It's time to get lucky and be merry! YCHs open for all, Regular Comms are also open to backers during this initial week (with time made to tend to overdue orders), public opening will come after.

Sorry for not opening commissions this month yet, I have been facing a lot. I've had the commission details for the New Year ready for a weeks now, but I haven't had a good time to properly launch. Between needing to dedicate 2 weeks of the month to hosting and housing multiple guests in home, chasing the completion of remaining holiday comms, taking a major hit for taxes, resolving and working around car troubles amid harsh conditions, and now a rampant string of spontaneous computer shutdowns (this is my 3rd attempt at writing this update)... the string of high expenses & lost work opportunities have all been so tiring.

Dealing with all of this off the backend of the toughest, most expensive December in a long time has definitely left me worn out. The days just don't feel long enough, and I'm really stuck chasing the hours hoping I can get something going, but there seems to always be something in the way before I can hit my stride. Plus, I've wanted to give all of my overdue clients a progress check-in before reopening, to help maintain good faith in the fulfilment of their orders. To make up for the lost time I've kept you all waiting, the eventual opening for commissions will run with last year's prices. Then in the following opening, I will use the updated prices. Consider it a limited-time discount offer, as a token of my apologies.

I really hope this isn't the sign of more hardships. I don't think I can handle a rough year like 2024 all over again.

- FakeryWay

Time for the final round of comms this year! I'll be prioritizing 1-2 image Christmas-themed commissions this month, so if you want your order to be closer to the front of the queue, get with that holiday spirit, haha! Rules and price adjustments coming in 2025.

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The OC Christmas is coming upon us once again, but I am facing a conflict for my December schedule. Between bringing back this yearly tradition and keeping the door open for the monthly YCHs and standard commissions, I am certain that I'll be stretched too thin to achieve all 3 without some notable sacrifices.

For those who don't know what the OC Christmas event is: it's a daily-art period where I draw people's OCs everyday for December --saving Christmas day for myself to draw Sampson & Jewel (I've attached some examples of OC Christmas art through the years down below). Historically, there was no way for people to request their OC to be drawn, as the art was originally done in the spirit of surprising my Twitter mutuals with gifts. But last year, I allowed 30 slots for everyone to sign-up with their OCs as a special commission opportunity, and it was a major success. This is all brought into question now because another success of my business is rivaling the of the OC Christmas: the monthly YCHs I've been doing since July.

The reason I can't just shelve December YCHs to make room for the OC Christmas is because they offer a much more approachable set of business terms. The OC XMas is limited to 30 entrants; YCHs are unlimited for the month. OC Xmas art may consider unique posing, costumes, props, and colors in accordance to my artistic discretion; YCHs show you exactly what you'll get. OC XMas publishes your piece sometime within December; YCHs might get published as early as later that same day. If people prefer that kind of transparency, turnaround, and ease-of-access for business (especially during the hectic holiday season), I don't have full confidence in dropping the opportunity.

Now there is the option for if I were to close enrollment in the OC XMas. Keeping it closed would definitely make it easier for me to handle (and to get started on it early), but people would no doubt feel left out like they had been every year prior. Especially since there'll be a sentiment of better looking Christmas art that they can't have while they're stuck with much more simplistic YCHs.

And of course, there's also the matter of people waiting to just commission something normal this month, regardless of whatever's going on with all these event periods. If I'm going to entertain these at all, something's gotta give in return. It's all so much to consider!

So I've decided to leave it up to a poll. There's no real guarantee that this is how things will go for all years going forward, but I just need to gauge the interests of my following first and foremost.

The poll will be open until midday this Saturday. If the people vote for open sign-ups to the OC Christmas, the enrollment period will begin next week (Nov 24th-30).