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It's the end of yet another year! I was looking back on the artworks I've done (to make a year end favorites compilation) and it only now hit me how busy a year it has been; between a bunch of events like the Pixiv workshop, solo exhibition, and a whole lot of freelance work, not to mention the creation and campaign for "The World of Guweiz" (artbook 2) - personal art seemed to have really taken a bit of a back seat.

Even now I'm juggling the last few different pieces of work, and squeezing in time to work on my own stuff desperately!

Honestly it came as a bit of a surprise how slow things have been on my personal work, it almost felt like I've been writing and talking about it more than actually doing it, especially towards the latter half of the year. It's certainly not the way I want things to go, and I'll definitely be trying my best to fight back against it next year.

I realize I've started this on a bit of a negative note, so I just want to say overall it has still been a really great and humbling year! The opportunities provided not only by professional work, but also by all your support, has really made me feel really fortunate and lucky. 

That's also why I want to make very strong return to creating more personal work next year, to repay your constant kindness here! Sometimes the fear of missing out on any professional opportunity can be debilitating, but I've come to the conclusion that I can't give up on what got me here in the first place, my love of just drawing the stuff I want.

Unpredictable events aside, you can definitely expect a busier Patreon for next year!

I'll still be fulfilling my personal obligation to you for the process video and tutorial video this month, so please look forward to that as well ;) And as always, feel free to leave and requests or suggestions below, and don't be shy to constantly remind me in case it does slip my mind.

I hope you have a great holiday season doing what you enjoy! Thank you again for your incredible support here.

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Billy Yank

I like how the neon gives her a halo in the first picture.

Wj

Happy Holidays, Guwiez! Excited to see what you have in store for the next year and the years after!

JaiBea

I really love the lighting in these ones.

Zwei Zhang

I remember the first time I knew your works was in May this year,I was isolated in Shanghai and had a really bad time then my friend sent me your paintings and said "I think you would love this style", and I was obessed with your work and searched your name and bought your artbook immediately, could never imagine someone can describe my dreaming city before, and all characters are consistent with my taste especially the girl with cheongsam, loved her at the first sight and really wish you can name her soon. By the way I'm going to preorder the samurai girl statue in Chinese New Year as a gift for myself. Anyway happy new year, wish you all well , cant wait to see more paintings in the next year.

Adam Mendelsohn

Happy Holidays from me as well! You are an inspiration and I am happy for all of the good that comes into your life. Thank you for all that you do!

Cristina

Happy Holidays! Just out of curiosity, do you mind sharing some thoughts on the subject of AI art? It would be great to hear your opinion as a professional artist ~

AR

Happy holidays and have a great 2023!

Kammoi

Happy holidays <3

Mickaël Gil

I have not been around to write to you lately but I have been a delighted spectator of your evolution, your projects and your successes. Thank you so much for sharing your art, for the beauty of what you do but also for your humility. I agree with your message, go back to the basics, to what gives you pleasure, to what inspires you and don't be afraid to explore or experiment with other things if you feel like it, and without being afraid that it will distort your style. I am sure that you will know what to do to come back to the essential, and that you will know how to sublimate one more year the feminine beauty. I am grateful for what you do and wish you all the best for the new year. I wish you a happy holiday. Take care of yourself and thank you again for everything.

Vanaris

As always I will be looking forward to this months tutorail as well as the process video. And I just thought of a good idea for lighting on the train. You could also use some of the patrol lamps if you are going for the old vibe on tbat train. (that is if you didnt film the video yet)

Swishy_Pants

Thank you for always putting out beautiful art for us :)

Júlia

Your art this year was gorgeous as always!! And I'm so thankful for the pixiv event as I was able to follow along and learn a lot. I made an illustration I'm really happy with. Happy holidays!!

Timothy Kong

All I can say is your productiving is amazing! The quality of your work is always to very high standard and I'm really seeing great progress in your ability to do great story telling with a very cinematic taste. Not only are you doing all this but also doing videos too! fantasic output and one that i very much look up to.

guweiz

Thank you Adam for your kind words, have a good end of year!

guweiz

Thank you :) It's a whole can of worms, and many things are really wild at the moment, so I'm really not sure what kind of complete statement I can make. I suppose in general it does give me the impression of the period where the nft hype was really being oversold and grifters pretty much made up 99% of the market.

guweiz

Thank you Archie, looking forward to it!

guweiz

Thank you Kammoi :)

guweiz

Thank you Mickaël, it was always great to read your thoughtful comments! I will definitely spend more time going back to the core of what I do, and focus on it more, so please do look forward to what I can come up with in the new year. Happy holidays to you too!

guweiz

Thank you Vanaris, for the suggestion as well :) It's definitely an interesting idea, but we'll have to see how the drawing develops!

guweiz

Thank you, it's what I live to do :)

guweiz

Thank you very much Júlia! It means a lot especially to hear that you enjoyed the event. Happy holidays to you too :)

guweiz

Thank you Timothy! Sometimes it does feel like I need to be even faster, but I'll keep trying my best. It's great to hear your encouragement :)

guweiz

Thank you, happy holidays to you too!

guweiz

Thank you very much for sharing that, I'm really happy that my works have brought some happiness to you, it really means a lot. Also, I think you will be quite pleased in the near future, the cheongsam girl will be appearing more very soon :)

Zwei Zhang

really happy to hear the news, also if you need any Chinese word guide or suggestion , you can message me anytime.

Jojo

Happy holidays to you too! Keep up the good work.

hanoriia

I have always been a spectator even here on this platform, and so glad after a little break I can join again, and leave some thoughts. I just wanted to say thank you for all of your hard work, you have been my (and I am sure for so many) absolute inspiration since day1! Looking forward to your future journey, ready to learn much more! :))