Hi everyone. As the title says, I'd like some feedback on some things.
I'm seriously thinking about opening a Society6 store. Does anyone have one? If so, how's business? What art do you put up there? What art should I put up there that you'd buy? Yeah, that's a lot of questions.
On a different subject, has anyone heard of Picarto? Is it any good? I'm thinking about joining, but the pages are full of typo-ridden text, which makes me hesitate.
Now, to go waaaay off topic, I'm taking a little break from the Sketch Marathon (not that you could tell, since I haven't posted anything yet). I figured that if I don't make it, I don't make it. It's not the end of the world. Still, I wanna draw stuff. I just don't know what. @_@
Maybe the title is an exaggeration, but I'm really stressing over the Sketch Marathon. I'm currently 20 days behind schedule (21 if I don't draw today... which I might not), and I despair of ever catching up.
On top of that I'm actually really tired of sketching random anime characters. I want to color. I want to draw different subjects. I want to do some digital work. Heck, I want to take a break from art now and then.
I know I'm the host of this event, and I feel like I've let everybody down. Even if I haven't let everybody down, I've let myself down. It's hard to move forward, but I feel just as bad for giving up. This is pretty much the story of my life. I can't win with me.
Sorry for the negative post. I've just had a lousy day.
No, I'm not talking about that song by The Fray. *Shot.* I'm talking about gearing up for 2015.
To start off, I have to finish four more prizes and a Secret Santa pic before the year is done. Then I'm going to be sketching one character per day starting January 1. I hope I can keep up the pace-- especially since I'll likely be watching anime all the while to find more characters to sketch.
In addition to that, I'd like to do some more drawings. I bought this marker board type paper stuff and I've been dying to try it out. I might use it for some OC pictures.
Aside from otaku-related endeavors, I have to get my act together and play my guitar more. I keep procrastinating no matter what kind of incentive I give myself.
Other things I should do are open up an online store to sell my knitting or get a fourth job. I'd rather do the former unless I'm hired for some kind of dream job. Either way, with that and my other jobs, I don't know if I'm going to find the time for everything.
I know most of this is fun stuff that I WANT to do rather than HAVE to do, but still I feel stressed about it. If you haven't noticed, I'm a very ambitious person with very little drive. Stupid depression getting in the way of life.
Where was I going with this? I have no idea. It kind of turned into a vent post. At least it's better than going crazy in solitude.
This year sure is flying by. Secret Santa events are starting to pop up already. I'll be participating in the Fan Art SS for the third year in a row. Since I've seen so many new anime this past year, I'd better revamp my wishlist.
Boy, this post derailed quickly. What I mean is, I'm not here to talk about SS events. I'm going to talk about events that I plan on hosting in the future.
The first event I have planned is an art project which will take place throughout all of 2015. It's an event with two different levels. "Level 1" is to pick a subject (anime characters, OCs, people, inanimate objects, whatever) and sketch one every week. "Level 2" is to sketch a subject every day. Yes, I know how crazy this is idea is, but the last time I mentioned it, there was some interest.
The second event is probably going to be a summer event. Unlike past summer events, this one is open to anyone-- not just artists. The only qualification is that you must have seen at least 25 different anime series. I'm going to keep you all guessing as to what this event is, and reveal the details sometime next spring. Why? Because I don't quite fit the qualifications yet. [Insert sweat drop here.]
Also, once I finish those Challenge prizes (I haven't forgotten about you, winners), I hope to host another Challenge. The one that I really want to host sort of depends on events that aren't within my control, but as soon as things fall into place, I'll start it up.
Finally, I want to make some more Worlds. I'm planning a World about music I like (as opposed to the World about MY music that doesn't get a lot of updates), a world of "want adds", and maybe a fan site of some sort.
Please let me know which of these you're interested in. Guesses as to what I'm going to reveal at a later date are also welcome. ♪
Now that I've found musical note symbols, I think I'm going to spam my posts with them. ♬
My back is much better, and I'll be going to my parents' tomorrow. In short I CAN SCAN THOSE SIX PRIZES! And I can digitally color them too.
Now that that's settled, I want to work on some traditional and digital art simultaneously. I might not get the new OC one done in time, and I already missed the Pokemon Trainer Challenge, but I intend to draw pictures of those anyway. Although I haven't started, I do want to work on art for three more Challenges. I already have something in mind for two, and I hope I get inspiration for the third. Finally, I have that digital drawing that I've been meaning to complete for the longest time. All I have left is the shading and highlights.
I want to do a livestream so bad, but it seems like no one is on. That makes me sad.
In other news, I've been doing "research" for my new story. Basically I just Googled "mythological creatures" and found a wiki dedicated to that. I did learn some things from it. What I thought was a werewolf was actually called a lycan. I'm going to call the fairies in my story "sprites" instead. The three main characters will be elves, although I know it's cliche. Now I just need names for them all. *Sigh.*
Oh, yeah! I'm reading a new manga. You won't believe what it is. I'll draw some fan art of it soon.
I'm also thinking of making a post about "stigmatized" manga and anime series. I usually limit my K.A.A.M.P. posts to one per day, so you might see this tomorrow.
