Personal Struggles and Advancements
Added 2023-06-09 09:00:00 +0000 UTCI've been reliably posting Art on Pixiv twice a week for over a year now. Never missed a deadline until now, and I feel like I won't in the future.
When I started, I wasn't able to finish two Illustrations a week. I don't know how many of you know me from my Twitter times, but I'm sure there won't be many. As I started posting twice a week, I actually had maybe 30 finished Illustrations ready so I only had to finish one a week and still could upload 2. So it had been actually close to when I opened my FANBOX where my backload of finished Illustrations had gone dry.
At that point I felt some sort of despair. "Would I be able to keep this pace up?"
Summer wasn't over at that point and I'm honestly not able to perform over heat periods, like I get heavily depressed.
Somehow, I didn't want to stop posting 2 Illustrations a week, as that summer was a time where my Drawings really started getting attention and somehow, I pulled through.
Not only that but after starting FANBOX, I was also able to do extra variations for my supporters, sometimes up to 10 for a single Illustration. As an Artist, I feel like I've been evolving a lot lately. I'm still faaaaar away from where I want to be, but I consider myself at least decent which wasn't the case before.
I don't know if you feel the same, but looking back at my Drawings from a year ago, I definitely have gotten a bit better, and also a considerable bit faster.
Now, Summer is beginning anew, I'm already suffering heavily from the heat and stand before a new challenge. Living in a big City, without fresh air, temperatures going over 30°C, I'm sure many of you are suffering as well. But my limit is around 15°C. Anything warmer than that and I'm uncomfortable. I dress in the Winter times like most people would dress at summer, so this is a problem for me.
Until now, I've been able to master the Challenges I had, so I'm certain I will jump over this hurdle as well. Seeing my own progress and having your support is really pushing me forward, even through these insufferable temperatures. Maybe I really can someday call this my job.
I'm also working on a game. This is unrelated to everything I do here and it's "just" a RPG Maker game, but it's another passion I have. So maybe I can share something of that here too if you're interested. It's gonna be a big Dungeon Crawler with Base management Systems and a Gacha Character System. But more on that only if you are interested.
Well, I thank you for reading this. By the way, maybe I will be returning to twitter someday, I just have to explain to my old followers from there why I suddenly started drawing feet, haha.
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もう1年以上、週に2回、確実にPixivにArtを投稿しています。今まで一度も締め切りに遅れたことはないし、これからもないだろうと思っています。
始めた当初は、週に2枚のIllustrationを仕上げることができませんでした。Twitterの回で私を知っている人がどれだけいるのかわかりませんが、きっと多くはないでしょう。週2回のペースで投稿するようになって、実は30枚くらい完成したイラストがあったので、週1枚仕上げれば2枚アップできるようになりました。だから、実はFANBOXを開いた頃に、完成したイラストのバックロードが枯渇してしまったんです。
その時、ある種の絶望を感じたんです。「このままで良いのだろうか...」と。
その時点ではまだ夏も終わっていなかったし、正直、激しく落ち込むような暑い時期にはパフォーマンスが発揮できない。
でも、週2回のイラスト投稿をやめたくなかったんです。あの夏は、ドローイングが注目され始めた時期だったので、何とか乗り切りました。
それだけでなく、FANBOXを始めてからは、応援してくださる方のためにバリエーションを増やすこともできるようになり、1つのイラストで10種類くらいになることもありました。アーティストとして、最近すごく進化している気がします。まだ、なりたい自分には程遠いですが、以前とは違い、そこそこのレベルにはなってきたと自分では思っています。
皆さんもそう思うかもしれませんが、1年前のドローイングを見返すと、確実に少しは良くなっているし、スピードも相当上がっています。
さて、夏が始まり、私はすでに暑さに耐えながら、新たな挑戦の前に立っています。大都会に住んでいて、新鮮な空気もなく、30℃を超えるような暑さに悩まされている方は多いと思います。でも、私の限界は15℃くらいです。それ以上の気温になると、不快になります。冬は普通の人が夏に着るような服装をしているので、これは困ったことです。
今までは、自分の持っている課題を克服することができたので、このハードルも必ず乗り越えられると信じています。 自分の成長を実感し、皆さんに応援していただくことで、この厳しい気温の中でも、前に進むことができます。いつか本当に、これを仕事と呼べるようになるかもしれませんね。
私はゲームにも取り組んでいます。これは私がここでやっていることとは無関係で、RPGメーカーのゲーム「だけ」なのですが、私のもうひとつの情熱なのです。だから、もし興味があれば、ここでも何か共有できるかもしれないね。これは、拠点管理システムとガチャキャラクターシステムを備えた、大きなダンジョンクローラーになる予定です。しかし、それについては、あなたが興味を持った場合にのみ、詳しく説明します。
さて、これを読んでくれてありがとうございました。ところで、私はいつかtwitterに戻るかもしれません、なぜ私が突然足を描き始めたのか、twitterの古いフォロワーに説明しなければなりません、ハハ。
Comments
As long as I dream, I'll be trying to achieve those dreams. As cheesy as it sounds, it keeps me going even if I feel down. I am really thankful for your words and support, it helps a lot!
ChaosExceed
2023-06-10 18:06:29 +0000 UTCIt's sad to read about the despair you had endured, but I'm happy you were able to keep pushing through and reach a point where you're happy with what you're doing. It sucks that air conditioning isn't more popular where you live. (I live in America, so it's rare to find a building without air conditioning that wasn't voluntarily removed.) I've only been a fan since March but I wish I were a fan sooner...
a10e19
2023-06-10 15:41:24 +0000 UTCThank you! I'm gonna keep doing my best!
ChaosExceed
2023-06-09 20:00:38 +0000 UTCIt's more random than some might think. Back then, I wasn't even into feet, but it seemed like those were the thing people liked most about my works. I only really found out after gaining access to Pixiv Analytics and seized the chance. Well, thinking back, I may have provoked that reaction though as I always felt more comfortable than most artists drawing Hands and Feet as an amateur and liked to show that. It could be interesting to write a blog entry here about that topic because I think it's a random accumulation of coincidences.
ChaosExceed
2023-06-09 13:22:27 +0000 UTCThe feet you draw really good and lovely, love it!!!
土撥鼠 Marmot (ddante123)
2023-06-09 12:43:57 +0000 UTC