The running personal themes this year were:
...Being confident and standing up for myself. To the people I love most, to strangers, and to the hardest one--me.
...Growing and evolving my relationship with my husbando, IndeedAllen <3
...Learning how and when to brush things off my shoulder, and not beat myself up over the little things.
...Making amazing friends.
...Experiencing about every kind of heartbreak there is in one year Lol
...Coping with the deaths of both family and friends.
...Fulfilling a career goal and realizing a dream.
...Fertility issues.
...Facing fears and working on things that envoke anxiety.
...Being proud of myself for the first time in a long time, honestly. Proud to be in my own skin, proud of my accomplishments and how strong and outgoing I've become this year. There was a lot of hardship, but I feel like I've grown so much from it.
Artistically, this year:
...I got my first indie studio gig and wore a few different hats (Splash Artist, Promotional Artist, Creature Concept Artist.) Through that, I learned a bit about pipelines, QA, and collabing with other artists.
...I spent, and am still tbh, a lot of time trying to be happy with a lineart style of drawing. I love my painted renders, but I also want to be proficient in a quicker lined style. Nothing ever looks satisfying imo. Still working on that!
...This year had so many ups and downs personally that my art suffered until about October. That was when I decided to buckle down and really give art another go. I'm still on that high, though I've just been getting lazy and gaming more recently. I will be trying to get stricter with myself about my weekend schedule!
Going into 2025, I would like to make more time for studies, maybe a few classes, and ofc, finding more work. I would also like to start working on my dream of getting a children's book illustrated and published. And to post tutorials and more OC development <3 Thanks for reading!
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