Lei (Yandrea Kate)
I'm a Freelancer Artist and Animator.
and here's my art/animation journeys from 2020 to 2024 !
My First Digital Art (April 2020)
I started making digital art in 2020 because I was inspired by my artist friends and my relatives who are also artists like me, in this picture I just imitated my friend's work because I wanted to try digital arts and as expected it was not good result.
but I told myself that I will not give up on my talent because I can feel something that I will succeed in the end, I mean all successful people start from the beginning right?
My First Animation
after a couple of trying, I tried making a digital animation inspired by Filipino animator PepeSan Animation. July 16 2020 I posted my two animation trials on YouTube and it hits 250+ viewers and that's when my confidence grew stronger to start or pursue my passion.
July 23, 2020
July 23 2020, I posted a fan art speed paint of my favorite Filipino animators on YouTube, and unexpectedly it reached 90,000 views and it trended in the entire art community then. This is also the way to get more recognition for my works online. and because of this my favorite animators became my friends!
October 6, 2020
October 6 2020, I reached 1000 subscribers on YouTube! I was so happy when I reached it because I really didn't expect to get supporters even though I haven't improved much!
December 9, 2020
I've reached 2k subscribers on YouTube!! I can already see the improvements🤎
2021 - 2022 (Freelancer Era)
when it was 2021 to 2022, that's when I thought "will I be able to make money from what I'm doing?" and "does my passion also have advantages?" and that's when I started to research about how I can make money doing digital art. not until I found out that I can make money commission art locally or internationally. So, I started in 2021 but as a starter, my rates are not high first to be fair to my clients, I think I also do commissions not only to make money but also to improve my artworks. one day, I posted in a Facebook group full of artists and clients looking for artists. I don't expect that I will be able to do anything, not until someone chats with me that they are interested. and that's when everything changed, because after non because my client was super satisfied with my work, he recommended me to others and unexpectedly my income reached 10k pesos for a month. and because of this, I have continued freelancing even now (2024). it helps me a lot tbh
2024 (Current)
same situation as 2021-2022, but the projects I have been receiving recently are bigger. and about my YouTube channel, I have already reached 3k subscribers (inactive for now) , 3k followers on the Facebook page, and 500 followers on Instagram. I have received big projects that came from the government or for baranggay campaigns. some of my works have been aired on TV to make it commercial or advertisement for awareness or etc. I have also been invited to events and companies to be one of them. I can help myself so that I don't have to rely on my parents when I need something, I can also now help my family when they need something. I'm always here to support them. of course I wouldn't have reached all this if they didn't support me to pursue this passion of mine. hoping that my journey will continue and my career will improve and grow. hoping for the best!! thank you God🤎
