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Addressing My Absence by LordDominic
Long time no post... I know nobody reads journals (or even really cares in general), but I guess I should explain why I went silent for the past month or so.
Simply put, things haven't gotten any better, in the world in general or in my life in particular, and I just stopped giving a shit about the internet, about art, about a lot of things.
Also Minecraft had a cool update, and it's been way more engaging and satisfying than art or doom-scrolling the internet.
Anyways, I've got some art from May and June that's been collecting digital dust on my hard drive (well it's an SSD but whatever) to queue up.
Still gonna be posting cringe on main on Mondays, and a lot of what I have is repetitive head/tail swaps of the same couple poses (but when popular artists do that and sell it as "YCH" it's acceptable, so why not for my own personal content?), but some of it's actually worth sharing.
I just wish queueing stuff up to post wasn't so tedious and part of why I just stopped posting was for that very reason. Just didn't feel worth it to go through that much effort just to post yet another Skunk Boy in a Diaper or One-Off Portrait of Critter I'll Never Draw Again.
Also, on the Fur Affinity side of things, I've got like 200 submission comments to reply to. I don't know if I'm expected to reply to them and I see popular artists ignore the comments all the time, and 99% of the time when I reply to something and ask for the person's thoughts or suggestions or input they don't bother to reply back, and even when I stopped replying back in April the comments still came, but I think it's important to at least try to respond.
I think I left off on the comments on the portrait of Taro.
Addressing My Absence
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Let's try replying to comments again on the less overwhelming platform first. Most of the comments here seem to be higher quality than what I get elsewhere, too. Most of my comments here actually come from one individual who does seem legitimately interested in some of my worldbuilding (and the fat dopey skunkdog and his silly undergarments).
It's a bit harder to respond to things that are just "uwu" or "owo" or generic "nice" or pop culture references I don't get.I still think it's important to respond to people if they take the time to comment but it does get surprisingly overwhelming sometimes, and I'm not even particularly well-known or sociable. I can't imagine how busy more active/more well-known artists' inboxes must be. Oof.
Been getting a break from work finally, business has been slow, reduction of hours brings its own worries but at least I have a bit more free time to draw or browse the internet or go outside or play Minecraft, it's been kinda nice. Might have to start taking commissions again to make some extra money though, unfortunately.
I think we're coming up on the tenth anniversary of my friend's Minecraft server in a couple of months, unfortunately he and I seem to be the only two actively playing on there anymore and I have no idea how to commemorate the occasion. Maybe a statue of the Warden, that'll bring back some very unpleasant memories...
Also if Minecraft ever adds hamsters, y'all will probably never see me again. Unless they suck. Farming bees and collecting honeycomb is oddly calming, as is raising frogs and axolotls. I have a nice cave system under a small mushroom island that I've been turning into a lush cave lately and populating with peaceful creatures.
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Hey it's okay, I totally understand how you're feeling, you kinda put into words what I've been feeling for a long time now. It's okay if you wanna stop or take some time off, the person behind the account is always more important than the art. If playing Minecraft makes you happier, then play Minecraft!
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The burnout is real. Thankfully, art is really only a hobby for me, I can't imagine how frustrating it must get for people that make it a source of income.
Part of me wants to open commissions again to make some extra money since work has been slow and I've been getting cut early lately, but I really don't like the pressure of commissions and monetizing my hobby just turns it into work. On the other hand, getting some extra time off has been relaxing, helps a bit with the anxiety and depression to just be able to take a nap or go for a walk or do something else with an extra hour or two to myself each day.
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Uluri
Yo, I can relate to wanting to do not art stuff more right now. My single player Minecraft world is so much more peaceful then literally everything right now.
Comments: no obligation to respond to everyone if you don't want to. I tend to respond mostly to interesting comments, or actual conversation/interactive ones. 200 is a lot. Wow.