Hoo, it's been a busy week.

Report Summary:
- Finished commissions and some freebies
- Commission progress
- Some special offers
- Reminders about adopts

Business:
Business updates:
- Cherub adopt still available now for slightly reduced price, but I'm no longer offering the ref sheets. Buyers can still get the color adjustment and color guide, but ref sheets will have to come separately.
- May's special offers for commission discounts are live! They are Oviposition, Homestuck, and Aquatics (mermaids, kappas, fishfolk, etc.)
- Still figuring out when I'll do the egg drive and how. I'm thinking June if I have the time, or August if I don't.
- Fixed up the adoptables on my buymeacoffee page and made my commission info a bit clearer there too. https://croutoncomms.carrd.co/
- Lowered base sketch prices, raised base everything else, and special offers over on buymeacoffee. If you can't pay upfront, we can do a monthly 10% installment after 20% down payment.

Goals:
- 25/1200 USD from subscriptions.
- 441/2000 USD done for my repeatable art raffle goal.

Raffle Updates:
- Starting August 1 and then every four months, I'll run a raffle for paying subscribers; the winner gets either a custom cel-shaded image (simple background, maximum 2 characters) or a custom flat color image (simple background, maximum 3 characters.)

- The repeatable raffle prize is a fully lined and shaded piece of custom art. All add-ons are available for free. Entry into the raffle is automatic after someone purchases something from me.

Finished Works:
The following will be posted after May 15. In the meantime, here's some previews!
- Finished the flash sale sketch commission for Nuglette!
- Finished the flash sale sketch commission for 7yd1a too; this was a little trickier but they were online so I had an easy time being motivated.
- Finished Gam's Dirk-in-quicksand commission!
- Finished Gam's flash sale sketch commission too; I don't know the character but he's not having fun.
- Finished Madame Hardy's subscriber freebie! I made it match some older art, too.

Publicly posted this week:
- Forgot to post these pics of Tsukiko that I'd edited a while ago. I think the leotard is much cuter than the separate pieces she used to have.
- Did some Mahou May sketches; might clean them up into proper adopts in the future. Planning on doing a sketch a day, but I might miss a few days, probably. So far I have up to five, so that's a good start!
- WIP but spooky Kabuki troll I'm sharing.

Art WIPs:
Commission WIPs:
- Adding more details and bodyparts to anonymous's cel-shaded commission.
- Drafting a new flash sale commission for PEnfys of their OC.
- Drafting a flat color commission for shipyarn.

Other Art WIPs:
- No update on the next Puella Magi adopt.
- Nothing new re: merch.
- Artist for "The Turnips of St. Judith" got back to me! I can't show the image just yet, but they're making good progress!
- Haven't been working on Somnarine's ref this week.
- More Mahou May sketches to come; they've all got the same poses to save time but hopefully I can vary them up more later.

Writing Updates:
Series:
- Marzipan, focusing right now on Milk And Honey, has had no progress at the moment but hopefully will next week.
- No progress this week on Magical Yakuza Girl but I'm thinking of trying to be more faithful to the dream that inspired it; maybe that will fix it.
- God Will Understand has been broken up into three parts because I ended up thinking of three major sex scenes. I've outlined the overarching plot, but I need to outline the individual parts.

Standalone stories:
- Meanwhile, I've condensed the plot of Naughty Little Helpers to just being about Knoell getting fucked and transformed by Krampus. If I ever write someone getting fucked by Rudolph it'll have to be some other time.

Other writing:
- Camp NaNo project about gay middle aged space pirates still being vaguely entertained as a thought.
- Yasmina the Minigame Witch character sheet still on hold.

Lowered some prices!

PDFs and grief seeds = 3 USD

Witch's kisses = 5 USD

Stickers and witch designs = 15 USD

Witch commission pack (witch design, grief seed, and witch's kiss) = 20 USD

I've started keeping track of my daily energy levels. It's been working really well at keeping me on task! And I've done a LOT of drawing this week.

Report Summary:
- Commission progress
- Freebie progress
- OC ref progress
- Adoptable progress
- Some writing
- Special Offers for May Commissions
- A gift for someone on my Madoka server

Business:
Business updates:
- Cherub still available.
- Decided on May's special offers! They are Oviposition, Homestuck, and Aquatics (mermaids, kappas, fishfolk, etc.)
- Planning to bring back the egg drive but I need to adjust the goals + the processes.

Goals:
- 19/1200 USD from subscriptions.
- 371/2000 USD done for my repeatable art raffle goal.

Raffle Updates:
- Starting August 1 and then every four months, I'll run a seasonal raffle for paying subscribers; the winner gets either a custom cel-shaded image (simple background, maximum 2 characters) or a custom flat color image (simple background, maximum 3 characters.)

- The repeatable raffle prize is a fully lined and shaded piece of custom art. All add-ons are available for free. Entry into the raffle is automatic after someone purchases something from me.

Finished Works:
- Designed a menu for "Cafe Rondeau" in my Puella Magi server + translated version. It's free so I posted it here.

Art WIPs:
Commission WIPs:
- Working on Wren's commission again; it's going slowly, but it's going!
- Finished the detail draft of Gam's monochrome commission; doing lineart.
- Finished the rough draft of Gam's sketch commission; doing detailed draft.
- Thumbnailed 7yd1a's sketch commission! Currently doing the rough draft.
- Nuglette's flash sale commission has been drafted. I'm doing the detailed draft now!

Subscribestar Freebies:
- Finished drafting Madame Hardy's freebie! Started on lineart.

Other Art WIPs:
- Redid the thumbnail for the next Puella Magi adopt. I'm not sure what colorscheme I'll give her. Probably silvers, blacks, and whites this time?
- Merch hasn't had any progress but I'm planning some soul gems.
- I've commissioned some covers for my stories up on buymeacoffee. Look out for those soon!
- Worked on Somnarine's ref a little as a treat to myself this week. I finally finished the lineart, and now I'm adding some flat colors.

Writing Updates:
Series:
- Marzipan, focusing right now on Milk And Honey, is now at 1986 words (about 283 more words.)
- Magical Yakuza Girl has had no progress.
- Naughty Little Helpers still has no progress.

Standalone stories:
- Nothing new right now on God Will Understand

Other writing:
- Camp NaNo project about gay middle aged space pirates doesn't have a title yet.
- Yasmina the Minigame Witch character sheet on hold.

Changed some things on my BMAC and carrd. "The Lost Goddess" is now free because I'm not interested in it anymore but someone might still enjoy it. Meanwhile, I've changed the previews for "Knot A Problem" and "March of Robots 2021".

https://croutonknight-gallery.carrd.co/

But I got some stuff done!

Report Summary:
- One finished commission
- Commission progress
- Business updates
- Raffle updates

Business:
Business updates:
- Fallen and Seraph have sold! Cherub still available.
- I've decided to change the style of monthly offers; if your commission applies, please check the discount on my commission page.
- This month's applicable commission discounts are for: Electroplay, Homestuck, and Yokai.

Goals:
- 19/1200 USD from subscriptions.
- 371/2000 USD done for my repeatable art raffle goal.

Raffle Updates:
- Starting August 1 and then every four months, I'll run a seasonal raffle for paying subscribers; the winner gets either a custom cel-shaded image (simple background, maximum 2 characters) or a custom flat color image (simple background, maximum 3 characters.)

- The repeatable raffle prize is a fully lined and shaded piece of custom art. All add-ons are available for free. Entry into the raffle is automatic after someone purchases something from me.

Finished Works:
- CSeraphym's OC commission has been completed and will be going up in public on May 15th.

Art WIPs:
Commission WIPs:
- Wren's commission slowly but surely getting pieces added.
- Gam's commissions (monochrome and sketch) haven't gotten any work done this week. :')
- Flash sale commissions are currently still waiting on me too, but I'm going to specifically focus on these next.

Subscribestar WIPs:
- No progress on Madame Hardy's freebie this week.

Other Art WIPs:
- Nothing new on more adopts or merch rn.
- I've commissioned some covers for my stories up on buymeacoffee. Look out for those soon!
- Somnarine ref still being lined. I haven't really been focusing on this.

Writing Updates:
Series:
- Somehow I've gotten back into writing for Marzipan, focusing right now on Milk And Honey, which has gotten up to 1703 words (about 600 since the last update!)
- Nothing on Magical Yakuza Girl rn sorry.

Standalone stories:
- Nothing new right now.

Other writing:
- Currently plotting out a tentative Camp NaNo project about gay middle aged space pirates. I have no idea how long it will be or if I'll manage it, but I've been turning the idea around and around for a while so I figured Camp NaNo would be a good place to start.
 - Yasmina the Minigame Witch character sheet is on hold right now as I try to focus on commissions and Milk And Honey.