Happy New Year! 2020, and onward...
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The artwork featured is one of the pieces I did for the film, with a few cool edits by them post gig (still most of what's there is what I did for them). I was actually contacted by them (out of nowhere, which was a pleasant surprise), in November of 2018, and invited to contribute to the early development work for the film (internal studio pitch art). Of course I can't say an iota more, it's all NDA and this accounts for why I haven't said much online prior. However, seeing AL added the film to their in development section of their site, I can safely note that much. So, 2019 kicked off quite nicely with my work on the film being roughly a month in time during February-March.
Post gig I took a break and upgraded to a more powerful new computer, and then returned to producing new work and also got back to sussing out some possible approaches to Patreon that I hoped would feel right for me (as I would like to gain a foothold there toward indy self sufficiency since returning to full time posting/freelance).
My original I.P. work with TKP work has brought freelance clients to me throughout the years so hiding it all behind a paywall isn't something I ever planned to do (and it was the TKP work that led Animal Logic to invite me on board the early development for the film). So, for Patreon I chose only the full resolution versions to be Patreon only exclusives with the notion of sussing out what potential new future material could be also exclusive beyond simply "full-res" versions. None of the full-res versions of the TKP material has ever been posted online prior so anything I have posted to Patreon is exclusive to Patreon in that regard. Needless to say, the work is doing alright, as to engagement, on various social media platforms (considering I have only been back to posting more regularly again for around a couple of years) but not translating to Patreon growth (and to be fair I wasn't able to promote as much as I planned this year anyway. It was a busy year).
All the works posted to Patreon (4K png) in their full resolution are in the Patreon folder here in my DA gallery in lower resolutions. Direct links to the Patreon posts in the description fields: www.deviantart.com/vulnepro/ga…
The obvious is, while I post low-res versions here, and elsewhere, these are still legibly (to a point and depending on the piece) the pieces in lower res and you get to still ultimately see it for free. While much of my work looks fine in low res the bells and whistles of more subtle detail are only visible in full res 4K (with certain work, especially so on the TKP Omnisense street view series pieces). If you really dig the work I do, it's worth joining my Patreon to see some of this stuff in the resolution it was originally created in. None the less something that is made specifically for Patreon is where we need to be and where I have been moving towards. So, after various trial and error approaches to Patreon where I am at is this; I plan to continue to keep the Theos material available online in lower resolution, keep the full resolution 4K files Patreon exclusive, and for pure Patreon exclusive works, I'm going to fold in some new SFW and NSFW content specifically for Patreon along with retooling the tiers and page (entirely new stuff unrelated to TKP and Whispers. Steampunk themes, cyberpunk, whatever I find interesting to try). I don't intend to just quit doing the work I'm known for so I will still produce TKP work as well but, for Patreon, I plan to do any of this new NSFW material with the same focus on visual design and attention to details I have for the work you're all already familiar with. That's how I've always approached things and how I intend to continue. I'll be posting SFW, or censored, versions of this material here on DA and we'll go from there. At the end of the day I've always simply loved the exploration of visual design so, NSFW, or not, nothing is going to change in that regard. I'm always going to strive to make interesting stuff, to me, and hopefully all of you. So, new, and maybe unexpected, stuff... 2020
Here's to a fantastic new year in 2020! Keep on creating folks! See you round the decade corner!
Best!
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I've meant to get around to posting that there are now a good deal of prints now active in the gallery. Also some of the FOILs and the Omnisense Street View pieces have a paid hi-res download option (I've never released these in their highest resolution so I thought I'd give the paid DL thing a try at the least).
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Thank you again everyone for following the work considering I was away from posting for quite a long time. Indeed, I'm back and will be more and more active here in the coming weeks and months.
Keep the graphite flowin' and the Wacom glowin'!
I've been meaning to get around to this post for some time but, as many who may still follow this gallery and studio might have guessed, it's been a long dry spell of posts. It's been a busy and chaotic few years as I continue to take care of my Father who has dementia. Overall it's manageable but, as you would expect, there are days and there are days. He's been continuing to do quite well though so I can't complain. This, of course, is why posting frequency has gone into the negative integers here, not a lamentation but simply the reality of more important priorities.
This isn't going to be a woe is me, life's hard post or anything of that kind, while being a care-giver can be challenging and even taxing I'm happy I'm able to do it. Your parents take care of you and when the time comes, return the favor, it's the right thing to do. Naturally this is a very time consuming endeavor and it's, of course, going to lead to changes that shift how one manages time and some things have to go on the back burner.
However,
it looks that things have changed a degree as to freeing up some creative breathing room, we just moved into a house.
June was consumed in a rather taxing and tedious move out of our old rat-hole apartment into the house I actually grew up in as a kid. The tedium of the move was ultimately due to the ridiculous situation at this apartment that initiated what was a long overdue move in the first place. There's no need to get into any of that nonsense other than to arrive at the outcome; my Father is much better off in an actual house with handicap facilities already in place and I have a great deal more studio space for returning to my creative endeavors in earnest.
So, in short, we will gradually be easing back into some activity online as new work is completed for posting into the digital wilds. TKP never really stopped, it just went on hiatus online but work continued when time could be made. Posting frequency will be pretty much, stuff comes out when it comes out but I expect the frequency of posts will, indeed, increase.
Happy to be back after being away for so long and very happy to simply say, we're still here rockin' n rollin'.
Clearly my intent to return to posting in a reasonable fashion after the last journal entry didn't materialize... it's been quite an exhausting summer. There's no need to go into detail beyond my Father is doing well but otherwise still has memory/dementia issues that can be rather time consuming depending. Unfortunately and most sadly, there was the passing of my Aunt (on my Mom's side) in July as well which really has consumed much of what remained of summer. Since her passing I have been helping my Mom sort out her estate so that has taken quite a lot of time and is still ongoing. As I noted in the previous post, family first the art and work will always be there if I want it to. All said things are going as well as can be expected. Now with a modicum of calm beginning to settle in it's time I can finally get some of that work that's been backing up posted.
How it this will go will be pretty simple; stuff will drop when it drops but expect stuff to show up for sure, there's actually a lot considering how chaotic the last couple years have been (I just have to sort though all of it). I did manage to work when I could make the time because it's always relaxing to just sit down and do what I love to do; create stuff. The Theos project isn't dead, it just had a little break, new work will materialize as I can get to it and all. I did say new stuff would be coming this year it just ended up a bit later than planned.
Apologies, again, for the piles of unanswered comments but I would hope everyone understands I'm not purposefully ignoring anyone. As always I appreciate the comments, favs, watches, and general support from everyone that drops by. We will be seeing you more and more 'round the infobahn here, in fact it seems I'm here right now
Oh look there be things and stuff and junk going up!
Cheers!
This post has been pending for awhile now, it's simply been a matter of finding the time to sit down and compose it, post, and cross-post it.
A year of dead zone for updates and no new works since July 1st, where be the arts, where be the Vulne 'o' Pros dudes? I have posted about this in the past and, again, I'm dropping an update to give a somewhat brief overview of what I've been up to; taking care of my Father as he embarked on 'The Magical Medical Mystery Tour part 2 Electric Boogaloo'. Yes, the latter half of 2013 was pretty busy with the lead up to another surgery, left carotid artery (70% stenosis) endarterectomy. His surgery was last month (the 22nd) and, once again, went well (he had a great surgeon, the same as in 2011) save one complication... he had some cognitive impairment that led to an extended stay hospital inpatient (normally you're discharged in 24 hours for this procedure) and additional extended care/physical therapy for 21 days. His surgeon was not completely sure if he had a TIA (mini stroke) or possible anesthesia hold over, however he was very positive that my Father would recover cognitively pretty quickly though and we'll get to that. So it's been a lot of driving back and forth for pre-op appointments, hospital and extended care visits and making sure he was doing well, etc, etc, etc.
This is the gist of it.
I have no intention to post endlessly (as I echoed the last time I posted updates of this kind in 2011) about all this because I was never big on the whole "tell everyone what you're doing 24/7 social media phenomenon" (not to denigrate anyone else from doing so) and, also, it would just be exhausting to post about it with regularity. I care deeply about how my Father is doing otherwise I wouldn't be doing all I have to make sure he comes though all this but I'd rather post about the work you've all been following than an endless drone about this. It hasn't been some kind of non-stop terrible experience anyway (ups and downs sure but things have, for the most part, been significantly better than they could). Being it's not terribly fun to post about this kind of stuff I'd rather just do overview updates when it seems I should so here we are. I would have liked to get to it sooner but there simply hasn't been the time.
My Father was discharged from extended care Tuesday, the 18th, and is now home. The assessment was he would have a lot of issues with basic tasks such as going to the bathroom but I was never sure if I completely saw that was an absolute certainty. It seems I was right because once he got home he has somewhat fallen back into his routine (he is able to get around on his own but I keep an eye on him as he's still not 100%) and the first thing he did was use the bathroom all on his own, no problems (the door was open so I could make sure he was alright). He also has some home care for a time to additionally help but he seems like he needs it less than expected (pretty much all he has for Family to help is myself and his brother who lives up north of us in Davidson MI). It's typically better for a patient with any degree of dementia or memory issues to be at home in a familiar environment so hopefully the trend will be his returning to a comfort zone of routine. It's too soon to tell how things will be but it's looking like he'll be back to his old self or enough so that he'll be reasonably self reliant. None the less I still watch him like a hawk but I'm seeing that's he's adapting to the familiar home environment quickly.
Obviously, this is why there hasn't been any new works or posts for some time. Although it's been a hectic time I actually have been reasonably productive considering what I just reported. Last year I had been involved in a live action pitch project that may or may not see the light of day and I had continued to work on TKP materials whenever there was any time to do so. Indeed there's a bit of a significant pile of TKP works waiting to be posted, it's just a matter of getting around to all of it (actually a peek at some of that work was previewed on my Facebook page but you can expect to see it end up here soon enough). We'll see how the landscape looks as things settle down for my Father but I expect I'll be able to get back to posting and sharing new works soon.
I don't mind sharing this overview of what's going on but unless things go south any future updates on My Father will be likely brief and hopefully positive. We certainly do appreciate any well wishes but I'm not actively seeking sympathy, we're doing well and the best we can. Again it's gone pretty well considering. As always I deeply appreciate the interest in Vulne Pro's works and Theos project. Any comments, Deviant notes, email, etc that were unanswered now you understand it wasn't willful ignoring of anyone on my part. I'll see if I can get to some replies to those comments as I can.
Thank you everyone and you should most likely see some new stuff this year so stay tuned!
Cheers!