I'm back after feeling down because I felt inadequate with my drawings, comparing myself to others, and, for some reason, feeling a little lonely, despite having friends with whom I talk and interact regularly (which I've been doing most of the time).

Despite taking Artfight as something entertaining, I haven't exceeded my expectations of practicing rendering, experimenting more with my style, and setting myself challenges. Something felt wrong with my style or my way of drawing or painting. I doubted myself, compared my old drawings with my current ones, and didn't notice any significant changes. I also didn't have a guide or a path I wanted to follow, going down a path on my own without a light or references and wanting to cover everything but still not knowing what I wanted, just drawing for fun and slowly losing the satisfaction I used to enjoy.

I've done some trade arts and a few practice sketches that helped me regain some of my confidence and enjoyment, as well as make progress on my worldbuilding project, Ieranon, which is now fairly well formed and just needs the most difficult part written, which would be the timeline/story. Speaking of commissions, I've decided to try a PWYW model for these two months. And that's all.