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Happy New Year, ANE and thoughts about the future
8 months ago
Hey ya'll I hope ya had a good holiday season and a pleasant new year, here's to hoping this trash fire of a year wont be as horrendous as it's looking to be!
I'll be attending ANE this year, just gonna be attending a few panels, hanging around and saying hi to people for the most, so if ya see me, dont be afraid to say hi!
BTW, I also have a bluesky, I forgot to say that, most for posting doodles I have posted here and to repost stuff I like,
On a separate note, I've been thinking about a few things these last couple of months, some related to the name changed I mentioned last journal, but mainly about what I want to do long term: I dont think art is gonna be a way to earn a living in the mid/long term if I continue like I currently am and something inside of me has been telling me for years its time for a change, to look for something more stable since I dont have that fire, that intensity that most artist have (I dont like the act of drawing but I like the reaction people have for my art, for example) as many can see with how inconsistent I am with uploading, not having a set streaming schedule, etc. but being too afraid to try anything else since this has worked well enough for so long, I end up feeling stuck and not sure what to do.
So I've come to decision: I wanna give this an extra year + preparation, one where I give it my all, setting a consistent streaming schedule, a patreon/subscribestar page, commissions (probably also making another FA page for commissions and to slowly transition to another name) and posting and maybe even prints/merch, all while keeping an eye on my health, and if I can make it work, then I stay the course, while also looking for other small side activities for extra money but if I cant, then I start looking for another job while keeping art exclusively a hobby.
I know this idea has a rocky foundation as is and that a lot can go wrong to throw a wrench into this, hell, I expect this year to be a mess in general so lots of uncertainties like my wrist exploding again, but staying stuck like this is not helping anyone and I have an opportunity not many people have to make this work and I'd feel endless regret if I dont at least try and I already have enough regrets as is.
SO another question I have for ya'll is: what would ya like to see from me?
I'll be attending ANE this year, just gonna be attending a few panels, hanging around and saying hi to people for the most, so if ya see me, dont be afraid to say hi!
BTW, I also have a bluesky, I forgot to say that, most for posting doodles I have posted here and to repost stuff I like,
On a separate note, I've been thinking about a few things these last couple of months, some related to the name changed I mentioned last journal, but mainly about what I want to do long term: I dont think art is gonna be a way to earn a living in the mid/long term if I continue like I currently am and something inside of me has been telling me for years its time for a change, to look for something more stable since I dont have that fire, that intensity that most artist have (I dont like the act of drawing but I like the reaction people have for my art, for example) as many can see with how inconsistent I am with uploading, not having a set streaming schedule, etc. but being too afraid to try anything else since this has worked well enough for so long, I end up feeling stuck and not sure what to do.
So I've come to decision: I wanna give this an extra year + preparation, one where I give it my all, setting a consistent streaming schedule, a patreon/subscribestar page, commissions (probably also making another FA page for commissions and to slowly transition to another name) and posting and maybe even prints/merch, all while keeping an eye on my health, and if I can make it work, then I stay the course, while also looking for other small side activities for extra money but if I cant, then I start looking for another job while keeping art exclusively a hobby.
I know this idea has a rocky foundation as is and that a lot can go wrong to throw a wrench into this, hell, I expect this year to be a mess in general so lots of uncertainties like my wrist exploding again, but staying stuck like this is not helping anyone and I have an opportunity not many people have to make this work and I'd feel endless regret if I dont at least try and I already have enough regrets as is.
SO another question I have for ya'll is: what would ya like to see from me?
I don't know if any of that is what youd want to do or if it even sounds like advice, its just some thing i've heard in the times i've talked to bigname artists
I am more used to commissions but that fluctuates a lot, cause some weeks I can hammer out 12 - 15 stream commissions but some weeks I cant at all, so gonna keep that in mind more. Thank ya!
But it can be pretty hard to tell when you're open or closed for submissions, so maybe announcement journals for comms would work well enough?
To be frank, you draw the best deepthroating and hyper-but-not-too-hyper bodies in the fandom. It'd suck to one day not see art from you anymore.