#production #orders #schedule #roster #work
So, incase the Order Tracking system on this site doesn't paint a clear enough picture, here is what I walk in and look at first thing every day and when I leave the studio every day. My production basically breaks down into two lists. The needs penciled/ prelim approval list. And the needs finished list. When I tell a client I'm behind/ a bit backed up but that I will get to their order. This is why. And usually their order gets delayed because ones in-front of them, and comics which have priority have taken much longer to create than expected.
I try to work on comics every day so they get out at a more reasonable schedule, they also take 2-3 times longer to create, while all other commissions are one at a time in order of received. And I work to book new commissions at the end of the line so that I can keep income flowing a little more consistently. Sometimes this works, sometimes it does not.
I appreciate everyone's orders very much, and though the list is a bit daunting, I am also very very grateful for having this much work. I've honestly not had a day in years where there isn't SOMETHING I should be working on for a customer. The day I have no orders waiting to be started or finished is going to be a very dark day indeed. But till then, I just want to say thank you to everyone who is on this list, or has been on it in the past.
I'm going to continue chipping away at this list every day, see if I can get it short enough to fit on the white board at least, and I look forward to new commissions to come.
If anybody needs me, you know exactly where to find me. In my studio, with the door closed, chipping away!
