#I'm drawing everything but my comms

[justvea18]

What am I even doing man

[azaracyy]

today, cupimon prays for your happiness too.

[ruvviks]

working on some full bodies to see if i can do character sheet commissions, so here's kaida (xe/any, cyberpunk) and tyrone (he/him, original story) for you :]

[cc-tens]

Wanting to draw for weeks and weeks, and wanting to invest in creative things and trying to find fulfilment in Hobbies I like is rly difficult when things are always happening now and forever and all the responsibilities have dead lines and the work never stops and somehow taking a minute to do something for yourself somehow results in 80 new responsibilities that need doing and it needs doing now now now now

[crownedinmarigolds]

Definitely in the mood to draw more fanart of various things but I still have my commissions I'm committed to finishing before drawing TOO much other stuff. My VV sketch was a fun warmup/in between but definitely don't want to put myself behind being lost in the sauce of my own work. (I know I know I'm allowed to draw what I want but I love drawing the commissions and a clear queue means free time for my own projects anyway! 🥰)

Summer break time will be here soon for me so when my commissions are officially closed then I'll have PLENTY of time for myself! I know the second I close them I'm gonna wanna reopen them again because drawing for everyone is so fun and rewarding and I don't mean in a strictly monetary sense. I really do love hearing about these characters and getting to draw them. Thank you everyone.

[plantenjoyer]

I SWEAR I KEEP TRYING TO DO ART BUT THEN SOMETHING GETS IN THE WAY AND THEN I PROCRASTINATE AND THEN SIX MONTHS PASS

[derelictheretic]

back home 😔✌️ (husbandless, miserable)

[autistic-shaiapouf]

"Oh yeah we'll put you in for sunday" <- they did not put me in for sunday

[strawberrysweater]

sorry to my beloved friends and mutuals who post art n stuff my queue ran out and i've barely been on tumblr but i Have seen your posts i Will reblog them and yell in thr tags as soon as i can !!!!!!!!!!!!

[theladygazingatemptiness]

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[qaanngi]

Scrolled to 2020 to try and update the file for Theo's birthday pic (HBD to him 💙) and that really was such a wonderful period for me in terms of drawing 🥲

[luvsavos]

life kicks me in the ribs yet again: more than likely i won't be able to get all the money i need in time for the alatreon model, so. got excited for nothing :)

[replicastarglobe]

I forgot to make a post for commissions

this post is so I can link it to ‘commissions’ on my page, commissions are open for cool mutuals and friends only rn

I got prices but don’t want to make a new commission sheet lol

[thewickwheat]

I'm going to a post full details under the cut, but a short run down:

I've sort of vaguely mentioned this here and there but this year I'm forcing myself to go on a long hiatus. Its been something in the plans for years now, but I can't put it off any longer because 2024 was the worst wrist pain I've dealt with and I don't want to risk permanently damaging myself if I haven't already.

If you're waiting on a comm, don't worry! My hiatus won't officially start until I've finished them all up (estimating April-May to finish up everything), so just bare with me!

Character Sheet comms are staying open

If you're able and willing to support me during this break, please check out my shops or my Patreon!

Ko-Fi - Physical/Digital Merch + Donations

INPRNT - Physical Prints

Patreon - Process Videos and WiPs

Full details and extra info under the cut

So this has been a long time coming but this year I’ll be taking a long hiatus. This is something I’ve wanted to do for years but I can’t put it off any longer due to how bad my wrist pain was in 2024. I’m feeling incredibly burnt out as well and my turn around times growing longer and longer is a very clear sign of it. It also means I’ve had a growing anxiety that if I continue at this pace I will end up doing permanent damage to my body, if I haven’t already. Creating art is the one thing I know I want to do for the rest of my life, be that drawing for myself or helping other people see their visions come to life, and I don’t want to put that at risk.  

So I can’t put my hiatus off any longer and I’m making this year the start. If you are still waiting on a commission from me, don’t worry! I am going to keep working on them and my official hiatus time won’t start until everything has been finished up. I’m estimating April to May to get everything cleared off the table since I’m going to work at a steady pace. Character sheet commissions are going to remain open, they are not in high demand and I can put them in a queue and so should anyone have interest in one during my hiatus, it could be something I pick up when I need the extra cash. However all other types of commissions are going to be unavailable for the foreseeable future. 

I am aiming for a 6 month long hiatus at the least. If I can go longer I will aim for a full year break. Freelance and commission work has been my main source of income for over 10 years now, so during this time I may also look into getting a part time job so I don't have to rely so heavily on art, which will also affect how much I’ll be able to take on in the future. I’m not quitting art during this hiatus, I do want to keep drawing and creating! But I will be working at a slower pace, creating for myself, experimenting and trying other projects. I also have more merch ideas on the list to work on! I’ve got some plush designs I want to have made,namely a new Zenos plush that will have doll fiber hair that can be brushed and styled.

I will also design more tag style keychains with more XIV characters (like the Scions and other major NPCs), since people have really liked those a lot! I’ll also plan out some other ideas and maybe design some original design plushies or other merch. We’ll see!

If anyone enjoys my work and wants to help support me during my hiatus, please check out my available merch. I have prints on INPRNT, and a variety of items on Ko-Fi (limited prints, artbooks both physical and digital, keychains, stickers, etc.), I also have a patreon where I post process videos of illustrations. You can also drop donations of my Ko-Fi. I will be adding a goal that I’ll set at a high amount I don't expect to reach, just because I personally want a visual of donations or purchases during my break. Even small donations would mean a lot. If only 10% of my followers on twitter or tumblr bought a single Ko-Fi donation, it would be a substantial amount of money. I say this not to guilt folks into donating, but to point out small donations can still have a lot of power. And so I appreciate any support at all!

Thank you so much if you read this entire message. It means a lot to me and I hope a good long break means when I’m  able to get back to commission and freelance I’ll approach them with much more vigor and skill!

[illusioncanthurtme--art]

Melanie!🔥 Commissioned by @butchpop as a gift for @daughteromega!!

I talked a little about this drawing in that ask from last night, but I'm really happy to share this now that the physical thing has been gifted! This comm got me all excited, since it's pretty rare for people to commission me to draw pretty girls in dresses and frills and such >:) It was one of those drawings where I let myself get lost in the sauce with all the details - just go HAM on that outfit!! I'm really happy with how this turned out! And a very happy belated birthday to daughteromega 🥺💖

Butchpop commissioned me back in 2022, and I mailed them that drawing also. Comparison photo I took under the cut:

I took this photo before I packaged everything because DANG, the difference in style/technique/size sorta stunned me! I've changed a lot in 2... almost 3 years?? My commission stuff looks totally different now. And it's a crazy coincidence that the content of the drawing is somewhat similar too. Here's the post with the clean scan of the older drawing!

[gotchibam]

Unfortunately my budget's tight again since I haven't had new comm requests lately (still have a couple slots available) so I'll have to ask for ppl's help again ;; Any kind of help (like boosting, tipping, or other kinds of support) is very much appreciated! 🙏🙏🙏

My ko-fi tip jar: https://ko-fi.com/gotchibam

Commissions: https://ko-fi.com/gotchibam/commissions

Some stuff you might like from my ko-fi shop: Pika emotes / Fuecoco, Sprigatito, Quaxly emotes / Doodle compilation

Also the router I bought hasn't arrived yet so I still can't stream 😔 So for the meantime I just continued working on my backlog. I'm actually hoping I could finish everything so I could start the next year w/ a clean slate but finishing around 40+ drawings w/in a month seems very tedious sooo I'm not really sure if could do that... but anyways! Small progress is still progress & that's still something 😌