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I'm an independent illustrator and artist. Here is the archive of my Weekly Wednesday Newsletters starting in September 2022

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BWN: Reality Check

Bi-Weekly Wednesday Newsletter no. 124 [GREETING GOES HERE] wndrlnd Text newsletter this week Reality Check The Facts Still living in my parent's house 25 2 years out of a job Illustration is not making me money Working in sales didn't get me money Ugly What I got going for me Jesus Still alive Can still make things So what are the options? 1. Looking for work If I were to look for work I think an early startup (~3-10 ppl) is the clearest option right now because: I want freedom I want money...

Bi-Weekly Wednesday Newsletter no. 123 [GREETING GOES HERE] Weow nice! it's 123 What's Going On ConCaly Worked on it some more. It's been about a month now since I started, and it's coming together. Here's where it's hosted: https://www.concaly.app/ I disabled like 90% of it on mobile just because it's really not worth it for me to build it out right now. Last week I said I was around 40% done but now I feel like I kind of overshot. I should have gotten feedback earlier cause I realized I...

Bi-Weekly Wednesday Newsletter no. 122 [GREETING GOES HERE] What's Going On ConCaly These past 2 weeks Sanskar and I have been working on a convention explorer/planner yea...details panel pretty sparse lol It's been pretty fun! I feel like it kind of fits well with my skillset this page took a while filters and stuff But I'm learning a lot. A lot of technical stuff but also thinking deeper about specific interactions and little details Search bar I really took my time to make things look...

Bi-Weekly Wednesday Newsletter no. 121 [GREETING GOES HERE] My hand works! What's Going On Inquiryon Finally can draw: I made this for another website I did (github) for someone. The theme was refining a gemstone I learned a ton cause it was my first time coding everything from scratch (not just bashing a template) I quite like this and I love how this turned out Supposed to look like the logo: This project made me want to learn how to cut gems...we'll see Pooh Just wanted to share the final...

Bi-Weekly Wednesday Newsletter no. 120 [GREETING GOES HERE] touched grass this weekend So since I broke my left hand, I can't really draw. But I can type What's Going On I started coding again lol. I'm kind of embarrassed to share because I think it's kind of uncool, but I really enjoyed it haha. (link) text is ai garbo lolll Got to practice design and then remind myself why I liked coding to begin with. I had fun designing the color scheme, fonts and logo (flower thing) and then putting it...

Bi-Weekly Wednesday Newsletter no. 119 [GREETING GOES HERE] What's Going On Random Projects Some commissions and stuff Random Drawings What I've been thinking about I think I might be sick tho lol Last week I ate ice cream on waffle but then I ran out of waffles After I schedule this newsletter, ima go take a shower Thank you! partyyyyy I fell on my hand Next Newsletter March 19th! Shop | Previous posts | Main website

Bi-Weekly Wednesday Newsletter no. 117 [GREETING GOES HERE] What's Going On Not much going on this week. I just wanted to share that I printed a few of these, so let me know if you want one (for free lol)! I have 10 of each rn They're 6in x6in. If you're not around sf, they're kind of an awkward size to ship so we'd have to figure it out See ya! What I've been thinking about Sorry. I'll stop posting the figure drawing stuff lolll I started eating more waffles and ice cream instead of eggs....

Bi-Weekly Wednesday Newsletter no. 117 [GREETING GOES HERE] What's Going On Random Drawings: Sweaters Figure Drawing Projects uh. try not to read the text lol What I've been thinking about I got a haircut but I have too much acne I think I'm learning a lot right now because I'm put in uncomfortable situations Health: Update on getting jacked ooof I think it has to do with my weight lol I love ice cream lol Thank you! reliving high school memories Next Newsletter Feb 19! Shop | Previous posts...

Weekly Wednesday Newsletter no. 116 [GREETING GOES HERE] What's Going On Random Drawings Figure Drawing 2min poses 2min poses 5min poses 10 10 This one was a struggle: 10 What I've been thinking about My priorities have been shifting, and I've been having trouble keeping up with the newsletter recently. I've never had any trouble making enough content in the past, but these past few weeks I've been rushing to fill the emails with content. It's kind of sad cause I really like doing this. I...

Weekly Wednesday Newsletter no. 115 [GREETING GOES HERE] What's Going On Archsage Finished! Now I'm wrapping up a few more things and it's finally out of my hands. work in progress Random Sketches class notes What I've been thinking about Egg shortage is hitting hard dude I think I'm going figure drawing today, but we'll see if there's space Went to Safeway on Monday and squished some bread Thank you! The best way to help would be to share this newsletter back to school I guess... Next...