I had a tighter run of streams where I streamed weekly. As usual, art streaming is more important to me as I fell of playing Demon Turf, and Balatro is on my phone now. It's tough to make these streams exciting as I never know what to talk about while drawing.

While I'm used to drawing and speaking on camera more I did the previous year, I don't have an extreme passion toward doing these streams beyond being accountable to a drawing schedule.

There's times I think I'm spending too much time being distracted by "trying to be entertaining and it takes away from my drawing process. I'll give this another year before I drop out of streaming.

Until then, you can follow me on Twitch to see my weekly art streams. If you want me to do some other things or collab on a stream, I'm all ears.

https://www.twitch.tv/mastafran

Halfway there to completing six of these pixel art commissions! I'll finish these before the end of year mark my words!

My status report:

1) NBD-Dog (Working on Backgrounds)

2) TideMistory(Animation Blocking)

3) Kyowai (Complete)

4) ScarletRose (Complete)

5) ABananaMan (Animation Polishing)

6) Jonathangee (Complete)

2 Down 4 to go!

Here's the latest status of my commissions!

1) NBD-Dog (Working)

2) TideMistory(Working)

3) Kyowai (Complete)

4) ScarletRose (Polishing)

5) ABananaMan (Working)

6) Jonathangee (Complete)

https://www.twitch.tv/mastafran

It's been a month since I started these commissions and I'm seeing a potential finish to some of them.

How do artists, crafters and creators tackle the perilous journey of selling their artwork. They go over their origins creating their works, the mental fortitude of being an independent artist.

Speakers

Melanie Silver

https://melaniesilverart.com/

Shauna Aura Knight

https://shaunaauraknight.com/

I chat with Rick Heinz and Tim Akers to discuss Publishing and self-publishing. They talk about how they started, how they maintain their careers, and overcoming the challenges of being their own creator, publisher, and seller.

Speakers

Rick Heinz

https://www.rickheinzwrites.com/

Tim Akers

https://www.timakers.net/

What can you, as an author, artist, sculptor, or costumer, do to care for yourself in the throes of your creative muse? Ryan Francis asks the speakers how they handle their mental health while navigating the tenuous life of creating art, crafts, and writing.

Speakers

Shauna Aura Knight

https://shaunaauraknight.com/

Dex Greenbright

https://dexgreenbright.com

https://www.mastafran.com/going-to-windycon-50/

This November weekend on the 8th through 10th, I return to Windycon in Oak Brook, IL! There, I will also be a host and guest to a great number of panels!

WindyCon is going to be a fascinating departure from my usual convention goings, as I'll be hosting and speaking at many of their panels! I'm excited t see how things will turn out!

How to Find & Sell Artwork at Art Shows and Conventions

I will be moderating this panel as I ask the speakers how they tackling the ebbs and flows of making money selling your artwork.

Self-Care for the Creative

What can you, as an author, artist, sculptor, or costumer, do to care for yourself in the throes of your creative muse? I'll moderate this panel and asked the speakers how they handle their mental health while navigating the tenuous life of creating art, crafts, and writing.

Self-Publishing: Pros and Cons

I'm moderating this panel to have the speakers discuss self-publishing. They talk about how they started, how they maintain their careers, and overcoming the challenges of being their own creator, publisher, and seller.

https://www.mastafran.com/2024-summer-conventions-write-up/

Art continues to be a hustle, but it's the few hustles I like to take on. In the last months of summer, I finished up many conventions.

Talking about my current status of commissions at the moment on Twitch.

It's been nearly a month taking on six of these pixel art commissions but I'm dropping a clip to indicate that I'm still at them!

1) NBD-Dog (Working on Backgrounds)

2) TideMistory(Working)

3) Kyowai (Working)

4) ScarletRose (Animation Polishing)

5) ABananaMan (Animation Polishing)

6) Jonathangee (Complete)