Heya! My commissions are open for July! Check the form out below for prices and my TOS!

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So I'm not too sure where else to ask this but I just kinda wanted to gauge which cons people go to anymore for the later half of the year -- I know there's AC coming up soon but I won't make it to that one since getting a room there is a fucking nightmare lol, but I was eyeing up BLFC or Megaplex potentially as it would be a lot easier for me to room with Cuga on those! And they're also bigger cons where I can see the most people haha

But I guess I also wanted to make a journal because I'm honestly not sure if I want to visit the US soon again to be honest. I feel like with work and timezone differences I've kinda fell out of contact with a lot of the people I used to hang out with on VRC and also me missing FWA also took out most of the enthusiasm I had about visiting again. And with how the political climate is looking at the moment...

The point to me is that I want to see people again, and I want to feel like I have something to look forward to. And it feels bad because I have the resources and time off work to make it happen but there's this voice at the back of my head that keeps telling me that I'm not going to be able to enjoy it to the fullest... And I don't know why.

Maybe I just need some antidepressants, lmao

Raeny

Gonna leave this here as my featured journal lol

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c:

so yeah, it's been a while but i guess i might as well chronicle a couple of things that's been going on in my life or the things that's been happening in 2023 for me i guess

well first off, 2023 has been... a very interesting year for sure haha, the couple of major things that come to mind would be

- finishing a web dev course and getting a cert for it
- travelling by myself internationally for the first time ever and going all the way to FWA for my first furcon ever too
- going back to pharmacy and getting my pharmacist license!

the web dev stuff was... pretty interesting for sure, sadly i didn't really get to find a job or posting to utilize all that i've learnt but hey, at least i know some things about GIT and IDEs and basic javascript and React so it's always nice to learn for sure. a highlight of the course was the bi-weekly yoga courses we had, in a way it really helped destress and reinforce the things we learnt about meditation and finding our inner peace too

travelling to the US to was definitely the highlight of my year though. it was scary as fuck flying and going through customs but man getting to see all of you was worth it. got drunk for the first time in my life and also fursuited as Kawa (which I can't believe I fit in) and just seeing all the cool stuff Washington had to offer (HIGHLY recommend visiting the san juan islands it was so beautiful oml) but yeah, I absolutely want to go back again and meet more new people too!!!

and yeah, made a gamble and i went back to a pharmacy in july to attempt the assessment center again. it was super close to where i lived so i didn't mind it that much honestly, and my bosses were super helpful in training me as well. thinking about it now i think it was the location and workplace that made me fucking hate pharmacy and the reason why i quit last year, so I'm super grateful I found this new place and having actual good people to train me whoa but YEAH! i guess i'm a pharmacist now haha and that's one less thing for me to worry about too :3

in all i honestly didn't expect 2023 to be a great year since it was full of uncertainties and meant to kinda be my gap year but i am glad it turned out this way, now i feel like a chapter's closed on my life and i can finally move onto the next heh

here's to a even better 2024! thanks for reading, as usual <3

Commissions are open again!! Come get your tasty raeny arts yum yum

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here. we. go. again.
commissions are open... for a while.

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chomp

With how a certain bird app is doing recently, just thought I'd bring awareness to other places you can find me at too!

Mastodon --- https://furries.club/@raeny
Bluesky --- https://bsky.app/profile/raendragon.bsky.social
Tumblr --- https://www.tumblr.com/blog/raendragon
Itaku --- https://itaku.ee/profile/raeny

not sure why i'm deciding to rant about it on here but it just feels like my self worth is tied a lot to my own art as well and seeing people kinda brush it off seems to affect me more than it should sometimes. like everything just kinda snowballing on. doesn't help that i constantly feel like i should be doing more and i should be this super amazing professional earning lots of money and having this cool hobby where i can draw for people and they'll really enjoy it and i know they do! it's just that sometimes when i finish a piece i feel like i'm standing on the edge of an abyss and throwing my art into it and slowly watch it disappear into the depths and maybe a part of me goes with it as well, i don't know. i feel like i'm just growing older without anything to show for it and eventually i'll just fade out of relevance to anyone at all. either way, thanks for reading i guess. i don't need introspection into any of this, just typing this out made me feel a bit better i suppose.

Congrats to me I suppose! Though it also does bring up the questions that I have with gallery sites and whatnot. What have you been using besides the usual suspects? I do have twitter, one mastodon instance but I wonder if it's worth using other things such as telegram channels for instant art updates or using e621 more. Would love to hear more about what have been working for you so I can continue to bring you the best updates to places that you'd actually check too! Cheers :3

see you critters there :3c

Hi! Do people even still use this site? I feel like I've been kinda lacking on uploading things on here but I'm glad there's still a site I can use as a gallery that's not bloated with all the shit single-brain-celled memes that I retweet lmao

Either way, hope you're doing well dear reader! Just a bit of a self blog moment but I myself am struggling a bit to get through this internship lol... but maybe in another half a year's time I'll look back and go "wow, this was really fucking stupid, why did I worry so much over something as inconsequential as this lol"

Setting a short term goal of being able to meet people at MFF at the end of this year personally; it still feels a bit daunting having to arrange for visas and flight tickets and insurance but I hope it all works out. Well I'm damn sure I'll make it turn out well, this will definitely be the best thing that I'll have done for myself thus far, pushing myself to see the people that I really care about and of course, people who're glad to see me too I'm sure <3

Take care of yourself, and those people that you care about too. See you later! :>
Raeny

Commissions are open again, check out my twt post for more details: https://twitter.com/raendragon/stat.....23813438865408

Wow, how long has it been since I made an actual text post about happenings? I might as well write some of my thoughts down while they're still fresh in my head and well, what better time for more self-reflection before my 22nd birthday comes up too? I hope my ramblings make some chronological sense at least and not all over the place but I'll do my best and of course, thanks in advance if you do end up reading through to the end.

My art
Thanks for supporting me thus far, I really do appreciate all the help I've had along the way, criticism and praise on all my pieces that brought me to the artist that I am today. I started my Patreon in May of 2019, and even though I've only promised to use it as a tip jar I have almost 70 supporters on it as of now... It's been a long journey, huh? I started out mostly just drawing Monster Hunter related things and of course branching off to my various interests over the years, but now it feels like I'm a weird crossroads of things, where I don't feel the want to latch onto popular trends and as a result it really does feel like people don't stick around for my stuff as much as they used to anymore. This year honestly felt a bit lacklustre in terms of my creative output and I suppose I have been missing more than hitting with what really grabbed people's attention too. I do want to draw things that I like first and foremost, so I guess in the end it really will be balancing what I want and what other people will like from me too. Drawing the basic things probably gets the most instant gratification from the lowest denominator, but creating characters and art that connects with the viewer, or the intended audience will still mean the most to me in the long term. I'll definitely have to refine Raen's character and draw more of him down the line, as I don't intend to give him up nor do I mean for him to just remain as a comic relief. That someday I truly will be able to call him a fursona that I relate and feel strongly about. And as for commissions and such, I'll have to take less of it in the coming year for sure as well to balance my workload for the forseeable future, but I do hope you'll be able to enjoy my art for what it is too, as an extension of my feelings and muses because hey, I'm absolutely terrible at writing but not so bad at drawing things instead (or so I hope!)

My friends
It has been quite interesting I suppose, that I never really saw the depth of how far the community goes before I got more into VRChat and seeing all the things that goes on with all my friends. Back in 2018 when I first got really into drawing and the fandom, I mostly lurked in small separate groups and was content with that just being the way things were. As I drew more and got to know more people, I do realize that people had their own groups that they felt safer with and you really can't just invest everything into a single point -- because when people do get busy and you weren't, how else would you feel other than being left out? I had to learn that the hard way at some point throughout this year, and on more self-reflection, was ashamed at how I acted instead of being in the moment with the people who did stick around and help me find a better place. I do hope that as time goes on and the status quo moves on, that I will still have good friends to share all my joys with, to banter with, and share in the fact that we will be there for each other, and are but a single DM away (and maybe a few time zones, but hey that's what weekends are for, right)
In time I want to get to know friends even better, to realize how much wonderful everyone is in my life with all the love and support they have given me thus far, to know *you* better. Hit me up if you ever want to just chat, because chances are I would think you're a cooler person than I am. <3
Dear friends... Thank you.

My future
With my graduation this year and me being semi-independent for the past four or so years to explore myself, I find myself having been through.... a lot, and yet somehow feeling uncertain still of the future. I'm sure it comes as no surprise that the virus threw a wrench into everyone's plans, and even though a new normal would be the path that our country is adopting, the uncertainty that stretches from flight cancellations, a change in the system to tackle the spread, anecdotes from dear friends and even the way we greet each other still subtly lingers in my mind. I may have my degree to practice pharmacy now, but the internship year lies ahead and the potential exams and tests will complicate plans that I do aim to carry out in 2022. Even being a massive introvert, I've slowly realized over the years that I do want to meet people, to connect with them at conventions and feel like a part of something I can truly belong to. I dealt quite poorly with the fear of missing out this year, seeing all the new friends I've made going to physical conventions and just having fun with each other in general, and yet plans are still up in the air about how I will make that happen.... But I know that it will definitely happen at some point because hey, my friends can't all be wrong about all the fun that goes on with those things eh?

But there you have it. Four years ago I definitely would not have envisioned myself in this position, but life truly is strange sometimes... I definitely feel unsure about how the future will be, but sometimes you just have to think of the good times you had and smile a little, and think of the good times you will have and dream a little, and hope for the best.

Thanks for sticking around.

hear me RAWR

hello peeps (lol) i have some ws alts for a few pieces i've done in the past, check it out at your own discretion kek

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why i do even bother when my art is pure fucking shit

Commissions are now closed 😄

And just a heads up, but the next time I open there will be a slight price change. Thank you!

I will be taking two (2) slots for commissions the time being, but I won't be doing reference sheets for now, sorry. More info in the link below.
Feel free to contact me via notes, telegram, discord etc
Thanks for reading!

COMMISSION INFO
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(I don't do much of these so I might as well write something since I'm free...)

Color me amazed, but I just wanted to take the time to thank everyone who's watched me, be it new or those who's been with me since day one! I now have 8 times the watchers from more than a year ago and I guess that means higher expectations from me as well... so I hope I'll be able to keep making more art be it cute stuff (or just porn.) to develop my skill into a better content creator, but also give the people what they want too <3

I'll also apologize too if at times I seem a bit reserved or distant from people that I've spoken to but lost contact with. I have to say that real life *will* take priority to things that I do here so sorry if I come off that way sometimes. I really do enjoy talking just about anything, so hopefully I don't bore too haha

As for the month(s) ahead, I don't think I'll be doing any more commissions for the time being after my current queue but I'll definitely try my best to do a few doodles here and there to maybe just relax, or more cuties that catches my attention...

Last but not least, do let me know if you have advice or ways I can improve, be it art-wise or the way I run my patreon or anything at all. I'd want to do the best in what's essentially my online identity.

Thanks for reading,
1oi

Hello all, for November I've decided to open commissions up again and change the price up a bit for everyone commissioning me from here on, but for people who are in talks with getting from me already prior to this will still be charged with the original pricing as shown below. Thank you!

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The changes as follows:

- Headshot from $17 -> $22
- Half-body from $28 -> $35
- Fullbody from $36 -> $45
- Stickers from $10 -> $12
- Reference sheet from $70 -> $80

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>>>COMMISSION SHEET HERE<<<
>>>COMMISSION SHEET HERE<<<
>>>COMMISSION SHEET HERE<<<

Cheers,
1oi

Title. And just as a heads up, the next time I open them there'll be a slight price increase!

Hey all! One of my artist friend Ledove just opened some slots for painted commissions to hopefully gather some funds for a new pen replacement for his tablet, I personally can't recommend him enough for his shading and lighting on his pieces, and especially if you're looking to get more monster hunter stuff ;3

>>Check his journal out here!<<

Heyo, I've decided to raise prices of commissions a bit, but for those who are already in talks with getting something from me the price would still remain the previously stated price. Thank you!

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The changes as follows:

- Headshot from $15 -> $17
- Half-body from $24 -> $28
- Fullbody from $32 -> $36
- Stickers from $9 -> $10
- Reference sheet from $65 -> $70

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