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In an attempt to make the comic reach more people, (especially after Eclipse) Sweet Lullaby is now available through Webtoons. We invite you to check it out and help it grow by giving it a rate and maybe some likes if you are registered. Either way, we will continue to upload the comic over here, at least as much as we can.


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It's been a little more than a year since I got back to Sweet Lullaby. Kind of a risky move considering that would mean putting aside commissions and other personal projects, but with a decent amount of money saved, I decided the situation was conducive enough to green light the project, so we got down to business and opened a Patreon page to help us finance it. Many things have happened since then, and although we have had a lot of pleasant surprises, it is important to announce that, despite all the support we have received, it is difficult to know for how much longer we can keep sustaining ourselves this way.


Attending Patreon has become a much more complicated task than we thought, and the current situation is not helping at all. My family savings have been reduced in at least a 85% since we started, and without any indication of money incomes aside from Patreon, I'm afraid the situation is forcing me to postpone Sweet Lullaby in favor of re-opnening commissions...at least in my case and while all of this is happening.


My friends Nihil-Zero , Mahsira and RikoSakari have informed me that they are willing to cover me while I take care of that. With the cover finished and the sketches from the first 15 pages of chapter 5, I want to think that it will be possible for me to finish a round of commissions before being required again in the production of the comic.


Despite all the problems, we consider that the least we can do is continue with the deal offered: Finish at least Chapter 5 and keep the tiers we established on Patreon, at least until December, when it's time to send out all the physical rewards. After that, it is highly likely that we will reconsider what we offer in a way that is more sustainable, at least while chapter 5 lasts. If everything goes as planned, we'll start publishing it later this month and possibly in early August around here and Webtoons.


This may not turn out as we wanted at the end, but no matter what happens, we will always be grateful for all that we have learned and all the support you have given us ♥


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Webtoons

Como un intento por hacer que el cómic pueda llegar a más gente, (especialmente después de Eclipse) Sweet Lullaby ahora estará disponible a través de Webtoons. Debido al formato del sitio, por ahora solo estará disponible en inglés. Aun así, los invitamos a echarle un vistazo y ayudarnos a hacer que crezca calificando el cómic y dando like si están registrados. De cualquier forma seguiremos subiendo el cómic por aquí, por tanto como sea posible.


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Ha sido poco más de un año desde que volví a dedicarme a Sweet Lullaby. Un movimiento algo arriesgado considerando que eso significaría hacer de lado comisiones y otros proyectos personales, pero con una decente cantidad de dinero ahorrada, decidí que la situación era lo suficientemente propicia para dar luz verde al proyecto, así que pusimos manos a la obra, abriendo una página de Patreon que nos ayudara a financiarlo. Muchas cosas han pasado desde entonces, y aunque nos hemos llevado muchas gratas sorpresas, es importante anunciar que, a pesar de todo el apoyo que hemos recibido, es difícil saber por cuanto tiempo más podremos seguir sosteniéndonos de esta forma.


Atender Patreon se ha vuelto una tarea mucho más complicada de lo que pensábamos, y la situación actual no ha ayudado en nada. Los ahorros de mi familia se han reducido al menos en un un 85% desde que empezamos, y sin ningún indicio de entradas de dinero además de Patreon, temo que la situación me está obligando a postergar Sweet Lullaby a favor de re-abrir comisiones...al menos en mi caso y mientras todo esto ocurre.


Mis amigos Nihil-Zero , Mahsira y RikoSakari me han informado que están dispuestos a apoyarme mientras yo me ocupo en eso. Con la portada terminada y las primeras 15 páginas en boceto del capítulo 5, quiero pensar que me será posible terminar una ronda de comisiones antes de volver a ser requerida en la producción del cómic.


A pesar de los problemas, consideramos que lo mínimo que podemos hacer será continuar con el trato ofrecido: Terminar al menos el capítulo 5 y conservar los niveles establecidos en Patreon, al menos hasta Diciembre, cuando sea el momento de enviar todas las recompensas físicas. Luego de eso, es muy probable que debamos reconsiderar lo que ofrecemos de forma que sea más sostenible, al menos mientras aún trabajemos en el capítulo 5. Si todo sale como tenemos planeado, comenzaremos a publicarlo a finales de éste mes y posiblemente a principios de Agosto por aquí y Webtoons.


Puede que al final esto no resulte como queríamos que fuera, pero no importa lo que pase, siempre estaremos agradecidos por el aprendizaje y todo el apoyo que nos han dado ♥


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Regarding the recent news about DA, I just wanted to remind you of the other places where you can find me. I won't be leaving Deviantart despite this whole thing, but if you are and wish to keep following my work, here you have other websites where you can find me.

(Still not a fan of Instagram because of the format, how it destroys the quality of images and how annoying it is to post something when most of your stuff comes from a computer...but statistics really don't agree with me on this one, so I suppose I have to keep trying)
(I'm struggling to keep it updated as I don't make a whole lot of video related content yet, but that's something I may be able to change in the near future. Subscribe, and who knows, I may surprise you one of these days. )
(I used to be more active here before, but the app runs terribly on my phone and it hurts my back if I stay on the computer for too long. I don't know how much I'll keep using it to publish my artwork, but there you have it either way. It's still a fun website to share some stuff, inspirations and fandom stuff specially.)
(Just a small tip jar. I can't believe it's still empty of content, depending entierely of what you see here. That needs to change.)
I know I'm not a very online active kind of person, but given the circumstances, I'm willing to do an effort to keep my online artist career still viable. It is also possible I'm going to open an ArtStation, maybe a new FurAffinity and maaaybe a Twitter in case things don't change for the better. I also have Red Bubble and Tee Public shops in case you are interested in buying my designs, which hopefully I can contribute with more in the future.

Most seem to be very upset about Eclipse, and while I'm not exactly jumping with joy about it either, I think I understand why it's here. Whether it means Deviantart's new hope or it's very final straw, I accept it. I've been here since 2005..and I don't know if it's the nostalgia talking, but it really used to be something else.  Time has passed, and around 2015 or so, I have to say I've only seen it slowly decaying as other websites kept growing and diversifying. Statistics can say I have thousands of whatchers, but the truth is most of them are not active anymore and haven't been for years now. DA is 20 years old after all, so I suppose it makes sense they want to try and take it to this new Internet era of social networking and memes.

It's very hard to say what is going to come out of this exactly, but I owe so much to DA I just want to wish them luck and hope for the best. I wouldn't be the artist I am today without all the people I've met, everything I've learned and experienced here in the last 15 years, so it's the least I can do to show my gratitude. 

Please take care everybody. Read you soon, and thank you so much for all your lovely birthday wishes :heart:

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Heh, so...I've been a little conflicted lately, with little energy and this everlasting feeling of derealization being a bit more present than the usual, despite my most recent effots to counter this by going outside more often, expose myself to the elements and try to do more excersice...at least until this month started, because...you know, such is my luck. I'm actually not as worried about Covid-19 as most people seem to be, for some reason...but we don't want to talk about this when we have the media covering it all for us, right?

 It's been like seven months since my last journal, so let's ramble for a bit while we're at home, shall we?

 Let's start with the at least relieving fact that, finally, after eight months of work, 46 pages and a near total of 562 drawings...I managed to finish what was originally made in four years, with the remake if chapters 3 and 4 of the Sweet Lullaby comic. While I'm surely relieved about this and quite satisfied with my work, I have to say I also have a lot of mixed feelings about the mostly cold reception we've been receiving since July of 2019, when I started to be much more active on the project. We still have two cards left under our sleeve before we make our final desition, with one of them being the very anticipated chapter 5, which is currently in preproduction.

 Related to this, is how did I managed to survive for a year without commissions on the first place. Turns out my dad got a small job on December of 2018, and while it was as brief as just one single week, the payment he recieved was enough to sustain us for all of 2019...up to last February, which funny enough, coincided with the completion of this pending project...which brings us to my first dilema.  We started a Patreon in hopes of it becoming a replacement for commissions while we're working on this comic, and while we're extremely thankful with our current patrons and we appreciate their support for the cause...well, we're still more than far from achieving that goal at this point. This wasn't a big deal for a while, but after 14 months, that payment my dad received is now almost completely gone. My savings could be enough to keep us on float for a couple of extra months...maybe three if we keep saving all we can, but if my dad stays unemployed even by then, I will have no choice but to divide my work between the comic and commissions...at best. This could be not so bad now that I will count with all the team's efforts for chapter 5, but yeah, I suppose that I can't help but worry, given all the situations we've been forced to face lately. I'm still not sure of what I'm going to do with this, but I should have a clearer answer in the following weeks.

There's a lot more drama going on, but from all the options I have...I think I'll just go for the one with some potential to be good, maybe, hopefully. Turns out I'll be entering the ITESM full scholarship contest once again. I was rejected last time because one of the main requirements is to have some sort of leadership project, and while I didn't have such a thing last time I tried...well, just recently I started to think Sweet Lullaby could maybe count as one. It's a teamwork in which I'm still one of the creators and the Patreon manager (or at least until we can afford a Premium account). I have a feeling I didn't really do my best last time, but after seeing how much they have been improving the animation program, I kinda had an impulse to do at least one last try. I feel a little weaker than I would prefer because my dad is not supporting me on this one, but at the end of the day, it's still my desition and he will respect it regardless, so...we'll see what happens. Reason why is this is not that clear, but I think it has something to do with the fact he doesn't believe I need to go to school...and while I can see where he's coming from...well, I suppose it's something that I would still like to do. I never had a good time during my formative years and I have a silly dream of having at least one good experience in this ambit, just something to put a closure I can actually feel satisfied about.

 These are surely some dark times that we are facing now, but no matter what happens, we just have to keep trying.
I hope to post more drawings soon, either here, my commission account and surely on :iconlullabyofadeepforest:

 

Take care everybody, stay strong :heart:

 

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Oh look. I won a 3 month membership, so yay.

I don't really know if this is true, but it kinda feels like things are getting somewhere...or maybe I'm just in a good mood because I'm getting closer to finish some pending works that have been keeping me busy since last year. Turns out I passed all exams for the art school I applied to back in March...but in a twist of events, at the end it was me who decided to quit. By the second test, I started to realize something wasn't quite clicking with me for some reason, and it wasn't until the third test I noticed what it was. I had an intrerview with a couple of teachers, who seemed kind of impressed by my art skills, but didn't really manage to convince me to enter this school I was quickly getting disappointed by. This is very personal as it does seem like a good visual art school, but probably not for me. Have you seen that Sponge Bob episode called "Artist unknown"? That was my whole experience in a nutshell...so yeah, I'm back here at the dump, dump, dump...and I had no idea being out of a selection list would actually make me this happy.

It took me a while to realize, but I'm a lot more sure of what I want to do with my art now, and what aspects I should keep nourishing in my career. Things will be fine.


Sweet Lullaby

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For those who don't know yet, I recently started to post my re-issue of a certain fan comic I originally worked for from 2008 to 2013.
We have been working more than ever to bring it back...and even if it's a little too late indeed, at least I want to make sure we have that new edition finished this year. I'll make a proper announcement in my galleries soon, but until then, here's the link to the group if you are curious about a Happy Tree Friends comic involving magic, character development and probably not enough blood.

...probably.

:iconlullabyofadeepforest:


Moomin MAP scenes

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Lastly, I just wanted to share the scenes I gave myself the task of doing despite all the work I aleady had.
I just couldn't let pass the chance to participate at a reanimated Moomin project, I owe so much to those adorable scandinavian trolls.





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