A warm hello to all of you, my friends!
Many of you know me from the very beginning, that has been a long time ago... others joined me on the road, sooner or later.
Nine years ago I registered deviantArt, started sharing my first drawings online, which have all been traditional art,
as I had no skills nor tools for digital art back then.
I was so happy to be part of such a nice and friendly art community... and I still am!
Times have changed, I've learned and practiced a lot, struggled but also been encouraged by your nice comments.
I would never forget those times, and these memories will keep me going now, when I have to make some serious decisions.
Things are not that bad, actually... so this is no way a goodbye letter, rather
a huge thank you to all my friends,
who saw that little sparkle and supported me, even though there wasn't quite much interest for my works, downloadables or even commissions...
The time has come. I've mentioned before, that one day I will have to chose between my dream or to make a living. I did...
Nobody can buy food on exposure or Instagram likes, even though I highly appreciate them, I just wasn't able to work myself up on that success-ladder that could help me strive. I have to chose the longer way of getting up, putting aside what I love and working harder for an income, so that one day I could be able to take it all back up and give it another try...
I didn't give up my dream, I just put it on a long hold, as there is no other choice at the moment.
What does this mean? I will
no longer be a freelance / self-employed artist, which includes:
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no more commissions for an undetermined period of time ✦
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stock & print shops will be closed: Shutterstock / Envato / Society6... ✦
✦ I also
unpublished my Patreon page, as it has no activity since I started my page despite the tons of stuff uploaded ✦
✦ none of my works will be available for commercial-use, as I can't get royalties for some time ✦
✦ my self-published books will become unavailable, but will republish a new edition of them as soon as I can ✦
What remains:✦
I will keep creating: will post drawings / illustrations as my time & powers let me do so, probably less often ✦
✦ will try to post process videos, but they will be posted far less often ✦
✦ I will try keeping my
Ko-Fi creator account in case if anyone might still want to support me ✦
Why am I telling you all these?You gave me a huge support through your kind comments & likes all over the last few years, and I don't want that any of you might think I'm going to disappear because of the fewer posts I make. I will have a hard time until I get used to my new schedule between work, family life and personal time (but just as other artists having a side job manage it, I will do so as well),
I will no way give up on art... only on freelancing as my hands will be "bound", so to say.
Lots of things happened in the last few months, some sad, personal things as well, and all the things in one just made me make this decision right now, as there is no more time for hopes and maybes...
So just as a little summary...
I will desappear from the following places:Society6 | Patreon | GraphicRiver | ShutterStock | Amazon | Freelancer | Curioos
But you can still find me here:ArtStation |
Behance |
Ko-Fi |
Instagram | deviantArt |
Tumblr |
Twitter |
Pinterest Slowly, big changes will be made on my accounts, but I will still be here, posting and replying as much as I can....
Thank you all for believing in me when nobody did, for the encouragement you gave, and for all the strength you still give me,
so that whatever may come, I know that there is a place I can come back from time to time and people will remember me,
despite the lack of activity I may show...
I'm not giving up on becoming an artist, I'm just chosing a different, longer path to my final destination...
Meanwhile I will learn and practice more, to grow up to the level required & get a nice job in art industry.
Thank you for helping me to make this decision and not letting me give it up all at once!
Spring is the time of new beginnings, so I might be lucky to start my new journey right now....
See you soon!
Keep lurking around..!