dhshdhdhd this has made my day 🤣

😫🤝 aahhhh relatable friendo

I hit day 16 in Oc-tober btw. and do intend to finish the other 15 when health stabilizes (tbh today is the first in awhile I feel functional enough to sit down and tackle it… and we gotta!! Mara is next and I refuse to forget about our demon mommy 😭❤️‍🔥)

Closeup! Trivia: some may remember I did a lot of humanized bionicle art/had a cancelled fanfic AU (Chasing Stars) in the works—this design is roughly based from my take of The Shadowed One. It’s always fun to sneak in old character designs I became attached to. :3 #TheMythseeker

this is fantastic! I absolutely love how you did the water. details too 🙏

algorithms can affect engagement. it’s a little weird, but there’s some pschyhology behind it. but ye for this case it’s end of year dip (same can happen when school/etc starts for many) and people are burnt out as hell—can’t speak for everyone, just consensus among my circles. very frustrating, ye

+ how feeds/algorithms function (if art isn’t seen, they can’t comment on it)
like bsky poorly handling discoverability,
bsky.app/profile/astr...

Also AI—whether support or sick of it; many are just Done with social media

none makes it less crappy, but does make me think it’s more platform+burnout

what I’ve seen, folks don’t have the energy. climate around parts of the world; this seems #1 reason—friends explain why they don’t engage as much. some are more into activism; morale low; working double to afford to live.

– plus end-of-year/holiday slowdown (which is more naturally occurring)

There’s a chance you’ve seen before—some have been changed and the Mythseeker logo updated. I figured it would be okay to share them again. Let me know if you feel like they’re too spammy or anything, though. 🫡

Oh my goodness, your line work and details are mind-blowing 😳💚

close up for our gay gamer angel boi— 😇🏳️‍🌈

I’ll keep sharing these throughout the next month or two!

absolutely. they have to keep some typo on magic the gathering cards iirc? could be wrong. but made me think, that there are legality issues when it comes to improper branding. (not sure about coca-cola branding policies tho—but in general, sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen for someone)

These feature the rare exclusive ‘cameo’ rolls I offered to besties/supporters 🥹

Seán O’Doe - @swert.bsky.social
Tobias Tinling - @azblue-author.bsky.social
Izzy Bosco - @blackernel.bsky.social
Martin Murphree - (‘@Riahk’; no bsky)

thank you all 💚

don’t mean to appear uncaring to mutuals (y’all are so inspiring for me!). too exhausted and burnt socially to perform

space to grieve, then the boring work that keep me alive to create.💚

(on the whole, I am much healthier/happier/stable, just to be clear, and to be very thankful for)

10/10

not that I’m choosing this; I’m normally really social. It isn’t 100% rigged against me—if you don’t put the work in, then it won’t happen. Doesn’t make the -reason- why I can’t put the work in fair, or assures clear victory against the algorithm, but it’s illogical to expect more.

it isn’t even about the engagement. Honestly, I wish I was motivated by fame & funds. I think they can be excellent forms of motivation and self-confidence.

+ if I can’t engage with others, I don’t have expectations. The art industry is awful right now, so we need to foster more mutual support

it’s ME projecting—what I feel like I “should” be drawing; that mindset ruined me for years

(getting more asking on not only “attractive” or nsfw, others as well. All are great, and I appreciate the interest. but several long stories that spell out trauma—I’m reserved on doing commissions anymore)

need a better grasp on things like taxes, business practices, website building, improving analytics, all that

it’s so hard to keep up professionally. tho, silly memes/non-art get do fine; “sexier” pieces too. but as a traumatized ace, it throws me for a loop. I still draw it (Hazel, hi😳), but yeah.

(website’s under wordpress for now, so I’m slowly working on getting more control—my own server and setup)

when I reference these, I don’t mean to paywall everything. I want it accessible… just need a more stable platform that is not reliant on algorithms + a one stop (content, merch, tipping/subs)