Begging For Commissions

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Frankly I find it exceedingly sad that this far into my artwork life on deviantART I've got to make a journal about people begging me for commissions work. This is not a beef at everyone; plenty of people on here actually have manners and the sense enough to understand that when I state my commissions are closed they are actually closed and I'm not being bloody minded! When I send out a note replying to a commissions request I am being extremely honest with the amount of workload I have going on in real life; I have three jobs people, I work so damn hard all the time and believe me, with that workload comes a lot of stress. I won't beat the cow to death with this, all I am asking is that people be realistic with what they ask of me. I can't "do just one" commission on top of a workload of 20+ gifts and prizes for the competitions I placed before Christmas. It just will not happen. So as opposed to saying yes and taking it on then having to disappoint when I figure out I haven't the time to complete the task, I'm honest with you... "my commissions are not open right now, but a journal will be posted as soon as they are and 3 slots will be available" - And I'm sorry, I cannot offer more than that.
Gone are the days that I can be carefree with my time, I have a full time job that saps the life from me and I work on the side too; I design book covers for up and coming authors, I have a girlfriend and a social life. I LOVE ART; but I don't have all the time in the world to do it anymore, I have responsibilities and it's my Christmas HOLIDAY for christ's sake! I don't want to work more than usual through my Christmas holiday; I'm supposed to be relaxing and be stress free.. (that's not happening right this minute believe me!)
And thank you for your note... I do not have anger issues sweetheart, I have bratt issues; bratt issues from people like you who do not take no for an answer!

Every time I fall in love with deviantART again, I fall out of love with it super quickly.. please god tell me that I'm not the only one who has to deal with these kinds of people and notes from them too!?

*sigh*

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glasstreason's avatar
OMG! CAN I HAVE A COMMISSION?!?!

Haha. I kid, I kid. People really should learn not to put pressure on people. They also need to realize that you can't do a million things at once and real life takes presidency over art. You have to do what pays the bills before you put effort into what is only pocket change in comparison. Hopefully people will actually calm down and think about the ARTIST for a change, and understand that they can only do so much and only as real life allows.