Art of One

Art by me (c) Kor1AlphaArts 2016

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Banner for 2016 done in my full render ink style.

New commission type info for those of my followers who don’t use/have [a] furaffinity account.

Look who was wrong. 

Until then I’ll just keep spinning my wrists.

Alright, so since this is my commission account, you will RARELY see personal journals like this posted here, but I'm actually getting worried now...so here goes. Oog..I'm not even sure where to start. I guess with last night.... Last night we got news that Ari's great grandfather is on his last leg. They don't know how much longer he has left to live. While that news in itself is bad, and saddening...the worst part of that news is that we will lose our home. Ari and I are married, and have two dogs...while we're not above moving back in with our parents in this desperate situation...well..it's not exactly an option. My parents will be prepping their house for sale in the spring and we cannot live with them because of that. Her mother...well she's another story I can't really get into, because it's deeply complicated...but the short of it is that her mother is disabled just as much as I am and also cannot work a regular 9 to 5 and has very little income. It would put even more stress on Ari, and I can't have that. For my new followers...and maybe old ones whom have forgotten or whatever the reason need a reminder..I am disabled, and cannot work a "normal" 9 to 5 job because the general hours, stress levels, and expectations from not being my own boss actually put so much stress on my body that I am constantly in pain and get sick repeatedly because of being around people whom may have illnesses for an extended period of time..I have a weakened immune system. Being sick all the time causes me to miss work, and eventually I get let go. It's happened more times than I can count. "Why don't you apply for SSDI?" I did.. and I was denied... twice. I did get a part time job at the local roller rink, a place I have worked at since I was 14 on and off. It's a very physically demanding job, but it's also comfortable because I'm so familiar with it. However it does take it's toll on me. I have only worked there for less than 3 months and I've already gotten sick with bronchitis that lasted 3 weeks and sent me home from work/ made me miss work several times. So about two weeks ago I got a few commissions under my belt that gave me some hope. I've been producing art at an alarming rate for myself, and have a pretty good schedule down. With streaming nearly all of my work it helps motivate me. Same with how I'm working my payment system, though I may alter it slightly to avoid being scammed in the future. We'll see how it goes. Anyway, the super short of the story is that I am doing everything I can to get myself out there and earn money to be able to help pay for bills. Currently with my part time job working 20 hours a week, I bring home a measly $150 every two weeks because I make below my states minimum wage. (Yes, I know you're going to tell me that's illegal, but my employer has found a loophole around that. Yes... there are loopholes in the law.) Currently in order to live in the same place we're living now we'd need to pay $1,500-$1,600 in rent alone per month. That includes NOTHING. No electric, no water, no internet. Electric only runs us around $100 a month, water $80 per quarter, and internet is $90 a month. That rounds us out at a grand total of around $1,800 a month on the high end. That's BEFORE food (and other small things like cellphones etc). Which we spend approximately $300 a month on. That includes dog food and household items. Rounding us out at $2100 a month on the high side. This is before medical expenses which can run up to $200 a month depending on certain variables. Essentially in order to stay where we are living now..we need to make $2500 a month to be comfortable. Right now...Ari brings home around $600 every two weeks...with my additional $150 (not guaranteed) from the rink every two weeks that brings us to $1,500 every month. We are a thousand dollars behind what we need in order to be just above the level of drowning. Yes, Ari and I are below the poverty level in our state. Yes, we are poor, and yes..I know we're not the only ones. With my average completion times for my art this is the breakdown... I can finish 3-5 full renders a week depending on level of complexity/characters in the image if that's all I worked on. I can finish 5+ cell shaded pieces per week depending on level of complexity/characters in the image if that's all I worked on. I can finish 10-15 icons per week if that's all I worked on. I can finish 2-3 reference sheets per week if that's all I worked on. I can finish 2-5 sketches per day depending on complexity/characters in the image. There are plenty of things I can do per week to earn that money that we need. The problem is that I don't have the exposure. No one knows who I am. In my account move I lost 300 followers because FurAffinity refuses to allow name changes. Ideally if I could bring home even $500 a month on average that would make us able to afford a one bedroom apartment somewhere that isn't notoriously infested with bedbugs or mice...because if we don't get that amount, that's all we're going to get. So, you read this far...Thank you for taking the time to read about my shitty situation. You may be wondering now.. "What can I do to help?" Simply put the easiest thing you can do is commission me. I don't just do furry things either, I can draw anything with enough references and just a bit of time to study. "I would commission you, but I don't have any money!" That's okay. Tell your friends about me, about my art.. have them tell their friends. Word of mouth is really powerful. I guess that's ...all I'm going to share for now. Also, that I'm scared...but still hopeful. Hopeful that I can achieve my dream of working as an illustrator full time. Of being able to support my family and still take care of myself so I'm not run into the ground and sick all the time. I want to earn an honest living, not taking hand outs and be begging for help all the time. Hope is all I have. It's the one thing that keeps me strong. Help me keep my hope alive.

The animation on the second picture (third) was my very first attempt at animating something  colored, and my second only attempt at animating in general. All self taught last night. 

The third was just a practice new sketch style with my character Mel.

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