DarkArtist's End of the Line Thread

[uscmhicks]

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Josh's computer might be acting up again. He had trouble with it recentley didn't it ?.
Either way I'm sure hes still paiting away.

 

[DarkArtist81]

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Hey guys... I am still here. Now fully recovered and computer issues resolved. I spent the weekend at FX Con in Orlando, as a Anniversary celebration with my Wife. So that is why I wasn't online or at my desk...

I am preparing a bunch of pics and an official report for you guys.

As for my lateness on PM's, a lot of them got lost in the shuffle after the crash... so I apologize for that. I am trying my best to spread my time enough to allow for anything substantial online at all.

To let everyone know, I am working, going to the gym, trying to make a baby and preparing for finals/writing papers. So my attentions are all over the place at the moment. Not to mention family things and chores, homework, etc.

I'm trying not to take many commissions and just catch up on everything, and I am sticking to my guns of hanging up my hat altogether as I just don't seem to have the same kind of love for this any longer.

As much as I need the money, I don't know if I feel it any more. There are many artists out there, and right now I just seem to be hurting my own rep by taking orders and trying to tackle them unsuccessfully in bulk. I definitely need a long break to see if I will ever have the feeling again. The desire has just been drained away from me this year, and I know that my future doesn't really allow for much of this kind of work.

I intend on still doing it for myself, I just know I can't see myself doing it for everyone else like I have been. It's too exhausting and stress inducing.

 

[The Craw]

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ease the stress by smoking a little sweet leaf. it is 4-20 today.*





*The Craw does not endorse the use of illegal drugs in any way. use at your own risk

 

[praxitas]

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Thanks for the update Josh. I know you have quite a few things of mine as well as others. Please let me know what you want to finish and what you don't so I can make arrangements with other members on the board. When you do have a moment I do need to answer for my PM from awhile back about the clothing size.

 

[uscmhicks]

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ease the stress by smoking a little sweet leaf. it is 4-20 today.*





*The Craw does not endorse the use of illegal drugs in any way. use at your own risk

can't start smoking if a baby may be on the way !.










This is the main reason I will probably never have a baby on the way !.


I can't even imagine how stressfull it is having all those heads to paint ( regardless of how awesome they look when there done ) , I'm sure after a long break when there all gone you will fell the need to paint again some more. I would imagine it's like getting bored of a game , then a few days later feeling like you want to play it again. Except instead of days it will be longer. Whatever way you look at it , your awesome at this so theres always going to be customers !.

 

[cerealkeller]

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Totally understand Josh. I took too many commissions for my TDK Mighty Muggs and got burned out quick. It really helps to stop taking commissions for awhile, do some stuff YOU want to do. Then after awhile, you may end up getting that fire rekindled. Plus, if you need $$$, you can always sell the ones you wanted to do and had the satisfaction of completing, without any deadline. Hang in there man.

 

[MadCow]

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So sad... but I understand your point...

 

[Reinhardt]

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I can fully understand what you are feeling Josh. If the spark and drive is not there, then it's painful to work through the commissions.

 

[MinMay]

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Hi Josh,

First of all, can you check your yahoo email from me?

If this artist can sell his custom figure for $925 on eBay, then i can't see why you can't auction your far superior work for the same price on eBay as well. Your work is so much better than that custom figure. If you can market like him, then you should be able get as much as he did. I think you should try to move your auction to eBay instead of horrorbid to capture the millions audience around the world in my opinion.

https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54131

Maybe that will give you motivation to do less figures for higher reward. In return, you'll be able to spend more time with your family, school, etc.

 

[Voorhees27]

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Josh! I love you man, today was an awesome day.........................

and then the one i've been waiting for the most...................

Please keep in mind my camera (No matter what I do) SUCKS! These pics do the work and detail done NO justice.

 

[uscmhicks]

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Great photos Roy , you should buy some hands from one of the more modern true types so they match the skin tone on the head more.


theres a spot reserved for myers and jason now.
I seriously cannot wait for them man.
Keep up the awesome work.

 

[Voorhees27]

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Great photos Roy , you should buy some hands from one of the more modern true types so they match the skin tone on the head more.


theres a spot reserved for myers and jason now.
I seriously cannot wait for them man.
Keep up the awesome work.

Yep. I have a couple TT's on there was so upgrades will be made, I noticed that part immediately. The stock sculpt and hands have a weird colour to them.

Josh! Where are you buddy? There is joy in this thread

 

[DarkArtist81]

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GREAT pics Roy! I am so damn glad that they arrived safely, I was worried after that last email.

I am very glad you like it so much, that means a lot to me bro.

 

[DarkArtist81]

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And I wanted to update a few people... Minmay, I will PM back very soon man. And Praxitas, I am still up for what we had planned... just pulling back from everything else.

I just want you all to know that I am not in any way fishing for sympathy or just in a rough spot (wanting attention)... I just know the game is up. There are much better customizers out there right now, better customs... My stuff looks like crap compared to much of what is being made right now. And with HT stepping up their game, it does make this job all the more hard for it.

I don't have much time to work anymore, and if I continue to take orders it will only hurt my reputation and crush my internet friendships (what few I have). And as I said before, the fire inside has gone out. This hobby has ceased to be the thing that holds back my pain and has started being the thing that makes it flare up. I feel the depression I have struggled with all my life creeping back into my world and I don't like it. I can't afford to feel that way anymore, I have a Wife who needs me... and a life that needs to be started.

I will still be here, and I will still do stuff occasionally. But my painting for profit days are behind me. I'm tired of making people wait, I'm tired of refunds, tired of full inbox's, tired of my customers selling my figures before they get them (understandable as it may be), tired of leaving people with headless figures until they just don't care anymore... I'm tired of it all.

The love just isn't there anymore, so it is time to let it go. I'm still shooting to get my backlog done this summer, and with my school schedule... it should be doable. Bills will be hard to handle, but I will make due. I just can't sacrifice my health, my sanity, or my family life for plastic heads and a few extra bucks. It's not worth it. It's time to step down and let the new guys take the burden. It's time for Old Yeller to take two in the skull and go to bed.

Updates coming soon, DA out...

 

[LOTRFan]

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There are much better customizers out there right now, better customs... My stuff looks like crap compared to much of what is being made right now. And with HT stepping up their game, it does make this job all the more hard for it.

I certainly wouldn't say that, far from it.

 

[Voorhees27]

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You know Josh, I had a conversation with a fellow freak maybe a few hours ago about how I ONLY consider Josh Church as my personal custom artist. All friendships aside you ARE an amazing artist. I have family and friends in here EVERYDAY with their jaws dropping at my Terminator customs. Even my wife today (Who is sick of my hobby) dropped her jaw when she saw Bobby Deniro.

Say you want to leave (commisions) because of your family or the need to be maybe a better husband but please don't tell me your work is crap! Seriously! I will ALWAYS be honest, honest with anyone anytime and anywhere and I am telling you, your work IS TOP NOTCH!

Keep your head up pal.

 

[DarkArtist81]

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Thanks guys.... I guess when you aren't happy, everything around you seemed to be coated thoroughly in ^^^^.

I appreciate the kind words guys... I hope that one day my fire comes back.

 

[karamazov80]

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Sorry that you feel that way, as you are an amazing customizer DA, but life is too short to be miserable. Depression is a beast that I used to struggle with myself, and I hope to never go back into the situation where I was feeling that way. If the pressure is bringing you down, then I think your feelings are more than reasonable.

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

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Sorry to see the grind got the better of you, but I guess when something you loved becomes something you hate it's time to pull back. Your stuff isn't and never has been crap, so don't believe that for a second. I consider myself very fortunate to have two of your pieces in my collection. To me they're not just figures on a shelf, but pieces of art, and I can assure you they will never leave my collection.

 

[DarkArtist81]

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I appreciate that, more than you can know. I started doing this because I wanted to make art, art that would mean something to someone else besides me. I just wanted to make a mark, to do something that actually mattered in some way. It may be kind of lame, but I always felt like kind of a failure at life. At least until I found this board and became a custom artist.

Later, my Wife came along and saved me further. But at first, this board and the work I did kept me sane... Hell, it got me off of my meds and back out into the world. I owe my life to my work. Every single piece was an exorcism, a little bit more of that black spot inside me... transformed into something positive.

Eventually, it wasn't that way any longer. And now the art is refilling that void with more negativity and I can't afford to have that kind of thing going on in my head.

At least I did what I set out to do. I made a mark, I brought some measure of joy to various people via my art. I proved to myself that I could do something and not fail at it. Thank you all for being there for me, for helping me along this road. It really helped in ways I can only begin to articulate. I was honored to have contributed to your collections.