by Iridien » Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:32 pm
Figured I should give you guys an update on my plans as of right now.
I plan to get all of the sketch slots done fist and then the base slots, at which point I will be closing any slots on this base forever. Payment for these two types of slots will be optional since I've taken a while. I will continue to take a while on these since I had some issues with the book I am illustrating and I have to redo 4 pages.
I won't be reopening sketch slots regularly anymore. I might open 'em once or twice a month, just whenever I feel like sketching or something.
Base slots will never open again, because I remembered I still don't like coloring bases. XD
As for the three of you that currently have CG slots, trust me you don't want me working on them right this second. I am derping hard. I'll probably slowly ease my way into them. I'm not even sure if you can expect them done by the end of November. I'll see what I can do, but I have so much going on in school, issues with printing presses, and a bunch of other drama. I will eventually get them done, and at this point I will be open to discount or possibly waive payment for these slots.
In the future I don't know if I will open CG slots again on CS. Maybe once in a blue moon when I feel like it. For reference, the next blue moon is July 31, 2015. :c Okay, honestly I don't know if it will be that infrequent. XD
The reason for this is partially so I can continue to cut down on the number of things I haveta do during the school year, and mostly because I just can't do stuff right now.
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As for personal progress if you are curious; (Seriously trying to not type this as an excuse/sobstory, but written bluntly it's kinda hard to do so. Take it with a grain of salt if you will.)
My hands are changing on a daily basis. I wear wrist braces pretty much constantly and try to minimize the use of my hands. Sometimes I feel like I hardly notice if they hurt and other times I spend all night next to the microwave heating up hotpacks for my hands and all but burning them. My lines are a bit shaky, but generally I don't notice if it hurts while drawing since I am so focused, but after drawing it does hurt slightly more. Drawing isn't really the problem here.
I have some issues with the printing of a short, tiny graphic novel I illustrated that you will hopefully never see. I honestly just learned how dpi works, and as a result 4 of the pages I had previously completed cannot print in high enough quality. I haveta redo these pages in approximately a week, which will be a bit of a stretch.
School is terrible. I don't think there's a single night where I don't have a giant test, project, or paper due the next day. XD
I've had some serious insecurity about my art lately, I've been constantly starting things and never finishing anything. Everything I do is absolutely wrong and I hate everything I draw so much. It just happens sometimes. XD
Been telling myself I needta just stop drawing all together, but I always go back to starting and scrapping over and over for the few hours of free time I have that are intended for sleeping. XD
I'll try not to let this affect you guys though. >w<;;
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Anyways, this is very rantish, sorry about that. XD I feel much better now though than I did for the past few weeks overall. It's been the hectic two weeks before a break, so it's just been hard to find time to do stuff. Just wanted to make sure you all know that I still remember that I owe you guys stuff and that I do plan to (eventually) get it done~