2024 art summary!
Just putting some thoughts on my art journey this year under the cut 🧡
Comic stuff I'm actually surprised I had so many non-Brawl pieces to put in this year, as it's been my only real art project in 2024. I've been pretty consistent with keeping up with the comic and met my goal of finishing the first chapter (Stage One) this year with time to spare. I got to some pretty fun scenes that have lived in my head for a couple of years at this point and I really enjoyed drawing them. I've been finding it easier to draw the comic as the year went on; working on Brawl! has really improved my drawing speed and gesture drawing most of all.
Neopets I've been back on neopets this year! It's been fun interacting with the np reddit community and I've been really enjoying drawing fun little neopet design ideas. Neopets is what got me into drawing as a kid and it's been great to experience that kind of childish joy again.
Games I've been experiencing a lot of great games ever since I joined forces with my gamer bf (they play, I watch lmao) and making games and interactive content at my day job has really made me want to bring one of my own game ideas to life! All I've done is character sketches and brief outlines so far, so watch this space lmao.
Writing I'm still working slowly on the extended universe that Seaglass takes place in! The next book will be more of Randy's perspective, but it's early days. I always do character art, even though it's a novel, it helps me to build a personality for the character and gives me a visual cue to return to when I'm stumped. Fletcher's design/'look' is always something I've struggled with but I think I hit a real breakthrough with him in July - look at him! I'm also going to start posting my writing to wattpad.
Final thots - Although this summary wheel looks a little bland compared to previous years (lots of white space, fewer intricate stand-alone illustrations) I can see how far I've come style and speed-wise. And I had a looooot of fun.