Raptor Retirement Sale: June 9th-14th! Raptor blank+cut/sanded/ hinged+Jawset= $300 USD (not including shipping!) I only have 5 blanks available, but if there are more inquiries, I WILL make more for the duration of this sale! I've had a few people ask if I would paint the blanks as well, and the s…
The official date is this Friday, the 9th of June! I only have 5 remaining. If there is more demand, I will make more for this event only! The raptor masks will come cut, sanded, and hinged, with a free ($45 USD value) jawset for a flat price of $300. After this retirement sale, there will be a %50…
I am LIVE in my Patreon Discord! This Discord chat is for my $5 or more supporters! Come hang out and ask me stuff! Let me help you with your own projects! Otherwise I'll just rant about horror all day! https://www.patreon.com/TheMonsterForge -K
Whew. I am finally back home from my adventures. I've been thinking about my next projects, and what I want to build. I have a few designs lined up, but something occurred to me and made me curious. I want to make monsters..... and Halloween, while pretty far away, is coming. In order to be ready,…
Hello everyone! I'm still away, but will be back tomorrow! I have some news, and I wanted to announce it before I got home and started working on it. I am officially retiring my raptor mold. No more blanks, or raw pulls. It's going to be packed away, and stored. I'm going to make a set of casts, cu…
Hey everyone!!! Been a while! Hopefully you've noticed the gallery overhaul! As you can see, my art has taken a bit of a different direction, and a slightly different approach! This is much more what I would like to bring to the table as far as style and quality. I feel like I've undergone a seriou…
Hello everyone!!! I have successfully moved, and am no residing in Navada! So here's the deal: Every time I look at this account, I cringe. I do not like what I see. I do not want to continue down this specific path of art. I will continue to do art, have no fear! Much to come very soon! HOWEVER. I…
HEADS UP!!!! I am about to be extremely busy due to a few reasons: 1) October is the absolute busiest time of the year for myself, so you will not hear much from me. 2) Usually I crawl out of my hole after Halloween, however, this year, between Halloween, and December first, I have more work to do,…
HELP GUYS! My tablet died, and I have a commission to finish! ARTISTS THAT FOLLOW ME!!!! What do you currently use? What do you recommend? Mine is a little outdated..... from 2005-2006 Wacom Intuos3. Help me shop! Also, on that end, what would you guys prefer to purchase from me? Digital art? (MY r…
Sorry for being mostly absent, I have been working through some troubles at home, but am slowly making progress. I am not out of the black just yet. I had my account hacked recently, and am down all my money and then some. I will be back to normal in a day or two, so I am stuck in limbo until then.…
Please read this journal for details!!! http://forgess.deviantart.com/journal/Traditional-Sketch-commissions-OPEN-603894339 LIMITED SLOTS!
http://original.livestream.com/monstremachine Im going live in a few minutes!!! Today's theme is TAROT Come and hang! Or get your character, or friend's character as a Tarot card! See you soon! -K
Since Im trying to make an effort to be more personable, I'm gonna try making more requent updates in activity and such. For now.... I am terribly sick. I'll be going back to bed now, but I wanted to let you all know, I'm working my little keister off, and when i'm back on my feet, new things will…
http://original.livestream.com/monstremachine PLEASE NOTE: This will be the last stream before my stream prices ($25 for 30 minutes- sketch, $40 for color) go up to match my regular commission prices ($35 for the uncolored sketch, $50 for color). No theme, no requirements! $25 for 30 minutes! +$15…
http://original.livestream.com/monstremachine
Im LIVE! original.livestream.com/channel/monstremachine I will start around 10:30 am Eastern time! No theme, no requirements! $25 for 30 minutes! +$15 for flat colors! I shall have my mic on for chit chats! Hope to see some folks there! -K
This weekend I'll be taking live sketch commissions on both Saturday AND Sunday! I will start around 10:30 am Eastern time! No theme, no requirements! $25 for 30 minutes! +$15 for flat colors! Stay tuned for a link, and I shall have my mic on for chit chats! Hope to see some folks there! -K
I'm finally home, thank you all for being so patient. I must take a little more time, however. I started to get sick on my birthday, and on the way home, not realizing I did not have strep but a cold, and now because of the flight, I have some plugged up sinuses, and ears that have not yet popped.…
Hello everyone! Making an announcement across my online accounts: I will be gone from today onward, until January 6th. I'm leaving the state, and I will not be bringing my laptop with me. I will only be able to answer emails SOMETIMES. No grantee that I will have internet or even the time to peak.…
Changed my name! Been feeling for quite some time that my personal name was not doing it. Continually feeling uncomfortable. I wanted a title to go by, not my name. So now we have it. Forgess, of the Monster Forge. I'm still Kifu, don't worry. I just wanted a title up there representing me, and not…
http://un-do.deviantart.com/journal/Smiledog-Auction-is-now-LIVE-565149180 Please visit this journal for info!!!!!
Hear of the creepyasta Smiledog? Well, there's a mask of him, and it's going up for auction tomorrow! Keep an eye out! You can view the preview photo here: http://un-do.deviantart.com/art/Smile-of-Dog-564257346
https://www.weasyl.com/journal/95676/update-10-3 My friend Mana is open for commissions! She is taking the last commissions before it gets EXTREMELY BUSY with the triple whammy of holidays that is about to hit! If you’re looking for something with soft brush strokes, bright use of color, and honest…
I am going to be gone all day Friday the 25th, till Tuesday the 29th. I will resume work after I'm back. See you soon. -K
FIVE SLOTS AVAILABLE! DO NOT COMMENT TO CLAIM! PLEASE EMAIL ME! klapatka@gmail.com Subject: Fall commission Body: Commission type (options listed in my commissions prices page) character/subject I will get back to you if you get the slot! Please be ready to pay! DO NOT SEND ME THE MONEY, I WILL INV…
UPDATED INFO/PRICES/TOS ON MY COMMISSION WORK: http://un-do.deviantart.com/journal/Commission-Prices-550923426
Fox auction update: If the price goes above $150, I will add two additional detail shots of the winner's choice! Auction ends tomorrow at noon! INFO HERE: http://un-do.deviantart.com/art/Fox-Auction-PLEASE-READ-additional-perks-547267071
http://un-do.deviantart.com/art/Fox-Auction-547267071
All slots filled, thank you! I actually took a few extra, but had to stop myself. Hopefully I can open again next month! I'll let you guys know! -Ki
OKAY, so the whole point of me opening for raptor blank orders was to afford to fix my car on time before I leave for MN. If I didn't, my registration would be revoked, and thus.... not good. With all the orders, I Was able to go it and afford to fix my car (as I'd failed the last emissions test) a…
Just to put things into perspective for people. I don't like to post my entire personal schedule online or even TALK about money, but I want people to understand what I'm working through, and trying to do my best: OK, today is the 14th. Between now and next Wednesday, I need to make a little over $…
Going official at Noon today! EST THE URL HAS CHANGED, THANKS TO LIVESTREAM, PLEASE GO HERE: http://original.livestream.com/monstremachine $25 for full body sketch! 30 minutes of my time, additional characters are twice the price with 10 extra minutes. Come and get it! -K
This is just a general update on things, questions that might be floating around, that sort of thing. First and foremost, Patreon. Is ANYTHING happening on that front? Let me inform you that yes, indeed, MUCH is happening, its just been a slight holiday weekend, what with May Day festivals and what…
Friday Stream! Back to regular sketches this week. $25 sketches for 30 minutes. I will start at noon! Raptor blanks on sale next week! LIMITED BLANKS AVAILABLE. I will post a journal on how many, as always, it's first come first serve. I will not be providing eyes/eye insertion. Blanks with jawsets…
Pay what you want, stream! I will not spend any time less than 10 minutes on a drawing. I will not spend any time more than 45 minutes on a drawing. Sketches: $5-10: Heat shot (10 minute maximum) $10-20: Bust (20 minute maximum) $30: Body (30 minute maximum) Speedpaints: $20: Head shot (15 minute m…
Last minute announcement! There will be a stream tomorrow! Noon, EST. Pay what you want, and I'll draw accordingly! Hope to see you there! -K
I will be away for a week, attending Monsterpalooza on the West coast! I shall resume work when I get back. The silicone is on the skull for now, so next stage is plaster! See you all later! -K
First off, the pre-orders are done, thank you all so much for your interest, questions, and emails. It's been really encouraging. Secondly, I just wanted to put it out there, because it seems some folks don't understand this; Latex masks/gloves/feet are not as long lasting as you think. Foam latex…
Art stream is happening tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon! I'm calling this one the "Get Ki a Plane ticket to Monsterpalooza!" Stream. I need to make my way over there for this convention as it's a convention, yes, but it's also like a trade show, a place where I can talk to other special effects folks, a…
So, to make things easier.... if you would like to get updates from me that are my usual dealings and goings on, I'm going to be posting that stuff to twitter. It already seems like a sort of instant messenger, and people do the ODDEST updates... but these updates will be what I've worked on, what…
Thank you so much you all for contacting me!!! I have below a list of folks on my commissions list. I'll have the progress recorded there. This is mostly for my own sake. Now, this is going to go a little SLOWER than usual. I am recovering from a NASTY sinus cold. I am still in Minnesota with famil…
So I've come to realize, I have not been doing any digital work as of late, and some folks out there might be waiting on my call, so I'm writing this journal to let you all know that I am open for reference sheets at the moment! I am ALSO open for Character commissions! This means art true to the c…
Just wanna see all who is heading out there. Trying to decide if I should make a raptor blank for a chance for someone to win in auction or something. So, yeah, who's going? :)
Right now! Come on by! http://www.livestream.com/monstremachine
LIVE. GO to THIS link for details!!! RARE event!!! I don't do this often! Get it while it's here!!! https://www.weasyl.com/submission/774284/os-auction Unwatermarked version will be emailed to the winner!
I didn't remember to update the site here! SO!!! To make it up to you guys, I'll be Doing another stream on Sunday, and in case my darn distracted head forgets, here's the link! livestream.com/monstremachine
I will be taking live commissions tomorrow! $20 for 30 minutes! Full body sketches! Normally they go for $35-40!!! I will take them only one at a time, there is NO QUEUE. If there's lots of folks, I'll do lottery style! This is happening tomorrow! About noon EST. Hope to see some folks there! -K
Back from Vacation! Heya everyone!! Back from vacation and wow, I gotta say, every time I go to visit Dommy, I always come back with a huge grin on my face. It’s always refreshing and a great time, and I never ever regret it. She is the best human being. I can honestly say that I never have vacatio…
My email was hacked recently, and I've been operating off two email accounts, so I decided to finally hang the old (hacked) email. If you need to get a hold of me, you can now reach me on DA (http://un-do.deviantart.com/), Tumblr (kierstinlapatka.tumblr.com), or email me at klapatka@gmail.com Thank…
I am now taking a few commissions for COSTUME CONCEPT ART. I am not taking character art right now. This is for costume concepts only. This means that you will take photos of yourself in full body like so: http://31.media.tumblr.com/e2a6b672993766d6441d5b50bc9645cc/tumblr_nakrebBA9t1rqrqsco1_1280.j…
Ok, so here's the lowdown, folks. Time and money has been getting more and more precious. And I find myself getting more and more desperate, and with very little time. Commissions are starting to seem a little bit of a lost cause. SO. With that in mind, I decided to start a Patreon! What is this? I…
ALL SLOTS ARE FULL! Thank you to all who sent in a request, and those who reblogged my work! It is a complete honor to have fans of my work, I am truly humbled! I got 4 masks cast today, hopefully the other half of the commissions will be cast tomorrow.
LIMITED SLOTS Today is the day! You’ve all been waiting for it! Today is the day, I open for raptor skulls! What a treat! As stated before, the base price is $90. This means a mask cast in either black or white, cut, sanded, forehead pad inserted, and elastic. That’s it. You MAY ask for a black, br…
https://www.weasyl.com/journal/58427/iron-artist-first-round-open My buddy Manadagr is taking commissions!!! CHEAP ONES. SO CHEAP THAT IT MAKES ME SAD. Seriously. anyways. These commissions come with really cool themes, you should go check them out, I personally think a dainty formal Fu would be hi…
SUNDAY. (today) 2 PM EST. CHANNEL: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/beast-factory Wait, what's happening? I'll be taking sketch commissions, live, from 2 pm till I drop! How much does it cost? $20 for a 30 minute sketch of a full body. Example: https://www.weasyl.com/submission/473154/sketch-tseatah P…
I have returned! Back from South California, around the Santa Barbara area. Spent some time camping, and fishing, and then walking the beach. It was a good time. A GREAT time. It was the best and only gift I could give my friend and I do believe she had a good time as well. Hope you all have been d…
Ok, not really a hiatus. I'll be gone for a week out on the west cost spending time with my friend for her birthday. I will keep an eye on my email in case anyone has any questions or the like. I will be back Wednesday the 16th. Take care everyone!
Everyone was REALLY sweet, and asked some really good questions, and even had some suggestions that I will have to try out. Over all, I think this was a perfect classroom environment, and I honestly thing this is how all online classes should be taught. The attendees learn, and so does the teacher,…
Stream goes live today in a few hours!!! Additional info and rules can be found here: https://www.weasyl.com/submission/554155/reminder Look forward to seeing peeps! See you soon! -K
I have decided to do a small “class” if you will on airbrushes, airbrushing, paints, maintenance and care, techniques, and mediums. I will have two different airbrushes, two different air compressors, advice on paint brands, handling methods, ways to handle the brush and use it properly, different…
It's starting!!! People are already arriving and registration starts later tonight!!! Anyone else coming to Fur The 'More's second birthday? 8D
COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN! I am taking 8 slots! REFERENCE SHEETS ONLY!
I AM OPENING COMMISSIONS THIS FRIDAY If you need a reference for the CLOCKWORKCREATURE COMMISSION OPENING DATE THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO NAB A SLOT If you plan on getting a slot from me for said reference, here is the criteria: If you ALREADY HAVE A REFERENCE SHEET, you are not priority, but if it is…
I am back home from dad’s house now!!! Got some cleaning to do and rearranging and space making before I get back on schedule! Go ahead and poke me for things! I will be working my tail off and possibly streaming as I do it! In fact I’d like to force myself to do so. So yes. Do NOT feel like you ar…
Today I am re packing to put all my belongings into the car. Tomorrow I make the 4 hour drive to my father's house to spend time with him before Saturday. Saturday I drive from there to Wisconsin, which is a little over 8 hours, depending. Spending the night at a friend's house so the rest of the t…
I'll be back in about a week. at that point, a few nights after, I should have the commissions underway. The first of which on the list is nearly complete! I'm so terribly sorry for the huge wait, things have been crazy as I've been sharing the house with 10 people. Fun, eh? I'm one of the few that…
This is just to let all those know that are on my commission list what has been happening these past few weeks. Why aren't you getting any work done? My new job in Cincinnati did not work out. I was completely unhappy. Over worked and under paid. I do not have time to work on anything after coming…
Helpful minds are brilliant and wonderful and I am glad they exist. Every day I'm thankful for critique that is offered to me. I am not a perfect artist, and never will be. I will never be truly happy with my work. but I am allowed to be pleased. HOWEVER. There ARE rules. These rules are more relat…
Just for credit's sake, I want to let you all know that the bacgrounds that I put in my recent reference sheets are done with Kecky's brushes. Available for download here: https://gumroad.com/l/NYgX You can also see her tumblr: http://kecky.tumblr.com/brushes I also sometimes utilize CGtextures. It…
[2:42:16 PM] Dr. Fangsy PHD: "Kifu (also responds to self imposed name "Kierstin"). Patient exhibits similar psychosis to prior listing (see Qarrezel) with some variation in belief in the origin of the "humans" mentioned. Some exhibiting of megalomanic tendencies, particularly in enforcing a strict…
