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The commissions Situation! (Please Read if interested.)
8 years ago
Since I like to draw attention to it and of course credit the right people, a lot of you guys have no doubt seen "commission" popping up besides what I'm doing and probably wondered about what's going on there. Some of them are new, yes. In a nutshell I've been testing the waters, seeing what I was and wasn't capable of doing.
I'm very happy to say, that is about to change. Commissions are reopening soon and I'll be changing my message about them on the front page to reflect! So for some of you, your chance has finally come around. XD However there are a few catches I need to be up front about:
1: From here on out, my commissions are going to be STREAM EXCLUSIVE. This is a permanent change decision I made several months back and I'm sticking to my guns on it, (although I'm definitely backpedaling on the possibility of slave streaming, that just isn't happening right now :/) . I'm finally going to start posting a notification up when I'm streaming again, and once a week (or twice if something comes up and I have to reschedule,) I'll be open to taking a few on-the-spot commissions.
I'm still working out what day of the week, but I'm aiming for something like friday/saturday AEST. More then open to suggestions if there's a better overall day for everybody? If for some reason you absolutely can't attend a stream, don't fret; I'd be willing to work something out with you, but do keep in mind I'm reserving that as a last resort. It's much better for me and my workflow if I could please take suggestions in real time, at the time.
2: I'll only be taking smaller pictures for the time being, one off's. Unlike above, this is not going to be a permanent thing, I'll slowly be opening the door to bigger projects and comics again as I go and clear out what I already owe. One artist has already given me a possible way I could re-implement doing sequences, but that's another thing I still need to test in a closed situation for now.
As for how many altogether, probably 3-5 a week depending on complexity. I'm a premium user on picarto now so I'll most likely be using its raffle function to decide who gets a chance out of any attendees.
3: Prices. I almost don't want to lock these in in case they need to change again, but I'll fill some of you in on what I know for sure: For those who remember it, the old singles and sequences system I had? It's gone, they've merged into the same thing now. Starting prices are $5usd per character per frame (and that will include suits in some instances.) I veer in and out of people who think I'm undercharging and overcharging and sorry guys if you're in the latter, but I do need my pricing to reflect the workload more.
And finally 4: When it's starting! (Again, presumably friday's/saturdays) This week is a closed affair, I've already picked out what and who I'll be doing it for. But next week I'll be opening the doors and anyone who wants to come along will get a chance.
I think that covers it all. I'm definitely looking for feedback about this new setup so please don't hesitate to comment if you have a suggestion or concern. Hope this news finds you well, I hope your day's going great, and because I can't believe I haven't signed off something with this saying before, "I'll see you on the flip side!" And thanks for that one Warj. :3
I'm very happy to say, that is about to change. Commissions are reopening soon and I'll be changing my message about them on the front page to reflect! So for some of you, your chance has finally come around. XD However there are a few catches I need to be up front about:
1: From here on out, my commissions are going to be STREAM EXCLUSIVE. This is a permanent change decision I made several months back and I'm sticking to my guns on it, (although I'm definitely backpedaling on the possibility of slave streaming, that just isn't happening right now :/) . I'm finally going to start posting a notification up when I'm streaming again, and once a week (or twice if something comes up and I have to reschedule,) I'll be open to taking a few on-the-spot commissions.
I'm still working out what day of the week, but I'm aiming for something like friday/saturday AEST. More then open to suggestions if there's a better overall day for everybody? If for some reason you absolutely can't attend a stream, don't fret; I'd be willing to work something out with you, but do keep in mind I'm reserving that as a last resort. It's much better for me and my workflow if I could please take suggestions in real time, at the time.
2: I'll only be taking smaller pictures for the time being, one off's. Unlike above, this is not going to be a permanent thing, I'll slowly be opening the door to bigger projects and comics again as I go and clear out what I already owe. One artist has already given me a possible way I could re-implement doing sequences, but that's another thing I still need to test in a closed situation for now.
As for how many altogether, probably 3-5 a week depending on complexity. I'm a premium user on picarto now so I'll most likely be using its raffle function to decide who gets a chance out of any attendees.
3: Prices. I almost don't want to lock these in in case they need to change again, but I'll fill some of you in on what I know for sure: For those who remember it, the old singles and sequences system I had? It's gone, they've merged into the same thing now. Starting prices are $5usd per character per frame (and that will include suits in some instances.) I veer in and out of people who think I'm undercharging and overcharging and sorry guys if you're in the latter, but I do need my pricing to reflect the workload more.
And finally 4: When it's starting! (Again, presumably friday's/saturdays) This week is a closed affair, I've already picked out what and who I'll be doing it for. But next week I'll be opening the doors and anyone who wants to come along will get a chance.
I think that covers it all. I'm definitely looking for feedback about this new setup so please don't hesitate to comment if you have a suggestion or concern. Hope this news finds you well, I hope your day's going great, and because I can't believe I haven't signed off something with this saying before, "I'll see you on the flip side!" And thanks for that one Warj. :3
At the very least I'll be trying to keep the work itself unique to the streams, but I get that not everyone can make it and I'll try not to leave people like that/you hanging. I'm still open to suggestions but right now, I'm debating having something like an on-week-off-week system where I'd be able to take ideas from people who couldn't make it live. Still thinking the details over in my head, but does it sound like a good idea off the cuff?
I just mean I'd like to keep the work I do on them an exclusively in-stream thing now, and try to limit working on stuff offline. It's weird but I feel like I work better once the camera's on me. Not really sure why since I usually hate being pressured.
And I think I can understand, it's not actively pressing you to do stuff (like the sort of thing I imagine set off that issue) but there would be a bit of a passive encouragement to keep things going to avoid dead air, which wouldn't be there while working offline/alone.
I'm already thinking of alternatives for anybody who can't manage to reach me though, so I wouldn't worry too much. I'll try to make sure you get an equal chance in. XD
Are the prices still the same or have they changed recently?
I can't promise that I'll be able to get something this time around because of money stuff :c but I'd still like to see the details (: