Admin Post: Community Check-In for July 2025

[goss]

Today's the last day of July, and we'd love to have you check in and chat with us. How have things been with you this past month?

Did you sign up for or take part in any fandom activities in July, or have you been working on any personal art projects? Are you currently trying to meet a deadline? Feel free to share upcoming art challenges that have got you excited, any frustrations you've been experiencing, possible goals for the next month, and so on.

NB: A Round-Up of art entries for the What Makes You Happy challenge will be posted on August 16th, since it's been extended by two weeks. :)

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[goss]

Mainly getting started -- I procrastinate drawing like it's homework instead of something I do for fun

Ha, I am the same way!

I've been on vacation for the past 3 weeks, and haven't been able to convince myself to just sit down and draw something, even though I love making art. Brains! /o\

I think I'm going to stop thinking about it as "waiting for inspiration" to magically strike, and just assign myself a task to complete, just like I would with any other tedious chore. Schedule in a specific day this week, at a particular hour, to sit down and draw something, and hope that gives me the motivation to follow through on making a start with this month's drawesome challenge. :b