Damn, and I was looking forward to a possible eventual continuation of the Kivuuli-verse. I hope whatever you pursue next will treat you better.

I only had like... Two people that even liked the species, so nobody will miss them.

I’m sorry I wasn’t able to help more than that booster journal. It’s a shame that you’re art isn’t getting the attention it deserves.

I hope you continue drawing, if only for yourself, but whatever makes you happiest. It's why I gave up on commissions, and only really draw for myself and the occasional free art, since it bogged me down too much when it felt like no one liked my art.

I'm sorry though, that you're feeling so negatively about your art.

It isn't even commissions. Personal work is utterly ignored too.

And again, the same goes for me. I get a like or two on my art and that’s about it, but as long as I’m drawing for myself and the people in my life can see my art (as well as my friends) then I’m not too worried about the lack of likes and whatnot.

Learning how to give a rats ass about what other people think of your art and just be happy about the progress you make will probably help you feel better, but I’m also not here to tell you what to do, just offering up thoughts on what helped me.

please don't me please!

i have over $300 in adopts i still have to buy from you! please please don't leave us!

Adoptables are still open and all planned commissions will be done, I just won't make any new ones, or take any new commissions for the time being. Probably won't do any other art either.

"Why are you leaving us? you've been with us for so long."

I have disappeared for months before, nobody noticed nor cared. Nobody noticed my absence, nobody noticed my return, and nobody will notice a new absence... and if they do, they'll just forget me in a week. I'm not dying or anything, just giving up on art and slipping away from the internet.

"how long will it take before you're finally gone from us?"

I do hope you find some joy in it once again, I personally think you do great stuff. But if you feel it is needed, you'd know best.

Still, it is best not to compare yourself to others, you are your own and unique. Pay no mind to those who let you feel down.

Unique or not, I am really sick of being ignored. The only time I ever even get anybody interested in me, at all, is when I get frustrated and rant a bit. Then I suddenly get a comment or two, then go right back to being ignored. People go all "Oh I'm sorry, you shouldn't be ignored, your art is good!" and it just ends there. No further support.

You'd be surprised about the amount of lurkers there are. Doesn't mean that you aren't noticed, just not always vocally so. So I wouldn't entirely say ignored.

People wouldn't have watched you if they didn't like your stuff after all. Myself included.

I can easily sympathize with you. I draw some art and it rarely gets noticed. I also try to spread the word about someone else's art and they just ignore it.

As a still relatively new watcher of your stuff, I hope you don’t go anywhere. I would still like to see you produce stuff, assuming you want to that is.

I do have this to say, however, as the issue you’re facing is one I’ve noticed quite a few artists struggle with so while this may come off a bit harsh the intent is pure and good I assure you: don’t compare yourself to others; it’s stupid. It not only rarely helps but it tends to hinder. It just pisses you (not necessarily YOU, but others who do this shit in just about every field imaginable, and even on a personal level) off. Badly. It causes problems and just brings out the worst in people. Many of us are lurkers, so we don’t pipe up much... but you are still appreciated; you are still wanted. It is, however, foolish to blame your silent fans. I understand your point, I do. And I am sorry that the silent ones are so very quiet... but that’s life. It’s something you’ll either find a way to deal with or you won’t. I would recommend creating for yourself, first and foremost, and for us second. It’ll make the silence a lot less... painful.

It saddens me to see that shit happen, it really does. Saying that no one would miss you or even notice you’re gone is an incorrect statement for sure. I, for one (and among others I’m sure), would miss you and your content as I haven’t even really gotten the chance to fully experience it. I may have popped up toward the hopefully only potential end of your shit, but that doesn’t mean I want to see you fade into nothing. I may be a lurker, but you are not going unnoticed by me at the very least.

You do extremely pretty and very unique works that no one else can do. They can’t do them because they are not YOU. If you go, there will be no one else who can fill the spot left by YOUR absence. I hope you stay and continue producing beautiful works, but if you are truly unhappy then I sincerely hope you find something that makes you happy. I wish you naught but the absolute best despite me wanting you to stay. Truly, I hope that if you leave this shit behind that you can find something that brings you to the highest heights of joy.