Update Blog - 2/4/23 (Patreon)

I know, this was a week where I did not upload a video. I'll say right now that this might be a little more common this year. There's so much that I have to do at the same time and these videos are getting more complex to create that I gotta do what I have to do in order to give myself more time, and this can mean sacrificing staying consistent to release a video every week. If that'll mean the quality of the videos will remain strong or be stronger, then I'll take it no problem. However, I was still pretty busy throughout the week, so it wasn't like I didn't do anything in the meantime.

- Drawn Several Art Commissions: What I consider to be the big project of the week (while doing several other things outside of working) was that did some Art Commissions for my patrons. I don't think I've ever done 4 art commissions in a row, especially when they ask me to draw completely different styles and gave me varying experiences. They were in the category of challenging, simple, research-heavy, or full-on experimental. It was a moment that I got to learn about the capabilities of Clip Studio Paint. They made me realize that making art can really make the time fly by, but in the end, I think I'm happy with what I made and I know some of the patrons who asked for them were happy too. I'll show them off on social media next week, but you can see what I did right here.

- Created a Sponsored Plug: Yes, just like what I recently did with The Fox and the Hound, I got another sponsor, and this one was actually something I've had on the side for a while. In fact, there's a funny story behind this one. This is actually from the ad agency who wanted to apologize to me after the whole controversy with Established Titles. They wanted me to give them a second chance, so they got me an opportunity with a more reputable sponsor. I'm open to try out more sponsors if I'm cool with the product they're selling, so I took it. This one will be coming out next week, but I will say that I'll categorize this as one of the stuff that I like better. If it's more widely available than just online, I may grab some more for myself.

- Started working on a Series Review: Since I've finished the ACRs last weekend, I'll be jumping onto the next Series Review, and this time, we got another anime. However, there's a good chance that this won't be like last time where I suffer through hours of a pretty bad Pokémon clone (while also upsetting a small group of anime fans). This is actually one of the more popular animes in recently years that did gather a significant fan base. Let's say that it may look like a fan service show like New Cutie Honey, but people say there is so much more to it. As you're reading this, I'm going through the episodes right now and I'll soon get started on the script. Hopefully, I'll have my redemption arc for being a part-anime reviewer with this one.

So that's been my hectic week of art, life and sponsors. I'll be back with a new video next week and things will resume once again from there. The year is still fresh and I'm still new to being 30, so I still got time to do some personal changes to make a better me and to manage my time better. So, until next time...

See ya later, dudes!