Gotta keep on moving forward: Plans and Such! ➡️

Note: Some of these will not happen immediately - so, please be wary of that as I will do my best to catch up and adjust<3

Larger Emphasis on Original Artwork/ Original Characters
In part of moving forward, I would like to add more emphasis on my original artwork and original characters (OCs) - I believe original artwork gives me the most freedom as an artist and I am thankful to have them. This just not only includes my OCs but also other's as well - this could mean collaborations and cross-overs - or just pure fan-art of other people's OCs. At some point, I would also like to introduce a few more OCs and do more story/world building!

A New Direction for Fan-Art
Fan-art, as a result of Patreon, will still continue (of course), but will be strictly moderated unlike before (as when they are suggested monthly); they will need to be an established age of 18+ or look at least 18+ when there is no age to be found (ex. Emilia, Zero-Two, Tohru, Elma, Hestia, Raphtalia - just to name a few).

Vanilla Fan-Art
Vanilla fan-arts - something that I would like to do too - this can include "vanilla" or "normal" art such as fan-art of my favorite MHA characters such as Todoroki, Aizawa, or Eri. These types of fan-arts would also have no additional variants, as they will be "vanilla".

Trying Out Different Themes
In order to make up for more interesting drawings and compositions, I would like to explore and focus on other themes alongside the usual feetsies!

Streaming
Streaming my art is something I have been neglecting due to a variety of things such as being nervous, time issues, and more. But, I would like to stream pretty much on a daily schedule. During this time, I would probably start doing "study drawings" in order to push my art even further (of which I talk about more below this section) - which will ultimately make me work faster and be less reliant on visual references. I would also like to take requests or hold raffles exclusively for patrons on Picarto as a means to keep the fun and entertainment going~

Practicing & Drawing Studies (Figure Drawing)
This section has to do with the previous section, streaming. Lets be honest, unless you are a professional/veteran artist who studies human anatomy for like 10+ hours a day, coming up with unique and different poses from your pure imagination and getting all the shapes and body parts to fall in the right places is difficult (especially if you are someone like me with OCD) - it is a reason why I sometimes use posing programs in order to come up with poses whenever I am stuck or at an art-block. However, at some point I would love to do what these professionals do. As a result, I will try and make effort to practice and study human anatomy because I honestly do not study as much as I should be doing. This ultimately means using posing programs a lot less and using my head to create these poses instead.

Jumping to Clip Studio Paint
I have been using PaintToolSAI for the longest time, mainly because it was cheap and easy to get into. Now that I have been using it over the years and that I think my skills are improving, I have started to notice the lack of features that it has compared it its competition, Clip Studio Paint. PaintToolSAI lacks a variety of tools and features and as a result, it limits me as an artist - lack of simple tools like (just to name a few) text tools, gradient tools, proper texture/pattern/graphic brushes, or even a ruler/perspective system is nowhere to be seen. I need to make the jump - even though it might be a big one considering I would have to learn the user interface, tools, and more. This is even to say that, if you are a beginner artist, I highly recommend you begin your journey with Clip Studio Paint in order to get the most out of your artistic skills. The large community and following that Clip Studio Paint has is enormous and the amount of updates tutorials, resources, and tools that the program provides should lure you in!

3-D Art and 3-D Modeling   
As some of you might know, when I broke my collar bone back in October of last year, I was limited in my arm movements and as a result I could not draw but I was able to use my wrist of which I finally decided to learn Blender (a free 3-D modeling program) and created some of the accessories featured on my self-insert, Louise. I would love to return to 3-D modeling again and hopefully have fully, rendered models of my OCs - of which I can then make pictures, animations, and maybe a short game???

Slight Increase to LEVEL 1 Patreon Tier
LEVEL 1 tier will be increased from $1.00 to $2.50 due to the nature of the world's current position in relation to COVID-19 as well as on-going financial situation in my household. As a result, the current $1.00 tier will be deleted and the new $2.50 tier will be added - if you would still like to support me despite this change, please consider the new $2.50 tier or any other tier of your choice - it is greatly appreciated! More info on these Patreon-related changes and more soon!

Discord Server
When you become a patron, you will have instant access to my Discord server once you link your account on the Patreon web-page. I highly recommend you checking it out and joining, considering it is a beneficial reward once you become a patron!

Commissions
And last but not least, commissions! As some of you know, commissions openings are granted first to patrons before they are open elsewhere. But given this rule/system, commissions are STILL highly sought after - which definitely makes me happy but at the same time it makes me overwhelmed at the amount of people wanting to commission me. As it stands, I have 3 more commissions to do, all of which feature my self-insert/persona, Louise - but before I can resume, I will have to update her of which I am trying my best to get at that point.

In closing, I want to say thank you all for the amazing support so far - and I hope to continue to deliver as the best I can! ^^