FE-BRUH-ARY announcement

Some good, some sad, let's get over that. (that was supposed to rhyme :\ )

> Gig well done

Good news! In the month of January I hit a Patreon goal (which has since been un-hit, but what can you do 🤷‍♂️ ) so instead of making one (1) illustration for the character that won the poll (Jackie Welles from Cyberpunk) I've decided to make two (2) illustrations and wrote a story that fit them well. That's how this zine was born. It's been a long while since I did anything related to design for publishing, but I'm really proud about how it turned out.
My patrons also get extra variations of the illustrations, so don't forget to check them out if you haven't yet.

> ORC update

That's the sad news. The lead on this project decided not to pursue the Kickstarter route to help us secure funding. While working countless hours for free is fun and games I'm not in a position to do it for long periods of time. Because of this I've decided to cut down the number of CGs in the game down to 4 (one for each RO). All concept ideas for additional ROs also has been scrapped (the world just isn't ready for a trans male orc who is really into yoga :c ) The secret threesome route will also not get a CG, sorry for raising your hopes with the vote a couple weeks ago.
I hope we at least will be able to see the project to completion. But many of the things are out of my hands. Still, I will be sharing all the sketches and works-in-progress with my patrons, so stay tuned! 

> BaraJam

There is no easy way to say it, but if you've ever talked to me, you know that being blunt is kinda my thing. After 4 years of pretty much the same painful misplaced hopes and draining work my mental wellbeing is pretty much obliterated. BaraJam2020 was the last video game jam I will ever be joining. While I still have the passion for creating games and telling stories with my art it is simply not sustainable for me to continue this struggle. I am thankful that I learned a lot of important lessons and lost many flaky friends. I know now that I'm a pretty decent artist, despite all the failed projects. But it seems finding a team that clicks is akin to stars aligning just right - it doesn't happen every night. Maybe one day in the future I will join someone on a project, but the circumstances will be significantly different. And solo development is not something I will pursue. I'm just a guy who paints things, if only that alone was enough to make a game.

> Plans for February 

As my patrons might have noticed, there wasn't a character poll in the end of the previous month in part because I wasn't sure if I could finish Gig well done on time, but also because I think I have a different plan for February. This month I want to concentrate on powering through the projects that are hanging over my head. My attention will be mainly on Virgin x Chad and ORC but if I get some time in between the two, I really want to give at least a bit of gentle loving to Dudes and Devils as well. Hope you will be excited to see me bring some CGs from sketches to the final polish.

And that's all me wrote. Stay awesome and be gentle. Bye 💚