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Slow and busy times ahead (?)
🕑 Added 2021-02-27 00:27:02 +0000 UTCHello everyone ! I hope you are all doing fine.
I am writing this post because there are a few things I've been wanting to address for a while now.
You might have noticed that February has not been my most productive month. There are multiple reasons for that, and while I don't really like sharing too much of my personal life on the internet, I feel like the people who support me for my work deserve to somewhat understand why my work got a little more scarce than usual (being mostly limited to monthly rewards and polls, without much else or any more personal content and ideas)
So without further ado, here is what's been going on lately :
- Moving Out :
My parents and I have been thinking about moving out for a while and a few days/weeks ago, we finally started the appropriate procedures. It is still mostly boring paperwork and administrative preparations for now, but it has been fairly time-consuming and it might become even more later this year (if everything goes "right")
- Art Style :
This might show through my previous pieces, but I've been wanting to change my style somehow and I have to admit I am getting a little lost in the process. The style I developed naturally for myself and have grown to feel comfortable with has been on multiple occasions simply reduced to a "Kajinman's copycat" and... Well that really doesn't sit right with me.
Of course I like their style, and I do look up to them in some way, like I look up to other great artists with other art-styles, and I would probably feel flattered if I was purposefully aiming to "copy" their style (because they are amazing at what they do), but I'm not. I just do cel-shading with purple shadows and yellow/blue lights because I've grown to draw that way. But I guess it's up to me to change that if I don't want to be known as some "Kajin knockoff".
[Also, your feedback or any input on this matter would be greatly appreciated, so that I know what to change or keep about my art.]
- Online Dating :
Well that is a little personal haha, but I've been trying online dating for about a year now (started in early 2020, because I'm a lucky man) and... Well, let's just say I am dating someone now. So not only has this taken away some of my previously-free time, but it has also proven to be pretty "emotionally challenging".
- Family Stuff :
Now I'll cut that one short; we have a rather big family and lately, everyone's been insanely invasive. (Which could be one of the reason why we want to move out but *shh* I didn't say anything)
All in all, I feel like a lot of things are changing pretty fast in my life right now, and while I am mostly thrilled about a lot of them, each little thing does consume a fair amount of time and energy. Which is why I haven't been working on my Art as much as I would have liked.
So Art might still be running a little slow for the coming weeks (I'll keep all the monthly rewards and character polls going though), but I do have plans for coming back with some good stuff once things settle down.
And I wanted to let you guys know about this because, as obvious as it is, your support means a lot to me. So take care everyone, and see you soon !
