the sites i've been most active on this year were instagram and twitter. i still feel most comfortable on IG as my main platform to post art just bc i'm familiar with it (even despite its annoying algorithm keeping everyone's posts essentially hidden from their followers). with some not-so-great changes that occurred on twitter (plus the vibe there is never really something i got used to) i've been considering making the jump back to tumblr like a lot of artists. my only hesitation is the unfortunate increased amount of ads on tumblr that makes me not as comfortable to use the site again- which is really unfortunate bc that was like My Place back when i was younger and the site was more lowkey. i'm still thinking about giving it a try again tho!! my intention with twitter/tumblr is more just to have a platform i can share fandom content & my random thoughts to anyway, and ppl can more or less easily get in touch with me or comment on my musings lol. not as much art focused! either way whatever i do i'll still keep twitter but i may not use it as much anymore idk.
i have an artfol acct too that i'd like to be more active on bc i think that app has a lot of potential! the vibe seems very cozy there. it seems like a good place for more "relaxed", not-as-polished art. more just creating for the fun of it than for attention or skill improvement like IG is more like (both are good, but there should be a place for each!)
i feel similarly about toyhouse!! i definitely want to fill up my toyhouse more with all my characters, as well as use it as a place to further practice character design, scene creation, and written stories too! developing my characters' personalities and universes while improving my art skills is the best two targets one stone scenario~ plus i wanna make art of other people's characters too!!! so many lil skrunklies on here!!!! and i'd love to share some of my designs in the future by giving them away to loving homes for adoption!
art fight is a given!!! i will be a regular participant from here on. that was literally the most fun competition i've ever participated in.
youtube was where it all started for me and i would love to revisit it but video making (especially animation) requires a ton of time and computer power that isn't as easily accessible to me anymore. plus it isn't accessible for me to get cute audios either ;w; BUT DESPITE ALL THAT i am very interested in returning here. otherwise i would not have made a new channel lol~
patreon is definitely a platform i want to revive but i need to be absolutely ready first in order to provide what i promise. i wanted to actually re-launch it right on january 1st but i honestly don't know if i'm entirely ready quite yet. that is all i will say there for now, but know that that is in the works.
tapas webcomics is another site that's seen an increase in intrusive ads and thus my lowered comfortability on the site, but i absolutely want to finish the spring arc of supernova there!!! i've decided that's actually an ideal place to halt the story on THAT site. but don't worry, it just may pick up somewhere else...~
also if i could get a grundo's cafe invite code i would literally be the happiest creacher in the entire world are you kidding i am foaming at the mouth to be there and experience one of the best parts of my childhood again omg

okay that last one wasn't art-related at all. and that was a lot of musing about just platforms sorry LOL i get rambly

for 2023, it will be a busy year for me in my irl life (my partner and i are getting married aaa!!!♡) but i am committed to keeping the momentum going from last year and continuing to stay active as an artist because this craft fuels me and brings me so much joy!!! in particular i consider myself an aspiring comic artist / character designer / illustrator

as far as ultimate dream art goal, from childhood i've always wanted to publish a book. like a graphic novel. next year i plan to take another step closer to that goal by finally beginning work on the Fable Forest Bakery manga pages. the first volume is pretty much all planned out, it just needs to be storyboarded and pages made. then once it's all done i can submit it to my chosen self-publishing company and finally hold my story in my two hands..!✨ i don't know how much of it i'll be able to get done just next year, but any progress is good progress to me- i want to make this happen, but i never want to beat myself up about this. i face enough stress at my irl job lol..