Personal update

It's been a while... But hey, here we go.

I've been having a break for the last few months, and for a good reason -- a lot of shit happened. The break gave me a lot of time to think about stuff. During that time I've seriously considered not coming back at all. But the friendly but concerned messages that I received from those that were still following me kinda persuade me to keep things updated -- at least once in a while.

I've most spend the last few weeks creating stuff in solitude. I haven't spend much time on social media, but made lots of sketches, speed paints, and concepts and chapters for my story. And I have to admit, I kinda came to like that silence. Social media --any kind of social media, DA included-- is like a black hole. It's easy to lose time that could've better spend creating. It's easy to lose focus. And it's easy to become numb by the continuous chatter. Because on the internet every person has an opinion on everyone and their moms, and not seeing the face of the person at the other end of the screen sure does make it easier for people to make another feel bad about himself. 

It's for that reason I decided to cut down on my time on DA and social media in general.
Experimenting with social media in order to learn about it was a great thing. It paid off. But it's gotten to a point that the experience doesn't offer anything new, and it's done. I want to focus on art more. On improvement. And not the least; on finishing my novel. And on using whatever I learn along the way to bring those characters to life. 

To those that are following me;
Thanks a lot for your kind words and your continuous support! You've provided (and still provide) me with amazing feedback, tutorials and insight.
I will keep updating this profile. Just not with the same mad weekly-posting schedule I had in 2014.

I will keep updating my art, though I won't post every single sketch -- that would probably annoy the hell out of you XD. Expect to see some Emion stuff in the upcoming months... and hopefully some artistic improvement. The results of the last poll kinda convinced me to at least post a sketchdump a month to keep you up to par with progress.
I will keep writing journals occasionally about stuff I deem inspiring or helpful for the community, but I won't reply to everyone in person anymore. It simply takes too much of my time -- time that I want to spend making art.
 I will keep doing occasional giveaways, but in a simpler fashion. 
Don't forget to watch my activity feed, displayed in on the front page or on my profile. I'll use that to post small updates about tutorials or otherwise (artistic) stuff that I deem interesting. Might be worthwhile to check out once in a while.

Oh, if you haven't read it yet, here are some tips to make 2015 an awesome year;

~ Damai Mikaz