#its just a little sketch tehe

[leatherskinn]

hey that's Jack and Kozue

[z00lea]

What are your suggestions on starting commissions? What forms of payment, how you interact with customers yada.

I've been thinking (a dangerous past time) and it's an idea I've been toying with but never knew how to approach...

Tehe :3

Hello!

This might be a little long so I'll add a cut here, everything will be under it ^w^

Before anything else,

Make a TOS

Set prices and what different types of commissions you take

Set approximate turnaround times

Determine an amount of slots you can take per time

You'll want to open slots only when everything is organized, its easier on you and on clients!

I personally take commissions thru Ko-fi, you can link paypal and stripe there, so payments can be made with those (Ko-fi doesn't take any fees from your sales!)

Also on Ko-fi, you can make separate listings for each type of art you offer:

It makes life a lot easier, you can change listings at any time or archive ones you aren't currently offering

While you can make it so each listing has their own slot amount, you can also set an universal amount:

And on Ko-fi still, you can add your TOS directly to all your commission listings so that people will have to accept it before going thru with payment

So you won't have to worry about linking anyone to Carrd and such for them to have those terms available :D

Interacting with customers is very intuitive, people will message you most times asking about availability, present you the general idea and then you can redirect them to payment

If they are commissioning you via Ko-fi, they can attach files and text to their order (so reference sheets, pinboards and anything else you might request of them)

It doesn't have to be long elaborate formal conversations, and usually it isn't (unless there is more to a character or setting that might be necessary to the piece)

I recommend you keep the clients updated as you work on their art, send sketches and such (watermarked) for them to know how things are going and also to make sure you both agree on how it is looking

^ For this reason I also recommend you include on your TOS how many changes are included in the price and in which stage

For the commissions itself this is probably enough to get you started, the most difficult part truly is just advertising

You'll need to be loud about it, make sure to repost/reblog/retweet your commissions with certain frequency so it doesn't go unnoticed and so that new people can see them, remind your followers when you have slots open, post art examples every once in a while with the links to your comms, set a Ko-fi commission banner so that when you link those they'll look appealing.

Some people also advertise on discord servers, I have never had luck there so I have no experience to talk from, most of my commissions come from twitter and FurAffinity.

I THINK THATS IT, good luck and feel free to dm me if you need any help setting it up! :D

[starz4valen]

polyvbs hcs cause i love them sm and they’re driving me nuts

- first off queer hcs. akito is a trans bi dude (he/him,) kohane is trans and queer (she/they,) an is bigender and bi (he/she,) and toya is nb and omni (any prns).

- an is so affectionate its scary. but god akito is worse once he gets comfy. at the start he’s hesitant, but once he gets comfy with it hes cuddling all the time. he’ll sling his arms around his partners necks and lean on them when they’re sitting or have them sitting on his lap or lay in theirs and GEGG R FGRGR HE LOVES AFFECTION!!!

- toyas hair is midlength bc gender and kohane often does stuff w it, whether its small braids, a bun, ponytail, or just puts accessories in it, she loves it

- whenever the shark comes for akito all of vbs will not go to school just to get cheesecake, heating pads, plushies, and affectionate for their bf. same w an but she can actually show up to school w/o dying so,,,

- the shinonomers live w the momois and toya is a tenma obviously and so is kanade tehe so airi, ena, kanade, saki, and tsukasa dont even have to ask when 3/4 of vbs show up at their doorstep

- toya writes little notes for them sometimes and always always ALWAYS texts them gm and gn and ilys accompanying them. also she will keep their favorite snacks packed wherever they go

- kohane constantly makes stuff for vbs an dthey all cry /pos

- artist akito is so real and yes his sketchbook is filled with vbs and yes he will scream if anyone sees his sketches of them

- an has so many nicknames for them all its disgusting /pos

- all of the are nd, kohane and toya are autistic, an has adhd, and akito has both, so someone always has stuff prepared in cases of meltdowns or sensory overload.

- kohane and toya most definitely have to drag akito and an into studying, but they make is easier for em

- toya is often worried abt dressing really fem so whenever he does vbs serves as his own cheerleading squad

- before akito and ena moved in w airi and the momois, an would always walk him home bc he was anxious abt it, and they had their own little texting code so an knew he was ok when he left his house. (boooo shinodad BOOOOO)

- toya knew akito before he transitioned and always reassures him whenever he’s dysphoric

- they all just cuddle sometimes when shit gets rough

- they have a playlist for each other bc they’re all so in love

andddd thats all i can think of rn but I’ll probably add more to this later 👍🏼