I opted NOT to deactivate my account here, but I DID delete all my artwork here.
There are some artists I do wish to keep watching. However, I myself have lost trust in DA staff. Some significant changes would need to happen for me to even consider posting art here again.
If you wish to see my artwork, I do post on a LOT of other sites! You can see exactly where by clicking on my link: https://arrjaysketch.carrd.co/
From there, I list all all the sites I post on!
I'm still really angry at DeviantArt's decision about AI art. It should have been OPT-IN by default, not OPT-OUT. I'm glad they listened to feedback and changed it; however, I still pulled down my artwork here and don't intend to post again until DA changes their management practices.
Between NFTs and AI art, I'm profoundly disappointed in DeviantArt.
I decided against nuking my account because there are still a lot of artists who only post to DA (and Twitter, I guess, but nuked those accounts).
You can find my socials and other galleries here: https://arrjaysketch.carrd.co/
EDIT: Commissions are closed, all slots are filled. Thank you!
I am opening three additional commission slots!
If you are interested in a commission, you must review my terms of service (if you haven’t already):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZiNBq6_ceGqos1gOz52s4tGq0WiWQpI8NTnRtEOLCos/edit?usp=sharing
I am ONLY accepting commissions submitted via my Google form! Notes, comments, DMs, etc. are not accepted.
https://forms.gle/ivckrfAQYSVuvvQH7
Here is my Trello for current statuses!
https://trello.com/b/ZKNWSBeZ/commissions
I expect this round to last about 2~3 weeks! If you miss this round, I will very likely open for another round in mid-September.
I am opening for commissions again on the evening of Saturday, August 20th!
I will also likely open for another two rounds after this one. As usual, I expect a round to take about 2~3 weeks. So the next opening after this one will probably be between September 3rd and the 10th!
The only way I accept commissions is via submission of my Google Form! I do not accept commissions any other way. I will post a journal with a link to the form when commissions are open! Keep your eyes peeled!
In the meantime, if you are interested in a commission, please take the time to review my Pricing and Terms of Service: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZiNBq6_ceGqos1gOz52s4tGq0WiWQpI8NTnRtEOLCos/edit?usp=sharing
Thank you all for your interest!
I am expecting this round to last 2~3 weeks, but it could be longer or shorter! I will likely open again for a number of rounds, so if you didn’t get a chance this time, don’t fret!
I did notice some minor issues with how I accept commissions this round, and I want to address them. Frustration should never be part of the process when ordering art from me! I want my clients to feel excited and that they are being treated fairly. It’s what I’d want to feel when I’m ordering art from someone!
When I uploaded my commission pricing sheet, I did fail to mention the most important part. The only way to grab a commission slot presently is to fill out the Google form for ordering a commission. The reason for this is because the form asks all the questions I need from you, the client, so it saves a lot of back-and-forth!
If Google Forms and Google Docs is truly inaccessible to you, I am thinking I could make a Microsoft Word Doc version of my Terms of Service, and Excel version of my order form; I’d just need a warning before I open for commissions again, because I have Google Form set to auto-close after a set number of entries.
As such, I am truly rebuilding my commission process from scratch! I am building off of what I learned in 2019, and before 2019 I can truly say I didn’t even have a process. I mean, I remember having a commissions page on my old Hedgefox Productions site, like, 15 years ago but it wasn’t great.
Next time I open for commissions, I want to do them Fridays (Central Daylight Time), not on a Sunday night! Ideally, I also want to give at least a week’s heads-up when I do open again. As far as long-term commissions go and when I’ll be opening them far in the future go, I am still figuring that out!
All that said, I do welcome feedback, and I am always looking to improve my process!