Fanart of the G3 Pony Junko Mizuno designed 🌸 I first discovered Junko Mizuno back in high school when I was sitting alone in art class, so my teacher handed me a Magazine that featured her art, I remember writing her name down so I could research her later and ever since then my art style had been inspired by her! I'm so happy I got my hands on the G3 pony because I collect G3 ponies too ♡
i need your help to stop overworking myself to death
reblogs are super appreciated
Hi! I'm Niya, i'm an artist.
For almost 10 years now i've been working as a full-time self-employed creator, and before that, part-time art commissions has put me through college. I offer a variety of services that range from 2D characters illustrations to 3D models to video editing and graphic design; this variety of skills have developed as a response to the ever changing market and the need to support my living through art alone.
I've been working my tail off all this time, as we all do, while making peace with my CPTSD, autism, depression & anxiety disorders. In fact, i worked so hard, i'm currently at a stage of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) where on some days i'm bedbound and only able to perform basic tasks. Going outside for long periods of time has almost immediate lasting consequences. CFS is often compared to Long Covid - there's no cure for it and it leaves your body unable to ever feel rested, no matter how long you sleep or rest, with muscle weakness, post-exertional malaise (going out for 3-4 hours = a week of being bedbound) and brain fog.
I'm sure you know how bad the inflation and job crisis has been hitting us regular workers, so by all means i'm far from being the only one in an almost oxymoronic position of both overworking and struggling to find work. The less money people make, the less disposable income they have to spend on luxury services like custom made art.
So where does all this leave me?
- Despite working regularly, i'm about 3 months behind on my work. Meaning if anyone were to hire me, they would have to wait 3 months for me to even start working, and then some to see it completed. I do my best to communicate the situation with my health and work schedule to clients, any serious disagreements are few and far between, i'm very fortunate to work with kind and understanding people, who give me extra time and sometimes even tips.
- By the time I actually start working on the projects I'm already behind on - the ones whose payment I spent on rent, groceries, or medication 3 months ago - my mind can only think about how to cover this month's bills, instead of how to create something beautiful for the sake of my client. Creativity is no longer on the front of my mind, even if i want it to be.
- Besides art, i receive payouts through various active and passive incomes like Twitch, Redbubble and Fansly. It's never enough to cover even basic necessities.
- I have very little time for personal art projects, which are one of the only things keeping me sane in this backwards world that values output and profit above individual's well-being.
- I moved countries 2 times in past 3 years (Russia > Georgia > Mexico) for safety reasons. Needless to say, it's expensive to move and have to buy most of bare minimum household staples again.
So i'm asking for your help, i know there are people who need help more than me, this is not an immediate emergency, but i'm so, so tired of overworking myself to death, with no end in sight, i feel very cornered and scared for my health.
My wife made a GoFundMe because she's basically working herself to death to try and fix it, and desperately needs a safety net in case she doesn't feel well enough to work some days.
finished setting up my Yakuza shelf again! my roommate/bestfriend helped me move the furniture around my computer room so that means i need to refill the shelves, i struggle to stand/move stuff so i'm super proud with doing the yakuza shelf tonight!
the space behind the bunchans looks empty so i'd like to find a tiger plushie (because of Goro!) since it's my pirate themed stuff!
the next step is to go through my figures and pick my absolute favourites for the big shelf!
sorry for the spam posting but her horsie ref is done! i'm currently working on a big ref but i'm dreading designing her race outfit cuz i'm worried it wont be good
draft reference of Lucky Rabbit's irl horse version! ᜊ•ᴗ•ᜊ her jockey (who's racing silk I need to design) would put pink hair extensions in her mane which would make her stand out on the track!
She loves sugar cubes and would only train if she got one in exchange for training
a few days ago by mum got me my first ever iPad, and it’s been a lot of fun learning new things! ₍ᐢ..ᐢ₎♡ I hope to get better at procreate but for now to celebrate getting Hishi Akebono in a free pull I did a little sketch of her! I really adore her and connect with her 💕🍩
i'm not sure if i'll finish this but here's a sketch of Princess Celestia & Luna in their filly years, playing around with bubble baths and bubble princess crowns! 🫧
haven't played atlyss in a hot mintue so i sat down and made a new character to re-learn the game and i really adore her
i think i'll use her as a type of fursona outside of atlyss too, i've been going through a rough time so making her was kind of comforting
please be her friend 🐰🪽
meat is forever 🥩
got the random burst of inspiration to redesign my horror oc, now named Lapin! She's a meat parasite who just wants to give the girlfriend experience
Her meat changes forms every time, so there's no set design for it! As long as it has eyes, teeth and meat!
(pls forgive me for the tags! I'm still somewhat new to posting on tumblr so im not sure what to tag her as!)
🐰🌠Lucky Rabbit! An Umamusume who is there to support all her friends and make sure they have fun racing!
🥕Been getting into Uma Musume so I needed to make a self insert
🥕I think of her like a supporting character/support card instead of a racer!
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