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Happy New Year, guys!

Added 2022-01-01 15:14:09 +0000 UTC

Happy New Year, guys! As promised, I want to write a short post summing up the year 2021!

2021 was probably the most successful year of my career as a freelance artist. My patreon started to grow significantly (for me)! This is encouraging, as I'm hoping that in the future I'll be able to spend most of my time doing personal stuff (like working out my characters and fan art). I hope 2022 doesn't disappoint me! I want to say thank you for being with me this past year! A day, a week, a month, a year, it doesn't matter, because you all left a mark on my creative journey! I also want to say thank you to those guys who left for one reason or another, because you also supported me in my time! ~♥

There's a new bottom line from the post above: I've been able to organise my working time much better than before. Patreon (and of course orders) made me take time management more seriously. I now have a minimum amount of work to create in a month (and I follow it most of the time, yay!). I also try to work a certain number of hours a day. I used to be able to literally sit until I went to bed. Every single day. In the end it would always lead to burnout and I could hardly bring myself to paint. Now I give myself 2 days off a week and work a certain amount of time. In 2022 I plan to sort out my sleep patterns to feel better and work more productively.

I think I've gotten a little better at painting...at least throughout the year I've been learning different techniques and methods. My pajplan is a bit more organised now!

All in all, guys, I'm really glad that you entered the new year with me! Happy New Year once again! I hope it will be easy and fun for all of us. Covid-19, go away!!!