Start with the Queue

For anyone wondering where I have my queue, I use Gitlab in a nice simple .CSV format. I prefer this over Trello, and it's lightweight, and doesn't need to be anything more than a list. For those are not familiar with how I use this queue, there is a written guide here. It's very basic, and takes only a few minutes to read. Here is a copy of that queue, for FA:

SelfDugGrave wrote:20251002 FB NullHomme waiting
20250910 HB mainecharacter waiting
20250908 FB Tealy_Fox started
20250908 FB Poojawa started
20250907 FB RingOfThorns started
20250907 FB Pxie0 started
20250730 HB PoshCrouton started

This is a total of 7 commissions, which all of them are fullbodies or halfbodies. Normally this is awesome, as I've been getting burnt out on doing so many icons and I do like to have variety. Although I'm still figuring out what my true limits are and where my burnout kicks in. How many icons can I take on per month, or how many fullbodies, etc etc. Overall I think I might limit how many fullbodies I get, or try to balance things out better in the future.

Note: If you are somebody who genuinely is patient, and you don't mind waiting 3-6mo for your halfbody/fullbody commission, then I'm not too worried about it. However, if you are somebody who is impatient (be honest) and you cannot wait even 1 week, before asking me "did you start yet?" or "Where am I in the queue" and "How much longer?" then seriously consider going elsewhere. I don't want this added stress in my life. I don't want to be pushed around and rushed to speed up my process. I'd rather spend more time on a commission I really like and have fun with, than rush and spit something out that I cannot be proud of.

Free NSFW rewards??

As a nice bonus, some of you might have already noticed I'm rolling out NSFW art. Is it straight up porno? No. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I want to contribute in my own ways. For example, if you are a long-time commissioner with me, and have a good record, being nice, patient, and always a pleasure to be around. You will qualify for FREE NSFW edits, or even art depending on my mood. This helps filter out some people who I would rather not associate with, and who do not respect me as an artist. Reward only those who are good to me, and ignore the rest who don't deserve my attention.

Fullbody: Null, paws, suggestive pose.
Icon: Nipples.
Halfbody: Nudity, butt.
Icon: Bondage.
Fullbody: Nipples.
Fullbody: Paws.
Fullbody: Nudity, paws, butt, bondage.

Is it truly free? Yes. Legally per paypal and ko-fi's terms, NO content maker, artist, or creative individuals are allowed to profit of adult material of any kind. I am aware tons of other artists get away with it, but the crackdowns are real, and random, and I'd rather not risk this at all. It may work for others and that's cool but again they are not me, and I ask that you respect that. I am not willing to transition to another platform just to make a buck off drawing genitals, or fetishes that reveal too much. Not all of my NSFW will classify as explicit, there's so much debate on what is NSFW or porn, or smut, whatever. I can't wrap my head around it, and I just wanna be able to draw without censoring myself too much. Keep it simple.

I will use appropriate tags, and filters when possible. As you can tell some of the examples I provided are not super risky or explicit, whatever term you wanna use, but I still apply tags just in case some may not want to view this stuff. Same applies to any gore I make btw.

What's Next?

I would like to simply finish the current queue as much as I can (fully is the main goal) before I open up commissions again in November. I don't have any major events planned, since I would like it to be very chill before December hits. I know the holidays are going to be mad crazy and I would like to avoid the stress if I can.

TLDR?

caffeinatedcultist wrote:Working on finishing the queue before opening comms again. Offering free NSFW rewards to my long-term supporters only. I don't want to censor myself. I just wanna make art.