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Galyo · 11-06-2016

(This is just a general reply; I read all of the new comments just now)

I've always loved TF art ever since I was a kid. When I first saw The Hulk animated series on TV I knew I loved that kind of stuff. I remember drawing a really crappy raptor TF sequence with the mouse, and stitching it together in some sort of really crappy slide-show program in order to "animate" it when I was just twelve years old.

When it comes to getting a job, people always say "follow your dreams" but I've been doing so for years and I've been mostly without a job and with very little to scrape by each month. It's depressing and it makes me kind of afraid of what the future will have in store for me... I'd get a 9 to 5 job, but being disabled makes this impossible, and if I do go hunt for such a job I risk losing a large chunk of what little income I have.

Since TF related art commissions are mostly out of the question, I've been looking for other means to get working again, but the only skills I have are art and graphic related so I'm back to square one. I also opened up for regular furry commissions, which I did for a while, but good luck making anything other than just a few bucks a piece.

I'm also a relatively experienced DJ and videographer, having worked for over four years for a local radio-station, and doing freelance jobs recording and editing interviews for the Salvation Army. I've been thinking about trying my hand at TF videos of some sort, but without any crew who are as much into TF as I am, it would probably result in something really awkward and god knows I'm not looking to embarrass myself online (or anywhere else for that matter).

I'm sorry about my venting. It's more and more difficult for me to enjoy living without having any sense of reward or anything.

11-06-2016	#23
Galyo Process Fan Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 67	Re: How profitable would a Patreon be for a TF artist? (This is just a general reply; I read all of the new comments just now) I've always loved TF art ever since I was a kid. When I first saw The Hulk animated series on TV I knew I loved that kind of stuff. I remember drawing a really crappy raptor TF sequence with the mouse, and stitching it together in some sort of really crappy slide-show program in order to "animate" it when I was just twelve years old. When it comes to getting a job, people always say "follow your dreams" but I've been doing so for years and I've been mostly without a job and with very little to scrape by each month. It's depressing and it makes me kind of afraid of what the future will have in store for me... I'd get a 9 to 5 job, but being disabled makes this impossible, and if I do go hunt for such a job I risk losing a large chunk of what little income I have. Since TF related art commissions are mostly out of the question, I've been looking for other means to get working again, but the only skills I have are art and graphic related so I'm back to square one. I also opened up for regular furry commissions, which I did for a while, but good luck making anything other than just a few bucks a piece. I'm also a relatively experienced DJ and videographer, having worked for over four years for a local radio-station, and doing freelance jobs recording and editing interviews for the Salvation Army. I've been thinking about trying my hand at TF videos of some sort, but without any crew who are as much into TF as I am, it would probably result in something really awkward and god knows I'm not looking to embarrass myself online (or anywhere else for that matter). I'm sorry about my venting. It's more and more difficult for me to enjoy living without having any sense of reward or anything.