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7 months ago
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Sadly I'm looking at the possibility of just giving up u__u
Even tho I did got some very good support, the low sales I have been facing recently are pushing me to seek other job.
for the ones who don't know, I work as a nsfw artist for a living, full time, but since last year, I have been facing lower sales, lower commissions frequency and specially YCH's not selling or going completely ignored.
for a moment I thought that maybe I got canceled or something like that... maybe because feral? I dunno, there's some very crazy confused people out there so I had no idea what was going on..
for now I think this has to be maybe because of the international tariff situation and economic uncertainty, or people just got tired of my art... I don't know ó.ò
the thing is ... it's been way harder and harder to get my sales going..
I'm already in talks with my last job and see if I can return to it, which was a car repair shop.
I may be able to go back to work there but if it happens, it will be in 2 months
so I'm literally in a recession until I can somehow... get sales back on track, or recover my job and regain an stable income.
I didn't want to write this journal really :/ and for sure I dont force anyone to support me or commission me. you buy art from me because you like it, not because I play the game of miserable.
just wanted to point that maybe there's not gonna be more art from me if the only way to stay alive now is to go back to the car shop.
I will try to work new ideas for sale and see how it goes.
And if I owe you a commission or ych, it is going to be done, so don't worry about it.
Even tho I did got some very good support, the low sales I have been facing recently are pushing me to seek other job.
for the ones who don't know, I work as a nsfw artist for a living, full time, but since last year, I have been facing lower sales, lower commissions frequency and specially YCH's not selling or going completely ignored.
for a moment I thought that maybe I got canceled or something like that... maybe because feral? I dunno, there's some very crazy confused people out there so I had no idea what was going on..
for now I think this has to be maybe because of the international tariff situation and economic uncertainty, or people just got tired of my art... I don't know ó.ò
the thing is ... it's been way harder and harder to get my sales going..
I'm already in talks with my last job and see if I can return to it, which was a car repair shop.
I may be able to go back to work there but if it happens, it will be in 2 months
so I'm literally in a recession until I can somehow... get sales back on track, or recover my job and regain an stable income.
I didn't want to write this journal really :/ and for sure I dont force anyone to support me or commission me. you buy art from me because you like it, not because I play the game of miserable.
just wanted to point that maybe there's not gonna be more art from me if the only way to stay alive now is to go back to the car shop.
I will try to work new ideas for sale and see how it goes.
And if I owe you a commission or ych, it is going to be done, so don't worry about it.
I'll save up a bit to get a little something from ya soon, :3
I don't think you've been canceled/shadowbanned or anything. It's just the world falling to pieces.
I might not be able to afford art anymore, but talk is free. So if you need an ear, contact me.
thank you so much Edurran <3
May I offer you insight? Maybe try doing more wholesome art? I highly encourage you to, you’ve clearly got the skills for it! SFW or NSFW, you could try doing some adorable situations, casual scenes, etc.
Please do not completely give up your passion! <33
You’re a very adorable fox <3
I could try... but the risck in trying is losing time if it really doesn't work.. that's what scares me the most u_____u
I was in a kinda ok ish situation until I went full on finishing my house thinkin " i will recover later with work" and then this happened... that's why I'm so down now and I really need to sale my artworks.
I cannot offer anything else, at least now, than a warm hug in the form of words, and my support, and maybe ideas
I know you will make it, I believe it’ll be okay :) :D
Do not lose confidence! :D <3 *caring cuddly hug*
Prices are getting too high. Let me clarify; this is not at all your, or any other artist's faults. A few years ago, 2018ish, USD compared to my currency was about, maybe a 25-50% addition to the cost of art. Nothing major, something I could live with. Over the years, leading into now, it's risen to about 100% extra cost. Basically, any art I look at almost doubles in price - because USD is the "generic" currency.
This makes it fairly impossible for me to afford art, and limits me severely in what art I can get, and when.
I can't speak for others, but I would bet that a good few of them are in the same boat, being no longer able to afford art as often - or at all - due to USD's rampant increase in exchange.
It's not you, and it's not any other artist. It's the economy and the exchange rate.
but yeah I do use the usd because it is the most used currency and most furs that commission me are from the USA :O