#im gonna make it a goal to draw more this upcoming year so

[cashewes]

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[hekkoto]

Happy new year and some updates :>

Hi guys! First, I wish you the best in this new year! I hope you had great Christmas and New Year, I also hope 2023 wasnt so bad for you hah So, as you know 2023 was super awful for me. Only reason I wont call it 'the worst' is fact I had a lot of support from my family and friends. But yeah, beside graduating college with bachelor's degree in Graphics everything was awful and failure. My health got awful, I was in unbearable pain and my mental health got worse too. Im slowly getting better, there are still some days which are living hell but its not nonstop pain and suffering anymore lolz Im still getting some shit diagnosed so there are still some issues. But last year showed me to focus both on my dreams and what is possible with my health and kind of personality I have. I decided to fully focus on creating content for internet as its one of few possibilities I have which both fullfils my special needs and is something I want. Obviously cause of my health issues I couldnt do much last year but I hope this year will be better ;) I hope to be fully back rn, Im gonna post missing requests and comms in upcoming days, for Patreon prints - yes, I failed with December too but I decided I gonna just make them this month and people who supported me in November and December will get them. You will just get nice thicc mail this month hahah >XD I hope to post photo of Patreon print for January on 8th. Btw, I moved my gore challenge - Gorenuary its called now haha and its for both January and February ;p one of lessons I got last year is that I need to fit to my body needs and to give myself more time. Perhaps later when I will go back to regular creating I will be able to draw ands post everyday but not now ;p I hope to actually start posting regularly on my YT too, I feel like this can be good thing I could do and I think it will work out ;) I wanna say already, Im unable to niche as Im someone who wanna do EVERYTHING >XD so yeah, expect art stuff, gaming and some more chill vlogs~ and I hope to start livestreaming :> I will make video + post on Patreon about my thoughts about 2023 and goals for 2024, stay tuned :> I really missed you guys <3 and Im super grateful for your support <3 btw, as only my husband makes money rn I made fundraising, if you wanna help here it is: https://pomagam.pl/nhg96m [its polish site but its aviable to international support and there is text both in polish and english. I gonna update how my recovery and such is going very soon too] My parents support me rn financially when it comes to health expenses, I also borrowed money for new graphic card [my GTX 1060 is outdated :/ bruh, its only 10 years old >XD] so I hope to buy new one very soon. I gonna pay them monthly those money back but I actually need this shit to work ;p Im super super grateful for all the support and patience you gave me last months <3 I went to Hell and back so I have a lot of stuff to talk about and many arts to share <3 I love ya <3

[alois-toussaint]

Mak’s Shit For 2020

yaw it’s a new year hekeke

so i guess i have to make a list of shit im gonna do, right?

well ok

i guess ill start

-I really wanna get better at my art skills, and start to practice drawing more emotions

-I wish to get to know my community better by doing some art trades/QnA’s with close friends and some of my followers

-I wish to start developing and fleshing out my ideas for an upcoming comic called DeltaRune: Different Darkness (the title is being debated on)

-I wanna make my characters feel more involved in my blog so maybe from time to time I’ll set up things like “oh ask **insert character** questions and ill respond with drawings!” cuz i need to answer more people lol

-I wanna get involved in shit i actually enjoyed, and while i enjoy heavily criticizing HH and things like it, i wanna get critical with other shows/media. cuz im a critical asshole whos intentions are good but people are just big babies lol

-I wanna start updating my character refs more, and i wanna start feeling more proud of my designs

-I wanna make new friends who are like me, but also not carbon copies cuz that would be fucking weird

yeah that’s basically all my goals for shit like tumblr, DA and art, now i wanna get into my personal and emotional goals for this year-

-I wanna get over some of my anxiety and start to become more open and express myself

-I wanna start eating healthier (but let’s be honest pizza and donuts is like, all we ever want-)

-I wanna get better meds for my depression and mood cuz my current ones are kinda shit lol

-I wanna make solid friendships (people who don’t stab me in the back, intentionally or not, and people who aren’t just shitheads)

-I wanna feel more comfortable with saying “no” to people

-I want my friends to know that yes, i will ridicule them heavily for doing something stupid or saying something i find offensive

-I wanna not get so angry when little things happen

-I wanna be the best me i can be

and I wanna thank @ace-ace-bb @briannartoonz @itshauntedtoon @palettepainter and @breadstick64 for making my year truly wonderful and amazing

also special thanks to all my followers, there aren’t many of you, but i still love and care for you guys, because you’re all i have

anyways this fool is going to bed, it’s fucking 4 AM and im here watching videos on YouTube that teach me how to cook eggs in 50 different ways-

good night and stay safe💜

[gretehart]

Important Updates: Patreon, Commissions, Etc

Heyo my dudes!!

The holidays are upon us, which means New Years is steadily waiting around the corner to ambush us & steal our lunch money  ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ With 2019 readying its bat, I've got a lot of plans upcoming, and want to share them with everyone!

These updates are pretty important, so I recommend reading them (or at the very least skimming LOL)

Patreon: $100 goal reached (Again!)

So thanks to Patrons, I've reached back up to my $100/month goal, Which, fortunately for all of you guys, means I will be back on streaming every friday night! This weekly stream will begin starting in the new year, due to the holidays (I wouldnt be able to start before then even if I wanted to) Weekly freebie streams will begin on January 4th (unless something comes up), so stay tuned!!!

And a reminder; if I make it to $250 (the next goal), Patrons can start sending me their requests for freebie stream without having to be present for the stream itself!

Holiday Freebie Stream When?

I know I normally do a christmas/holiday stream just like for Halloween, but I dont have any info on when I will start said stream! The reason being is because Im still waiting to hear from my job what days we may (or may not) have off the week of Christmas and the week of New Year

My idea is to (hopefully) have the stream on the 22nd of December, so it can be all day and not exactly during the holidays (so people have a chance to make it to the stream)

This isnt official yet, but I will let you all know as soon as I can!!

Commissions: Refunds & Break!

(Please read this if I owe you a commission!!)

This is a pretty big change for me, but lately i've been absolutely swamped with work, both in and outside of artwork. Commissions, Patreon Rewards, Trades, and other things have been stacking up and I think its time to take a break.

From now through the rest of the month & thru  January, I will finish what little I can on my list, start refunding people their money, and closing Commissions for the time being. Larger commissions will be refunded while smaller, easier commissions will either be finished or refunded as well!

Once those are taken care of in one manner or the other, I will be closing commissions temporarily. I want to start the new year focusing on Patreon stuff & more personal projects. I doubt commissions will be closed permanently, and I may just take a commission every so often during said break, but for the most part they will be closed/on hold!

Of course I will let you guys know when commissions are open, but until then \o/ expect more personal stuff (hopefully!)

Art Trades: Closing/ Close friends only!

This is mostly for artists that agreed to do an art trade with me, and I greatly apologize in advance

I wont be able to finish the art trades with whats all on my plate, and even after clearing out the commissions there will still be a lot to do and I cant handle taking on trades from others. I will be closing trades and leaving them to close friends only ! This may change in the future, and I will let you guys know if thats the case!

Instagram: Made!

So finally after forever of saying I'd make one, I have my official Instagram account up and running!

https://www.instagram.com/gretelynk/

I of course have next to nothing on it, but will work on it more and more through the days and hopefully have a fully functional page going on for those who want to follow me on there! I dont know much about Insta but Ill learn as I go ♥

Patreon/Twitch Discord: Coming in 2019!

Yes indeedy! I will have a Discord server set up for Patrons and Twitch subscribers coming the new year!

I asked a little while ago on Patreon if I should make a server, and a lot of people said yes, so its gonna be a thing! I'm already working out the kinks with the server (with the help of some close friends) With the Discord server, itll be easier to communicate with Patrons & Subbers about new content, streams, and many other stuff!

The server won't be public unfortunately, BUT that may change in the future! We shall see!!

In the meantime, Patrons keep an eye out for the invite link in the new year ♥

More projects coming soon

Honestly I've got a lot planned for 2019 and I really hope to actually flesh them out this time around.

One main thing I want to work on are keychains and charms! Nox and I got materials, a new printer, and even a laminator to make keychains, charms, and other things too! Its something I've wanted to do for a while now, and I think the new year is a good time to finally start!

I'd also like to (possibly) make more cork board designs, since those were a lot of fun to do ~ But thats only a possibility of a project; nothing set in stone.

Another thing I really wanna dive into are my own personal characters & stories. Now i doubt I will have any sort of story/series out, but just to be able to draw my own characters in my spare time would be nice. And who knows, I may have some ideas to flesh out in the near future!

There are some other projects I have in mind but nothing that I can really reveal at this time But stay tuned regardless!!

That should be it as far as updates and important info goes!

I'll be reaching out to Commissioners about their refunds & requests soon

Patrons be sure to keep an eye out for other exclusive updates coming up and to everyone else; you are all amazing and I couldn't have gotten this far as an artist without all of you ♥♥♥

Thank you all so so much

[michael-hearteyes-wheeler]

December 31st, 1984.

As Hopper pulled up to Joyce's house on New Years Eve, he was already regretting every having agreed to this. El practically threw open her passenger side door before even he shut the engine off.

“Whoa whoah whoa, kid slow down! Your friends are going to be in there no matter how quickly you get inside now hold on. We need to go over the rules.”

El groaned and reluctantly closed the door again, crossed her arms over her chest.

“Now remember what I said-” Hopper started, secretly procrastinating going inside for as long as he could.

“Yeah I remember! Be good, no powers.” She huffed.

“And?” Hopper raised an eyebrow at her, she had cleverly forgotten the most important part.

“No kissing at midnight.” She grumbled under her breath with an eye roll. Hopper felt the corners of his mouth tug up, she had really gotten the whole ‘bratty teenager’ thing down.

“That right. Now you go on ahead.” He shut the engine off and before he could even pull his keys out, she was running towards the Byers front door.

Hopper chuckles to himself, lighting a cigarette and following slowly behind his adoptive daughter. When Joyce had suggested throwing a small new years eve party, El nearly jumped out of her skin from excitement. Hopper didn't think it was a good idea, but she was already so over the moon about it that he couldn't say no. So here he was, avoiding going inside and preferring the bitter cold. The holidays were always odd and confusing for him, it made him miss Sarah more than he would like to admit, but watching El get to enjoy them for the first time had softened him. This was her first new years party and despite Hopper hating parties, and crowds, and festive normalcies, she deserved every second of it.

El was greeted at the door by an already red faced Mike. She pulled him into a big hug and together they went inside. All of the boys welcomed her warmly, as well as Max who gave her an awkward half wave and a smile. Joyce ran out from the kitchen, holding two glasses of wine and hugged the small girl.

“Where is Jim?” Joyce asked puzzled.

El rolled her eyes and pointed a thumb out onto the porch. “He is being weird.”

Joyce fished a cigarette from her purse and walked outside, wine in hand.

El looked around the house and marveled at how beautiful the decorations looked. While Hopper had put up a small tree in their living room so El could have the ‘authentic experience’; The Byers tree was huge, and had enough lights to illuminate a small town. El ran her fingers through the silvery tinsel that glinted in the multicolored lights, and smiled at the ‘Happy New Years!’ banner that Will had undoubtedly drawn and hung above the couch.

The boys, El, and Max all sat around the living room, catching up and joking. El was only allowed to see them on special occasions, and she loved hearing all of their stories each time they met up. To the boys it was just school, and chores, and annoying siblings, but to El it was a magical world that she had never been a part of.

El and Mikes hands found each others on the couch, and they tangled together making both kids blush. Hopper said no kissing, but not ‘no hand holding’. Mike told El all about the D&D campaign he was working on, and how excited he was for her to be able to play with them when she was allowed out more. El felt a twinge of pain in her heart, she had waited so long to be able to see them, but she had to wait even longer to be able to spend real time with them.

The hours tickled by and before anyone knew it, it was almost midnight. Joyce turned down the music and ran into the dining room, coming back seconds later with noise makers, and party blowers, and handed them out to everyone. She turned the TV to the station broadcasting the Times Square Ball Drop, and everyone gathered around the living room to watch. They were only about an hour away and anticipation was killing them.

“So what are everyone new year's resolutions?” Max asked now that they were only 15 min from the ball dropping.

“Resolutions?” El asked.

“Yeah it means something new you are going to start doing in the new year. Like a promise you make to yourself.” Mike answered beaming at her.

“Well I want to get a real job this year.” Lucas said proudly.

“Im gonna get my top score in DigDug back!” Dustin said sternly, eyeing Max.

“In your dreams!” She teased, tossing a pillow at him. “I'm gonna finally master the Switch Kickflip. I almost have it down and this year i'm gonna nail it.”

“I think I want to actually finish drawing a comic book this year. I have so many that I started but never finished, and my mom just got me a bunch of new colored pencils for Christmas.” Will said smiling over at his sprawled utensils and drawings that covered the coffee table. “What about you Mike?”

Mike had actually given this a lot of thought over the past few weeks. Knowing that El was back, and that she was okay had pulled him from his nearly year long funk in her absence. He wanted to see her as often as he could, but that wasn't exactly resolution he was willing to share. He wanted to make sure she had the best year of her life, but that wasn't really a personal goal. Ultimately he just wanted everything to be okay, and for El to finally live the life she deserved, but that wasn't really something he could just tell everyone.

“Uh... I guess It would be cool to win the science fair this year.” He said, obviously bluffing.

“That's it?” Lucas asked clearly not buying this excuse for a resolution. Mike just shrugged.

“Well what about you El? Is there anything you want to do in the upcoming year?” He asked changing the subject.

El thought about the question for a moment. There were a lot of things she wanted to do in the new year. She wanted to see her friends, to be able to go outside, to meet new people, to experience new things. She wanted to memorize every word in her dictionary, she wanted to watch all of the movies the boys had told her about, she wanted to finally play D&D with them. She wanted to do anything and everything because it was all so new and exciting, and part of her worried an entire year wouldn't be enough time for her to achieve all of her goals. She looked at Mike, and at her friends who all waited patiently for her answer, and it suddenly became clear to her what she wanted most of all.

“I want everyone to be safe and happy.” She said earnestly, feeling slightly embarrassed. She looked into the expectant eyes of her friends and they all met her gaze with warm adoration.

Mike beamed at her, feeling his heart do flip flops in his chest. After everything she had gone through she just wanted everyone else to be happy? He opened his mouth to say something but was interrupted by Joyce yelling at the TV.

“It's almost time! Everyone get ready!” She grabbed Hoppers hand, pulling him into the living room. Jonathan and Nancy joined too, holding their noise makers at the ready. The party stood up, crowding together and staring at the small TV screen as the shimmering sphere began its descent.

5!.... 4!... 3!... 2!... 1!

The room erupted with the sounds of whistling, cheering, clapping and loud rattling. The crowd on the TV cheered too, sounding like a sea of excitement. Jonathan and Nancy shared a sweet kiss, still spinning their noise makers and breaking away in a fit of excited laughter.

Joyce turned to Hopper and grabbed his face firmly in her hands, planting a kiss halfway between his cheek and his lips. He laughed and pulled her into a warm hug.

Dustin and Will pulled the strings of a confetti cannon, sending colorful paper swirling throughout the room. They cheered loudly, batting at the shimmering paper and hugging each other.

In the commotion, Max turned to Lucas, pulling the party blower from his lips and kissing him firmly through a smile. They broke apart and blushed, and for the first time, Lucas leaned forward and kissed her. Her eyes widened and she punched him arm playfully.

All of the noise had startled El at first, but she quickly gave in to the excitement. She stood mouth agape, staring at the floating confetti, it looked like a snowy rainbow. She turned to watch a particular piece of glitter fall and land in Mikes wavy hair. She giggled to see he had pieces of paper sticking this way and that all over his messy locks. He stepped towards her, closing the little space between them and hugged her tightly, still staring into her eyes. She felt a warmth rush over her cheeks, and it matched the redness growing across Mikes face as well. He smiled crookedly at her and lowered his face to hers.

She knew she wasn't supposed to kiss Mike at midnight, but it was worth getting in trouble over. She closed the gap between them and met him in the middle with a soft kiss. It was the longest one they had shared yet, and after they pulled apart they stayed close together, hugging each other tightly as their friends continued cheering around them.

“Happy New Years, El.” Mike said, smiling warmly at her.

“Happy New Years, Mike.” She whispered. El felt her heart twist at the sight of his grin, freckles back-lit in red blush, and loving gaze. He was so pretty, and she relished the moments like this, when she felt truly safe and happy with him.

Now that she got to feel what it was like to be with him again, she knew she could never let that feeling go. No one was going to stop her from being with her friends, not the goons from the lab, not Papa, not even Hopper; Because no matter how stupid it might be, no matter how dangerous it might get, she never felt more safe than she did now; Standing cheek to cheek with Mike, and laughing along with the people she loved most.

1985 was going to be a good year, El would make sure of it.