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Mystery Boxes: Here's why I've been quiet lately!
9 years ago
Hey!
I've been REALLY quiet here for a while. Sorry about that! I've been drawing my ass off, honest! But I felt like I was overdue in communicating with you awesome lot that watch me. <3
At Confuzzled 2016, I received 156 commissions, 150 of which were my Mystery Box commissions, that I do every year.
Mystery Boxes are commissions that I do ONLY at conventions, which combine 2-3 random words, and I have to draw whatever the combination results in, involving the customer's character. Obviously, these push me quite far out of my comfort zone, and force me to draw stuff in ways I never normally would, so each one takes a little longer than an ordinary sketch commission. Not only do I have loads of these to do, but I'm also working on other things on the side; I'm building a graphic design portfolio, working on 2 video games and applying for a job that I REALLY want, so you can see why I've been so quiet here for a while!
FAQ:
1) Why didn't you just close before you got so many??
a) I'm an idiot, that's why. Plus I was in the red in my bank account so the idea of not taking more work on seemed silly.
2) Will you be posting all of the results?
a) YES, but not on FA! I don't want to clutter my scraps with nearly 160 sketch commissions. They will soon be available to view on my Tumblr: http://skaifox.tumblr.com/
3) How far are you through the mystery boxes?
a) I have just completed no. 81, so I'm past half way now.
4) I bought a Mystery Box from you at CFz 2016, and I haven't heard from you yet?
a) That means I've not reached yours just yet. A little more time, and yours will be next on the list, I'm sure!
Next year, I'll be capping Mystery Boxes after I've reached a certain amount, instead of remaining open for the whole convention. I'm sure I don't need to explain why!
I want to thank each and every person that bought one, you're all wonderful customers and I really can't thank you enough for your patience. It's truly, truly appreciated. <3
I've been REALLY quiet here for a while. Sorry about that! I've been drawing my ass off, honest! But I felt like I was overdue in communicating with you awesome lot that watch me. <3
At Confuzzled 2016, I received 156 commissions, 150 of which were my Mystery Box commissions, that I do every year.
Mystery Boxes are commissions that I do ONLY at conventions, which combine 2-3 random words, and I have to draw whatever the combination results in, involving the customer's character. Obviously, these push me quite far out of my comfort zone, and force me to draw stuff in ways I never normally would, so each one takes a little longer than an ordinary sketch commission. Not only do I have loads of these to do, but I'm also working on other things on the side; I'm building a graphic design portfolio, working on 2 video games and applying for a job that I REALLY want, so you can see why I've been so quiet here for a while!
FAQ:
1) Why didn't you just close before you got so many??
a) I'm an idiot, that's why. Plus I was in the red in my bank account so the idea of not taking more work on seemed silly.
2) Will you be posting all of the results?
a) YES, but not on FA! I don't want to clutter my scraps with nearly 160 sketch commissions. They will soon be available to view on my Tumblr: http://skaifox.tumblr.com/
3) How far are you through the mystery boxes?
a) I have just completed no. 81, so I'm past half way now.
4) I bought a Mystery Box from you at CFz 2016, and I haven't heard from you yet?
a) That means I've not reached yours just yet. A little more time, and yours will be next on the list, I'm sure!
Next year, I'll be capping Mystery Boxes after I've reached a certain amount, instead of remaining open for the whole convention. I'm sure I don't need to explain why!
I want to thank each and every person that bought one, you're all wonderful customers and I really can't thank you enough for your patience. It's truly, truly appreciated. <3
And thanks for the heads up on next year ;)