This message will be sent to everyone in the commission queue as soon as possible, but for now I'd like to make this announcement public.

Before I start, let me be clear that if you submitted a commission back in February, then you are still on the current commission queue. You are free to leave the queue if you want, but I don’t want to remove anyone, myself. I say this as an attempt to avoid any confusion before diving into the main topic.

With that out of the way, I have to be honest: While I’ve enjoyed drawing commissions for everyone over the past six months or so, during those same six months my own circumstances have changed, and what worked for me back in February doesn’t work for me, today. I assumed I could breeze through commissions with little to no delay, and that by this time all of them would have been completed with plenty of room to spare. The reality, though, is that commissions take longer than I expected, and the amount I’ve been charging for pictures since February doesn’t reflect the amount of time I need to work on them. It’s because of this that I’ve come to the decision that I can’t keep taking commissions at their current cost, and I will need to raise my prices.

As of now, prices will be set accordingly:
Sketch: $20 per character
Colored Sketch: $25 per character
Clean/Inked Lineart: $37 for the first character, $33 for each additional character
Flat Colored Lineart: $42 for the first character, $38 for each additional character
Shaded Colored Lineart: $52 for the first character, $48 for each additional character

Unfortunately, this will affect everyone who is currently queued up for a commission and has not yet discussed an invoice with me. I deeply apologize that I have to do this, but because I do not see myself finishing the queue anytime soon, it’s either this or wiping out the queue entirely, and I do not want to disrespect everyone’s patience more than I already have. If you choose to stay in the queue, I’m willing to give a 10% discount on your commission based on the new price. However, if you are unsatisfied with this change in terms and wish to leave the queue, I don’t blame you for wanting to do so; just let me know as soon as possible so I can make the changes. This will not affect anyone with whom I’ve already finalized a price, or has a commission that is a work in progress.

As I wrap up, I once again want to apologize for having to do this. Back when I opened commissions in February I was incredibly excited to draw for everyone, to the point where I refused to cut myself off and let anyone who wanted to submit an idea do so. However, this enthusiasm got the better of me, and instead of taking a reasonable amount of commissions like 5 or 10, I let myself take 40+ in the span of two hours. As of today I still have roughly 30 to go before it’s cleared out, assuming everyone who’s left wishes to remain. The crisis I am in today is nobody’s fault but my own. I let my good intentions and enthusiasm obscure reasonable judgement, and I’m am very sorry to those of you who are affected by it.

While prices may be raised in the future, I will do my best to keep it from happening in circumstances like this, again.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to respond to this post, send me a message, or email me at zorofabuloso@gmail.com. I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Thank you for your time.