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State of me, ongoing and future commissions and future plans
9 years ago
Hello! It's been a while, I know. If you've been to some streams hosted by some REALLY really good Sonic artists (like this magnificent guy https://inkbunny.net/hotred) you must've seen that I still lurk around here and there.
The commissions has been extremely delayed and this post is really here to address it, first and foremost. The stuff that I want to list aren't in any way excuses, but what they are is explanations to why it happened. It's also to address those who has been very kind in my notes section and have been asking about my well-being as I just couldn't be around for a long time due to my severe time constraints (I am even typing this as the electricity is shut off in my flat rn). No worries, aside from a motorcycle accident and work-related stress, nothing to jeopardize my health has happened. Thanks for your love and concerns, I am really glad that I am a part of this community. So anyway, here I go.
As always I was incapable of delivering the commissions in time. This has been my fifth wave of commissions during my 5 years of existing within FurAffinity, and it was always to support the rough conditions I had to live in. There were times that you guys helped me pay my student loan bills and made me able to eat for the night, and for that I'm very thankful. I might have dropped the quality of my drawings for some of the commissions, sure, I am sincerely very sorry for that. But what I have never done is to not deliver the worth of the money I was sent, and this will never happen. It always took a while in terms of time, but I have never scammed any of my commissioners and I never will.
Since near the end of the last year, I'm employed in two different places, which is why I am not in a dire situation like I was a year ago. One of such places is a relatively small studio that makes mobile games, and I'm being paid reasonably and I can eat reasonably. The point of the last commission wave was to gather a good sum to buy some equipments for myself to be able to be hired, as the studio at the time was looking for people who could bring their own equipment at the time. All the sum did help tremendously, and that happenstance is recently no longer the case and I am finally supported with a work terminal in the office. Thank you for that as well. My other job is to go a different office and take care of some some accumulated freelance works in the odd times.
For my first job, I needed to attend multiple cons abroad, for establishing networks with other developers and investors. I've gone through a stressful load of work, and ultimately had to be the absolute sole designer and artist of the very game we made within 4 months -the con trips included-. Coupled with the other job for extra yet essential income, I had little to no drive to draw stuff for my liking, not to mention the fatigue was overwhelming. I didn't even have much time even to type or browse through any social media outlets. It was hell, but necessary for my life.
My schedule is getting more leisure as the time goes on, as I've finally gone through and basically finished an important phase of what I required to do. At this point I will try to do my best to put more effort into getting the commissions out.
Now that I did my best at taking care of one of the more important questions aimed at me, let me answer one that I surprisingly get more than the ones that ask for the progress of the ongoing commissions: When am I going to open commissions again?
Never. I am really really sorry. I never want to put myself or people who reasonably paid money through the same thing ever again, now that I don't require it. There are a lot of reasons to this: Some commissions really take me out of my comfort zone and I feel really bad by giving a subpar good to some of you guys. I really feel bad for making you all wait for long periods of time, and I'm sick of taking and taking from my followers while giving not much in return. I'd like to commission people myself instead of always begging for some. I am no longer accepting any commissions, no matter what, with the exception of odd character sketch drawings.
There is, of course, another exception to this. I'm planning yet another Sonikko Cosplays contest, for which the drawings have been pretty much complete for months. I've been patiently waiting for wrapping up my commissions in order to start it. For those who don't know, Sonikko Cosplays is a little community interaction event I do, which is basically a "Guess the Character" game with my drawings to those who win. Aside from little extra details, nothing regarding the rules will change, nor will the rewards. If you want any art from me, you can always be a part of the event and try your best to win a prize!
And if I surprisingly get to a point where I don't have much else to do and can still take care of my well-being... Then I can finally band some people together to work on Sonic XX2, which has been my dream for years.
Huff, this journalpost a fingerbreaker! Kudos to you if you've gone through all, and just kudos for supporting me over 5 years and many more to come. I love you all! <3 I'll always be here, spreading the feminine Sonic love!
The commissions has been extremely delayed and this post is really here to address it, first and foremost. The stuff that I want to list aren't in any way excuses, but what they are is explanations to why it happened. It's also to address those who has been very kind in my notes section and have been asking about my well-being as I just couldn't be around for a long time due to my severe time constraints (I am even typing this as the electricity is shut off in my flat rn). No worries, aside from a motorcycle accident and work-related stress, nothing to jeopardize my health has happened. Thanks for your love and concerns, I am really glad that I am a part of this community. So anyway, here I go.
As always I was incapable of delivering the commissions in time. This has been my fifth wave of commissions during my 5 years of existing within FurAffinity, and it was always to support the rough conditions I had to live in. There were times that you guys helped me pay my student loan bills and made me able to eat for the night, and for that I'm very thankful. I might have dropped the quality of my drawings for some of the commissions, sure, I am sincerely very sorry for that. But what I have never done is to not deliver the worth of the money I was sent, and this will never happen. It always took a while in terms of time, but I have never scammed any of my commissioners and I never will.
Since near the end of the last year, I'm employed in two different places, which is why I am not in a dire situation like I was a year ago. One of such places is a relatively small studio that makes mobile games, and I'm being paid reasonably and I can eat reasonably. The point of the last commission wave was to gather a good sum to buy some equipments for myself to be able to be hired, as the studio at the time was looking for people who could bring their own equipment at the time. All the sum did help tremendously, and that happenstance is recently no longer the case and I am finally supported with a work terminal in the office. Thank you for that as well. My other job is to go a different office and take care of some some accumulated freelance works in the odd times.
For my first job, I needed to attend multiple cons abroad, for establishing networks with other developers and investors. I've gone through a stressful load of work, and ultimately had to be the absolute sole designer and artist of the very game we made within 4 months -the con trips included-. Coupled with the other job for extra yet essential income, I had little to no drive to draw stuff for my liking, not to mention the fatigue was overwhelming. I didn't even have much time even to type or browse through any social media outlets. It was hell, but necessary for my life.
My schedule is getting more leisure as the time goes on, as I've finally gone through and basically finished an important phase of what I required to do. At this point I will try to do my best to put more effort into getting the commissions out.
Now that I did my best at taking care of one of the more important questions aimed at me, let me answer one that I surprisingly get more than the ones that ask for the progress of the ongoing commissions: When am I going to open commissions again?
Never. I am really really sorry. I never want to put myself or people who reasonably paid money through the same thing ever again, now that I don't require it. There are a lot of reasons to this: Some commissions really take me out of my comfort zone and I feel really bad by giving a subpar good to some of you guys. I really feel bad for making you all wait for long periods of time, and I'm sick of taking and taking from my followers while giving not much in return. I'd like to commission people myself instead of always begging for some. I am no longer accepting any commissions, no matter what, with the exception of odd character sketch drawings.
There is, of course, another exception to this. I'm planning yet another Sonikko Cosplays contest, for which the drawings have been pretty much complete for months. I've been patiently waiting for wrapping up my commissions in order to start it. For those who don't know, Sonikko Cosplays is a little community interaction event I do, which is basically a "Guess the Character" game with my drawings to those who win. Aside from little extra details, nothing regarding the rules will change, nor will the rewards. If you want any art from me, you can always be a part of the event and try your best to win a prize!
And if I surprisingly get to a point where I don't have much else to do and can still take care of my well-being... Then I can finally band some people together to work on Sonic XX2, which has been my dream for years.
Huff, this journalpost a fingerbreaker! Kudos to you if you've gone through all, and just kudos for supporting me over 5 years and many more to come. I love you all! <3 I'll always be here, spreading the feminine Sonic love!
It's a shame to hear about the no commissions, I was planning to com from you in the future. If you do open coms in the future for whatever reason, like you just need extra cash, you can count on me. I'll still be following you and enjoying your work regardless. :)
I've always been patient regarding commissions, the magic happens when it happens. :)
Are you still going to finish the commissions that you took last time?
I didn't realize you'd had scheduling issues in the past, as you mention above. If you had made your commissioners aware of this possibility, I think there would have been much less confusion. Honestly, you have wonderful art and I'd wait a few months for it, as long as I was given fore-warning of the situation.
:)
Good to hear you're fiscally secure though.
Thanks for everything and hope for all the best
I would normally check back in on your page every now and then simply to gauge your progress, mostly because I was board. Only to find that i'm reminding myself that it was a mistake that I ever found anything of Your work in the first place. Also repeatedly getting peoples hopes up about a Sonic game that I Believe we both know will never come out over and over again, is more cruel than it is infinitely redundant to say so. But really you should hook up with LordStevie the two of you are made for one another since your both a couple of rubes who spend more time dawdling and wasting it than setting everything you need to get through with first ASIDE. Anyway I'm happy life for you is turning out better, but I still kinda find you despicable just the same, so to quote your so long, goodbye, Have A Nice Day. I'll quote/un-Quote you with a simple: I hope you fall into a ditch, break both legs and get buried alive you undeserving little twit.
p.s. I was aware of this for the longest time (as noted in my message) I simply decided to wait for the same day when you came down on me since I believed you skimped me before handing me my last commission, oh and for the record? if you have a cluttering of notes you don't need, than Go Through Your Blasted Note Folder And Delete Non-Essential Notes GENIUS.