Last days of 2023 (Update - Please read) (Patreon)

Hey hey everyone! I hope everyone had an enjoyable if not relaxing Christmas this year~!

Its been a long time since I've made a Journal post-- far too long IMHO.  Been trying to keep up-front about things and how my life and etc. but  past using Twitter to express this, I have failed to really keep my  pages updated for those who've either left Twitter, don't use it or etc.  Time to fix that with this journal. Heads up, it might be a little  long-- BUT its worth the read if you wanna know what I will be doing for  the rest of the year.

Starting off; the next 5 to 6 days-- last days of 2023: What do I plan to do.

[01] - Today (26th of December-- as I am writing this) I will be taking it  slow and working on a personal project that I hope to launch sometime  this coming year; 2024. I've been working away at it bit by bit and I  want to actually get something made of it, SO I am spending the 26th  more or less working on its documentation phase so I can actually get it  done/started. Outside of that I may sketch a few things up, but past  it, that is what I am doing today: outside of letting you all know of my  plans.

[02] - 27th; I will be finishing work on my [Trello Board], seen here: Namely the "Finishing up tab" w/ Rheyare and Kyera works being worked  on. Both have multiple sketches (or higher quality) from me that I will  be working on, and hopefully completing in that day. If not that day,  they will be continued on the 29th (or so on) as that is when I will be  working on Trello Board works again. (NOTE:  Tsampikos' piece is currently in first check and am waiting back to  hear from them over it. Once I do, they will take priority over anything  currently working on outside of Rheyare's and Kyera's pieces).

[03] - 28th; I will be finishing work on the [NOT] Shiver model that I have  been working on for a bit so I can launch its completed file-works for  VRChat and etc. sometime late January, early February. This project is  so close to being finished that I want to get it to "Rigging" stage  which is not too far off as most to all assets have been created and are  on to the UV or texturing stage of creation.

[04] - 29th; I will be working on my Trello board yet again-- finishing up  Rheyare/Kyeras commissions, if not moving to others that need to be  completed/worked on. I will also be uploading what I have finished  sketch wise or other to my Patreon for my Patrons for December-- likely  being the last uploads for the year if I don't end up completing  anything else this year.

[05] - 30th; Complete unofficial/official trade/gift works with other artists  (Waffu and Fayne) sketches from my end, assuming I haven't already  finished them days before. Otherwise; Work on whatever is left to work  on.

[06] - 31st; Complete whatever else I can in this time-- Trello board,  personal projects, Shiver or etc. January 1st 2024 will be my official  day off, then after back to work.

This is my general plan for the rest of 2023-- last few days trying to  get what I can done, done. As for 2024, or namely January: Whatever is  left for Trello will be worked on and completed in that month EXCEPT  things on the new Commissions list-- that being a possible February or  later ETA. Afterwords, I plan on making a new journal entry going over  how I plan to do Commissions going forward... Outside of the New  Commissions I have taken up already-- I will be changing how many  commissions I take on at any given time, how I go about them and just  what I plan on offering going forward... Which will be addressed more  towards February when my current list is closer to being finished.

I hope those who did read this whom might be on this commission list  know that I am trying my best to get things finished in a timely  manner-- and I apologize for letting things get out of hand, as I had  for certain commissions and pieces. I've been trying to a lot of IRL  stuff-- some that has and hasn't worked out that have put what was meant  to be a way to make whatever I'd like-- without restrictions a bit more  of a hassle than I'd like with less time than I needed to get to working  on them. This is not to excuse my actions though-- I put myself here  and I plan on doing what I can to get everyone who has commissioned me  their artwork.

IF by chance I have NOT given you your artwork however, and you are not on my Trello Board (in the Completed or otherwise) PLEASE CONTACT ME PRIVATELY.  A lot of things have happened this year alone, and if you have not  gotten to me in a very very long time-- it is straight up possible that I  have missed a person or two. Please contact me about this so we can  resolve it. Other than that, I hope you all have a wonderful end of the  year, and I will see ya'll soon!

~MadArtRaven