shinyheartbeats
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Hiatus
🕑 Added 2021-01-06 00:51:29 +0000 UTCHey guys!
It's been a while since I started this Twitter/Patreon thingy and I have to first be thankful to all the support and love you guys have given me. I wouldn't have gotten to where I am without all of you and I think I owe you guys that.
So what's going on?
Well for a bit I've had this stone in my stomach when it came to this platform. When I started Twitter uploads, my goal was just to post and have fun. I had ideas and I wanted to draw those ideas and give them life. Patreon was something I didn't really contemplate at the start but it was brought up and I decided to take that chance. From then it had simply snowballed and I think I bit off more than I can chew. When I started doodling and doing some small sketches and ideas, I was having a lot of fun. Ideas came and went and so sometimes I'd wake up excited to start drawing. As of late, I've been struggling to keep coming up with ideas to post. It has almost become somewhat of a ball and chain sort of situation and as a result been much less enjoyable. I set my sights extremely high thinking that I could do this and do that.
Also in light of recent events, I've really wanted to set everything aside and just start practicing again. I fell into that trap of having high numbers on social media and just drawing the same things over and over again. Practice hasn't been my priority, producing has been however. Patreon has become somewhat of an obligation in my eyes and that's not what I wanted for myself. I want to mainly focus on Twitter and posting practices and small bits of work onto but I don't want the pressure and need to post on patreon.
I have neglected my Furaffinity before without giving some sort of post about it. I simply did not have the time or the want to produce that level of work. I found posting smaller works on twitter was less time consuming and filled my itch for certain ideas to come to fruition. Furaffinity was the platform I started on and I won't forget that.
So what does that mean about Patreon?
Well, I'll be going on hiatus. The patreon will be unlaunched after a bit and will remain closed until I return. But as a parting gift and sort of compensation, I'm currently in the works of compiling old works into hi-res/PSDs that will be posted for everyone here. I want to estimate fully returning to Twitter the start of Summer but may hold off on patreon or at least set more strict guidelines for myself and what to post onto here. There will be a couple of unposted works that will go up in the near future but that's about it.
What's going to happen to Twitter?
The twitter will remain up, my work will still be there, I don't plan on deleting any of it. It serves as a good reminder of the past and where I'd like to work from in the future. I will remain semi active on Twitter, I still enjoy the posts and creations of other artists alike and I won't be going super dark for too long. Like I said, I want to practice a bit and then return to Twitter in a matter of months. Twitter has been a place for me to communicate with my followers and fans and it has been amazing. I hope I wasn't too elusive at times like some kind of shadowy figure that throws art into the public eye and then disappear once in a while. I'm still me haha.
But all in all, I will be here, not fully because there's a lot of work to do and practice, but I will still be here.
So what's happening to Heart_beats_2?
Well, nothing really. I don't plan on ditching the name and destroying it. There's a lot of things I've created under this username and there's a lot of time and energy spent into it. There has also been a lot of love and support that went into this name, both by myself but also you guys! I don't want to suddenly cut it off and have people wonder where I went.
I still got questions!!
Post em below! I'm glad to answer some stuff!
Again, it has been a wild ride and I appreciate all the love and support you guys have given me. Until next time!
Comments
Lenz Steinbacher
You do what you need to do. I hope you get to rest and relax, I've had many friends get burnt out with the patreon grind and scarred from it. Your art is fun and so so shiny, I hope you do continue and I am excited to see these new and exciting practices/techniques (maybe even topics/subjects). Be good to yourself! And have a lovely new year. I wish you the best, and hope you know you have support always ;D
Big Gay Monster
I had to take a break as a Patreon subscriber, it's perfectly healthy to need one as a Patreon creator. Burnout can affect your health and productivity and happiness in lasting, traumatic ways. Be kind to yourself.
shinyheartbeats
Ahh thank you so much, and will try to!
Bunnifyed
Take your time, have fun and do what you enjoy. It’s not about numbers. Don’t forget that. And keep being amazing ^~^
