About 6 months ago, I said commissions are closed permanently. I did not explain why. Well, the reason why, or at least one of the main reasons, was that I felt that with the amount of effort it takes to create one picture that I just would not be able to make any decent money off of art.

However what I didn't know is EXACTLY how long it takes for me to create art. I had not had my mojo for a couple years now, only really getting it back recently for the first time since probably 2013, when Niti died. I am now a very creative-minded person, constantly coming up with new ideas for art and constantly having at least one or two things on my plate at a time, sometimes even more.

So with my last three pictures, Reniti, Stern Glare, and Fiery Blaze, I ran some tests to see how much time it takes me on average to complete each step and how much time on average it takes me to complete a whole project, and the answer shocked me. On average, from start to finish, rounded to the nearest 5 minutes, a typical art project takes me only 4 hours and 25 minutes of continuous work. As long as I have been doing commissions art has always felt like a drag most of the time, only having fun for a few days in the form of a short burst. Thus, I always ballparked my typical workload being 10+ hours.

Because of this, my main reasoning for closing commissions in the first place is no longer valid. As such I have drafted new prices that are weighted between the amount of time it takes to do art and how much I want to be making in $/hour and will be posting my sheet after making this journal.

I think that is about it. Thanks for reading!