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I moved to a new account earlier this year.

I mentioned it in a journal, but in case anyone missed the journal, hopefully this fills in the gaps~

If my new account isn't your thing, then thank you for your support up until now.
But otherwise...

See you there!

Valenforge

Welcome to my new account!Interim Commission Info | Types of Content I Draw | New Years' Resolutions(I wrote this journal in the Eclipse UI because new accounts are forced to use Eclipse. I hope it doesn't look too F'd up for non-Eclipse users (Also the Eclipse version has a New Years' banner of Nagala as the header))Welcome to my new account!I had meant to get this journal out at the beginning of the month, but this year's been off to a pretty rough start with a bout of rough sleep followed by getting sick for the past week or two.I do feel like I'm mostly on the other side of the rough sleep and sick though, and just in time for my birthday, eh?A new year, a new account, and what better day to kick it off than my birthday?So, here we go!Why the new account?It might seem a bit odd that I'm migrating accounts, but if you have been following me on or you may have wondered why I had been operating two accounts in the first place.I have been increasingly wondering this too now, as my content for both accounts became more similar in nature and the distinction between them became more... "nuanced".I like names with sentimental value, and truth be told, I'm absolutely atrocious at naming something without having time to think about it first, and even the "Doom" moniker was just a dumb joke that popped into my head in like 5 seconds because I had art that I wanted to upload and no place to put it.But this? Valenforge is a name with much more sentimental value to me stemming from multiple sources, ranging from relating to my story canon to a pun to even being a name I've used in online games for years.But most importantly (I'm joking) it means "Made with Love" :DPlus, with the turn of the decade, it just seems like the right time.Why the new account:Old usernames meant nothing to meDesire to preserve old accounts as they are (for "looking back" purposes)Desire to start a new chapter in my lifeWhat about the old accounts?Nothing will be happening with them, really.I don't like it when people delete their old art, so I certainly wouldn't purge them myself either.I'll put a link to my old accounts on this new page of mine in some way, so that you can look back at my old art to see how I got from there to where I am now, if you so desire.( / )Old Accounts:Will be preserved as-isProbably not used going forwardWhat's next?With a new account and a changing of usernames, I think it's the right time to set aside the things that I don't associate with myself any more. But even more than that, I think now is the right time for me to carry over the things I DO still associate with myself. So hopefully in the next few weeks I'll get the energy together to upload some old favorites from my old art accounts to carry them over into this new chapter of my journey in the art world, and I'll very likely give at least some of them the touch-ups they need to live up to my current art standards. As I catch up my account with the things I want to carry over, I'll eventually crack into some uploads I've held onto.(I've touched up a couple drawings already at time of writing this. It's mostly just things like fixing things I wished I would've done differently at time of drawing or times when limitations of the technology I had at the time limited what I could do with it. Also things like updating Nagala's and Misara's skin color since I have a much stronger grasp of their character now than I had in the past)What you can expect:Uploading old art that I want to carry over onto this new accountUploading art that I've held onto but never postedUploading new art I've made since creating this accountWhy the silence this past couple years?My health issues can really mess with me sometimes and the past three or four years have probably been it at its worst. But while I have tried to post in that time, something I deal with on top of the health issues is guilt. When I feel I owe someone something, I hate thinking I am neglecting my obligations by drawing personal work, even though I know that personal work is critical to maintaining my own sanity.I had a major commission in the past year and a half that I owed to a friend and I was in WAY over my head with it, and the guilt of not being able to finish it left me with just having a lot of art that I drew for my own sanity but never posted.New Year's Resolution #1: I WILL draw personal art for my own sanity and I WILL upload it as I am satisfied with it, EVEN IF I have outstanding unfinished commissions.(In no way does this mean I will not complete commissions in a timely manner to the best of my ability, but I wish to ask for understanding that I cannot give all my drawing time to commissions or other obligations)I did finish the commission and finally uploaded it before the turn of the decade (in my time zone, at least), but it remains that there's a lot of art that I've still yet to post that I've been holding onto.Another thing that gives me guilt is when I miss someone's birthday or say I want to draw something for someone but my health craps out and I am unable to deliver on it. (It's a reality that I will not be able to complete every birthday gift that I want to complete)New Year's Resolution #2: I will try my best to fulfill my offers to draw gift art but it's a reality that things sometimes don't happen. If this happens, I resolve to apologize for it but not hold it against myself, for my own sanity. (I ask that you do the same)In all, I feel like I need to jot down these resolutions against guilt as a sort of social contract with myself to minimize the damage it deals to me so that I can stay active in posting.Why the silence:Health issues impede productivityGuilt prevents me from uploading art when I feel I owe someone somethingKnowledge that I am my own worst criticHow to prevent issues going forward:Personal contract against guiltAsk for understanding that I cannot always make art obligations my top priority in lifeuse personal contract against guilt to force myself to break through bad guilt habits and be more active

oh and if you want to see the full image of this picture, you'll have to find it on my new account ^_~

Description
I moved to a new account earlier this year.

I mentioned it in a journal, but in case anyone missed the journal, hopefully this fills in the gaps~

If my new account isn't your thing, then thank you for your support up until now.
But otherwise...

See you there!

Valenforge

Welcome to my new account!Interim Commission Info | Types of Content I Draw | New Years' Resolutions(I wrote this journal in the Eclipse UI because new accounts are forced to use Eclipse. I hope it doesn't look too F'd up for non-Eclipse users (Also the Eclipse version has a New Years' banner of Nagala as the header))Welcome to my new account!I had meant to get this journal out at the beginning of the month, but this year's been off to a pretty rough start with a bout of rough sleep followed by getting sick for the past week or two.I do feel like I'm mostly on the other side of the rough sleep and sick though, and just in time for my birthday, eh?A new year, a new account, and what better day to kick it off than my birthday?So, here we go!Why the new account?It might seem a bit odd that I'm migrating accounts, but if you have been following me on or you may have wondered why I had been operating two accounts in the first place.I have been increasingly wondering this too now, as my content for both accounts became more similar in nature and the distinction between them became more... "nuanced".I like names with sentimental value, and truth be told, I'm absolutely atrocious at naming something without having time to think about it first, and even the "Doom" moniker was just a dumb joke that popped into my head in like 5 seconds because I had art that I wanted to upload and no place to put it.But this? Valenforge is a name with much more sentimental value to me stemming from multiple sources, ranging from relating to my story canon to a pun to even being a name I've used in online games for years.But most importantly (I'm joking) it means "Made with Love" :DPlus, with the turn of the decade, it just seems like the right time.Why the new account:Old usernames meant nothing to meDesire to preserve old accounts as they are (for "looking back" purposes)Desire to start a new chapter in my lifeWhat about the old accounts?Nothing will be happening with them, really.I don't like it when people delete their old art, so I certainly wouldn't purge them myself either.I'll put a link to my old accounts on this new page of mine in some way, so that you can look back at my old art to see how I got from there to where I am now, if you so desire.( / )Old Accounts:Will be preserved as-isProbably not used going forwardWhat's next?With a new account and a changing of usernames, I think it's the right time to set aside the things that I don't associate with myself any more. But even more than that, I think now is the right time for me to carry over the things I DO still associate with myself. So hopefully in the next few weeks I'll get the energy together to upload some old favorites from my old art accounts to carry them over into this new chapter of my journey in the art world, and I'll very likely give at least some of them the touch-ups they need to live up to my current art standards. As I catch up my account with the things I want to carry over, I'll eventually crack into some uploads I've held onto.(I've touched up a couple drawings already at time of writing this. It's mostly just things like fixing things I wished I would've done differently at time of drawing or times when limitations of the technology I had at the time limited what I could do with it. Also things like updating Nagala's and Misara's skin color since I have a much stronger grasp of their character now than I had in the past)What you can expect:Uploading old art that I want to carry over onto this new accountUploading art that I've held onto but never postedUploading new art I've made since creating this accountWhy the silence this past couple years?My health issues can really mess with me sometimes and the past three or four years have probably been it at its worst. But while I have tried to post in that time, something I deal with on top of the health issues is guilt. When I feel I owe someone something, I hate thinking I am neglecting my obligations by drawing personal work, even though I know that personal work is critical to maintaining my own sanity.I had a major commission in the past year and a half that I owed to a friend and I was in WAY over my head with it, and the guilt of not being able to finish it left me with just having a lot of art that I drew for my own sanity but never posted.New Year's Resolution #1: I WILL draw personal art for my own sanity and I WILL upload it as I am satisfied with it, EVEN IF I have outstanding unfinished commissions.(In no way does this mean I will not complete commissions in a timely manner to the best of my ability, but I wish to ask for understanding that I cannot give all my drawing time to commissions or other obligations)I did finish the commission and finally uploaded it before the turn of the decade (in my time zone, at least), but it remains that there's a lot of art that I've still yet to post that I've been holding onto.Another thing that gives me guilt is when I miss someone's birthday or say I want to draw something for someone but my health craps out and I am unable to deliver on it. (It's a reality that I will not be able to complete every birthday gift that I want to complete)New Year's Resolution #2: I will try my best to fulfill my offers to draw gift art but it's a reality that things sometimes don't happen. If this happens, I resolve to apologize for it but not hold it against myself, for my own sanity. (I ask that you do the same)In all, I feel like I need to jot down these resolutions against guilt as a sort of social contract with myself to minimize the damage it deals to me so that I can stay active in posting.Why the silence:Health issues impede productivityGuilt prevents me from uploading art when I feel I owe someone somethingKnowledge that I am my own worst criticHow to prevent issues going forward:Personal contract against guiltAsk for understanding that I cannot always make art obligations my top priority in lifeuse personal contract against guilt to force myself to break through bad guilt habits and be more active

oh and if you want to see the full image of this picture, you'll have to find it on my new account ^_~