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2024
4 months ago
I've been meaning to make a New Year's post but I had a lot of thoughts simmering in my head. I think I've condensed it down.
First off, thank you! In a busy world where your attention is pulled in all different directions, I sincerely thank you for taking the time to read. 2023 was a tough year, finally settling in, making friends, graduating; I spent the better half of the year focused on working and finishing project after project. As 2023 came to a close, I sat and pondered what my next steps were.
Many of you know I moved in December last month- not many of you knew I had to move back in with my parents. It was not a choice and more of a necessity. Commissions and Patreon have been my only source of income since late 2022 till today. As much as I wanted to believe I could fully build a career out of it, California is just too damn expensive. I won't lie that my lifestyle hasn't contributed to my financial situation but figuring out how much I was able to make monthly led me to a pessimistic view. As of today, I've started looking for part-time jobs to fill the holes in my pocket and hopefully full-time jobs for coverage of insurance as well as slowly paying off my student debt.
With that being said, I'm updating future commission prices. Though I've tried to make my artwork affordable for my commissioners, I just don't have the time to collect so many. Hopefully, that doesn't mean I will be producing less art. Starting this year, I want to make the transition into comics as well as physical media. There are a lot of stories I wish to tell stories of the world I have in my head for all to read. 2024 is shaping up to be a year full of stories and goobits!
The entertainment industry has never looked more unwelcoming to new talent than ever before. After 4 and a half grueling years at an art college, commercial and entertainment art has been the last thing on my mind. I think this video (The Video Game Industry is NOT Collapsing. A Lawyer Explains.) gives a very good look into the industry itself. There are a few things I wanted to sum up/add to.
I despise entertainment as a cooperate. Just today, many artists are facing the first push into AI with companies such as Wacom and XPen or even Apex Legends and game articles. I believe (and I hope I am wrong) that the general public doesn't understand just how far this underlying issue runs. Today they will post apologies and make excuses. People will forgive them and hope they will do better but they most definitely will not. Some bald white guy at the top of the corporate ladder who has no understanding of human connection will believe that this will either save money or make more money and continue to appeal to shareholders. Companies will continue to refine their techniques to save as much money as possible and I believe within the next years or so, aspiring artists who want to work for their dream company will have their passion exploited at minimum wage. This is the same with the design/art side of the industry. How many times have there been games announced to have X,Y,Z only to be canceled because "the CEO didn't think it would make them money." I cannot see myself designing hundreds to thousands of ideas just to watch my work disfigured as it moves along production or be completely scrapped because of said white guy. It doesn't help that the games industry doesn't have a union/guild because senior artists profit so much from years and years of experience that unions will never form. Big triple-A companies barely hire in-house artists, instead, opting to outsourcing companies. The community is small but powerful and everyone talks- knowing this, there have been some real nasty individuals who are giants in the community who are covered by other giants who will "blacklist you" because they don't like you. I am disgusted.
Art has been and still is my passion. Turning it into a job these last couple of years has been out of necessity but at least I enjoyed creating something I enjoyed and that you all enjoyed as well. I ultimately don't have the luxury anymore to draw and produce at the amount I would like to anymore but that doesn't mean I won't stop drawing. I don't know where I stand in this world of late-stage capitalism but truthfully, I wish to stay afloat with you all in the coming years.
I don't want to start off 2024 on a sour note. I want this year to be filled with fun artwork and ideas for everyone. Cheers!
-HB
First off, thank you! In a busy world where your attention is pulled in all different directions, I sincerely thank you for taking the time to read. 2023 was a tough year, finally settling in, making friends, graduating; I spent the better half of the year focused on working and finishing project after project. As 2023 came to a close, I sat and pondered what my next steps were.
Many of you know I moved in December last month- not many of you knew I had to move back in with my parents. It was not a choice and more of a necessity. Commissions and Patreon have been my only source of income since late 2022 till today. As much as I wanted to believe I could fully build a career out of it, California is just too damn expensive. I won't lie that my lifestyle hasn't contributed to my financial situation but figuring out how much I was able to make monthly led me to a pessimistic view. As of today, I've started looking for part-time jobs to fill the holes in my pocket and hopefully full-time jobs for coverage of insurance as well as slowly paying off my student debt.
With that being said, I'm updating future commission prices. Though I've tried to make my artwork affordable for my commissioners, I just don't have the time to collect so many. Hopefully, that doesn't mean I will be producing less art. Starting this year, I want to make the transition into comics as well as physical media. There are a lot of stories I wish to tell stories of the world I have in my head for all to read. 2024 is shaping up to be a year full of stories and goobits!
The entertainment industry has never looked more unwelcoming to new talent than ever before. After 4 and a half grueling years at an art college, commercial and entertainment art has been the last thing on my mind. I think this video (The Video Game Industry is NOT Collapsing. A Lawyer Explains.) gives a very good look into the industry itself. There are a few things I wanted to sum up/add to.
I despise entertainment as a cooperate. Just today, many artists are facing the first push into AI with companies such as Wacom and XPen or even Apex Legends and game articles. I believe (and I hope I am wrong) that the general public doesn't understand just how far this underlying issue runs. Today they will post apologies and make excuses. People will forgive them and hope they will do better but they most definitely will not. Some bald white guy at the top of the corporate ladder who has no understanding of human connection will believe that this will either save money or make more money and continue to appeal to shareholders. Companies will continue to refine their techniques to save as much money as possible and I believe within the next years or so, aspiring artists who want to work for their dream company will have their passion exploited at minimum wage. This is the same with the design/art side of the industry. How many times have there been games announced to have X,Y,Z only to be canceled because "the CEO didn't think it would make them money." I cannot see myself designing hundreds to thousands of ideas just to watch my work disfigured as it moves along production or be completely scrapped because of said white guy. It doesn't help that the games industry doesn't have a union/guild because senior artists profit so much from years and years of experience that unions will never form. Big triple-A companies barely hire in-house artists, instead, opting to outsourcing companies. The community is small but powerful and everyone talks- knowing this, there have been some real nasty individuals who are giants in the community who are covered by other giants who will "blacklist you" because they don't like you. I am disgusted.
Art has been and still is my passion. Turning it into a job these last couple of years has been out of necessity but at least I enjoyed creating something I enjoyed and that you all enjoyed as well. I ultimately don't have the luxury anymore to draw and produce at the amount I would like to anymore but that doesn't mean I won't stop drawing. I don't know where I stand in this world of late-stage capitalism but truthfully, I wish to stay afloat with you all in the coming years.
I don't want to start off 2024 on a sour note. I want this year to be filled with fun artwork and ideas for everyone. Cheers!
-HB
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I love your artwork!
Especially all your latex and TF-related ones!
Please keep up your great work man!
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