Alright, here's how things are. I have three pen names I sign art under professionally where I stand now. All three are known well, but only in the adult art trading world, primarily what is known as "hentai". Matter of fact, that along with some freelance programming, and logo design, is how I make the entirety of my living (at least the things I make money off of that anyone who might be the MPAA/RIAA need know of).

This one, Fred Von Muffdiver, is the oldest one but not the most well known one. It was the first and once the only one I had, but over a time, I got tired of using it largely, and sequestered it for something I am ashamed I did. And I will confess to you now what that is. I began getting an influx of commissions for furry hentai, and while I am still not one myself and honestly don't find hardcore furry stuff sexually appealing myself, I am ok with drawing it now. I didn't really used to be. So I resurrected the Fred Von Muffdiver pen name so to not associate the furry stuff with my primary name. It was a silly, WRONG prejudice I now apologize to the furry community for.

Moving on, I also HAD two deviantart accounts, this one and one under the most widely used name I have. Neither has seen jack squat for the most part by way of CONTENT. This is not because I am an asshole, but the past 12 months have been, for lack of better words, an exponentially compounding clusterfuck and I have had time for little extracurricular art posting, as it were.

This has resulted in the other gallery having maybe one image in it and this one I think four counting the rather uninteresting one I just posted. For shame. I could probably rake in so many more commissions if I used this thing the way it is intended to be used.

Now, I am tired of having three different pen names for my art, and I am also tired of people asking me repeatedly how to pronounce the primary one I use ("Dolce"). Ergo, I have reached a series of decisions regarding that, my activity level on DA, and some other odds n' ends.

[*] Regarding my names -

I have not chosen it yet, entirely, but I am creating a single new name and "brand/logo" for my art. My regular customers and word-of-mouth advertising networks will be, via trickledown, notified that the three I use now will then be ... whatever I choose. This is not an identity crisis but a consolidation, and a way to get people to stop asking me how to pronounce a simple word (Dolce, for chrissakes. It's italian. It means sweet. "Dole-chey". How hard is that??). Also, admittedly, though I have had THAT name for nigh unto 10 years, it has been brought to my attention that some dumb blond bimbo celebrity has a horrid little yappy dog named "Dolce" now. I hate dogs, especially the little yappy ones. I do not want to share a name with a rodent.

[*] Regarding my activity on DA -

I will be posting significant quantities of artwork on the new DA accoutn I create for the revised brand/logo/pen-name. Those who actually WATCHED or FAVED anythng on this account will be notified of that transition. As I get commissions, or even do doodles at my leisure, they will eventually find their way on that page. I will also be providing information on contacting me for commissions via DA. I have no desire to sell prints, DA's financial linkup requires me to divulge too much personal info. I do paypal or money orders only. But I will be opening the DA account as a "storefront" for commissions, as the word-of-mouth advertising scene is a bit random and it would be nice to know what my customers and potential customers are thinking, and how they feel about existing work as a group. So there's that.

[*] Regarding the journal -

I've seen a few people in the past who had DA accounts use the journal for more than just a news feed or "blog" (I hate that word). They also used it as an additional periodical-posting thing in which they posted diatribes, rants, and philosophical mumblings regularly, often unrelated to what art they were posting. Some of the posts were MEAN, but still GREAT. While I seldom imitate others like a sheep, and then admit to be doing it, I will make an exception this time. I will be doing that too. If anyone who sees this entry LIKES those periodical journal rants some people do ... then keep an eye on the new DA account when I build it, I will be making such an offering.

[*] Closing -

This is a lot of stuff to say, and I dare say fifteen people is an optimistic estimate for how many will ever read it, but those fifteen people - thanks for hearing me out and you will be linked to the new DA account etc. once it is ready, and I have some art to put up there.

Ok I'm done. Where the hell did I put my glasses ...