As always, I'm going to start out by thanking my Patreon and Subscribestar members...even if I don't have any substar followers yet. Again, not a huge concern as it's largely a backup plan. Still, thanks to all my backers who care enough to throw money at me. It's very much appreciated!
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So...I'm looking to keep this short. I don't want to get lost in the weeds, especially since I'm coming up on an artistic... semi-sabbatical. Basically, come June, I'm gonna be taking a bulk of the time to...well, I'll be throwing myself at my Online Art School Courses full force. Granted this doesn't mean my art output will cease entirely. It's been reiterated to me again and again that while doing the course you have to take some time away from each lesson to draw for yourself. Basically, 2 hours of daily study, and one hour or more freeform work to unwind and prevent burnout. Naturally, I'm going to need a grace period to 'feel' this whole thing out and adjust accordingly. Eventually...Ideally, I'll be able to juggle both the studies and freeform stuff like commissions and so on. That said, I'm not sure how keen everyone will be to see 'practice work' that doesn't have ass and tits in it. But hey, if you want to, I'll be happy to share my journey on my patreon and substar. I'll even make that stuff viewable to free members if there's enough interest.
That said, as the title implies, I'm still a bit behind content output-wise. I'm still wrapping one final desktop commission (Bioshock 2 sea scene), as well as a 'Spring/Summer' cell-shaded desktop full of sheep ladies before I table my output. I did manage to craft, and extend the number of my May/Mother's Day stickers before the end of the month (It was supposed to just be Vanilla, but expanded to include Lanolin's Mother, The Conductor's Wife, and Longclaw the Owl), and finish and upload the Gus and Melly side fic...even if it's been in editing for a month...but hey, that's a win in my book. I did have a Bluey Print planned featuring Trixie and Chili, but I probably don't have time to get that out and honor my other responsibilities. At the very least I can get the sketch done, and maybe I can revisit it in the future.
So...that's the plan. Pretty much the outline for the whole of summer. Initially, I also wanted to head back to Denfur as a table seller...but with my health leading up to a month ago, my Mom's ongoing health, and making zero headway with keychains and standees, I think that opportunity is out the window until next year. Even if I got some stuff off the ground, I don't think I'd have enough of a 'diverse inventory' of merch to offer by August at the current rate. Let alone it's questionable as to whether I'd be able to leave my Mother home alone all day for three days back to back in her condition. So that's...two failed New Year's goals in one shot.
So yeah, that's all there is to really say. A mercifully short update that's easy to read for once. The only thing I can add is that my Newgrounds has art on it now. So there's that. Thanks again to my Patreon folks for their continued support and for providing me with a lifeline. And thanks to the fans in general for digging my stuff...
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