Why I dont do Commissions anymore
honestly?? creating art for other people has been sucking the soul out of me. like I literally have no time or energy left for my own stuff. and on social media it’s always this weird pressure like “oh the artist will finish my piece in 2 weeks… or 4… or whenever” as if we’re machines running on deadlines no one even asked us about. everything has to be FAST or people get weird about it.
I’m so done with that. if my art wants to be slow, then it can be slow as hell. that’s how it actually turns out good anyway.
and I’m NEVER doing “promised art” again. ever. had a friend basically force me to finish something I drew for FREE and like??? no. absolutely not. I was literally just gifting stuff without thinking and somehow it turned into expectations I never agreed to.
and god the experiences I’ve had… that whole “you have to work no matter what” mindset? garbage. my device broke, I couldn’t finish anything, I had no money to replace it, and people still couldn’t just. wait. they acted like I owed them something when I was barely keeping it together.
so yeah. that’s why I don’t do commissions anymore. I’m choosing peace.
thanks for listening to my little rant. 💛