Goodbye 2024... what to do this 2025...

Not gonna lie to you all, this is the energy I'm ending this year with....

How’s been the festive season? Here we still have a while to go, Christmas in Spain is awfully long and lasts til January 6th 😅 But that's presents day, so hooray!

After returning from Barcelona I was (and still am 💦) busy preparing and sending online shop orders  (btw, we're closing it tomorrow! ), preparing the FMP! website  (it's finally online!) and of course I had Christmas obligations with family and friends, but I also had some free time to relax and review the year.

Looking back at the goals I had for this year, I have accomplished quite a few! 2024 sure was a good year artistically, but not so good for my mental health and my wallet... Right now I feel very, VERY tired. This year has been very hard for artists.

It's getting more and more difficult to promote our work through social networks, and AI is stealing our work and replacing us in a lot of jobs with total impunity. In my case, I have also lost a bunch of patrons. And I understand that, I'm not bitter about it, the economic crisis affects us all, and I've switched from doing a lot of fanart to focusing on original projects. I need to rebuild part of my audience when its very difficult to do so.

But the truth is that right now just with Patreon alone it's hard for me to make ends meet, this is causing me a lot of stress and I need to think about how I'll face next year. To work smarter, not harder, because I'm in the verge of a burnout.

My main project for 2025 will continue to be FULLMOONPANIC! as long as my economy allows me to do so. I want to be a full-time comic author, and I have faith in this project. I'm still working on the draft of the second chapter but in January I’ll get back into the routine of sharing two extra pages a week plus extras for my patrons. This is my top priority! I have lots of ideas for Miguel and Lucas, and I hope you like them!

I'm going to redefine the Heaven and Hell project a bit and keep it as a sketchbook, rather than a series of super-detailed colour illustrations. I feel like I've been sharing less nsfw than I should lately, and I think the best way to fix that is to work in a simpler style.I won't do polls anymore for it to work faster, but I’ll ask opinions on my Discord. This is a project I'm doing mainly to practice nsfw with more diversity of bodies.

And I'm sooooo looking forward to finally start the tarot project for my tier postcard but first I have to do a few style tests!

I don't want to end this post without thanking all of you who support me or have supported me at some point! Maybe this post sounds a bit depressing but actually, even though times are a bit hard for me right now, many of you believe in me and are helping me to fulfil my dream. That makes me feel very blessed. I am not giving up and I will continue to give my best next year!!!