✏️ I’d like to kindly ask you not to message me saying things like “I’ll commission you someday” or “I’ll come back for a commission soon,” because in reality, no one ever comes back after that.

This makes it very difficult for me to track when I need to urgently stop focusing on art and look for other work just to stay afloat. Right now I’m in a situation where I can’t even cover my rent, cuz I can’t even sell 3 out of the 8 slots I need for May.. To stay stable, I need to complete at least 8 artworks per month.

The problem is that I keep believing that people who “wanted to” will eventually follow through — but they don’t. I don’t have a fixed salary where I know when I’ll get paid or how to plan ahead. At the same time, I spend a lot of time discussing commissions that never actually happen, because people “just wanted to talk.”

My prices are listed, all links are available, and what I can or can’t draw is clearly stated in my TOS, galleries, and portfolio. I’m basically fighting to stay afloat every single day — no weekends, no breaks — and time is working against me whenever I’m not actively working.

I’m always happy to dedicate my time to people who are ready to commission me, but I simply don’t have time for hypothetical conversations. I’m really sorry.

So please, come to me with something concrete — something that doesn’t have to be pulled out of you piece by piece. Or just say directly: “Here’s my character, I want artist freedom.” Otherwise, please keep “I’ll commission you someday” thoughts to yourself. For me, that doesn’t feel like a compliment — it’s part of the statistics I rely on to understand whether I’m still in demand. And without real follow-through, it only distorts that.
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