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IMPORTANT UPDATE: Priority Commissioners, please read!
🕑 Added 2020-05-22 02:03:41 +0000 UTCCOMMISSIONS ARE CLOSED AGAIN!
Sorry, I had expected the 2 folks I turned away at the start of the month to come back, but as of today i have 7+ new commissions in the queue, and many of which are quite large scenes or ref sheets.
To combat this issue, I will not be opening a second time in the month again in the future - only the one opening at the beginning of the month! I may need to instill some first come/first serve rules as well as the $15+ tiers are becoming more popular.
I would normally have no issue completing this many commissions in this amount of time, but I will be gone/away from work from 5/29 onward (through the end of this month/start of next month) and I still have my Patreon Illustration for the month to complete before I depart early the 29th.
The remaining Priority Commissions for this month will be completed as soon as possible, but it is likely that, if all are accepted and paid for, several will bleed over into June and be completed ASAP next month. I will return from travel on the 3rd and continue to work through the queue at that time.
This will also delay next month's Priority Commission opening, so apologies to those of you who were waiting for next month! I will do my best to ensure that everyone on that tier who wants a commission, gets one (my goal every month!)
If you have put in a form for this month's Priority Commissions and did not intend to return as a $15+ patron next month, feel free to cancel - I have your contact information and will reach out to you outside of Patreon. No need to pay for another month, even if your completion/due date is in June.
Thank you all for your support and understanding! I apologize for overselling the limited slots and time I have available - that is something I try VERY hard to avoid (hence only opening for one commission at a time in the past via streams) so adapting to a workflow + queue is quite new to me.
I am also considering doing one opening at the start of the month, then a few priority commissioner only streams, taking one commission at a time that way to handle those who did not recieve a commission at the start of the month.
Thoughts? Let me know in the comments. Feel free to comment or message me with any questions or concerns related to your commission. (If you have already messaged me and have not heard back yet, I will respond to those messages at the start of my work day tomorrow.)
Thanks!
- Kihu
Comments
Kihu
That's definitely true as I don't relaly open for refs normally - it was a lot of big projects and a lot of time off as I'm adjusting to quarantine and sharing my workspace with others. However, I'm less concerned about people waiting (I know furries can wait months, if not years for commissions) than I am about me carrying the stress of paid-for commissions that are incomplete on my desk/in my queue. That's something I absolute can't stand/stresses me out, so I may wait to accept payment for some of the recent ones until I am able to start work on them!
Griffon the Grizzly
Thank you for informing us, Kihu. Have a safe trip!
Spiritpaw
Personally, I think most people would be okay with waiting especially knowing you will be out of town. While one opening sounds like a fine idea, I am curious if the high number of ref sheets this month was because of the monthly special (I don't know how often you do a monthly special for refs) and the recent posting of refs may have enticed more people to put in a slot request.
