|
|
|
Its been about a week and a half since the big blowup about the closeness of my artwork to the pose references I used. People have apparently been 'discussing' it offsite, harassing people possessing my artwork via IM and PM to the point where they felt they had to get new art for pets, and just generally throwing about a lot of ill will. People have asked me why I don't just up and defend myself, take the flamers and accusers on head on? Why am I leaving Gaia, taking my art off my sites, and offering refunds?
Well firstly, I'm of the opinion that people believe things they wish to believe, and arguing with them really doesn't change those beliefs, it just leads to more strenous and heated arguing. Just toss a political or religious view into a conversation and see what I mean, or ask Tom Cruise about his life after being accused of being Gay or a psychotic mind puppet of the Church of Scientology. Ask a teenager in high school about regaining her reputation when some popular crowd tells everyone she slept with the football team. Truth is relative, and it's relativity is entirely based on what someone believes is true. Evidence to the contrary, even if delivered by the hand of God, is viewed as suspect.
The internet is a particularly volatile place when it comes to perceived truths, because it's much harder to disprove accusations, rumors, or speculation. And it's much, much easier to accuse, flame, troll, and speculate about others, because there is the cushion of it just being words on a page, or a cute little avatar on the screen. No consequences to trying to wreck someone's life when it's online, are there? At least none harsh enough to make people think twice.
So after the initial blast of what occurred, I felt a lot of very conflicting emotions. I was shocked that people thought it was traced. And having some people I considered friends, people who I thought knew me better than that, believe the accusations hurt me really badly. There's this extreme sort of epiphany that occasionally occurs online. We live in this delusion that life on the internet is as good as RL, that our friendships with people we have never seen before can be as strong, as true, and as solid. We believe that we can know people, and they can know us, based on that limited interaction. But then something happens that shows us who our friends really are. And the ones we were mistaken about, if we've really invested in those people, well that can be completely devastating.
I was more than hurt though. I was disgusted. With Gaia, with the community, with the witch hunting attitude, with the way this came about. No one had come to me and said, "hey, that picture looks an awful lot like this photo, can you explain? Instead, someone posted said picture, and said photo, and and overlay, and declared it traced, in a public thread after the larger picture that one was a part of won a contest. It was done that way to be sure to get the full effect of the backlash of course. There was no courtesy, no thought for the feelings of the contest promoters, the other people in the thread, and of course none for me. The latter I could live with, the former was inexcusable. Furthermore, the thread was locked before my lengthy response defending my art could be posted. Then a barrage of signatures showed up with the same accusations, and a lot of crowing went on about it in threads. I was getting PMs from people I thought would know better, asking for refunds on pets they got a year ago, or art they got a week ago. Friends who I've told 100 times I reference claiming I never told them. Or by that moment, former friends.
On the other side of things, I had people PMing and IMing me their support, their notations that it couldn't be traced because of this, this, and this. How an artist should be able to see that it was a strong reference, and certainly a pose jacking (which I've proclaimed I do since I came to Gaia almost 3 years ago). I had complete strangers defending me, and some people little more than aquaintances becoming violently vocal on my behalf, causing things to escalate. The last thing I wanted was an escalation because that meant it spreading to people with pets I drew, people from my shops, friends, websites, and other things suffering for their association with the conflict. I decided, some think hastily, that I needed to leave, to stop that before it went to far.
I'm unemployed at the moment. I'm trying to supplement my husband's (thankfully sufficient for our current needs) income with commission work, and an accusation of tracing? That could keep me from bringing in funds, no matter if it isn't true. As someone trying to work on starting a family, that extra income isn't merely nice, it's necessary. So in a snap reaction to protect my FUTURE, I tried to get rid of my past. All my Gaia related artwork was pulled down off my DA account and my website. I refunded one piece of art and a pet. I handed over my Silva Regia pet shop in maintenance mode to the staffers who had worked so hard for me over the past couple years, and who I knew I could trust the spirit of my concept to, and gave the pet owners permission to have future stages drawn by artists for them, and the option of a refund otherwise if they wanted to let go of the pet and not be in the midst of conflict. People ask me why would I do that? Because I know how Gaia works. I've seen cliques come down on someone, and then demonize everyone associated with that person for months or even years afterwards. I've seen other artists or shop owners suffer for their friendships with someone. Seen the hate threads pop up, the websites develop, the chats take off. I didn't want anyone to have their own bit of commerce on Gaia suffer because of that if they didn't want to take that on. Those people paid for their art from me, and I wanted them to have that option if they felt it necessary. Thankfully, with one exception, they all decided to stick with the art and their characters. Thank you for that guys, it means a lot to me. I didn't think about the IODM characters I'd done. They were free for the recipients of them so I didn't think the users would have any problems as they hadn't paid for art from me. That would prove to be untrue later.
Anyway, I did these things in a quick effort to salvage what I could of my life outside of Gaia. And after a lot of crying and a lot of anger I decided to give it two weeks to tie up loose ends and then leave. I didn't want to be a part of that sort of community anymore. I was disappointed in it, and sickened by it, and offended enough to leave in spite of the $600+ worth of donations I had invested in the site since 2003. It was no longer a place I could feel good about being a part of, because the parts of it I spent 95% of my time in had turned me into some kind of mythical artistic antichrist, without hearing my side of things. I resigned my helper status, and posted my notices, and I walked away for a while, trying to get my head together.
I came back to even worse things, discovering that while I was silent, things had been escalating, rather than 'blowing over' like I'd hoped. I learned in the last week and a half who was a true friend, and who was so busy trying to maintain their status with others that they'd feed me to sharks at the drop of a hat. I discovered who had tried to communicate their support and concern for my well being, and who remained stonily silent. I found out that leaving was as damning as staying, that trying to keep the arguments from escalating was apparently worse than trying to let it die and make a clean break from the site.
I came back to accusations from FRIENDS that I was slamming them with a alleged mule account. Friends I had defended three ways to sunday on this site for 2+ years. I came back to find out that a pet owner I had gifted with their pet was being crucified because their character's art was by me. CRUCIFED. The first I heard of this was when they sent me a PM, telling me they'd decided to have their official art replaced due to harassment by Gaia users. I was overly sensitive, as the wording of the PM made it seem like they'd bent to the will of the masses and shopped around for new art before coming to tell me they were being harassed.
If they'd told me first, I'd have been happy to encourage them to do so, but being told after the fact, and being told I was still a friend in the same PM really wounded me, when I was already feeling vulnerable due to the escalation and the silences I had noted by friends. And their dropping my art just seemed to be part and parcel of telling the world they believed I traced it. I reacted harshly, and for that I am sorry, but at the same time they then went and published my response to others, rather than hash it out with me. I became demonized again for a bad reaction to feeling hurt by someone I gave a gift to and put my heart into drawing for. Especially as the art had been criticized prior and I had gone to them asking if they were ok with it and willing to alter it for them if they weren't. They refused to let me alter it. So although many would like to see me as an a*****e for my response, there was a reason for it.
That was one of many things that confirmed to me that it was time to move on from Gaia. I wanted to pull the rest of my art for the shop, but another user, bless them, was adamant about keeping it. I IMPLORE those of you on this "Sajhiri traces" bandwagon NOT to take it out on the users who have pets with my art. They didn't draw the art, harassing people for wanting my art is not kosher, it's downright deplorable. Oh and of course this sort of harassment was all conducted offsite on another forum, and via IMs, where Gaia couldn't do anything about it. Such bravery from the masses! Not. And that just cements my desire to get away from this community I used to love, a month shy of my 3 year gaiaversary.
I am not getting rid of my items or my account. I know that feelings change in time, and that what seems like a good idea today might seem stupid 6 months from now. But I'm not going to engage in the community for the next year or so. Although I will be logging in once a week or so to check PMs (as I don't feel like being banned if someone decides 6 months from now they deserve a refund for something they were offered already and didn't act on - as we ALL know that happens far too often.) I won't be posting. In the event that the community alters its attitudes by this time next year, I'll return if I haven't outgrown forums as a whole. If it hasn't, I'll come back to blow my items out for commissions so I can at least have something to show for my $600 in donations.
Now, on to the final part of this, my response to the accusations. I waited this long to see how people would stand on their own without my having to shriek over the wailing and teeth gnashing in my own defense. The result wasn't pretty, but for the benefit of those who HAVE stood by me, I offer the following explanations. I doubt that they will be heavily believed, because as I stated before, people believe what they want to believe... Be it to avoid conflict, out of a desire for popularity, acceptance, or status, to feel better about themselves by pushing someone else down, to support a friend, to have something to believe in, people choose what they want to be the truth, and they tend to not be swayed by it, no matter what is presented to the contrary. So for what it's worth, here is my side of things.
I've been referencing for about 16 years, since I was taught to in college by my professors. We had to eyeball works by the Masters, draw from photos and other art. This was to teach us proportion and control, and the ability to look at something and reproduce it by hand. Enough practice at this was supposed to teach us anatomy, how the body worked, how weight was distributed, and hopefully to keep our realism looking realistic. We were taught always to use a reference, never to draw without one. I spent 3.5 years as an art major doing this. Then I spent the rest of my life doing it as a hobby.
When I changed majors, I began working in a mall to help pay for school. I worked at a kiosk beside an airbrushing one. I became friends with the gentleman who owned that shop, and bought an airbrush from him. He began giving me lessons with it, in the hopes he could hire me to work for him, as he had only one other employee, and that employee was leaving in a few months. The majority of the shop's income was from painting portraits on tshirts and other items, lots of children's pictures, mother and father pictures, wedding pictures, athlete pictures, etc. He set me to refining my referencing further, because it has to be as exact as possible when you airbrush someone's grandchild on a sweatshirt. They don't want a cariacture, they want an actual reproduction of the picture. My sketch reproductions of photos became much better, but sadly, I couldn't control the airbrush itself worth a damn. But I took what I learned from him and have continued to use it to this day.
When I draw a picture, as I can't afford live models, and most of my friends and family would rather have bamboo shoved under their nails rather than pose for me, I tend to use pictures from magazines as references. In most cases I alter them significantly, but pressed for time due to a contest deadline, I failed to do that on the picture in question. Big mistake on my part, and it's certainly not the first time I did that to meet a deadline, but in this case was trying to get a huge piece done for someone I think the world of, representing her creation on as wide a scale as I could muster. So I used the pose as is, altering the clothing minorly, the hair, adding some other things of the character. In my process, I start with the typical stick figure, then the shapes, and then I begin refining. This takes a while and I continue refining by referring to the photo, especially angles on limbs, because if those aren't right, the weight distribution looks completely off. A lot of my art people have made that very comment on, and so I've worked at it, apparently to my own detriment. Even so, in the picture in question, closely looking at it, you can see that I screwed up here and there. But again, pressed for time, I moved on. You can reference closely by training your eye to measure distances between notable changes in curves, widths of limbs, and angles. I've actually used a protractor at times to get angles right (what can I say, my husband is an engineer). This is something those art institutes used to try to teach as well, by using grids laid over images and under your sketch. Remember those "Draw Tippy" ads in TV guide? Ok, I'm probably showing my age too much there. Needless to say, they were prolific, and this was an artistic school of through that thrived when I was learning to draw.
Once the lines are done (much like a standard line drawing, though not nearly as neat and tidy... I go through a LOT of stick erasers, the white plastic kind, and I have to do a LOT of levels adjustments and erasing of my smudgey heavily erased sketches after I scan them) I add shading to my pencil drawing (on paper sized 11 x 14 typically). If the lighting is in the same direction as I intended, then I base the shading on the photo. Because honestly, I'm just not that versed in light and shadow and have been trying to learn it better.Again, to my detriment I used the shading in this particular photo because the lighting was the direction I needed.
I then scan in the sketch in 2 passes (my scanner is 8.5 x 14, so the 11 in wide image is usually too big) at 150-300 dpi and do some heavy duty clean up. My PSD files are usually close to 4000 pixels high, sometimes bigger. I use channels to remove all the white in my sketch. I set up my layers under the sketch to paint in, and lay down a single skin color to start. Then I take 2 shades lighter, 3 shades darker, and white, and begin shading it according to the shading in my sketch. As I finish an area, I smudge the sketch to blend it in, and erase any of the pencil that was too heavy when being smudged. I then go back and refine and smudge the edges of limbs and deepen shadows until they feel right. I usually redo a nose 3-4 times before I feel ok, and I've had to redo more eyes than I care to count. I seperate my layers into skin, eyes/lips/jewelry, hair, several layers for clothing, and details. I'm not good enough or strong enough in my painting skills to paint on a single layer like some people can. I need room to correct mistakes, so I usually end up with 15-30 layers.
When I'm done, I compress the layers, resize the image to be reasonable, and sign it. I made a brush for my signature after a while because my handwriting with a tablet is attrocious, but I didn't want it to be done with a font.
So that's my process, take it or leave it. If I had a video camera, I'd try to tape something to post, but I don't have one. And I can't imagine anyone who would vouch for me who has seen me draw IRL and came on gaia to say so, would be believed to be anything other than a mule. So that's the best I can muster to explain the similarity in the picture to the photo. Again, what you believe is up to you. I likely would have been better off if I'd just noted what I referenced when I referenced, but I didnt think it was necessary. At this point, I'm just tired of being a target (No, this wasn't an "new" thing. This has been going on for around 2 years now) and I've honestly lost faith in the community. Too many people too eager to bully and harass and tear other people down. Too much arrogance, too much elitism, too much cruelty and jealousy and too many people willing to believe everything they hear. Too much pressure to 'work' rather than 'play' when it comes to the site. Too many ways in which I let Gaia become an obligation, rather than a recreation. I used to love this place and I used to enjoy it, but most of my time spent on it in the last year was spend working. Never having time to RP because I had art I had to do. Then having to force my rp to meet requirements for other shops, leaving no time to even enjoy rp in my own shop, which I used to love. If not for the managers I had there, it'd likely have died out a year ago.
So this is my goodbye. Thank you to those who sent me PMs and IMs expressing your support and well wishes. I want to thank a few people in particular, who have showed me support above and beyond during this time. *Washu*, Kimaya, Alienarose, karma_k, Emiko/Emperial Teal/RikProwley, Shiaree, Sayuri_Nitta, Youkochylde, The Phantom Lurker, Krista Darkangel, Fyre, Sizzla, Lady_Ourania, kalinidara, Britain, and Matisha expressed some serious support of me on Gaia, and likely brought the hate hammer down on themselves for it. I cannot thank them enough for doing that and I hope in my absence, the hatred will ebb.
To everyone else, please remember that these are real human beings you interact with on this site. Please remember that rumors and accusations affect people beyond the forum itself, and are very hard to disprove on the internet. Remember to treat people how you wish to be treated, because it could be YOU on the receiving end of this kind of venom someday. I wasn't the first, as I've found out from several people who have been the target prior to this. So I am relatively sure I wont be the last, unless people change how they treat others on the site. If you have an issue with someone, bring it up with them, in private, rather than launching a smear campaign, harassing people, and being truly hateful. If you feel someone has done something wrong, ask a moderator for input on how to handle it. If there's a situation like this, don't escalate it, and certainly don't take it out on other people. And for God's sake, think for yourselves, don't take someone else's word on something, ask the accused for clarification as much as you ask the accuser and vice versa. And don't immediately jump to the conclusion that someone leaving is admitting guilt. Usually they're just too hurt or disgusted to be around people believing things about them anymore.
 Sajhiri · Thu Aug 17, 2006 @ 09:04am · 25 Comments |
|
|
|
|
The Effects of the Site Redesign on a WTG Helper |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The new tour is a great way to introduce new users to the site. Unfortunately, it has made old users taking the tour for the free gold and items believe they need to post in Welcome Forum to qualify for the freebies. All you have to do is enter the forum, NOT post in it. If you make a thread there and are NOT new, it's spam. It will be moved as spam, and it will be making life hell for the helpers of welcome forum, so please don't do it.
These are the numbers of threads I've moved since I started keeping track after the redesign launch. And this is just ME! I'm one of several active helpers, all of us moving these kinds of numbers or MORE on a daily basis!
Wednesday 6/22: 155 threads moved
Thursday 6/23: 156 threads moved
Please preserve helper sanity and READ a forums rules sticky before posting in it! Thanks!
Sajhiri · Fri Jun 23, 2006 @ 01:59am · 2 Comments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
On May 1st my baby boy will be a year old! I can't believe how HUGE he is!
Sajhiri · Sat Apr 29, 2006 @ 02:21am · 2 Comments |
|
|
|
|
To-Do List (Updated 2/16/06) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT STATUSES
Silva Regia: OPEN
Hirings: None at this time
Contests: None Scheduled
Flatsales: None Scheduled
Auctions: Guest Artist Auction To Be Announced!
Raffles: None Scheduled
Ascension Quests: To Be Announced
Customs: I will do a Custom Fey for anyone offering 2 Sept 03 items/letters or 1 older donation item.
Pet Trades: Closed except for Fa'e
Breedings: Aranea and Feles
Time Bandits: OPEN
Hirings: Hiring Colorist(s)
Contests: None Schedule
Flatsales: None Scheduled
Auctions: None Scheduled
Raffles: None Scheduled
Customs: None Scheduled
Breedings: Not Available Yet
STONED!: PENDING
Hirings: Hiring Colorist(s)/ Managers
Contests: None Schedule
Flatsales: None Scheduled
Auctions: None Scheduled
Raffles: None Scheduled
Customs: None Scheduled
Breedings: Not Available Yet
Commissions: Special Circumstances Only
In Progress: None
Waiting List: Closed
Current Status: Closed except for Special Orders
Special Orders: At this time, will only take Gaia commission for a minimum of a halo, 1 July '03 letter/item, or 1 Aug '03 letter/item.
Contest Entries: ONGOING
Fa'e: Sketching
Sabin's: To do if time permits!
CURRENT TO-DO LIST
Protect Your Account Sticky (Welcome Forum)
Silva Regia - General
Set up the Sun Court and Moon Court FAQ stickies in the guild (Started, about 15% done)
Organize Birth RP for Lilium/Cervus/Tamia
DM attacks on castles by monsters.
Silva Regia - Art
Ascended Cervus (Done)
Karma's Pet trade (Done)
Sayuri's Baby (Done)
Pregnancy Pic for Aranea/Feles (Done)
Shiaree's RP Manager Payment (50% Done)
Aranea/Feles Breeding Result (not started)
Finished Adult Fey (Pending later ascensions) [18/31]
Alaenthieu - Lineart in the queue
Shade map existing art (1/26 Done)
Time Bandits - General
Paint standard wrist watches for flatsale in march or april (done)
Cert wrist watches for flatsale (not started)
STONED! - General
Make permanent shop graphics.
Scan in and shade map 3rd style.
Paint third style for first flatsale.
Sajhiri · Sun Jan 15, 2006 @ 11:30pm · 0 Comments |
|
|
|
|
Happy Friggen Birthday to Me >.< |
|
|
|
|
|
|
This may rank as my crappiest birthday ever.
Its kinda sad, I got more birthday presents and wishes from complete strangers than people I expected them from (Both Gaia and RL). People I gave presents or even made presents for this very past year didn't so much as wish me a happy birthday. It was pronounced loud and clear in my sig up til this morning (It was yesterday). I even had a request thread where I was treating myself to commissions for it and my Gaiaversary. I post in threads they post in. So how is it that out of 40 people on my friend's list, only 1/4 of them even wished me well?
To make matters worse, From my husband I asked for tickets to Wicked, which he got me. But when I asked to go to Fogo de Chao he said if we did that was all I'd get other than the tickets because it's about $150 for us to eat there. Meanwhile he picked up the sushi tab for 3 of our friends which also cost about $150 a couple weeks ago, and another $40 or so dinner tab for 2 of those SAME PEOPLE last week just for the hell of it. :- So I don't see why dinner should have eliminated me getting anything else. It's not as if I ate all $150 worth of food. He ate half of it himself and it wasn't his ******** birthday.
And my birthday party on Sunday he was supposed to arrange, he invited people to at the last minute, after they already had plans, so of the 15-20 people who might have come, 4 people showed up. 4 people who are actually his friends, that I'm friends with by virtue of being his wife, more or less. And he picked up movies to watch during it, without consulting me on what I'd actually like to watch, and let the guests pick the order to watch them too.
So pretty much I got dinner (which he also got), Pizza which isn't on my diet, a store bought cake one of his friends brought, ice cream, 4 people who really came to hang out with him, 3 rented movies I couldn't care less about watching, tickets to a musical that isnt' until nov 3rd (and that he gets to go to as well), and on my actually bday, yesterday, a Quizno's salad for dinner, a $10 bouquet of orange grocery store flowers, and a cheap card.
No one at work wished me a happy birthday either, even though they found out it was yesterday a week ago. Even my SCA household, who got a birthday reminder mail from our yahoo group, so much as dropped me an email.
At least my family called (They're 1500 miles away) which was nice. And they and my mother-in-law send me amazon gift certs which was nice, and enough to order a 1GB Ipod shuffle, Inuyasha Season 2 deluxe (so I dont have to muddle through subtitles), and books 10-12 of Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unforunate Events".
You only turn 34 once. I'm glad as hell of it if this year was any indication. *sigh*
Thank you, though, to the folks who DID try to make my day at some point in the last couple weeks.
*Washu*, Lucifer Force, slai, Sayuri_Nitta, Sizzla, Neith-Kia, Sosiqui, Lluvia Maya, Desna, Ice Queen, ChimeraNell, kNOw_FUTURE, RikProwley, Elven Princess, Sam Skip Sam, Sai Amayashi, Trojan Donkey, B o t a n, unsolvedenigma, NekoWashu, Quinny-Chan, Adephi, PaleBlueSlump, quietsnooze, Krista DarkAngel , Perverse, Master Zane, and Tribulation all gave me gifts in one form or another.
And thank you to everyone who PMed me birthday greetings or posted well wishes in threads I was in. It was much appreciated.
Sajhiri · Wed Oct 05, 2005 @ 08:34pm · 2 Comments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
My Puppy is a year old today!
http://planet-krypton.com/sablenkodi/birthday.jpg
http://planet-krypton.com/sablenkodi/9-29-05_Sable1.jpg
http://planet-krypton.com/sablenkodi/9-29-05_Sable2.jpg
http://planet-krypton.com/sablenkodi/9-29-05_Sable3.jpg
http://planet-krypton.com/sablenkodi/9-29-05_Sable4.jpg
http://planet-krypton.com/sablenkodi/9-29-05_Sable5.jpg
http://planet-krypton.com/sablenkodi/9-29-05_Sable6.jpg
http://planet-krypton.com/sablenkodi/9-29-05_Sable7.jpg
http://planet-krypton.com/sablenkodi/9-29-05_Sable8.jpg
Sajhiri · Fri Sep 30, 2005 @ 02:44am · 3 Comments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT STATUSES
My Puppy Puppies: Spayed and Neutered
Craters in Yard: Too many to count
Chewed Up: 3 Shoes, 1 Ball of Yarn, 1 receipt, 2 socks, 1 pair of nylons, several pairs of underwear, disembowled Mr. Goose (x2) and Mr. Squeaky, 1 plastic flower pot, 2 grill brushes, 1 sprinkler, my coffee table, a plastic bucket, garden hose, plastic wrap around meters, the AC cord and insulation of the water softener, several 2 x 4s, part of the fence, Mr. Duck, Mr. Bone, Mr. Pig, one tower of my sandcastle cake, the corner of Sabin's commission, 1 frisbee, Mr. Star.
Size: Sable: 50 pounds Kodiak: 20 pounds
Bad Days: Sable jailbreaking baby Kodi out of the yard
My Sanity: Recovering.
Silva Regia: Open
Hirings: Done for now!
Contests: None Scheduled
Flatsales: None Scheduled
Auctions: None Scheduled
Raffles: None Scheduled
Customs:On Hold
Breedings: Not Available Yet
Time Bandits: Open
Hirings: All staff hired!
Contests: None Planned.
Flatsales: More Grandfather Clocks and NEW Wrist Watchescoming soon!
Auctions: None Planned.
Raffles: None Planned.
Customs: Unique lineart custom for Nov 03 letter/items. Guaranteed evolved stage for October 03 or earlier letter/item.
Breedings: Not Available Yet
Artistic Aerie: Closed Permanently
Gryphon lineart went to Alaenthieu shop. Dragon lineart will be auctioned. Moved plushies to Mini Shops.
Commissions: Special Circumstances Only
In Progress: None
Waiting List: Empty
Current Status: Closed except for Special Orders
Special Orders: At this time, will only take Real Money commissions through My Website or Gaia gold commission for chickie slippers, DJ Headphones, panda hat, grizzly hat, or halo.
Contest Entries: Ongoing
Sosiqui's Contest: Won Best Riven!
Kamiki and Sabin's Contest: Won Most Romantic!
Maquinar and Mugimugi's: 70% Finished
CURRENT TO-DO LIST
Protect Your Account Sticky (Welcome Forum)
Completely revamped in a new thread! Caught up at this time.
Silva Regia - General
Finish Cervus' Ascension quest.
Fill in the Sun Court and Moon Court FAQ stickies in the guild (Started, about 15% done)
Silva Regia - Art
Paint Teen Lutra (Done)
Paint Teen Dionaea(Done)
Paint Teen Procyon(Done)
Paint Teen Mephiti(Done)
Paint Ascended Cervus
Paint Special Lilium
Draw and Paint Adult Ardea
Paint Adult Pteryx
Paint Adult Lutra
Paint Adult Pappila if she is roleplayed, if not find her ANOTHER player (Check Rosa's activity as well).
Finished Adult Fey (Pending later ascensions) [16/25]
Alaenthieu - Art
Do lineart for male Pixies (Done)
Waiting for Kamiki's next request
Time Bandits - General
Paint new wristwatch bandits
Do accessories for alarm and grandfather clocks
Cervus (Silva Regia Fey)
Continue Ascension quest. (Done)
Nox (Silva Regia Fey)
Averno (Feien Fairy)
Arae(Feien Fairy)
Sedare and Saevire (Aduthule)
Rebecca (GMFC)
Naeva (Legend of the Tale)
Patria and Effutio (Muadhnaits), Maleficent (Cait Siobhan), Calestis and Tintallus (Talaye), Malevolence (Demonic Lija)/Catwoman (Delphic)/Escalus (Dark Desire)
Sajhiri · Tue May 17, 2005 @ 05:44pm · 5 Comments |
|
|
|
|
TO DO LIST! - Updated 3.12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT STATUSES
My Puppy: JAWS
Craters in Yard: At least 5
Chewed Up: 3 Shoes, 1 Ball of Yarn, 1 receipt, 2 socks, 1 pair of nylons, several pairs of underwear, disembowled Mr. Goose and Mr. Squeaky, 1 plastic flower pot, 2 grill brushes, 1 sprinkler, my coffee table, a plastic bucket, garden hose, plastic wrap around meters.
Size: About Thigh High
Bad Days: Has taken up barking for attention. Adult cheek teeth and canines coming in. Now enjoys chewing rocks.
My Sanity: Shaky as she was a monster at first obedience class!
Silva Regia: Open
Hirings: Done for now!
Contests: Roleplay Rights to 4 Fey going on HERE!
Flatsales: None Scheduled
Auctions: Sleeper Auction coming!
Raffles: None Scheduled
Customs: I will do a Custom Fey for anyone offering a Sept 03 item/letter or older.
Breedings: Not Available Yet
Time Bandits: Open
Hirings: All staff hired!
Contests: None Planned.
Flatsales: Easter Basket pair for thread submitted. Filigree pocket watch by d00mpixie/Alarm clocks by Sirenz flatsale soon!
Auctions: None Planned.
Raffles: Easter Raffle March 15th through March 21st.
Customs: Unique lineart custom for Dec 03 or Nov 03 letter/items. Guaranteed evolved stage for October 03 or earlier letter/item.
Breedings: Not Available Yet
Artistic Aerie: Closed Permanently
Gryphon lineart went to Alaenthieu shop. Dragon lineart will be auctioned. Moved plushies to Mini Shops.
Commissions: Special Circumstances Only
In Progress: None
Waiting List: Empty
Current Status: Closed except for Special Orders
Special Orders: At this time, will only take Real Money commissions through My Website or Gaia gold commission for bunny slippers, chickie slippers, DJ Headphones, panda hat, rose corsage, or halo.
Contest Entries: Ongoing
March MAG: Finished. Waiting Voting
Sosiqui/Jade Eye's: Pencils done, will try to underpaint.
Kamiki and Sabin's Contest: Conceptualizing.
CURRENT TO-DO LIST
Art Contest
Recalculate prize values for increases in value.
Protect Your Account Sticky (Welcome Forum)
Need to revamp what to post where. AGAIN. Everytime I update it they reorganize the site again gonk
Silva Regia - General
Begin Cervus' Ascension quest.
Set up the Sun Court and Moon Court FAQ stickies in the guild (Started, about 15% done)
Judge the RP Rights contest (After the 25th)
Silva Regia - Art
Paint Laniger
Paint Adult Aranea (DONE)
Paint Adult Lupinus (DONE)
Finished Adult Fey (Pending later ascensions) [13/21]
Alaenthieu - Store on Hiatus
Time Bandits - General
Paint Sosiqui's custom bandit's adult stage
Do Easter special editions for auction. (Clocks Done, all stages inked)
Do Easter egg buys for Easter Basket thread. (Done)
Run second flatsale
Cervus (Silva Regia Fey)
Nox (Silva Regia Fey)
Averno (Feien Fairy)
Telenna (Alphapet)
Find an adventure for her.
Sedare and Saevire (Aduthule)
Try to Organize Slumber Party
??? (GMFC)
Set up wedding of Zaine and Jhiri!
The Empress (Tarot Cyber Cafe)
Cattleprod others in the castle RP.
Naeva (Legend of the Tale)
Do discovery and coming home rps.
Patria and Effutio (Muadhnaits), Maleficent (Cait Siobhan), Calestis and Tintallus (Talaye), Malevolence (Demonic Lija)/Catwoman (Delphic)/Escalus (Dark Desire)
The Sphinx (Mythos)
Sajhiri · Mon Feb 28, 2005 @ 07:27pm · 2 Comments |
|
|
|
|
|
