YAYY LEON UPDATE!! I 100% encourage these goals!! especially the first one. I know how it feels to not wanna draw your ocs because you could be drawing commissions / other things for others. I got out of this mindset like. after AF 2023 and trust me it is like a weight lifted off your shoulders HAHA I hope you can get into this mindset this year!! it is so good for you mentally 🙏 its so nice you be personal / tell us your goals to your audience, we really appreciate it! happy new years and I hope 2024 treats you better :]
HAZARD COMMENT... 🥺 God yeah, being part of so many events where I'm expected to draw for other people and doing commission work has gotten me so accustomed to only drawing for others. If you don't mind me asking, how did you manage to get out of that mindset? I AM STRUGGLING...
Also, I'm happy to hear that you liked hearing my goals! I hope your 2024 is good too 😊
thats so fair I know events can really be taxing especially since like, you feel like you gotta just constantly draw [I felt this way with af 😭] AND DW I dont mind giving advice about it!! since I like went from only drawing for others to almost exclusively drawing for myself all with in 6 months HAHA
Honestly the biggest thing that got me to just keep drawing for myself rather than others was college. Since when im in college I have less time to myself so my mind set is like. ok I have free time I want to use it on myself. the mindset is basically if you're a busy person / have a job and other things, use your free time to yourself rather then other people [ofc its ok to draw for others esp if its commissions + work] but I mean this in an event / giving away stuff.
obviously set what you think is best for yourself when it comes to drawing for others [like if its an event set a goal maybe, do like one drawing a day or one every other day but put a bit of effort into it] or with commissions do a set amount of slots. since im in college right now I barely draw for others atm just because I wanna focus soley on my college work / growing my style in my free time so I can have a portfolio by the time im done. this is also why I dont open customs / commissions / any sort of trades anymore. I wanna have my portfolio and professional work be my own stuff and not others [especially if I dont own the design I made anymore.. wahh]
Obviously this is all like my personal experience, I know you're a busy person but getting into that mindset of "I have free time let me use it for myself to develop my ocs and worlds" has really helped me. like rn I am on a grind making tons of characters for my specific world since I just have so much time and its really rewarding HAHA. sorry this is so long but yeah, main advice is use the free time you have outside of work / commissions for yourself. its also ok to draw for yourself in-between commissions and events too. It's your time and art, and doing oc stuff can really help with work burn out too.
This is super long and I hope it makes sense / is good advice HAHA id love to see more of your oc stuff even if theyre just silly doodles or busts. You have such cool and unique ocs and id love to see you focus on them in 2024 and the coming years :]
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YAYY LEON UPDATE!! I 100% encourage these goals!! especially the first one. I know how it feels to not wanna draw your ocs because you could be drawing commissions / other things for others. I got out of this mindset like. after AF 2023 and trust me it is like a weight lifted off your shoulders HAHA I hope you can get into this mindset this year!! it is so good for you mentally 🙏 its so nice you be personal / tell us your goals to your audience, we really appreciate it! happy new years and I hope 2024 treats you better :]
4 months, 16 days ago
HAZARD COMMENT... 🥺 God yeah, being part of so many events where I'm expected to draw for other people and doing commission work has gotten me so accustomed to only drawing for others. If you don't mind me asking, how did you manage to get out of that mindset? I AM STRUGGLING...
Also, I'm happy to hear that you liked hearing my goals! I hope your 2024 is good too 😊
4 months, 15 days ago
thats so fair I know events can really be taxing especially since like, you feel like you gotta just constantly draw [I felt this way with af 😭] AND DW I dont mind giving advice about it!! since I like went from only drawing for others to almost exclusively drawing for myself all with in 6 months HAHA
Honestly the biggest thing that got me to just keep drawing for myself rather than others was college. Since when im in college I have less time to myself so my mind set is like. ok I have free time I want to use it on myself. the mindset is basically if you're a busy person / have a job and other things, use your free time to yourself rather then other people [ofc its ok to draw for others esp if its commissions + work] but I mean this in an event / giving away stuff.
obviously set what you think is best for yourself when it comes to drawing for others [like if its an event set a goal maybe, do like one drawing a day or one every other day but put a bit of effort into it] or with commissions do a set amount of slots. since im in college right now I barely draw for others atm just because I wanna focus soley on my college work / growing my style in my free time so I can have a portfolio by the time im done. this is also why I dont open customs / commissions / any sort of trades anymore. I wanna have my portfolio and professional work be my own stuff and not others [especially if I dont own the design I made anymore.. wahh]
Obviously this is all like my personal experience, I know you're a busy person but getting into that mindset of "I have free time let me use it for myself to develop my ocs and worlds" has really helped me. like rn I am on a grind making tons of characters for my specific world since I just have so much time and its really rewarding HAHA. sorry this is so long but yeah, main advice is use the free time you have outside of work / commissions for yourself. its also ok to draw for yourself in-between commissions and events too. It's your time and art, and doing oc stuff can really help with work burn out too.
This is super long and I hope it makes sense / is good advice HAHA id love to see more of your oc stuff even if theyre just silly doodles or busts. You have such cool and unique ocs and id love to see you focus on them in 2024 and the coming years :]
4 months, 15 days ago