Fangirling Ahoy

The personal tumblr of some artist/crafter gal, who likes anime, video games, a whole lotta N1, 80's cartoons and all sorts of other what-not. Also Thunderbirds. A lot. And FFXIV, a huge lot. Which is my current main content. lol See links below for my other blogs!

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Hi, are you the person behind the colonel-jeff-tracy RP blog? Their blog description kind of makes it sound like it's you, but I think it could just be crediting an old icon picture that you made them in 2019 that they aren't using anymore? They've recently started making AI art and since their blog description mentions your blog it may lead people to think it's you who's making the AI art. Hopefully that's not the case.

Apologies this is a lil' belated (though not as bad as it could be lol I don't often look at Tumblr at the moment...)

Uhhhh? I... don't know how anyone could look at that and think it was me? When it literally even says it's icon credit? (Which, yes, was an icon of art I made that's no longer in use it seems.) So uh. Yeah, no, that's not my account. lol

Let me be clear though: Generative AI? It's not art. It doesn't deserve to be called that, full stop. It's slop. It's plagiarism incarnate. As an artist, I have very strong feelings about this, to say the least.

That said... am I raising an eyebrow at being messaged like this? About an account that's pretty clearly not mine, especially if you took a few minutes to investigate a little? Yeah, sure am. Anon, I implore you, don't jump to conclusions. You could so easily cross a line into the realm of witch hunting with these sort of actions. False accusations towards real artists have been increasing as it is, which is just... cripes. I'm wishing every day for the AI bubble to burst, believe you, me... but chasing down people? ...Anon. Buddy. Please, don't do this sorta thing.

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Commission of @kootiepatra 's WoL and Aymeric :D (That I apparently entirely forgot to post, OOPS.)

(Commissions!)

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Two sketch commissions completed recently. ^.^ @kootiepatra 's WoL Keimwyda and some friends from one of my FCs. :)

And two sketches of my two WoLs, Cornet and my newest alt, Gwendolyn.

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Continuing to take commissions! :D My post is XIV focused (and, yeah, I especially love drawing lalafells, but draw other races too, I swear,) but always enjoy drawing from other fandoms too. <3 (*loving look at her TAG!/TOS fandom <3*)

Sometimes when streaming on Twitch, I open up option for quick on stream doodles too! It'll be on my ko-fi/mentioned in chat by nightbot when I am. ^.^b Last, but not least, I have re-opened my full commissions too, just with the caveat that with life making me juggle so many things right now, they might face more delays than sketches. Check out information here!

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I really didn't realize how long it's been since I posted... gosh. x_x Apologies for being mia so bad... I have been lurking a bit, but yeah. Uh. Life sure has been happening. lol Have few things I will probably post, but I hope you can all forgive me if I plug a thing first?

SO I'm taking commissions again. This time just sketch ones, as I don't think I have it in me to do full finished work right now. Since keeping things simple, using Ko-Fi for this!

Jen's Ko-fi Commissions

Ko-fi Commissions Open! Click to see Jen's commission menu.

(Trying to raise funds to get a new desktop that isn't 15 years old, so I can continue to play and stream FFXIV (my desktop couldn't even run the benchmark cry XD), but also have lot of software and things I want to do that I haven't been able to... I really need something not so vastly behind. lol)

More examples: (5.4 Spoilers)

(Yes, I know mostly ffxiv, but I'm happy to draw not!XIV things too of course :3b)

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Commission for @idontknowreallywhy ^_^ (In reference to this :D)

Always a pleasure to draw some Virgil. =D

(Commission info! ^.^)

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Many a clips from my Twitch streams of Final Fantasy XIV :D First time I've edited any video in yeaaars. It's not brilliant quality, but did my best. XD

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Commissions open with a new commission sheet. ^.^ For more examples, my work can be found mainly be found on my Tumblr all under this tag, but some ancient work is kicking around on Deviantart. Also post things on my main twitter.

Prices are in USD.

I now have a Commission Form to make getting the ball rolling easier!

For a quick run down, keep reading! :D

1. My own style is sorta a mix between Disney-anime, but as I'm trained in animation, I enjoy dabbling with many styles. More anime? More disney? More realistic? Not a problem. :) For OC characters, visual examples or a detailed description is a must! Pose references are fantastic too! Basically the more visual reference you can give me, the better I can capture what you have in mind. :)

2. The above examples are just estimates as complexity of the request can affect the price. I am, however, also super flexible! My sheet is just some examples. Like if you'd be happy with a rougher sketch, pricing can be adjusted. I do also make physical artwork, working in marker, coloured pencil and watercolour--again, contact me to discuss this.

3. What won’t I do? Mecha/technical things I’m hopeless at. Heavily detailed things, like armour (looking at YOU FFXIV) makes my brain melt, thus can affect my quote. And, sorry, I can't do detailed backgrounds. (Don’t ask about my animation layout class grades! Cry XD) Simplified spaces and more natural landscapes I'm much better at. And, lastly, mature content just isn't my cuppa tea.

4. Paypal is my preferred method of payment! (But if you’re a fellow Canadian we might have another option... contact me and we’ll talk! :) )

5. The finished piece is yours to use for any personal uses. (Wallpapers, icons, etc.) However, copyright over the work is retained by me. If you’re interested in work to be used for commercial use, this is something that would need further discussion. See the google form for more thorough explanation of my terms.

6. Finally... I also make stuff! I love making crafty things! And more crafty things! Also MORE! XD (And some older things!) Here is a lot of the things I currently have available and also do custom work. Currently only able to mail things to Canada and US. (Things have been getting complicated lately. :( ) My apologies. Please get in touch if interested! =D

(P.S. I also stream a bunch on Twitch! Games (particularly a LOT of XIV right now) mainly! But also art sometimes too. ^.^ Come hang out with me!

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Some newer art of my WoL to possibly use for some various web things. ^.^

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It only took me forever and then some, but I finally found inspiration for my cottage. English cottages, to be exact. XD Though mine here is missing ceiling beams... I decided to forgo them for now with a promised item increase on the horizon. Lookin' forward to that! haha

But yeah :D If anyone wants to have a "in person" peek at it, Aether, Adamantoise, Lavender Beds, W4, P12.

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Apparently, I started this a few weeks after I’d finished ShB and it’s patches, which was sometime like... fall 2021... so this has only taken me... 16 months to finally finish...ish. Good enough anyways. lol ^^; At that point I was so full of ShB brainworms... This in particular is 5.0.

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Commission for my friend, @niaeron of her WoL and a certain someone. :3 (Commission Info!)

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Open to taking on some commissions right now! :) My work can be found mainly be found on my Tumblr all under this tag, but some older work is kicking around on Deviantart. And newer things are on Twitter.

Prices are in USD.

I have a new Commission Form to make getting the ball rolling easier! For a basic run down, keep reading!

1. I’m trained in animation, so I can mimic many styles! Just need a reference. =D (My own style is sorta a mix between Disney-anime. ^.^) For OC characters, visual examples or a detailed description is a must! Pose references are fantastic too! Basically the more visual reference you can give me, the better I can achieve what you have in mind. :)

2. The above examples are just estimates as complexity of the request will affect the price. I am, however super flexible! (IE I can do flat colour or colour more sketchy work for a little less, etc. :)b ) I do anything from cell shading to mimicking watercolour. If you’re looking for a certain look, ask away. I do also dabble with more full digital painting, but it is VERY time consuming and I’m quite rusty at this point. You’d have to contact me privately to further discuss that. I do also make physical artwork, working in marker, coloured pencil and watercolour--again, contact me to discuss this.

3. What won’t I do? Mecha/technical things I’m hopeless at. Heavily detailed things, like armour (looking at YOU FFXIV) can give me trouble and will affect my quote. Detailed backgrounds? Like cities, rooms and such? Also not great at. Natural landscapes I’m much better at. Don’t ask about my layout class grades. And, lastly, mature content.

4. Paypal is my preferred method of payment! (But if you’re a fellow Canadian we might have another option... contact me and we’ll talk! :) )

5. The finished piece is yours to use for any personal uses. (Wallpapers, icons, etc.) However, copyright over the work is retained by me. If you’re interested in work to be used for commercial use, this is something that would need further discussion

6. Finally... I also make stuff! I love making crafty things! And more crafty things! Also MORE! XD (And some older things!) Here is a lot of the things I currently have available and also do custom work. Currently only able to mail things to Canada and US. (Things have been getting complicated lately. :( ) My apologies. Please get in touch if interested! =D

(P.S. I also stream a bunch on Twitch! Games (particularly a LOT of XIV right now) mainly! But also art sometimes and even crafting now and then. :D)

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Of bookshelves and being vertically challenged. :D

(Started this not long after new years... just buncha sketches that I thought I might eventually try to put together into some semblance of order.....never planned to fully clean it and colour it, of all things. But things happened and here we are. Tablet pen really pissed off my thumb, so taking a break for a bit. lol Did tweak the third page a bit since my posting on twitter couple days ago... very much have no idea what I’m doing when comes to comic things. lmao)

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More G’raha and tiny Lyna. ^__^

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Toddler vs. Cowl  ...Lyna 1, G’raha 0

(Given Lyna mentions post 5.0 he has a glint in his eye she’s never seen before... I certainly believe she actually knew what was beneath the hood. There’s no way he raised her from an infant and she didn’t see, imho. No amount of hood-keep-on magic could stop the force that is a toddler. XD)

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Months later I finally finished cleaning this up. (Even got brave enough to post it to twitter, lmao. Only to then realize as went to post to tumblr today I’d goofed up the scarf pattern slightly (fixed now)... course I’m sure I’m the only one who noticed. 😂) There’s probably other things I shoulda worked on, BUT ANYHOO. lol