Log inHey everyone, I have some important things I need to talk about regarding the SubStar and my work as an artist. The short version is I'm going to be shifting my focus away from NSFW art. I'm not quitting entirely but I'll no longer be doing bimonthly polls.
I've been doing NSFW art for the better part of 7 years now. What I'm beginning to realize is that I'm just not as interested in it as I once was. I've been feeling this for a while but it's really become more obvious to me recently. I want to clarify that I feel no shame about the work I've done. I've really enjoyed my time doing this. But I'm not the person I was and there's other things I feel like I'd regret if I didn't start pursuing them while I have the chance. There are also irl issues that I need to focus more on.
So just to make sure the air is perfectly clear. I don't regret drawing NSFW, I'm not gonna start nuking galleries, I'm not going to start shitting on the community. Basically I'm just not as horny as I used to be and there's other things that I really want to do with my time.
One of the major changes is that I'll no longer be running regular twice a month polls here. I've enjoyed doing them but I want to remove any obligations so that I can better focus on other things. I may still run polls on occasion but moving forward it won't be a guaranteed incentive. I will continue to offer all the other incentives.
I realize I've missed a couple months of polls, and I'm not gonna weasel out of 'em. I'll be running four polls over the next week to make up for them. These polls will be made up of options from previous polls that didn't get picked. Figured I'd give some of them a second chance. First poll should be going up soon after this post so keep your eyes peeled.
There's a couple other loose ends I want to tie up as well. I believe the more pressing one is the Abra animation. I'm sad to admit that I had to scrap the work I had on it. I was a bit too ambitious with it and didn't plan it out as well as I could have and it ended up becoming a real mess to work on and a huge drain on my psyche. I'm not yet sure how to make up for it, I may take another crack at it with a smaller scope and better planning but I definitely need to recharge more before I even think about trying again.
The other loose end is that Isabelle/Digby comic I was working on. I completed the first page and posted it here ages ago, however I wasn't really happy with the quality of it. I ended up resketching the first page and I had some work on the second page as well, but I'm not sure I can still use those at this point. I still intend to finish that comic at some point but once again I'm gonna need more energy for that.
I wanna finish off by giving a big thank you to my subscribers for their support. I really appreciate you all, past and present. With what I would consider the primary incentive for subbing now gone, I expect some of you will want to jump ship. I totally understand and I don't want anyone to feel bad about it. I'll continue to keep the substar open (I'm actually unaware of any way to shut it down or freeze payments anyways). You might even see a bit of an uptick in my art for a bit as I'm also wanting to clean up my remaining commission pitches. I'll try and do a couple timelapses too while I'm at it.
Thanks for reading all this, take care~
I've been doing NSFW art for the better part of 7 years now. What I'm beginning to realize is that I'm just not as interested in it as I once was. I've been feeling this for a while but it's really become more obvious to me recently. I want to clarify that I feel no shame about the work I've done. I've really enjoyed my time doing this. But I'm not the person I was and there's other things I feel like I'd regret if I didn't start pursuing them while I have the chance. There are also irl issues that I need to focus more on.
So just to make sure the air is perfectly clear. I don't regret drawing NSFW, I'm not gonna start nuking galleries, I'm not going to start shitting on the community. Basically I'm just not as horny as I used to be and there's other things that I really want to do with my time.
One of the major changes is that I'll no longer be running regular twice a month polls here. I've enjoyed doing them but I want to remove any obligations so that I can better focus on other things. I may still run polls on occasion but moving forward it won't be a guaranteed incentive. I will continue to offer all the other incentives.
I realize I've missed a couple months of polls, and I'm not gonna weasel out of 'em. I'll be running four polls over the next week to make up for them. These polls will be made up of options from previous polls that didn't get picked. Figured I'd give some of them a second chance. First poll should be going up soon after this post so keep your eyes peeled.
There's a couple other loose ends I want to tie up as well. I believe the more pressing one is the Abra animation. I'm sad to admit that I had to scrap the work I had on it. I was a bit too ambitious with it and didn't plan it out as well as I could have and it ended up becoming a real mess to work on and a huge drain on my psyche. I'm not yet sure how to make up for it, I may take another crack at it with a smaller scope and better planning but I definitely need to recharge more before I even think about trying again.
The other loose end is that Isabelle/Digby comic I was working on. I completed the first page and posted it here ages ago, however I wasn't really happy with the quality of it. I ended up resketching the first page and I had some work on the second page as well, but I'm not sure I can still use those at this point. I still intend to finish that comic at some point but once again I'm gonna need more energy for that.
I wanna finish off by giving a big thank you to my subscribers for their support. I really appreciate you all, past and present. With what I would consider the primary incentive for subbing now gone, I expect some of you will want to jump ship. I totally understand and I don't want anyone to feel bad about it. I'll continue to keep the substar open (I'm actually unaware of any way to shut it down or freeze payments anyways). You might even see a bit of an uptick in my art for a bit as I'm also wanting to clean up my remaining commission pitches. I'll try and do a couple timelapses too while I'm at it.
Thanks for reading all this, take care~
Got to do what you think is best, just hope everything works out well and you take care of yourself
Like I said before my friend, do what you need to do for you will be able to be happy with the stuff you want to archivement and all your goals, it's ok feel sad and feel drain up for projects, the most important is be honest, and be open about it. Thank you for letting us about all this situation, and from the distance I send you all my support and my best wishes, I really miss talking with you, and if you ever need something or talk, you know where to find me my friend.