You can request somthing too!

Since I’m taking requests for pics at the moment, I figured I’d put the word out here too. I’m trying to improve my artwork, so I’m asking around for art requests, and I am going to do my best to fulfill every request that I get.

Should you wish to request anything, bear this in mind:
I will do all requests for FREE!! Yep that’s right. FREE!!!!
I’d prefer to do furry art at the moment, but I’m game for anything. So feel free to request something that’s non furry if you’d like. I like to draw wildlife art too, so if you like that kind of stuff, request something!
While I have nothing against yiffy art, I’d like to avoid doing any for the time being. Pedophilia and Vore are out of the question, so don’t ask for it.
Most of my work is done in greyscale. Colors are still a new thing for me.
I draw slowly. It takes me about a week to do a finished pic, and there is already a list of requests I need to do, so it might take a while before I get to your request. Have no fear though…if you request something, I will draw it, even if it takes me 6 weeks to get to it.
I’d prefer to keep the originals of all my work, but I will send you as many scans in as many sizes as you need. If you want the original, let me know. I’m sure we can work something out.
If I draw your char, you have my permission to use the pic however you wish; I just ask that you give credit to me if you wish to display it. (Like anyone would want to display my crappy art anyway * laughs *)
I think that just about covers everything. If you have any questions, or a request, email me at J.RedneckFur AT Gmail.com (replace AT with @) or IM me at RedneckFur on AIM. I’m usually online between 8pm and 11pm

Requests!

I’ve made it my goal this year to improve my artwork. Since I quit drawing daily back in year 2001, I’ve seen the quality of my work go downhill. I’m ready to change that. Its my goal to draw for at least an hour a day (hopefully more) this year, and to turn out one drawn pic every week or so.

The kind furrs of furtopia have been sending requests my way for the last few days, and I’m grateful for that! With their help, I hope to make a noticeable improvement in my art this year. Eventually I’d even like to learn how to do colors and editing with Photoshop, but that’s still a ways down the road.

At the moment I’m working on a pic for Mazz. It’s a pic of her fursona, a folf (fox/wolf mix) Mazz has hosted several art contests in the past, the most recent that I know of would be the “Kill Mazz” contest, where she asked furrs to draw a pic of Mazz being killed creatively. After seeing the contest, and seeing some of Mazz’s art, I’ve wanted to draw her fursona for a while now. It looked like she’d be a lot of fun to draw, and so far, it has been!

The pic of Mazz that I’m doing is the first pic that I have inked in a few years, and it will be the first that I’ve colored since year 2000. I hope it doesn’t look too bad when I’m done. So far, I’m more or less satisfied with the sketch, but I see lots of room for improvement. If you’d like, you can see the pic on furtopia at (INSERT LINK). I drew Mazz with an espresso drip IV bag. I hope she doesn’t mind, after all “All your coffee belongs to Mazz” * Grins *

Up next on the request list is Fuzzle Pup and Midnight Fury. Fuzzle is a Fox, and I believe that Midnight Fury is a squirrel, but she may be a hybrid. I haven’t drawn either species as a furry, and I haven’t drawn the feral versions of either species in years, so this should be interesting. I really should ask the both of them for a little more info on their characters. Midnight did include a reference pic, so that will go a long way in helping me out. Fuzzle Pup didn’t give me a reference pic, so I will probably ask him to describe his fursona to me, and give me some info on what he likes to do etc. I look forward to doing both pics after I finish Mazz, which I think I will do tonight.

More Ramblings

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Meaningless shit to fry your skull.

I’ve recently started back drawing. After reading some online posts by other artists, I decided that drawing on Xerox copy paper probably wasn’t the best thing to do. I followed another artist’s example, and bought a pack of 120lb card stock. So far, I am very impressed, and I have no plans of going back to copy paper anytime soon. If you’re actually reading this crap and like to draw, I suggest that you try it too. You can get a pack of 150 sheets at Wal-Mart for around 5 bucks, so it’s not like you’re making a big investment.

Started back to work today. And what a load of fun that is * sarcastic grin * Its raining again, so I’m stuck inside with little to do other than data entry, and I’ve only got enough of that to do to last for 2 or 3 hours. My work day is 8 hours long. That’s the reason that I’m writing these blog posts at work. Trying to stretch out the work until the weather gets better, ‘cause I can’t bear to sit around and do nothing at all.

My boss is back too. Let me tell ya about him. I won’t give his name or anything personal like that, since I’d prefer that he remain anonymous, and that I don’t have to go to court. My boss is a transplant yankee, he’s a second generation Italian immigrant from NYC that moved down here to good ‘ol NC about 20 years ago. He sticks out like a sore thumb. I’ve been working for this guy for the last year and a half, and I still don’t know what his job is. All I know that he is always ordering stuff that never gets taken out of the box, and that he fucks around with weather stations when he’s not moving boxes from one side of the hangar to another. He comes to work with a 15 mile long list of things that need to be done, but he will spend the next 12 hours sliding his boxes around and making phone calls. The list never gets touched. Speaking of phone calls, I’m willing to bet that this guy is on the phone for a minimum of 14 hours a day. He’s called me up at 12:30 am before, (while I was asleep, I might add) to ask me for details on my weekly schedule. Common sense would tell him that he would see me in the office at 8am that morning and that he could ask away until his heart content, but nope, when he gets a wild hair in his ass, he acts right then, with no regard for the victim. My boss is convinced that the world really does revolve around him. Hell, it’s not unusual for him to delegate his work to other people that don’t even work in the same division as him, sometimes people who are technically his superiors.
What annoys me the most about him though is that he has no regard for common sense at all. He knows the ‘by the book’ scientific approach to everything, but honestly, I think he’d have a hard time tying his shoes without a diagram and a physics book. I’m forever having to show him the easy, normal way to do things, and even then, he just stares at me with a blank look on his face and looks at me like I’m an idiot. He will then show me how to do it ‘his way’ which usually takes 3 times as long as my method and doesn’t work as well anyway. On a few occasions, I’ve showed him how to do something with his PDA, and he will come back to me an hour later, and show me, step by step, what I had just shown him, and tell me that I need to pay attention and learn what he is showing me. Fucking Idiot!!! As I speak, (err, type) he is taking cables out of one bag, and putting them in an identical bag, stapling them shut, and putting them in a box. When he gets done, I’m sure that he will move all the boxes 3 feet to the left. Before he leaves, I’m sure he will move them back to their original locations. 4 times already, he has moved a box of PDA’s from one table to another, telling me that should someone need one next week, this is where they will be. Isn’t my boss smart? I’ve never seen someone work as hard as he does to accomplish nothing. He can stay busy for 12 hours…not even stopping for 10 minutes the entire day…and get nothing done at all. He calls it ‘multi-tasking. I call it a waste of taxpayer’s money. Someone, get this guy some medication. He of all people needs it.

Tribute to Freinds, part 1

I’m finally getting around to it. I’ve been saying for awhile now that I was going to do a section on the people that have helped me along the way and made me who I am. This is that post. Read it, enjoy it, and if you’re one of the ones mentioned, THANK YOU for all that you’ve done. *hugs*

In no particular order:

Uncle Benny. You know it, but you’ve been like a father to me. You taught me how to drive a stick shift the right way (and I’m very thankful for that), and how to work on old cars and trucks. You took me hunting when I was a kid. You were there when I killed my first deer. You showed me that you can be a redneck and still have plenty of good times too. I learned a lot more than that though. You showed me that most of the time, the simple things are the best, and that you should always be proud of who you are and where you came from. You showed me love and kindness when my real father hated and abused me. You may not know it, but when I was a young child, I looked up to you as a father, and to tell the truth, I still do. Thanks for everything.

To the old men of John’s Island hunting club. Thank you for sharing the magic. Some of my fondest childhood memories are of cold 5am mornings in the heart of the greenswamp, and I have all of you to thank for that.

Bear. You’re gone now, but not forgotten. You never will be. You were my best friend during some very difficult times and I’ll never forget it. You taught me the true meaning of unconditional love, and that friendship isn’t bound by species. Bear, I’d give anything to have you back, and rare is the day that I don’t think about you. You taught me that dogs really are mans best friend, and that the love of a dog for his master is a love no mere human could match. I never collared you, Bear. You didn’t stay because you were forced to, you stayed because you wanted to. You stayed because you loved me. Although you couldn’t speak with words, you taught me so much Bear. I still mourn your death every fall, and I probably will for the rest of my life. Rest in peace, dear brother. I love you. *cries*

Sam. We only knew each other for a year, but what great year it was. You were my best friend in college, and I still remember our hours-long conversations on politics and philosophy today. It amazed to no end how you managed to see through all the bullshit in the world and could find the truth. If you ran for president, I wouldn’t hesitate to vote for you. And what a hell of a president you would make. Although it was an accident, it was you who helped me to find my true self, the self that I had been trying to deny for years. By accident, you helped me find out that I was furry. I’ll forever be grateful for that. By now, Sam, I bet you are working as a programmer for some company, making tons of money. I hope that you are. If not, you definitely deserve it. And should I ever see ya again, its beer and gumbys pizza, and I’m buying.

Jon. I had so much fun hanging out with you man! You introduced me to the joys of alcohol. I was hanging out with you the first time I got drunk, and I’ll never forget that. You have a great sense of humor. You have made me laugh at times when I thought humor was impossible. You introduced me to the addiction of Half Life and Counter Strike. (And that’s probably a bad thing really) Jon, I miss the late night parties and the early dining hall breakfasts. I miss hanging out and chatting about nothing at all in particular. I hope we meet again. You freakin ROCK!

Al, you were weird, but you were a great friend too. It’s too bad that you had to leave early, because we all missed you. I miss your unique outlook on life, and your ability to say “Fuck it all” and really mean it. I hope you remember all those late night beer runs we made. Hell, together I’m willing to bet we set a record for sneaking beer on campus. If you ever read this Al, smoke one for me!

Andy, you’re still one of the most unusual people I know, but I’m proud to call you my friend. It amazes me how you can, after all these years, still hold on to your innocent personality, and still find the good in everybody. It’s a quality that’s very rare these days. I still think that our road trips to the mountains and the drag races were the most fun I’ve ever had, and we’re going to have to do it again one day. I still don’t see how you can eat so much Mexican food and not get the shits, but I guess that’s just part of what makes you unique. Andy, as long as you keep being yourself, I’m sure you will succeed in life. Take it easy man!

Mathew. (You knew I couldn’t leave you out!) I haven’t known you for very long, but you’re one of the coolest people I know. I really appreciate all the help with the computers. I wouldn’t have got far without your help. It amazes me how you and Andy are so alike yet are near polar opposites. You’re fun to hang out with, and you’ve got a great sense of humor. I also like the fact that I can have an intelligent conversation with you without either of us becoming bored. (Just try that with most of my other friends!!) I think it’s great that you can put up with, and possibly forgive all my strange habits. As weird as I may seem at times, I’m really just a regular guy. I’ll buy the liquor on your 21st birthday man! Take it easy!

Chris, everyone needs a cool, laid back buddy like you. I’d say more, but there really isn’t that much to say. I love you man! Next time the beer’s on me!

Test Drives!

In the next few months, I should be in the market for a new car. I test drove two last weekend. I’ll tell ya what I think

2005 Chevy Cobalt SS Supercharged
I drove supercharged cobalt last Friday morning. It was bright red, and had the optional race seats and the limited slip differential. I took it out on I-40 for a spin, and gave the salesman a good scare in the process. True to their word, the SS is indeed fast. I had it up to 100mph a few times, and it would bark second gear with no problem. When trying to turn under hard acceleration, it had quite a bit of torque steer, but that doesn’t surprise me. The supercharger is very quiet. I was expecting it to whine and snarl, but you couldn’t even tell it was there. The engine is very quiet too. It also doesn’t give you any warnings of the approaching redline. The engine sounds the same at 3000 rpm as it does at 6000 rpm. I found that a little unnerving. I know that motor trend and several other magazines complained about the electric power steering, but honestly, I liked it. It felt very connected to the road and transmitted movements smoothly. I liked the car, and you can get one at a good price, but honestly, as much as I like the SS supercharged Cobalt, it isn’t the car for me. But I heartily recommend it to anyone who’s looking for a fast car for a reasonable price.

2006 Nissan Frontier 4x4
I drove the frontier later Friday afternoon. Needless to say, I fell in love. The frontier that I drove was an extended cab 4x4 model with the 4.0-liter V6 and a 6 speed manual transmission. It had a nice, tight suspension and cornered very well, and handled better that most 2 wheel drives I have driven. The transmission, despite not having been broken in, shifted smoothly and firmly, clutch operation was typical Nissan, it gives you a feel for the pressure plate while still being smooth. The 4.0 V6 is an amazing engine, having 265 horsepower, and 275lbs of torque, more than any other midsize truck, and more than some full size trucks. The Nissan accelerated well, and had a nice throaty rumble too. The trucks seats were amazingly comfortable, and the gauge cluster is well laid out. The parking break is put in the center console, like is commonly found in sports cars, which I think is a plus. I’ve never driven a 4x4 that drives and handles as well as this one did. I plan on buying one in a few months, and I suggest that you take a look at one too if you are in the market for a pickup truck.

And by the way… Don’t buy a Dodge. Dodge cars and trucks are worthless pieces of shit that fall apart shortly after you buy them, and you spend a lifetime and a fortune fixing the bastards. Trust me, I know. Every one of my friends drives a dodge, and at any given time, one of them has their car in the shop. Stay away from Chrysler/Dodge. You will be glad that you did.