WOO! Version 2 of all my reference sheets are DONE, for now! I can't believe I got this far! I've been wanted to do this sort of thing since 2006, and now they're done! It's a victory on a lot of levels for me! It's not just about art, but vastly improved mental health, too! I have improved my rela…
Tonight I'll be multistreaming with chromatophore, bagofpants and redadillio! https://www.picarto.tv/ArrJaySketch Posted using PostyBirb
Hey all! chromatophore and bagofpants are streaming now! https://picarto.tv/ArrJaySketch Posted using PostyBirb
Hey all! I'm steaming NSFW now, till whenever! https://picarto.tv/ArrJaySketch chromatophore and bagofpants will probably also be joining in a bit! Music and mic is on! Posted using PostyBirb
Hey all! Come join us! I'll be multistreaming with chromatophore and bagofpants at 6:30PM CDT today, and every Friday! Unmute my channel for music and voice! https://picarto.tv/ArrJaySketch Posted using PostyBirb
Hey all! I'll be hosting a multistream with Chromatophore and BagOfPants at 6:30PM~ish CDT! This is my very first stream ever! Come hang out! My steam: https://picarto.tv/ArrJaySketch My guests I'm hosting! https://picarto.tv/Chromatophore https://picarto.tv/BagOfPants Posted using PostyBirb
Hey all! I didn't get any art done in January like I had hoped, and I have a really good reason for it! I've had really bad chronic insomnia for decades, and it's gotten really bad starting in December. It was to the point where I could only sleep when I was absolutely exhausted because I'd just pa…
It looks like i won't be getting my ref sheets edited until the end of January at the earliest! There's a LOT I need to do yet. I keep forgetting how quickly time gets away from me in December! It's a busy month! I also have about 7 invites for Bluesky Social burning a hole in my virtual pocket! Pl…
I've decided to delay making a ref sheet for my wolf, Trevor, until a later date. I'll be editing all my reference sheets in December! Cleaning up errors, adding additional text, etc.! I made a Trello board for tracking personal art projects! https://trello.com/b/OxQDjAH3/arrjaysketchs-personal-art…
I know I just uploaded the Gabriel reference sheet, but wouldn't you know it, I thought of a way better way to do a melanistic squirrel fur pattern immediately after posting! Later on Monday, I'll be deleting my old post and I'll be re-uploading the new version! Don't get too attached! 😅 Posted usi…
Does anyone know what happened to the artist Kaffeinated_Pup? His FurAffinity gallery and Discord have been deleted! He was a nifty artist that helped inspired me to draw when I was getting my groove back last year, in 2022! Any leads are appreciated! Posted using PostyBirb
Two more ref sheets to go (for now)! Gabriel, my male squirrel, and Trevor Dawson, my male gray wolf! The plan is to finish the ref sheets by the end of November. December, I'll fix errors in my ref sheets! Then in 2024 I'll start on Evan and Tremmie series! YAY! I AM EXCITED! I'll also do work on…
Thank you all so much for the wonderful birthday wishes! I had a great day yesterday! Heck, I'm having a great week! I took the week off from my Day Job for my birthday week! 😁🎈🎂 Next two ref sheets are Chris, my mouse guy, and Evan, my bunny guy! (I don't mind if they don't get as much attention a…
It's my birthday today! It's been 47 trips around the Sun for me today! 🎈🎂🎉 I'm going to spend it working on art for myself, relaxing, and having some great food! 😁 Posted using PostyBirb
COMMISSIONS (UPDATE) I presently have no idea when I’ll open for commissions at this point! I really want to tackle personal projects first. REFERENCE SHEETS Presently, I have seven male characters left to do for this round! The characters are Graphite Doodles my unicorn stallion, Chris the mouse,…
Hey all! I'm on BlueSky now! You can find me here: https://bsky.app/profile/arrjaysketch.bsky.social I also generated a whole bunch of Pillowfort invites! I'll try to keep the list current at least once a week! If one invite link doesn't work, try another! https://pastebin.com/w4uXREyc You can find…
Here’s another bi-monthly update! The most recent 1-hour commission experiment went poorly because I failed to notice that Furry Weekend Atlanta was going on the same weekend. Big conventions happening always means fewer people notice anything I post! I sort of forgot that FWA is pretty huge these…
I am offering 1-hour $20 USD sketch commissions! It’s $20 for whatever I can sketch within an hour! If you decide you want a full commission at a later date, I’m happy to develop your sketch further, and offer a discount on the full commission! If you are interested in a commission, you must review…
I am debating offering a whole bunch of $20 sketch commissions tonight! It would be whatever I can draw per hour per commission! And there’s nothing stopping anyone from ordering a bunch! Rather than 2-3 slots, I could offer 24 slots this round! Terms of service: https://docs.google.com/document/d/…
I had said that I wasn’t planning on doing commissions this month! However, personal finances aren’t looking too great, so I’m opening for commissions tomorrow, Saturday, May 13th around 7~8PM Central Daylight Time! I’ll offer 2 or three slots this round. Depending on how things go I may open for a…
Hey all, time for a May status update! Thank you all for your condolences regarding my Babcia (Polish for grandmother). She was 93; she had dementia pretty badly toward the end. She'd been "gone" for a long time before she died; I'd already done a lot of grieving. Still sad, but it was expected. Bl…
Last month I was diagnosed with diabetes. The good news is that I'm managing it well! My blood sugar is much lower than it was a few weeks ago, and I'm going to keep working on myself. A side effect of this is blurry vision; I had my eyes checked out by my eye doctor. It'll be 4~6 weeks before my v…
Hey all! It’s been no surprise that it’s been kind of a crummy year so far for me, such as bad insomnia, getting ill and taking a while to recover from it, etc. The good news is that I learned that there’s something that’s causing ALL of it! The really bad news is that its Diabetes Type 2. I put on…
I figure it’s about time for another general update! HEALTH: I’ve been suffering from pretty bad insomnia the past month or two. Sleeping pills and melatonin weren’t helping. But, after starting up exercising again since falling off of it since 2019 and taking melatonin it’s helped me fall asleep m…
Hey all, I wanted to give you an update! The art has slowed down a bit because I've been battling insomnia. So the the thing that works for me is working out! I fell off working out back in 2019, and I'm just now starting out again. Working out has had the exact effect I've hoped for—it really knoc…
There were a few things I forgot to mention in my last journal about future plans. I also wanted to give some updates! COMMISSIONS (UPDATE) If money is tight, I’ll probably be opening for commissions at least once every other month in 2023, if not more. We’ll see! There are a lot of personal projec…
I’ve been reflecting on this year. I am beyond happy with myself for deciding to pick up art again and give it another go! I have immense and unending gratitude for all the support and encouragement I’ve been shown! I’ve been really excited about my art journey, and I’m honestly having a ton of fun…
Now that I've nuked my Twitter and DeviantArt galleries, I'd love to see more folks also join Pillowfort! Have some invite links! https://pillowfort.social/users/sign_up?invite=K1jgXq2msy6dAZOdVndrVw https://pillowfort.social/users/sign_up?invite=Y19wJOmZbl91moi8oqIK1w https://pillowfort.social/use…
TWITTER AND DEVIANTART: Wow, what a week. Twitter is a dumpster fire, and I’ve had it with DeviantArt. Let’s be fair; I’ve never liked DeviantArt; I’m just especially tired of their bullshit lately. I am not a fan of AI “art”, and NOT a fan of their policy to opt-in all their artists to AI “art” by…
Hey all! If it’s been a couple of weeks since posting art or a journal, I’m at least going to try to post regular journals! CURRENT STATUS, COMMISSIONS: A while back, I said I was thinking about opening for commissions in early November. Early November has indeed arrived, and there are a number of…
Hey all! TRADES STATUS: Right now, I am not doing trades! I want to finish all my character reference sheets first! I figure they will all take me some time into 2023. My reasoning is that I want my full cast of characters to be available when doing trades! GIFT & FAN ART GUIDELINES: I’m providing…
Thank you all so much for the lovely birthday wishes! 🥰 Even if you're late, it's OK! I still appreciate it! Heck, I'm celebrating all week! 🎉 I had a very good and relaxing birthday! Posted using PostyBirb
Today is my birthday! I took the day off to relax! 🎉🎂 Truly, thank you all for being so supportive all these years!! 🥰 Posted using PostyBirb
EDIT: Commissions are closed, all slots are filled. Thank you! I am opening three additional commission slots! If you are interested in a commission, you must review my terms of service (if you haven't already): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZiNBq6_ceGqos1gOz52s4tGq0WiWQpI8NTnRtEOLCos/edit?us…
I am opening for commissions again on the evening of Saturday, August 20th! I will also likely open for another two rounds after this one. As usual, I expect a round to take about 2~3 weeks. So the next opening after this one will probably be between September 3rd and the 10th! The only way I accep…
Thank you all for your interest! I am expecting this round to last 2~3 weeks, but it could be longer or shorter! I will likely open again for a number of rounds, so if you didn’t get a chance this time, don’t fret! I did notice some minor issues with how I accept commissions this round, and I want…
Hey all! I'll be quiet for a bit, as I'm working on my character reference sheets! I'm deliberately giving my character sketches a bit of time to sit, so I'll be able to look at them with fresh eyes and fix more errors. My reference sheets are something I want to take care with, and make sure they'…
Technically, I'll be fixing mistakes with the head turnaround first, then I'll be inking it! Fixing mistakes should go pretty quickly. I am expecting inking to be pretty tedious, but in a way it's what I need! I'm hoping that inking my turnarounds will help me increase my speed, accuracy and overal…
NEXT UP: Tremmie head turnaround project! I'll be sketching this and inking this one digitally. This is something I've been wanted to do since 2006, honestly. I had a tough time visualizing my characters in three dimensions, and this will help weed out inconsistencies. I figure it'll also be incred…
Hey all! Presently, I am drawing old characters! I want to figure out how they'd look with actual, functional hairstyles, instead of a vague "toony blob" of hair/headfur! Once I get warmed up, I feel I can draw them so much better than I once did! I am also drawing just for myself, just for fun, wi…
Hello all! It’s been a long time! I have been well! I am keeping busy with my job and life has been pretty darned good! Since starting Venlafaxine, my antidepressant and antianxiety drug, I feel happier than I’ve been my whole life! Honestly, this is something I could have used 30+ years ago, when…
Hello everyone! Over two years ago, I finished re-uploading most of my old art on August 24th, 2018 to my Tremaine account. When I started re-uploading my art, I was wondering if I was making the right decision, or a huge mistake. It turns out that it was one of the best decisions I could have poss…
Update! Better late than never, right?? So, back in March I offered to sell some old originals. That is still the plan; however, as we all know, a viral pandemic happened (and is presently ongoing), which absolutely put a kink in those plans. I haven't quite figured out what I'm going to do next. B…
Hi everyone! I have decided to move forward with selling older artwork I created under my "Tremaine" alias. If you are interested in some of my older artwork, please see one of my journals! (Posted on multiple accounts, because not everyone uses the same site!) https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9…
I figure I owe everyone some thoughts and an explanation. So, regarding my present status: I was let go of my contract job on December 27th with one day warning (was supposed to at least go out to March), AND immediately after I got hit pretty hard with a bad cold. It might have been the flu. I am…
Yay! It's my birthday today! It's been an incredible journey from last year. I feel I've made a LOT of personal progress, and there's more awesome stuff to come!
So, I've decided to start posting NSFW artwork on this account. Previously, I created ArrJayAfterDork way back when I wasn't too sure if I'd EVER draw adult work ever again. When it was created, it was meant to test how I felt about it. Post a few pieces, gauge the reception, decide whether to aban…
Hi all! I have some EXCITING NEWS!! Very, very soon, I will be offering commissions for the FIRST TIME in over 9 years!!! Some of you may recall I had a very bad habit of sitting on commissions for months, years, and so on. I've done a LOT of work on myself. I've addressed my mental health issues,…
Hello, all! On June 10th last year, I started uploading most of my old artwork on my Tremaine account, and I finished around August 24th. When I stared, I remember feeling initially apprehensive, and everyone has shown me absolutely nothing but love and support. I want you all to know I haven't for…
Hi everyone, it's been a while! I'm making this journal to let you all know my status. I'm not looking for any advice. You may be wondering what's up with my art. My original plan was to keep up with the daily doodles, and keep the momentum going. The long and short of it is that work has been taki…
It's been a fun birthday so far today! I took the day off of work, so today I'm taking it easy! I could use it, after the week I've had. Today, I'm the answer the Life, the Universe, and Everything! Speaking of, lately I've just been feeling exhausted after artwork, so I'm afraid I haven't done muc…
Hi everyone! Thank you all SO MUCH for all your love and support! I won't lie; I've been moved to tears of joy with all the warmth and kindness you all have shown me! I'm really glad to be sharing my old works again on my Tremaine account! Moreover, I'm really glad to have the goal of drawing at le…
Thank you for your support, everyone! I feel super encouraged that so many people are following me here and want to see what I do! I want you all to know that I'm really excited about drawing again! While I'm feeling incredibly rusty (only drew one thing for the MLP:FIM anniversary, and it's been 7…
I am about to start re-uploading my old furry art to Tremaine! If you are interested in watching, please give the account a watch! Also note: I will be drawing more than just pony stuff for ArrJaySketch, and I intend to upload a variety of stuff to ArrJayAfterDork! In fact, one thing I will be doin…
