Yesterlove

salutations fellow deviantart goers, I have a few art related updates:

after years of messaging back and forth hashing out commission details, I've created a Google form to streamline the process: https://forms.gle/C5rpUEyJwdCxbUhQ7

instead of updating my commission status in multiple places, the plan is to just toggle the form open and closed depending on whether I am accepting new commissions. hoping this will save both myself and my commissioners time.

if we already chat regularly on telegram, or if you don't have a Google account, you are still welcome to contact me directly for a quote (but the form is strongly preferred otherwise).

i have also updated my price guide. all prices have increased slightly to reflect more confidence in my work and general economic inflation. my reference sheets are the only item that has increased significantly in price; after my most recent ref sheet I realized that i spend WAY more time on ref sheets than I do any other type of commission and I felt my prices should reflect that.

additionally, i do plan on attending fur-eh (edmonton con) this year for the first time since 2019, so hopefully i'll be seeing some of you there.

peace and love on planet earth.

Hey everyone!

I need to earn about $400 and will be opening commissions until that goal is met. Details about my prices and ordering process can be found on my website: https://yesterlove.carrd.co/#yesterlove-coms

Email me at yesterlove.art@gmail.com for a quote.

Cheers.

Hey dA!

As I'm sure you've noticed, I've started posting art again this past month. I've also reached out to friends/repeat commissioners, and taken on a couple new projects. To avoid burnout I'll be changing my commission model--focusing on YCHs rather than custom work, and generally only taking on one project at a time.

If you're interested in commissioning something custom from me, you are welcome to request a quote via email (yesterlove.art@gmail.com); I am going to start up a wait list, and will reach out to you when I have time to complete your project.

For my mental health I will be avoiding Twitter for now. I will continue posting here and on FA. (Despite dA's deteriorating interface and dubious AI policies, I've been using this site for nearly 16 years of my life, and I still get a lot of interaction from users here...not quite ready to let it go.)

Peace and love on planet earth.

Peter

Hey everyone. I have some announcements. So long as I've been making and posting art online (since...oh jeez...2007?), I have never, to my memory, closed my commissions. Early on, this was simply because I was a beginner (read: terrible) artist, and no one wanted to commission me, lol. But I've improved a lot, especially these past couple years, and I've gotten a steady stream of commissioners, which I'm grateful for. Unfortunately, it's not nearly enough to sustain myself; since I graduated with my M.Sc. in 2019, I've scraped by mostly as a math/science tutor. I could've gotten a better, full time job elsewhere, but I love my city and the people here, and I wanted to stay. It' s been a rough few years. Several people close to me have died, the pandemic has been and continues to be isolating, and through it all I was making enough money to eat and pay rent but not much else. Income from art helped keep me afloat, but lately my mental health has taken a turn for the worse and it's been difficult to do any hobbies at all, including art. I'm just completely burnt out, and nothing makes me happy. I need a break. But until today I couldn't financially afford to take one. I was just offered a new, full time job in my field and in my city--the kind of job I've been sitting around waiting to pop up. I'm incredibly relieved to finally have some breathing room financially. I start next month. This month I'm going to focus on finishing my current queue, and then I am taking a break from commissions, and a break from art in general for a while. I know I'll come back to it--I always have--but when I do I'll probably want to focus on personal art, since for the first time as an adult I will actually have the luxury to do so. I do plan on taking commissions again--and maybe someday I'll even be good enough to make art my full time job. But I'm not there yet. Thanks again to everyone for your support. Take care. Peter

I've got a couple big commissions to do this month, so I'd love to take on some smaller comms to break up the work.

I'm mostly interested in doing quick icons (shaded or flat) and flat color portraits, but I can add larger pieces to my queue, as long as you're okay with a longer turnaround time.

Prices: https://yesterlove.carrd.co/#yesterlove-coms

My gallery is divided into folders that track with commission type (flat, shaded, and painted) if you'd like to see more examples.

Contact me via email (yesterlove.art@gmail.com) or telegram https://t.me/yesterlove to claim a slot.