I know clients can get frustrated that their artist is working on fanart or other projects instead of working on their comm, but that’s what a deadline is for! If we mutually agreed on a deadline, then the artist is free to do whatever provided that the comm is delivered on time!
It's over for you guys once I learn anatomy and rendering and linework and perspective and color theory and construction and composition and lighting and values and character design and mark-making and gesture and
Example:
In the shaded front view, it’s unclear whether the light area on the tail is a highlight or white fur. The flat-color side view shows that only the tip is white—the rest is light blue.