[@PlatinumSkink] The thread is closed until the current commissions are completed. I am happy to add people to a pinglist for if or when I reopen commissions after these current ones are finished, but there are [b]no guarentees[/b] either way. I don't mind people dropping by or asking for requests as there might be characters or projects that particularly interest me that I'd be willing to take on after I clear my current list. Plus, a couple of the people who have dropped requests after the thread closed are friends of mine.

Most likely after I catch up I want to spend some time improving areas which I have noticed I'm lacking in skill currently, so naturally if a request coincides with that, I'd jump onto it.

The way I see it this thread has always been casual/learning experiences for me with the bonus of people *hopefully* getting art they like out of it. But you're right in that I should add a closed sign to the first post if only because I take so darn long :P 

Anyway, TL:DR I don't really mind requests so long as people know what they're getting in for. Bit of a ramble, sorry, but I just felt like clarifying what you mentioned in your first sentence xD Also thanks for the level of detail in your request, being able to have thumbnails/potential compositions and reference images always makes my life so much easier. 

On the topic of me taking forever xP [@Duskshine749][@Majoras End] heads up the art files for your commissions now take a century to load and I can eat snacks between brush strokes. So while I am attempting to export layers individually into smaller files to work on, it's a pain in the booty and bums me out when I can't see the full composition coming together at once. I'll probably jump onto your commissions again properly once my new computer arrives and me and photoshop go to couples counselling. If all goes well that should be by the end of this week or early next week (hopefully)
(I want my new computer so bad ;_;)