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A word of thanks- And some STICKER NEWS!!!
🕑 Added 2022-04-18 15:18:02 +0000 UTCHey guys! I wanted to write something more personal for you guys.. just cause I've been thinking about it!
But, I really appreciate the support so much lately. I know I've dialed back significantly on drawing what I "typically" have drawn over the years and I wanted to express my feelings a little because It really means..so much to me that you guys have continued to support me JUST AS MUCH AS ALWAYS! It's.. so nice.
I know I'll do more comm stuff esp for you guys over time but right now, what's kept me able to create more consistently is creating more freely.
Being able to do pixel art randomly, learning 3d modeling. making fanart and branching out with subject matter has felt so fulfilling to me as an artist and it made me realize something that really had been going on for far too long; I was burned out and just pushing forward.. until I couldn't. And that's not to say I feel unfulfilled drawing commissions. I love doing them also! But.. for the past...idk 5+ years I had been severely neglecting other aspects of creativity beyond that. I barely did any personal art and I even more rarely did things just to learn/practice. It had me feeling as though I was only drawing certain things over and over and over.. which wore on me creatively. I started feeling skills in other areas almost atrophy where others were being strengthened and bolstered.
After months of chewing on the "why" of the burnount.. I realized it was because I don't want to be just a commission artist. I don't want to only draw NSFW art for others.. I will still draw those things for others but I can't have it be the majority of what I do.
-That being said, I do want to address the Voracious tier supporters directly. For your next reward (which I def owe you all.. holy shit. THANK YOU GUYS) are you fine with coming up with some SFW ideas for me?
Again, I really want to reiterate that I am not suddenly adverse to drawing porn. It will continue to be something I offer. I just need to do more than that. I want to draw characters interacting in other ways and make more unique things for you guys. A great example is the pixel art I made for @Jasiri for his really rad pixel display!
That was incredibly fun!! If you guys get cool hardware and want artwork for it, I really enjoy making things like that! And, I'm open for much more. Sticker designs for personal print? Hell yeah you got it! have something you'd like me to paint on irl? Let's talk about you sending it to me, and I'll send it back painted!
I just have need to branch out and feel as though I create my best work when I do so.
So, let's get creative!
I'm optimistic going forward and have some really cool ideas in the works. One I can talk about already, as it's already in the process of happening is... stickers! And all in all a kickstart of that. Thank you big time to @DreamsFar for giving me what I needed, just a bit of help. He funded a new run of stickers of my new logo:
It's going to be a clear sticker with a semiclear blue overlay!
I will be ordering enough to send to all current patrons, and I will be including previous designs as well!
so, I'll have a form up for you all after the new stickers come in for you all to choose which stickers you'd like (and If you'd like to purchase any extras of course). But I want to make sure you all get at least one of each for free.
The continued support means so much to me and the fact that you all are beyond amazing to me always makes me so happy.
Thank you for being here. And thank you for reading all of this!
