Honesty Is Such a Frogly Word
Honest Artist Meme, borrowed from :iconhellypse:. Let's go!
A genre/style I've tried but decided it isn't for me:
Painterly. I am not good at painting in real media OR digital. My wife prefers it, but I like my weird, boxy Photoshop color style.
Common art advice I find hard to follow:
Work to understand that which you struggle to draw. I don't understand human-made structures, vehicles, etc. I don't know how they work so I struggle to draw them from the inside out.
Biggest art-related fear:
That I will become too disabled to draw, or die, before I can produce my graphic novel. Pesky!
A project I've been putting off:
Said graphic novel. Oh, I've done a LOT of concept stuff, both here and on Patreon. But are you holding a book with my name on it? You are not. At least not yet.
A subject I feel like I'll never master:
"Never" isn't a word I like to entertain, but I don't think I'll ever go fully digital. It's a combination of genuinely enjoying real media, and not having the funding to upgrade my equipment.
On a scale of 1 to 10, I rate my artistic skills:
10s, 10s, 10s across the board. And also a 1, and sometimes a cool 5.5.. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. A scale can't contain all this artistic complexity.
A subject or theme I avoid in my work:
Besides my queasiness when it comes to drawing architecture and/or a damn car, the theme of abuse is extremely hard for me to write. I do it anyway sometimes, but it hurts me, and there are lines I don't cross because my heart is big and soft and dumb.
The most challenging project I've ever worked on:
Surviving art college.
How I deal with creative blocks:
By respecting them. If you can't draw it usually means you have something that needs your focus in real life. Let it happen. Be patient with yourself. Art will be there when you get back.
A skill I stopped learning (and have no regrets):
This is a bit of a confusing question, but I'll try. I'm glad I grew out of trying to emulate other artists'/genres' styles. It's a stepping stone and it's a good place to start, but eventually an artist has to evolve into their own individual.
How I handle criticism and feedback:
I dislike uninvited criticism, but I also understand the nature of the internet. There is little difference between uninvited criticism and hostility at this point. That said, an artist needs feedback, or their work will become stagnant and they will have nothing for which to strive. Is it too mundane to say "let's talk about it, but let's also not throw shit like a bunch of zoo animals"?
My biggest motivator as an artist:
I kind of can't really DO anything else. I don't human all that well. This is who I am and what I got.
A skill I have that won't pay the bills:
Long story short, I have to maintain a day job. You've got to do what you've got to do to survive.
A project I abandoned and why:
I guess we could talk about Junior Gala. I'll love it forever, but I can also say the same about the other fancomics I don't have time for anymore. At this point in my life I can do a fancomic or I can work on my personal projects, but not both, unfortunately. Also I didn't even enjoy the final few seasons of MLP. Stale cupcakes.
A color I rarely use and why:
Never really thought too much about this, but remember when the combination of red and black was just a couple of colors? Now if you dare use them you're at risk of being an edge lord and I can't have that, I simply can't. I liked Sonic 2 but that's about it!
A hobby or interest that competes with art:
The entire non-art part of my life.
A place I feel most creative:
My studio on Sunday night at about 9pm, when it would be VERY much against my best interests to start work on a creative endeavor.
A place I feel least creative:
Kind of anywhere outside of my studio. I'm something of a homebody.
The most unexpected inspiration for my art:
The day job, to be honest. I never expected I would integrate office humor into my comics. I would apologize to Val, but I could spend my life apologizing to Val.
My main challenge as an artist this year:
The same thing we do every year, Pinkie. MAINTAIN THE BALANCE. Art for clients, art for personal projects, art for entertainment, day job, family, rest and health, stability. Repeat next year.
Changes To My Gallery
Hello friends. You may recall that some of my older MLP art was focused on grownup versions of young characters from the canon. I had been under the erroneous impression that if a young character grew up into an adult they could do adult things, but according to DA I was wrong. If this has upset you in any way, I apologize. While I have never posted outright uncensored sex on DA, I have in the past posted "sexy" things. I won't be doing anything of the sort in the future. I have attempted to remove anything from my gallery that could possibly go against DA's policies. If you want to see sexy art, it will be found exclusively on FA, under Mature tags. None of this is up for debate.
Nice Try
Well, time to go public. I did not last long at all in the Graduate program. I set one foot back in school and it ripped my leg off at the pelvis, chewed me up, spit me out, and set my remains on fire. I will not be getting my Masters degree at this time. Or maybe ever. Nice try, Kae.
That said, I am back and very present with all of your commission needs. Returning to what I do best.
Commission pricing: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10574570/
Commission TOS: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10689517
Kae's Commission Terms Of Service
There seems to be some confusion lately as to my terms of service, particularly for my new clients; I'll clear that up here. These terms may be subject to updates.
Please know that all of my penciling is done in graphite and my inking is done in Micron. For this reason, I only do WIPs if they are expressly requested by the client. In such a case, I will provide one free WIP while still in the graphite stage. Due to the nature of sketches, WIPs will not be provided for sketch commissions.
My art may not be used for NFTs or AI training (can't believe I have to say this). Please do not trace, resell or redistribute anything that I draw. If I draw you something and you want to post it on your page with a link back to me, you can.
I don't have a problem with drawing NSFW art of consenting adult characters, but this will only be posted on FurAffinity. If you see it anywhere else, it's been redistributed, and not by me.
I reserve the right to reject any commission offer that I don't want to take. Things that I won't draw include, but are not limited to: architecture, vehicles, complex backgrounds, mecha, hyper, overt violence, non-con (of ANY kind), child characters in any situation that could be interpreted as REMOTELY sexual, scat/piss/vomit, or themes of homophobia/transphobia/racism. Thanks for not asking!
If you want me to draw another creator's character, you must get their express permission and give me proof thereof. I will always give them credit if I know who they are.
Payment must be made in full before I begin your piece. You can pay through Paypal or Kofi.
Overrated Vs. Overloved?
Do you think there's a difference between a character/property/movie being overrated or simply given too much attention from those who love it because it's genuinely lovable?
FROZEN is a pretty good example. I'm 99% sure, dear reader, that you hate FROZEN. Of course you do. But is it because it's a horrible/ mean spirited/ offensive/ boring/ poorly animated movie? Or is it because at the time of its birth, exactly no one would shut the fuck up about it long enough for us to get a few minutes of sleep?
When something gets too much attention, it starts to breed contempt. We begin to search desperately for weaknesses in that beautiful armor for something to hate. Olaf overstayed his welcome. Hans was a lame villain. Elsa was weak and we all hate a weak protagonist. But in the beginning there, Olaf was making funny jokes about being impaled. Hans was the first twist villain and for a second in time he fooled us all. Elsa's "weakness" was better viewed as a brave portrayal of anxiety and abuse. FROZEN isn't overrated so much as we were all stuffed full of delicious ice cream, and now we're all lactose intolerant and we hate Coldstone Creamery and everything for which it stands.
I'm a big offender here. If everyone loves it, I tend not to trust it. I didn't get into MLP until season 4 because my friends would not shut their yaps about how ALL FIRED GREAT it was. By the time I decided they might be on to something, most of them had decided it was overrated. As we all know, the first (your level of tolerance here) seasons of MLP were more than worthy of our love. Maybe too worthy.
I feel that "overrated" describes something that genuinely does not deserve the hype it gets, because it is genuinely not all that good. Not in retrospect, now that we've all grown up and know better about Hans. In reality. I understand that I have to give up my lifetime furry card when I say this, but I've had enough of Zootopia to last me forever (especially that damn Shakira song). Is the movie (and the song) bad? Not at all. But I've had enough ice cream.
What properties/characters/movies do you think are overloved, and which are overrated?