This big post below is the reason why I wasn't very active artwise these last 2 weeks 🥹

A few weeks ago, I sold a design for 600 EUR. It was my biggest sale ever in terms of original designs and I got very excited about it.
I'm not new to selling my art and I have sold book covers for higher prices so I knew I should've waited to have the money in my bank account before celebrating... but I didn't. I told everyone I could about this stupid sale.
And the buyer backed out a few days later, for medical reason, which, fair of course.

I think it crushed me harder than I thought. I avoided drawing for an entire week, played games all day and scrolled on my phone until late in the night, feeling sick to my stomach : this could've paid me a very important thing for my health : a new tablet. My current tablet is perfect but I can't change its inclination anymore, and I'm basically a shrimp all day long because of it. It hurts my back a lot and I physically can't sit in this position for more than 2 hours.
Then, I had to pay around 300 eur in total for new glasses, which was a planned expense BUT it still hurt, knowing this sale could've paid half of it easily.

I did not sell anything else for the entirety of August, I was too disappointed and couldn't push myself to market even my regular and well-loved commissions. I feel like i let myself down.
I'm entering September with a catastrophic August because of this and I know it's entirely my fault.
After 5 years of freelancing, I shouldn't let myself have a depressive episode because of a lost sale : I had authors back away after I sent my final price, I had people go commission other artist, rejected artworks, etc. I have an amazing support in my partner, who helps me cover up for hard months.

But for some reason, this one failed sale hit me in the gut really hard.

Maybe it's because it sold really fast for so high ? Maybe it's because it did not sell later and I can't look at it without feeling guilt ? Maybe it's because I'm disappointed I told everyone about it and I think I jinxed it ? Maybe it's because I felt like selling designs for that much wasn't that hard ?

I'm not even that mad at the buyer, things happen in life, I'm more mad at myself for letting my art down for 2 weeks for no reason.

But still. Don't purchase something you can't buy. Artists are not big companies. It can hurt when you back away, even if your reason is valid.

This is the design btw ! Grace in the Sorrow
Honestl'y, I'd love to know what you think of this design, it would make my day a bit better <3
Thanks for reading my little vent, I think I needed to let it out ✨

I woke up with the urge to draw stars and boy I cooked *as the young say*

If you'd like to see what my new design look like, you can check it out OVER HERE

Thank you so much !

So I've been opening thousand of cards in TCG Pocket and still no gold for this extension, heck.

But um, y'know, you can get my cards instead ;.;
+ It's a full art guaranteed : D

Opening 2 slots only this time, because the heat is getting to me ugh

HERE

Open for June !
As long as this post is up, slots are open !

LINK HERE

Thank you, kisses !

BIG SALE ON ILLUSTRATIONS !
I plan on buying a new PC (it's starting to be very necessary haha), and so until the end of May, my CUSTOM ILLUSTRATIONS are dropping to ✨ONLY 80 EUR ✨.
And yes, with payment plans ! (max 2x 40 EUR)

Samples
SAMPLE 1
SAMPLE 2
SAMPLE 3

Payment informations
This ad is valid as long as it has not been deleted.
Through either Paypal or Ko-Fi.
KO FI link if you want to go through that !
Works for only 1 character. You can request 2, but the price goes back to normal for these.

What is accepted this time ?
-Animals (yes to wings)
-Fandom animals ( Pkmn, WC, WOF, TLK, HF, etc)

Thank you so so much <3
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Well that's great cause I have the perfect adopt for you : D

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I really want to finally do this drawing, this ych has been waiting for a year now lmao

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Hi, commissions have been pretty much absent this year and I really want to work on something new !

First of all, I've finally made a Ko-Fi ! You can now support me for very cheap over there !
I make sketches as a warm-up and they're PWYW !

https://ko-fi.com/samiki/commissions

I also plan on writing articles and sell a few cheap stuff there too !

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Now, here's what's open for this month !

Flat colored doodles - No limit
Painted portraits - 5 slots
Posters - 5 slots
Sketch pages - 2 slots

And a few YCHs!

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I also have a few adopts you can now snag on TH or simply by DMing me if you don't have an account over there !
https://toyhou.se/Samiki/characters/folder:5210371

Thank you everyone, this year's start is a bit rough but hoping to turn that around this month !

Opening 10 slots for sketch lovers !

Heads are 20 e
Fullbodies 35 !

Samples for heads
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/54620902/
https://twitter.com/Samikiy/status/.....771227/photo/1

Fullbodies samples
https://x.com/Samikiy/status/172993.....254926950?s=20
https://twitter.com/Samikiy/status/.....09221731078653
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/53881890/

Claim here or via dm ! P