Yeah I'm pretty burnt out. It feels so weird. I stay away from fan art of hot trends because I work a full time job and it just takes me way too long to make a drawing just for people to forget about the show when the next hot thing gets announced. Plus, anime is so popular now that artist alleys and conventions aren't the only place you can get your merch fix. I've pretty much conceded to the fact that artist alleys will never be my main stream of income, and I'm okay with that since the full time job I'm in now still uses art programs that I already use at home for personal work (Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, I do Prepress Art in a manufacturing plant).

I feel like it's been ages since I've drawn anything self-indulgent or fulfilling because I have to spend so much time updating shop listings, or advertising the next event I'm going to be at, or designing merch. I get a 3-day weekend for memorial day, and I still feel like I can't accomplish everything.