Yeah, this is a little late, but here's an overview of my year in art last year.

The first full year I opened commissions (I did in late 2022), several were made. For both fans who went crazy over my stuff, and ones who knew I can improve and try other methods.
3 in total. Learning Blender, so that should be a plus. Commission world is a totally different animal, as I'm finding out, as I was getting slammed with too many requests, my real life got too busy to fulfill them all, and felt like I should be compensated, so when people asked me what happened to the pics they requested that I don't have the resources for, I just told them they have to be commissioned now, and that shut them up.

If you follow me on DA, you'll notice I listed myself as a Professional. Even though I don't make that much money off of this, it shakes away some request spammers, and also changes my approach. This is my second job nowadays. During this inflation, we need all that we can get.

We also saw the return of several classic OCs of mine as RSRA drivers. Some like Lilly and Shelly, definitely need some work on their faces and mouths, as they can kinda have weird Mileena grins at times, lol. Yoshi favorites Shigeaki and Mokiva return as Dighnos, and of course, legendary Ansatsuken fighter Cecilia the Wolf.

2023 also saw growth in my RSRA lore, setting up relationships, rivalries, and alliances within the fictional sim racing league, and preparing for a potential full-on webcomic in the near future. I know sim racing (and auto racing in general) is not a popular subject for furries or geek culture in general, but it's the only one I know how to work, and enjoy. I love making races I have in-game spilling into comic storylines between the drivers behind these fictional computers, their personalities, backgrounds, and fictitious "franchises" coming out each time.

I'll be going back to school this February, and will likely close commissions before then, until the class is over in a few months at minimum, but we all know I'm not done yet.

Another thing I noticed that probably holds true for art in general as long as you put it out there, is that there's always going to be some artist you want to be like, and somebody who wants to be like you, as I've seen several good artists say that lately about their own works, and sometimes I feel like that as well. As well as others amazed at what I make, and I'm amazed at what they make even though they might not think much of it.

And lastly, I apologize to everybody I messaged on DA, FA, and Discord if they wanted to commission me. I wasn't sure if that's how it works, and thank you for being nice enough to not report me, as I read it's against the rules.

2024 is looking to be a good year for this Bird. Hope everybody is alright!