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Hello everyone, it's been awhile.

A lot has happened these past few weeks that have affected me and my family, and I thought it to be right to share this with you and to tell you all how things will be going forward.


To start, I'll be going into what has happened. There's no better way to say this, so I'll just say it; my Nana had passed away. This has shaken everyone in my family, but more so my Mum, my Aunt and most importantly my Grandad. It still hasn't sunken in that she's gone and that the family isn't going to be the same. There's more to it then just her passing, but I don't feel comfortable sharing it.


During the days leading up to the funeral, after looking through my social media, I notest something odd on one of my friends' page. Looking through, and to my shock, she had taken her own life. I knew from her that she had a hard life, and leading up to it, it was clear that she couldn't take it anymore. Through messaging with one another, I thought and hoped that I had talked her out of it and to seek professional help, I was wrong; and she had passed on that same day that we last talked to one-another, and I didn't know until weeks later.


Both of these events, back to back, has put me in a hard position (to say the least), a position that has not only affected me, my passion for drawing but also what I want to do going forward. I have made promises that I would focus on doing work for my backers on Patreon, but as things are, I just can't see myself doing it; let alone continue doing commission work. So as of now, everything including taking on commissions and doing more Patreon work will be put on hold for an unforeseen amount of time.


I want to apologize for everyone hoping to see more of my work, to commission me or hoping to get their tier drawing(s) done, this is a hard thing for me to say and even harder for me to do, but it is something that I feel needs to be done in order to get me back on track and to hopefully see things more clearer down the road. I know this has come out of nowhere for many of you, but I just wanted everything I was working on done and out of the way before I wrote all this down. I hope you understand and respect the decision I've made going forward.


Though I won't be posting or taking on any work, doesn't mean that I won't be around online; be it here or the websites that I hang around in. You can still message me and ask about things if you want and I'll try to respond as soon as I am able to.


That's about all I have to say for this update. Thank you all for reading this to the end, I know this was a long one but I had to get everything down and out of the way so that there wouldn't be any confusion.


Thank you again, and hopefully, not for too long, I'll see you all next time. Take care.

CM

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The-void Wip by CMartworkXL

Hay everyone. I just wanted to make a quick update on what's been happening recently.

I've been taking a break from drawing since I was overdoing myself and, for lack of a better turm, lost motivation to proside. I've been using the time off to get myself back into the swing of things again. As you can see, I'm currently working on another image from the cosmic-horror movie, THE VOID.

Hopefully, though I can't be sure, I can do a few more drawing before Halloween day.

Until next time, take care.
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This is Halloween, This is Halloween,
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
HALLOWEEN FEST!!!


I'm sure many of you, like me, are excited for this years Month of Horror. I've looked at the polls and it's unanimously decided that the them will be "Horror Movies" and I have done a list of the movies I will try and see if I can illustrate them throughout the whole month!

Some of the movies listed here will be selected randomly via. the Random Wheel Picker.
The movies that will be illustrated are:
Night Of The Living Dead (1990)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
The Descent (2005)
The Exorcist (1973)
Friday The 13Th: New Blood (1988)
The Fly (1986)
Alien (1979)
Aliens (1986)
The Shining (1980)
The Thing (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
The Ring (2002)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Carrie (1976)
Slither (2006)
The Ritual (2017)
A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Cabin In The Woods (2013)
Halloween (1978)
Gremlins (1984)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Void (2016)
Pumpkinhead (1988)
Jaws (1975)
Nosferatu (1922)
From Beyond (1986)
In The Mouth Of Madness (1994)
The Return Of The Living Dead (1985)
Trick ‘R Treat (2007)

I will try and stream of me working when I can if I can, depending on how up to it I am. I'll announce it I am streaming ether through a blog post on here, on Patreon or on my actual stream page if you follow me.

As some of you may or may not know, Halloween Fest is a huge commitment for me, and this year will be no exception. Nearly 31 days of nonstop, full illustrations streaming… I still think about it and I feel ill XS

But at the end of the day, it'll be worth it for how much fun everyone will have. It's a fun time for me to draw and share one of the genres that's near and dear to me, Horror. But I won't deny it's exhausting, this year will be even more so and I fear sometime down the road I will be losing motivation in doing what I love, witch is really depressing for me to know that.

If you would like to help support me in this years Halloween Fest, you can help by joining my Patreon. Any amount, be it small or large, will help me out not only financially but also if I hit a wall down the road. After Halloween is done and over, you can either cancel your Patreon subscription or, if you feel like I'm worth it, stick around and help me grow as an artist and as a person. Again, any help is appreciated, thank you very much.

Regardless of this, Halloween Fest should continue so it's entirely optional if you want to pitch in or not. I'm just asking for a little help during such a rough month.

Once again I look forward to seeing you all in October, and I sincerely hope you enjoy the work I put out there. Until then, take care and thank you for read.
CM

Patreon - www.patreon.com/CMsPatreon
Streaming Page - picarto.tv/CMsStreamRoom

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One again welcome, hope you’re all doing okay and getting ready for next month but mostly for Halloween. I wanted to make another update to keep you all informed on whats happening with the polls at the moment.


As of right now, I seems I’m leaning towards doing more Horror Film related drawings this year, witch I’m all the more happy to do. However there seems to be a lack of comments suggesting recommendations on what it is I should draw (i.e. the film, the monster/creature, the sense of witch I should draw from etc.) and I’m not really sure if the blog I posted made it clear.


There is still some time left before the end of the month to make a vote and a suggestion of what monster/creature/scene I should draw etc.


So once again, please pitch it and help make this Halloween a busy and fun time for myself and to all of you.


Make you vote and suggestions here!


Thank you so much, and thank you to all who voted so far.

- CM
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Hello everyone and welcome!

As the title suggests, this is all about Halloween next month and what the themes will be this year.
So, what will it be? That decision I leave to all of you via. a pole!

Opened from now up till the 30th, you can leave your suggestions, your user/online name (
so I can credit you when I post) and leave a comment on what specifically it is and what scene/moment/part of it you want me to draw on the Pole! References images and/or descriptions help me understand what I need to draw, anything that will help me make your suggestion realised.

Just Remember: Suggestions relating to fetishes of any kind are not permitted. Like last year and the year's before, Horror themed stuff only, please.
I 'should' be able to stream the selected suggestions throughout the month if all goes well, and if I'm feeling up to it. But just keep in mind, I can't make any promises on this part.

Pole Link Here:
linkto.run/p/C57LQX2Q
Here's hoping we'll have a fun Halloween Fest this year! Until then, take care!
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