AquariusBatt

Posted this on my Ko-Fi, so figured, why not on here as well!

Oh, hello! It's been quite a while I guess. Let me sweep up those cobwebs (haha).

Anyway, I want to write down what I'm planning on doing for 2021. I'm going to get creative, or at least try to! I'm going to be focusing on my projects, so if you don't see me around that'll be why. So, here's what I want to do in 2021!

.: DanganRonpa: It's Showtime! :.

My current and very ambitious project I'm working on. I'm hoping to have chapters 2 and 3 done this year. If not, I'm hopeful for at least chapter 2! Though, truth be told, I'm still a little burnt out (and overwhelmed) from working on/posting chapter 1. So basically DanganRonpa: It's Showtime! (or DRIS) has an indefinite status of "it'll happen, when it happens".

.: Other Visual Novels (Passion Projects) :.

As usual, I'm usually working on 5+ projects. Some of which are visual novels.  Most, if not all, revolve around supernatural elements and creatures. These will not be released to the public (for the most part), and is something for me to enjoy. However, I plan to work on them little by little when I have free time or I'm experiencing an art/writers block (which happens quite often lol). Some have most of their images drawn, others are just merely a concept with tons of notes. So, I have to work on backgrounds and sprites ;u;. But once I get them done, I can work on them to my hearts content.

.: Wonderland Carousel :.

My current (and active) webcomic. It's still a work in progress ;u; I loosely have the plot written out, it's just working on it....is a difficult task. Comics do take a bit more of my time believe it or not, so I get burnt out or don't have motivation to do much. Anywho, I'm planning on trying to get more pages of Wonderland Carousel out since it's been sitting for a year and a half....and if I get a good enough momentum, I'm planning on making chapter uploads a monthly process! ;u;

.: Other Webcomic Ideas/Concepts :.

I do have like 5 ideas for webcomics (ofc I do). However, most are just that, ideas. I'm hoping for 2021, I make a ton of characters sketches and references to help me out in the end. I might start one by October (if I can), but it's just going to be difficult to decide on which one! Oh, and the comic(s) will go on both Tapas and Webtoon.

.: SpeedPaints :.

I want to get back to my regular uploading schedule on YouTube (Tuesdays and Thursdays).  I actually do have a couple of sketches I can turn into a speedpaint, so I'm really excited to work on them!

.: Streaming :.

I want to try to stream more on Twitch! I'm planning on doing art streams on Tuesdays, and gaming streams on Thursdays (if my schedule allows it on those days!). I'm planning on streaming future speedpaints and stuff for my comics/projects, which I should probably make a nifty layout for drawing streams that won't end up on YouTube. And for the gaming streams, I already have a game in mind to start out with! Though, gaming streams will basically be an hour and a half at most.

Anyway, that's my plans for 2021!

Honestly, I have no idea. But I probably should've mentioned this earlier...but yeah. Anywho, there's three reasons why I haven't been posting.

1. I got burnt out from Art Fight. I managed to do 28 attacks...yeah. That amount of art kind of did me in, and I haven't had much motivation to do much else. I really want to record some speedpaints (since I haven't in like two months?), but again, no motivation. Burn out (and art block lol) sucks.

2. I've been working on another visual novel of sorts (don't worry, I still have my other projects in sight lol). It's a fangan (or a fan DanganRonpa)! I'm still working on the prologue, and all I have left to do is redo some of the sprites (again) and touch up the script a little bit. So that'll be a while...I've been focused on the fangan that I haven't much time to focus on other art.

3. Art Block (the creative depression). Yep, I hit another art block. It really sucks. But don't worry, I'll be fine. Once I get the fangan worked out, I'll get back to art (because I want to ;u;). I'm hoping to get the prologue of said fangan out by the end of August (or middle of September).

So yeah, that's what I've been up to for the past two months?

I'm going to be honest, Eclipse isn't that bad. Yeah the UI is a dumpster fire, but I've gotten used to it. But if you want to leave DeviantArt (which I can understand), here's where you can find me:

Twitter

I'm active on there; when I say 'active' I mean I like to retweet a lot of stuff. Like DeviantArt, I haven't been active on the whole art thing (been playing way too much video games haha). But art should be back up...soonish.

Art Fight

Yes, I'm on Art Fight and I always have fun every year. I'm still in the 'prep' mode, but I should ready for July soon.

YouTube

Same as DA and Twitter, haven't been active with the arts. I do have speedpaints planned (and not yet sketched), but I haven't had the time to do them yet. But videos should be coming out soon.

Twitch

I stream every so often, but I've been busy with video games heh. Lately, my channel is pre-occupied with me and some friends playing a DanganRonpa tabletop rpg (it's been pretty fun). But I soon plan to stream at least three times a week (for at least two hours), I just don't know which game to start with lol

Vlare

A sort of backup for YouTube. But I do post my speedpaints there as well.

Ko-Fi

Yep, I have a ko-fi. I mainly post head shots/busts and some character sketches (since that's what I offer on there heh).

Patreon

I reworked some of my Patreon! I'm going to try to focus on doing art and whatnot focused on my projects (visual novels, comics, etc). Unfortunately, it's dead as doornails at the moment...though when I get a steady flow I'll most likely be making a post about it.