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List of art I owe and I could use some tips ;w;

14 years ago

 Awesome people:

I figured I should make a list of all the art I owe in the order in which they were put on my queue (Or the order in which I THINK they were put in my queue):

1. flat colour full body for

-Paid (Outlining)
2. couple lines for

-Paid (Need to sketch)
3. Badge and icon for

-Paid (Need to sketch)
4. Traditional picture for

- Not Paid
5. Sketchpage for

- Paid
6. Sketchpage for

- Paid

If you're not up here please let me know! This is quite the list for me and I feel pretty bad that I've let it get so long. :C I am trying to rectify that while in Canada and next time, I won't take on so much stuff at once.

This list will be mostly completed in order. I am going to try and finish the most outstanding ones first. That is my main goal. Currently one of them resides back at home and I hope that

has sent it or will be sending it to me soon aaaahhh.

Thanks everyone for being so patient with me ;w; It's really nice not to feel so pressured. But but... don't be afraid to poke and prod me for information on your sketch or to poke and prod me to FINISH IT. Especially the people who have already paid. You guys have the most right to do so and I totally don`t mind prodding. In fact, it really helps me get into gear when you guys are like, "Hey! How's my commission doing?" Just be polite about it please :3

Also... was wondering if you guys had any tips on how to better manage owed artwork? Or any advice on handling commissions better? I was also wondering how I can help myself feel more motivated about doing artwork. :C I think one of my biggest problems is that I find it hard to feel motivated to do some of the artwork I owe. I dunno. Any help would be very much appreciated :3

Thanks for being awesome guys <3

 Awesome people cont.:







I find it hard to leave anyone out. Why is this so stressful! aaah

10 Comments

sweettalk ~sweettalk

Art Whore

14 years ago

To be honest, I think the best way to do artwork is according to what YOU want to do first, not the precise listing order. I don't know if you do that or not, but I did want to bring it up.

If you don't feel particularly inspired to do a character at the exact moment, go ahead and do whatever one inspires you instead. Getting a piece of art done is getting a piece of art done, and is better than sittin' there scribbling and failing the piece in line. And I also find that once I complete a commission, I feel proud of myself and thus more motivated to go back and do the other :3

Lizeh ~lizeh

Anthro Artist

14 years ago

I find that I'm more motivated after finishing a commission piece too :D So that's a good idea and I've been trying to do that! Though, I've put off the top two for a long time and I feel pretty bad about that ;~; Maybe I should try doing warm-up doodles too before starting on commissions so that I feel more pumped up and ready to do them rather than just trying to dive into them first thing.

Thanks for the response :D

Skyfox1 ~skyfox1

Anthro red fox, washed up shmuck

14 years ago

I'm not an artist but based on how I keep things organized here's what I'd do if I was an artist. I'd document everything, probably in a spreadsheet. Have columns for customer fursona name, FA username if different, real name, contact email, Paypal email where necessary, payment amount, payment status, artwork progress status, mailing address when necessary, status of shipping or emailing artwork, comments, and anything else pertinent to commissions. I'd keep everything updated as information changed, and color code the cells based on progress (green for payment received/artwork completed, yellow for payment pending/artwork in progress, red for payment late or not received/artwork stalled due to some problem, etc.). That way at a glance I could skip past anything green because I wouldn't have to worry about those, and rows that were entirely green (or something else like blue) would mean the entire transaction of payment, artwork, and delivery is complete and done. Those rows would get moved to either the top or bottom of the list to get them out of the way of all the other incomplete commissions to avoid cluttering up that section. Additionally, if one of the cells requires more information than can reasonably fit into a single cell, I'd add an additional note that appears when the cursor is hovered over the cell. Generally that's how I organize big projects such as that.

Lizeh ~lizeh

Anthro Artist

14 years ago

Oh wow, that sounds like so much work @~@;
However, it does sound VERY helpful. If I could get it started I could probably try and keep up with it. I just don't know how I would go about getting that started and whatnot. I'm not very good at spreadsheets like that. Heh. Perhaps I can get someone else to do that for me :p
Thanks for the advice! :3

fraulein ~fraulein

Traditional Artist

14 years ago

I find that once I get a commission/trade i need to start it as soon as possible. Once I let it sit for a bit I loose interest in it.

If I've lost interest, then I think the hardest part is starting the piece. Maybe just sit down and doodle the character. When you're doodling, don't expect the sketches to be the final project. Just have fun with them and see where they take you. Sometimes you'll get inspiration from that.

I also loose motivation when I've overbooked myself. When that happens I end up taking smaller projects and finishing those first (which is completely counterproductive). I think being very strict about your queue is necessary to stay on top of things and it's something I know I have to get better at. xC

This site has some awesome posts on topics that tie into this (plus it's very interesting): http://makecomicsforever.blogspot.com/

Lizeh ~lizeh

Anthro Artist

14 years ago

YES. That is my problem and once I finish my queue I'm going to be taking commissions in MUCH smaller doses so that I can finish them off ASAP. I always end up overwhelming myself and it makes me feel unmotivated and disinterested in the commission once I finally get to it :C
Doodling the character(s) sounds like a good idea... one of my commissions involves a ridiculously complex character and that is one is the toughest ones for me to tackle. So I will try that when it comes to that commission and when I lose interest in others! :D

I also loose motivation when I've overbooked myself. When that happens I end up taking smaller projects and finishing those first (which is completely counterproductive)

Haaaahhhh. I do the same thing. :D; Something I also need to get better at.

That site looks very interesting. I will check it out! Thanks so much for the advice and suggestion! :D

fraulein ~fraulein

Traditional Artist

14 years ago

I'm glad you found it helpful. C:

I totally hear you about the big queue. Between school work, trades and the occasional commission I've really dug myself into a hole at the moment. Can't do anything except divide and conquer! xD

Best of luck completing everything. I'll be rooting for you.

Erakir ~erakir

Watcher

14 years ago

Just giving a poke here to see how things are coming with my commission/others' ahead in the queue. Any ideas/projected ETAs you can think of? It's all good; just want to check in, really.

Lizeh ~lizeh

Anthro Artist

14 years ago

I apologize for the wait on such a small commission such as yours :( I really have no excuse.
I can definitely give you an ETA. How does tomorrow night sound for you? I know that seems over-zealous since I've been taking so long in the first place, but I tend to not break things like this (:
Once again, I'm sorry you've been waiting so long :c

Erakir ~erakir

Watcher

14 years ago

Hehe, it's no problem whatsoever.

Tomorrow night would be great if you think you could swing it :) Again, I'm in no rush, so if not it's no big deal, but if it comes through that'd be pretty sweet :3

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