Sceape

I go to Starbucks I look at all the people on their computers and wonder if any of them are famous on the internet like me

Commissions

Don't begin commissions unless you ABSOLUTLEY feel as if you have to (you have NO other option i.e. you cannot get a job etc) and you have no money coming in.

Do NOT start commissions because everybody else is doing it. Deviants may or may not have a good reason for accepting commissions but people that have no goal (nothing to strive for something like, lets say, paying off the bills – something that they desperately need to do and will empower them to do commissions right then and there and complete it) then don't start.

You will continue putting it off and finding reasons to procrastinate as you are not fully serious about it. Most people forget that they are handling people's hard-earned cash and that the commissioner is expecting something worth the money they are giving. In addition, a commissioner TRUSTS the person they are handing their money to – for somebody to not return their part of the deal (the artwork) or if they have to wait a lengthy amount of time for it than that will ultimately break that trust.

You are taking money from somebody you mostly likely never met and don't know anything about – in conclusion a complete stranger. Some people make the mistake of letting a friendship come between a commission. As soon as you hand money to a person, they are no longer you're friend, they are the commissioned and therefore you must know that relationship from that point. Bending the rules for them will probably lead them to relax and believe you will be okay with it under the protection of this said friendship and this will most likely lead to the termination of the friendship as well as no commission. The said friendship should actually in fact, because of the trust, motivate the person to strive to complete the commission, not pushing the task back.

NEVER take on more commissions then you can handle. DO not do it, even if you need the money, you will be putting unbearable stress on yourself and straining yourself to do the impossible which will most certainly lead to you being depressed and not having the will power or motivation to complete the commissions.

I personally will recommend you take on no more than one commission at a time; you can then focus on this one task and get it out of the way before taking on another. Having, lets say, four commissions is not ideal as you will probably start on one then decide you're fed up with that and progress to another and the overall result is you doing a little bit of this and that but nothing as a whole.

I have seen people that have To-do lists that have been To-do list close to a year, DO NOT become one of those people. Try to be the person that crosses of the To-do list so fast people are unsure if it was even there in the first place.

Most importantly, do not take commissions if you're under stress or having real life drama and you cannot be one hundred percent reliable. It is likely that you will provide excuses for a delay of the commission on the issues once and then again...and then again…and well you get the picture.

Good luck! And I hoped I helped somewhat

Thank you

Buttertrap is wonderful and donated the points I needed!

So I'll be an active deviant again on Monday 21st May! Notes, comments etcetera will be replied to regularly and art will hopefully be posted at least once a week (no promises though! I'm incredibly busy this year so one to four deviations a month will hopefully keep my watchers happy). Everything's really exciting at the moment and clothes shopping is incredibly fun (I forgot how much after I became a recluse studious person ha) But yep, keeping this update short and snappy! I'll be BACK on Monday on all the sites I'm registered with!

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Speedeh

It's been quite some time since I've submitted a journal explaining where I am with life. I'm planning to head back into 'check-deviantART-once-a-day-routine'. For the sake of my watchers. I can't really afford to check it more than once, because I don't want to be down the drain where I can't be on top of everything else work-wise. I've been job-hunting via the internet and I can't exactly decide which job will allow me to divide my time between studying, drawing, socialising etcetera. I don't want some hectic job where I'm waitressing or something and I come home stressed out. I'd prefer a job where I can just chillax – even if just a little? I'd like to question what jobs you've had, if you've had any - please comment. I'm not planning to have a long-term one. Just something to do on the holidays that will help raise money. Now, I'm really happy because I'm getting A's. Nothing new, but a while ago I've let my grades slide and now they're shooting right back up. I'm just not happy with anything but an A and I'm getting them I've let things slide with socializing on the internet because I've barely checked this place at all, but if you ever want to have a chat then please, please, please don't be afraid to note me or comment on my profile! When I say I don't bite, I can't even emphasise on that because in my case, I barely have teeth (not literally by the way). I'm considering writing a FAQ; please drop any questions you'd like to ask. What programme do you use, how did you get into drawing...that kind of thing. Oh and before I forget, lend a hand and donate a few dollars to thelunacy-fringe. Emma's trying to save for college and she's come a long way ($1,200 of $2000!) I know how hard it is, so if you could give a reasonable amount I'm sure she'd appreciate it a great deal. To donate click this link Also do any of you happen to be interested in art in return for a subscription. I've pretty much wasted my previous one because I wasn't active, but seeing as I'm 'coming back' next week I'd prefer a subscription because dA is so ugly without it. If you're interested, please shoot me a note and we can discuss! Anyhow, that's pretty much my update. Ciao!