Usano Pride

I was grossly young when I began the blog (late 2014), and I’ve matured some since then, both as a person and an artist.

This blog’s always been on and off with it status, and has reached multiple points where I’ve wanted to quit. Here’s some details:

1. No Asks

Probably one of the main reasons I was so discouraged, nobody ever seemed to want to interact. Then again, as I cringed at my older interactions tonight, I realize why. I’m grateful for the asks and submissions I did receive, though, so that’s a little more comforting.

2. Art + Other Artists

Some of this is a little more indirect—there was a number of artists who started out at around the same as me with about the same knowledge. I always got frustrated, however, because they seemed to grow and I didn’t. I never had any bad interactions with anyone on here (I actually found a lot of support), but it was me getting nervous over how other artists improved and made names for themselves while I’m still a nobody, even to this day. I’ve always struggled with finding a style, and I’ve understood why (sort of).

3. Other Interests

I’m not always doing art or focusing on my art, compared to other artists in the community. I’ve found hobbies I’ve branched into, such as:

Writing

Making music

Reading JoJo

Listening to music

Collecting music (cassettes, vinyls, 8tracks)

Reading in general

MMDing/Model editing

History (woah!!)

Playing the recorder at obnoxiously loud levels

Cats

Don’t get me wrong, I still wanna draw, but I have other hobbies too :)

...but coming back to over 200 followers is nice. After 2 years, I’ve gotten a supportive group of followers, and I appreciate every single one of you. I love you all very much (in a platonic way, of course).