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3 years ago
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Heyooo, life's been hectic as FUCK, and I missed MerMay ;w;
BUT...I have a plan to fix that kinda! So Pride is next, sooo I'mma just...draw my merms for Pride? Romantic situations, and/or repping flag colours, we'll see, but I intend to draw them now that my time is freed up more and I can plan things better. A request + comm back to back with unexpected life stuff just created chaos, but that just feels like life now.
On that note, some changes are being made to what I'm taking! As of now, technically a week or so ago;
- OC asks are closed
- Trades/Collabs are closed
- Commissions are temporarily closed as they are getting reworked
"Why are asks closed?"
It comes down to interest and motivation. When I first opened them, I had lots of motivation and drive for them, but hardly any response without me constantly pushing them. I get you have to do that for certain things, but the interest wasn't really there, and when more came in I just didn't feel like it anymore. Maybe I'll open them again as a periodic thing, but for now they're staying closed.
"Why are trades and collabs closed?"
Well, I switched them to "ask" because I did end up having a certain standard for who I'd work with. Not like "I only work with top tier professionals with thousands of followers!", no, I mean I just did trades for written stories with one person (which wasn't bad), but kept having people on me asking to do trades when their "style" didn't appeal to me, nor did it feel up to par for a trade, and that's IF there was even examples for me to see. And collabs just didn't happen. I think one person asked, but it was same with trades, it just didn't feel like a fair balanced thing. So, straight up trades and collabs are being closed, and in the future, I'll do posts looking for such via application, and then I can pick and choose what feels good.
"What's happening with commissions?"
Commissions are getting revamped again. Prices are adjusting, which does mean rising, but also terms are getting reworked and added upon. Once more, things cost money, and now that I'm taking on main roles during my day job, I'm more tired afterwards, on top of a newfound social life, so my time feels more valuable to me. As well, skills and styles improve and change, and more time goes into certain aspects than once previously. And as far as terms, things are getting simplified, plus other things added or subtracted depending on what. For example, there will be a tweak to refunds at certain points.
AS WELL, I want to note that I will be taking future comms by way of google forms, with notes and other direct messaging systems used as the communication line while things are in progress, as well as obviously finalizing details before starting. This is to make both mine and the buyers life easier getting started, as well as a more easy way to ensure the terms are read. I know people like to skip over ToS, but considering artists hardly even have half a page of terms, usually just very basic things even, I'd like to think people would more likely read them.
Something about my OC's...
Some of my characters I'm still very happy with, others not as much, and still some I haven't even drawn yet outside a ref. While nothing's set in stone, I thiiink I might shelve some of my characters, and just keep ones I know I feel good about or have some strong attachments to still. Nothing will be deleted, but some characters just might not be drawn again unless maybe via commission, but that'll depend.
Onto life updates, not too much. Actually, that's wrong, I literally said "hectic as FUCK".
So I got to meet an internet friend for the first time, the one I actually "met" on Tinder. We went for a hike up this nice trail to an outlook, and my god the view was stunning. You can see pics of the trail + view on my insta, but man, it was so much fun. It's roughly a 3 hour round walk, but with our chatting we were there for maybe 6 or 7? Then just last weekend on the 21st we went to the FaceToFace tour in Halifax for some MTG fun! She played in a draft, I played some commander, met some friends from the card shop, and we played some casual "anything goes" games. She's the type of friend I think I've needed in my life, one who not only wants to do things, but actually makes plans to do them! It's honestly awesome, and we're gonna hopefully go see the new Jurassic World when it hits theaters, and eventually do another trail hike!
Other than that, bowling finished for the season, so I'll be out walking more. Work is going good, learning more, taking more responsibilities. If I haven't mentioned it, I build custom kitchens for a living. It's awesome as an artist.
Anyhoo, have a good day/night y'all
-Shifter-
BUT...I have a plan to fix that kinda! So Pride is next, sooo I'mma just...draw my merms for Pride? Romantic situations, and/or repping flag colours, we'll see, but I intend to draw them now that my time is freed up more and I can plan things better. A request + comm back to back with unexpected life stuff just created chaos, but that just feels like life now.
On that note, some changes are being made to what I'm taking! As of now, technically a week or so ago;
- OC asks are closed
- Trades/Collabs are closed
- Commissions are temporarily closed as they are getting reworked
"Why are asks closed?"
It comes down to interest and motivation. When I first opened them, I had lots of motivation and drive for them, but hardly any response without me constantly pushing them. I get you have to do that for certain things, but the interest wasn't really there, and when more came in I just didn't feel like it anymore. Maybe I'll open them again as a periodic thing, but for now they're staying closed.
"Why are trades and collabs closed?"
Well, I switched them to "ask" because I did end up having a certain standard for who I'd work with. Not like "I only work with top tier professionals with thousands of followers!", no, I mean I just did trades for written stories with one person (which wasn't bad), but kept having people on me asking to do trades when their "style" didn't appeal to me, nor did it feel up to par for a trade, and that's IF there was even examples for me to see. And collabs just didn't happen. I think one person asked, but it was same with trades, it just didn't feel like a fair balanced thing. So, straight up trades and collabs are being closed, and in the future, I'll do posts looking for such via application, and then I can pick and choose what feels good.
"What's happening with commissions?"
Commissions are getting revamped again. Prices are adjusting, which does mean rising, but also terms are getting reworked and added upon. Once more, things cost money, and now that I'm taking on main roles during my day job, I'm more tired afterwards, on top of a newfound social life, so my time feels more valuable to me. As well, skills and styles improve and change, and more time goes into certain aspects than once previously. And as far as terms, things are getting simplified, plus other things added or subtracted depending on what. For example, there will be a tweak to refunds at certain points.
AS WELL, I want to note that I will be taking future comms by way of google forms, with notes and other direct messaging systems used as the communication line while things are in progress, as well as obviously finalizing details before starting. This is to make both mine and the buyers life easier getting started, as well as a more easy way to ensure the terms are read. I know people like to skip over ToS, but considering artists hardly even have half a page of terms, usually just very basic things even, I'd like to think people would more likely read them.
Something about my OC's...
Some of my characters I'm still very happy with, others not as much, and still some I haven't even drawn yet outside a ref. While nothing's set in stone, I thiiink I might shelve some of my characters, and just keep ones I know I feel good about or have some strong attachments to still. Nothing will be deleted, but some characters just might not be drawn again unless maybe via commission, but that'll depend.
Onto life updates, not too much. Actually, that's wrong, I literally said "hectic as FUCK".
So I got to meet an internet friend for the first time, the one I actually "met" on Tinder. We went for a hike up this nice trail to an outlook, and my god the view was stunning. You can see pics of the trail + view on my insta, but man, it was so much fun. It's roughly a 3 hour round walk, but with our chatting we were there for maybe 6 or 7? Then just last weekend on the 21st we went to the FaceToFace tour in Halifax for some MTG fun! She played in a draft, I played some commander, met some friends from the card shop, and we played some casual "anything goes" games. She's the type of friend I think I've needed in my life, one who not only wants to do things, but actually makes plans to do them! It's honestly awesome, and we're gonna hopefully go see the new Jurassic World when it hits theaters, and eventually do another trail hike!
Other than that, bowling finished for the season, so I'll be out walking more. Work is going good, learning more, taking more responsibilities. If I haven't mentioned it, I build custom kitchens for a living. It's awesome as an artist.
Anyhoo, have a good day/night y'all
-Shifter-
