So I have been having issues getting ready to release a new original pattern. It started with trying to deal with scanning and printing. I scanned my hand draft in for inking, and everything went well, until print testing. My goal was to make my patterns A4 which is international standard, and available in US Letter. But as things got going, the more I troubleshoot, updating drivers, etc... All while working on the written instructions for other patterns. Google somehow corrupted a ton of files, images aren't showing up in pattern tutorials, etc.
I genuinely have no clue what has happened. I will be fixing this all asap, maybe it's good it's happening now, when people aren't really following me or reading, since we're in our infancy here... I had hinged on Google being my best bet. Free storage, safe for everyone. I don't really trust places like dropbox. I've had issues downloading from places like that. Viruses and the like. I liked Google services because it scans things as you download them. For me, it was peace of mind that when others downloaded my files they would feel safe, secure, and it would build trust.
With all that said above. I will probably only be using my google drive to host my images in combination with Deviantart, and my written tutorials once finalized, will be stored as multiple copies on my pc, in doc and pdf forms, and posted to my blog. My blog will be the main source for my tutorials from now on. Pdf and written backups will be for me incase something goes down on the blog for whatever reason. (I have hardly any tech skills... I really am trying but I just can't keep up.)
With the state of the internet and tech, a lot of things have become unreliable and it has been super frustrating for me. I just want to share my creations and spread a bit of joy, connect with people and other artists. I don't know if this is because of dead internet theory or whatever, or big tech greed? But I'm trying to find a way around the broken system, buck AI and stand out as a human creator and stand out amongst AI slop and slop content in general. I don't want to follow trends and make short form content, or 30 second annoying scroll by content to be consumed and forgotten. I want to create something lasting and with value.
2026 is proving to be difficult so far, but I'm not going to let it deter me. This is going to be my main platform. I am not in business. I'm just a hobbyist for the foreseeable future. I tend to use Ko-fi and Patreon for cross posting purposes only. I'm going to be mostly active here or DeviantArt.
IF things change in the future for the better, (I'd like to improve my life and my means eventually,) like for example: paid patterns, they might be placed on Patreon and linked here. I'm still trying to get a rhythm and routine. Still trying to find what is going to work best for my hobbyist sharing.
I'm not going to lie. I'm exhausted. It's a lot of work pattern developing and notes taking, doing the instructions writing, photography, file hosting on google with backups, sharing or cross posting. And even if this isn't exactly considered social media, it's a media outlet for me to share stuff on and it's difficult doing the writing and proof reading with my disabilities at play. It's difficult trying to balance all of this by myself, and stay on top of my personal life. And with the recent headaches. I believe I need to really slow down and pace myself. I need to approach things differently. So you might see me start integrating my blog into the how-to tutorial and pattern downloads will be hosted on DeviantArt.
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