I hope everyone had a good New Years, and is looking forward to 2019! I'm feeling pretty optimistic about this year. With your guys's help, I've been able to strike a pretty good balance of commission work, Patreon work, and original work. It STILL absolutely blows me away that my swap to full time art is thus far successful, and I promise you I could not have done it without you guys <3 Thank you!
In 2018 I made great progress on my book (over halfway done with the second draft, soon I start adding the illustrated bits!), started a visual novel project with two good friends and made pretty good progress on the first experimental scene, and began creeping into making convention merchandise, as well as started a furry-focused story project. I'm feeling overall proud of what I've been able to achieve while maintaining other art obligations.
In 2019 I go hard on marketable merchandise — I'll probably do polls of some kind to garner opinions on what you'd like to see from me, and might organize some kinda Patreon giveaway as I start getting the physical merch in. I plan to finish and begin publishing the novel, and have some actual animated progress to show for the visual novel. Also, I'll probably draw a lot of furries.
Thank you for sticking around <3 Here's to a great year!
And, as always, to the $15+ reward tiers, remember to email me for your reward this month! Please send me an email at beleoci@gmail.com with "Patreon" somewhere in the subject, by the 7th,to let me know what to put the draw on. I should have everything finished for you by the 14th at the very latest!
