Hello everyone! Once again, Happy New Year to you all! I hope you are all doing well these first few weeks of the year. As with every start of the year. I'd like to do a little chat with ya'll on the things that happened in 2025.
Firstly, I'd love to hear your feedback on last year's artworks, and what kind of artworks would you like me to work on for this year. I do try to check as much comments as I can, and it'll help churn the creative brain whenever I need it to work.
Secondly, I'm going to update the way I send out the rewards so it's as streamlined as it can be. As of January 2026, you no longer need to confirm me your email address so that you may have access to the links. I originally added this as a precautionary measure, but it kind of just became obsolete once I started sending folder links. So yeah. No more email confirmations from now on. Hoorah!!!
Lastly, I'd like to do a bit of a reflection on 2025,
Last year, I said that I'd be prioritizing on commissions more so that either all or most of them would be completed. I can happily say that this was a New Year's Resolution fulfilled. Most of the backlog is cleared out and only a few more remain. These last few commissions are the ones that require the most effort from me, so those will have to be prioritized. Again, personal artworks will still be made, but comms are worked on first.
I would really love to work on personal projects more once the backlog is cleared, but circumstances outside of my control prevent me from doing the things I love the most. If I ever plan to open commissions again, they will be highly limited. I have a personal project that I really want to work on sometime this year, so do stay tuned for that :)
Despite the backlog getting smaller and smaller, somehow life didn't get any easier. Ever since one of my family members went abroad since September, more responsibilities kept getting in the way of my job. I had no choice but to juggle between housekeeping and drawing on a daily basis. Doing laundry while sketching hyper muscles had become a common thing these days. It was rough. But the only way to go is forward.
Not everything was gloomy though. After all that hard work, I was able to use the extra funds I had this year to get myself something that I never thought I would own: an iPad. I got myself an Apple Pencil, immediately bought Procreate, and started getting used to making art on the iPad. It wasn't that bad. I just need to be conscious about the number of layers I make lol. In fact, the recently posted rewards for January were artworks made in Procreate, and I do plan on making more on it at a later time. Convenience was a big factor in getting an iPad, and boy I'm gonna need all the convenience I can get.
In summary, things that were bad have been balanced by things that were good. It was a neutral year tilting on better times. I hope that 2026 will be the year I clear this backlog and start fresh. And that despite all the disruptions life gives me, I'm still able to work on the things I love the most: making beefy muscle art for ya'll.
That's it from me for now. The Lab is calling once again for the beefs. Until then, see ya! ^^
- sine