For a while now I've wanted to revamp my themed, "branded" promotional artwork, and I was inspired while watching a stream vod where the streamer had their desktop on full display with a really cozy vibe to it.

That, combined with my love for things retro and synthwave led me to design a new template based on lots of old things instead. I plan on using this for a few different things, but I figured I'd put it through its paces by remaking my commission pricelists since they're overdue for an update.

Here's two of a set of four. I'm really quite pleased with how they turned out! While it's a little bit chaotic for the amount of information presented, I think it still makes for a nice balance where it's nice to look at, but still quite easy to understand what's being conveyed.

After what's felt like, and was likely actually several months' worth of time, consideration and work, I've finally pinned down my updated prices for existing and even some brand new tiers.

In keeping to my existing format, I've done my best to make them as simple and easy to read as possible since the specifics will change anyway from one project to the next. I'd very much appreciate any feedback you have regarding their design and legibility, and if you think anything is missing or needs adjustment.

Either way, here's an early peek at what my commissions will cost for the rest of the year. It was a lot of effort, but it's a significant step in acknowledging how far I've come, and has already helped me value my own work more highly as a result. Just gotta put that into practice now.

With some upcoming changes to my pricelist that have been overdue, I felt it best to make a quick update post regarding patron commission and YCH slots on the site during the transition period.

When I last opened the priority queue, about 5 months ago, I decided to leave it open indefinitely to give more time for folks to grab a slot. The intention was to keep it open until December, when I would then switch to the public queue once or twice before updating my prices. Obviously that didn't happen, mainly due to a good amount of demand and important life stuff slowing me down a little when clearing out my queue.

With that just about done, I'll be closing my patron-exclusive queue and pausing any new YCH slots for the time being, until I get the public commission queue sorted out. I'll extend the closing dates of any affected YCH slots (just the one, currently) accordingly based on how long this lasts.

Regarding that, while I don't intend to make the queue exclusive to non-patrons, I will be giving them precedence given that I last opened my public queue about 8-10 months ago. Feel free to submit a request, but I'll probably ask that you hold off until the next priority queue opens up.

If you weren't aware that the priority queue was open and have been waiting for a chance to commission me, please let me know and we'll sort something out before I update my pricelist. I plan on improving the system to make it a bit more functional, since it currently has some limitations. At the moment, it relies on a single blog post to notify folks whenever it's been reopened, which isn't ideal.

In the meantime, feel free to let friends know that the public queue's finally about to open if they're interested in getting a commission. I plan on launching via Commissio's notification system first to reward those who've been following me there (which everyone should totally do), and then reopen a second time with a more visible announcement.