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Commissions Officially Closed

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Hey everyone, I know I slated the beginning of January as when I'd be closing commissions, however I have decided to move that date to now. Realistically, I won't be able to work on any more after Christmas and I kind of want the next two weeks to be a bit more relaxing before I get busy in January with other things.


So as a way to cut down on my stress and relax, I won't be accepting any more commission requests. I have one more to actually finish, but after that one is finished and posted, I am officially done for the year.


As I've said before, I don't know when or even if, I'll reopen commissions so I'd advise you not to hold your breath. Although ideally I might still be able to post my own personal art here, that part remains uncertain too.


Anyway, I hope you all have an enjoyable holdiay and New Year.

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Commission Hiatus Next Month

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Hey everyone, just a general heads up for the forseeable future. Starting January 2022, I'm gonna be much busier than I already am, with me going full time at my day job for starters. Ideally I'd like to keep making art here, but I'm not sure it's something I can promise right now, so I'm announcing that I am closing my commissions effective the 1st of January.


I don't want to get anyone's hopes up but after a month or so of taking a break and getting used to the new routine, I'll decide from there whether or not I can keep doing commissions. Even if I decide to open them again, each one will take much longer to complete due to less overall free time, thus I might have to go back to just simple sketches at most. But again, that's only IF i decide I can actually keep doing this.


I am hoping that I can still some of my own art now and then, but again I don't know how things will pan out.


Not to build up artifical scarcity or anything, but I will still be taking commissions for the rest of the month (give or take accounting for Christmas plans). So if by chance you'd want one before I go on break, now would be the time to send me a note. While I won't be accepting any new comms after January 1st, I will do my best to finish the ones I get even if they stretch into the new year (but again, might suffer from delays due to schedule shifts and the like).


Another thanks to everyone who has commissioned me so far.

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An Overdue Update

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Hey everyone, hope you're all staying safe during this whole pandemic thing.

So obviously it's been quite a while since my last upload and with each passing day I feel more and more like I won't be making any more. Which is frustrating because every now and then I get a bit of inspiration, only for it to vanish the moment I sit down to draw. I've tried writing instead, but have also had mixed results as well, at least nothing worth posting has come out of it.

One reason is time. I have a part-time job now that is soon gonna go full-time. Anytime I'm not working or relaxing, I DO like to draw, just not this kind of stuff. I mainly started this kind of art because I hit a roadblock with original and fan artwork, but now I've gotten back into both and in turn have less energy for this kind of stuff. It's a shame because part of me is still passionate about this stuff (which is weird considering, you know, the kind of work that it is) and I feel like the only reason I haven't deleted my account yet is the idea that one of these moment of inspiration will stick after it's gone. But then again, this indecisiveness probably isn't helping me or my output on any front.

I will say, if I ever do come back, it'll probably be much simpler than before. Also, I most likely won't be doing requests any more. I'm out of college, hoping to move out of my parent's home sooner rather than later. I've been toying with the idea of doing commissions, but I need to first get a feel of what I can actually offer from now on and ensure I can trust myself with any sort of commitments.

We'll have to see how things go, but until then, have a nice day and wash your damn hands.
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Uncertainty...

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Hey guys, once again been a while. I've been doing some thinking and I still don't know about the future of this account.

It's this weird thing that repeatedly, I get inspired to make something, but by the time I actually attempt it, I lose motivation. With my art having issues, I tried shaking it up by doing stories but experienced similar issues with ideas and motivation. I even tried taking two story requests from some friends (you know who you are) and even those have been slow going. I'm determined to finish them eventually, but I don't know what'll come after them. Maybe some more short stories or sketches, or something other, but I don't know.

One issue is that recently I've gotten back into SFW, non vore/macro/fetish art. Arguably I only got into this type of artwork because of lack of motivation for anything that wasn't this, but now it's in reverse. Even if I had equal motivation for both, however, I only have a limited amount of time for drawing to spare and feel that I would definitely have to put all of the eggs into one basket or the other...and as much as I like this kind of art, I can't say for certain I'll be able to stick with it forever nor make a stable career of it even with commissions or Patreon.

(I guess another bit of paranoia I have is that if I start drawing here again, people might recognize my art style from my SFW stuff and find about me and my..interests, which would be incredibly awkward and embarrassing at best)

I won't go so far as to say I'm quitting just yet, but I also feel like this in-betweening I keep going through isn't healthy, if this keeps going on for the foreseeable future, it may be best to just walk away. We'll just have to wait and see
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Still Don't Know...

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So, summer is now here and I still don't know if and when I'll be able to make more art. As I've said before, I still want to make stuff, but I lacked time and whenever I DID have time the inspiration would always vanish the second I opened Photoshop. 

While summer is now here, I don't know if that'll give me the time I need. I'm gonna be busy this summer, some of that work art related, but obviously not this. I don't know how much inspiration will be left to spare. I've also said that I wanted to write more, but I'm having issues there as well, with even the simplest stories taking so long to write due to indecisiveness and whatnot.

I won't be deleting this account any time soon, 'cause I may actually get the time to do more things, but for now it looks like it'll still be a while before regular stuff again.
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