Dreading, doodling + finishing

A little samus drawing, a Tali ink for a patron, and some sketches. i wanted to have some kind of samus print for Erie Comic Con, so i wanted to do some warm drawing for her since its been a while since i've drawn one of my first girl crushes. I like this drawing enough to have it as a print for cons. i know i said i was going head on making stuff and preppig for the con, which i still am, but im probably not going to go crazy with it since it is a much smaller con and my main goal of tabling is more promoting my work and getting eyes on it more than making a profit. if i can at least break even, i'd be happy with that. I'll have a few new prints i'll update on, all my current stickers and keychains, new business card stickers and Spiderverse stickers, as well as print copies of my artbook and some original drawings.

As for Anime NYC, the table notices go out tomorrow i believe, whether i get in or not, will really determine how i move forward as far as making new stuff goes or just going back to doing my own stuff. I really hope i get the table but i told myself no hard feelings if i don't.

I don't know if you all have noticed, ( if you have and don't mind, great!) but i dont really post a ton here or on socials, this was something that really bothered me because for a while my productivity is heavily tied to how much money i make and at times, my self-worth. I have seen and read too many causes of artists burnout, and have became burnt out myself in the past, it believe its just not worth pumping out things + wanting to speed up my process for the sake of throwing stuff on social media. SM to me really is about just letting people know you exsist, and that entails posting consistently. i am very much and still making and doing stuff behind the scenes but its more for projects i can't quite talk about and making moves here and there that aren't really worth talking about. I put my physical and mental health above everything bc if i don't have that, then i have nothing and making art becomes hard and unpleasant. I refer to this comic i keep on my desktop on how to finish and helps me keep my mental and physical in check:

I try to live by this, and refer to it when i feel stuck on a particular project or idea. This more or less applies to my personal work, as im not quite in a position where i can solely rely on my personal work to make an income, so i like to keep most of my energy for working on comics, commissions, mods, + games. by contrast, i value taking more breaks, going outside to walk, rollerskate or ride my bike, and most importantly, not feel I need to be productive every waking moment of my day to be a good artist. My body has gone through some funky times and its a sign i need to take better care of it.

thanks for making this far.

-francesca