Merry New Years! Uh, Wait...
Added 2022-12-31 13:08:21 +0000 UTCHappy New Year! Tis the start of 2023, and with that comes some interesting stuff. With 2023 nearly upon us, I thought I'd give you all a yearly plan...
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TL;DR:
- Mio is slow, looking at a Jan 30th release
- Patreon requests are open here: https://forms.gle/CRvJPmJVQfLRpLdA7
- Format changes so Patreon requests are monthly, but you only get one animation
- A year in review: I didn't do much. May 2023 be better.
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Firstly, let's talk about the Mio animation:
This animation is still being made, but progress has been slow due to a few power cuts, holiday stuff, and a lack of time or space to myself. My roommate has become sick so he's been locked at home all day and my desk is in the living room so he can mostly see everything I do. I only work when he works or when he sleeps.
Because of this, I'm delaying the Mio animation until January. This will give me time to add more stuff, but will mean less of an overall Christmas theme. I'll probably add a new years scenario where fireworks cause Mio's labour or something.
Either way, that'll be done by January 30th! Hopefully!
Patreon requests:
To make up for the fact I've not managed to get an animation out, I will be doing some sketch requests! Navigators and First Mates get coloured sketches, and Deckhands and Supporters will get B/W sketches.
Submit your requests here: https://forms.gle/CRvJPmJVQfLRpLdA7
The format going forward:
I used to make 3 animations a month. 3! What on EARTH was I on?! I wanna go back on it that's for sure. But, as much as I want to be that machine again, I am unfortunately not. I'm not sure I can even really do 2 animations a month because the way I make them has changed and I'm putting more time and detail into them now.
A nice balance I found in 2021 and 22 was picking up Patreon requests and only doing a single animation that month. That way, people who want stuff in my style but didn't get their animation picked will have the chance to get something instead of nothing.
I do want to start making 1 mini-animation, like my Tharja or Miyako animation alongside my other animation, but we'll see. I'll get through January and see what happens.
Final thoughts - self-reflection, burnout, and my plans:
2022 has been a rough year for many, and we've been particularly hard hit in the NSFW industry. Turns out, when there's a global economic crisis not many people want to buy NSFW content.
I have tried to be as fair as I can with my prices, and I think for the most part it's worked. Having animations be $3 but the voting and everything being higher is most likely going to stay.
That said, let's talk about my year in review!
...Actually, on second thought, let's not. 2022 was not my busiest year, admittedly, but I did manage to work on some styles and make some of, what I think, are my best animations to date. They're still missing that "soul" they used to have, but I currently like their style.
I'm planning to work with other artists come 2023, and am going to try working with new VAs to add an extra layer. Expansion animations aren't something that are easy to do, as you need to pay attention to the outfit, and if you have an expansion and an outfit on, it can become an animators nightmare reeeeal quick. So for that reason I'm going to experiment with newer expansion methods, maybe even different programs to make my animations.
I want to bring more HTML5 animations to you all too, but sometimes that is just too difficult for me. (Yor and Shinano come to mind) But I will try my best!
