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7 years ago
Heyo folks, so it's been a while since I made a journal and given some recent situations, I wanted to address a few things for those who've been sending in commission inquires!
While I know I have had these rules/information posted on my profile/commissions tab...in bold letters....for over a year....I wanted to give some gentle reminders for those who may be trying to contact me for work! I am always very appreciative when people want to commission me and I value everyone dearly, but I admit that at times it can be a bit frustrating to have to explain or repeat myself when I've done my best to make things public knowledge! I'm hoping that formally addressing these things in a journal can be helpful!
First and foremost, I do not accept commissions in FA notes. I've got a "I do not use notes" notice in my profile in bold red letters, but I suppose some folks can miss things so I formally wanted to state that I will not accept a commission on just an FA note! For those of you who have noted me, you'll notice that I always say "please email me to continue this conversation"! This is because I do not view FA notes as neither a secure nor reliable place for discussing what is ultimately business! Emails are the most common way to handle any business transaction and provide dated, easily viewed receipts for both parties! I also will not take commission requests on messengers or social media (unless it's a twitter commission slot, which is very rare!). Again, the only place I will take commissions is either in streams or via email contact! I'm sorry if this is inconvenient but this is how I choose to run my business and hopefully folks can respect that! My email is and always has been on my FA profile, but just in case, it's Anuvia[at]gmail.com !
Next order of business is that it seems folks who do email me tend to ask for sketch commissions! Again, I hate to sound kind of like a jerk, but in my commission information tab, in bold letters, at the top and bottom of the listing and in their own table, my sketch commissions say "These are through Streams or Journals only!". I am true to my word on this! I do not accept sketch commissions, either flat colored or cel shaded, outside of streams or journal slots. This commission type is more or less me offering a cheaper, faster commission type for folks who happen to catch me in a stream and is done as a "special"! I understand not all commissioners can make it to streams, which is why I periodically do journal slots as well! My normally priced commission work is always available in emails though!
I know that my responses can be slow at times, but please give me some time when contacting me for a commission! I think it's a bit important to remember that I am only one person running a full business! I try to give as much personal time as I can to each and every email I receive and while it can take a while for me to get back to you, please understand I'm doing my best! If you don't hear from me right away, wait a few days and try to send a second to bump the first! I have no problem with this and it honestly helps me if I somehow miss something! I also tend to give my current customers priority on contact, so if you're inquiring, please don't hesitate to give a gentle reminder/poke! I will get to you asap!
I am often asked "why don't you stream more?" and the answer to that is; I stream when I can but the availability of time takes a back seat to my current queue and my wrist pain! I understand some folks have been very vocal about wishing I would stream more, but the truth be told is that I can only keep up with my wrist pain and what I can do on my queue at the time being. My commissioned work always takes priority over streams and I tend to only do streams when I am certain I can split my time evenly! That being said though, if you're wondering why I've been doing more adopts lately and streams have been less frequent; it's because of my wrist injury! I am doing my best to overcome the pain in manageable ways, but sadly my art is 100% of my income and there is no assistance for me when I'm in pain! I don't believe in taking donations or setting up a gofundme so I opt to make a few more adopts that I normally would to keep things running smooth! I will never ask for handouts and would much rather work through pain!
And as a final note, Please do not contact me on messengers like telegram or discord. I have never publicly given out my information or made a statement saying that contacting me by these means is acceptable! These are my private forms of contact that I rarely use, even with close friends. It's always very unnerving and creepy to me when a person I don't know at all suddenly contacts me like this, especially when it's 100% uninvited. If you need to chat with me for any reason, please use email! I do not conduct business outside of there and, I'm sorry to say, I don't have the time for uninvited small or casual chat!
Sorry if this journal is disjointed; I just wanted to address a few things!
While I know I have had these rules/information posted on my profile/commissions tab...in bold letters....for over a year....I wanted to give some gentle reminders for those who may be trying to contact me for work! I am always very appreciative when people want to commission me and I value everyone dearly, but I admit that at times it can be a bit frustrating to have to explain or repeat myself when I've done my best to make things public knowledge! I'm hoping that formally addressing these things in a journal can be helpful!
First and foremost, I do not accept commissions in FA notes. I've got a "I do not use notes" notice in my profile in bold red letters, but I suppose some folks can miss things so I formally wanted to state that I will not accept a commission on just an FA note! For those of you who have noted me, you'll notice that I always say "please email me to continue this conversation"! This is because I do not view FA notes as neither a secure nor reliable place for discussing what is ultimately business! Emails are the most common way to handle any business transaction and provide dated, easily viewed receipts for both parties! I also will not take commission requests on messengers or social media (unless it's a twitter commission slot, which is very rare!). Again, the only place I will take commissions is either in streams or via email contact! I'm sorry if this is inconvenient but this is how I choose to run my business and hopefully folks can respect that! My email is and always has been on my FA profile, but just in case, it's Anuvia[at]gmail.com !
Next order of business is that it seems folks who do email me tend to ask for sketch commissions! Again, I hate to sound kind of like a jerk, but in my commission information tab, in bold letters, at the top and bottom of the listing and in their own table, my sketch commissions say "These are through Streams or Journals only!". I am true to my word on this! I do not accept sketch commissions, either flat colored or cel shaded, outside of streams or journal slots. This commission type is more or less me offering a cheaper, faster commission type for folks who happen to catch me in a stream and is done as a "special"! I understand not all commissioners can make it to streams, which is why I periodically do journal slots as well! My normally priced commission work is always available in emails though!
I know that my responses can be slow at times, but please give me some time when contacting me for a commission! I think it's a bit important to remember that I am only one person running a full business! I try to give as much personal time as I can to each and every email I receive and while it can take a while for me to get back to you, please understand I'm doing my best! If you don't hear from me right away, wait a few days and try to send a second to bump the first! I have no problem with this and it honestly helps me if I somehow miss something! I also tend to give my current customers priority on contact, so if you're inquiring, please don't hesitate to give a gentle reminder/poke! I will get to you asap!
I am often asked "why don't you stream more?" and the answer to that is; I stream when I can but the availability of time takes a back seat to my current queue and my wrist pain! I understand some folks have been very vocal about wishing I would stream more, but the truth be told is that I can only keep up with my wrist pain and what I can do on my queue at the time being. My commissioned work always takes priority over streams and I tend to only do streams when I am certain I can split my time evenly! That being said though, if you're wondering why I've been doing more adopts lately and streams have been less frequent; it's because of my wrist injury! I am doing my best to overcome the pain in manageable ways, but sadly my art is 100% of my income and there is no assistance for me when I'm in pain! I don't believe in taking donations or setting up a gofundme so I opt to make a few more adopts that I normally would to keep things running smooth! I will never ask for handouts and would much rather work through pain!
And as a final note, Please do not contact me on messengers like telegram or discord. I have never publicly given out my information or made a statement saying that contacting me by these means is acceptable! These are my private forms of contact that I rarely use, even with close friends. It's always very unnerving and creepy to me when a person I don't know at all suddenly contacts me like this, especially when it's 100% uninvited. If you need to chat with me for any reason, please use email! I do not conduct business outside of there and, I'm sorry to say, I don't have the time for uninvited small or casual chat!
Sorry if this journal is disjointed; I just wanted to address a few things!
