>tfw waiting on a commission how do you ask for updates without

>Hi, Sorry for bothering you. It's been a couple weeks, and I was wondering about the status of my art commission. Are there any updates on it? I'd really like to be able to have it by ___. Please let me know if this is doable. Thank you!

Can add if they've been flaking for ages:
>Also, could I get weekly updates on it, say every Sunday or whichever day is convenient to you?

Can add in desperate situations:
>If I don't hear from you by Monday, I'm afraid I'll need to find another artist.

Then ask for refund through them or PayPal if they don't reply by set time.

Don't ask for daily updates unless they agreed to that at the start, or you're paying what amounts to full time.

>>2927694
>you have to take into consideration if anyone was before you
>how long has it been since they initially said they'd start on it?
>how long has it been since you last asked if at all?
When I'm doing commissions, I usually start on 2 or 3 depending if the person replies in time. I always draw on a first come first serve basis so say if the second person replies first and the first person replies later, while I haven't finished the second person's art yet, the first person gets priority. This leads to my usual 2 days to work on a commission hiking up to a week or more. ESPECIALLY if it's more than one character, and I'm working on 3 and they all have detailed backgrounds.
I say it's reasonable to ask after about a week.