Hey guys, happy freaking summer and happy 4th of July to anyone who was celebrating it.

So one big update is... I finally got a job!
It's not in animation or art, but... it's a full-time job nonetheless. Being unemployed and working side-gigs was depressing so I'm just happy I got something at the moment, even if it's not in my desired field. Only issue is it's a good 40-60 minute drive away from me so I either gotta keep waking up at 6am to beat traffic or I gotta rent a place close by. Traffic on the way back is a bitch, too.

That being said, I need to start adjusting my sleep schedule to try and get a full 8 hours every day and also figure out how to manage my time after work to continue with owed commissions and other side-gigs I signed up for prior to landing this job.

I'll still be around here and other places but my output will sadly be still kinda slow so... bear with me. ;u;

COMMISSION LIST:

1-  DFStarfield - Inking
2-  frionil - DONE
3-  plaguefoxii - DONE
4-  Tibby_Fluff - Inked
5-  Daft_Lad - DONE

OTHER PLACES TO FIND ME:
Blooski: https://bsky.app/profile/chromefoxg.....ko.bsky.social
Shitter/X : https://x.com/FoxGeckoCorner
PilluhFrt (NOT AS ACTIVE): https://www.pillowfort.social/FoxGeckoCorner

Once again, if you wanna support me without getting art, Ko-fi donations are also appreciated! https://ko-fi.com/foxgeckocorner

Boy, FA's been going through it, eh?

Well, in case you wanna find me on other sites...

Blooski: https://bsky.app/profile/chromefoxg.....ko.bsky.social
Shitter/X : https://x.com/FoxGeckoCorner
PilluhFrt (NOT AS ACTIVE): https://www.pillowfort.social/FoxGeckoCorner


COMMISSION LIST:

1-  DFStarfield - Sketched
2-  frionil - DONE
3-  plaguefoxii - DONE
4-  Tibby_Fluff - Inked
5-  Daft_Lad - DONE

Once again, if you wanna support me without getting art, Ko-fi donations are also appreciated! https://ko-fi.com/foxgeckocorner

Yep, it's midnight, and I am now a year older. Three decades old. The big dirty 30.


I'm gonna be out of town again from the 13th-23rd. Unlike the last trip I went on for New Year's, this was planned a whole damn year in advance as an "early birthday present" lol
So for my commissioners- so sorry again for the long wait. Please bear with me just a bit longer. Doesn't help that I had so much stuff and big exams I needed to do for classes during the winter, and also other freelance gigs on the side with CONSTANT deadlines... otherwise I would've gotten these done much faster. I really do feel awful that progress has been slow, and I know I'm sounding like a broken record at this point, or like I'm making excuses... but life still sucks right now lmao. I should probably get better at time management & juggling multiple things at once, too.

ANYWAY.
So yeah now I'm a year older. Hope I can get wiser soon too. :P



COMMISSION LIST:

1-  DFStarfield - Sketched
2-  frionil - Inked
3-  plaguefoxii - DONE
4-  Tibby_Fluff - Inked
5-  Daft_Lad - DONE

Once again, if you wanna support me without getting art, Ko-fi donations are also appreciated! https://ko-fi.com/foxgeckocorner

Hey all! Just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas as well as a Happy New Year since I'll be away from home from this Friday till Jan 2nd to be celebrating New Years Eve with extended family.
Hope you all have a wonderful holiday season however you celebrate it. Hope you get everything you wished for, or at least some time to relax.

This has been a rough year for sure, and my output has suffered greatly as a result. I hope next year will treat us all much kinder.

In the meantime, trying my best to keep working on commissions and sending out as many wips as I can prior to my trip.
Once again thank you all so much for your patience and I greatly apologize for the wait.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year~



COMMISSION LIST:

1-  DFStarfield
2-  frionil
3-  plaguefoxii
4-  Tibby_Fluff
5-  Daft_Lad

Once again, if you wanna support me without getting art, Ko-fi donations are also appreciated! https://ko-fi.com/foxgeckocorner

Thought I'd post a journal to let everyone and especially my current commissioners know what's been up.

I'm so sorry it's been a while since I posted any updates. I've been wanting to get back to working on commissions but I've been constantly juggling so much shit these days... I've started taking classes on Computer Science/Coding and Software QA and that has been eating up a LOT of my time and energy. Constantly got to study for shit and work on assignments and guuuuuh... I really wasn't planning on going back to college AT ALL. I was hoping it would be a one and done sorta deal after I graduated in 2017 but... many people told me I needed to study for a back-up career while the current situation with the animation/entertainment industry is happening. Plus I have this ongoing freelance illustration gig I had to do on the side.

On the bright side, at least it's keeping me distracted and I'm no longer as depressed as I was back in August when I was looking for a job.

Speaking of, still not much luck landing a job other than an art instructor for a drawing class for adults happening once a week for 2 hours only (which is ABSOLUTELY STRESSFUL as I've never taught anyone before!). I've landed only a handful of interviews, mostly for non-artistic/retail positions and all of them resulted in a rejection letter. Soooo yeah... life still kinda sucks rn. <:T

But like I said, I am doing a lot better. I've been going to all sorts of meetups/networking events for animation and also a convention recently where I managed to meet and chat with new people and take my mind off from all the shit going on.
Still just very burnt out from all the stuff I gotta juggle. I wish I could work for hours on end without getting tired but... if anyone has any ideas on how to counter-act that shit, lemme know!


Again, to all my current commissioners, I'm so sorry it's taking me a while to get updates to you since I've sent you all the rough sketches. I don't wanna make you guys wait so long, as I know how that feels. I'll TRY to get some progress done on them when I have nothing going on and keep you guys posted.

COMMISSION LIST:

1-  DFStarfield
2-  frionil
3-  plaguefoxii
4-  Tibby_Fluff
5-  Daft_Lad

Once again, if you wanna support me without getting art, Ko-fi donations are also appreciated! https://ko-fi.com/foxgeckocorner

Hey just wanted make a journal to signal boost a fellow artist and huge inspiration of mine starting out on this site

 Phuufy recently experienced a death in the family and needs some help with funeral expenses among other things.
Here's the journals from her and her husband for more details and a link to the GoFundMe page.

https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10982776/
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10982782/

I already donated to them but I also wanted to get this out in hopes that people can see this and either lend a hand or spread the word.
Just so these good beans get the help they need <3

COMMISSION SLOTS:

SLOT 1-  DFStarfield
SLOT 2-  frionil
SLOT 3-  plaguefoxii
SLOT 4-  Tibby_Fluff
SLOT 5-  Daft_Lad

Once again, if you wanna support me without getting art, Ko-fi donations are also appreciated! https://ko-fi.com/foxgeckocorner

Man, what a week, huh.
Glad to see this website up and running again. First thing I did was reset my password because like a fucking dumbass I tried logging into the fake FA page it redirected people to from two days ago. Thank god my profile is still in tact.

ANYWAY.
In case something happens like this happens again. Here's where else to find meee~

Twitter - https://x.com/FoxGeckoCorner
Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/chromefoxg.....ko.bsky.social
Pillowfort (haven't updated in AGES) - https://www.pillowfort.social/FoxGeckoCorner


As for commissions, I'll get started on sketching em out ASAP. Just been distracted the past few days applying to all sorts of jobs and still dealing with depression from the current state of things.

Thanks for your patience, everyone.


COMMISSION SLOTS:

SLOT 1-  DFStarfield
SLOT 2-  frionil
SLOT 3-  plaguefoxii
SLOT 4-  Tibby_Fluff
SLOT 5-  Daft_Lad

Once again, if you wanna support me without getting art, Ko-fi donations are also appreciated! https://ko-fi.com/foxgeckocorner

Thanks to the everyone who applied!
Will keep you posted if one of these slots suddenly frees up!

SLOT 1-  DFStarfield
SLOT 2-  frionil
SLOT 3-  plaguefoxii
SLOT 4-  Tibby_Fluff
SLOT 5-  Daft_Lad

Once again, if you wanna support me without getting art, Ko-fi donations are also appreciated! https://ko-fi.com/foxgeckocorner

Hey, I hate having to do this but I really needed to get this off my chest.

If you've followed me on Twitter recently, you probably seen me mention it, but for the last two months my part-time job hasn't given me anything to work on or paid me. I've spent the whole time working on side-gigs like roughs for another episode of an indie animation show and some book illustrations. But every time I asked my employers if there's anything new, they'd say "sorry, nothing at the moment". This week I asked if they had anything for the week or month and again- "sorry, nothing at the moment, I'll keep you posted" I asked if they needed help with anything not art-related and,... nothing.

This is a job I've considered quitting for a long time because I wanted to focus on landing an animation industry gig. But I've been applying like crazy and still not getting anything. What's worse is the spot the industry is currently in. Seems like every person I talk to about it knows someone who worked in animation that got laid off. I even asked one of my art college friends if he has any openings at his studio only for him to tell me he also isn't currently working and it's rough for everybody right now.

The idea of not having an animation job has been eating away at me, making me feel so stressed and hopeless. I had a full on panic attack/existential crisis about it when I was supposed to be finishing up my animation work prior to a deadline.


For the past two months I didn't want to tell anybody in the family about this. Especially my mother, as she wishes I was some profession other than an artist. She always wishes I could've become a doctor like her or a lawyer. I was too scared to tell her because I know she'll tell me I should give up on being an animator. I dreaded having her ask me "how're things going at work," thinking what she'd do if she found out the truth. But it's been two months, and I haven't told her anything, just kept slowly working away at side gigs. Hell, on Friday during a drive back home she said she wishes I became a doctor like the son of her friend and then she asked me, "Don't you REGRET having a career in art?" and that HURT me inside even though I never told her. I just told my grandparents (who live with us) about this today and vented my frustration to them and they tell me I should let her know about it. But they also agree that it's no longer sustainable to pursue a career in animation and I should pick up a new trade like something technical.



The fact that I'm not getting ANYWHERE with applying to other jobs only makes me feel more hopeless and depressed. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I'm almost 30 years old for fucks sake, and I feel so inept at applying for jobs and I have no desire to pursue any other profession because this is all I ever wanted. I don't see myself as anything other than an artist or an animator. I wanted to prove to my family I can do it,... but I feel like I ended up failing.

Worst part is, I know it's my fucking fault. I stubbornly decided to do 2D animation in college instead of something that made sense, and after I graduated I should have spent more time studying shit like Cinema 4D and working with mocap stuff but I was too focused on other stuff like 3D Character Animation classes and storyboarding on top of my part-time job, as well as making content for this site and Twitter. Plus I've constantly been so drained and burnt out from sitting at the computer all day and from the Prozac that I take on a daily basis.


I just feel so lost... and heartbroken. What if they're right? What if I'll never get my foot in the door? Working in animation was always my dream, and I feel like either I fucked it up or whoever is in charge of these studios has.

I'm not planning on throwing in the towel, as I have plans for more portfolio work and a webcomic idea, but at this point I am just stressed out about what I should do going forward.


Anyways, that's partly why I wanted to open commissions again tomorrow. Might as well keep myself busy and earn some dough.
If you have no desire for a commission but still wanna support me, Ko-fi donations are also appreciated! https://ko-fi.com/foxgeckocorner


UPDATE:
I just worked up the courage to talk to my mother and she wasn't upset at me. But she still insists that I should find another profession and keep art as a side thing. I don't know what my next move should be, but I'll try and figure something out.

Yep, I figured it's been a while and my current situation with my part-time job has gotten worse, resulting in me having to rely on side-gigs for income... been a very depressing and stressful previous couple of weeks for me, feeling so hopeless and inept at landing new jobs...

ANYWAY! So yeah I'm gonna be opening slots tomorrow! BUUUUUT, it's gonna be a wee bit different this time! For the first time I've whipped up a Google Form for myself that I will use going forward to take commission ideas. Hopefully it works out, as I've never done a form like this before but since everyone else seems to be doing it to take commissions I thought, "eh, why not?"

So yeah, if you guys are interested in commissioning me, keep an eye out for the announcement journal here or the post on my Twitter (gonna be putting a link to the form up there as well) and have your ideas ready by then~!

I heard the news on Twitter yesterday before I saw the post on this site. It's truly shocking considering how big of a figure he is on this site and the fandom as a whole, and judging by his tweets prior to his passing it could have been avoided if he had gotten the help he needed.

It's because of him this site exists, and I was able to meet and befriend so many new artists and other talented individuals since I joined in 2008, many of which I still follow to this day on other platforms and have even met in-person at Midwest Fur Fest. I'm truly thankful for my time here, and it's all thanks to him for keeping it going. I don't know what the future of this site will be like without him, but I hope whoever is currently at the helm keeps it going and doesn't let it fall into disarray.

Rest in Peace, and thank you for everything, Neer.

Gonna be away March 17-28 on vacation in Spain and Portugal with the same tour group I booked my Japan trip with last year.
I'll try my best to respond to stuff on this site and other profiles while I'm away but if I don't, at least you know where I'm gonna be during that time frame.

Hoping all goes as smoothly for me on this trip like the Japan trip. Haven't been to Europe in a long time and I've been interested in checking out Spain and Portugal for a while now! My mother went to Portugal on a recent trip too and it looks like such a beautiful country. Excited to try out Pasteis de Nata!

Also, picking out airplane seats for this trip was a huge pain because the flights are operated by a different airline company and I kept getting error messages every time I tried to get a seat on the return flight DX. Arrrgh.

Yeah, it’s the day that I turn one year older. Woo, fun.

Gonna have lunch with the fam like always. Hoping all goes well. But for now, it’s midnight, I’m exhausted from driving nearly all day to see & pet some foxes at an animal conservation center near San Diego… so now, I SLEEB

So from September-November I was actually doing Rough Animation for the newest episode of Zeurel's "Monkey Wrench!"
Here's the shots I worked on (Posted on my SFW Animation Twitter!) - https://twitter.com/CaffeineGiant/s.....40157561291082

So yeah... now you know why I was mostly MIA during the previous two months XD
Hope you all enjoy! :D Also be sure to watch the full episode on YouTube! (https://youtu.be/eOg6HD0NXok?si=IZfl9xSFGYn2_24y) Give it some love so more episodes can get made!

So my current employer, who I've been working 4 day weeks for, has recently decided to (TEMPORARILY) lower my amount of working days a week down to 1-2 days because they don't really have much illustration work for me to do at the moment. While part of me feels this could be a blessing in disguise since this current job has been burning me out and I could finally have the time to work on portfolio stuff to finally land me my dream job, I'm also worried about staying afloat financially, which is why I'm considering taking commissions while this is happening. They did say this is temporary but I am unsure for how long exactly.

It doesn't help that I don't really have the heart to tell my family about any of this because they might get worried sick. On the same day that my boss made this decision, my mother decided to have yet ANOTHER conversation with me about trying to change to a job that is "recession proof" like law, medicine, or engineering (she's a doctor, for the record) and that she's incredibly worried about my future especially with all this bullshit going on with AI... But I've been a creative person my whole life, and the idea of pursuing anything like law or medicine seems so alien to me.

I dunno... I just feel so fucking helpless right now. I just wanna make SOME sort of breakthrough and finally get a damn job in animation. Finally get my foot in the door. But with the current state of things and all this fucking AI garbage planting seeds of doubt in my family, especially my older brother who is a graphic artist, I don't know how much longer it will be before I finally can. I've been trying for YEARS now, too. Ever since I graduated in 2017. I've been stuck at this same job for so long now. I just want to make a change. I want all this AI bullshit to go away.



Anyhoo... that's enough venting.
I'll see how things play out in the coming weeks and, if needed, I'll be announcing Commission openings through Journals.

My prices, if any of y'all are interested, can be found here- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47412419/

Take care, and thanks for reading.

https://bsky.app/profile/chromefoxg.....ko.bsky.social

Yeah, so... if any of you guys also got an account and wanna drop me a follow, feel free to do so~!
Thanks to my dear  EbonyCrowned for the invite!

Before anyone asks, no I do not have any invite codes at the moment. :T

So from April 20-30 I'm gonna be away on another trip... to the Land of the Rising Sun!

This is gonna be my first time EVER going to Japan and I'm VERY excited,... but also kinda nervous considering it's my first time travelling solo internationally as opposed to within the USA like I did for MFF. XD But from what I've heard, it's not too difficult to get around and everything is fairly streamlined there. I'm especially looking forward to this because I was originally supposed to go in September but it had to be cancelled due to Covid restrictions.

I'm also going with a tour group so I'll definitely be stopping by several cultural landmarks! Looking forward to seeing lots of cool places and trying out all sorts of food!

Sooo yeah! If I become less active over the next week, this is why. Gonna try and see if I can maybe get internet connection while I'm there.


In general, I think I'm gonna try travelling more often when I get the chance. Just to get out and expand my horizons a bit, y'know?

Yup, it's already past midnight where I am, so therefore I am now a year older!
Have some big dinner plans with the family during the day so hoping it all goes smoothly.

Despite being a year older, I hope I can be even more productive this year. Been feeling a little down lately in terms of my output and the speed in which I churn stuff out. Guess the fact that I aged a year isn't helping much but... can't be helped. XD

So yeah, Happy Freaking Birthday to me!

So since it's now 2023 in California, I thought I'd wish you all a Happy New Year's Day!
2022 definitely had a lot of ups and downs and was a really rough year for most, so here's hoping 2023 will be a better year for everyone!

Take care~!

Ends December 23rd, at 12:00AM PST!
Still only at 2 bids!

https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50287371/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50287371/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50287371/

So I basically made this clear on my Twitter, but not here-
I'm gonna be away on a trip to Chicago from November 28-December 5th for Midwest Furfest 2022!

The con itself is from Dec 1-4 but I wanted a few extra days before the con so I could check out more of Chicago than I did last time when I went in 2019. Gonna explore the city, eat some more food (Excited for more Chicago Hot Dogs, Italian Beef, and Deep Dish Pizza, mmm-mmm~), check out some museums, and also most definitely make a pilgrimage to Galloping Ghost Arcade! Also GOD DAMN, I could use a vacation after these last 2 years. TuT So yeah, arriving a wee bit earlier!

On top of checking out Chicago, I am super excited to go to MFF again and chill with some cool artists/mutuals! Not sure if I'm gonna go to many panels though. Just mostly mill about, check out the Artist Alley and Dealer's Den, attend an art jam or two, and hang with peeps as much as I can!

But yeah, just wanted to share the news! Also wondering if any of you guys are gonna be there too! lmk!

THIIIISSSS GUUUUYYYYY.....

Ugh.


So... my mother and grandfather had tested positive back in July, but recently recovered fully. We tried to stop the spread within our household as best we could- wearing masks when walking around the house, using separate restrooms, keeping our distance, washing our hands often, and sanitizing everything. I foolishly hoped that'd be the end of it...
On Sunday I went over to a friend's place to hang out. I had done a Rapid Test before I went and it turned out Negative, so I thought I was basically good to go.

Monday night rolls around, and before I go to bed, my throat suddenly felt SUPER dry. No other symptoms. So I just assumed either it was just the really hot, dry weather doing shit to me.
Then this morning I received a text from my friend where she confirmed that she and several others tested positive for the virus. When I mentioned the sore throat, she said she also had that. I panicked and took another Rapid Test, only for it to turn out negative again.

So I just kept naively thinking, "Eh, probably just the heat. I'd probably have way more symptoms by now." But later that day, when I was feeling a little bit hotter around the face, I decided to take my temperature... and it was pretty high... a 99.2 F. My family members confirmed that is basically a fever, so I stopped by one of those PCR drive-through testing sites as per my friends' recommendation, since she said they were "more accurate" than a Rapid Test. They said the results would come in that night or in the morning, but when my mother got home, she decided to do another Rapid Test on me JUST in case...

It wasn't Negative that time.

So as I suspected, the test in the morning was bullshitting me.

I don't know if I got it from someone in my friend's house considering most of em got sick, or if I got it from one of my family members since on Friday Night I did have a nagging headache that gave me trouble sleeping and persisted until Sunday... for all I know, I could've accidentally gave it to them. Maybe all the Negative tests were false. I don't fucking know, I'm not a virologist, I dunno how long the incubation period of this thing is supposed to be per person.

But yeah TL;DR- I tested positive for Covid.
Guess I couldn't dodge it forever <:I

Also, for the record, yes we are all fully vaxxed!


Aside from Rona troubles plaguing our household, I also have been preoccupied working on another animated collab piece that is supposed to be due at the end of the week, but the organizer was gracious enough to give me an extension.

I'm so sorry for the slow progress on the commissions and I appreciate the patience of those who are still waiting on their pieces. I promise once I get the aforementioned animated project out of the way for the month, I will get back to work on them!

In the meantime, I'm gonna try my best to take care of myself, while also trying to grind out more stuff when I can

Commission Progress:
SLOT 1-  maxl8 - DONE
SLOT 2-  Frionil - DONE
SLOT 3-  poweron - Inking
SLOT 4-  Theta6 - DONE

Alright, so I decided to go for it after all and open up a couple of slots... just to see how it goes!
At this point, these will be first come first serve.

My updated prices can be found here- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47412419/
More info and what I will or won't draw can be found here- https://www.furaffinity.net/commissions/chromefox/

So! If you guys want any of the four slots below, feel free to leave a comment! I'm curious to see how this goes!

SLOT 1-  maxl8 - DONE!
SLOT 2-  Frionil - PAID!
SLOT 3-  poweron - PAID!
SLOT 4-  Theta6 - DONE!

I should also mention, payments will be done through PayPal!
I may do other payment options later on but this is the one I've always used. ^^;

DISCLAIMER:
Must be 18+ to commission NSFW from me!
Will be working on these mostly over the weekends since I'm less likely to be burnt out from work during those times xUx;;;

Before you comment, I am NOT opening commissions just yet so hold your horses

This is sorta in addition to my previous journal about my current job situation. I just wanted to gauge interest in how many of you peeps were interested in commissioning me, so I have a rough idea of whether or not doing commissions will be a good thing to fall back on for gaining some income while continuing my current job hunt. I know some people have noted me in the past asking if I was open or planning to open in the future and am curious if that's still the case.

But just a fair warning though- I just updated my prices: https://www.furaffinity.net/commissions/chromefox/

The basic idea for these new prices is that my current desired hourly rate is $30 USD, and I multiplied that by the amount of time I believe it roughly take me to complete each commission type, based on the amount of characters, details, etc. I hope you all understand this decision.

So if you are interested in grabbing a slot from me in the future, let me know down below! If interest is high enough... well, we'll see where we shall go from there~!

Thought I'd write a journal to give some updates... and also so the previous April Fool's journal isn't stuck on my page. XD

But yeah, at the moment I'm basically still on the hunt for animation industry jobs. Trying to build up my portfolio and sending it out to several studios, applying to as many job postings as I can, taking additional online classes for 3D animation, and also making stuff for my SFW/animation Twitter and Instagram accounts... Even though I love doing lewd art, I'm left wishing I could've prioritized the aforementioned stuff even more during my college days.

That being said, I still definitely do have some ideas for stuff to make and post here but I'm definitely focusing more on what will finally get me my dream job.
I've been stuck at the same job for almost 5 years now doing illustrated assets for in-house content, I get paid under $1K on a bi-weekly basis, and I feel SO FUCKING burnt out... especially since we recently moved back in the office and are expected to be there by 8:30am, meaning I now gotta wake up super early to make sure I beat the lovely Los Angeles traffic. I considered giving my 2 weeks notice back in 2020 but that very same day happened to be the day my boss announced we'd be working from home due to the pandemic. I didn't wanna be stuck without a job or a source of income during the quarantine so I continued sticking with it. Now I'm left wondering if I should still give them my 2 weeks notice and really hunker down to focus on my artwork, maybe earn some money on the side doing commissions since a lot of people have been noting me asking for updates on when I'll open. Some people on discord have suggested I apply for non-art roles to avoid burnout and have more energy to work on my portfolio as a lot of people in the animation industry had gigs as baristas and such, and while part of me thinks that might be a sound idea another part of me feels like that is such a strange and foreign concept- going from an artistic role into a non-artistic one like a barista.

I'm just so sick of trying over and over to get my foot through the door, only for it to be locked. I wanna be able to make a breakthrough.

Anyway, that's my rant. I'll be sure to still chip away at some stuff for this site and my NSFW Twitter every now and then! Just thought I'd give you guys an update on what's going on with me and why the lack of art thus far.