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Hello everyone
In light of my recent poll, I think I'll be going on a minor-type of hiatus for a little while, mostly to process the information I've received. Not just in regards to the results of the poll (which has been overwhelmingly disappointing for me), but also in regards to things I have learned/begun to think about after replying to some of your comments and opinions.
For a long time now, my art has kind of stagnated. I've gone from drawing all day every day, to drawing maybe an hour or two daily, meaning my rate of improvement has been zero to none. And, after crunching some numbers, I've begun to realize that it's you guys. x3 Not YOU guys specifically, as in the people of deviantart, but more of... the community aspect of it. Now that I go back and think about it, I almost NEVER have the time to even LOOK at the artwork created by my favorite artists anymore. I never get a chance to study it anymore, to be reminded why I love what I do, and how I want to do it in the future. I literally spend all my time replying to comments, checking favoriters/watchers for art thieves, and answering question after tedious question. Just tonight I've spent 2 and half hours checking my deviantart messages (that does NOT include replying to that many comments... I have some ten pages of comments in my inbox and only replied to like... 5 today) and I still have 46 messages left over and 17 deviations I would LIKE to get a chance to check out and comment on. But with homework needing to be done (lots of homework, I just got two huge projects this week, one of which is kind of important), that just doesn't seem like an option.
Do you see where I'm getting at?
Nerversis has always been and always will be MY art idol the way I am many of yours. But while you may leave me ten or twenty comments regularly (some of you anyway), I have not left her one in what seems like absolutely forever. I remember many ages ago the first time I got a chance to talk to her, I was absolutely giddy with excitement, it was like talking to the president. Where has that gone? What happened to that, that experience of being an artist on the road of improvement? These "responsibilities" to the deviantart "community" have completely floored me, I hardly have the time or attention span to even view any of Nerversis' work, let alone find inspiration that I can do something with. She was the one who taught me how to do shading/lighting for pete's sake. And I've practically lost that part of my life. My the time I get through all of my messages, I'm bored and tired, like I just went through a day's work. It's just not worth it on my end. I love you guys but I'm still trying to be the best artist I can be...
I'm not frustrated, understand. I'm more... in shock and amazement that I could let that happen. So, I'm taking a small hiatus. I'll still be here, I'm not taking down my gallery or anything (that takes WAY too long).
What I'm unlikely to do for a while, is socialize. :/
I'll try to answer questions if you ever have any and I'll certainly attempt to keep in touch with friends. But I'm making it a point to let DA be more about art for me, and less about WHY DIDN'T U REPLY 2 MUH FANART U JERK D< ... Yeah... I'm not sure if this can even count as a hiatus. But, that's what it feels like in my mind. Taking as much time off from Deviantart as possible. A vacation from the tards who plague me like the fleas on a dog's behind... and anything else that might stress me out.
I dunno. I'll figure it out as things go along, try to keep you guys posted. I might just be in a weird place mentally right now, unsure what to do about this. We'll see how it goes.
At least you'll be getting some artwork out of this.
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