knowing what to do, but instead I hopped online and started talking to people. I think it really helped me sort of acclimate back to "reality", as it were. I don't like saying that though, because what I experienced was very real, but for that weekend, I didn't think about anything from regular day-to-day life. I was focused purely on the community and desired nothing else. When I finally arrived home and I woke up later that day, I felt lost. My first thought was that I wanted to go downstairs and start talking to mingling with people, so I was instead just walking around for a while unsure of what to do. Not wanting to do much of anything, I opened discord and telegram and started talking with everyone. All while writing this journal, it's helped air out my thoughts so much and made the 'post-con depression', I guess, manageable. I was already thinking about it a few times during the weekend, and once i've gotten home, I am already planning my next convention.

For a long time I think I've been struggling to find a place where I really belong and relate to, people I can always trust and rely on. The small friend groups i've always been a part of, although I love them a lot, has been the same stuff for years on end! I'm growing and changing as a person, and although I will always enjoy those things, I desire more. I want to meet new people, and I want to find that clique that I belong to. I think after so long, and after 7 years since officially calling myself a furry (2017), I think I finally found it. This is it. These are my people!

Time to dump some things out of my brain and onto "paper". As I follow more and more people and discover more and more cool characters...it's getting excessive. Lol. My main thing is if I want to draw, what better way than to get practice drawing a large variety of species, colors, settings, clothing, and whatnot? Although everything I draw will be in the context of my own universe, I get to practice drawing and other get free artwork! This will no doubt be an ever-expanding list that I will do my best to chip away at.

Princess
Kaytarayn
Selina
Pretty much everyone ^^
ARA, Zofie, Ayn, Vale, Rane
Vasira
Yubbi
Esther
Gadreon
Edwin
Glüst, Silianor, Anna, Haassa
Richelle, Nix, Alishka
Spuydjeks
Thalia
Nadine
Kirina
Alex
Rue
Triss, Talien
Sage, Erika, Harley, Jamie, Worgen
Syndra
Lucian and Enrizu
Mira
Purrity
Leila
Rita
Najani

I honestly don't write that title lightly. I struggled for many years with what to do with my life, where I should go for work, if I should go to school, all questions in between, and was worried I would be stuck in an endless loop of nothing jobs. I watched friends I grew up with get great jobs, get degrees, buy houses, and start families...but I was just stuck and felt like I was behind.

Now, I never knew that 'job coach' was even a profession until a few months ago, as of this journal, until an ad popped up at the top of the webpage right here on FurAffinity. Needless to say, it caught my eye, and after looking around Edwin's profile and was intrigued, so I reached out. the services he had listed didn't really fit what I needed, as I was just looking for some guidance to try and nail down what to do with myself. Long story short, we did it! We scheduled the introductory session, got acquainted, and I was pleased enough to move on to two more sessions. In probably about 3 hours total, as we tended to go overtime, I learned so much about the job industry that I never knew about and was walked through a rather simple process as well as exercises to help narrow things down. After that, I had a very clear mind as to what I wanted to do! Over the course of the next month, I thought long and hard, weighing options and trying to feel out exactly what career path was going to be the best choice for me, and now here I am being granted an opportunity in an industry that screams my name as well as about to chase after a degree.

 Edwin_at_work was quite a treat to work with, very fun to not just talk to, but I feel like I could listen to him talk on and on for hours. The way things were explained to me was just beautiful, the process he put me through was very easy to understand, and he was very willing to hear me out in return and understand exactly what I want. Not a single minute was wasted in any session and Edwin is a true professional who is more than worth the price of admission. Keep in mind too, the introductory session is free! We even had chances to chat after sessions, and it was like talking to a good friend who I had known for years, completely losing track of time, turning our regular 3 hours into roughly 6 overall spent. I think anyone who is a similar situation, maybe graduating and not sure what exactly to do with your degree, having trouble putting together a good resume or understanding interviews and the hiring process, literally anything job related that you're not sure on, Edwin's your guy, and again, the first session is free, so no excuses!

I've linked Edwin's profile three times now (incoming fourth and fifth), because I cannot express how much you should at least just take a look, and if anything, at least browse through his job search tips. Here, i'll even save you a click this time and send you directly to Edwin's carrd.

Your future is nothing to play around with, and i've learned that it's never too late to chase after it. Just remember that when you reach out, he's a HARE, not a rabbit, and if you do make that mistake, you will get a lecture!

Just a list of people who I want to commission! Formerly on my userpage, but it's time to clean it up! This will be updated regularly for years to come!

lycangel F-R95 Binxxy JakeSeeker spacepoptart foxovh Silvermoonfox pkuai Paper_Demon Fleet-Foot Xupo angrycontra NinthEclipse Tohgjen Cereus93 Enkie forbiddendraws Rexwind KAGIROSHI Gomeo DannoItanArt hophwind smiju LockworkOrange plgdd Tril-Mizzrim Miosha lukathekingapple Spuydjeks harukoharuko tatujapa Lawkie by_dream Ale-Tie Myke_Greywolf LittleFreckles Raiyk alienangel rokso_draws PurpleLemons SineAlas Kirchen Valdihr hale. Hicheeras thelupinprincess Frayfur Zephra Monian RhaelRasputin fluffyw0lf hndmDY


A little out of my budget, but maybe one day
Dimi_Kendal_101 Wyla GoldenDruid LynnCore Aurru koul Basilllisk nightskrill OKITHAU KyotoKisha15 Kirena-Kaya Delki teranen Orphen-Sirius foufi Eruca Smileeeeeee ShinigamiGirl Royz hibbary JuliatheDragonCat Etrosamu

Right then, I have finally gone through the trouble of creating the regional borders and main cities on the projection of the reference sheets for my planets! But they may be confusing or not make sense, so I am going to try and make sense of them for you! The idea was to give as much detail as possible while also keeping things as simple as possible:

Regions
So, regions were probably the most difficult to determine, because on one hand I have clear borders in mind, but then there are also tectonic plates to consider, as well as climates and inspirations so I tried to kill all four birds with one stone. Although the continents and continental drift are a somewhat obvious, I still might draw more obvious lines, but they aren't very important. Anyways, i'd say that the representation of borders is the most accurate, although more so on Eden and Hodr than Typhon. Basically, these function best to describe explanations about each area for climates, inspirations, and factions. But what exactly the heck even is a region? Well, a region is basically just my cop-out in order to not create 100 different countries and geopolitical structures. Are there different countries within each region? Most certainly! Although this would be more prevalent on Eden and somewhat on Hodr, while Typhon is a collective super-society. You see why this was a bit difficult now? Lol. But that's basically the jist of it!

TL;DR, regions give clear borders of like-minded societies while keeping inspirations clearly separated, as well as lightly detail differences in climates.

Cities
The first thing you might see and think when you look at these are "Hey, there's no way your planet is this big with so few cities", and you'd be right! The main idea for the cities was for two reasons: One, to give ample storytelling in the future as landmarks, and two, to show diversity of inspirations within regions...it's also easier than creating thousands of cities and towns for each planet. So although they absolutely exist, and i'll make things up as I go along, it's not necessary on paper. Although Mar is probably most accurate with the amount of cities it has. But anyways, in the future I will start labelling my art, and saying a piece "takes place direction of insert city about this far at insert time", and will detail a better picture of the regions as I draw!

TL;DR, cities serve as landmarks for storytelling as well as give a rough idea of inspirational borders within regions, which is why they're spaced out like they are.

Right-o, these planets are officially done, if not requiring some small cleanup now. In the meantime, you might also notice a lot of these names sound familiar, and they should be! I struggle with names, especially that many, so I just scrolled through my following list, plucked names from my favorite artists and their characters! In the meantime, moons are next as well as some other miscellaneous space stuff, but i'll leave those as a surprise. I've also been playing around with the idea of setting up a website of some kind, but i'm still not 100% sure yet.

Sidenote, in regard to the previous journal, i've been studying and practicing diligently whenever I can! It's difficult, but I hope it will be worth it in the end.

I love how in my last journal, I thought 3 months was a long time for an update, and now we're here 6 months later instead and I didn't even bat an eye. Lol.

Anyways, yes, pretty much all the planets I want to do are done! You can check out the tab in my gallery of just the planets here! So, what next? Well, I guess the star systems being done are only kind of true. I'm thinking about bring the one back now that I have a better idea of my own galaxy and where I'm going with it, but I still need to come up with some moons. With that, I decided that I'm going to be naming them after all my favorite artists, so that's going to be fun. In the meantime, I have been bothering a lot of other artists and gathering advice on background work. It's something I haven't done a lot of, and something I really need to practice more on. So, what's really next is actually drawing and fleshing out my worlds, and finally showing everyone what things look like on the ground! I also plan on reaching out and offering to draw people's characters and probably doing plenty of free YCH's to practice drawing various species.

Been trying to think if there's anything more, but I guess that's it! I've been learning a lot recently, and I'm super grateful to all of the artists that tolerate my pestering. Lol. I'm very excited to see...well, just everything! I'm looking forward to how much more I will improve this year and how my galaxy will end up beginning to develop.

Gonna start 2024 with a bang! Have a wonderful holiday, y'all!

It occurred to me that it's been months since I wrote one of these, so I though it was time to put a small update for those who care.

I have quite a few art pieces that I have started, and even almost finished, but honestly, things have been difficult recently and I haven't had much time for almost anything let alone drawing. Between working full time streaming on Twitch (which has been going very well), and trying to find time for friends and family...i've been consistently exhausted. Hopefully I can start uploading some kind of art soon. I feel that I am slowly getting better at drawing overall, and always learning if/when I pick up my tablet!

Anyways, that's really it. Until next time!

Haven't really had much motivation to draw much, so I figured instead i'd finally go ahead and get the official reference sheets for my planets! If you can really call them that, I guess.

The idea, as I mentioned before, is that everything I draw is going to be taking place on one of the planets, so it'll really just be a cool visual feedback. But, in the vein of them sort of being reference sheets, who knows, I might do some space stuff, so we will need to know what they look like from space. The idea I originally had though is when I upload something, I would have some information in the description of that art piece, along with linking it back to the planet sheets if anyone is curious on the lore of my little galaxy.

And speaking of lore!...only an idea, but i'm thinking about making a website if I really get more dedicated to drawing. This would go into extreme detail, a lot more than i'd care to type on FA uploads, as well as long biographies for characters as well as tons of history, information about weapons, ships, other vehicles, etc. That would be quite the project that i'd love to do, but we'll see what happens.

Small update and it's pretty straightforward with the title. I always had an idea for the lore behind the Chimera galaxy and the creatures that live on it's planets, but I feel like I may have been a little over my head. Wanted to have something huge and fleshed out, but things started becoming very long and complicated, so I think i'm going to cut things down and consolidate, make it simpler to start, and expand on it more later! In the meantime, it has taken a very long time, but I am finally almost finished with my fursona's official design! I only hope that I can show him off soon, but I am very slow with my art. After i'm done with him though, the plan is to start working on the official planet designs! Very excited to start drawing space stuff and maybe start putting together official designs for other characters that I have planned out.

Last small thing, as bit of a teaser, I decide some time ago that just reading is kind of boring, plus i'm not good at it, and individual pieces of artwork don't convey all that i'd like to tell...so in order to tell my stories, I have started brainstorming comics! I want to at least start sketching storyboards sometime this year, but currently, it's just all in my head and not even on paper.

That's it! Figured it's been a little bit, so i'd go ahead and write something. Be sure to keep an eye out in the coming months!

So, mentioned just the idea in my last journal, but I have been working like crazy, although not drawing much, to build my little universe! I am a massive astronomy person, always have been, and I am going a little bit more in depth than I really need to just because I can! They'll be relevant through any artwork I do though, I assure you. But i'm literally talking about the orbital distance they are from thier respective sun, orbital period and day length in Earth time, the Keplerian ratio, atmospheric pressure, surface gravity and mass scaled compared to Earth, and the average surface temperature. So yeah, a lot of fun research has been had over the last few months and i'm having a lot of fun designing these. With that, I have 11 planets across 3 different star systems...so far. I think this number is fine, all the planets are going to be very different, and I have a vision for most of them! Everything is still on paper though, so i'll probably be uploading some concept art at some point just to share something, so keep an eye on scraps over the next few months. (Although, i'll probably upload everything planet related to scraps because it's not furry.) Thinking about taking it a step further too and going full on galaxy with star clusters, comets, asteroid belts, and just the works! We'll see on the rest of that, but definitely been a fun little side project for myself, but I will say that a lot of ideas I had that I explained in my first journal have definitely shifted.

Anyways, yeah, that's what i've been up to! Like when I wrote my last journal in March, I notice I get more and more followers every time I get a commission or otherwise upload, so I almost feel obligated to maybe write these every now and again. Keep in mind though that when I said "keep an eye out over the next few months"...I really do mean months. As I said before, art is not my primary thing, so although i'll try to upload some stuff soon, I don't think i'll have all of the full concepts out until probably end of winter, and even longer for the official stuff. Though i'm having fun with it, so we'll see what happens. Definitely really excited to actually draw them out in program! Designing planets like this is something i've been doing since I was little, but to have something in-depth and solidified that I can get detailed and build on is like a small dream come true for me, as silly as it is. I have a lot of fun lore stuff going on in the background too to go along with these planets and star systems, and along with that, I might be coming up with a couple of my own custom species and various creatures!...maybe even fauna, but I don't know quite yet.

Some teasers: 3 star systems with 3 different color suns, red, blue and green! And although I know green stars don't exist, heck it, it's a blue giant that is a more greenish hue. I have a planet that is on fire, one that's all wasteland and badlands, another that is about 85% water that is constantly bombarded with tsunamis in coordination with the orbit of their moons, and a cold volcano planet absolutely rich with minerals. Then there's of couple gas giants, a typical ice planet, and one that is 92% rainforest with only a single large lake and an elaborate ecosystem of rivers. A lot of inspiration for these that I will detail when I show them off!

Honestly just now noticing that I have followers! Lol. So, to anyone who reads this, hello! Sorry i'm not much of an artist, it's sort of a sudden on/off hobby for me; like a type of hyper fixation. But I have actually been working on a few things here and there! I love my character Mallene, but in the meantime, i've been putting a bit of work into my fursona's design. First rendition, and I want him to represent me as best I can! Also, kind of been addicted to creating characters too, so we'll see when/if they ever get put onto digital paper. I've actually taken a bit of inspiration from one of my favorite artist's, FluffKevlar, and started building my own little universe where my characters would interact! Been focusing more on the sci-fi universe i've been creating more so than the characters, but I hope it'll all come together one day! I just wish I had more drive to draw. But yes, i'm coming up with a little sci-fi group of characters that takes inspiration from many different things, and i'm also trying to come up with some kind of fantasy world as well. Even though Mallene is a vulpera from World of Warcraft and technically already has a universe, wanted to do sort of my own fantasy land. Main motivation and idea for that was mostly just because I love drawing and coming up with medieval weapons and armor. One of those things i've always drawn since I was little, and getting more creative with that kind of thing in my Dungeons and Dragons group, maybe i'll go a little crazy!

Overall, hope one day I can find the motivation to really start drawing and get better at it! I truly do envy all of the people I see drawing fantastic art, but then I remember that we all start somewhere...just a matter of being more consistent. Lol. I cannot tell you how many scrap ideas I have floating around though between sticky notes, and things I sketch on my phone, or things I actually started and then forgot about. We'll see what happens though.