Slowly getting back in the swing of things. I'm thinking of not taking commissions for a month to try and clear the queue, but I'm not sure how sustainable that is rn.

Report summary:
- OC refs
- commission progress

Business:
- Nothing new this week.

Goals:
- 62/2000 USD earned for my second art raffle goal! The prize for the big raffle is a fully lined piece with a complex background and up to seven characters.
- 39/400 for my subscriber goal.

Raffle Updates:
- The August 1 raffle has been moved to January 15 of 2024. The next few months are going to be pretty tough for me, so I hope to start the new year that way.

Finished Works:
Previews: Will be publicly posted after August 15.
- Flash Sale sketch for Doot

Subscriber Exclusive: Staying here on subscribestar.
- Aicarom mermaid thumbnails
- Jennifer playing doctor partial lineart

Public: Posted this week.
- Nikolai refs. This is technically a 'sona of mine so it's a little weird for me to have a nude ref up but there's also that degree of separation that helps a little, so why not. I hope to do some art with him in the future.
- Knoell refs. Completely overhauled his design so I had to do this. I didn't draw his weird long tongue this time but I assure you he can still do that.
- Marzi refs. My boy has stopped dyeing his hair that weird brown, and gotten some new clothes! They technically cover more skin but somehow *feel* more revealing.
- Barbie/Ken Mugshot YCH (OC) for  arellasmercy (discord)

Art WIPs:
Commission WIPs:
- Flash sale sketches (OC TF comics) for Ratchet: No progress this week. Really sorry to Ratchet for this, I think I may have burned myself out on these.
- Flash sale sketch (trollsona) for Ratchet: On hold.
- Magical girl commission for Ratchet: On hold.
- Monochrome commission(Aethy): Currently doing the lineart. Progress is slow but steady, and I hope to have this done before September.
- Shibari YCH (OC) for chelcat (furaffinity): No progress this week.
- Full sequence TF for greycait: No progress this week.
- Full sequence TF for Aicarom: Did a couple of thumbnail tests. I wish I'd done more but this is at least something.
- Lined painting commission for doot: No progress this week.
- Grimace Shake Sketch YCH (OC) for Ratchet: No progress this week. I hope to get this done next week though, since the trend is pretty much over now.
- Flat Color (OC/Miraak) for Syntax: No progress this week.
- Barbie Mugshot YCH (Mungojerrie/Rumpleteazer) for StatisticalCats: No progress this week.
- Barbie Mugshot YCH (Jerrica Benton/Eric Raymond) for overlord_mordax: No progress this week.
- Full Sequence TF for Ratchet: No progress this week.
- Shibari YCH ( Selnia Iori Flameheart from Ladies vs Butlers) for shafujipin: No progress this week.
- Muse freebie (sketch) for Ratchet: No progress this week.
- Bard freebie (sketch) for Madame Hardy: TBD

Other Art WIPs: Due to the volume of commissions I've gotten, most of these are on hold until further notice.
- Eeveelution Magical Girl adoptables: Drafted 7/9.

Writing Updates:
Series:
- On hold

Standalone:
- On hold

Other Writing:
- Been tapping away at some fanfics while I take my break. Surprisingly, I updated Devilfish this week.

IRL things are still messy, but finally slowing down. More importantly: I've revised art rates for 2023, and adjusted my TOS; general summary in my carrd. Taking payment entirely through BuyMeACoffee now.

Still about six entries queued, and I'm deeply sorry to everyone who hasn't heard from me on their commissions, but I promise I'm doing my best to catch up.

Meanwhile, I do still need financial assistance, so if you're interested in my work at all, I have a number of ready-to-go offers on BuyMeACoffee, including my adoptables, stories, and stickers, and you can subscribe there too for discounts now. Subscribestar is also still up.

Thank you for reading!

Commission Carrd: https://croutoncomms.carrd.co/#monthly-offer 

BMAC: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/croutonKnight 

Happy New Year! I unfortunately have had some Complications in my home life come up. Still working on commissions, subscribestar still up, still selling stickers and stories; I just have to speed up my plans of moving out this year. Might bring my brother. Definitely bringing the cats.

If you can help support us at this time through any of the presented options, I'd be very grateful. No gofundme or kickstarter because I don't have paypal, but I'll keep working on commissions. Currently still working through my queue as well. 

Commission info: https://croutoncomms.carrd.co/ 

Various other things for sale: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/croutonKnight/extras