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Getting a new cintiq and commission situation
5 years ago
General
Old one needs its screen replaced/repaired, so I've just ordered a replacement that's the same model (it's pretty old, but I like it and much cheaper than a brand new one), it will be here Friday. There's still old art I never uploaded here that I'll add periodically and the March Patreon-exclusive ones will be finally public. I'd really like to keep this productivity up and not disappear for months like before.
About commissions;
So, I fully admit I'm not very reliable and have this bad pattern of taking on a bunch, starting out strong in completing them in the beginning, but then becoming late on them and getting anxious and freezing up instead of just doing the art and communicating with my customers. I know it's bad and very unfair to people who paid and like my work, and I hate disappointing them and stringing them along, and I know some folks have been disappointed when I eventually contact them with a refund.
I'd like to get back into commissions but with some new constraints that will hopefully help me be a good artist for hire. For one, to start off with, I will only take one at a time. I don't think there will be any sort of waiting list, and maybe I can have a longer list eventually, but this is to get back into the flow of things and train myself into better habits.
For the time being, commissions will be pay after completion. I know this is a risk to myself, but honestly, I've almost never had problems with folks who commission me, for the whole people are trustworthy. I'd still have the finished art as a smaller dpi with a watermark before payment, so I think this could work.
I'm happy to be back and productive and that there's still some who are interested in commissions, from now on I just want to make people happy and get back into enjoying making art. It's really cool that folks are willing to support artists even with all this corona crap turning everything upside-down. Thank you!
edit: Oh yeah, for irl serious news, a few months ago I got genetic testing and, like my mom and two of my sisters, I tested positive for the brca1 gene, meaning that I'm at very high risk for breast cancer and higher risk for ovarian cancer. Next week, I am having a benign breast lump removed and most likely in the near future will get a mastectomy. My family members who have the gene were diagnosed with breast cancer at ages 38, 37, and 40 respectively, and I'm 35 now, so I'm taking this very seriously. Hope everything goes well.
About commissions;
So, I fully admit I'm not very reliable and have this bad pattern of taking on a bunch, starting out strong in completing them in the beginning, but then becoming late on them and getting anxious and freezing up instead of just doing the art and communicating with my customers. I know it's bad and very unfair to people who paid and like my work, and I hate disappointing them and stringing them along, and I know some folks have been disappointed when I eventually contact them with a refund.
I'd like to get back into commissions but with some new constraints that will hopefully help me be a good artist for hire. For one, to start off with, I will only take one at a time. I don't think there will be any sort of waiting list, and maybe I can have a longer list eventually, but this is to get back into the flow of things and train myself into better habits.
For the time being, commissions will be pay after completion. I know this is a risk to myself, but honestly, I've almost never had problems with folks who commission me, for the whole people are trustworthy. I'd still have the finished art as a smaller dpi with a watermark before payment, so I think this could work.
I'm happy to be back and productive and that there's still some who are interested in commissions, from now on I just want to make people happy and get back into enjoying making art. It's really cool that folks are willing to support artists even with all this corona crap turning everything upside-down. Thank you!
edit: Oh yeah, for irl serious news, a few months ago I got genetic testing and, like my mom and two of my sisters, I tested positive for the brca1 gene, meaning that I'm at very high risk for breast cancer and higher risk for ovarian cancer. Next week, I am having a benign breast lump removed and most likely in the near future will get a mastectomy. My family members who have the gene were diagnosed with breast cancer at ages 38, 37, and 40 respectively, and I'm 35 now, so I'm taking this very seriously. Hope everything goes well.
