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Anna's 2nd Semester Update (read, plz :3)
a year ago
Alright! Welcome back to another of Anna's Bi-Annual Rambles! One of the things you get if you have the patience to stomach through artists who spend more time typing nonsense than actually sitting their asses down and draw some smut.
I'm Anna, a woman who's been climbing the artistic career ladder at a rate of six nuts. One year ago, I was a nobody, and today... I'm still a nobody, but I'm a lovable nobody! :3
But think about it, where could I be in a few years? Maybe I'll animate stuff, rig 3D models, or even get into congress!
I'll probably stick to what I do best: Drawing Porn. You like it, I like it. Everyone wins! X3
Anyways, there are many things that need to be said, stated or just have me vent my spleen. And since I, someone who cares about my audience, will not post a journal every week talking about my feelings or flood your timeline on twitter rambling about the price of cheeseburgers. I decide to hold off all that fluff to once every six months! This way you can be assured that I'm a human being and not a government agent planted to spy on you. (And even if I was, I'd look good doing it ;3)
Now let us begin in no particular order the topics at hand:
Now, my plans going forward stay the same: Draw stuff for money and for pleasure.
The projects I've got going will stay going and I'll work on them as the opportunities present themselves. I still have rabbids to draw, sonic chars, plants, banban chars, the works, y'know.
I'll also start scouting candidates for the Giftober, I'll post a journal detailing the proper rules and shit. I've seen quite a bit of OCs I'm still bitter at not having drawn this year.
My Personal Art Queue is basically my drawing plans. Sure, sometimes I deviate and draw... a skibidi toilet pvz oc, but aside from that, you know what's cooking in Anna's mind. ;3
Speaking of which, let's talk about it for a moment.
Which will include different characters, because you probably have noticed that I don't draw the same character twice. That's because I have the attention span of a housecat and will get bored of drawing the same character too much. Which is why I also won't draw comics. I sure as hell not gonna draw the same character over and over for free!
I also plan on drawing more popular characters, because the hundreds of upvotes on e621 makes me feel fuzzy :3. (they're like a bunch of toddlers, so easy to please X3)
Not that my other projects are dead on the water (even if they feel like that), I just have more stuff keeping me from drawing them. I mean, a guy had to wait 5 months for the Carbon & Diamond Dog pieces to come out! And there was nothing else coming in that time period. (aside from pvz and giftober and comms)
But how do you combat that? How can you fix the disgustingly long-wait between personal pieces? Well, the answer is simple!
Throw money at it until it's solved!
That's how our western society works! Aside from not being raped and having your clit torn off, you get to solve things with money! You can pay for personal pieces just like they were commissions! You get a 50% discount right off the bat! I mean, that's better than having a Patreon and waiting months for that moronic artist to finally draw something you like while you were showering them with money. And speaking of Patreon, let's talk about how I'm not going to open one!
Why? Simple! With everything moving to a subscriber-driven model, the last thing I want is to contribute to that dystopian society everyone wants to live in! I may be petty, ignorant, childish, short-tempered and lazy, but I have INTEGRITY!
Imagine you pay me 5 bucks each month to see some man-tiddies and all I draw are fucking urethral pieces?! That's a rip-off!!
At least here you're not paying me, so while you can complain, you can't get your money back. ('cause you gave none lol)
And not counting the fact that you'll be paying 5 bucks to the other 200 artists you like and are begging you for money. You'll be left so broke, you'll be wiping your ass with McDonalds napkins!!
And besides, it'll all be leaked on Kemono.Party and Ex-Hentai anyway. Paywalls lead to piracy! I know that very well, hence why I'm not even gonna bother.
I respect my audience too much to have them drain their bank accounts in order to afford chocolate so I don't kill any pedestrians while I'm driving. Instead, I'll let them support me through donations on Ko-Fi, which you do out of the pure goodness of your heart. Like real charity should be done! Only you're not helping money laundering schemes (all charities are money laundering schemes btw), you're helping me pay my bills! It's a good cause! If you like something, support it! Donate as much as you'd like, it can be a million dollars or nothing! It's the thought that counts. (Although actual donations will net you a place on a raffle, so keep that in mind ;3)
5 bucks a month for some pieces you may not even like and for polls that you can't even influence? Only for it all to be leaked later? Don't make me puke my guts out!
Speaking of greed, let's talk about something related to that but-not-really...
But nowadays, my skills improved! Just look at my latest PVZ2 plants and compare them with the peashooters! That's 12 months of difference, bitch! >:3
Anyways, with improved skills and actual experience to back shit up, I have decided to update my commission prices. Not only to reflect my skill-level, but also to compensate for my roommate's demotion, which, while left him very happy with the reduced levels of stress and responsibilities, he's also going to be making a whole lot less money. And he's the main bread-winner on our apt, so the poopie has hit the proverbial fan. The comms price adjustment is me opening up an umbrella so I'm not covered in shit.
The difference's gonna be minor. Heck, my customers probably won't even notice much of an increase. You're still getting cheaper than industry standards, so even when you're losing, you're still winning!
That's what you get with AnnaEngine! ;3
(I'll update them in these next few days, let me rest for a while lol X3)
After all, that's what I'm doing! So if I don't respond, that's because I'll be holding some fur baby in my lap who thinks the world is going to end.
The world's not going to end, don't be ridiculous! We have taxes to pay and you can't pay those if the world is destroyed! X3
Alright, sermon over! Sorry for all the text, but hey, you only get this shit twice a year. I'll leave you in relative peace for the other 363 days. ;3
Be sure to leave a comment, not only to prove you read all this crap, but also because I like seeing what my audience thinks. It's like receiving calls in a radio station. :3
You people have a good one! Stay safe and until next time!
-Anna ;3
I'm Anna, a woman who's been climbing the artistic career ladder at a rate of six nuts. One year ago, I was a nobody, and today... I'm still a nobody, but I'm a lovable nobody! :3
But think about it, where could I be in a few years? Maybe I'll animate stuff, rig 3D models, or even get into congress!
I'll probably stick to what I do best: Drawing Porn. You like it, I like it. Everyone wins! X3
Anyways, there are many things that need to be said, stated or just have me vent my spleen. And since I, someone who cares about my audience, will not post a journal every week talking about my feelings or flood your timeline on twitter rambling about the price of cheeseburgers. I decide to hold off all that fluff to once every six months! This way you can be assured that I'm a human being and not a government agent planted to spy on you. (And even if I was, I'd look good doing it ;3)
Now let us begin in no particular order the topics at hand:
1. 2023 As a Whole
From never drawing in my whole life to becoming an artist with customers, projects and a rather noticeable skill difference in 12 months. 2023 was a good year for me! For the first time in a while, I feel alive! Like I'm no longer drifting along, but have my own paddle and raft! I've got every person that follows me, faves my posts, leave comments (especially those), and the people who trusted me to draw their OCs on the Giftober to thank for it! You were all important pieces of my character arc! When they publish a book about me and then adapt it into a shitty movie, I'll make sure all your names are on the credits! ;3Now, my plans going forward stay the same: Draw stuff for money and for pleasure.
The projects I've got going will stay going and I'll work on them as the opportunities present themselves. I still have rabbids to draw, sonic chars, plants, banban chars, the works, y'know.
I'll also start scouting candidates for the Giftober, I'll post a journal detailing the proper rules and shit. I've seen quite a bit of OCs I'm still bitter at not having drawn this year.
My Personal Art Queue is basically my drawing plans. Sure, sometimes I deviate and draw... a skibidi toilet pvz oc, but aside from that, you know what's cooking in Anna's mind. ;3
Speaking of which, let's talk about it for a moment.
2. Personal Projects
While it's a lot of fun drawing plants, I'll start to give them more time between them. So I can draw other stuff in-between.Which will include different characters, because you probably have noticed that I don't draw the same character twice. That's because I have the attention span of a housecat and will get bored of drawing the same character too much. Which is why I also won't draw comics. I sure as hell not gonna draw the same character over and over for free!
I also plan on drawing more popular characters, because the hundreds of upvotes on e621 makes me feel fuzzy :3. (they're like a bunch of toddlers, so easy to please X3)
Not that my other projects are dead on the water (even if they feel like that), I just have more stuff keeping me from drawing them. I mean, a guy had to wait 5 months for the Carbon & Diamond Dog pieces to come out! And there was nothing else coming in that time period. (aside from pvz and giftober and comms)
But how do you combat that? How can you fix the disgustingly long-wait between personal pieces? Well, the answer is simple!
Throw money at it until it's solved!
That's how our western society works! Aside from not being raped and having your clit torn off, you get to solve things with money! You can pay for personal pieces just like they were commissions! You get a 50% discount right off the bat! I mean, that's better than having a Patreon and waiting months for that moronic artist to finally draw something you like while you were showering them with money. And speaking of Patreon, let's talk about how I'm not going to open one!
3. Patreon? No, Thanks!
Let's make one thing clear: I am NOT going to open up a Patreon!Why? Simple! With everything moving to a subscriber-driven model, the last thing I want is to contribute to that dystopian society everyone wants to live in! I may be petty, ignorant, childish, short-tempered and lazy, but I have INTEGRITY!
Imagine you pay me 5 bucks each month to see some man-tiddies and all I draw are fucking urethral pieces?! That's a rip-off!!
At least here you're not paying me, so while you can complain, you can't get your money back. ('cause you gave none lol)
And not counting the fact that you'll be paying 5 bucks to the other 200 artists you like and are begging you for money. You'll be left so broke, you'll be wiping your ass with McDonalds napkins!!
And besides, it'll all be leaked on Kemono.Party and Ex-Hentai anyway. Paywalls lead to piracy! I know that very well, hence why I'm not even gonna bother.
I respect my audience too much to have them drain their bank accounts in order to afford chocolate so I don't kill any pedestrians while I'm driving. Instead, I'll let them support me through donations on Ko-Fi, which you do out of the pure goodness of your heart. Like real charity should be done! Only you're not helping money laundering schemes (all charities are money laundering schemes btw), you're helping me pay my bills! It's a good cause! If you like something, support it! Donate as much as you'd like, it can be a million dollars or nothing! It's the thought that counts. (Although actual donations will net you a place on a raffle, so keep that in mind ;3)
5 bucks a month for some pieces you may not even like and for polls that you can't even influence? Only for it all to be leaked later? Don't make me puke my guts out!
Speaking of greed, let's talk about something related to that but-not-really...
4. Updating Commission Prices
When I made my commission prices, I was green (figuratively, actually I was pink while IRL I'm yellow). I did not know what being an artist was. Hell, I couldn't even make backgrounds! (thinking back, I was very bold to just open myself for business like that)But nowadays, my skills improved! Just look at my latest PVZ2 plants and compare them with the peashooters! That's 12 months of difference, bitch! >:3
Anyways, with improved skills and actual experience to back shit up, I have decided to update my commission prices. Not only to reflect my skill-level, but also to compensate for my roommate's demotion, which, while left him very happy with the reduced levels of stress and responsibilities, he's also going to be making a whole lot less money. And he's the main bread-winner on our apt, so the poopie has hit the proverbial fan. The comms price adjustment is me opening up an umbrella so I'm not covered in shit.
The difference's gonna be minor. Heck, my customers probably won't even notice much of an increase. You're still getting cheaper than industry standards, so even when you're losing, you're still winning!
That's what you get with AnnaEngine! ;3
(I'll update them in these next few days, let me rest for a while lol X3)
5. Happy New Year!
And with all that said, I believe it's time you stop reading this journal and go back to partying with your family and friends. And if you don't have any? Go to a dog pound and comfort the dogs there. All them fireworks are leaving them very stressed and they'd appreciate if you could be there for them.After all, that's what I'm doing! So if I don't respond, that's because I'll be holding some fur baby in my lap who thinks the world is going to end.
The world's not going to end, don't be ridiculous! We have taxes to pay and you can't pay those if the world is destroyed! X3
Alright, sermon over! Sorry for all the text, but hey, you only get this shit twice a year. I'll leave you in relative peace for the other 363 days. ;3
Be sure to leave a comment, not only to prove you read all this crap, but also because I like seeing what my audience thinks. It's like receiving calls in a radio station. :3
You people have a good one! Stay safe and until next time!
-Anna ;3
(Wish i could commish you one day, but certain stupid limitations don't let me :( ...and mony too...)
"Best Wishes Anna!"