JakeMcMindes

Since I've been doing a lot in the world of cosplay these past couple years, my traditional art isn't as huge of a focus anymore. That being said, I do often draw for designs' sake for planning and executing cosplay designs, especially in props. So, to make these kind of things easier, I've decided to upload more things so people can use them. I've been adding things to Google Drive, but realized people still often use DA for their art and for sharing it. For anyone curious, my mental health has been quite positive recently. While there's of course going to be bad days, they're not the majority or the norm, so I'm quite thankful for that.

Being independent for a year's been a heck of a wild experience. I've been off DA for a while until I posted a MLP related piece, and that seems to have garnered some good attention. I'll have to do more I think. I'm glad that people enjoy what I make, or write, it's nice to have that connection with people. In other news, I've been taking a small break from working on the comic to just focus on my skills and improve more so when I get back onto comic duty, the comic gets done right, and well. Working on the header for Twitter made me realize that while I can do great stuff, especially line work in Manga Studio, I'm not where I want to be. I

I haven't had a status update in a long time now. I've been going through a lot of things, most of them negative, some very positive. My life has taken a dramatic change, and I'm settling in now. It's taken a few months to finally get my barrings emotionally. Going from a very stable relationship of quite a few years to being single, moving, and changing employment are basically three huge life changing things and they all happened within a few months of each other. I'm still very much trying to find sources of inspiration, to help me create, and it's been a struggle. It's hard to find pleasure in what I do when I feel rather alone for it.