Small update
Added 2024-10-17 17:56:54 +0000 UTCHey all, just wanted to keep you up to date and explain the recent quietness.
I got hit by another artistic mental slump, and it's been snowballing for a couple of months, I think. I've tried brushing it off and keep going, but it's reached the point where I'm scared to pick up the pencil, and when I do pick it up the things that end up in the canvas aren't coming out as I want, I panic, I spiral and stress etc. etc. and that's not the most ideal recipe for an inspiring soup.
What I can tell you is that the arts ARE happening, the slasher thing is 100% still on the table, there are a bunch of the suggestions I'm dying to draw, but I'm functioning slowly right now while I build myself back up and refigure things and myself out.
Honestly, just telling you that I'm struggling will probably boost me forward more than I'd like to admit. If I had to guess I'd say at least 80 percent of the panic is just my brain screaming I've failed you by not producing enough. Which in turn is an awful, AWFUL way to think about art. But still. Being transparent about it is way better.
Thank you for being patient and above else for being kind, I'll get through this like I have in the past (Not my first rodeo babyyyyyyyy yeeAHH) but I'm running on slow while I handle it ❤️
Comments
Something that always helps me is scribbling whatever comes to mind on sticky notes with pen! I also like to draw something weird that I normally wouldn't. Other than that, take a rest, you might just be burnt out!! Relax!!
BUGS
2024-10-21 02:56:28 +0000 UTCTake your time to get to where you need to be!
Fer
2024-10-20 17:13:12 +0000 UTCTake you time 🩵
halla
2024-10-19 20:15:05 +0000 UTCtake care of yourself bro🫡❤️
surkea
2024-10-19 20:10:29 +0000 UTCWe love you!! Take all the time you need to find your way!! We will be here!! 💜💜
Rylee
2024-10-19 05:54:33 +0000 UTCgo at the pace you need to! no fruit can be in bloom (in season?) all year!
ZachJesus
2024-10-19 00:10:04 +0000 UTCDo yah thang chicken wang
SugarInMySorrel
2024-10-18 23:37:21 +0000 UTCI meant to respond to this last night when I got home, but I was exhausted and passed out right away. But I wanted to say: art is not a commodity, we all understand that it takes time and the artist (that's you <3) needs time to rest and recharge, and refill the idea bank. But also to just *rest* and be human. We want you happily making art, not miserably performing or pushing yourself. Take all the time you need 💙
Robin
2024-10-18 17:06:57 +0000 UTCTake all the time you need. You can do it! ❤️ We Love you and Hope you find your spark again 💗
Tautröpfchen
2024-10-18 14:16:50 +0000 UTCTake your time!
Elizabeth
2024-10-18 08:06:42 +0000 UTC💜💜 we'll be here! You haven't failed us at all!! Sending you big healing artistic vibes!!!
LJ
2024-10-18 00:34:07 +0000 UTCMan it's like that sometimes y'know? Take it easy and breathe. You got this
Tunasub
2024-10-17 23:24:42 +0000 UTCThere must be something in the water (or air) cause I've been having the same exact problem (including trying to push forward), but everytime I try to get back to a particular comic im drawing this giant well of fear bubbles up and then everything i draw for it doesnt feel good enough and then the snowball of thoughts happen, so this may sound bad of me to say but Pete, don't worry, I'm right there sitting next to you in the mud of trying to figure out how to get out of the art funk, you could say we are in good company! Times like this is hard, its never the first time it has happened and it won't be the last, it's just a matter of figuring out how to pull yourself out of the mud of the art funk. I never like calling this "art block" cause it isn't that we don't have ideas or we don't want to draw, and it is more like what is being drawn isn't turning out right which triggers a lot of hard thoughts (stressing, the feeling you failed your patrons etc). But getting it off your chest hopefully has helped a little, I kind of wished artists had a chance to talk to each other more when they are going through moments like this, it can feel lonely going through it alone. So here's hoping that both of us can get ourselves out of the art funk mud! We still got half of spooky month left! We can do it!
Ellie
2024-10-17 23:17:57 +0000 UTCYou haven't failed us, please be gentle with yourself and kind!
Nightshade jello
2024-10-17 22:53:57 +0000 UTCPlease take your time and take care of yourself! We love your art but we also love you too!!! And we want you to be ok and not burnt out!! 💖💖💖💖 Do whatever you need to do to feel better and take as much time as you need! ❤️ Love you! I hope you feel better soon 💞
GrowBetter1993
2024-10-17 22:03:29 +0000 UTCRest, take your time, do whatever you need to do!!! We truly do not mind
Adwian
2024-10-17 21:16:38 +0000 UTCYou give us so much food ❤️🔥❤️❤️ You deserve a meal and rest too darling 😌❤️❤️❤️Be selfish for once, take your time ❤️❤️❤️❤️
ImagineAiya
2024-10-17 20:47:36 +0000 UTCNooo don't worry about us, we love your art no matter what. It's way more important to take care of yourself that pushing yourself to "produce" art. So pleased take all the time that you need! I hope you feel better soon 💖💖💖
tzitzatziry
2024-10-17 20:37:01 +0000 UTCTake your time and be kind to yourself.
Badassassassin
2024-10-17 20:34:22 +0000 UTCTake as much time as you need and go at your own pace. Obv we admire you as an artist, but we treasure you as a person first <3
Taakotruck
2024-10-17 20:32:39 +0000 UTCaw, take a well deserved break pete !! 💕💕
shrew
2024-10-17 20:13:02 +0000 UTCyou haven't fail us! you need to rest too. i pay because i love what you do! not because i want art everyday... i know what is artblock. i'm in one since a few years i thinks now :') take your time, we will wait 🥰
Fluffy Sono
2024-10-17 19:48:02 +0000 UTCWe all hope you rest up and take the time you need! We’ll still be waiting no matter what!! Feel better soon💜
Koscheyyy
2024-10-17 19:37:23 +0000 UTChonestly, i wouldnt mind seeing some of your messier stuff or studies while you recover. art should never be about pushing out product. in fact, if you aren't enjoying yourself trying to meet our asks, i'd say just forget about us for a bit and draw what would make you happy.
Andy Darling
2024-10-17 19:20:16 +0000 UTCTake your time and take care of yourself dude<3
Eyeless Jeff
2024-10-17 19:20:00 +0000 UTCbig hugs 🫂 love you dude. prioritize you and take it one day at a time, we will be here when you're ready!
yikes
2024-10-17 19:18:09 +0000 UTCyou could never fail us! our support here is never transactional (at least mine isn’t) it’s just a few I pay for a peek into your artistic life! if that artistic life is in a slump, i’m still happy to keep supporting you. every artist has periods of dissatisfaction and doubt. rest and stay loose, and we’ll all be here when you’re ready!
Ren
2024-10-17 19:04:28 +0000 UTCawe dude, i’m sorry things have been so hard on you recently. everything youve been pushing out has been awesome dude. at the end of the day, we will always be here to support you! youve got this!
frankie
2024-10-17 19:01:42 +0000 UTCI myself have hit art mental blocks repeatedly and I’m impressed by how much you’re putting out still. I haven’t picked up a tablet pencil in months. Give yourself the love and grace you deserve, you’re not a machine, you’re a human. We have highs and we have lows. Rests and high productivity, all of which are unique to each individual. Im gonna repeat advice given to me by another creator, scroll pinterest for inspiration, look at pieces by other artists that lift you up, pick up the pencil when you aren’t forcing yourself or guilting yourself (this can create a negative association with creating art), consume movies that revolve around the topic of art you wish to create, and of course stop attacking yourself mentally for slowing down. Think of it this way, what gives you drive like nothing else? Mentally kicking yourself or gaining inspiration that fires up those engines and gets that creative juices flowing…! Right? It’s okay to find yourself in an art block, you’ll emerge out of it. But first, do us all a great service and do some much needed self care for you. Draw a bath, light some candles, take yourself on a date, go for a hike, sleep in late, make yourself some hot tea, hot coffee, hot chocolate, treat yourself to something you’re craving..give yourself love in a way that is absolutely perfect for you. Because it’s necessary. Self care isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity. Take care Pete, I’m rooting for you and I believe in you. Build up the creativity in your mind till you’re ITCHING to pick up that pencil. Think of it like a gas tank, you won’t get far on 5-10$ of gas in your tank. Fill it allll the way, then go for that drive you’ve been dreaming of/missing. Till then look to anywhere and anything for the inspiration you need while giving yourself the care you need. And /stop/ torturing yourself, you’re only making it harder for yourself. ♥️♥️♥️
MissCupcake
2024-10-17 19:00:40 +0000 UTCI send you a big hug, retreat a little, breathe. Your art is beautiful. Take some time to regain confidence. I assure you that all of us here highly approve of your sketches. Calm down and take care of yourself dear.
Xennials
2024-10-17 19:00:01 +0000 UTCTake your time and take care of yourself! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Robin Buttercup
2024-10-17 18:59:42 +0000 UTCI’ve been a big fan for years now and my unsolicited two cents is to just focus on art that is satisfyingly mindless- whatever style, whatever characters, seriously! I think you have the magic sauce of having a unique style and I’d honestly love seeing anything you’d like to produce! Take your time, just do what scratches the itch for you and don’t worry about posting. All that to say, you can post a detailed bottle of lube once every three months and I’d think it’s worth my money 😂 Thank you for all that you do and I hope you get some rest and fun inspo that makes *you* happy! ♥️
Cathy
2024-10-17 18:57:30 +0000 UTCty for sharing!! sending lots of love and good vibes, i know how hare it is trying to *make something* and it doesnt feel right!! just take ur time❤️❤️❤️
frank m
2024-10-17 18:55:38 +0000 UTCArts are like farts, if you have to force it, it's shit. Take your time and take care of yourself plz 🙏🏻
Samantha Phillips
2024-10-17 18:55:24 +0000 UTCPLEASE be kind to yourself! Your art is so worth the wait, care for your mental health <333
GremlinDave
2024-10-17 18:45:57 +0000 UTCYou produce more art than anyone else I follow on Patreon, so don't hold yourself to a standard that you wouldn't expect anyone else to follow. We can all survive just fine without seeing some art, but YOU need to be happy with what's happening in YOUR life. Do what we you need to do for yourself!
Crook
2024-10-17 18:37:51 +0000 UTCOh Pete, we love you. Your mental health comes first. Please, please take care of yourself. We'll still be here!! We'll wait for you because you're so worth it!
alldayallmight
2024-10-17 18:35:26 +0000 UTCHappy, secure artists art better! Look after yourself first, take the time you need for *you*.
Madeline Hunter
2024-10-17 18:34:11 +0000 UTCI'm just a new subscriber, I fell in love with your HeroAca art on twitter and, boy oh boy their hot 🤤 so I kinda had to support you 🫡 I'm no artist but i get want you are going through, and as I said to another patreon artist, don't stress yourself, take your time! We ain't going anywhere ☺️ Thanks for letting us know, inspiration will come, maybe better than before 🤗 Sending good vibes from Italy 💜
Amy Reynolds
2024-10-17 18:34:05 +0000 UTCPete you are doing so much. We love your art. But we need you to be happy and healthy ♡ take your time and don't stress yourself please >n< we are here to support, you don't get rid of us >:)
ynot.hawks
2024-10-17 18:32:52 +0000 UTCTake care of yourself first! We'll be here when you're back in the swing of things. ❤️
Julie
2024-10-17 18:21:27 +0000 UTCDo what you can! We are here for your art because we like your art. Even if you need to go slower we will wait because you are worth the wait!
SleepyReptile
2024-10-17 18:17:22 +0000 UTCI’m an art teacher irl and I talk to my kiddos about prioritizing mental health and self care allll the time. Continually making art is really hard and the goal should be process over product and quality over quantity. If you keep trying to push a car with a check engine light on, it’s not gonna be able to keep that pace for long. But if you step off the gas and take it in for maintenance or repair, it’ll be back on the road in no time. Thanks for letting us know :) we’re here for you and will wait as long as you need to “get outta the shop” 😉
Ain Draws
2024-10-17 18:16:36 +0000 UTCYou’re amazing and I’ll happily wait for art for as long as you need! We just appreciate you sharing your art at all and happy I can be a part of them! Take your time and feel better!
Carly Campbell
2024-10-17 18:09:51 +0000 UTCHey hey hey dear !!! TAKE YOUR TIME. YOU FIRST. WE CAN AND WILL WAIT OK ? I know too well this kind of panic so time to break, breath and take time for you. You'll get through this, you'll get this. But take you time. You had to move lately, you drew a lot... break. Lots of hugs from Switzerland ♡
June
2024-10-17 18:09:36 +0000 UTCTake your time!! We’re always here to support on the good art months & the bad. We thank u for every little dopamine rush when u do post & think of u fondly when u don’t 🥹 I definitely agree with taking a little break however you need & taking care of yourself! Sending much love & support ur way 🥰🙂
Nia
2024-10-17 18:09:19 +0000 UTCTake care of yourself first and always!!
blacknoise
2024-10-17 18:08:09 +0000 UTCI hope you feel better! You’re my favorite artist ❤️❤️
Tomie
2024-10-17 18:07:04 +0000 UTCWe love you regardless! Plus there's plenty of content to go back and oogle over while we wait haha. 😘❤️
Elizabeth Bonaventura
2024-10-17 18:03:57 +0000 UTCLove you so much Pete! 💋 Never forget that you're more than what you have to "offer." Take your time in figuring things out and come back to the canvas whenever. Proooooomise we'll still be here. XD Even if we're just lurking. You've cultivated quite the familial unit friend.
DeboRAWR
2024-10-17 18:03:33 +0000 UTCBest of luck, do what you gotta do!
Becca D
2024-10-17 18:03:05 +0000 UTCTake your time! Don't push yourself or force yourself any more then you feel necessary.
Hidden Authors
2024-10-17 18:03:00 +0000 UTCTake Care of yourself ❤️
Ganou
2024-10-17 18:02:45 +0000 UTCMental health first, as a fellow artist I can honestly say that pursuing other things while on an art break is great. Another good piece of advice is to take things back to learning new skills or picking up old skills again. I'm currently studying the old masters portrait paintings which is where i started my art journey. Wishing you the best Pete
Wisp-Reaper
2024-10-17 18:02:23 +0000 UTCTake all the time you need, art burnout is terrible and it feels so awful, speaking from experience. We will still be here, your art is wonderful and irreplaceable. Please take care of yourself ❤️❤️❤️
optimistic_atlas
2024-10-17 18:02:09 +0000 UTCI'm gonna be completely honest, I'm a very patient person so even if you posted once a month I would still be satisfied with your art work. I know it's easier said than done, but really focus on yourself and don't stress too much about you not producing a lot, people who really care will appreciate anything you offer 🫶 /gen Take your time Pete we will all still be here waiting excitedly for when you are well rested and ready ☺️
The Jaded System
2024-10-17 18:01:37 +0000 UTCtake care of yourself and take your time!! your mental health is more important my man
scribs
2024-10-17 18:00:32 +0000 UTCThank you for telling us!! I hope you get to feeling better soon, I know how much of a pain it can be just trying to draw. I’ll support no matter what, and I can’t wait to see what you’ll make of this!
Boobeez
2024-10-17 18:00:17 +0000 UTCLove mental health slumps they’re great!!!!! We’re here for you, Petey baby! I can’t even imagine the pressure you’re under, from every angle. I get excited every time you post a pic, no matter what it is! We love ya, we’re here to boost moral, and it’s way more important to take care of yourself than it is to produce content (says someone who doesn’t produce content for a living, lol). But we’ll be here for you!!
Meagan
2024-10-17 18:00:16 +0000 UTCPeteeeee take your time!! You shouldn't feel obliged to do anything, take care of your mental health first, it's the most important 🫶
Max Zimmermann
2024-10-17 18:00:15 +0000 UTCDon't worry! We all have been there! Your work is worth every cent because of the quality, not the cuantity. Tho I love seeing new art, it's better knowing you're also enjoying this! 🐀✨
Chikwen _McNuggets
2024-10-17 18:00:08 +0000 UTCWE LOVE YOU PETE!! Never feel like you failed us!
Scouty Babyeee
2024-10-17 17:59:40 +0000 UTChey pete, you are amazing, take care, YOU are the priority always okay?? don’t worry 4 anything ❤️❤️❤️🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
nicholas
2024-10-17 17:59:21 +0000 UTC❤️❤️❤️❤️
Snaky
2024-10-17 17:59:15 +0000 UTCgosh i’m so sorry , i really hope you’re taking care of yourself 🩷
Uneasiest Book
2024-10-17 17:59:10 +0000 UTCDo what you need for yourself and your mental health, Pete, you are more than entitled to that! Personally, I don’t mind the wait as long as you’re taking care of yourself 💖
Hannah Kim
2024-10-17 17:58:57 +0000 UTC❤️❤️
Dove
2024-10-17 17:58:12 +0000 UTC
