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Here are my Top9 posts from 2023.

2023 was a weird year where Instagram desperately wanted to become Tiktok, Tiktok still did Tiktok best and now also is the better platform for artists to post image albums on. Twitter died and Tumblr continued its resurgence. If not for Tumblr doing so well I'd feel pretty bad about the year social media-wise. Art-wise though I'm very happy since I managed to significantly upgrade many of my old favorite designs (to use for merch and finally my own site) but also was able to push forward on new illustrations and test out many new series ideas. My goal for 2024 is to keep the momentum going, since there are a few other longterm plans I want to do. Thanks for following!

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my 2023 art summary! after struggling immensely last year (getting covid, becoming houseless), i finally feel like i'm landing back on my feet. this year i focused on healing, prioritizing my own health and saying fuck it, imma do what brings me joy. not constantly being in survival mode anymore has helped me become happier in the process and hopefully it reflects in my art. also, i got an agent now! next year is gonna be pretty good i think 😁🤞🏽 thanks to everyone who stuck around and supported, commissioned or donated to me, or even just left nice comments - you are the reason i’m still here and it's helped me more than you know! 💕 let's continue to inspire each other next year!!! 💖

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art year in review!! As you can see, codywan still has a very good grip on everything going on in my brain. Though I’m surprised by how many other characters I got to explore this year.

Special spotlight on my unlucky command batch that, after about 9 months, I finished this year.

In total I got to finish 53 artworks in 2023, which is… insane, considering the year I’ve had. Thank you all for accompanying me on this art journey, being supportive, kind, and hilarious in your tags, comments, and conversations. 💜

ONTO NEXT YEAR, BITCHES 💜

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#kirby#daily kirby#my art#digital#hal laboratory#nintendo#so like aliexpress used to have a terrible reputation in terms of like quality and truth in advertising and such right#but like. amazon and etsy are swamped with bootleggers and dropshippers now too#so I figured like. can't be any worse right?#besides I know how to double check descriptions and measurements and examine images critically#I've shopped shady sites before like back when banggood was the only place to get those cute diy miniature kits#(now you can get them at regular craft store chains which is Wild to me)#but I have never opened aliexpress because everyone was always just like 'Never Go There'#(but then again these days folks are doing massive temu hauls left and right)#(so clearly norms have changed even if common perception of aliexpress has not)#I open it up and I immediately find the rug I spent an entire day hunting for unsuccessfully earlier in the month.#and a ton of incredible bootleg kirbs.#and a style of hair clip I've been hunting for for *years*.#soooo I spent the entire day in a pastel fugue lol#(I have not spent any money yet but I'm probably gonna)#(so like I can't confirm that you're not gonna get scammed or whatever just like. use common sense.)#(don't trust sale prices read descriptions/reviews when available and try to avoid work stolen from independent artists)#(that's usually gonna be on printed stuff like phone cases and posters)#(and tbh I have no qualms with stolen official art as long as the quality is as advertised)#(but there's a big difference between stealing from Multinational Corporation and stealing from Some Guy)#anyway done rambling now <3#favorites
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