Artist of this journal:

Well, Seeing as my old journal was an april fool's joke and horribly outdated, I decided to make a new journal (also due to people -still- getting upset over it. ;; Sorry for scaring you all).

Well, I reached 20,000 pageviews. _{I even caught it myself LOL} I think it's about time I start thinking about opening commissions, seeing that I also have a sadly neglected paypal account. >_< I probably won't start opening commissions till I'm done all my kiribans and art trades (I don't think it's good to open commissions when you still owe people art), so I guess asking for help now is early and good to start off first.

So I'd like to ask you all who are watching me who are doing/have done commissions before for advice. What problems did you run into when you opened commissions? How about payment problems? Did anyone refuse to send payment? How did you go around to getting your payment for your commissions done safely and securely?

_{Also, would any of you actually buy from me LAWL *shot* Cause I don't think so. *doubts* My art isn't that good. x_X;; and a lot of people don't have paypal.}

And the biggest question: How do you price yourself? I don't want to overprice myself (because I have no confidence in my art lawl), but the experience of underpricing myself at a convention was horribly stressful (So help me if it happens AGAIN because I think I might just go curl up in a corner and cry), so I'm aiming for a price range that won't bombard me with a ton of people, but not scare away too many.

Help? @_@

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My next Kiriban is: 25,000

My last Kiriban catcher was:
12,345: Someone did, not sure who...

10,000: *Donnis (OC) AND ~Artistic-Rock (Klarth)

4444: Someone did, not sure who... (done) [link]

3333: ~Shadowcthuhlu Quatre & Wufei (done) [link]

2000: Someone did, not sure who...(done) [link]

1000: (done) [link]

Visit my sister!



Art Trades currently in progress:
[Recieve <----> Give]

~ Yuuri [link] <----> Shaman King brothers
~ KuroFai <----> Bakura from Yugioh!
~ Kurofai date comic [link] <----> All Fursona [link]

Birthday Pics:

Lolita/Bunny/Strawberry

To-Draw List:

KratosxLlyod
Yuuram
RO fanart (preferrably male priests or favorite characters...)
KuroFai
KotetsuxIzumo from Naruto (This couple don't get enough love ;_; )
Attempt at a group pic
Backgrounds
MarthxRoy from SSBM
Head from iDance
ChesterxCless from Tales of Phantasia (gah, Chester is hawt )
A 'fragmented' picture (shattering/scattering pieces)
Girls (Because I don't count as one LOL)
Various dynamic perspective angles
Animals
Kawachi x Kazuma from Yakitate Japan!
See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil
Frostbite
Paper-Dolls
CGing Elements (water, thunder, fire, etc)
Kiss
Crying
Lighting effects

My new year's DA resolution:

1) Finish kiribans
2) Finish Art Trades
3) Finish my Kurofay Doujinshi
3) Do a picture 100% on OpenCanvas OR Corel Painter
4) Oekaki with one new person
5) Do 3 things on the To-Draw List
6) Submit at least 10 deviations this year
7) Submit at least one work to one of my clubs I joined


Clubs: