Aki-ji

So I see everyone kinda jumping ship because of the new layout. Personally, I don't really mind the change. But I can see why it might be a bit harder to swallow for people who use this site a lot more than I do. I actually use the app the most just to see what people have posted and don't do much beyond that haha. The site is still functional enough for me though. I can upload and view art, that's about all I need.

So I won't be going anywhere. I'm sad to see so many people leaving though.

I decided to get back into FFXIV, and it's surprisingly given me lots of motivation for my art! Funny how even a video game can make you want to draw out of nowhere. My character is a Viera called Aliza and I couldn't resist drawing her. I eventually wanna draw some of the buildings and landscapes from the game as well! It's such a cool game from a design standpoint that it makes me really excited to draw again! I've also been taking courses on background art so overall I'm getting back into the swing of things. I'm not gonna be posting for a bit so I don't get distracted by looking for approval (maybe here and there occasionally). But I'm still hanging around for now!

Hey everyone! Been a while, huh? Nearly four months, and I haven't really drawn at all in that time frame aside from a doodle or two on scrap paper. When the new year rolled around, I made a resolution to only draw for myself this entire year. That means no commissions, no requests, nothing for anyone else. The reason I did this was to see how I really feel about art. I realized I really did it for others, or rather that I enjoyed the attention I received from others, so I sought to draw for others the most. But it's not fun for me that way. So far, the few doodles I've done have been really fun for me! And I've been happier with them than with any of my art in a long time. Purely because I'm doing it without any expectations. I eventually want to get back into drawing digitally, but for some reason I'm a bit apprehensive to! But I'll get there. I'm not sure if I am going to upload my art here anymore because I don't want to fall into the cycle of basing my art's worth on how many comments or likes I get. We'll see.

Anyways, these are some weird times huh? It's actually illegal to be in public without a face mask in my area now. Which is good, but also a bit eerie. It is strange seeing everyone with their faces half covered and the streets near empty. I've been cooped up for the most part since I was (hopefully temporarily) laid off and my college courses were switched to entirely online. Only things keeping me sane are getting some sun and working out everyday. But I've also been doing things I've not had time for otherwise. Just last night, I fixed my gaming PC. It took five hours and a few tears but it's now up and running for the first time in five years! So I've been occupied with finding games for it and such which has been fun. I've fallen into Virtual Novel hell again haha.

Anywho, I've been rambling. How are all of y'all doing? I'm really excited to go through my notifs to see how y'all have improved these past few months!