Glass-Dragon-Arts

Happy Friday to everyone, I hope you're all ready for a great weekend. ​I have some good news and bad news with this update.The good news is that I'm set up to accept 3 new payment processors; Zelle, Venmo, and Square. I'm still on the hunt for even more options so that you all have more options to pay with, and so that I am not beholden to only one corporation should anything happen. Gotta diversify as they say.Now on to the bad news. Inflation is hitting everyone hard, and I have resisted upping my prices to match it because quite frankly I think the rates I have now are still fair and I don't want to add on to everything else that's increasing in price for people. However that means my income is not keeping up with inflation and things are getting tight budget wise. So I've come up with a solution to this that won't involve me raising my rates.People who've used PayPal, especially to sell, may know that like many payment processors they take a fee every time you receive money (that isn't marked as "to friends/family"). It seems small but when you are a small freelancer PayPal's 3% take really adds up. So unfortunately because of the inflation I'm going to start shifting this 3% onto the customer's end. People who pay with PayPal, Square (or any future payment method that has a processing fee), will see an upcharge reflecting the percentage of that processing fee.I really hate doing this, which is why I've been just eating the processing fee for as long as I have, but the current state of the economy has made that unsustainable.Payment methods that don't have a processing fee, like Zelle and Venmo, will see no such upcharge and will continue on using my normal rates. The upcharge will ONLY be for payment methods that have that processing fee.I'll start getting into the habit at the beginning of a commission to ask which payment method you, the commissioner, will be using so I can give accurate quotes. I appreciate all of you more than words can really convey. I hope to continue drawing lovely art for you for a long time to come.Posted using PostyBirb

For those who don't know me personally or haven't gotten the chance to get to know me, IRL I'm quite a traditional, conservative person. The more observant of you are probably thinking "wait, traditional/conservative, yet she draws lewds?" Yes and that's actually the reason for this update. I stared drawing lewd art a few years ago for a close friend because at the time I really didn't care all that much, it was just a job for me. But over the past year it's been weighing on me as something that feels dirty and I know conflicts with my life values. I've hesitated to change because frankly lewds are gold in the furry fandom, you're slashing your market in half or less if you don't draw them and I don't want to disappoint people who already know me for drawing NSFW art. But it's finally weighing on my heart enough that it isn't something I can continue long term.So, starting in 2023, I will no longer be taking NSFW commissions. I'll continue to take them through the rest of this year, and anyone who has a slot reserved with me at the end of the year can still get one, but starting January 1st 2023 I have to be done doing NSFW commissions. I hope you all understand and I'm so grateful for you all. 💜As always, you can follow my work and interact with me more on My Telegram Channel. I do not check art sites anymore, so Telegram or through My Website are the best ways to get in touch with me.Posted using PostyBirb