I decided to move to Paladaen and leave Astaiir permanently.
I have my reasons for doing so. You ask me 'why?' do I move again... Many reasons. But the most important one is that I'm no wolf artist. I never was and I never wanted to be.
I draw everything, but I want to draw fantasy, sci-fi... Not only wolves and anthro or similiar animals. I'm tired of this. Really sick and tired. It does however not mean I won't paint them anymore! I won't stop, since I have some characters being similiar to a wolf or any other animal, but there is so much more to draw. So much more I wanted to draw for long time, but I never had the time.
As Astaiir I had this etiquette which said 'Astaiir - anthro/wolf artist' and I don't want it. To be honest I never wanted it. From what you seen, 99% of my art was commissions, not my personal art and it wasn't nice to be judged after doing commissions.
I can tell you my story how I got to this wolf-fandom. It was a coincidence. Never my intention. Never.
I just drew a portrait of my beloved dog. This started everything. I received feedback on my first digital art. And I fell for it... Many people said they loved this and I drew another art. Then another. Some months later I started taking commissions and I have fallen so deep that I paint commissions til now. 3 years! Three years of 99% commissions, no real personal art, no time for my SOR project. Nothing else.
I grew really sick and tired of this. I had even a situation lately where I got an artblock due one commission I was doing.
I'm really grateful there is always a person who'd like to commission me, sometimes more. I'm REALLY grateful. But, 3 years of doing commission art only it can make you really tired, burn you out. It was my mistake of course, not any of the commissioners.
I worked myself too hard and I need some rest from commissions. I dunno how long. A month, 3 months or longer... I can't say. I feel myself too driven and too frustrated at the moment, because commissions are always stressful for me. I always do my best to please the commissioner (I got even a case when I was being used because if this attitude which wasn't nice) and due this it is very stressful and frustrating work.
But anyway... Back to the topic I was writing this... Fresh start and move. I just don't want to be considered as wolf/anthro artist. I want to get some energy and start with my SOR project, which is everything, but mostly sci-fi.
If you're going to follow me to see (finally) my personal art, you're welcome and I'd be really glad. If not, farewell and thank you for feedback you've given me.
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So what if you have the title of "wolf/anthro" artist. That would grow and change.
I personally think I'm developing the 'wolf' artist title, I know 80% of my watchers come for the wolf art. Like you I was at the point of deciding to move accounts.
But I couldn't leave my history on this account. The way I've changed through my art, my improvements over the years, my friends, my achievements and DDs. It's good to see people stick through it. I like to see a varied artist who can draw all kinds of things. I don't think you should have moved accounts again.
But it's your choice and I respect your decision.
Farewell.
I don't care if I still have the title of 'wolf/anthro' artist in people's minds. I announced I will start to paint other stuff, much other stuff, so if someone wanted to follow me anyway, I'm glad.
I still know that my werewolf/wolf/canine/anthro art receives most feedback and when I submit something more, I receive much less feedback, I don't care, it's something I want to paint and I won't stop.
There were more reasons, which I didn't feel the need to say loud. I needed a change, a new start, 'something'... It felt really bad, I was really less and less on deviantART on that account, I couldn't figure why, til I moved accounts. I have still better or worse times but I don't look at my account like I'd hate it.
I'm glad you respect my decision and thanks for undrstanding.
~Paladaen
How odd that I was thinking about this just last night before sleep!
Będzie całokształt twórczości, albo co, i żadna ksywa nie będzie się z niczym wiązać.
U mnie jest ksywa, ale przynajmniej niemal nikt nie wie, jaka będzie kolejna praca ;D
A hejterom na pohybel i tyle
I want to draw humans, fantasy things/worlds, things related to mechanical stuff, things like we can make out in Tron, because I love it, beats I've created or dreamed, things of life not only wolves but sadly I have too much to do and it's always related to wolves, for friends for my OCs things I've promised, prizes etc. |D... It's taking me so long! Plus, because of that it's the only thing I draw good for now! :/ With the human body, because of my anthros |D... snirf.
Remember my dear hybrid I wanted to draw XD... snowleopardwolfdeermechanicalstuff. Derp.
Anyhow you know now, nowadays if you don't draw wolves it means that you're a wolf hater for some people <.<; I remember that because I used to not draw wolves for a while and I had weird questions like "why do you hate wolves" etc o.O... wtf dA?! but you're FREE to draw WHATEVER YOU WANT and if people aren't happy then SCREW THEM ALL.
Going to follow u as I followed u on your other account ^-^
My apologizes for my silly English XD...
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Well, I agree with you about the personal and commission art. As I seen too, if someone does commissions, artist's art becomes mostly quite boring or isn't much different from commissioned art. Pity, because they loose their creativitiy.
I just want to start SOR since years, but because of commissions I never got the time. Now I finally can unleash my imagination.
I'm glad you still want to follow me BECAUSE of my personal art and not of my wolf art I was drawing. Thank you!
I am a bit sorry to hear, that you are sick and tired of drawing wolves now, because many of the commissions which have kept you busy where pictures, you have done for me....so...sorry for that.........
Well....good luck then with the projects, you are going to work on now...I am pretty curious about to see something from SOR now....
I'm not going to stop drawing wolves/werewolves. No. I'll be still drawing them, just more rarely.