Goals and Expectations for 2023

Hello everyone and Happy New Years :3

I figured I take some time tonight before I work on stuff to write down my thoughts, goals, and expectations just so that you all have an idea of what you can expect from me throughout the year!

My main goal for this year is just one, single thing... it's to launch my online merch store. Admittedly, that was something I was supposed to do last year, but that clearly didn't happen. Though on the bright side, my logo and both my website and Patreon revamp is completed and past us, and I don't have to worry about that now!

Also, while not necessary a goal... here is an updated list of content you can expect from me monthly, moving forward into 2023:

• 1 Patreon-voted fan art piece (full illustration)! To clarify again, this is where ALL patrons will be able to vote characters that they'd like to see me draw each month! Upon finishing a piece, patrons will get access to the full-res files and all exclusive alternative versions. This is something I've slacked on for the longest time and I do apologize again. To start the year right and as promised, I'll be finishing up Shirou Ogami for the month of January!
• 4 Patreon sketch rewards (for Gold Paw or higher patrons)! Nothing new to mention here as I've been doing that... minus the months where I decided to do more than 4 as compensation/thank you, haha.
• A scheduled commission opening every other month on the 10th! I've paused commission openings a few months back, but I think I have a better understanding of how to handle things now. That said, the next opening will be on Feburary 10th; next on April 10th, etc. (more details to come)!
• Everything else! This can range from personal art, more fan art (non-full illustration pieces), merch, and tutorials (for those who are Diamond Paw or higher). This also includes fursuit content (photos), but at the time of writing this, that is unfortunately still on hold due to my suit not being finished yet and is out of my control.

Again, the list above is a set list of content you can EXPECT to see from me moving forward. Of course, there are times where I do feel like I'm not doing enough, so if there's anything else you'd like to potentially see from me, feel free to comment or leave me a DM! I always take feedback into consideration, and do what I can to improve for you all! ❤

Additionally, I have also set up a goal that can be viewed on my front page, but since I'm close to hitting halfway towards my ultimate goal of 2k per month, once I've hit that halfway mark, I'll be adding 1 additional Patreon reward sketch to the current 4 that I do per month... for a total of FIVE!

All that said... I think that's pretty much everything I wanted to write about for this new year LOL

I also just want to thank everyone who stuck around with me as we're moving into the new year! 2022 was admittedly pretty rough for me, and while I'm optimistic what 2023 will be like and bring, I do hope it'll be a good one!