PMC! Soooo, I have good news and "bad" news!

Good news, the Creator Analytics update is ready but the bad news is the timing isn't right to launch. I have some IRL things happening that require my undivided attention. All good things though, so no worries there. It's just best to wait until things are settled so that I can return the same attention to the update and you.

Creator Analytics WILL release next month! It took longer than initially expected for a number of unexpected reasons but scope of work also grew in many directions for the best. There's always more to do after the launch but there's more than enough to be useful and fun now and into the foreseeable future and historical past interests. Always nice when things motivate you to go, go, go. Didn't help switching chart libraries last week but know it was the right decision for the short and long run.

You'll see soon and I'm looking forward to having the proper time to respond to bugs and feature requests.

Hi PMC, hope you're having a great weekend!

After a roller coaster ride of locating, merging, migrating and auditing massive amounts of data (nearly a billion records), I'm back on crossing off front-end features until remaining tasks are down to launch preparation. The bulk of the work is done, last 10% requires pushing through and eventually leaving some ideas for post launch.

Just going to drop several work in progress screenshots from various analytics sub-pages and let them do the talking:

I'm working on our Creator Analytics update and while it has grown in scope, it's more interesting and useful than I first imagined.

Here's a sneak peak of just the top half of a random members analytics widgets!

Each widget has a full page view that allows for an in-depth exploration of its data and insights. You will have the flexibility to navigate through various time frames, extending back to the inception of your membership or the publication date of your content, depending on the specific context. Relevant content, notifications and more will be readily available to explain and learn more about your analytics.

Still not sure when it will be ready but every day, it's getting closer :P

Deep into our creator analytics update!

Find myself working at night instead of gaming because it's more engaging. Already covering profile, content, discussions... Maybe even get into wall post stats. For entertainment, knowledge and motivation.

Overall goal is to make it interesting to everyone that posts anything here. We just have so many systems and unique members that it's hard to cover all at once.

Scope keeps growing with what I want to add. Ready when it's ready.

I love the style of this Picrew maker. Thanks Mad for sharing! Here's two attempts at Night, since there was no option for truly light blue skin. And me! I don't think I've ever shared what I look like before. So yeah, here's an (indirect) face reveal of sorts. And you guys are the first to see it.

WIP

Thank you ObsidianFoxPlayz! I love this skin to the moon and back!

Thanks so much Saturn Marz for the lovely fan skin! If I could give as many diamonds as there are stars in the sky, I would. Go check it out!

New skin! This one was tricky to make. So many layers to his outfit (two collars!), and shading very light and dark colors needs a light hand. The hair was fun, though. I had a very limited value range to work with for his light blond hair, so I tried a technique I see sometimes in artwork where rather than forcing the base color to be darker than the highlight (which would compromise the true color of the character), the borders of the highlight are darkened and blended into the base.

Hair is fun

Another sneak peek for the night owls out there :)

I'm working on a skin tutorial about a topic that is very fascinating to me: 3D form and how it relates to shading. This is not something I see covered often, and if it is, it's only mentioned in passing. I wanted to get it done in time for the Skintorials Jam, but with the time I have remaining, I just don't think it will be able to measure up to the quality standards I have in mind. I don't want to submit something rushed that doesn't actually help the aspiring skinner learn. So yeah, no entry from me this time around. But you can look forward to a compete tutorial blog that really gives the topic the attention it deserves, sometime in the near future. Good luck to all the participants!

Neat! A Picrew maker that's actually good! I don't usually do these, but this one was too cool to pass by.

A little WIP for all you night owls :)

(and Australians)