#ik you cant do that for artfight

[vaugarde]

hi i just revamped my toyhouse folders a bit. the descriptions arent finished caused im tired jslkdjfldsf

[freyito]

HIIII I PROMISE YOU IM WRITING I PROMISE but i joined artfight this year so im focusing on my art this month... i'm also really into elden ring atm (altho argenti reruns in two days i assure you i am violently unwell over him) and have been playing a lot of er... also a lot of ffxiv. mainly cause it feels like i havent gone a day without opening up my laptop while i do ANYTHING ELSE and write... it's like itty bitty burntout.

also my fucking manager cant communicate for shit AND cant decide between me opening and closing so i've been looking for new jobs as well.

anyways little life update... i can't promise you i'll have a certain fic out next cause inspiration just... strikes!!!! and then i write for it!!!!! i am probably gonna drop at least a messmer fic soon but I AM WORKING ON BLUE VEINS 2!!!! It's just longer, ik i've said this before... but i wanna like get used to writing longer fics with proper pacing. oneshots are fun and it does take me a little bit to get them done (depending of i lock in or not. dearest author-k over here has wild adhd) but the pacing always feels a little off (cause its a one shot!!!!).,... i would quite like to cherish quality over quantity with my writing and also just branching out into longer fics helps my own writing a lot :,)

[panstarry]

just wanted to ask abt how to do artfight without feeling like youre being rude to commissioners? i do comms but i also like participating in artfight but i cant help but feel like im disrespecting paid work by doing free work. does this make sense

that does make sense!! i totally get that omg in the past ive had comms overlap with artfight season and it was a struggle trying to tackle them both at the same time 😔

i dont know if i can give any great advice for this bc im like how salmon go crazy during spawning season except for drawing attacks during artfight season but this is kind of what i got off the top of my head!

figure out if you want to prioritize one over the other, first off! i'd say probably the number one thing is whether or not you have a current waitlist going on and how long you think it'll take you to get through that ^_^ artfight is a month long! you got time!

try to balance your workload, dont overwork yourself, take your time with drawing. there’s no reason to stress over it, you should do things at the pace you’re comfortable with.

ultimately it's up to you! at the end of the day, you are the one who decides who and what you want to draw for. the spirit of artfight is about celebrating art and characters and i don't think it's disrespectful at all to draw for yourself / others during this time; i'm sure your commissioners would understand! ik a lot of people will talk about how they feel guilty drawing personal art or fanart while they have responsibilities going on, but you deserve to be able to experience art and drawing in a fun way yknow?? if that makes sense lol?