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Commission price and process changes- please read!
12 years ago
I'm going to be posting the rest of my current commission queue sometime later tonight, and then I'll be open again. But before I do I want to give you all a heads-up on some changes I'm making starting with this upcoming queue.
For the most part everything is going to be in the same price range. I want to keep my commissions budget-friendly as much as possible. But I've noticed that I tend to put a disproportionate amount of time and effort into them for the price, especially with pencil sketches, which have turned into more like polished drawings and are kind of a pain to clean up and detail. I think part of this is because things like backgrounds or dark colors necessitate darker, bolder pencil lines to make the character stand out enough... and the result sometimes feels messy or gaudy to me.
Long story short, for my sketch commissions I want to focus more on the character and less on ~pretty colors~ and not get so obsessive about clean bold linework... since that's what the inked commissions are for now. So, starting tonight, sketch commissions will be flat-colored on a light, off-white backdrop and feature more of the original construction lines and shapes. They will cost between $10 and $15 for single characters. Tonight I will be taking a couple slots for discounted sketches at $8 to generate some examples.
Inked commissions are staying pretty much the same, but I really, really like the simple shading I've been doing on the recent holiday gifts and I'd like to make that standard. The shading really doesn't take too much time so it won't be a huge price increase... simple inked commissions will come standard with light shading and cost between $16 and $20 for single characters. They can have any backdrop color you want.
Slight background elements will be available for both commission types for an extra $4.
I'm sorry if anyone doesn't like these changes, but more than anything I want to be able to deliver quality character drawings and use my time to get the pose and anatomy right, and hopefully not get burned out over commissions that take nearly three hours to draw and color and cost, like, $12. If this doesn't work out I'll rethink it, but I've felt a little dissatisfied with my art lately and I want to figure out a process that's both easier for me to work on and allows me to put more time into the areas of my art that need attention. This is the first step. c:
Thank you for reading and I'll see you later tonight! If you have any questions or thoughts about this announcement, feel free to comment here.
For the most part everything is going to be in the same price range. I want to keep my commissions budget-friendly as much as possible. But I've noticed that I tend to put a disproportionate amount of time and effort into them for the price, especially with pencil sketches, which have turned into more like polished drawings and are kind of a pain to clean up and detail. I think part of this is because things like backgrounds or dark colors necessitate darker, bolder pencil lines to make the character stand out enough... and the result sometimes feels messy or gaudy to me.
Long story short, for my sketch commissions I want to focus more on the character and less on ~pretty colors~ and not get so obsessive about clean bold linework... since that's what the inked commissions are for now. So, starting tonight, sketch commissions will be flat-colored on a light, off-white backdrop and feature more of the original construction lines and shapes. They will cost between $10 and $15 for single characters. Tonight I will be taking a couple slots for discounted sketches at $8 to generate some examples.
Inked commissions are staying pretty much the same, but I really, really like the simple shading I've been doing on the recent holiday gifts and I'd like to make that standard. The shading really doesn't take too much time so it won't be a huge price increase... simple inked commissions will come standard with light shading and cost between $16 and $20 for single characters. They can have any backdrop color you want.
Slight background elements will be available for both commission types for an extra $4.
I'm sorry if anyone doesn't like these changes, but more than anything I want to be able to deliver quality character drawings and use my time to get the pose and anatomy right, and hopefully not get burned out over commissions that take nearly three hours to draw and color and cost, like, $12. If this doesn't work out I'll rethink it, but I've felt a little dissatisfied with my art lately and I want to figure out a process that's both easier for me to work on and allows me to put more time into the areas of my art that need attention. This is the first step. c:
Thank you for reading and I'll see you later tonight! If you have any questions or thoughts about this announcement, feel free to comment here.
I cant believe you charge so little, at least bump it up by $10.
I know its sounds strange, but I used to charge like you and you draw way better then I do..
Just be open to the idea, I'd love to help you
Also, please consider not announcing when you're opening. Last time the slots were filled in less than five minutes of you posting the journal because people were smashing their F5 keys.
Does a character and a plushie of the other person's character count as single character still? (if not, that's totally okay)
My impression is alot of people come to you for character focus anyway so you should get plenty of plain sketch commission next batch hopefully! I will definitely try to contribute to helping you out with your new sketch batch examples next round.
I'm sure these will go over without a hitch and would be happy to support the new options to get them fleshed out.