Bringing this thread back literally to talk about something that just happened.
I've technically had commissions open for two years now, but haven't had any bites because I'm super small time and not actively seeking any work. I have TOS on my DeviantArt page and after how many years someone seemed interested. Now, if anyone's seen my artwork, they'd know most of it SFW, nary a piece of sexual or gory content in sight.
So, someone commented under my TOS asking for a commmish, specifically for DID. And I was like, DID? I'd have to be really creative to draw a mental illness and that's not even in my wheelhouse in the first place. This was on DA, and the people on there have a track record of..., you know. I kinda knew where this was going but I still asked anyway. They specified, and CW for abduction and restraint: Summary
they wanted me to draw scene of a girl being kidnapped. And then further specified how they wanted her restrained and gave examples of how they would want her mouth gagged.
Now before they could specify further, I informed them that I would not be willing to draw that. It's not a knock against them, they can be into what they want and I don't have a place to speak on it. It's just, the TOS explained that I wouldn't draw fetishes and my gallery doesn't reflect me being willing to draw stuff like that so I don't know why they came to me. And this is all public, so I'm not releasing anything private. I asked if they wanted this convo to be in PMs but they ignored the question.
Funnily enough this wasn't the first time I've been requested to draw fetish or fetish-adjacent material, but this is the first someone seemed like they would pay for it. Those requests were also from DeviantArt. Go figure.