Heya there~
Just wanna do another lil check-in. More updates on:
- the state of my projects & what I plan to work on
- what I’m thinking of working on
- any other updates
- and let any of you all ask open-ended questions you’d like me to answer.
— Projects & Plans —
Currently working on more pages for the Down in The Dungeon comic for Pathwarden. The next 4 pages are already done and up for subs, and I have made thumbnails for 7 more pages. Once I finish a couple more pages for subs, I’ll start posting more pages publicly. I think once the holidays are over, I’ll be able to happily laser-focus on this comic for a while. There’s a lot more to come~
My goal for December was to make a few seasonal drawings. I started out with the pic of Buttons wearing 5 socks. There’s another seasonal drawing I’ve already made of Lantha, plus an animation with sound that I’ve posted for subs. I plan on making just one more pic for the season, and it will be in the style of the Happy Xmas 2022 pic and the Happy Halloween 2021 pic. So I’m on track to make more than I planned for the month, and I’m already very happy with what I’ve made.
I finished the commissions I offered to the two people whom I couldn’t send body pillows to, so now the first batch of body pillow orders is completely done. If I sell more in the future, I might try to sell through a website where people can choose the material and size for themselves. I have no plans to mess with that for now, but if I get the urge to sell more body pillows in the future, this will be what I look at doing first.
— Ideas —
After the holidays, I’m thinking about spending some time on other types of creative works. I’m interested in learning how to make really detailed concept art for fantasy settings. I also want to make more music. I read some comments of people saying they like the sound design I do for my animations, particularly the music, and I make the music myself, so now I’m kinda interested in making more of that, and then maybe releasing it all as an album. I’m not yet sure if I’m going to try doing this stuff in-between making comic pages, or dedicating some time off. Usually what I do is take some time off and only work on other things like this, but maybe I could just reduce the normal work I expect of myself for a few weeks while I use the extra time to do personal side stuff - like an extended half-vacation.
As for my usual art, I’m interested in drawing other non-pokemon fanart. For example, I like Gatomon, Isabelle, and the boo sisters Lahla and Peeka. There are also characters belonging to other artists I’d really like to make more art of, like Bondi from Braeburned, or Myrna from my friend Veesocks. I’ve drawn mostly pokemon or my own characters for years, so branching out for a while would be nice, just to see if I enjoy it, and to see if anything sticks.
— General Updates —
That partnership I did with Lovense was a lot of fun! The comic was a bit awkward here and there in my opinion, because they asked me to have the characters say the product’s full name (so instead of just saying “Solace”, they wanted them to say “Solace Pro”). However, it was a fine comic in the end! I am considering doing another partnership in the future. I actually had at least 1 other toy company reach out to me to do a partnership, but I’m not trying to start anything new, not for at least a few months.
I’ve stopped having the good routine I mentioned in the last journal (where I was tidying up my place, answering messages, posting new art, and streaming for 4 days a week). I stopped because I got sick, I got behind on some things, and then the holidays showed up. I’d like to return to this consistency after the holidays. If I do end up focusing on other art ideas while making the comic pages, I may not stream as much, but I’d still like to keep up with tidying up, answering messages, and posting my art.
— Feedback —
If you have any feedback you’d like to give or questions you’d like answered, feel free to ask. Suggestions, technical stuff, how I do certain things, if I’m okay with something, anything.
