Art vs Artist 2024 (Patreon)

I had to jump on this year’s Art vs Artist bandwagon! For those who don’t know; it’s an art challenge with 9 boxes - 8 of an artist’s favourite/best works in the given year and a photo of the artist in the middle. I’ve wanted to do this for a while now!!

2024 has been a whirlwind! So many moments of joy and excitement, challenges to face! I feel like I’ve grown so much, both artistically and as a person. To me, this year feels like a breakthrough!

Art-wise, I got more comfortable with backgrounds, and they started appearing so much more often in my comics. It’s wonderful to look back on them and still feel proud of those panels. This year also saw the introduction of new dragon characters with diverse personalities and shapes! We witnessed Hopper and Swordfish slowly growing into sliiiightly more regal-looking wyrms, both in appearance and personality. My style has definitely shifted to a more mature and refined place. This feels only natural, and I can’t wait to see how my art and dragons evolve in the year to come!

In 2024, I also launched my very own store, a pin pack of Swordfish and Hopper, and a dragon plushie! (And now, a face reveal lol!) I posted more often than I did last year, but it’s my hope and goal for 2025 to share even more consistently, especially on Patreon.

It’s an ongoing journey to balance between art and other aspects of life, and while I know I’ll never achieve a perfect “ratio” (because life ebbs and flows), I can keep moving closer to a version of it that feels right for me.

Here’s to 2025!! And lots more dragons!!! Thank you for sticking with me on this journey!