...or, the dawn of a new beginning.

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Before I start, I would just like to say:

Thanks so much for the 100 followers!! <3

As some random guy that just draws for fun, having 100 people follow me and enjoy my stuff... it's a lot to take in, honestly. I mean, 100 people is a lot. I could barely even imagine how many people 50 was, but this is something else entirely. And it's not like I do commissions or lewds or anything. You're here to see me draw stuff that I want to draw. I genuinely, truly appreciate that, and I am grateful that you choose to make me a part of your day. But as much as I would like to hold a raffle or give out art to you guys, there is something a bit more pressing that I must do. It's something I've been thinking about for quite some time. I first considered it sometime late summer, and my conviction has only strengthened since then.

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Over the course of the next year (or longer), I will be finally taking this art thing a bit more seriously.

And in order to do that, I'm going to do something straight out of the Anime Protagonist Handbook and essentially disappear for the year. Call it a Training Arc, if you will. I want to focus on getting better, both in my fundamentals and my technique, as well as practicing styles. And in order to do that, I feel like it would be best if I removed the part of me that wants to make content and fully commit to my studies. If I feel like I have to put stuff out, I'll end up in a rut, sticking to the things I'm comfortable doing and not taking risks or learning new things. After all, I only have so much time in the day that I actually can draw.
Why am I doing this, you ask? It's pretty simple, really. I want to be able to put all of these ideas and stories and characters in my head out into the world. Ultimately, I want to be drawing comics, and telling the stories of those characters. And hopefully making people love them as much as I do. I'm basically doing this for my own sake. Or maybe for my characters' sake.
How long will it take? I plan on only being gone for one year, starting the first day of 2021. If I feel like I still have some more growth to do or am not satisfied with where I am, I will extend it for however long it takes. I will tell you if I do end up extending it, though.
With that said, once the Training Arc is complete, things are going to start happening. I already have some projects that I want to work on once everything's said and done, one of which is an absolutely massive piece involving a sushi shop. But that's something for 2022. Also I may or may not switch accounts upon my return, but we'll see.

I won't be gone gone, though; I'll still be lurking around here and on Reddit. You just won’t see me. Probably.