Hey guys, been a while since I've written an update journal, but I figure now is a good point to check in with y'all!

I'll keep things fairly brief, but since the start of the year I've made significant improvement in regards to my mental health. I've been diagnosed with ADHD, and getting properly medicated has really been life-changing for me. I've felt a lot more self-confident and energised to do the things I enjoy. Basically, I've been more inspired to draw as an outlet for fun, rather than through an obligation. Some of you may have noticed that I've done a few commissions. Sadly I don't expect to open them publicly for some time, mostly due to the fact I want to understand the best way for me to run the business as a sole trader. Stay tuned for when I post a price sheet and announce that I'm opening slots, hopefully in the coming months!

As far as other things go, I am pivoting to a 1-month exclusivity embargo on new artwork. This will mean that if you access my Patreon, all of my work will be available to you at its highest resolution with zero compression. I also post WIPs and chat regularly in the Patron section of my Discord server. If you'd like to support me via Patreon, it will mean I can tangibly do this to cover my living expenses. For anybody interested, please follow this link: https://www.patreon.com/duase -- but otherwise, if you're not a Patron of mine, generally you won't notice the rollout of this exclusivity embargo. My plan is to post content publicly once per week until I build up a 4-week backlog. Taking this approach has been much less stressful for myself, and allows me to focus more on the drawings rather than simply trying to pump out content.

Furthermore, in regards to Patreon, I'm planning to expand the perks of signing up, as well as overhauling some of the tiers and aesthetics. I don't have a concrete plan at the moment, but I want to provide excellent value for my Patrons, and give you guys an opportunity in giving me ideas for what to draw. I'll post more updates about this in the near future.

Beyond all of this, I have moved all of my fetish (BBW and Vore) content to an alternative account, where I will upload all of that stuff from now on. If that sort of thing interests you, please check it out at: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/duasead -- I don't intend it to be maintained as regularly as my main accounts, however it's where all fetish content will go from now on, whether it be doodles or commissions.

Anyway, to summarise -- I've been feeling pretty good and pretty confident over the last couple of months. Sure, there's been ups and downs, but we're leaps and bounds ahead of where I was this time last year. In any case, feel free to leave any thoughts and comments on this journal, and please feel free to leave shouts on my page. I like shouts.

For now, I'll wrap it up. Thank you guys for being awesome.