Hey, guys, long time no see.

First of all, good to finally see you in 2026. I'm hope that some of you read this and are still around, even when I'm not posting that often (feel free to comment, so I know I'm not shouting at the void). 2025 was rough for me. What looked like a promising last quarter until October suddenly turned into a shitshow after a family tragedy and big loss sent me down the crisis mode that didn't end until after Christmas. Later I have spent January on stupid crunch at work, but it finally slowly stabilizes and I am able to draw again.

So what next? Two major changes:

1. No more Commissions

I won't be doing them for a long while. When I look at the last year, I see that they gobbled too much of my headspace. I agreed to a few long-running series of pictures that in-perspective were really stressing me out. When I was in a mood to experiment and create something, the only thing I thought about is this enormous queue. I was worried about missing deadlines and disappointing people even when they were nice to me and told me that they understand my situation. This generosity only multiplied the stress I had from my day job, that I wish to escape when I sit to create.

For some time I dreamed about drawing for a living, but now I'm getting older and I think that I may have started too late. I have a family and a career as an engineer. I would love drawing to pay my bills, but unless some miracle happens, it won't happen very soon. And in the world of hostile Twitter algorithms and AI slop the chance of discovery is smaller than it used to be. That means I need to retire from commissions and just keep creating things I truly like and publish them for people that like to watch it:

Quick sketches on livestreams, artistic freedom gifts for new patrons or art-trades with friends? Sure. But no full-blown public commission queue. That's the new plan for a long while.

2. Comic

That said, I decided to spend this year focusing more, if not purely, on my own projects. Some comic scripts are waiting in my fridge to be drawn since 2022, when I was too scared to tackle such big project. And now I finally think that I can deliver what I planned.

I am really curious what you all think about my latest comic strips. I have used them to train some paneling, refine the process, but I also hope they can be enjoyed at their own merit. I will probably make more as a breather between the pages of the BIG projects.

I have two multi-page projects in the making right now:
- Script and the thumbnails for the First chapter of yet untitled "Michelle and Beatrice origin story" is already published for prereaders (Link HERE)
- Continuation of "Catching Up" has the script ready and is waiting to be accepted by the owner of the characters

If you wish to read them before they are published or even help me with prereading and catching typos, jump on our Discord. A lot of cool artists are there already, exchanging ideas, leaving drawing tips, taking part in various challenges. If you wish to join us, the link is in my bio.

And as always, thank you for being around. Drawing is cool, but publishing is easier, when I know there are cool beans on the other side. Have a nice weekend.