IMPORTANT: Contingency for October commissions.
Added 2020-09-30 09:19:27 +0000 UTCHello guys, once again many thanks for your continued support. *bows*
Ok so, I'll cut to the chase: Demand for commissions is still extremely high.
And as many of you have seen on the discord server; slots are filled in literal seconds.
Not minutes, but actual seconds.
This means that there's 100% slot booking and even when I do an average of 7 artworks per month (often more + variants) I still can't cull demand effectively and a new backlog is forming slowly but surely.
What does this mean?
Commissions will take longer to be completed, which for some may not be an issue, but for others and for my own work ethic is not ideal.
What's the plan?
We have been through the backlog issue before and similarly here are the measures I'll be taking from now on. Some are reactive and some proactive:
* slots for October will be restricted and only tiers 4 and 5 will be able to request commissions for October. (Apologies for those who wanted to commission tomorrow but if I take a new full set of commissions I will simply be overwhelmed.)
*Once December rolls around I will open "fast commissions" which will not be as taxing for both my schedule and my health, these will be accessible to all tiers and will be significantly cheaper than regular commissions (these commissions will cost half the current rate across the board.) these will also feature my "fast style" which i have neglected for a while. for reference on how fast style looks, The Javelin sketch from early this month is a good indicator. Fast commissions will also not feature backgrounds or will have very simple ones.
*If these measures don't balance out the culling of the backlog I will have to keep the restriction of commissions in place to some extent. (IE, I'll be taking less slots for lower tiers.)
Once again apologies, but the current demand is creating a large backlog, and making a big impact on my output and my health (namely, my wrist pain is worsening.)
REMINDER: These measures do not affect tiers 4 or 5.
Thanks everyone for your invaluable support!
*bows deeply*
