@Kirino @lain I wonder how many artists have actually seen a notable decline in commissions, or if they're just coping because they never had commissions to begin with. From what I can tell, from an outside perspective, it looks like most artists have about the same amount of support as always.
A good idea for artists trying to become popular and get more commissions is to jump on trends as fast as possible.
There’s another aspect. People need to want to pay for your art. I draw, some people have probably seen the ones I’ve posted, but they’re not NEARLY good enough to actually sell.
A lot of commissions that I’ve personally seen look more akin to doodles. That’s not to say I haven’t seen a LOT which are fantastic art but my point still stands. Make good art, make a physical copy of that good art.