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2018: A year in review and 2019 (Long Post Warning)
🕑 Added 2018-12-26 05:40:03 +0000 UTCHey everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful, or at least chill Christmas this year. Mine was particularly ok, I spent time with my family, which is the only thing I could ask for really.
I wanted to do a year in review sort of thing now, instead of later. I find it that things get hectic trying to get things in order before the year is over and I have a lot of my mind that I want to get off.
I'll start with saying that I'm overwhelmed with the amount of support I've received from everyone. Not just you Patrons, but also fans, friends, and other folks whom offered word of advice and support. I've had tremendous growth this year on my platforms, and even if I didn't hit the marks I had set, it's still something I'm extremely grateful for. It's a shame I had to close down my Tumblr account, but that was long time coming. Honestly it's not much of a big issue, though I do miss the Ask system it had. From the bottom of my heart once again, thank you for the support you offer me, and for giving me the push to continue rolling the ball on my passion.
Honestly just thinking back at my 2018, a lot has seriously happened. It felt short a times, but also super long year. I've had very unlikely (but amazing) things happen. I made friends with some unlikely people, made connections with folks I deeply admire as artists, and made some of the most amazing friends with new people, and solidified my core friendships. I managed to do a bit of self discovery along the way, started to get a clearer picture of what I want from myself, among many other things.
I had so many moments this year filled with self-doubt and other things endemic to me that did have an effect on my overall mental health, but I'm grateful to have people that have helped me move forward, and the love and support fans have shown me. This is something I plan to keep working on next year, and as I mentioned previous times, I'll always keep in mind that I'm not alone and there's people who eagerly await for me to continue my creative process. It's not an easy thing to work on, but I'm making it a priority for myself.
I'm excited that I started the ball rolling with some projects I wanted to work on, and although I had some issues where I do the thing that I do with adding a lot of projects to work on in my workload, I have been learning to narrow down things and been good about trying to make a schedule every month. I will make a list of goals that I have for 2019, and share them with you all once I have it down! I'll make short goals, and long term ones.
Artistically, I think I had impressive growth once I look back. It's true that it sometimes is hard for me to acknowledge that, but since I'm in the mood, I'm willing to look at myself less harshly! I can say for sure that I managed to point my art in the direction I want to take it stylistically, and certainly managed to get something somewhat original. It took a while, but I'm very happy with where I'm headed and hyped to keep my improvement going. I know a couple of artists I can study from to keep refining it. I'm very set on getting my anatomy improved and I will make sure I force myself to at least once a week practice/study!
I have a lot of high hopes for 2019. Mostly because I'm very decided to keep growing and to for sure achieve everything I propose myself to do. I plan to be more honest with myself, and be more decisive and forward with the type of content I want to make. I don't know what the new year will bring, but I'll face it head on! I hope that I will continue to make many of you proud, excited for what I plan and will do, and inspire you in more ways that one! Thank you for this amazing year, and I hope 2019 is a great year for all of us!
Much love,
Rozen
