Just wanted to pop in with an update for everyone. We're pleased to announce that we've managed to stay on track through all of September and the bit of October that's passed so far. No hiccups at all! Our flow is getting back to normal, and we're very much "on task" with the queue.

We're currently aiming for a minimum of 1 batch of undersketches and 1 batch of lines per day, with any additional time being devoted directly to catching up the line queue faster. Color is still coming fairly quickly, though small delays occur when our colorist has to do non-art but still studio-related tasks.

You may see more adopts start going up on our account, as we're trying to do one adopt per day throughout October -- Adoptober, as we've not-really-all-that-cleverly named it. We're making sure this isn't cutting into our ability to get queue work done though. It's more something we work on when we need a break/to relax, as we find character design to be quite rejuvenating. Some of the adopts are getting snapped up during Patreon 3 day early access, so those won't be posted for sale (leaving gaps in the 1 per day public schedule). But they are available for early access to anyone pledging $10 or more per month, which also includes access to our monthly bases (available at $5 or more per month). If you'd like to check out those perks or any others, you can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rancidartstudio

If you've noticed that we haven't been posting (aside from the adopts) on here, it's because we're committed to putting our efforts into the queue without making any attempts to advertise for new comms. Our goal is to complete our queue entirely (hopefully before the end of the year) and move to a daily slot system, to avoid any backlog moving forward. We're only scheduling through the end of Nov, and then pausing commission intake until the queue is clear. We will be offering a (no payment, no obligation) waiting list for people who wish to be notified when we open comms again. But that's only if our remaining time fills up before we can wipe out our queue. This *might* never come to pass, depending on how order flow comes in.

If anyone is looking to track their current commission, our public queue is always kept up to date and can be found here: https://trello.com/b/lnTtDtfE/ranci.....t-studio-queue

Thanks for taking the time to read, and we appreciate how patient everyone has been with us through the turbulence that 2020 has thrust upon us. Hoping like heck for a calm and smooth-running end of the year and a very gentle slide into 2021!

Also hoping this journal finds everyone well. We know how scary things are for people right now, and we just hope everyone is staying as safe and secure as possible <3