Cosplays That Never Made It... (Patreon)

Life has been full of ups and downs lately, and it's really had me reflecting. Balancing full-time work with content creation rarely leaves time for breaks, especially with how many renders I create regularly but ironically, being completely busy is also when I'm able to be the most introspective.

When it comes to my art, I get really invested in my renders and usually won't rest until I've ironed out the details (people who tune into my streams know how particular I am about clipping!) But cosplays, in particular, are something I've always been anxious about debuting. When a render doesn't do well, I can attribute it to all sorts of things, but whenever a cosplay isn't received as well, it feels very personal because in a way, it's me putting myself out there?

There have been a handful of cosplays I never unveiled because I either thought I wouldn't look good in them, wasn't creating them to a high enough standard, or that they just weren't coming together well enough. And I guess in this case, I wanted to share one that I actually completed many months back but never posted because I was overtaken by anxiety at the time and didn't think it turned out well: Arlecchino.

I know you've all been extremely supportive in just about every endeavor I've done when it comes to Mei Lee Art, and I'm forever grateful for that. I do sincerely hope that even if the algorithm or my statistics say otherwise, the content I'm putting out truly does make you all happy and horny 💜