Jack Mcslay

Also It will have a new name and logo that I will reveal when it’s released. And I will be reworking my patreon for that and other similar sites I’ve discovered.

Things to expect on the next release or later ones:

→ Get notified when someone mentions you → Ignore users → Reposting submissions → Rich text editor for descriptions and literature submissions → Simple builtin browser for adding accounts, enhanced privacy and quick account switching → Manage multiple accounts in the same site → Modability features (it is already modable but it will get mod management) → ARM server version for use in lightweight home servers such as Raspberry PI → Streaming interface - both stream and announce on the same in one go → Upload work files directly (.psd, .kra, .ora and maybe others) and have the program convert automatically to the proper format and your size of choice for uploading → Cropped thumbnail creator → Schedule submissions → Filtering messages and submission feed → Automatically linking users’ multiple accounts (reduces redundant notifications of the same artwork being posted in multiple places, and allows better linking when writing descriptions on submissions) → Description templates → Keyword autocomplete → Importing/synchronizing galleries → Editing submissions

Also I want to have some form of commission management, but I haven’t figured out how it would work yet. To have something to show for have a screenshot, showing the filter interface:

Now here’s a few questions: - Would you be interested in watching dev streams for artwatcher and other apps? - Which site(s) do you most want to use it for? Since I’m going to have to port things the next release, it should only have 4-6 supported sites initially, so I’ll take than into account. - Are you interested in it for following artists without having to check multiple websites, for the uploading features, or both?

Gosh, this is a very interesting question - I’ll try to answer as best and genuinely as I can.- Confidence: You’d be so surprised how your peers have little either, I certainly question and overthink every image I work on. I can’t say that I’ve built up ‘confidence’ over the years, but I have definitely learned how to accept the fact that I’m not perfect and share art even when I’m not confident in it. I’ve never been confident in anything I do either, I have some intense anxiety myself.

- Learning from Streams: That’s actually a very tough thing to do, unless the artist is giving a step-by-step of their process. (Which you can absolutely ask me for anytime when I work) I watch them more to relax and take a peek into an artist’s personal style, but learning from a stream is incredibly tough at least for me. Sometimes you can find little “Ah ha!” moments by watching, so perhaps watching streams to learn is only going to frustrate you. (Unless it’s a stream for learning, then hey that’s awesome)- Anger: When I was a fair bit younger and just starting out, I would find myself getting jealous, envious, even angry. I’d look at an artist with this hopeless feeling of “I’ll never be that.” But… the best you or anyone can do is keep trying. Use that anger to push yourself. Most of all, try hard not to compare yourself to others - generally those people may have quite a few years on you in experience! I still sometimes get a heart wrenching feeling when looking at my favorite artists, and wonder if I should be farther along in my own skill. There will always be someone better, and that anger will subside as you gain experience.- Getting Interest: This is one topic I have little advice on, because to me art is more of a passion. Interest from others is a wonderful thing that can occur from putting yourself out there and being active - but to me, it’s not that important. I have ideas to share, but I would share them in private even if I didn’t online. I have many things I don’t share as well, but this comes from a point of view of an introvert. I don’t like much attention, I appreciate what I get, but at the same time it makes me incredibly nervous. The only way to get interest is to be active, and that takes a lot out of people who don’t have the time to invest in it.- Good as _____ : The wonderful thing about creativity is you don’t have to be as good or as bad as anyone! You can make things and share them, even if they are simple sketches, or stories or any format. If you have ideas, write them down! Keep a logbook, get them out of your head and into something you can read. I feel if I don’t get my ideas out on paper (computer screen) I might explode. I want to be as good as my idols, but in the end being as “good” as someone isn’t what’s important. Being good for -yourself- is. If you want to make art then you have to just do it, there’s no shortcut to working on things for yourself.___

Hey guys! I wanted to start a new little challenge I thought might be fun! I don’t know if this is a thing already, but the idea is basically once a week, on friday, you draw a piece of fanart for an artist you love or a friend who’s important to you! This can be a doodle, a drawing, whatever, of their OC, them, a character they like, etc.!

It’s a good way to not only show appreciation for people that mean a lot to you, but also gets you drawing at the very least once a week. :P

- 80s toys, cartoons, art

- Re-boots of 80s cartoons as cartoons and movies

- 90s anime, television, movies (action, sci-fi, horror)

- Art, Drawing, Illustration

- Khaleesi ♥

- Food porn

- Comic book character art, movies, news (DC or Marvel, doesn’t matter)

- Cosplay

- Funny shit