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Hey all! I was hoping to have begun posting Dragontry's third chapter to Deviantart and elsewhere by now, but it hasn't happened. Why? Well, for one thing, I've been working on building a buffer of pages that will, hopefully, allow me to continue updating at a regular pace even though soon I'll be heading back out to college again. That means that I'm going to be working on Dragontry in between classes and homework. I'll still devote a ton of time to it, but it's going to be slower, even slower than now! So I wanted to have a nice big buffer of pages so that you guys can enjoy it regularly. 
Although, if you'd like to see pages AS I finish them, you can always go chuck a dollar in my bucket over on Patreon. And that would be a huge help to me too!
Anyway, another reason for the wait is because I'm actively working on getting a website set up for Dragontry! So that's taking my time and effort right now as well, since I want it to be just as lovely as the comic. I'll continue to update the comic here on Deviantart, but I'll be posting them to Dragontry's website earlier than here. So the order will go Patreon - then Dragontry's website - then here. Why? Because reading the comic here is free for you, and free for me. But once I have ad revenue set up, reading the comic on its website will STILL be free for you, but also help me out financially! Win win!
And the third reason why Dragontry hasn't come out yet, as a few of you have seen, is that I'm working on other artwork for the story, planning out Chapter 4, doing my paintings with the musician Garrison Ulrich (4everfreebrony on Youtube), re-cutting the pages of NuzRooke for a color printing, and a host of other little side projects just for fun and to de-stress. Add on top of that my preparations for Christmas AND moving, all in one...I'm blessed that in all that I do, I'm still comfortably less stressed. Lots to do, but I'm not wearing myself out, which is grand. A wonderful place to be in life, and I am doing my best to make the most of it! Even so, it means that what has ended up being a long wait for you guys hasn't felt so long to me, but will hopefully end with lots for both of us.
Anyhow, carry on, Happy November, and I love you all!
Although, if you'd like to see pages AS I finish them, you can always go chuck a dollar in my bucket over on Patreon. And that would be a huge help to me too!
Anyway, another reason for the wait is because I'm actively working on getting a website set up for Dragontry! So that's taking my time and effort right now as well, since I want it to be just as lovely as the comic. I'll continue to update the comic here on Deviantart, but I'll be posting them to Dragontry's website earlier than here. So the order will go Patreon - then Dragontry's website - then here. Why? Because reading the comic here is free for you, and free for me. But once I have ad revenue set up, reading the comic on its website will STILL be free for you, but also help me out financially! Win win!
And the third reason why Dragontry hasn't come out yet, as a few of you have seen, is that I'm working on other artwork for the story, planning out Chapter 4, doing my paintings with the musician Garrison Ulrich (4everfreebrony on Youtube), re-cutting the pages of NuzRooke for a color printing, and a host of other little side projects just for fun and to de-stress.
Add on top of that my preparations for Christmas AND moving, all in one...I'm blessed that in all that I do, I'm still comfortably less stressed. Lots to do, but I'm not wearing myself out, which is grand. A wonderful place to be in life, and I am doing my best to make the most of it! Even so, it means that what has ended up being a long wait for you guys hasn't felt so long to me, but will hopefully end with lots for both of us. Anyhow, carry on, Happy November, and I love you all!
Hosting a Warrior Cats MAP
Howdy folks! Apologies as usual for being so quiet on here. Just hopping in to advertise a Youtube project of mine - any of y'all part of the Warrior Cats fandom? It's the fandom that first got me into animation and which led me to my current career, so it has a fond place in my heart. I've been more of an observer of it in the last decade than participatory, so in my post-job free time I wanted to try hopping into it again. That being said, TickleMeFrosty and I are hosting a Multi-Animator-Project (MAP) for Warriors! If you'd like to participate, check out the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoFq1acrs_o
NuzRooke Sun - Important Change
Howdy y'all! I have some news regarding NuzRooke Sun. Many of you who followed the comic have, of course, expressed frustration in the lack of new pages. Understandably! It has been almost two years since the Rooke's Army team and I managed to complete a page. There've been a lot of factors to that - we've all been through job and schooling changes, new priorities, and of course an international pandemic. On top of that, NuzRooke Sun from the outset was a much more ambitious project than its predecessor NuzRooke Silver. We wanted to explore the themes of Pokemon, develop the world-building, and tell a story with a much grander scope. It's a story that's still dear to my heart, but it's proven far too big for a team that can't devote their full attention to it. Too big, that is...for a comic. So, after a great deal of thought and discussion amongst Rooke's Army, we have decided to continue the project...in a different format. We will post the WIP of Page 12, the last page that
Update on Emergency Commissions
Howdy everyone! I just wanted to thank you all so much for the many commissions I've been able to do. Every little bit helps. I wanted to update you all though, that thankfully my situation has become less dire! I got hired for two short-term freelance storyboarding jobs. Hooray! So it means I'll be getting some income in at last, for at least a few months. I think I should be stable until at least the fall, which is an enormous relief. Plus I'm really excited to work with the studios that hired me, they seem very very cool! I'm going to leave the $25 commissions open though. It's turned out to be a nice commission format for me - just one price, one product, 1-2 characters, simple. Smaller commissions start to feel like they're not worth the time they would require, and bigger commissions can feel overwhelming fast. So doing these $25 commissions has been perfect. So if anyone wants to commission me for a 25-er, send me a note! I'm going to focus on saving as much money as I can
Emergency Commissions Open
Howdy y'all! Hope you're all staying safe and hanging in there. I just wanted to put out a notice - I'm nearing the end of my unemployment benefits, and I still haven't found another job. Savings are starting to run lower too. It's nerve-wracking to say the least, haha! But at least I'm learning a lot about how unemployment benefits actually work. Turns out in California, if I earn any money while getting unemployment, it'll just delay the benefits and make them last longer so to speak. Kind of. The math gets tricky. But if what I earn is $25 USD or less, it won't count against the benefits at all, so that's just extra money I can HAVE. Which, every little bit counts, and helps me to stay in my house. So while I figure out a better game plan and keep applying to jobs, I'm opening up emergency $25 USD commissions. I can only take that much money a week before it starts to butt against unemployment. So I'll be accepting either one larger $25 USD commission a week, or multiple little
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Awesome plans that you have in the works! I'm so impressed with all of the work that you do. I can't wait to see what Dragontry's website looks like, and in the meanwhile, I tossed a few more dollars your way on Patreon. Every little bit helps, and don't I know it! Good luck with everything.
I'm so impressed with all of the work that you do. I can't wait to see what Dragontry's website looks like, and in the meanwhile, I tossed a few more dollars your way on Patreon. Every little bit helps, and don't I know it! Good luck with everything.