{"id":5024,"date":"2020-01-01T22:18:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T22:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.releasedreactions.com\/igapes\/blog\/?p=5024"},"modified":"2020-01-01T22:18:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T22:18:04","slug":"a-retrospective-contemplation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.releasedreactions.com\/igapes\/blog\/?p=5024","title":{"rendered":"..:: A Retrospective Contemplation ::.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\">Hay all&#8230;. so with the start of the new year of 2020 I review and get very reflective like many people and so this is a prime time to talk, get things out and chat a bit more. It&#8217;s something I need to do, want to do and am sorry I&#8217;ve not done as much as I should have.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">It&#8217;s a time to be honest and also maybe course correct if needs be and sort myself out going forwards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">In terms of the site and releasing art I have to confess and say that maybe 2019 was the worst year so far. That feels bad to type that and know this is a truth \u00ac_\u00ac . I didn&#8217;t overly post much and I&#8217;ve been quiet on here and also on discord. It just was a year not much get out to you folk. This needs to change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">But why, why has this happened? \u2026 Well a few things (much I&#8217;m unable to go into detail on), but the main one was that I&#8217;ve been saving up for a big release (more on this soon upcoming post) but also I&#8217;ve developed bad habits, lack of organisation and ended up honestly in a bit of a funk and a dower mood. Anxious that I&#8217;m unable to make great work and deliver and comparing myself to fellow artistic masters and peers I can&#8217;t hope to match was a horrid new one to have gained too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">I also had a maybe too easy a year too, was too easy on myself and not forced as much as I should have too. I think without purpose and reason and drive I&#8217;ve become very&#8230;. easily distracted and not putting as much time into it as I should. I&#8217;ve done other things and this excessive pawn art has been reduced as a result. There is so much other shit you just don&#8217;t want or need to hear too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Add on personal things like getting ample free time to draw and silence and quiet around to craft such things is a challenge still. It&#8217;s the same old thing for me it&#8217;s not super easy to just bang out these quickly (It can easily go double figures in truth, 15 hrs + ) and be done with it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Real effort goes into it but conditions need to be right too \u2013 feels like stars aligning at times. Now this is not to say I don&#8217;t work and haven&#8217;t done much of anything in the last year (far from it!). I&#8217;ve on refection made some really great images, some of my best work and I&#8217;m very proud of them. I just need to finish off some off 100% or colour them and they will be ready to roll!<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">With this I&#8217;m determined to fix it in 2020 and going forwards. In a way the goals of 2019, but hopefully with the commitment it deserves and more luck getting the time to make it fall into place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Big things are on the horizon. Things that&#8217;ll keep me true and honest I hope and release quality and consistency. In short like everybody else I&#8217;ll be releasing a patreon (as I&#8217;ve mentioned and have been holding off on releasing till now) but this will have great results going forwards (more than they are now). I&#8217;ll talk more about it in another post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">So let&#8217;s review my goals and hopes and such :-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\">Personally be content knowing my place and accept my &#8216;average&#8217; ability, not to over panic and accept what I CAN do but craft unique bespoke content even if made slowly but that maybe okay \u2013 you&#8217;ll enjoy the content and helps it&#8217;s unique.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\">Art work COMPLETED on and in time, released as best I can and boxing projects off (helped by the patreon time to deliver per month)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\">PHOTOMANIPULATIONS to return and be worked on<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\">Released Reactions \/ FUTANARI images to return (after maybe 10 years!)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\">WIP (Work in production) content released (again to force me to complete it) on discord.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\">More COMMNICATION and releases on websites \/ discord.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\">More EXPERIMENTATION with roughs, live Streams and other media.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"western\">(Oh yeah, I also need to get the other part of that story done soon too \u2013 I&#8217;ve not forgotten)<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Again, sorry it&#8217;s been a long time coming, I&#8217;m still here and lets get back on this horse!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hay all&#8230;. so with the start of the new year of 2020 I review and get very reflective like many people and so this is a prime time to talk, get things out and chat a bit more. 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