Good morning, ladies and gents!

I hope you're all having an awesome week! I sure am! It was in the back of my head that I hadn't updated for a while and sure enough, I haven't posted a journal or submission recently. That sort of thing always bums me out because I like to keep track of how much work I'm pumping out each day and it helps reinforce the habit of drawing daily! So let's hop to it:

You'll notice I've changed around the Commissions list quite a bit and it doesn't look as flashy. This was a quick change to just get things moving and because I really was starting to get stressed out by how it looked. There are a few things to take note of here, though!

• Commissions are open indefinitely. I actually received a few for May even though I had stated I wouldn't be able to take any on due to the mentorship I was previously in, but they kept coming in and I don't like to turn down commissions, especially if they involve characters or ideas that I am psyched about! So if you had any desires to become a client of mine, you are free to message me at any point with details!

• Again, I am sorry about not getting the commission sheet up. Another pet peeve of mine is just not having some sort of rate available for folks to make choices. It's a waste of time on both ends and I don't feel like you guy should be waiting on me to get back to you with quotes unless the pieces are massive and absolutely require a custom price. I've been considering just uploading what I have available of the sheet done, and filling it in as I go, that way you guys have some sort of mark up available. This might be the route I tackle this week!

• You'll notice there are now three queues available. Although I've provided a little blurb of what they are about, I figure I should explain why. I don't like not knowing what's going on with folks if it interferes with the status of their artwork, which is why I personally believe in having a queue available. It's moreso to keep me on track, to help you guys establish what kind of workload might be preventing me from hopping to yours immediately, and to overall set a bit of a bar for you to use as you choose!

• Recently as part of a LOAD of circumstances, I've found myself in the wonderful company of some awesome professionals in the industry. All of them are approachable, engaging, and one in particular is insistent on helping me getting my work out there. Long story short, I might be landing a job with these awesome people. This is all just considerations at the moment, so don't take anything as solid truth right now. Even if I don't get the job with the company in question, I already have a temporary freelancing opportunity working on illustrations for someone in the industry whom I deeply admire. That's a HUGE start and I am excited beyond all belief.

That last pointer will also explain why I haven't uploaded lately. I have a reference sheet commission I am working on piece by piece, the commission load from said individual above, and some project pieces in the background, so I haven't had as much time to doodle up some things for you guys lately! I'm sorry about that!

But aside from all of that, what would you guys like to see some journals in the future consisting of? Since things are falling into a relatively smooth routine here, I don't have as much to update with that you all won't know about almost immediately via Twitter or Tumblr. I thought of using my journal as a means to give you guys tips for your artwork, programs you can use, how to prepare yourself for industry, freelance or other positions and just in general provide Q&A for anyone out there who might find me as a person to get that answer from.

So if you guys have something you'd love to know about or my thoughts on the matter, let me know! Stay sweet!