B&W Character Pieces: $25 My Style, $50 Style Recreation (To My Best Abilities)

B&W Background/Environmental Pieces: $30 MS, $60 Recreation

B&W Combined Pieces: $35 MS, $75 Recreation

Colored Character Pieces: $30 MS, $55 Recreation

Colored Background Pieces: $35 MS, $65 Recreation

Colored Combined: $45 MS, $75 Recreation

*For $5 Extra I’ll Send The OG/Physical Piece To You When I Get The Option To

Rules of Engagement:

While I’m pretty open to draw whatever, I ask for the subject before we agree in case I’m not comfortable with it.

If you’re under 18, I won’t make anything with Nudity for you. And will keep Underdressed Art (Like Swimsuit Stuff) tasteful. I’m also gonna refrain from any Insulting/Callout Pieces unless we’re close. Even then I’m hesitant.

Even if multiple orders are placed from a Single Person, I’m not letting an order go above $400; unless it’ll be a Multi-Month Commitment.

I ask for at least a month to complete an order. I’ll also be taking 10-15 Gigs per Comm Grind. Up to 3 per person. If 4 Slots are taken by 3 People, or 3 Slots by 4; I’ll eliminate the remaining 2.

Sooooo yeah, pretty simple. It doesn’t really take into account material costs or shipping. But this simplicity is why I’m looking for Feedback, especially from those experienced with Commissions. Both Ordering and Making ‘em.

So I started doing this thing last year on Twitter I called “Shoto’s Recommended Album of the Day” where I recommended and briefly review an Album to anyone who sees it. I’m gonna bring it back soon, possibly today; but I’m not sure how I’d approach it on here. Could just make it News Posts but I worry that’ll get annoying quick. I’ll likely do that anyway, but you guys got any thoughts on it?

I’ve still got to catch up with a lot of it, but EVO this year seemed like a Shit Ton of Fun!

Already seen some Hype F***in’ Sets and some Good Times. Caught a lot live too on stream, but there’s plenty of action to watch. Might share more In-Depth Thoughts later on. It was also fun seeing some of the discourse Online, especially the lament of Zero May Cry XD

Hey people, I just wanted to speak my mind and share my intentions going forward. I wanted to save this for September but it’s gonna bug me all month if I don’t talk now.

As anyone paying attention knows, my Mindset towards my purpose with my Art Life has been fluctuating Hardcore this year. Both because of my actions and stuff that’s been going down this year. And I’ve been having to pick up the pieces of my Mental since November.

I’ve accomplished things I thought would take ages in these Four Years. Increased my Artistic Skill Exponentially. And interacted with a wide variety of people, if only Online. But at the same time I fell into behaviors that sicken me. I got and fought an Obsessive Streak, one I’m still tempering. I’ve gotten into my First Internet Arguments, some of which I was an obnoxious ass. Shared my Pain constantly to you all. This Constant Whining; which is good on a Transparency Level by keeping you all Informed of my situation and intentions but I feel like an Attention Whore whenever I do this. Especially because I’ve been seeing people who have it way worse who’d be much more deserving of Support both in my Real Life and on here.

Especially because I haven’t put out much work, despite being Busy as Hell with Creative and Personal Responsibility. Though some of you still like my WIPs which is nice. ^^

As I’ve said before, I started this path because I wanted to contribute to the world while meeting people, learning new things, and having Fun. With my Traumatized, Disabled Ass; I feel like being in any Important Roles like a Doctor or even a Store Clerk would just slow those environments down. But as an Artist I can Inspire and Comfort those more useful than myself to Society. On my own terms. And make any positive ripple in the Sea of Life I can.

But. I’m worried. I’m worried that I’m just killing the Spirits of my Followers. Toying with Emotions. Making people feel neglected or worse used by me. I’ve made a lot of connections that are very fresh. Some of you are Followers here and on Twitter. I’ve also been studying the Work of many Artists and various things Humanity has accomplished and perpetuated. In All Honesty these last Four Years have been a bit of a Blur. I don’t want people to feel I’m using them, or just Hunting Heads. But especially after my Breakdown in November, my worries of how present I am in people’s Lives have spiked. With all the Crazy Stories this year has produced too, it’s been so hard to keep my Motivation. I’m close to the Mindset I had when I started.

But this is all stuff I’ve been saying this entire year. I’m so ready to just get over it and have fun with ya’ll again. But Stories keep hitting close to home and making me reevaluate Shit.

I’m still sticking to the plans I’ve stated in the last post, staying offline for the most part until September. I got a lot of Art to work on and IRL Shit to do as usual, I might lurk around like I’ve been but to a much lesser extent.

I’m considering taking a year off but I think it’s just an overthought. I want to just go about the casual conversations and analyzing others’ Art, while sharing my work and words like I used to. And I have been to an extent.

But I need to make sure this isn’t just chasing attention and fucking with people’s heads. So please don’t feel obligated to follow me. Whether you’re a fan or friend.

I guess this Shit’s a good place to end. Screw these types of Posts for a long time. You know what I’m about if you read these.

Stay Safe out there Chooms. Live as Hard as you can, with some Responsibility.

Hey ya’ll, I just want to let you know I’m doing better. If you’re unaware yesterday I let myself get frustrated to the point of venting about how my show of support to Lex, Leighton, and Rav quickly became my most viewed thing ever. I’ve already explained why I got so mad, but to sum it up (Especially For My Newgrounds Folk); what started as Rage against a group of Scum quickly became frustration at Twitter boosting my most Negative Post in spite of my Art or previous Solidarity Posts.

But honestly I lost sight of the fact it was only getting views. Unlike all the compliments or fun interactions I’ve had these near 4-Years. In fact I should be Glad that it’s my most viewed post. I just wish I made it more about showing kindness to those Hurt than Anger at Vermin.

It’s a great microcosm of my Best and Worst Traits I’ve shown honestly. Wanting to show Kindness and Support, even to Strangers; while not being afraid to call out what I feel is Bull Shit Passionately. Contrasted with Impulsivity and Doubt leading to Stupid Choices.

SuperMega deserves to crumble. All this anger should be focused solely on the perpetrators. And I wish there was more posts about showing Support through Kindness instead of Anger. But Demonizing the anger isn’t necessary. In fact I saw a bit of In Fighting while reading this. Furthermore, while it’s healthy to have fear for what this means for the groups surrounding SuperMega; focus should be kept on this incident. Not on weighing this against others like Oneyplays or the Grumps.

This’ll most likely be the last time I bring this up as well. Even if I relate to Lex, Leighton, and Rav’s Pain. This isn’t my fight. However, sad as this is to say, it’s yet another story this year that serves as a Cautionary Tale for any Creative in the Digital Age. Protect Yourself. Have a fallback plan, and include people you can Trust in it. And don’t be afraid to be seen as the Bad Guy or get ostracized by former Creative Friends.

Because as we’ve seen. Indie or Professional. Corruption can easily take hold in the Art Sphere.

I wish Lex, Leighton, and Rav all the Best.

Matt. Ryan. Don. Jim.

If there’s a Hell, you got VIP Tickets.

I’m still gonna be off for a bit, setting up a Studio Space in a room that’s been needing cleaning for a bit. But when I return I’m gonna rewrite my Twitter Pin one more time and do some Major Account Maintenance.

I wanna state that the Mass Unfollowing I’m likely gonna do isn’t out of spite, and I leave the door open for anyone to contact me if they’d like to keep me around. God that sounds Egotistical. But this is a matter of not stretching myself thin.

In my it’s hard enough for me to find Time for people in my Life due to the Complications of my Condition and the Mental Strain it causes. I don’t want people in the Work Side of my Life to feel I’m Ignoring, Manipulating, or Abandoning them.

That all said it’s been Fun slowly getting back in stride. There’s been a few times now where I’ve taken a break from Social Media for various reasons. Becoming Repetitive in my Analysis of others work, Feeling I’ve let myself hinder others, and the Mind Break of 2022.

After all this time, and all the mental flip-flopping I’ve been doing; I do feel truly back to me. But now that I’m comfortable with what I’m doing on here again and how I go about Interacting with people I need to focus on the Grind while still having Fun.

So to sum it all up:

Need to Work, but can stop this intense Self-Scrutiny, at least in the Public.

Need to reconnect with people but take it slowly. I definitely got too comfortable immediately calling people Friend at times (No Offense To Anyone, It’s Purely On Me).

And overall just stop taking this Too Seriously while keeping my Head On. I made my NG and Twitter to interact with people across the Globe and start pursuing Art as an Indie. And while I’ve had some major Fuck Ups imo, I’ve mostly stuck to that.

Ok that should be the last of these Self-Critique Posts for a Loooooooong While. I can always look back on things if I ever feel like I’m slipping.

Back to the Plan I had shared. No more Major Posts (Excluding RTs, Emergencies, And Comments) until I get my Art Backlog done.

Also gonna enjoy the Remainder of Summer Outdoors and With Family and Friends as possible. Which I’ve done much more than Last Year and I Love It. Hell I might post some Photos on here and NG ‘cause I got some pretty sights around here.

For now, Stay Safe, Hustle, Have Fun.

Quick Status Update:

Still not making Major Posts ‘til I’m done with my Work. But I’m still Lurking a bit and will leave Comments/Reply to DMs.

Got a New Lamp that will really improve the Lighting in my Physical Pieces.

Am Prepping to make accounts for Twitch and Kick.

Also prepping to set up Shit for Crowdfunding so I can actually start pulling in some Cash for my Work. Have Reservations on the Platform to use and on how to properly handle this. I ain’t looking to Scam anyone or get more than I’m worth.

Trying to keep motivated.

Peace Peeps.

Got Two Stacks of Art I gotta Finish or Remake. I’m tempted to just show all of it but I’ve already shared some. So it might take me a bit, especially ‘cause my Ass keeps getting Bored of One and drawing Another.

I’ve been playing SF 6 as much as I can, been Loving It and I’d like to write an In-Depth Review on it when I finish World Tour. But here’s some of my thoughts:

Manon has the Best Arcade Story.

E. Honda and Juri have the Worst.

Tone feels a bit like V’s “Saturday Morning” Vibe.

Love the Feel of the Game, but there are times like in SFV where the Inputs interpret simple motions as me doing a Super.

All the characters have been Fun to mess with; Jamie, Ryu, Lily, and Ken especially for me.

Ken contemplating Murder while Ryu has found Peace with himself is Fascinating. A lot of the Legacy Characters just kinda continuing their Status Quo is a bit disappointing but only really Egregious to me with Honda and Juri’s Arcade Story.

I dig the Music but it is a bit samey.

And lastly for now I like the Vibe of World Tour. Even if it’s not as Edgy as I’d like a story about Finding What Strength Means in the World’s Streets. But that could change since I’m still pretty early in. Though MAN I wish you could change the Font. Shit’s Hard to Read a lot.

So I got a Fun Idea whenever I feel up for trying it out.

I Semi-Regularly take recommendations of Various Media from my followers (Here And On Twitter) and write out Short Reviews on them. Preferably it’d be Shit I haven’t experienced or haven’t in a while, and I’m thinking of making it a crowdfunding reward to kinda moderate how many I could get (Once I Decide On A Payment Service, I Guess Is What You’d Call That Shit).

In the meantime here’s One from me. “Hood of Horror”, a Horror Anthology with a “Tales from the Crypt” Vibe to it and some Big Names that I’ll let ta’ll find out who.

Was Great, but kinda made me Depressed; Highly Recommend!